AN: Once again I am so sorry for the delay in updating! Hopefully now that life is sort of calming down I'll have more opportunity to write and update! I sincerely appreciate all of your wonderful reviews! It really lets me know I'm on track and that you are all enjoying my story! So in effort to keep this author's note short, onto chapter eight and the results of Jude's blood work! Enjoy!

Heaven Sent

By An American Mom
Chapter Eight: "Miss Harrison the results of your blood work..."

The doctor had not returned until nearly noon the following day after Tom had sent Kwest and Amanda to hunt down the doctor demanding the results. He'd already run the blood samples almost a dozen times by then, each time hoping for different numbers than the ones that come up every time. A lot of doctors aren't bothered by giving unpleasant news to families as most of them are almost numb to such things by this time. For Dr. Jenson having to talk to families about things like this always hits home for him, his own daughter is about the same age as Jude. He'd just left her room in fact to give the couple time to adjust to the news and absorb the information he'd given them and their choices.

Just as he's closing the door Speid, Kyle, and Wally are approaching the room, he holds up a hand to stop them before speaking in a quiet voice. "You should probably give them a few minutes alone before you go in there." He pats Speid's shoulder a moment before walking away from the teenage boys.

All three boys look at each other for a moment each with a worried expression though Speid's is by far the worst. It takes only until the doctor is completely out of sight before Speid opens the door to Jude's room, the three of them walking into the room in complete silence, a first for the usually wild teenage boys. Speid is the first to speak, "Hey guys we just saw the doctor as we came in, what's the word?" His voice is soft as he eyes his best friend and lead singer.

Jude can't look at them as she wrings her hands in her lap her bright blue eyes staring down at the bed as Tommy clears his throat and tightens his hold on her before speaking quietly, "The doctor has to do another test to fully confirm his findings, but based on the blood work Jude has acute lymphocytic leukemia. He has her scheduled for a bone marrow biopsy tomorrow to find out if it's T-cell or B-cell… I didn't really grasp all of what he told us but the basic rundown I think is that B-cell is what we're hoping for because he thinks if it is he's caught it quick enough she's got a good chance of beating this."

"But, leukemia, that's cancer right?" Wally asks quietly as he also watches Jude in her silent antsy movements.

"Yes, but she'll get through this because we're all going to help her, right?"

"Hell yes!" Speid says as enthusiastically as he can muster plastering a smile on his face for her sake as he approaches the bed taking one of her hands into his own. "The hospital staff is going to hate us by the time you're ready to go home dude. We're going to be here almost as much as Squinty here!"

"Thanks guys, that means a lot." Her voice is meek and quiet, not like the vibrant girl they're all used to.

Tommy kisses the top of her head before sliding carefully out of her bed, addressing SME he asks tiredly, "Will you guys stay with her while I go make a few phone calls?"

"Sure, no problem T! We're not going anywhere." Speid keeps his bright smile plastered on his face hoping to brighten the dismal mood of the others as he takes a seat then on the edge of her bed in Tommy's place, the other two boys grabbing chairs and sitting on the opposite side of the bed.

Wally pulls her tray across her lap while Kyle pulls out a couple decks of cards and starts shuffling them. Tommy watches them and also watches Jude as she seems to sort of come to life with the more animated her band mates are with her. The boys actually acting like they're just hanging out at her house rather than her hospital room. He walks quietly out of the room into the brightly lit hallway and pulls out his cell phone.

He dials the first number and takes a deep breath as he puts the phone to his ear. The person on the other end of the line answers after only two rings. "Hey Stuart, it's Tom. Look I know you haven't been away very long but as soon as work will let you get away for a few days you need to come down and see Jude." He pauses listening to Stuart's worried questions before taking another deep breath, leaning against the wall before answering him. "She's got cancer Stuart. They don't know how severe, their course of action all depends on which type she has and they won't know that until they do the bone marrow biopsy which is scheduled for tomorrow morning. I haven't called Sadie yet, I wanted to call you first and let you know, in case you wanted to be the one to call Sadie. I'll do it if it's easier for you. No problem. Speid and the guys are with her right now, Kwest will be in this evening after work, and I never leave. Darius is giving me a leave of absence until she's back in action. He may be a money grubbing ass but he has a heart sometimes.

