A/N: Thank you to those who have reviewed! Even though I do have a lot written, my editing process is slowly becoming a rewriting process, almost, lol. Since I started this a while ago, there are a lot of things I've changed in my writing. So if you've read this one the-N or DLS it might not exactly the same verison. Enjoy! Oh and if I didn't mention this before, italics are a person's thoughts, usually Jude's.
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Chapter Two
The week before the show flew by surprisingly fast. Between Sadie dragging Jude to the mall every other day and her and Kwest putting the finishing touches on Jude's album, she had almost no time to even pack.
"Mason, I think I'm actually looking forward to this stupid show so I can get a break for once," Jude spoke into her cell phone.
"Well I hope you have fun. It's not every day you get to vacation in the famous Quincy Mansion," he said trying to make the situation seem less horrid.
"Yeah, hopefully I'll get to relax. Although, with all the performances Darius scheduled I don't know if that will ever be possible. He says it will be 'great practice' for my tour. Like I need practice singing my own songs," Jude remarked while closing her suitcase to load into the cab that they would be taking to the airport. After shopping with Sadie, she barely had enough space to pack all of the clothes that they got. She tried to tell Sadie that she wasn't going to need all of this stuff, but she insisted on Jude taking it all, saying that she was planning on staying on the show for a long time. "Ok well I have to go, our cab just got here. I'll talk to you later."
"See you later, oh and tell Sadie that I'll be watching her with Quincy on TV."
Jude couldn't help but laugh, "Bye Mason!"
Once she got off the phone, Sadie was practically pushing her out the door and into the cab. Sadie was dressed to impress as always in a white skirt with a tight pink top with her heart shaped necklace.
After getting on the plane Jude was officially starting to get annoyed by Sadie. Will she ever shut up! I mean come on we're not even in L.A. yet and I'm getting tired of her already. Once she's with Quincy she'll never shut up. Oh the mess I got myself into…
A few hours and a migraine later, they landed at the airport in California. Sadie was still very hyper, even from the boring plane ride. I swear she's gotta be on something to be that hyper.
"Wow, it's a lot warmer here in L.A.", Sadie stated mesmerized.
"Yeah no shit, Sherlock," Jude retorted laughing at how dumb her sister could be sometimes. As if that wasn't enough, Sadie didn't even realize her stupidity.
"What?" she asked dumbfounded.
"Never mind, Sadie. So where do we have to go?"
"We should be getting picked up in a limo…", no sooner than the words came out of her mouth they saw a guy holding up a sign that said, "Harrison, Miller, and Johnson", seeing the sign the sisters both went over where they were greeted by Luke, the limo driver.
"Hello ladies. My name is Luke, and I will be taking you to the mansion. The other girls are already waiting in the limo," he said motioning toward the entrance of the airport.
"Thank you very much", Jude replied before the three of them went outside where they found a long black stretch limo. Luke opened the doors for them and they stepped inside. Jude had already been inside a limo before but it was Sadie's first time, which only added to the excitement that was already becoming impossible to bear.
"Wow this is amazing!" Sadie exclaimed in awe.
"Yup, just like every other limo..." Jude said looking around at the plush couches with a mini TV and champagne chilling in an ice bucket.
"We all can't be rock stars like you Jude…Hi I'm Sadie," she said to the girl sitting next to her. She had on a beautiful blue dress with long wavy brown hair and brown eyes.
"Hey I'm Rachel Johnson, Which one of you two is going to be on the show?"
"Sadie is!" Jude replied quickly, "I don't really care for ex-boybanders all that much. Are you going to be on the show?"
"Yes, my sister Haley couldn't make it today. She's flying in next week. So are you really Jude Harrison?"
"Yeah, I just got done with my second album. My sister wanted me to come with her and I thought it would be a nice vacation from the studio," Jude answered glad to be in a conversation with someone other than Sadie.
"Wow, I'm a big fan of your music! I loved your first album. I agree with you on the boy band thing, I'm not a big listener to pop music, but I just love Tom Quincy. It's always been a dream for me," Rachel explained with a gleam in her eye that Jude had recognized a million times, only this time it wasn't coming from Sadie.
Sadie, becoming jealous at her competition, crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Rachel. She was gorgeous and didn't want her to have a chance with Tom. This seemed to tone down her happiness considerably. Jude however was amused at how Sadie was reacting. The other girls in the car remained quiet and didn't talk much. Brianna, who they later found out was from New York, wasn't preppy like Rachel or Sadie, although still very pretty. She had long brown hair with mysterious blue eyes.
Once arriving at the Quincy Mansion, Jude had to admit she was impressed. Very nice Quincy, jeez and all you had to do was sing a stupid song. After they were all out of the limo they were greeted by none other than Tom himself. Sadie almost had a heart attack but with great surprise composed herself and didn't go crazy. The other girls seemed to have the same reaction, except Jude. Nope, she just stood there trying not to laugh at the other girls for making complete idiots of themselves. This was why when he came over to greet them, Jude was the only one that could actually respond coherently.
