seeing red [tb12]

o1 // the lady in red

Have you seen the lady in red?

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Tom Brady, superstar quarterback, stood in his spacious bedroom buttoning up the last button on his suit. He could hear the noise that struck the most fear in him getting closer, the sound of his wife's heels clicking against the rich hardwood floors. The model's walk was perfectly timed and spaced out and with each step she got closer the pit in the stomach of the quarterback grew.

The supermodel appeared in the door. As anxious as Tom was, she was even more so. The pair were finally going out for the first time since having their daughter.  It surprised him how quickly she got back into shape and tonight was her night to show off, even though this was Tom's event. She was hardly covered in a tight fitting black dress that showed off her endless tanned legs.

"Are you almost ready?" she asked snapping her hoop earring into it's proper place. Tom nodded, he gave his tie one final adjustment, making certain that it lay directly in the center of his chest. He took his first steps towards her and finally eyed her. Looking into her stunning blue eyes, Tom only saw distance. The married couple, who were once so in love, could hardly even speak.

He shifted his eyes back down to his large quarterbacking hand, after tonight there would be five Super Bowl rings on it. Five. How rare to have won the Super Bowl five times, but he did it. And that brought more joy to him than nearly anything else. Tom reluctantly removed his loving gaze from his rings, back up to his wife's blue eyes. "Yeah. Let's go."

Tom lead the world's apparently most beautiful woman out of the bedroom. "Is Ivy asleep?" He asked, as he tiptoed past the newborns room.

"Yes, she is asleep,"Gisele assured him. The girl was born just after the Patriots epic comeback Super Bowl win, and Tom and Gisele had both hoped that she would be the reason their marriage worked out. But since the little angel arrived, the pair had been distant. Tom and Gisele once struggled to keep their hands off of each other, but now they couldn't even keep eye contact for more than two seconds. Tom thought about how his career was flourishing but his marriage was crumbling as he continued his walk out of the house. He knew his son Cristiano had already been asleep.  He swung the keys around his finger until they at last found their rightful spot in the ignition.

Mr. Kraft's home wasn't far from the Brady household, but the drive felt like hours. Gisele stared at her phone, trying to pick which picture to post to her millions of followers as Tom kept a steady stare on the road before him. "Gisele..."

"Que?" The Portuguese speaking beauty asked from the passengers seat. She planted her phone in her lap and met her husband's eyes. Tom thought about telling her how beautiful she looked, how he hoped that they could get back to the way things used to be, how tonight was about them. But he couldn't bring himself to say any of that.

"Did you tell the nanny what time we would be home?"

"Yes, I did," Gisele frowned into her lap.

Everytime Mr. Kraft had a party or ceremony at his house it was forgotten how large the home actually was. The man was a millionaire and it showed in his taste of decorations. "Mr. Kraft, nice to see you," Tom said as he greeted by the Patriots owner. He planted a kiss on the old man's cheek, which all of America found to be awkward.

"Boa noite Mr. Kraft," Gisele greeted him in her native language. Mr. Kraft stayed at his spot waiting for more arrivals of his players, while Tom and Gisele were led to the backyard where a sprawling tent was set up. Under the tent there were table's and a stage, where the ring ceremony would take place. Christmas style lights lit up the tent, and shown light onto all of the Patriot inspired decor.

Tom and Gisele made their way to the back of the tent, towards the stage. Tom wanted to be as close as he could. "Hey, buddy. Have you seen the lady in red?" Julian Edelman asked, coming up behind his quarterback.

"She is fine," Danny Amendola agreed, he took a sip of his drink as he slowly nodded, careful not to spill onto his suit.

"I'm going to get a drink," Gisele said before disappearing to the refreshments table.

"Did you guys really need to say that in front of my wife?" Tom asked.

"I thought you guys were separated or something..." Julian mumbled.

"We.. we're working on it," Tom stumbled through his words. Therapy was suggested but neither of them were willing to air out their problems to someone else.

"Sorry bud. Anyways, there is this new girl working for the team. She is around here somewhere," Julian looked around, scanning the crowd.

"I heard she works in public relations or something," Danny agreed. Julian turns back to the other two, disappointed he couldn't find the lady in red.

"Everyone, please take your seats. The ring ceremony will begin in 5 minutes," a voice boomed through the speakers set up in each corner of the tent. Gisele appeared holding two drinks and politely handed one to her husband. Tom nodded thankfully as he pulled out her chair from the table before taking his seat. He sat so that he could see the stage.

"Sorry about the guys earlier," Tom whispered. Gisele shook her head.

"It's fine. They were just being themselves," Gisele replied. Tom looked down at the program in front of him. On it, each of the players names were listed along with the stats from their unbelievable Super Bowl win.

"Hello everyone! Welcome to tonight's Ring Ceremony!" A beautiful voice caught Tom's attention. He quickly stopped reading the program and looked up to see where the sweet but also raspy voice was coming from. His eyes landed on a beautiful women standing center stage. Her blonde hair lay in perfect beach waves behind her while her blue eyes shined bright against her tan. She looked so naturally beautiful and bubbly, and her voice was the kind of voice people easily remembered. Tom scanned down her body and realized he had found
the lady in red.

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