Author Notes: I know people thought I'd never finish this story, and it did take me along time but I am back. The next chapter will be the last, and I still do plan on making Sweet Seventeen but have no idea when. So hopefully everyone likes this one, and I will try to have the final chapter up by Halloween.

I do not co-write anything. I've had several offers but I tried this in the past and it never ended well. So I wrote alone, thought I don't mind promts or bouncing off of ideas I just don't co-write anything.

Pairing: Jude/Tommy; Kwest/Sadie; Mason/Wally; Stuart/Yvette

Summary: Vicki leaves while things for Wally hits a bad note.

Disclaimer: I do not own Instant Star or its characters.

Rate: R for some mention of violence

Season: 2

Category: Romance/Drama

Spoilers: Up to "Halleluiah"

XOXOXO

Tommy watched as Jude slept on his chest, looking around. How they got locked in here was amazing to him not that he cared Jude needed to escape, well they all did. The last couple of days had been the worse for Jude, Tommy knew it, but not only for Jude but for Jude's family and for Wally. He wondered how so many people could have such bad luck when it came to family. He found out Spied's parents couldn't even be in the same room with one another, and the fact his father was never around. So he lived with his uncle. Wally parents had all but disowned him, and Kyle well everyone knew Kyle's story.

Looking to the piano he smiled, he never realized how blessed he had been. His parents though he knew they had bumps all marriages like theirs had bumps but they were still so in love. They were the couple people wanted to be; they danced whenever they could, held hands, kissed when they thought no one was looking. He had two older brothers who'd die before letting anything happen to him, and his younger brother and sister called him once or twice a week. Closing his eyes he realized just how lucky he was to have them.

The day he left home didn't hurt him back then. He was fourteen, and his grandfather had talked his father into letting him be apart of Boyz Attack. He had wanted to be a musician, but choose to marry his grandmother instead. His father at first was angry with all his antics and stunts but after Angie's death and his failed marriage he went home. He went home a mess; he never told Jude how bad he had been. All he did was drink and party, Kwest had taken him home knowing that was where he needed to be. His father took care of him and when he sobered up his father helped him deal with the emotions that were consuming him. That was family; that was what a family did.

"You're thinking too much," Jude mumbled sleepy cuddling more into his warm body.

"How could your mom just leave like that," Tommy asked shaking his head, only days before her birthday.

"She's lost," Jude sighed sitting up trying to stay calm, because Sadie and her dad were not calm. So Jude knew she had to be, one of them had to stay level headed—even if it ripped her apart inside.

"Jude she left in the middle of the night," Tommy hissed moving away from her, why was she not mad? He knew Jude well enough to know she was masking her pain.

"Getting mad won't make her come back," Jude told him holding back the tears. But she knew if they started they would not stop. "My mom left a long time ago, it hurts and it sucks but I won't dwell in the past."

Tommy wanted to say something, but he saw the pain she was in. Jude wasn't getting angry because she didn't want to lose it and she would lose it. He knew the truth behind her words as well. Vicki Harrison had not been an active member of Jude's life for months now. She had been distant; while Stuart would watch her make sure she kept with the rules Vicki didn't care. He had accidentally gotten her home several times only to have Vicki not care or not be home herself. Jude and Sadie both felt it they knew they lost their mother to Don a long time ago. But that didn't mean it hurt any less, but she could not lose herself in the anger or the pain.

Tommy came to sit next to her again pulling her close as the tears began to fall again. She allowed herself to mourn the loss of her mother for now, the day before her birthday just week and half before Christmas. Jude couldn't help but wonder what she did, she knew what people would tell her. She was not to blame but Jude couldn't help but feel some of it. What if she never won Instant Star, would things be different. Jude knew the answer to that one. Her father still would have been with Yvette, so in a way she knew that answer.

Holding Jude right now killed Tommy. He wanted to find that Don March and punch him as hard as he could. He knew that was not the brightest idea but he knew for a fact Stuart and Kwest felt the same way he did right now. Looking down at Jude her tears had stopped, and all he could think was how innocent and vulnerable she looked. He tried to hide the smile but he knew he failed. She looked the same way she did almost a year ago standing on the fire escape outside G-Major soaking wet form the rain. Wiping the tears away Jude looked up at him and attempted a sad half smile.

