It had been ten years. Ten years since the release of her sophomore album. Ten years since the pictures of her drunk were sent to Darius, almost getting her dropped from the label. Ten years since he had left.

There had been no phone calls. Everyday she would ask Kwest or Portia if they had heard from him. The answer was always the same. It may have taken a while, but she had learned to live without him. It sucked, everyday. Everyday she longed to hear his voice through the speakers telling her that her song was great, or even telling her that it needed work. Things at G Major were different without him.

In the ten years that he had been gone, a lot had happened. She had a nervous breakdown after her North American tour, and Darius ordered that she take a break. A hiatus of sorts. So for a month, she went to Europe with her sister.

Spiederman and the guys worked on their solo album. When it hit stores it was sold out almost immediately. Everyone loved SME and Speed's voice. Jude recorded one more album with SME, featuring a duet with her and Speed. In turn, she backed up one of the softer songs on SME's album. That's when it happened.

They had been out celebrating the release of Jude's third album and SME's first album. Kyle was off flirting with the female bartenders, while Wally was having a not-so-private make-out session with his girlfriend. That had left Speed and Jude all alone.

She remembered being upset.Another album all done without him being there. Speed comforted her, but after a couple of beers that comfort seemed like so much more.

They didn't love each other. They were both lonely and depressed, and all that Jude wanted was to feel something besides the increasing emptiness she felt each day.

When she found she was pregnant, they both decided that it would be better if Jude had all parental rights. They weren't in love and didn't want to be together. Jude didn't want to give up the baby growing inside of her, because it made her feel good. She had a reason to live. Speed opted for really cool uncle instead of dad, seeing how he was going on tour. Jude didn't want to burden him, she just thought that he should know.

Nine months later, Jude gave birth to her daughter Noelle Abigail Harrison.