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Chapter Ten

The next morning Jude sat in front of G Major waiting for Dean to pick her up. She had done everything Tommy had requested of her so far. Darius had signed the new contract and Kwest was in the processes of taking care of the favor she had asked of him. She had even sat down with Jamie, Sadie and her dad and explained the whole blackmail situation. When she told them she needed to leave for awhile her dad tried to send her off to relatives somewhere but she had calmly explained to him that G Major would be taking care of hiding her until all the blackmail news had died down. She had wanted to tell them the truth but she had given Tommy her word that no one would know where she was going and who she was staying with. She was so deep in thought that she jumped when her phone rang. Tommy's number appeared on the screen and she smiled hoping she was only a few days away from being with him.

"Tommy!"

"Jude, how is everything going? Is Kwest taking care of my things?"

"Yeah, he said he would do what he could to have it all taken care of by the end of the week."

"Great, and everything else?"

"Done. I just have to take care of one more thing and I will be ready."

"Good. Your plane is leaving the airport at 8:00 am tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? I didn't think I was leaving for a few more days!"

"Tomorrow Jude, I told you this was going to happen quickly. Hang in there, it won't be long soon."

"I know. Tommy I can't wait to see you." All she heard was silence from his end of the phone.

"Jude you understand that things are difficult, I can't promise that you are going to get to see me. I know what we both want to happen but that may not be possible right now. Just promise me that you will be at the airport tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I promise Quincy. Do I at least get to know where I am going? Don't you think it will be a little strange for me to be at the airport but not know what my destination is until I get my ticket?" She said feeling her stomach tie itself up in knots.

"Listen Jude," He said ignoring her questions, "You are not going to hear from me again until you are off the plane okay? I will call you as soon as I can. We are almost there Jude, the hard parts are almost over." She hung up wishing she could tell him how hard her new life was going to be if he wasn't in it. She had let herself believe that everything would be okay as soon as she was with Tommy and now that seemed like it may never come true. She tried to put it all behind her as she saw Dean pull up in his Viper. She had to focus on one thing at a time and right now she needed to focus on telling Dean she was leaving.

Jude had come to expect Dean's surprise dates and was not disappointed to find that he had enrolled them in a cooking class at the Toronto Culinary School. She desperately tried to pay attention to the instructor as he explained the best way to dip strawberries in chocolate, but between dreading having to tell Dean she was leaving and enjoying his thumb running up and down the back of her hand she didn't catch a word of the instructions. The instructor excused them to their respective cooking stations and asked them to begin heating the chocolate. Jude was so lost in thought that she didn't notice her chocolate begin to bubble over the edge of the pan until Dean began to laugh hysterically. When she finally realized what was happening she lunged for the stove catching the bowl with her sleeve and sending melted chocolate all over the kitchen. After the instructor finished lecturing her on proper kitchen behavior, Jude rushed out into the hall.

"Wings remind me to bring you to cooking class more often it looks like you could use the practice." Dean said after he had found her leaning against a wall down the hall. She forced a laugh wishing she could relax. He pulled her in for a kiss and then turned to walk back to the classroom. She caught his arm and pulled him around to face her again.

"I… I have to leave."

"Is everything okay? We don't have to finish the class today." He looked overly concerned and his sweet smile nearly broke her heart.

"I don't think you understand. I have to leave Toronto. There is this thing that has come up and my name is going to be all over the news, but not in a good way. I need to get away for a little while."

"Okay, well where are you going I will come visit you" He said as he wrapped his arms around her. She pushed him away.

"Dean I can't tell you where I am going, the fact is I don't even know. But I am leaving tomorrow morning and I needed you to know." She waited to see what his reaction would be. She saw the smile in his eyes disappear as he gauged the tone of her voice.

"Is there anything I can do to help?" He asked seriously.

"I could use a ride to the airport in the morning."

"Sure, it's the least I could do." He paused looking at her intently. "Wings, don't go falling in love with anyone else while you are gone okay? I… I will be here waiting for you whenever you come back." She tried to block Tommy from her mind as he pulled her into another embrace and dipped her making her giggle.

Jude's heart was racing as she sat straight up in bed. Her phone was ringing and by the looks of the clock on her night stand it was only two in the morning.

"What?" She said, not even bothering to look at the caller ID.

"Jude." Her heart froze as she recognized the voice of the blackmailer.

"What do you want?" She asked slowly.

"My money Jude, I want my money."

"Release the pictures. You are never getting any money from me you scum bag!" She shouted into the phone before she hung up. She tried to get herself to relax again but she was too angry. She looked over at her bags sitting in the hallway waiting for her departure. She felt a sudden wave of fear wash over her. The next day was going to be extremely tough but she was strong she would make it through; at least she hoped she would.