𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐭 | 𝐓𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧

|7|

After a few days they finally arrived in London and Şeyma was very happy to be able to enter her home again after months. She was having a cosy day until she got a call from Tom.

"What are you doing, darling?"

"Nothing special, just enjoying my day in my house"

"Perfect, put on some thicker clothes, I'll come and pick you up in a minute"

"Where are we going?" Şeyma asked curiously.

"It's a surprise," said Tom, smiling mischievously.

After half an hour, Tom was already there and he drove Şeyma to a special place. When Şeyma recognised the building, she couldn't believe her eyes.

"No way! I haven't been here for years,"
she said with excitement.

"I know, and since you kept telling me how much you loved ice skating as a little kid, I thought I'd take you to an ice rink"

Şeyma hugged Tom tightly.
"You're the best, thanks for everything"

When they entered the rink, there were no people there.

"Seems like there's no one here but us"
Şeyma said as she looked around. Tom grinned because he had rented the whole rink for the day so that he and Şeyma could have the whole rink to themselves.

The hours passed and they had a lot of fun together. When they could take no more, they lay down in the middle of the hall.

"This is one of the best days of my life,"
said Şeyma as she looked at Tom. He also turned to her and they looked directly into each other's eyes.

"I'm honoured to be a part of one of your best days," Tom said as he smiled. "Şeyma, I actually wanted to tell you something else," he said as he stood up. Suddenly the lights went out and it became pitch black. Şeyma tried to understand what was going on and she stood up too. When the lights came back on, there were roses everywhere and a rose in Tom's hand.

"Tom-" before she could continue her sentence, Tom interrupted her. "Please listen to me, I haven't been able to get you out of my head since day one and I can't stop thinking about you. Şeyma, I wanted to ask you if you'd like to be my girlfriend," Şeyma couldn't believe what was happening. "Tom, I would love to be your girlfriend"

After these words, their lips touched and they began to kiss. The kiss deepened and Tom's hands held Şeyma tightly by her waist and he pulled her closer and closer to him, while one of Şeyma's hands was around Tom's neck and the other hand went through his hair. When they pulled away, they were both out of breath. Şeyma laid her head against his chest and they stood in an embrace for a few minutes. Neither of them could believe their happiness, but there was one more thing Tom had to tell her and that was that this relationship had to remain a secret, at least for now.

On the way home, Tom thought about how he should tell her. "I can't wait to tell my friends," said Şeyma, her eyes sparkling. Tom sighed,
"I need to tell you something else" he said seriously. "What's wrong?" Şeyma asked a little anxiously as she stroked Tom's hand. "You must have heard the news about us and Luke said that if we start a romantic relationship, we should keep it a secret, for my career and reputation, and of course for your career, too" Şeyma looked into space for a few seconds and just nodded her head. She had a bad feeling and to be honest, that wasn't what she wanted. Tom realised that she didn't like it at all and tried to cheer her up.
"That doesn't change my feelings, I love you incredibly much and it will always stay that way"

Before they said goodbye, they hugged each other and Şeyma left the car with mixed feelings. On the one hand, she was incredibly happy, but keeping the whole thing a secret worried her. After all, she wanted to proudly introduce her boyfriend to everyone and want to hold his hand in public, kiss and hug him or spontaneously go somewhere without fear of being caught by the paparazzi.