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Chapter 38

Out of Control

As soon as G-Major was told of their engagement, things started to balloon out of control. Jude having never thought about her own wedding was at a disadvantage in the face of one crazy publicity planner and one wedding obsessed sister. Her lack of suggestions and opinions for her big day, let E.J. and Sadie steamroll her. Tommy being a guy did not help and none of the women expected him to.

"So who are your bridesmaids going to be?" E.J. asked as she started to write in her planner maniacally. She mumbled something about Casa Loma, a local castle and Jude hoped she had heard wrong.

"Well I want Sadie to be my maid of honor..." Jude looked at her sister quickly, to see what she thought of the idea. She was enveloped in a hug that had her gasping for air. "Sades you can let go now." Sadie backed up and grinned at her.

"Bridesmaids?!" E.J. asked impatiently. She saw the clueless expression on Jude's face and rolled her eyes. "Who are your closest friends?"

"SME?" Jude thought about it. Why not? She could choose who she wanted couldn't she? E.J. ignored her and continued to list things on the page in front of her.

Manipulation

Jude came tearing into the apartment one day scaring Tommy with her slamming of the door. She walked over to him on the couch and put her hands on her hips as she glared at him.

"You asked SME to be your ushers?!"

"Yeah...I thought you'd want them to be in the wedding..." Tommy said looking at her confusedly.

"They were my friends first!" Tommy hadn't realized E.J. had been serious when she said Jude had wanted them to be her bridesmaids. He took her arm and pulled her down beside him.

"You were really going to ask them to be your bridesmaids?" Jude shrugged sheepishly. "They're my closest friends..." Tommy shuddered. "What?"

"SME in dresses...."

"I wouldn't have made them wear dresses."

"Babe this is SME we're talking about."

"True...." Jude looked at him. "Why did you ask them though?" Tommy sighed and ran his hand through his gelled hair.

"E.J. said if I couldn't find someone, she'd call Boyz Attack... And she mentioned how much it would mean to you to have SME in our wedding." Jude growled.

"That manipulative little..." Tommy covered her mouth with his hand before she could finish that sentence.

"Remember we have to work with her." Jude nodded and he let go. Jude frowned, not knowing who she was going to ask to be her bridesmaids now.

Relocation

Tommy speed dialed a person, he had not spoke to in a few months. Life had been so hectic with him and Jude, it seemed like time just sped away.

"Yo."

"Hey man it's me."

"S'up? How's Jude?"

"She's great. Actually she's part of the reason I'm calling. We're getting married."

"Whoa! Did you knock her up?!"

"No!"

"Just checking....So...That's major...You'll be sober this time right?" Tommy laughed.

"Yeah. I don't want to forget any of it. You interested in being my best man."

"When? I'm kinda in the middle of looking for a job..."

"D fired you?"

"No, but he gave me all the shit assignments, like the Men's Alpine Yodeling Choir." Tommy burst out laughing.

"Tell me that doesn't really exist..."

"Okay maybe not that bad..."

"Is there anything keeping you in Vancouver?" There was a pause as Kwest thought about it.

"Not really...Why?"

"If you agree to be my best man I can get you a gig at G-Major."

"Sounds good. Thanks."

"No need. You helped me get my girl back."

One Down

Jude sat at the dining table on her laptop and sent an email off to her high school friend Kat. After Kat had graduated she had moved to New York to study Fashion Design, so the two friends did not see each other as often as they would like.

Kat,

Got some incredible news and two favors to ask you. Call me!!!

Love,

Jude

She didn't call because it was morning and she figured Kat would be in one of her design classes. The last time they had seen each other had been during Jude's last tour, when she had stopped in New York, right before Tommy had come back into her life. It had been hard to stay in contact, but every once in a while they managed an email or phone call. Kat had called immediately to yell at Jude when her relationship with Tommy had become public and she had had to find out through the tabloids.

Tommy was sitting on the couch, watching a CSI rerun when her cell phone rang and he absentmindedly picked it up.

"Hello."

"Um yeah she's right here. Hold on." He handed the phone to Jude and gave her a funny look before going back to his show.

