Chapter One-- Coming Home
It had been eight long months since Tommy had left. Eight months since he had seen her face. Eight months since he had held her in his arms. Six months since he had talked to her on the phone. Five months since he had heard anything from Darius or G-Major. Four months since he had been in Toronto. Three months since he had left Canada period. Two months since he had entered Florida, working with artists there. Two weeks since he had left Florida. Five hours since he had gotten his Viper back from the storage unit he had left it in in Montreal. He was back.
He saw the sign welcoming him back to Toronto. He couldn't help but smile involuntarily. He was home.
Before he stopped anywhere, he decided to swing by her house. It was seven o'clock. He figured she'd be home. He got out of his Viper and headed up to the door. It opened and Sadie came out. Seeing him coming up the stairs, her jaw dropped. This had been what Jude had wanted. For him to come home. And here he was, standing on their front porch, and Jude wasn't here to see it.
"Sadie?" Tommy whispered.
Sadie closed her eyes and opened them again.
"It sure took you long enough, didn't it?" she said angrily.
Tommy was taken aback.
"I understand if she doesn't want to see me," Tommy said. "But--"
"She's in the hospital," Sadie interjected.
"WHAT?" Tommy yelled.
"She's on bed rest. They're keeping her overnight as a precaution."
"Is she okay?" Tommy was worried.
"Why would you care?" Sadie asked. "You left her, remember?"
"I did not leave her. I told her I'd be back!"
"You didn't bother to stay in touch, did you?" Sadie asked, eyebrows raised.
"Where is she?" Tommy asked.
"Toronto General Hospital," Sadie replied. "I'm headed there now."
"Let me come with you," Tommy said.
"And leave your precious Viper?" Sadie mocked.
"The Viper can stay here. Jude's more important."
Sadie looked surprised. She was apparently surprised enough to agree.
"Fine," she said. She unlocked her lime green Beetle and walked around Tommy to go down the steps of the porch.
Tommy rolled his eyes. A lime green Beetle?
He climbed in next to Sadie.
"You can't freak out because you'll upset her," Sadie said.
Tommy nodded.
"What's wrong with her?"
"You'll see," Sadie said.
Arriving at the hospital, Tommy followed Sadie inside. They got into the elevator and went to the fourth floor. The doors opened to a wide atrium with a window to the side and a hallway between the elevator doors and the window. Sadie headed to the hallway and Tommy glanced over to the window and saw perhaps a dozen babies... it was a nursery.
"Ummm... Sadie?" he asked, running up to catch up with her."Why are we in a maternity ward?" He was starting to panic. Jude couldn't be pregnant!
Sadie didn't answer. Instead, she took a right into a room. Tommy looked over at the bed and the young woman, barely out of her teens inside it gasped.
"Tommy!"
Tommy smiled. It felt so good to hear her voice after all this time. His eyes went from her face to her smile to a large bulge in the blankets.
"Sadie? Did you tell him?" Jude asked, her blue eyes wide.
"No," Sadie said.
"Tommy, I'm pregnant," Jude said. She pulled the blanket away from her stomach to reveal her belly.
Tommy sat down. He couldn't believe it.
"Who's the father?" he asked, trying not to let the tears welling up in his eyes fall or his voice break.
"I'm looking at him," Jude said, smiling.
Tommy was shocked. Jude was carrying his baby. His baby. He did the only thing he could think of. He ran over to her and kissed her. When he pulled away, the tears started to fall.
"I didn't think you'd be back in time," Jude whispered.
"I'm sorry," Tommy said. "If I would have known--"
He was broken off by Jude putting his hand on her belly. He felt the baby kick.They were silent for a few minutes, just enjoying each other's company.
"Why are you in here?" Tommy asked.
"It's complicated. Early contractions. They don't want me having the baby early, so they put me in here until they deem it okay for me to leave."
"How far along are you?" Tommy asked.
"Barely eight months," Jude said, smiling.
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"I don't know. I decided I wanted it to be a surprise."
"Do you need anything?" Tommy asked.
"Yes," Jude said quietly.
"What?" Tommy asked.
"I need you. Stay with me," she whispered.
Tommy smiled.
"I think that can be arranged."
So, after several Harry Potter fanfics, I decided to write one on Instant Star. I already had several handwritten, but I decided to write one especially for So here you go! Hope I didn't disappoint! And don't forget to review!!
--Leanne