"Tomorrow our one year anniversary," Tommy reminded her this time his smile genuine.

"I thought we decided to consider the day after my birthday our anniversary," Jude replied attempting to wipe the smeared makeup away, she could only imagine how she looked right now. "So how horrible do I look?"

"You're asking the wrong guy," Tommy smirked, since he thought Jude looked sexy in almost everything she wore.

"You are no help," Jude shot back standing up looking around for something she could use as a mirror.

"So I take it our original plans are vetoed," Tommy sighing watching her walking around until she found something.

"Not really," Jude said then groaned when she looked at herself. "My dad is out of town until the eighteenth."

"He's not coming back early" Tommy smirked coming towards her watching her smile back.

"That is early," Jude admitted not hiding the annoyed tone in her voice. "He wasn't supposes to come back until the 24."

"And here I thought Darius was heartless," Tommy sighed shocked.

"Kwest called him this morning to get him up to date with everything," Jude ignoring his comment as she attempted to make herself look presentable.

"So what is going to happen," Tommy asked because right now Jude was alone in her house. "Will you live with your dad, sell the family home?"

"I have no idea," Jude admitted walking over to him to slip on his lap. "Can we talk about something else?"

Tommy smiled leaning forward to capture her lips gently, getting her to smile against them. Tommy knew if he didn't take advantage of having her here with him he'd regret it. With her birthday tomorrow Darius had been keeping her busy plus she had finals. Darius was planning a small and private party for her, well sort of private. EJ took the highest bidder on which magazine would get to post the pictures of the very exclusive Jude Harrison Birthday party. Tommy was still unsure of which one won, but he knew it involved being on the front cover and a three page exclusive interview.

Shifting so that Jude was under him he groaned as images of a year ago entered his head. So much about today reminded him of their beginning, and it shocked him. It felt like they were coming full circle in a way, except he would not have sex with her today. Pulling from her he smiled when he heard her small whimper. He never thought he could want someone as much as he still wants her after a year. Until her none of his relationship lasted that long, his longest was Portia. And that lasted barely over half a year; with some of those months being the worst in his life.

"My mom wants us to come down during your spring break," Tommy sighed as she cupped his face biting back a laugh at her horrified face.

"Should it worry me you're thinking of your mother right now," Jude joked then hissed when he went to tickler her. "Tommy stop…stop…come on you know I hate…okay I'm sorry."

"You should be," Tommy laughing at how breathless she was, she hated being tickled and he knew every soft spot. "Seriously my entire family wants to meet you."

"You never talk about your family," Jude sighed playing with his hair getting him to smile at her. "You told me you and your dad have issues."

"Not really issues he just doesn't like my career choice," Tommy explained nipping at her finger. "My family and I are still close, you'll love them."

"But will they love me," Jude asked nervously, knowing more people were against them due to her age then let on. "I think you of all people know I have a tendency to say the wrong thing at the worse time."

"Trust me I'm the one that needs to be worried," Tommy laughed wanting to reassure her, he wanted his family to know her the way he did. "I've never actually took a girl home before, my mom met Portia before she came down to meet the rest of the family."

"What if they like Portia better," Jude questioned with a pout.

"That will not be a problem," Tommy admitted laughing nervously. "They can't stand her…I mean now they play nice asking about her because they know we work together. But no one in my family liked her, when she came done they purposely made her uncomfortable."

"Why don't they like her," Jude asked shocked; she had a bad feeling about this.

"She refused to eat my mom's dinner and she turned down my grandmother gift," Tommy began trying to think back. It was all in the past because once they divorced suddenly they all liked her. "Plus she really didn't want to be there and didn't do anything to hide that fact…don't worry babe they'll love you."

XOXOXOXOXO

Kwest watched Sadie walk around the house she hadn't stopped moving in the past hour. Kwest never in his life wanted to hit someone more than he wanted to hit Don March right now. When Tommy and Jude walked into the house just an hour before his heart broke for her. Tommy came down telling them Jude needed her space right now, and he knew when to give it to her. Sadie went up stairs to check on her because she needed to know she was okay, she needed her sister now. Sadie came down stairs a little bit later after Jude fell asleep, and that was when Sadie started cleaning.

