Talking to Tom

23

I follow Tom out and walk back to the living room.

"I'm sorry Claire I just was a little hard on Tom cause I'm scared.."

I sit back down, Tom grabs the fireplace remote.

"What do you mean scared?"

Shes takes a deep breath in.

"I'm scared that you would never come home cause of you know, and now it came true."

I felt for my mom, she feels the way I did about Miley.

"Mom, I'm sorry. This is happening fast, but we will visit! Tom likes to travel like me, I promise I won't just be off the grid like I was."

She hugs me, Miley grabs another present for me under the tree.

"Here Claire I got you this!"

She hands it to me and I open it.

"No way Miley you didn't!"

"It's the one they used in the movie! My friend knows a guy who sells that kind of stuff."

I stand up and hug her, Tom grabs the glass box to see what it is.

"It's from Clue the movie, my favorite. Ms. Scarlett's green dress and Mrs. Whites coat."

He admires the clothes.

"Can't believe I wouldn't ask you things like that."

"It's alright, let's go put it in the room."

I stand up and walk down the hallway to me and Toms accomplishment room, it's mostly full of Toms movie stuff. I have some of my magazines covers and pictures.

"So Tom when is Claire due?"

My father asks him.

"Well she's around 12 weeks, so late July or early August."

Miley laughs.

"So you uh failed no-nut-November!"

She bursts out laughing, she even starts crying. I walk back to the living room.

"Actually Miley it was October, it was day we met."

I sit back down next to Tom, his cheeks are red.

"Oh you remember that day Tom? Or should I say night."

He stands up and fixes his pants.
(I'll say it again.)
He FIXES his pants.

"Yea uh yes I remember."

My parents sit their looking confused.

"What are you guys laughing about now?"

They shake their heads.

"Maybe let's stop talking about it Claire, please."

Miley just doesn't stop laughing.

"Alright Miley let's move on to something else. You guys leave tomorrow morning right?"

My mother nods her head.

"Yep! We have lots of things to catch up on."

She stands up.

"Can we have a tour of the house? From what I have seen it's very lovely."

My sister gets up and follows her.

"Please yes I need to see it all!"

Tom helps me up and we walk down the first hallway.

"So here's what we want to be a playroom, and this is guest bedroom."

Tom adds in.

"And this is the connecting bathroom between the playroom and another bedroom. It can be a kids bedroom one day."

My mom walks into the next room.

"And what's this one for?"

I walk in after her.

"We think it can be a movie room? We'll add a big screen and beanbags with a small pull out couch, and obviously a wall full of DVD's and posters."

My sister smiles.

"Oooo thats so cool and smart!"

We walk out and go down the next hallway.

"So this is the trophy room, well kinda. Me and Tom have all our special stuff in here from acting and modeling."

I close the door and Tom says.

"We like to keep it shut unless we need to add something to it."

We keep walking and stop at our room.

"So this is the master, the closet and bathroom are the same size."

They walk in and look around, my dad almost runs the the bathroom.

"See honey we need one this size!"

My mom walks in after him, they look around.

"Oh of course it would be nice but we can't expand ours...Claire, Is this?"

I walk in and she's looking at my medication.

"Oh yeah just all the stuff I need for the baby."

I start laughing so she goes away.

"I thought you were better? How come you didn't tell you need it again!"

I walk out of the bathroom and Tom comes over to me.

"Mom it never went away! I just didn't tell you guys that because I knew you would force me to come back home."

Tom grabs my hand.

"What her depression? Its not bad anymore, the doctor would just like to keep her on it because she's pregnant."