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Chapter 13

Two Weeks Later

"Mr. Quincy, what do you think?" Preston Alexander asked.

"Huh?" Tommy asked, not paying attention. Liam shot a pretentious glare his way and answered for him.

"Well, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Quincy and I both agree that with the target of location and today's numbers, this expansion could be more profitable. G-Major's reputation precedes itself especially in the RIAA certification, reaching multi-platinum status in Canada, and gold status here in the states." Liam smiled victoriously.

Tommy sat back in the chair and rubbed his temples. All he kept hearing was money, money, money. It didn't really matter because his mind was far away. He kept wondering where Jude was.

Flashback

"I'm not leaving! You can't expect me to drop everything and leave!" He paused for a moment to let the person on the phone talk. "What do you mean I don't have a choice!" he yelled again. After another minute, he spoke again, "When and what time does the flight leave?" he asked in defeat.

Jude burst through the door. "You're leaving, again?" Jude's voice was weak and tears began to surface.

His eyes went wide. "Jude I can explain." he started, but Jude quickly stormed out of the studio.

Tommy ran his fingers through his hair in frustration. He knew he should've gone after her.

The next day, Tommy stormed into G-Major and headed straight for Darius' office. He had been calling Jude all night, but she hadn't returned any of his calls. He pushed through the brass doors. "Are you really going to send me away again Darius?" he asked in a furious tone.

"Let me call you back." Darius ended his phone conversation. "What are you talking about Tom?" he asked, confused.

"Bill called me yesterday. He said that you had another 'mission' for me." Tommy made air quotes around the word 'mission'. "I'm not going to leave Jude again! I will not do it!" he said defiantly.

Darius' expression softened when he recognized Tommy's confusion. "Relax man. I just need you to tie up loose ends for me in Montana, and sit in on a meeting with Liam and some of my lawyers in Miami."

"What do you mean loose ends?" Tommy asked, as he sat in a chair.

"I'm cleaning house. I have movers coming to empty the house in Montana, so I need you to supervise that. I also decided to move Maya's nanny, Isabel, here to be with Maya full-time. One last thing, I need you and Liam to be at the meeting with the investment lawyers about expanding G-Major."

Tommy looked a little uneasy for the last part. He wasn't exactly corporate savvy. That was Liam's job.

"Come on man. It will only take a week or two." Darius pleaded.

Tommy agreed as he stood up to leave the office.

"Thanks T, for everything." Darius said. Tommy nodded his head. "Hurry up, so you can get your girl back." Darius told him. Tommy just smiled and went to go pack.

Tommy called Jude when he was finished packing his suitcase. She didn't answer again, so he had the limo driver take him to her house. He knocked on the door. Sadie opened it. "Hey Tommy, what's up?"

"Can I talk to Jude?"

"Jude's not here. She's supposed to be recording with you."

"I've been calling her since yesterday, but she hasn't returned any of my calls." He saw Sadie stare at the limo then back to him. "I can explain." he said.

"You can explain that you're leaving my sister again?" She said as she crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow. "Jude went through hell when you left the first time!"

"That's why I came here to explain. I'm leaving but I'm coming back."

"Okay, whatever. I'm going to call Jude." Sadie opened the door further, and Tommy followed her inside. She grabbed the house phone from the table and dialed Jude's number. "Jude, give me a call because guess what? I don't know where you are. And you're not where you said you would be. So, call me." Sadie hung up. "Well she didn't answer." she told Tommy. Tommy gave her a look of 'I told you so.' Choosing to ignore it, Sadie asked how long he was going to be gone.

"About two weeks." Tommy looked at his watch. "I should be going now. When Jude calls you back, can you please tell her to call me?"

"Sure, whatever." she replied. Tommy got into the limo and he was off to the airport.

End of Flashback

Tommy took a sip of his coffee, and wondered why this meeting wasn't over yet. His phone began to vibrate. He looked at the lawyers, and they seemed more interested in talking to Liam, so he sat back in his chair and read the text message. He frowned when he realized it was from Portia. He wasn't exactly thrilled to be receiving texts from his ex-wife. He sighed, and read it.

Portia: I heard u were in Miami?

Tommy: R u stalking me? He replied with a smirk on his face.

Portia: Not at all. R u going to visit Angie while ur there? she asked.

Tommy's smirk fell right off his face. He had been thinking about that in the back of his mind. He wanted to forget about it. But, Angie was the only girl he thought he could ever love, before Jude of course.

Tommy: Idk yet. In a meeting, talk to u later. He put his phone back in his pocket and tried to concentrate on whatever it was they were talking about.

