𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐄 • 𝐭.𝐛𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐡

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priscilla

"Jesus." Tom mutters under his breath as he moves off of me and lays beside me, pulling his duvet over the both of us.

I simply hum back, breathing through my lips as I stare at the ceiling.

"You alright?" He asks me quietly and places a hand on my stomach in reassurance.

"I'm fine." I nod quickly, looking at him to emphasise that fact. "I'm fine. Overwhelmed, though."

Tom breathily laughs. "Can I say thank you to that?"

I grin in amusement. "You can."

"D'you mind if I smoke?"

"Go ahead."

He leans over to his nightstand and retrieves a pack of cigarettes and a lighter.

I know it's a horrible addiction but holy fuck he looks good when he smokes.

While we lay in silence, him smoking his cigarette and me admiring him, I think about what we did and what it means.

"Should-" I clear my throat. "Should I leave?"

Tom's eyes widen and his head snaps to look at me.

"No! You're fine. You don't have to go anywhere. I mean, unless you're saying you want to?"

"I'm okay."

"Really?" He smirks and sits up a bit. "Really okay? Enjoyed it okay?"

"Yeah." I shrug, my head angling up so I can continue holding his gaze. "I enjoyed it."

"Wanna do it again?"

"Now?" My eyebrows involuntarily raise.

"Not necessarily. Just...we could keep doing this. Whenever we feel the urge to do so."

Friends with benefits?

I think about it for a few moments before I nod slowly.

I enjoyed it. Really enjoyed it. Out of him and the other three men, he was the best. Easily. By a long, long, long shot. Why shouldn't I be allowed to do this with him again? In some way, I think it would make spending the whole tour together less awkward than if we just did it once and let it lie.

"Sure."

"Cool." He nods. "But...let's be responsible, yeah? Only do it until the tour starts up again."

"Makes sense." I nod back. "Hell, maybe even stop a few days before just to make sure we stick to it."

"Makes even more sense." Tom agrees and offers me his hand to seal our verbal deal, funny smile on his face.

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tom
1 month later - california

"Fuck!"