Man of War

Letting Him Go

After dinner, Sofie showed me to the guest bedroom and Tomi went with her to her own bedroom. I lay in bed with the lights on, reading some paper work that I brought with me about sponsorships that wanted to support my company. Most of them were dumb and not worth my time so I threw them out. My assistant would be calling soon about it. I sighed in annoyance and knew I wouldn't sleep well tonight because Tomi wasn't in bed with me. Suddenly, my phone rang and I assumed it was my assistant Sherri, so I answered my phone with a snap.

"Baker." I said almost angrily.

"I know you must be delusional talking to your mother that way!" My mother sounded flaberghasted and relieved.

"Mom...hey!" I said and immediatly felt guilty that I didn't call her after I had returned home.

"Andrew Baker, I thought you were dead you ass!" She shouted at me in a blind rage which I found amusing.

"Mom, calm down, I'm sorry I didn't call. I've been busy." I said quietly.

"What could you possibly be busy with Andrew? You have just returned from the war! You should be resting!" She insisted with a hustle.

"I met someone okay, I have a room-mate now." I said trying to get my point across without making my mother die of a heart attack.

"Oh I knew it Andrew. You have a boyfriend! Why didn't you tell me that you are gay?" My mother yelled, jumping from conclusion to conclusion.

"No mom, I'm not gay, it's a girl! I have a girlfriend, I'm with her right now in Arizona for her father's funeral." I said finally, which would make it perfectly clear why I wouldn't have time to call her.

"Oh my God Andrew!!! I must meet her immediatly!!! Come over in two weeks just for the week and bring her with you please Andy! Your brothers miss you so much anyway." My mother pleaded.

"Alright mom, I'll see what I can do for you. I'll call you when I get some answers." I said rolling my eyes, but really I was so happy that my mom wanted to meet Tomi. I was sure that she would love her.

"Alright, call me tomorrow my sweet boy. I love you Andy." She said sincerly.

"I love you too mom...I'll for sure call you." I said before hanging up. I set my phone down and took off my reading classes. I stood up and took off my over shirt and it fell to the floor. I slipped my under shirt over my head and was left bare chested. I took off my pants and then got into bed with only my boxers on. I lay on the soft large bed and crawled under the thick red comforter. I found the remote for the TV and switched it on as I got comfortable. I was pleased to find that the TV had Netflix. It automatically logged onto the Blain's private account so I went ahead and accessed Tomi's browser. The only things on her watch list were Criminal Minds and Grey's Anatomy. I settled for Criminal Mind since I didn't want to add extra crap onto her watchlist. I stared at the screen, when suddenly I heard the sound of knocking on my door. I stood up from the bed and walked quietly to the door. As I opened it, I could automatically assume that it was Tomi. She was there wearing a thin pink silken night dress that went above her knees. I grinned at her as she stood before me.

"Would you like to join me for the night Ms. Blain?" I asked sounding very theatric and funny.

"Yes I would very much love to join you Mr. Baker." She remarked using the same theatrics. I opened the door wider for her to walk in, and when she was through the door I closed it without hesitation. She crawled onto the side of the bed that didn't look occupied and I pulled the covers over her. She looked at the screen playing Criminal Minds and smiled.

"You like Criminal Minds?" She asked me and she scooted closer to me and placed her hand on my chest.

"Yeah, it's one of my favorite shows." I said quietly. She looked absolutely gorgeous as she lay against me.