Chapter 7
Tommy and Jude lay on the couch snuggled up towards one another. She loved this feeling it was the best feeling in the world. They were comfortable and lost in each others embrace. But were brought out of it by a knock on the door. Tommy grunted not wanting to get up.
Jude: I will get it. I need to get use to answering the
door.
Tommy: Be my guest.
Jude got up and answered the
door. She gasped in horror at who was standing there. It was none
other than Mike. Before she could call for Tommy Mike pulled her out
the door and injected her with something. She could faintly here
Tommy's voice.
Tommy: Jude who is at the door?
When she
did not reply he got up to see for himself. When he saw Mike holding
a syringe and Jude barely coherent his blood started to boil.
Jude:
Why Mike?
Mike: I told you. You can't get rid of me. I don't
give up what's mine
That was all that was said before Tommy punched him dead in his jaw. They started to beat the living hell out of one another. Jude was slowly loosing conscience. As Tommy and Mike continued to beat each other up Sadie and Chris were making there way towards the apartment.
Sadie: Tommy stop this think about your family. Tommy was close to beating Mike to death. But when he heard Sadie he backed away. That was not the example he wanted to set for Chris. Tommy's left eye was starting to swell up, so was his bottom lip, his ribs were aching from Mike kicking him, and he had a gash on his forehead. Mike was just bleeding from multiple places. He looked worse for wear.
Chris: Mommy mommies please wake up. That's when Tommy noticed Jude lying there with her eyes closed. He walked over to her to try and wake her up. He did not know what Mike injected her with but he did not have time to figure it out. Sadie was already in the process of calling 911 but cops were already on their way. A neighbor heard the commotion and called the cops. Once they showed up they took Mike and Tommy into custody. Tommy told Sadie to go with Jude and watch Chris for him.
While in the
holding cell Tommy was thinking about Jude and how he hoped she was
ok. He called Darius to see if he could bail him out. Darius arrived
with the money so they could release him. Once he was released they
made their way to the hospital.
Darius: Why Tom?
Tommy: I have
to protect them.
Darius: So you stoop down to Mike's
level.
Tommy: Look I am not proud of what I did ok but what would
you have done D. You know you would have beaten the living shit out
of him too.
Darius: No I probably would have killed him.
They
made it too the hospital. They saw Sadie and Chris waiting in the
waiting room. Chris was asleep in a chair when they arrived.
Tommy:
Any news yet?
Sadie: No they are still running tests.
Tommy:
Thanks Sadie for watching him.
Sadie: Any time.
They all sat
and waited in silence. After waiting for an hour a doctor came
out.
Doctor: Are you all here for a woman brought in about an
hour and a half ago?
Tommy: Yes Jude. How is she?
Doctor: Jude
is in a coma right now. Whatever the drug was put her in the coma? We
don't know for how long. And we are in the process of trying to
figure out what it is so we can see if there is anything we can give
her to maybe wake her up.
Tommy: Can I see her?
Doctor: Are you
family?
Tommy: I am her husband.
Doctor: Then yes you may but
everyone else needs to come tomorrow during visiting hours.
Tommy:
Thank you.
The doctor left as Tommy turned to Sadie.
Sadie:
I will watch Chris. You go take care of my baby sister.
Tommy:
Thank you.
Tommy made his way to her room that the lady at the desk gave him. He quietly slipped in and looked at Jude. He finally got her back just to have her taken from him once again. He pulled a chair up to her bed and grabbed her hand. He lay his head down and cried. Why was this happening to them? Before falling into a sleep he muttered something to Jude in her ear. Jude don't go. We need you here with us.
Inside Jude's head she was reliving a memory.
Flashback
Jude:
Mike what the hell? Why did you take me from Tommy? On my wedding day
of all days.
Mike: Because Jude you belong to me. No one else. So
Tommy, your son, your family, your friends none of them will ever see
you again.
Jude: Why Mike?
Mike: Because I love you Jude and I
want you.
Jude: So much pain and agony. How can you live with
yourself?
Mike: I will have you now wont I.
Then it jumped to another memory.
Jude and Tommy were at a park. They were
having a picnic on a clear sunny day.
Jude: So Tommy since we are
having a boy what do you want to name him?
They had just got back
from the doctors office. Jude was 6 months pregnant and they finally
decided to know the sex of the baby.
Tommy: I always liked
Christopher Ryan Quincy.
Jude: I like that. Christopher Ryan
Quincy it is.
Tommy: I can't wait to call you Mrs. Quincy.
Jude:
I like they way that sounds.
He brought her in to a passionate
kiss.
Another memory.
Jude: Mike I will never love you.
I will always love Tommy.
Mike: How can you still remember his
name when you can't even remember your own?
Jude: I don't need
to know mine. As long as I have Tommy that's all that
matters.
Mike: Tommy gave up on you a long time ago. He does not
love you anymore.
Jude: Yes he does. He will find me and help
me.
Mike: I am all you have left. The sooner you accept that the
better off you will be.
He left Jude in the room he gave her to
stay in. He knew he would have to up the dosage.
End of Flashbacks
Jude's mind was working overtime. She had so many running around she could not separate her thoughts. She knew she had to wake up and that's what she did she woke up. She stirred a little which caused Tommy to wake.
Tommy: Jude you are ok.
Jude: I am fine. But I need
to talk to you.
Tommy: Don't push yourself. The doctors did not
know when you would wake up.
Jude: I love you all so much but I
don't think I can do this anymore.
Tommy: Do what?
Jude: I
tried so hard to figure out whom I am but when I get a step closer I
am knocked three steps back. You have been helpful but I think this
is something I need to do on my own.
Tommy: Jude don't
Jude:
Tommy please. Let me figure things on my own. I need to get past
everything Mike did to me and figure out who I was. I want to be the
girl you married. Just let me please.
Tommy: Jude I can't. I
just got you back I can't loose you again.
Jude: You are not
loosing me. I just need to go somewhere quite and work things out on
my own.
Tommy: Is this what you really want?
Jude: Yes.
Tommy:
Fine but if you need me.
Jude: I will call you.