Tomorrow was planned from the time Jude awoke to the time she went to bed Sadie wanted it to be the perfect day for her. So perfect that it made up for last year, but now it was all ruined. Sadie looked at the picture of their family, a year ago. It had been taken at Jude's birthday party before the whole mess happened. Sadie knew they would never get back like that, it was stupid and it was clear both her parents had moved on. But she had dreams of at least having them both in her life, both in her child's life. But nope, her mother had to go and ruin that.

"Honey you need to rest," Kwest told her softly coming to stand behind her putting his hands on her shoulders.

"The party is still on," Sadie told him turning to look at her husband with stern eyes. "Our mother will not ruin tomorrow for Jude."

"Are you sure she'll be up for it," Kwest asked remembering how devastated Jude looked.

"She'll be up for it," Sadie smiled softly thinking of the changes that she was making. "I need her to know, we are still a family."

Sadie inhaled deeply she'd let Jude sleep in, call her school and let them know there was a family emergency and she wouldn't be in. Than she'd have Kwest make her his special pancakes, they'd go shopping and have lunch. All the while Kwest and Tommy got the party ready; she's called Jamie to have him get everyone else to help. It would not be the party she had envisioned weeks ago but it would be something. Because she wanted to make sure Jude understood that she was loved, and she was wanted and their mother could stay gone.

Sadie felt her tears burn her eyes again, she had hoped in time her mother would adjust to the course her life had taken. She had hoped that Don was a phase and soon she'd see him for the jerk he was but obviously Sadie had been mistaken. Looking up she wiped the tears away only to have more fall as arms came around her, but they were not that of her husband's but that of her sister. Sadie fell on the couch as Jude held her close holding her as they both cried for the loss of their mother. Kwest walked silently out of the room allowing them their time alone. Kwest open the door softly sucking in the cool air from outside laughing as he saw Jamie sneaking out of his house to Pasty car that was a few houses down waiting for him.

Growing up his house was always filled with people some of them were his blood family but more often than not most of them were not. But his mother would always look at his eldest sister, Grace, and tell her; "a family is not always made of flesh and blood, no child a family is also made of the heart by those you touch and by those who love you." Grace never understood that growing up and truthfully he wondered if she still did. Though he would admit he did not speak to Grace much these days.

His other big sister Rose understood that, because she married a man who already had two children. Marcus had twin boys Finn and Nigel and even had to quit his job because of the demands of fatherhood. Grace had several opinions about that, and when she discovered he was white oh he remembered her outburst. He never in all his life saw his mother lose her temper when she did when Grace made a comment about not marrying outside their race. A few weeks later Rose accepted Grace's apology, because it was mainly who Marcus was. But his mother never did forgive her, and he and Rose knew she probably would not.

Marcus Miller was a radio host, and he was very much apart of a man's only kind of show with two other men. Rose hated him, and was taken back to discover Marcus "The Man's Man" Miller was actually a father. When she found out he recently quite his job because it did not mix with his new fatherhood duties, she was sold for one date. Kwest like Marcus, they got along great Marcus even called him to ask his permission to propose to Rose. Looking to the side Kwest understood that families were usually made. As he saw Pasty speed off into the night, he was beginning to really love his new family.

XOXOXO

Jude work up to the smell of pancakes but not just any pancakes Kwest yummy too good to be true pancakes. She kicked her blankets off and rushed down stairs looking down at her self not even remembering putting on her pajamas. Then she remembered walking Sadie to her room helping her lay down as Kwest came inside from standing in the freezing air. She hugged him wishing she had not because he was colder then ice when she did. She watched an hour or so of TV than went back to bed smiling when Tommy text her happy birthday at midnight.

Peaking in the kitchen Sadie laughed as she inhaled the aroma of the food as she came over to the pancakes, letting out a squeal. Not only had he made her "his" pancakes but he made them in the shape of a J. It was Jude's turn to laugh when she saw Sadie put her special pink candle in them. For the first time she realized that Tommy was in the room, she rushed over to him wrapping her arms around him to kiss him soundly on the lips. Tommy smiled he had figured she'd be in a horrible mood today but obviously she was thinking past her mother's departure.