"Hello ladies. Did you all have nice flights?" he asked, looking from one gaping face to another. Jude hid her smirk when no one responded.
"Um…it was interesting. Sadie here couldn't stop talking." Jude said laughing at the irony in the situation. A smile grew across Tom's face as he looked at Jude. For a second, she caught glimpse of his piercing blue eyes, almost causing her to become incoherent herself. Shaking her head slightly at her sudden stupidity, Jude realized that Tom was trying to talk to her.
"So are you Sadie's sister then?" he asked trying to make conversation.
"Yeah…unfortunately at times," she laughed, "I just finished my sophomore album and Sadie was practically begging me to come."
"So are you going to be on the show?" he asked hopefully.
"Oh god, no," she laughed, "This is just a vacation for me…well, hopefully," Jude stated. She could've sworn he looked disappointed, but scoffed at how easily he could be interested in a girl just by looks alone.
"Oh, that's cool, we all need breaks sometimes. My life can get really crazy too," Tommy replied with a smile. Jude had to hold her laugh as he quickly tore his gaze away from her, the unavailable, to Sadie and Rachel, the attainable. Men…Jude thought.
As Tommy was contemplating the possibilities of Sadie, Rachel was the first girl to snap out of the trance that seemed so contagious.
"Hello, Tom. I'm Rachel," she said with a soothingly polite voice.
"Hey Rachel," he replied, looking at her with pleasant curiosity. Jude rolled her eyes at his obvious flirtation, stopping just short of a glare when he shot a side-ways glance in her direction A different kind of curiosity fell over his face as he moved his stare away from hers.Snapping out of his thoughts he said, "Well let's go into the house and get you ladies all situated."
The five of them ascended the large stone walkway and stepped into the monstrous house. Jude couldn't help but gasp when she walked into the foyer.Oh my god, I knew he was rich, but not this rich. Jude's mind wandered off, gawking at the marble floors, grand staircase and larger-than-life chandelier. She may have not been in a trance when she met Tommy, but walking into the mansion sure put her in one.
Tom led them through the marble foyer and up the amazingly large, carpeted spiral staircase. One by one he showed them where all of the bathrooms and bedrooms were, then assigned them to their own rooms.
"If you ladies need anything at all, just ask. There will be a get to know each other dinner tomorrow night at 7:00. So until then, feel free to do whatever you want. And enjoy it; the camera crew comes next week," he said smiling. He couldn't help but to turn his gaze back to Jude one more time before turning around.
Now that Tommy was gone, it was as if Sadie's trance-like state was automatically lifted. "Wow, oh my god! He's even more gorgeous in real life than on TV! Wow, I think he likes me already, don't you?" She asked as her face lit up. Jude looked at her sister incredulously.
"Sadie, you never even said one word to him. Why do you think he likes you?"
"Hey, don't shoot me down! A girl can dream can't she? Although I don't think it's going to be a dream anymore," she said in a singsong voice with a lust filled smile. How are we even related? Jude asked herself silently.
Jude and Sadie then went to go check out their rooms that were connected to each other. Jude's room was blue with white plush carpeting and a huge king-sized bed with white and baby blue sheets. She also had a walk- in closet and her own bathroom with marble flooring and a built-in Jacuzzi. Sadie walked into her room, which was pink and white instead of blue. Thank god my room isn't pink…that's perfect for Sadie. Her room was basically the same as Jude's, only her bathroom wasn't as big and it held a massive shower instead of the Jacuzzi.
"Oh my god these rooms are perfect!" Sadie exclaimed.
"Yeah, I could definitely get used to living like this. I have a feeling I'm going to love this vacation," Jude said letting herself crash onto her bed.
"Yeah, no kidding. Hey Jude, let me pick out an outfit for you to wear and let me do your make-up, then let's go downstairs and knock all of those girls out of the water!" Sadie exclaimed suddenly, with great excitement.
"Why do I need to get all dressed up? I'm not the one trying to impress anyone," she reminded the much too eager Sadie.
"Oh come on Jude, have some fun! Plus, you're not competing or anything so why not?"
"Fine, but only because you'll make me do it anyway," Jude said sighing in defeat, "But…on one condition. I get to pick out my outfit." No pink for Jude Harrison, thank you very much.
After about an hour, the girls were finally ready. Jude had picked out an amazing blue and white summer dress that wrapped around her neck in a halter top. It hugged her curves in all the right places and she had to admit, she looked awesome. Sadie decided on leaving Jude's hair down in wavy curls that flowed over her shoulders. Sadie also looked fabulous as usual with a strapless tight red top with a short denim skirt and stilettos.
"There, done!" Sadie stepped back and admired her work of art. "Let's go downstairs and show Tommy who he should really pick!" She laughed and left the room, Jude following her. Yeah, time to mess with 'Little Tommy Q's' head…Jude thought, an evil smirk playing across her face.