"No, I'm not actually finished with his errand. It's a long story and I don't know what I'm going to do in regards to that just yet. Darius is supposed to work with me while Jude's in here. So for the moment it's just a one day at a time sort of thing. I think he feels guilty for making me leave in the first place, especially since she ended up in here before I got home. That's why he put me on helicopter the minute he found out that literally delivered me to the hospital. Sometimes working for that guy really pays off. Don't worry I won't be leaving her side any farther than the hallway until she's released Stuart. She's my whole life; you know that better than anyone. I'll call Sadie right now and let you know as soon as we know anything further. If Sadie wants to come home to see Jude I'll pay for it, don't worry about it. That is if Darius doesn't decided to beat me to it. Jude's his number one artist but I think he's also fallen under her spell just like everyone else." He utters a brief goodbye then and hangs up the phone.

Reaching up he pinches the bridge of his nose while he takes a deep breath to calm himself further before calling Darius to relay the same message of Jude's condition and his intent to call Sadie next with the bad news. "D, I don't know how long they'll keep her. When do the results come in? Well when you find out let me know and we'll jump that bridge at that point. I don't want to tell her anything about it until we know something further. Have you heard anything from Hunter? I saw him in the courtroom Darius. I know he's up to something, I know how he thinks and so do you. Do me a favor and send big Lou over here? I'd just feel better if he was watching over things here. Thanks man. Yeah I've got the card; I'll make sure it's the one I use when I make the arrangements." He sighs deeply at another voice he hears in the background on D's end of the line. "I heard. Can you explain things? At least give me until tomorrow, I know he does. I know. All right, let me call you back as soon as I talk to Sadie and Jude. I really wanted to avoid this right now D… Yeah I know, it's not his fault." Once again he hangs up the phone with a soft click before peeking in through the window of Jude's room, he watches her for a moment just laughing and goofing around with her friends finally looking more like the girl he's always loved. From this view she doesn't even look like she could be dying, his heart literally shredding with those words echoing in his head. After all, isn't that what happens when you have cancer?

After a few minutes of silently watching his girl with her friends he pulls his phone out again and dials Sadie's number, by the fourth ring he takes a deep breath preparing to leave a short urgent voicemail when she finally picks up the phone. "Hey Sades, it's Tommy. Look I'm sorry to be interrupting your classes but this is important. Jude's sick Sadie, I mean really sick. We thought it was just the flu or something when she came into the hospital, but after running her blood samples multiple times the doctor is sure she's got leukemia… They're doing a bone marrow biopsy tomorrow to confirm which type of this particular kind she has so we'll know what course of action they're going to take and what her chances are. I know you've barely started school and we both understand if you can't leave. However if you want to be here just let me know, Darius is paying for the arrangements." He pauses letting her have her emotional outburst as the reality of his words sink in slowly. Most of her words are unintelligible as she starts ranting and raving into the phone, his eyes closing as he knows just how helpless she feels. When she agrees to be on the next flight out he says, "I'll call and make the arrangements right now and send you a text message with what you need. If your professors need any documentation just have them call the hospital."

Once he's finished with the flight arrangements and informing Sadie of her departure time he walks slowly back into Jude's room smiling tiredly as he watches the four teenagers laughing and joking like on any other day. He clears his throat as he nods towards Speid who immediately removes himself from Tommy's place on Jude's bed.

"Hey dude, we're going to go grab something to eat, is there anything we can bring back for you? Are we allowed to?" Speid says as the other two clean up the cards.

"A milkshake?" Jude asks, looking up at Tommy who nods in approval before she waves to the guys as they walk out of the room.

"How do you feel?" Tommy asks gently, kissing the top of her head as he slides his arm around her shoulders nestling her slender frame against his own.

"Tired mostly, and a little scared."

"That's normal, but I promise I'll be beside you through all of this Jude, even the biopsy tomorrow, okay? You can squeeze my hand as hard as you need to."

She looks up at him suddenly; she could hear something deeper in his voice and her bright blue eyes narrow slightly. "What else is on your mind? You have something to tell me and you don't want to."

He sighs softly, "You know me too well. It has to do with part of the errand Darius sent me on…"

AN: PS; All facts stated about her form of leukemia and the tests and/or treatments run from here on out is based off of information I found on the mayoclinic website.