"Do I get a birthday hug," Stuart said walking into the room smiling as both Jude and Sadie screamed.

"You lied," Jude said hugging him than smacked him on the arm still smiling as she did so hearing Tommy laugh behind him.

"I wanted to surprise you," Stuart told her and Sadie as Sadie hugged him tightly.

"Happy Birthday sweetie," Yvette said coming into the room smiling holding up a box. "In my family it's a tradition to have cinnamon rolls."

"Pancakes and cinnamon rolls," Jude giggled excitedly. "What could be better than this?"

"How a day at the spa," Stuart smirked looking at both her and Sadie. "I've made reservations for you three for today."

"Daddy," Sadie gasped hugging him again, this was so much better than shopping.

"Then we can go do a little shopping and come back here to get ready for dinner," Yvette told them softly still unsure about her place, but her unsteadiness went away when Jude nodded as she took a forkful of pancake while Tommy placed a cinnamon roll on her plate.

"Sounds like a plan," Sadie smiled holding out her plate to Kwest to put some eggs on it that he just finished. "Come on sit eat, coffee is over there."

Kwest could not help but watch again smiling as his family moved around, his eye went to Tommy. Tommy had been like a brother to him for years, but now they were really closed to actually being brothers. Stuart got two more plates piling food high on his plate and some on a plate for Yvette. He could see how uneasy she was but he knew time would heal that. Jude and Sadie were talking to her; he knew both of them were putting the pain of their mother on hold for now. Jude needed today; she needed to forget for one day the chaos that was her life. For one day she wanted to believe that she was just a normal girl in a normal world, and could have one perfect day.

Kwest turned around smiling when he heard Jamie's voice yelling as he walked into the house. Jude got up smiling as she went to hug him looking at his watch, obvious that he was skipping school. Pasty was really beginning to be a bad influence on him, but she would not say anything. Kwest bit back a laugh when he saw that he was sporting the same clothes he was last night, clearly he had not been back home. Kwest watched Tommy get him a plate telling him what they had as Stuart told him to help himself. Everyone was so into their conversations, Jude and Sadie excited about the spa and Tommy laying hints to Jamie helping them that no one heard the door.

Waking towards the front door he looked at the walls, so many memories were in this house he could not see how Vicky could just leave the way she did. Pictures of Sadie and Jude from birth to recent were everywhere, pictures of family members he never met or heard of were also there. His favorite was of Sadie and Jude right before she colored her hair red. The innocence was shown on their face as was the love for each other he hoped that he and Sadie's children had that kind of love for one another. It made him want to call Rose, and maybe even Grace and invite them down.

"Wally," Kwest gasped as he saw his bloody lips and dried up tears looking behind him he closed the door not wanting Jude to see not today. "What the hell happened?"

"My brother attacked me," Wally explained still trying to hold it together, and Kwest could see small traces of blood on his light shirt. Obviously Wally did not take it sitting down.

"Jude can't see you like this," Kwest sighed rubbing his eyes and Wally understood, but he had no where else to run to. Kwest slowly opened the door peeking inside to make sure no one was around. "Run up stairs to the bathroom, I'll be up there in a few so we can clean you up."

"Thanks man," Wally whispered quickly make his way, the last thing he wanted to do was ruin Jude's day. He knew how hard her mother's departure was hitting her.

Kwest made his way back to the kitchen getting a look from Tommy who shrugged at him; he gave him their old signal of later. They had made up signs and signals back when he was touring with Boyz Attack. Tommy gave a smile that look real as he nodded going back to talking to Jude kissing her on the top of her head, Jude clueless about her party tonight. Sadie came up to him giving him a plate not asking why he left, and he hoped it stayed that way. Tommy made a stupid excuse of needing Kwest help, and everyone nodded thinking it was about Jude's party. Somehow Jamie caught on because when he saw Sadie about to ask a question he asked about their plans today.

