Alright everyone here is the next chapter. Again, I am so sorry for the cliffhanger I left you with last chapter. This chapter is going to reveal some of the things all of you have had questions about. I hope it lives up to your standards. Please comment. Knowing that all of you are enjoying the story so far has been wonderful. Thanks. Enjoy!

"Are you with me for the rest of the night? This is going to take a while to explain." Tommy said feeling his pulse slowly pick up pace. He was finally going to be able to tell her everything, or at least what he had been told he could tell her, and for now that was enough. It was going to be hard form her to hear it all, but it was going to be just as hard for him to go through it all again. Even he hadn't believed everything when the story had been relayed to him. "I'm just going to talk you through it all, just stop me if you have any questions. Okay?"

"Alright" Said Jude not sure exactly what to expect.

"Jude, do you remember me telling you about my sisters?"

"Yeah, they are both older than you right?"

"Yes. My oldest sister, Olga, was living in Italy when she was about your age. She met this guy, Tony, who was quite a bit older than her. They hid their relationship from my parents, but eventually they decided to be married and the truth came out. My family disowned her. I was the only one who attended the wedding and I am the only one she communicated with. A few years ago O walked into her husband's office and found information that placed him at the head of the Italian mob. By this time she and Tony had a little girl, Lola, and O was pregnant with their second child. She was afraid of Tony and more afraid of what could happen to their children if they remained in Italy. I got them visas and a place to live in the states. We thought that Tony would never be able to find them, but…." His voice broke and Jude wished she was there with him to make this easier. "Three months ago my sister was murdered by one of Tony's mob connections. The guy walked into my sister's kitchen and shot her four times. My nieces Lola and Lyla were hiding under the table. They saw everything." He paused taking a minute to fight back all the anger and heartache that was threatening his composure. Jude stayed silent knowing he needed her to be strong rather than smother him in sympathy.

"Lola who is six called the police. They are the only witnesses to the crime and their testimony is the only evidence suggesting that Tony and the Italian mob were behind my sisters death. The girls have been entered into the witness protection program, but because of their age they need a guardian. The WPP looks for a distant relative to become that guardian in these cases. My sister had kept the French version of our last name as her maiden name. The rest of my family has also chosen to use Quincy rather than the other version, which of course I can't tell you right now, and because Tony has never met the rest of my family tracking them down will be nearly impossible. There is basically nothing linking me with the girls. As you can imagine this has been incredibly hard on the girls. They lost their mother, we are living in a new town, they have had their hair colors changed and they are living with an uncle they don't know. All three of us have been given aliases so that tracking us down will be harder."

"Oh Tommy" She said, hoping he understood she was there for him.

"There are agents with us in the house at all times. They are restricted from allowing us to contact anyone from our previous lives, but there is this one guy, I've told him all about you, and how much you mean to me. The last three months I have been watching my cell phone ring with your number on the screen but knowing I couldn't answer. I want you to know how much that killed me Jude. What has happened to me and the girls has been horrible but things were even worse knowing that you were still believing in me. Even after I disappeared you still called me every day. You are the reason I am still able to be strong, knowing you still cared about me enough to call everyday is the reason I am able to tell Lyla and Lola everything is going to be okay. One morning my cell was ringing and the agent told me I could answer it. Hearing your voice was… well it was like heaven Jude. All those times I hung up on you, another agent was coming into the room. If any of them were to find out I was talking to you, well they would have taken my cell phone away… and I needed it because it was my only connection to you. They all know about you now, and know that we have been talking. When I found out you were in trouble I told all of them everything. Jude we are going to be able to help you. No one can know what is going on, for your safety and ours. Do you understand?"

"Of course"

"Good. Stay strong girl, all of this is going to happen fast but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Here's what I need you to do…."

Two days later Jude was sitting in Darius' office with her father's lawyer. She and the lawyer had written up the contract exactly as Tommy had told her to. She prayed that all of this was going to work. She trusted Tommy, but Darius could be temperamental and if he turned down this contract she had no idea what would happen next. She turned around when she heard Darius and Liam enter the room.

"Jude I'm glad you are here and I hear you have a proposition for me?"

"I do" Jude said pulling her hands into her lap before they began to shake. "I want to be officially released from my contract…"

"I'm sorry it has come to this Jude" Darius said sympathy.

"There are a few things I want you to agree to before I walk away from G-Major. My lawyer has worked up a new contract that I will need your signature on. The contract states that I will be leaving G Major before the blackmail pictures are released to the public keeping the record label's reputation somewhat clean. I will not have any connection with G Major until I am ready to release my third album. At that point I WILL be resigned to the label and my CD will be released. This is the best way for all of us to get what we want Darius." She paused trying to gage his reaction. She noticed him look to Liam, who replied with a nod.

"Okay Jude, I will need to have our lawyer look over this, but as far as I am concerned we have a deal."

"Thank you so much Darius, this really is best." She said as she stood getting ready to leave his office. She couldn't wait to tell Tommy.

"Oh, Darius do you know where Kwest is? I need to ask him a favor."