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Chapter 11

Jude stayed on the couch staring at the ceiling. She felt completely rejected. It didn't matter to her where they were; she just wanted to be with him completely. The last couple of weeks she'd felt something different, deeper, when they kissed. She knew with out a doubt she was ready. She couldn't find a reason to wait until her birthday. She remembered the first time they shared three little words. It was around the time she'd met Patsy.

They were having dinner at his place. The only place they could actually be alone. It had been a weird week, and Jude just wanted to forget it.

"Hmm. Your hair is still soft." Tommy said running his hand through her hair while walking behind the couch.

"I'm never playing for a crowd like that again."

"Got you ready to start the album didn't it?"

"I guess." She said not looking at him.

"What's wrong?" He sat down beside her.

"Everything! I mean, Darius is our boss now. And I was NOT on my game the day of the interview. I didn't impress him at all that afternoon. Speid and Jamie made fun of me. My dad is very disappointed in me for getting arrested."

"Yeah, I gotta agree with Stuart on that one. What were you thinking?"

"That I was pissed and I wanted to forget what everyone was saying about me. I wanted to show I wasn't prim and proper the way everyone thought I was."

"By under age drinking? How did you get served or even in the club?" His tone was disapproving.

"Kat brought me a fake ID from New York. She thought I needed to get over my break up with Jamie."

"Huh. Break up?"

"Yeah." Jude said with a cringe. "Jamie gave her the impression we were together, and when she found out he and I were not talking she assumed we broke up. The fake ID even said Jude Andrews."

And that makes me feel better. That kid never stops."

Jude looked over at him and could tell what he was thinking. "Tommy don't worry about Jamie. I'm not letting him influence my decisions anymore. You saw me go against him in the meeting with my parents. Plus, I told Kat the truth. Now even she knows Jamie is delusional. Anyways where were you during my performance yesterday?" She gave him a knowing look.

"I did a favor for your sister." His tone was a bit scared

"I know. Sadie asked my permission. That's why she was keeping an eye on the date. We didn't want this girl going too far."

"The things I do for you Harrison sisters."

Just then there was a knock at the door and their food was there. "Yay! I was starving." Jude said all excited.

"When are you not?"

"Shut it, Quincy."

They sat in comfortable silence. She enjoyed that they could still do this. With everything at G Major up in the air, she was afraid that their dynamic would change. Bit no, they were still Jude and Tommy. They could sit in silence and still be completely connected.

After dinner, they were eating strawberries in the floor. "Yum! I love your idea for dessert." She said taking a bite he was offering.

"I thought you'd like it. And you know there's something I haven't done lately." He said moving closer to her.

"And what would that be?"

"This." He said before kissing her. Jude was in heaven. She'd missed his lips like crazy. She accepted happily when he deepened the kiss. This is where she wanted to be the whole time she was on tour.

"You know what you said earlier?" She said when he moved to her neck right below her ear.

"Hmm?"

"The things you do for us Harrison sisters. I wish I had called you the other night to bail me out." She groaned when he stopped what he was doing.

"I probably would have made you stay the rest of the night."

This shocked her. "Why?"

"To make sure you learned your lesson. Jude, I've made a lot of mistakes in my childhood. I care too much about you to let you make the same ones."

She could see a distant look in his eyes. She cradled the side of his face with one hand. "What kind of mistakes?"

"I got in to a lot of trouble as a kid is all." He was trying to look away, but she wouldn't let him.

"Hey. It's me. You can tell me anything. I won't judge you."

"I would steal and get into fights. It landed me in Juvie. I'm not proud of it."

"How'd you get out? You were still a teenager when you joined Boyz Attack."

"I met a piano teacher. She taught me to play, and to focus my attention on making music and not trouble. That's when I tried out for Boyz Attack."

"Where was your family?" She could tell this was not something he wanted to talk about. "You don't have to tell me. Just know I'm here, and when you want to talk, I'll always listen."

"I know. It's just something I've tried to leave behind. My childhood, my family is not like yours." He got up and walked to the kitchen.

Jude stayed in the floor for a minute before following him. "Tommy." Her voice was soft. "Let's leave it behind. If it makes you this sad, I don't want you to talk about it. I love you too much to put you through that." She wasn't even thinking about what she just said.

"What did you just say?"

"Woah. That just came out. You don't have to say anything. Just forget it."

"Jude stop." He said cupping her face. "Have you ever wondered why I want to open up to you?"

"Why?" She stared into his eyes and saw something she'd never noticed, love.

"I love you too." He replied before his lips crashed against hers.