Quickly they opened the bathroom door looking at Wally who was on the floor wiping tears away. Tommy shut the door as Kwest got the first aid kit cleaning him up and taking his shirt off the show some bruises but it wasn't too bad. He could see the worse was the fact that he had been attacked by his own brother for being gay. Kwest knew his little brother had accepted him, but he also knew he had to be quiet about it. It amazed Kwest at how cruel parents could be sometimes.

"Okay I'm going to hide you in Sadie's old room until they leave," Kwest told him softly getting Wally to nod. "Then after the girls leave you can come down stairs eat and tell us what happened."

"Thanks," Wally nodded now looking ashamed at the situation.

"Hey don't look like that," Tommy told him sternly. "This is not your fault."

"I know," Wally mumbled knowing that logically but part of him knew if he kept his mouth shut about being gay he would not be here right now.

"I'm serious," Tommy told him more softly making Wally look him in the eyes. "Your brother is the one to blame for this and don't you ever think different."

Wally gave him a forced smile hoping that one day he could see it that way but right now all he saw was pain and anger. Walking to the room he sat down on the floor again trying to push the sound out of his head. The sounds had haunted him since he left his house early this morning; the sounds of his mother crying while yelling for them to stop, the sound of his father laughing, while David begging Connor to leave him alone. What made him sicker was when the sounds of his father stopping because he got the upper hand and punched Connor out, standing up as the victor to the fight.

As he grabbed his coat walking towards the door he saw his father grab his mother telling her no to let him go. He smiled sadly when David ignored him rushing towards him to stop him but they both knew this had to happen. He saw the love in David's eyes, and it was refreshing and gave him hope. He heard his father tell him to be back by curfew, he never looked back as he walked the way he did as if he was going to school. He just walked, not caring that it was six-something in the morning that his backpack was still in his room he just walked.

Knowing that despite Mason reassuring words and optimist attitude his father and Connor would never accept him and his mother would never do so publicly. He knew David would because he already did so, and began to speak up for him. Wally had to ask him to stop because he didn't want him to walk this path. But David was too stubborn and to loyal to him to even falter, that was why he left. If he stayed he knew Connor would hurt David in order to hurt Wally, and that was not going to happen. He'd give up everything he had before he allowed anyone to lay one hand on his little brother. It was just sickening that his father only let up when he "proved" he was "stronger" by fighting.

"Wally is asleep on the floor," Tommy whispered with a sad look on his face as he came into the room.

"He hasn't been sleeping," Jamie told them sadly the worry in his eyes. "He's too afraid of what Connor might do."

"That is no way to live," Stuart yelled slamming his hands. "What the hell is wrong with these people…these are their children."

"For some they have these plans and it hard when they don't live up to them," Tommy told him memories of him and his own father came back to haunt him.

"And some don't have any plans for you at all," Jamie muttered with a deep sigh, Stuart knew how much it hurt Jamie. His father was god only knows where, and he had no idea who his mother even was.

"I'm going to speak to his mother," Kwest told them standing up not caring the look he got.

"Kwest son," Stuart softly said walking towards his son in law.

"No, I'm not going allow him to return to that house only to have this happen again," Kwest told him remembering how Kyle looked all those weeks ago. "It would be just like giving Kyle back to his father."

"He's right," Tommy sighed standing up as well holding his phone up. "I called the school told him there was a family emergency with Wally, but he'd be back tomorrow."

"Just be careful," Stuart told Kwest as he started towards the door.

XOXOXO

Stuart looked around the house memory after memory came to him. He looked at the front door remembering when he carried Vicki over the threshold, her laughing as he pretended to drop her. They'd been married for awhile put this was going to be their forever home she was almost five months pregnant with Sadie at the time. He smiled as he remembered bringing Sadie home, and then bringing Jude home. Theirs first words to their first steps to Jude's first concert in the backyard, to Sadie's first kiss outside at nine. Vicki thought it was so cute while Stuart remembered seeing only red, and now he could not even remember the poor kid's name.

Taking a deep breath in as almost twenty years of memories flooded him all at once, he needed to sit down. He looked up as Wally walked down the stairs to go to the kitchen where he could hear Tommy and Jamie talking. They were going over decorations, while trying to figure out how to get the food here. The party would be a small one. Stuart wanted to laugh so much had happened in one year so much had changed in one year. Standing up he walked towards the kitchen watching Wally sit down taking the plate of food that was offered.

