Flightless Birds

Well if that's how you feel

I leave my apartment to go to work around 5:30.
I get the at 6:00, being the first to arrive at the trailer again. Or so I think.
When I open up the trailer, the lights are off, but as soon as I turn them on, I see Tom, sitting on the sofa, just smiling away.
He comes over to me and wraps his arms around me and kisses the top of my head. " Good morning, Love."
I stand on my tip toes and return the gesture. " Good morning." I try to walk away but he grabs my waist tighter.
" Not yet." He whispers into my ear. He kisses my neck with slow, soft kisses.
They tickle so I try not to laugh. He quickly catches on that my neck is ticklish and begins biting. I wriggle free from his grip and back away.
" You can't use that against me!"
He looks at me with a sly smile on his face and a fierceness in his eyes. " Just watch me." He begins to step closer. The trailer
door opens and he magically changes his expression and posture and says a jumble of words that I didn't quite catch as if we were having a casual conversation.
I nod and try to go along with it as well as possible. Steve looks at the both of us then begins to cry. I take the five steps towards him and wrap myself around him. "What's wrong?" I gently scratch his back with my fingers to try and soothe him.
" Paul broke up with me." He sobs into my shoulder and grips at my back harder. " Four years down the drain, and for what? Some 22 year old euro-trash!"
I look over to Tom and give him a sympathetic look. I just hope he didn't take any offense to that.
" How did you find out?" I ask.
" I came home last night and there they were, watching Netflix on MY account, in MY apartment. I went into the kitchen and grabbed the broom the sent the piece of garbage back to where he came from. And as for Paul, I sent him packing his bags."
"At least you did the sensible thing." I say reassuringly. " Does Paul have another place to stay?"
He shakes his head no. " His mother lives in Michigan. He's probably at the filthy rats apartment as we speak. All his stuff is set out on the curb. I sent him a snapchat, so he knows."
I stand there in silence, unsure of what to say. " Well, I guess it's for the best. That just proves to your that there is someone better for you out there."
He suddenly perks up. " You're right! Just like I said to you when you broke up with Luca! You haven't exactly found someone, but you have a fuck buddy, which in all honesty is close enough."
My whole body shudders. The fact that he brought up Luca. And that I have a fuck buddy. I want to slam my head against a brick wall. I glance over at Tom. He's holding back a smirk. He's proud of his reigning title. I shoot a nasty look at him while Steve has his back turned.
He wipes the almost look off his face instantly.
" We only had sex once. It's not like it's going to happen again!" I say in defense.
I can see Tom crossing his arms over his chest. I succeed in holding back the laughter.
" Well, it's just good to see you getting over Luca."
I squirm when he says his name. I clear my throat. " Well, I'm going to go grab the list of chores to do from today, I'll be back in a bit."
Steve squeezes my shoulder as I make my way past him. Tom shoots me a pondering look. I ignore it and exit the trailer.
I take my sweet time in getting back. I enjoy a nice breakfast and long chat with Cynthia and Agnes. I end up spending 45 minutes wasting time that I know is somewhat precious. I speed walk back to the trailer and arrive just as Tom has finished his makeup.
His eyes lock on mine. He smiles and waves. " I was just about to leave without you!"
I jog the rest of the distance between us. " Let's go then."
As he gets closer he whispers into my ear, "You didn't have to jog." then giggles a little.
I roll my eyes. " Let's just hurry."
" What's up?" He asks. " You're not yourself today."
"Nothing."
He walks into an alley between the Cafeteria and Hair and Makeup department. "Was it that Luca guy."
I want to put up a fight but it's useless. " Yeah. It was. And I really don't feel like talking about it."
He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me closer to him. " I want to know more about you, Sophie. You're making it really difficult."
I pull away. " You've already seen all of me, what's the point in getting to know me?"
He scoffs. " I'm not that type of person who is going to lose interest after I slept with someone. In fact, I would have rather gotten to know you first before I explored you."
" I would have much rather preferred it that way too but its a little late for that"
" It's not too late." He says reassuringly.
I can't help but laugh. " After these next few months you will be going back to the UK and I'll be here in New York working on more films with many more actors and actresses. I don't want to start something that could have potential then end it because of the major flaw of us living in different countries and having very busy conflicting schedules."
He sighs in defeat. " When you put it that way." He looks at his watch then makes his way over to the costume department, leaving me to stand in the alley way alone.
I quickly catch up to him. " It's not that I don't want to get to know you and you get to know me, It's just that I find it poi-"
" I understand." He cuts me off and continues walking, taking longer strides with each step.
He flings the door open and doesn't bother holding it. I don't bother walking in and just wait for him to storm back out.
Twenty minutes later he comes back out. He looks even angrier than before. His calm blue green eye have turned into a harsh, frozen tundra.
He walks back over to the alley way we were in before. I look around to see if anyone is watching. Nothing. I quickly run into the alley.
Tom grabs me from behind and turns me round to face him. He backs me up against the brick wall and begins kissing me. He picks me up and wraps my legs around him. I have the tiniest urge to pull away but I quickly shoo it away. I hold on tight to his hair and begin deeply kissing him.
He pulls away to get a quick breath of air. He has that stupid smirk on his face again. He puts me down before things get too physical.
" I don't care what you say, we are going on a date and you're going to like it. "
I quickly catch my breath. " I'll go but I'm not going to like it."
He smirks then begins walking off to the filming studio. " Alright."