They stayed right there in the middle of the kitchen locked together until they both needed oxygen. "Really?" She asked resting her forehead against his.

"Yeah. I've wanted to tell you for a while, but this is so new to me."

"Since it is new to me too, we will learn together."

That was the night she felt like she was walking on air. Knowing he loved her made her happy. Now, she knew he still loved her. There was no doubt. She was ready to share that love in a whole new way. She heard the shower still running, so she went to change for bed.

When Tommy was done with his shower, he noticed her bedroom door was cracked and a lamp on. She was sitting on her bed writing in her journal. He just stood in the doorway watching her for a minute. He knew he was going to have to explain himself so she would feel totally rejected. "Working on a new song?" He asked making his presence known.

She looked up and wasn't sure she could form words. Him standing there with damp hair and no shirt on was a sight to see. She could stare at him for hours like that. "How was you shower?" She asked sarcastically after remembering why she was upset.

"Jude, don't" He said moving to sit on the bed.

"Don't what? Ask you why you don't want to sleep with me?"

He couldn't help but chuckle at that.

"Great now you find this funny." Jude was feeling worse now.

"No, I don't find it funny. Do you really believe that? Jude, I'm so in love with you that I wanted it to be somewhere special. Girl, we've been together long enough for you to know that."

"But you've been pulling back for weeks now." She argued.

Tommy was confused. "What do you mean?"

"You don't tell me you love me in public. You barely acknowledge me unless we are working together in the studio."

"I've been trying to get Karma's album done so I can focus on yours." He said defending his actions. He'd been distracted by her upcoming birthday, but he never thought he was pulling back.

"Then what's with the dittos and you toos?"

"Maybe I've been a little distracted, but Jude, you know how I feel. At least I thought you did."

"Then you still want me?"

He tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "Of course I do. You're all I've wanted since I met you."

She gave a small smile before looking over at the clock. "Wow, it's two."

"Yeah, it's late."

"We should probably get some sleep."

"Yeah." He agreed, but sleep was the furthest thing from his mind. He leaned in to kiss her, and the kiss was instantly as deep as the one on the couch.

Jude laid back pulling Tommy down with her. She ran her fingers through his damp hair and down his bare back. His skin seemed to heat up everywhere her hands went. Tommy's hands inched under her shirt, and he was rewarded with the fact that she didn't have on a bra. He lightly flicked her right nipple, making her moan into his mouth. She pulled back to pull her shirt off giving him better access. Tommy kissed her lips, down her jaw line, and the sensitive spot under her ear. Jude felt like she was floating as his lips moved down her body.

"God you're so beautiful." He said in between kisses. He didn't want to leave a spot of skin untouched. Everything about her was perfect to him. He kissed the valley between her breasts, kneading one then showering the other one with kisses. One hand continuously ran up and down one of her legs that was bent up cradling his waist. His tongue grazed her nipple making her arch into him. Her other leg was tangled with his as her foot ran up and down his pajama clad calf. "You like that?" He huskily asked into her ear as his hands ran feather light down her sides.

"Uh huh." Jude replied as his hands reach the waistband on her pajama shorts. She could feel how aroused he was. She kissed his chest, each peck lightly. Grazed his nipples lightly with her nails before running her hands down his toned stomach and pulling the tie on his pajamas.

"I want you, Jude." He said burying his face in the crook of her neck.

"I want you too." She said sliding her hand under the waistband and running down his length.

"Hold on." Tommy said suddenly pulling back. "Just on second." He got up and went over to where he put his jeans before his shower. Opening his wallet he was disappointed to not find what he was looking for. "Damn it!" He cursed.

"What?" She asked sitting up and looking at him.

"I don't have a condom." The mood was gone.

Jude's world crashed back to reality. "Oh." Of course he didn't have a condom. When you're not having sex, why carry one? "I guess tonight really wasn't the night." She said putting her shirt back on.

Tommy felt stupid. For years he'd always carried a condom in his wallet. Then when he started dating Jude and she wanted to wait, he stopped. He didn't want her to find it and think anything about it. "I'm so sorry, babe."

"Don't. Just come to bed. We should get a few hours of sleep." She crawled under the covers and patted the other side for him to join her.

"You go on to sleep. I'll be back." He said excusing him self quickly. Hello second cold shower of the night.

When he got back to the room he figured Jude was asleep. He crawled in and pulled her to him. She rolled over to face him. "I love you, and when the time is right." He said moving her hair off her forehead.

"I know. I love you, too. Good night." She said relaxing into his embrace.

Tommy just held her listening to her breath. When he knew she was asleep, he was able to close his eyes and drift off himself.

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