Sing Me Sadness

Summary: When Jude and Tommy's secret relationship gets out they have to decide what to do…and if what they have is worth loosing everything…

Chapter 1

She clung to him in the rainy parking lot. He caught her as her knees collapsed from under her…He would always catch her. She couldn't breathe, or stand, or speak…and her heart had this feeling like it was getting too big for her chest. As she fell to her knees he followed, still holding her…holding her like she would disappear if he didn't.

She sobbed, trying to rid herself of that unbearable pain she felt. It still didn't seem real…how could it be? She was just standing in the recording room, Tommy smiling at her from behind the glass when Georgia walked in looking very upset. Then Jude saw it, a magazine…What could be so horrible to upset her like that?

Jude took of the headphones and walked into the booth where Tommy and Georgia were.

"What's wrong?" Jude asked, looking confusedly at the two.

"This!" Georgia help up the magazine and Jude's hands flew up to cover her mouth.

On the front cover was a picture of Tommy kissing her, it looked like it had been taken from outside Tommy's window.

Tears began to sting Jude's eyes but she fought to keep them at bay, but, seeing the look on Tommy's face, she lost it and the tears flooded down her cheeks. He couldn't meet her eyes, but she could see pain in them and disappointment and even worse…regret.

Georgia saw the look on the two's faces and realized it wasn't some edited photo the press had concocted to make good gossip.

"It's true…isn't it?" she asked and Jude just looked at her, tears blurring her vision and said nothing.

Georgia turned to Tommy who dragged his hand through his hair.

"How could you let this happen!" Georgia screamed at him, "She's sixteen years old!"

"You think I don't realize that!" he stood angrily.

"Stop…" Jude's voice came out quiet and weak.

"I can't believe you did this!" Georgia shot back, "You've ruined her reputation!"

"STOP!" she shouted, causing the two to stare in shock, "Please…stop…"

Jude crossed over and buried her face in Tommy's chest, her arms around his waste. He hugged her close, as Georgia ran her fingers through her hair in exasperation. She looked over at Tommy only with saddened eyes this time.

"Tommy…What are we gonna do?" Jude sobbed into him.

His eyes closed as a tear fell down his cheek at the sound of her voice.

"Mom, I'm going shopping!" Sadie called up the stairs, "See you later!"

She walked out the door and got into her car, but before she could start it, Jamie appeared in her window.

"-Oh, god!" she jumped, but then seeing it was him, she loosened up, "Jamie! Don't do that!"

She rolled down the window to a frantic Jamie.

"Have you seen this!" he asked, his voice sounding both angry and shocked.

"Seen what?" Sadie replied.

"This," he shoved a magazine in through the window.

"Jamie, what are you-" she trailed off as she saw the picture, "Oh my god…"