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Chapter 8: Happiness, Bliss, and Stuart Harrison

After we left G-Major, we went back to my house. I was going to change clothes, and try to sneak in before my dad got home but, I was beat to the punch. I don't think he knows anything yet, and I am hoping he doesn't. When I walked in the door, I was bombarded.

"JUDE ELIZABETH HARRISON, WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN THE LAST FIVE DAYS?!?!" He yelled at me.

"Jesus Christ, calm down dad." I said to him. He scared the hell out of me.

"You are wearing the same clothes that you did to Darius's party, and you haven't been here in five days almost six. Darius wouldn't tell me where you were and neither would anyone else." He said pacing the floor.

"You might want to sit down." I said to him. Then I saw his eyes widen, I remembered that Tommy was in the car, I told him to wait, and I guess he heard the yelling and he came in.

"What the hell is he doing here?" I realized that I left the doors open and I turned around and saw his head peak in followed by his body.

"Calm down. I'm not saying a thing until you calm down." I said, he sat down in the chair beside the couch. I motioned for Tommy to sit beside me.

"Jude, what is Tommy Quincy doing here?" He asked me.

"Dad, haven't you seen the news?" I asked him

"I don't watch the news."

"Have you seen the paper?"

"No why? What's going on?" He asked me. I told myself screw it. I turned next to me facing Tommy and I kissed him hard on the lips. I figured this was the best way to tell my dad. I didn't want to do it this way but, I figured that it was better. We stopped and he just looked at us.

"Jude, might I remind you that he broke your heart less than two weeks ago, and he publicly humiliated you." He said.

"He had his reasons, and plus Sadie did some of that." I said.

"What are you talking about?"

"Do you remember the guy I came into my party with, Hunter?"

"Yeah why?"

"He was trying to hurt Tommy. He blamed Tommy for his sister's suicide. So he threatened to kill me because Tommy loved me. So Tommy did what he did to protect me. Then after what happened Tommy was drunk and Sadie kissed him, and I walked in on it. Tommy wasn't in the position to explain anything to me, and Sadie tried to but, I was stupid and I wouldn't listen to either of them. Sadie admitted to me that it was all her fault and she kissed him to see if she had feelings for him. Hunter attacked me just before Darius' party and that messed everything up. So Tommy decided to leave after everything happened because he didn't want to hurt me, and I followed him to Italy, to get him back. I realized that Tommy is my only one, that he is my soul mate." I said to him.

My father was stunned. He looked like he didn't believe a word I said. But, it was sinking into him. He hated Tommy no matter what he did, or said. I was just hoping that Tommy would make it out of here alive this time.

"If you hurt my daughter in any way this time, I swear on my life and hers that I will kill you." He said to Tommy.

"I figured that you would say that, I mean it, I love you daughter. I love her more than life itself. I will protect her to the best of my ability, and I swear to you on my life that I will not hurt her again." Tommy said. I felt a tear fall down my cheek.

"Alright, I guess that I can't stop you two. But, no sleep over's here or at his place." My father said.

"Dad, I know I live here but, I am eighteen now. I can do whatever I want, and that's why Tommy and I are together." I wasn't trying to be a bitch but, I was right.

"Jude you're pushing it."

"I know dad but, you have to admit that I am right." I said.

"Look, I have to get going for work. I will see you later on tonight, alright sweetie?"

"Alright," I said. He kissed me on the cheek and he left.

He put on his jacket and he grabbed his keys and his briefcase and left. I heard the car come to life, and I let out a sigh of relief. I was happy now that my dad knew, again. But, he was going to be a hard ass on me even though I'm eighteen.

Tommy kissed my head lightly and I fell back onto the couch. I just laid there for a long minute before I reached up and pulled Tommy on top of me. I kissed his head, and ran my fingers though his gelled hair. He cupped my face in his hands and I closed my eyes. He kissed my eyelids and I giggled a little.

"Jude, we have to get up and you have to change. You've been in those clothes for a while now." He said. He got up off the couch, and I soon followed.

"Alright" I said in an exhausted tone.

"How about you go upstairs and take a shower, and I go and cook both of us some breakfast?" He asked me.

"Alright, wait a minute, you can cook?" I said surprised.

"Yes, I can." He said. I turned around and I went upstairs.

When I got up to my room I went and pulled out a lavender spaghetti strap top that hung lightly off me, my other pair of dark denim cinder cut jeans, and a pair of lavender dress wedge heels. I took them to the bathroom and I turned on the hot water. I waited until the water was steaming hot before I got in.

About ten minutes later, I was out of the shower and in my bathrobe blowing my hair dry. When I finished I put my already picked out clothes and I went downstairs. I smelled bacon, and so many other things. I was already happy that Tommy was here, and the fact the he could cook made it better.

"What smells so good?"

"Let me see we have: pancakes, lightly scrambled cheese eggs, bacon, orange juice, toast, sausage patties, and fresh strawberries, and grapes." He said. I was in heaven, and it smelled so good.

"Wow, we had all of that?"

"Yes, you just have to cook it right for it to be good." He said.

"I see. So your implying that I can't cook, are you?"

"No, I'm implying that you told me that you can't cook." He stated. He was right I can't cook to save my life.

"Jude, you home?"

"Yeah, Sadie we are in the kitchen." I said.

"Oh, I didn't know you were here Tommy." She said.

"Yeah, want to eat with us?" I asked.

"Did you cook?" She asked me

"No, Tommy did."

"In that case, I would be more than happy to eat with you." Sadie sat down at the table and we started eating.

"I saw the news, and the papers." Sadie said.

"Yeah about that"

"Please, you both are made for each other, and plus it was kind of humorous to see Darius acting like a crazy person." She said.

"How bad was it?" Tommy asked

"Oh it was bad for you two but funny for the rest of the office."

"Yikes" Tommy said.

"I saw mom and Don while we were there." I said to her.

"How?"

"They were friends of Tommy's parents and they were there for dinner and I kinda had it out with mom. I wasn't too happy with her." I said.

"How mad was she about you two?"

"I didn't give her a chance to re-act." I said. "By the way, where were you coming in from?" I curiously asked.

"Nowhere"

"It was somewhere Sades"

"Alright, me and Kwest were up all night just talking. We are back together." She said.

"Great. That means that I don't have to do any meddling with you two and your business."

"Jude, what I was going to get you both back together." I stated.

"You a pain you know that?"

"Yeah but, a good one." I stated.

"I have to change and get to work; I will see you both later on." She said. She out her plate in the sink and she went upstairs. Right when Tommy and I finished eating she was back downstairs and out the door. I guess Kwest must have picked her up because I heard a horn honk and Sadie was laughing.

We cleaned everything up and I went into the living room and laid down on the couch. Tommy followed sitting beside me, and I laid my head on his shoulder. He put his arm around my waist and held me tightly.

"Jude, what do you say to staying with me a few days?"

"I say that my father would go ballistic."

"and You're eighteen now."

"True, but I won't get any sleep if I stay with you."

He kissed my neck, and my color bone, and down the line of my shirt and back up.

"Alright, I give in. Let me go and get some stuff." I ran upstairs to me room and got out my suitcase.

I put a pair of converse, a pair of flip-flops, and heels in my bag. I got out my sleep shorts and matching shirt. I grabbed a few pairs of Silver jeans, and a few shirts, my shampoo, conditioner, and toothbrush and zipped it up. I came back downstairs ten minutes later ready to go.