"Kat? Are you alright? You sound like you're hyperventilating."

"Wa...Was...that Tommy Q?!"

"Uh yeah...I told you we were living together didn't I?"

"No! All you did was tell me you were dating!" Jude winced at the loud voice on the other end. She held the phone a little ways away from her ear.

"Sorry...It just kind of happened..." Tommy gave a snort from his spot on the couch.

"So what's the big news?!" Kat asked excitedly. She had always been a bit hyper.

"We're getting married." Jude put the phone as far away as she could, until the screaming stopped. Tommy looked at her and she shrugged. "Kat calm down..."

"You're marrying Little Tommy Q?!"

"I wouldn't call him that to his face." She said her tone amused. "Kat I need a couple of favors."

"What?"

"One. I need a bridesmaid. Two. I need a wedding dress." Once again Jude held the phone away from her ear, until her friend had calmed down. "Are you okay now?"

"Yes....I think so..."

"Anyway think you can maybe fly up here in 2 weeks for our engagement party?"

"Of course I can!" The two friends talked some more catching up on each others lives.

"So how's Jamie? I emailed him a few weeks ago, but he hasn't responded."

"Um...I don't really know...We haven't talked in a while." Jude said a little sadly, the change in her voice causing Tommy to look over at her. She explained to Kat about how Jamie had wanted to try for a romantic relationship again and how Tommy had come back into her life right after.

"Wow bad timing for Andrews huh?"

"It was my fault. I should have told him from the beginning that we wouldn't work out..."

"Come on Jude. You and I both know Jamie doesn't listen unless it goes along with his own plans."

"I guess...He won't talk to me about it though and I feel like the longer we go on like this, the less chance we'll be able to fix anything." They continued to talk for a few minutes longer, until Kat said she had to go to class. Tommy watched Jude as she hung up, looking just the tiniest bit sad.

For Her

"Jamie." Tommy called to the to him as he reached for his car door. Jamie turned to face him with a closed off expression on his face.

"Little Tommy Q. What can I do for you?" Jamie said as sarcastically as usual as he eyed the former boy-bander. Tommy had to fight not to roll his eyes as he looked at the kid.

"It's about Jude." Tommy said, putting his hands in his jeans pockets. They stood there in the parking lot of Jamie's radio station eyeing each other warily. "You know I asked her to marry me right?" Jamie gave a curt nod. Jamie also knew there were a lot of things that could happen between an engagement and an actual wedding. "Well our engagement party is next week and it would mean a lot to her if you would show up for it."

"Why didn't she ask me herself if she wants me there so much?"

"You haven't exactly been friendly to her ever since we came back from tour Jamie."

Jamie shrugged, reliving the last real conversation he had had with Jude. She didn't need him anymore. Was he bitter about that fact? Nah, not him.

"We've both moved on. I don't think Jude cares if I'm there or not."

"Do you love her?" Tommy asked, making Jamie whip his head back to stare at him.

"Of course I love her. Not that it's any of your business." Jamie said, lacking conviction because he didn't think he should have to justify anything to the person who had taken the woman he loved from him. Tommy studied his face intently and then shook his head.

"I don't think you do." He finally pronounced. Jamie's hands tightened into fists as he glared at Tommy. "You know what? Don't bother coming."

"I love Jude!" Tommy shook his head, as if he pitied the other man.

"When you love someone, really love them, you want them to be happy despite how you might feel. All I see is a kid holding onto his wounded pride."

"What? Is that some fortune cookie wisdom?" Jamie scoffed.

"No. That's what I learned when I thought I lost her for good..." Tommy had learned to appreciate how rare his relationship with Jude was. Maybe it had been his near death experience, or maybe simply losing her, but he would never take her place in his life for granted like Jamie seemed to be. "You know what come, don't come I don't care. But Jude does. Just because she doesn't need your support like she once did, doesn't mean she doesn't value your friendship." Tommy handed him an expensive cream colored envelope and walked back to his blue Viper, leaving Jamie to stare at the thick paper in his hands. He wasn't ready to admit that maybe Tommy Quincy really did love her, maybe more than he himself did.