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Chapter 15
Jude never thought she would be happy let alone ecstatic to hear Lyla scream. Jessie and Lola were moving quickly down the hall before they had pushed the door all the way open. Tommy was moving lightning fast too, running a hand quickly down her back, pulling his shirt back on and running towards the nursery. Jude sat up and smoothed down her rumpled clothes. She moved slowly, pulling her self out of the bed and adjusting the covers. When she finally sat down again she moved herself to the middle of Tommy's bed and pulled her knees in tight to her body. She sighed trying to make her mind calm down. What had just happened between she and Tommy was enough to shake her a little, but she also had to remind herself that Lyla's screams were not uncommon and that at any moment a seemingly happy moment could turn sour. She tried to remind herself that her life in Toronto had been far from normal and she had survived that just fine, except she hadn't really. She had run away. Run right into Tommy's arms, she smiled to her self. There was a part of her that was terrified something would happen to him and the girls, and she knew no matter what he had said that she added to the danger they were in. She wasn't quite sure exactly where she stood with Tommy. Yes they had almost done something neither of them could take back but the jolt of electricity she felt every time she was around him made her think that they would be faced with that temptation more often than not. She was more concerned about her mental state. Had he just admitted that he loved her? Of course he had, but she couldn't help but think of how fragile he was currently. There were times in the last two days she looked at him and expected him to shatter like a mirror. She knew he needed her now to be his anchor but she also knew that sooner or later he was going to snap from the pressure and she didn't think she could handle him hurting her again. Her thoughts were interrupted when Jessie appeared in the doorway.
"Sorry you had to be woken up that way." Jessie said as she moved to the bed and smoothed out a wrinkle in the comforter Jude had missed. "I know Tom wanted to help dye your hair but since he is busy right now, would it be alright if we just got it done?"
"Sounds good to me." Jude said as she unfolded herself and moved off the bed. She was thankful to have something to keep her away from her own thoughts for a little while.
Twenty minutes later Jude and Jessie were in deep conversation about what it meant to be a star at such a young age while they dyed her hair.
"I just can't imagine having every little bit of my life shared with the whole world." Jessie said shaking her head as she put the last few drops of hair dye on Jude's hair. "I suppose being in the business of hiding people personal lives makes it harder for me to accept though."
"I will admit that it is hard, and it's not like I signed up for the fame. Granted I knew going into the competition that if I won my music would be out there for anyone to listen to, but I never in my wildest dreams imagined the fame factor. I did it all for my music, I wanted to share with everyone what only Jamie and I had been enjoying for so long." Jude wiggled her nose trying to make the itching on her scalp subside. "I have been so incredibly lucky and I like to share that with the media. It's all the other normal teenage stuff that has been hard to handle. They know when I fail or when I act less then perfect, when I'm being blackmailed…." Her voice trailed off a little "When I am in a relationship." Jessie sighed and sat down on the bathroom floor.
"I need to talk to you about your relationship with Tom." She said putting a hand on Jude's knee. "Normally we ask everyone who enters the WPP to sign a form outlining that they will not get involved with other WPP subjects or their assigned agents. You have not had to sign this form yet because you are under 18." She paused hoping what she was telling Jude was sinking in. The truth was she did have feelings for Tom Quincy but once talk of Jude joining them had started his whole personality changed and he seemed happier, which is all Jessie wanted for him. Part of her regretted having to talk now with Jude about him, but she knew it had to be done.
"Next week is my 18th birthday," Jude said quietly wondering what all of this meant for she and Tommy.
"I know. Next week I am going to have to ask you to sign that form Jude."