𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐄 - 𝐓𝐎𝐌 𝐊𝐀𝐔𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐙

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧

Tom POV:

I woke up, still a little groggy from last night. I slept really badly and all I wanted to do was talk to Ivy.

I'm not cheating on her, Sarah is a girl I used to sleep with when I was single and I imagine that seeing the pictures of Ivy and me in the magazines made her feel replaced, which it did.

I headed for Bill's room and discovered the worst thing that could have happened to me: Bill and Ivy in each other's arms, she was wearing one of his T-shirts and he was still in last night's clothes.

She looked like a little angel and seeing her in my brother's arms instead of mine made me angry. Yes, I was jealous, I am her boyfriend.

I didn't waste any time and woke my brother violently, while avoiding waking Ivy. I gave him no time to react and took him by the arm, leading him out of his room.

« What the fuck is wrong with you, asshole?! » he said as he withdrew his arm.

I grabbed him by the collar and pinned him against the wall. « I KNEW YOU WERE TRYING TO STEAL MY GIRL. »

He laughed in my face and detached himself from my grip. « So that's what it's all about? You being jealous? »

I didn't say anything, I just looked at him with hatred.

« Look, Tom, Ivy and I are good friends, but I would never try to steal your girlfriend, especially after a fight. » he said, putting his hand on my shoulder.

Just then, Ivy entered the room, yawning. When she saw me, she rolled her eyes in annoyance.

« Fuck that shit. » she whispered.

I tried to catch her before she could run away again. « Baby... »

« Do not call me baby or I will cut your balls off! » she cut me off as she turned violently towards me.

« Ivy, can you just fucking listen to me and stop acting like a little brat?! » I shout at her, annoyed by the situation.

She said nothing, crossing her arms over her chest and raising an eyebrow in challenge.

« I'm not cheating on you, Sarah was one of the girls I use to sleep with when I was single. I stopped seeing her immediately after we met. » I say softly.

« Why would she send you a text saying that, then? » she asked, still a bit angry.

« I think she felt replaced by you and she just wanted to shoot her shot. » I replied.

She looked at me, her proud expression replaced by a sad one. « I'm so sorry Tom, I should of let you explain yourself... It's just that I'm so afraid of being cheated on... »

Tiny tears began to roll down her little cheeks. Her doe eyes looked up at me. With no hesitation I took her in my arms and kissed her forehead.

« I love you Ivy. » I finally said while stroking her hair.

« I love you too, Tom. » she replied with a little smile.

Ivy POV:

After that wonderful scene, Tom took me home. With a smile on his face, he kept telling me how much he loved me all the way home.

When Tom and I finally got home, we headed for the kitchen, hearing someone making a noise. I couldn't wait to see Christina to tell her that Tom and I finally said the 3 big words.

As we entered the kitchen, we recognized the silhouette of a man.

Tom placed me behind him, to protect me, but I slipped out of his reach, picked up a frying pan that was lying to one side without making a sound, and prepared to hit the man.

He turned just as I was about to hit him.

« DON'T HIT ME PLEASE?! » Georg said, his hands up to protect his face.

« GEORG? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING HERE??? » I yelled.

As we were making noises, Christina ran to the kitchen to discover a totally grotesque scene: Me holding a frying pan, ready to hit Georg, protecting himself as best he could, and Tom behind me, laughing out loud.

« IVY PUT DOWN THIS FRYING PAN! » she yelled, standing in front of Georg to protect him.

I put the frying pan to one side and Georg relaxed a little. Tom put his arms around me and I looked at Georg and Christina, waiting for an explanation.

« Well, I guess we have to tell you what's going on now... » said Georg.

Christina hit him on the shoulder to signal her disagreement, then turned to us with an air of defeat.

« Georg and I started seeing each other after the party we threw here, where we invited the whole band. Since you were with Tom last night, I invited Georg... »
she said, resting her head on Georg's shoulder.

Tom tightened his embrace around me and asked: « Are you guys a couple now? »

Georg and Christina looked at each other for a moment before Georg finally spoke: « I think so.. »

I tore myself away from Tom's arms to run and jump into Christina's. We started screaming and jumping like teenagers seeing their celibrity crush for the first time.

The boys were on the side, their hands over their ears to drown out the sound of our screams. Tom was grinning with amusement, and Georg was already regretting his decision.

« I'm so happy for you Tina! » I shout.