David and Jude's Condo

Jude sat on the couch in the living room, writing lyrics in her journal. She just got finished texting Sadie. She still hasn't told Sadie where she was, but that she was okay. Sadie agreed to let Jude stay where she was, only if she agreed to text Sadie every day. Jude looked down at her journal; she didn't have anything concrete for a song yet, just a couple of thoughts. She missed Tommy. Ever since she left, she had been thinking about him. Honestly, she didn't want to be here with David, but she couldn't show Tommy that she cared about him, because apparently he didn't care about her. He was leaving again, so she decided to leave to keep that sharp pain in her heart from evolving into a full blown heartbreak. She recalled when she and David arrived back in Miami.

Flashback

"I'm glad you decided to come back with me Jude." David said, as they entered the condo. He paid the cab driver and closed the door.

"Yeah, I can feel all the memories." She replied sarcastically. The place looked exactly the same, except for the new color of the living room. It was a medium color, golden brown now, before it was a light blue. Jude walked over to the small table against the wall. "Hey, you remember when you pushed me against this wall, and I hit my head? Too bad you painted over the blood. It would've matched the décor." Jude said.

"Jude…" David tried to talk.

"Somebody's been shopping!" she said in a sing song voice. "That is a nice lamp! I guess you had to replace the other one. The one you threw at me, when you accused me of drinking all of your beer."

"Jude, stop it." David said.

Jude went over to the window and looked at the driveway. "You got a new car too! Well of course you did, the Range Rover was pretty much destroyed that night when I lost my baby." she said.

"JUDE, THAT'S ENOUGH!" David yelled. Jude looked at him and knew he wasn't kidding. She walked to the bathroom, slammed the door, and locked it. She stayed in there for the rest of the day.

End of Flashback

My heart is in a knot. There's a storm raging inside…Shattered since your love.

Jude scribbled more lyrics in her journal. The doorknob to the front door began to twist. She looked at the clock; it read 11:25PM. She just shook her head. She knew it was David, coming home late again. He had proven himself to be a liar, because he promised Jude that this time it would be different. Here he was, late again, and probably drunk. She started writing more in her journal.

"Hey babe." he stumbled in the door.

Yup, he's drunk. Jude thought to herself. She could smell the strong musk of alcohol. He threw his jacket onto the floor and kicked his shoes off. Jude rolled her eyes, because she knew she had to pick that up later.

"Whatcha doing?" he asked, as he sat next to her on the couch.

"Nothing." she replied. She should probably be happy that he was expressing interest in her music, but he was drunk, so his opinion didn't really matter.

"Let me see." he said, as he reached for her journal.

"No." she closed her journal. "It's not finished yet." she told him. And it's not about you she thought to herself.

He moved closer to her, with a look in his eye. "Hey Jude, I love you." He said with a disgusting smile.

She rolled her eyes at the "Hey Jude" part. "Okay." was all she could come up with. She wouldn't dare say she love him, not after she said it to Tommy.

He put his arm around her. "I love you so much." he said.

Jude was getting annoyed, so she tried to remove his arm from around her. Then he put his other arm around her. "David you smell like a brewery let me go!" He grabbed her waist, and got on top of her. She tried to push him off of her, but he was too strong. He gripped the bottom of her shirt and lifted it off her. "David stop it!" she yelled at him. "I love you Jude." he said, as his fingers went to the button on her jeans. He unbuttoned her jeans and began to slide them down. Jude smacked David across his face. He looked at her with rage in his eyes. Then, he smacked her across her face with force. Even though her face was stinging, she took this opportunity to knee him in his groin. He rolled off the couch, yelling and screaming at her. Jude grabbed her jacket and her shoes and raced out of the door. She got into the car and sped off.

While driving, Jude got her phone out of her pocket and called Shay. After she left a voicemail message, she pulled onto the side of the road. She didn't know where to go, until one place popped into her mind, and she knew she would feel safe there. She started the car and was off to her destination.

Tommy's Hotel Room

Tommy tossed and turned, hoping that he would get a little bit of sleep, but that wasn't going to happen tonight. He thought about Portia's text and he knew what he had to do. In ten minutes flat, he was dressed and heading out of the hotel. His rental car was different than his Viper, but it would have to do for now. He drove to the cemetery. It was dark, but he knew exactly where the gravestone was. As he approached the gravestone, he heard a faint cry in the distance. He didn't expect for anyone to be here this late. From the moonlight, he saw a female silhouette leaning down to a gravestone. Tommy thought he was losing his mind, because that silhouette looked familiar. To peak his curiosity, he walked over to her. She heard someone approach her and she looked up terrified.

"Jude?"

"Tommy?"

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Author's Note: I am so proud of myself for updating this story faster! Now, I know this should be worth a lot of reviews, so please review. Also, I am going to include Angie in this story. For those of you who don't remember who Angie is. She was the girl that Tommy cheated with, while he was married to Portia. I have a different plot twist for Angie. So, until next time, review please, thank you. And look out for Chapter 4 of Regrets and Mistakes and my 1st One Tree Hill fanfic called Hate Is Safer Than Love.