no matter what decision your heart makes, I will be waiting for you...

Chapter 20

The film started, the snacks were ready and the drinks were stashed on the floor next to my bed. Harrison was fast asleep and I relaxed while watching the film. The film had only been running for 10 minutes when the door slammed open and Tom was standing in the doorframe. I stopped the film and rolled my eyes when I saw it was him.
"what ya watchin'?" He closes the door behind him, takes a few heavy steps towards me and then looks at my screen.
"I don't know, it's called 'The Holiday calendar' " I answer, but keep my gaze fixed on the screen. "It's nothing for you, it's supposed to be a bit romantic" he shakes his head a little at my words, then looks at me.
"I like romance, yeah I mean why not?" he throws himself on the bed next to me without even glancing at the snacks, the drinks or me. Not that I mind him lying next to me, as long as he doesn't make stupid comments or bombard me with questions, he can watch with me if he wants to.
Halfway through the film I could already hear snoring. I drew my eyebrows together in confusion, having forgotten that Tom was lying next to me until I looked at him, sleeping peacefully like a baby next to me. I can't blame him, even I'm almost asleep right now, but the sight of his little nose twitching is sweet. Even his half-open mouth is cute to me, even though everyone else would find it disgusting or repulsive.
If I continued to watch the film, I would surely fall asleep within the next 10 minutes, or not even listen to it properly, so I turned it off, let my room go black and also put aside all the candy's that were lying in my bed and were illuminated by the moon.
"Tom..." I tried to wake him up, but so quietly that almost not even I could hear myself, maybe I did it on purpose, maybe I just didn't want him to leave. Part of my body thinks I should wake him up so he can sleep in peace in his bed, but another part of my body wants him to stay next to me, so I can listen to his breaths and know that he is okay. Because he hasn't been as peaceful as he is sleeping for a long time. Lately, his work has been taking a lot out of him and I'm sure it's not good for him or his health. On top of that, I've caught him drinking a lot during working hours lately, even though he tolerates alcohol well, at least the little bit he drinks, I'm always a little worried about him. I ended up letting him sleep next to me, I on the other hand laid on my side with my back to him, staring at the wall. I thought a little while trying to fall asleep, but eventually I caught myself turning to look at Tom. My hand made its shaky way up until it reached his cheek and rested there. I ran my thumb under his eyes, taking in every detail of his sleeping peacefully body, enjoying the time when he isn't insulting me or taking out his other emotional fluctuations on me.
Not long later I also fell asleep, not thinking much more. During the night it got cold, I tried a few times to pull up the blanket with my eyes closed but I never found it. It was only when Tom's arm pulled me close that I felt warm and smiled, but I don't remember much because I was half asleep. When the alarm clock rang the next morning, I rolled over and turned it off. With a smile I rolled back over to feel Tom's warm arms around me again and his hot breath on the back of my neck keeping me warm, but the bed was empty, apart from me there was no Tom left so I groaned loudly one last time and then got up to take a shower. I was under the shower when I thought back to last night. A small smile formed on my mouth which I didn't even noticed. Even though Tom didn't lay next to me this morning, my day started pretty well so far, now I just have to get through a stressful day at work and then I'll have the weekend all to myself.... with Tom.
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We arrived at the company and all went straight to the office. I still had a pile of papers to fill out, which I didn't feel much like doing, but I still enjoy it somewhere. Golf may not be my area of expertise, but watching where the courses are built and being there when they are built is a lot of fun. After just 30 minutes, my office door opened and Tom came in without knocking.
"Do I have any meetings today?" he asks me as he looks down at me without any expression.
"Um, yes, a meeting with Sara Grace at 2. I also left you a little note on the table with the time and everything" I gave him a nice smile but it faded as he just groaned and rolled his eyes.
"Sara really? God I hate the grace family"
"why? what about the grace family?" I asked
"Sara throws herself around my neck at every meeting, thinks she could cheapen the deal by practically pressing her tits in my face, and her father, I don't even want to start with him, the only one in their family with any semblance of decency is Sara's big brother John !" He answers me honestly, then sits down tensely on the chair opposite my desk. He runs his hand through his slicked back hair, but a strand falls back onto his forehead as he clenches his teeth and looks at the desk.
"Well, maybe she doesn't press her tits in your face, but you just look at them and think she does it" I smile, enjoying my teasingly sentence, which tom probably does less.
"Hey, could you do me a favour?" he asks, completely ignoring the brilliant sentence I just said.
"Uhm... I guess so, after all, you are my boss and I have to do what you say, don't I?" he smirks as his eyes light up, straight into mine. But he quickly shakes his head and mumbles a 'stop that Tom' to himself.
"Be my girlfriend !" I cough, choking at his sudden words.
"I uhm... sorry what?!" I took a deep breath, not knowing what to say, was he serious? does Tom really want me to be his girlfriend or was he joking?
"Of course, just for the meeting. I want you to play my girlfriend, then hopefully Sara won't throw herself around my neck anymore, and if she does, you'll see what I mean" Oh...
"y-yes, of course..." I smile slightly at him, not knowing what I have just gotten myself into.
"great, thank you Y/N, really... Oh and have you looked over the papers I gave you yesterday?" his smile makes me digress, but still manage to stay focused.
"No, I'm sorry, not yet..." I put my head down, but up again as soon as he starts talking.
"Oh no problem, no stress" he smiles "well, I have to get back to work now, so just come to my office at 1:55 pm all right?" I nod and smile at him before he leaves my office and we both go back to work.

~I have left my writing style with a whole text because I find it a bit more professional and I don't have the best overview with the other one, sorry. Also, I wanted to ask if there is any improvement to the story? sometimes I read stories and think to myself, man does the writer use the word 'and' a lot, so if I do too, feel free to tell me and I'll try to change it. On top of that, unfortunately we still don't have internet because of the flooding that happened, as I'm sure most of you know, so there were slight problems opening wattpad and everything. If there are any spelling mistakes in the text I'm sorry, I hope you're all well and if there's no part next week on Wednesday it's because I'm on holiday and didn't have time, then there will probably be one on Thursday.~