Holiday Tomance - ON HOLD

Hello there

That night Tom and I slept naked in each other's arms and it felt as though the world beyond our little van didn't exist. For one night it felt as though nothing else mattered. It was sheer bliss. We got up and did our morning routine and thankfully the next few days of work passed by quickly and it was fairly uneventful.

I had been here for a wonderful and peaceful 3 weeks now and was loving it. It was still fairly quiet but that was to be expected now that we were moving into October, I had no doubts that it would pick back up in the next week or two when the kids were on half term though. I was still working in the cafe mainly with the odd shift here and there in the arcade and laundry. Things were going amazingly well with Tom and each and every day he still managed to surprise me with just how perfect he was. Things were going well, too well. I should have known that there was a pin waiting just around the corner to burst my bubble.

Tom was on arcade duty and I was working in the Café on the morning that it happened. I was out the back washing pots and pans when Shirley came to talk to me. "Alright my love, someone here to see you. Says he isn't leaving until you speak to him. Looks official, he's wearing a suit and everything." I dried my hands and with a confused look on my face walked out to the front. The café was empty. Except for one person. Him.

Our eyes locked across the empty café and my heart sank, I closed my eyes as though if I did that when I opened them up he would be gone. No such luck. He smiled at me and I felt my stomach churn with the nausea. "What do you want Bobby? More to the point, how the fuck did you find me?"

"Well hello to you too sweetheart." He stood up and started walking towards me with his arms open ready to embrace me. I crossed my arms tightly across my chest and stepped backwards. "No need to be like that baby, I've missed you and I've come to take you home. I know you didn't mean any of what you said on the phone and it was just cold feet. Come sit with me. May we have a pot of tea brought to the table please?" He asked Shirley before sitting back down. I sat opposite him, arms still crossed firmly in front of me.

"You have 5 minutes but only if you answer my question. How the hell did you know where to find me? I chose this place for a reason."

"I know you must not have been in the right frame of mind to have chosen somewhere like this but I forgive you." I genuinely felt my jaw drop as he said that, what the hell was going through his mind right now. "Sarah told me where you would be, she said that you always used to come here as a child."

"Still talking to her then? Funny that. But just out of curiosity, what exactly is it that you have forgiven me for? Sleeping with your best friend? No, that was you. Agreeing to marry you for Daddy's money? No, still you. Oh wait, pretending that we didn't lose our unborn child? Oh no wait, still fucking you. So forgive my ignorance but what exactly is it that you forgive me for Bobby? Only I really don't have a fucking clue." By now I was screaming at him, tears streaming down my face as my cheeks flushed red with anger.

"I forgive you for running away. I understand now that you must have just had a case of cold feet, it's perfectly normal so you can tell your friend behind the counter thank you for everything but you are coming home now." He reached to try and grab my hands which were now clenched tightly, knuckles turning white, in front of me on the table. I swatted him away.

"Well that's fucking good of you Bobby but guess what? This is my home now." At this point Shirley came over placed 2 mugs of tea down before standing behind me and placing her hands on my shoulders in a maternal and protective manner.

"Everything ok over here? Only you seem to have upset Y/N and I don't take too kindly to that." Bobby forced a smile and nodded before Shirley continued what she was saying. "Anyway, just to let you both know maintenance is on his way over so you won't be alone much longer." Shirley walked away and I could feel myself relaxing knowing that it would either be Kai or Dave coming over and thankfully not Tom.

A few seconds later though and it seemed as though I was relaxing too early. Tom walked confidently through the door and straight over to us. "Budge over babe, let me sit down and you can introduce me to your friend." I shuffled over so that Tom could sit next to me, he placed a hand under the table and on my knee in a comforting manner.

"I'm sorry but did you just call my fiancée, Babe? Are you the one on the phone the other day who was rather vulgar?"

"I take it from that then that you are the infamous Bobby and that that is exactly the reason as to why my missus is crying? So why exactly are you here then mate?" I could visibly see the muscles in Tom's jaw tightening.

"Bless, rather cute that you seem to think that she is yours. To be honest with you, now that she has had one last fling and got her revenge against me, I am here to take her home and marry her in a few days."

"I have already told you Bobby, this is my home now. We aren't together and there is no way in hell that I am coming home or marrying you. So I think that you should just leave." I could feel my tears burning my eyes as I started trying to calm myself down. Bobby stood up.

"I came to take you home Y/N and there is no way that I am leaving here without you. We need to get married, our families are expecting it." Before I had a chance to say anything Tom had jumped up and had Bobby pinned against the wall by his throat.

"She asked you to leave and she told you that she isn't coming with you. She is with me now and I suggest that you fuck off before I send you back to Daddy in a body bag. Understood?" It was amazing how calm Tom was actually being as he was saying all of this. I sat and watched, I had no intention of helping Bobby. "I asked if you understand?"

Bobby tried to speak but nothing was coming out so he just nodded. Tom released him and I walked over to stand next to Tom reaching out with my hand to firmly grip his. "I suggest you leave Bobby and don't even think about coming back for me. You are either going to have to tell everyone the wedding is off or you can marry Sarah. In fact, use our wedding to marry her and forget about me. You'd be doing us both a huge favour."

 Bobby ran out of the door like a scolded dog with his tail between his legs and he was clutching at his throat as he ran. We watched him get in his car and drive off. Then everything went black.