He heard the door which meant that Kwest was back, when he walked in he saw luggage bags with him. Kwest looked up his eyes told him everything he needed to know, Wally had just been kicked out of his house. Kwest closed the door, and then sucked in a deep breath as he started to where he now heard Wally's voice, but it was soft. Tommy looked up seeing the look on Kwest face, and for a moment Tommy thought he should leave but Kwest gave him the signal to stay.

Kwest had gone there he had told himself he would be calm, but ten minutes with William and he wanted to strangle the man. When he kept using words like "queer" and "fag" instead of Wally's name he just lost his control. He saw Connor who was looking down Kwest wondered what the young man was thinking, he wondered if he was trying to process who his brother was with the ideas that William had been pushing in his head. That was when Kwest stood up announcing that Wally was coming to live with him because this could not go on. Kwest expected some kind of fight, then yelling that he was their son but he got none. William just told him where his room, and to call when they wanted to come to get the rest of his stuff. Than he was off to work. Looking at Connor he saw something he knew Wally never saw, pain and loss.

"Where have you been," Wally asked taking a bite of the food.

"I went to see your parents," Kwest told him softly watching Wally turn white. "I told them I wasn't allowing you to stay there, after some discussion they agreed it would be best for you to live with Sadie and me."

"Really," Wally mumbled part of him shocked part of him relieved.

"For how long," Jamie asked softly knowing like Wally knew there was more to it.

"As long as Wally wants to live with us," Kwest told them watching Wally nod, unable to stop the smile. "But there will be rules."

"I figured," Wally smiled for the first time in a few days. "What about my stuff."

"Your mom and I packed your clothes," Kwest told him pointing to the hallways. "I thought it might be best of you stayed clear from there for a couple days...I also grabbed your school books and stuff."

"Thanks Kwest," Wally told him smiling getting up to go change his clothes, Tommy watched Jamie follow him.

"Tell me you talked to Sadie," Stuart asked coming to stand by Tommy, and he groaned when his face told him he had not.

"Wow that is going to be one full apartment," Tommy laughed taking a drink of his coffee, not that Tommy didn't understand he did. But he also knew Kwest apartment barely was big enough for him and Sadie.

XOXOXO

Jude walked down the stairs putting the last pin in her hair today had been the best day she had in a few weeks. Her sister in her excitement had revealed they were planning as party for her, so the surprise was over. But she promised not to really look until after her shower, of course that was before she saw Wally's fat lip. Jude remembered how scared she had been but Wally assured it was over, and they'd talk later. When Tommy told her he was telling the truth, she went up stairs.

She gasped when she walked down stairs to see all the decorations that Tommy and the guys had put up. She saw the table of food knowing that Kwest and Tommy probably cooked the entire thing. She jumped back when everyone she loved yelled Happy Birthday. She could not help the laugh that came out as Tommy came towards her wrapping her arms around her hugging her close. She closed her eyes taking in his scent, she loved how he smelled. When she opened her eyes everyone came to hug her, one by one she hugged her "family."

Presents were the last thing she cared about, she watched Wally take Mason's hand. She watched Mason touch his swollen lip, watched him look away and she felt her heart swell up. She still knew nothing about what happened but if they both told her it was over than she believed them. Part of her knew exactly where he got it, and that made it even harder for her to stomach so she didn't really want to know not tonight. Pasty was sitting in Jamie's lap laughing at something he just said in her ears. Her father and Yvette were dancing along with Sadie and Kwest to the music that was playing. Portia sat next to Kyle and Darius all three of them talking about something. Tommy and Spied were talking about something more and likely she didn't want to know.

Soon present were being passed around, she gasp and laughed at the ones she got. Portia and Darius of course bought her things while each one her band mates made her something by hand. It was their way her dad got her the iPod she had been hinting at for months now. But as each present got passed around she noticed that Tommy's was nowhere in sight, and she saw the sparkle in his eyes so she said nothing. As Kwest put the last of the wrapping paper in the bag, he was such a clean freak, Darius had to leave. Something at G-major busted, so they barely got out a bye when the door slammed shut.

"The party was great," Jude told Sadie who sat next to her smiling.

