Falling For You - The Sequel

•3•

I twirl my hair, being enormously anxious. I place my hand in my head, trying to calm down. It's the busiest time of the month and it always makes me sick to the stomach. I hear a knock on my office door and I try and calm down, "come in," I answer and my assistant, Cassandra, walks in.

"Miss Williams, Mr. Parkes asked if you could sign these contracts and give them back by tomorrow," she says kindly, handing me a bunch of papers. Sean Parkes is the owner of the company and he's always asking me to do the dumbest shit. "George is also working on this project, right? send it to him. Thanks, Cassie." I say and she quickly nods, scurrying away.

I stare at my screen, the layouts for our new project in Los Angeles, I'm excited to see how it turns out but, not the planning part. Why did I study architecture? My work telephone starts ringing and I groan, banging my hands onto the desk, can these people just leave me alone? I pick up the phone, "Hello, may I help?" I say into the mobile, "Hi Miss Williams, I have a visitor here for you. May I send them up to your office?" I immediately recognize the voice.

"Sure, thanks, Desiree," I reply before ending the phone call. I am so not in the mood to talk to anyone right now. It might be one of my bosses, I fix my hair up and add a bit more lip gloss before staring at my screen again. I cant work right now, I'm too stressed. I hear a knock on the door, but before I can say anything it opens. Who the hell opens a door without permission?

I turn my head to the door, seeing my boyfriend still in his suit, carrying lavender tulips and a doughnut box. I smile and sigh in relief. I get out of my office chair, "you just saved my life." I say and Tom chuckles. "are you doing okay? I know today is the busiest day of the month." His fingers run through my hair, "I'm doing okay now." I say and he smiles. "Come on, let's take a break." he pulls my arm to the couches in my office.

Tom hands me the flowers, "my favorite." I mumble while smiling, he grins widely, "I know my pretty girl too well." I place the flowers in a vase before sitting down next to Tom. "Sugar coated?" I ask and he nods, "also your favorite." I open the donut box, "I'm on a diet. I shouldn't be eating these." I nod no profusely. "just eat it. It will calm you down."

Eating my comfort foods helps me relax, he knows me so well. This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me, you can't tell me I don't have the best boyfriend ever. I take a bite of the donut, pure sweetness hitting my tastebuds. "I love you," I mumble, "are you talking to me or the doughnut?" he jokes and I laugh, "both, more for the doughnut though."

I look at my watch, "you're only supposed to end work in two hours," I say confused, Tom finishes the bite of his doughnut before he talks, "felt the need to come here." he says, I furrow my eyebrows. "You can leave, just like that?" I ask and he smirks, "who's gonna tell me what to do? I am the boss after all." I laugh, "Right, I forgot."

After Tom and I finish eating, I clean everything up. I look to my boyfriend, "I don't know what I'd do without you." I admit and he smiles, rubbing his thumb over my red cheek. He doesn't reply, but instead pulls me into a sweet loving kiss, still tasting the sugar from the doughnuts on his lips. He pulls away, "let's go get some coffee," he says, "Tom I need to work!" I whine, he ignores my statement. Tom pulls me out of my office door. God this boy.

___
I take a sip of my vanilla latte, sitting in the same chair I sat in a few years. Tom and I still go to our favorite coffee shop in town, I'm completely attached to it. "I was thinking we should take Tessa on a walk when we get home," Tom suggests, I smile lightly. "Of course, I'm sure she'll love that." I reply and he nods, taking a sip of his tea. "she definitely wi-," Tom starts but gets interrupted by my phone ringing.

I search for my phone in my handbag, "shit- sorry," I mumble to Tom before finding my phone. he nods, Ari is calling me. "it's Ari," I say before answering the call. "hey, sorry it took me so long to answer." I say, "no prob. listen, can we do a house swap?" Ari asks me and I look to Tom. A house swap is when I go to Haz and Ari's house and Haz goes to Tom and I's house. It's literally just random sleepovers. After all, I need some girl time sometimes.

"Yeah, uh sure. why so sudden?" I take another sip of my latte, tapping my foot on the wooden floors. "Haz asked for one, I'm not sure why. Just let Tom know and be here tomorrow by 6 pm." she replies, "alrighty, bye. love you," I say into the phone, "hate you way more," the call cuts.

"what happened?" Tom asks, "nothing. They want to do a house swap," I say and he nods his head slowly, not looking at me. "when?" he questions, "tomorrow. I'm going over to theirs at 6 pm." I answer and he nods again, not looking at me. "have fun, okay? not too much fun without me though." he confesses making me laugh, "of course not."