Disclaimer: I don't own Instant Star. I do however own the songs and the poetry used. If I didn't write it then I will gladly credit the original artists and/or writers.
Chapter 5: How Many Days, and How Much Time is enough For You to See
I woke up wrapped in a sheet, and asleep on Tommy's chest. Being there just felt right, it made me feel like everything was going to be fine. I looked at Tommy, and he looked so peaceful like an angel. I knew that things were going to be right, I just knew it.
I closed my eyes, and drifted back off into sleep. Things were just going to get better; at least I hoped that they would. I knew that this wasn't going to be easy, and I knew that it was going to take work and time, so I was going to do it because Tommy is my soul mate; he is the love of my life.
"Jude, Jude. Wake-up girl," He said to me. I opened my eyes, and I smiled at him.
"Please Tommy; don't tell me you regret this?"
"No, I'm not going to say that but, I am going to say this. I want this to work. I want us to work but, this isn't going to be easy." He said that to me, and I smiled even more.
"Why aren't you smiling?"
"Because I have never seen or met someone like you before,"
"Really,"
"Yes, I have had one night stands, I won't lie about that but, I have never met anyone that makes me want to be a better man. Someone who loves me for who I am, not because I am in the papers and because I am rich, Jude you're that kind of person and that is what I mean when I have never met anyone like you before." He said to me, and I saw a tear form in his eye.
Tommy never cried, I mean never ever except when he took the kiss between us on my sweet sixteen back, and when he left me standing on the side of the road chasing his car down. I think that Tommy just didn't want to let people in and I understood that. But, I wanted to know more about him. He knew every single nitty gritty little detail about me.
He knew all of my flaws, all of my quirks. He knows everything about me. He knows where I like to write my songs, where I go when I get writers block, why I get mad so easily. Tommy knows me and all of me, and he takes my heart with him everywhere he goes. When he left the first time I thought that it would kill me, then this time I knew that I didn't want to let him go. I couldn't live without him.
I reached over to Tommy, and wiped the tear off of his cheek. He pulled me to him, and he kissed me. I deepened the kiss, and I heard a knock at the door. We quickly pulled away and I jumped off the bed. I scrambled around to find my clothes. I could kick myself for this one. I didn't want this to happen but, I knew that it could. Things were going to get bad before they got worse.
"Tommy, are you in there?" Amy yelled knocking on the door.
"Hold on a minute Amy Jude and I will be right there?"
"Alright, mom and dad want to meet her, and we have guest for dinner." I could tell she walked off.
I quickly put my clothes on and so did Tommy. We got ourselves together and we went downstairs. I didn't know what to expect but, I knew that it wouldn't be good.
"Tommy, do you think they will like me?"
"Of course, why wouldn't they? Unless of course you know they heard anything." He said with a cocky smile on his face.
"This is going to get interesting fast." I said when we got to the bottom of the spiral staircase. Tommy pulled me to him, and he kissed me softly but, sweetly.
"It will be alright." He whispered in my ear, and he kissed me neck. I almost fell to the ground.
"Tommy, I want you to meet our guests: Don, and Victoria Huston." She said. I felt my eyes get wide. I knew that I was going to regret coming here.
"Mom,"
"Jude, when did you get here? Wait a second, why are you here?" She asked me.
"I followed Tommy. We left things on really bad terms, and I decided I wasn't going to wait. Tommy and I are together now." I said to her. I smiled and I grabbed his hand. He kissed me lightly on the lips.
"Does Sadie know about this?"
"Sadie is in love with Kwest mom." She had this look on her face and I thought that it was hilarious.
"How is your father doing?"
"He is doing great. He and Yvette broke up." I knew that those words would kill her. I mean she left town without saying goodbye to me, took some of my money, and wrecked everything. I wasn't going to forgive her easily. She called me literally every day, and she e-mailed me too. I never answered and I never replied. I just deleted them. I wasn't going to forgive her for thinking that everything was okay when it wasn't.
"Jude, are you alright? I mean I haven't talked to you in a year, and a half."
"I know you haven't. I have been fine. Everything's great."
"Jude, can't we just go back to the way things were?" Of all the nerve she had to ask that question.
"No, and I think that it's best if I don't talk to you. Mom, I don't want anything to do with you. I can't deal with your life drama anymore. I'm not here to see you. I am here to be with the man that I love, and convince him to come home with me." I said to her. I wasn't trying to be mean, well actually I was but, I wanted her to understand.
"Jude, you can't be serious can you?"
"Mom, how many days, and how much time is enough for you to see that I don't want anything to do with you." I bluntly told her.
"If that is the way you feel, oh by the way, happy late eighteenth birthday." She said and her and Don walked out.
"I'm sorry about that. My mom and I have a history and I didn't expect her here."
"It's no problem Jude, I understand." His mother said to me.
"Allie, I thought we had guests?" Tommy's father asked when he entered the room.
"We do. Meet Tommy's girlfriend Jude Harrison. Her mother was out guest and Jude was uncomfortable so Victoria and Don left."
"It's quite alright. So let me see the young woman who caused my son to fly halfway across the world." He walked up to me and kissed me on the cheek. A miniature version of Tommy walked in.
"Aiden, meet Jude Harrison, Tommy's girlfriend."
"Hi, it's nice to meet you." I shook his hand, and he was an exact version of Tommy. The eyes, the hair, the clothes, everything.
"It's nice to meet you Jude." He let go of my hand. My other hand was still in Tommy's grasp.
"Dinner is served." Tommy's mother said, and we all walked into the dining room.
