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This is a short chapter, but longer ones are coming.

Chapter 7

He finally got her to eat. Later they were lying on the couch watching a movie. Tommy had his arms wrapped around her waist holding her tightly to him. Jude was so comfortable in his arms. The last couple of weeks had been so stressful. With Patsy's death and getting ready for her big birthday bash, she was exhausted. Her mind kept drifting back to the drive home with her dad that night.

"What do you think you are doing with him? If your mother finds out about this she is going to blame me."

"Tommy and I are together, and mom already knows."

"Jude, he is too old for you. I have a good mind to have him arrested for this. You are sixteen years old."

"We are not doing anything he could get arrested for. We both know we have boundaries that can't be crossed. I care about him, and he cares about me. Mom set some rules, and as long as we abide by them, she's happy."

"I don't like this."

"Well, I don't like that you cheated on mom, but you did. So, you are going to have to get used to me being with Tommy."

"Jude, do you really want to be on the cover of every tabloid? That is what being with Tommy Q is going to be like, and I don't want that for my sixteen year old daughter."

"We haven't been on one yet. We know what we are doing. Of course you wouldn't know that."

"If you remember correctly, you haven't wanted me around lately. I guess now I know why."

"Dad, you brought this on yourself when you had an affair."

When she got home all she could think about was the last 24 hours. It was crazy, but exciting. Her first record was done. She had an amazing boyfriend that she almost lost due to meddling. She learned something painful from his past that made her see how special his heart really was. Sleep didn't come easily that night because her mind wouldn't shut off.

Tommy lightly kissed her neck bringing her out of her thoughts. "You seemed far away." He said into her ear.

"Just thinking." She said leaning more into his embrace. "I love you so much. You know that right?"

"Of course, girl, I love you too." He said as she turned to face him. He looked straight into her eyes before kissing her softly.

Jude just wanted to hold on forever. When she was in his arms she knew life would always work out. "It's late." Jude said in a whisper.

"Yeah." Tommy replied. "Maybe I should go. Sadie should be home soon."

"She's staying with Kwest tonight. Could we just stay here?"

"Sure, girl, what ever you want." He kissed her forehead and watched her fall asleep. She was his angel. She came around in his life at just the right time. If it wasn't for her, he wasn't sure where he'd be in life. He would do whatever possible to make sure she was in his arms forever.

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