"So much has happened in a year," Sadie whispered touching her stomach while looking at her wedding band. "Where will we be this time next year?"

"I don't know," Jude admitted leaning her head on her sister's shoulder. "But as long as we stick together we'll be fine."

"I'm scared," Sadie whispered the tears finally beginning to fall. "I don't know if I can do this alone."

"You'll never be alone Sadie," Jude swore lifting her head to hug her sister. Sadie had thought she'd have her mom by her side during her pregnancy and the birth and now she had no one. "No matter what you'll always have someone do you got me."

"Yea I'm sorry," Sadie shook her head laughing softly. "I guess it's just hitting me, she really is gone…she's not coming home."

"No she's not," Jude whispered leaning back, she had forced all thoughts of her mother away today but now they were creeping up on her. She wondered if it would ever not hurt.

Soon Sadie was asleep Jude stood up covering her and let her sister sleep until Kwest came. Her dad and Yvette left a little while ago, while Wally was asleep on the couch in the basement. Kwest was in the kitchen Jude could hear him unloading the dish washer, could hear the soft hum of the radio. Portia and Kyle left soon after her dad and Yvette did. Spied left with Jamie and Pasty for some concert, they asked her to come but she declined. She wasn't really in the mood for one of Pasty concerts. So that left her boyfriend, where was Tommy?

She checked up stairs but he was not in her room, and he wasn't down stairs because the lights were now off. As she walked towards the kitchen she could hear Kwest, and watched him carry her up stairs. She looked in the kitchen puzzled because his car was still parked outside, because no one else around here had a viper. She stopped when she saw a soft light outside she smiled opening the patio doors to see him outside looking up at the sky. Part of her wished she'd grabbed her coat, but she hadn't.

"Hey babe," Jude greeted walking towards him smiling as he smiled back at her. "What are you doing out here?"

"Needed some air," Tommy explained sitting up groaned as his legs were stiff from the position and the cold weather.

"Only you would like to be out here in this weather," Jude laughed walking towards the house knowing he'd follow.

"My pants are wet," Tommy commented with a frown touching his back thighs.

"You were sitting in snow," Jude laughed shutting the doors after he got in. "You're lucky you won't get sick."

"I never get sick," Tommy winked making her smirk part of her hoping he got sick and part of her hoped he did not.

"I have a pair of your sweat up stairs, go change into them and I'll make you some hot coco," Jude told him putting her hands on her hips seeing his pants were more than just wet they were soaked.

Tommy walked up stairs quietly not wanting to wake anyone up. Sadie needed the sleep the stress had not been good for her or the baby. Abigail called twice today just to make sure she was okay. It was one of the most genuine conversations Tommy had ever had with Kwest's mother in his entire life. Closing her door he found his sweats within minutes, and quickly changed. He decided against a shirt, Sadie due to her pregnancy had this place feeling like a sauna. Even Jude had commented on the heat a couple times today.

Every pregnant woman he knew always was hot, but not Sadie she seemed to be always cold. So she kept the heat up, he now understood why Kwest was always outside. Walking down the stairs he didn't bother putting his shoes back on, he liked being here like this. Jude smiled at him, then walked past him more and likely to change herself. She pointed to his cup of hot coco and he saw the blanket, it was obvious they were going to watch a movie. He didn't bother to push play or peek he knew which film. Jude had three films she watched when she was upset; he could only pray it was Grease. Because that one he could at least tolerate.

Minutes later Jude came down stairs in a pair of worn out dark blue pajama bottoms that had white music notes on it with his t-shirt she had stolen so many months ago. It was from one of his concerts, he had not realized he had it until she found it in the back of his closet one day. She wore it to bed that night making him laugh every time he saw her. She never wore it out in public and he knew better to even think about taking her picture but it made him fill with pride when he saw her in it. Her hair was twisted back in a ponytail and her makeup was washed off, and god did she looked prefect to him.

"What," Jude asked cuddling into his side as she went to push play on the DVD players.

"I love you," Tommy smiled holding he closer smiling as she sighed relaxing into his body.

"I love you too," Jude told him closing her eyes not even listening to movie starting because this was all she needed right now.

TBC