Across the Fence

Chapter 9

Tom's POV

Her smile fades slightly, "What do you mean, did you get a movie offer?" I cram my hands into my pockets. "Yes love, I did." Her smile returns as she tries to look happy for me. "That's great, Tom, where's the location of the set?" I run a finger down her cheek. "Hawaii." She takes a step back and frowns slightly. "Wow, I was hoping you would say it was somewhere in the UK, Hawaii is quite a trip, we won't see each other for months. I reach out to take her into my arms and I feel her stiffen up almost pulling away from me. "We'll be okay, I'll fly back whenever I can." She moves in closer and wraps her arms around my waist. "I hope you're right."

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Two weeks later

Ashley's POV

"You haven't heard from him since he left?" My friend Rhonda says with a look of concern. "Well, he called me once he arrived in Hawaii, but not since, he's just busy, I'm sure I'll hear from him soon." Rhonda gives me a not so convinced look, then rubs my hand that's resting on the table. "I'm sure you're right, sweetheart. Well I got to get out of here, it's time for me to go pick up the drunk midgets from school." I laugh at her funny yet loving description of her kids. "Let me know if you hear from him." I smile and kiss her on the cheek. "I will, now go before your kids think you forgot about them."

Tom POV

"Tom you're the most eligible bachelor in Hollywood right now, why are you wasting your time on one women?" My co-star Shelby says, while she runs her hands through my hair, while I'm waiting in my trailer for the make up artist to arrive. "Shelby darling, don't you have somewhere else to be? Like shooting a scene?" She tosses her hair behind her shoulder obviously irritated with me. "Are you trying to get rid of me Tom? That seemed to be the last thing on your mind last night when your face was buried between my legs." A pang of guilt hits me like a ton of bricks. "Shelby, please run along we'll talk about this later." She lets out a long drawn out sigh and walks towards the trailer door. "Ok, See you on the set baby." Once she is gone I pinch the bridge of my nose and close my eyes tightly. What have I done? Ashley is the love of my life, why did I betray her for a roll in the hay? Just then my trailer door opens and in walk my make up artist. She looks at me strangely as I wipe a stray tear away.  "Are you okay, Mr Hiddleston?" I can't seem to make a sentence at this moment, so I nod my head.

Once my make up is finished, I have a few minutes before I have to be on set, so I decide to phone Ashley. It rings quite a few times before she answers sounding out of breath.

Ashley: "H-hello?

Me: "Hello darling, did I catch you at a bad time?"

Ashley: "I'm at work, it's been one hell of a day."

Me: "Sorry to hear that, will you be around later, So we can chat?"

Ashley: "I'm surprised to hear you have time to talk to me, since I haven't heard a word from you in nearly Three weeks."

Me: "I promise to explain all of that later, Okay?"

Ashley: "Okay, talk to you later."

Me: "Goodbye love."

After a long day on the set I'm looking forward to going back to my hotel room ordering room service and talking to Ashley on the phone. I finally get to my room and unlock door, just as I walk in I see Shelby standing in the middle of the room wearing nothing but see through lingerie and high heels. I rub my hand over my face and moan. "Shelby what are you doing, and why are you dressed like that?" She laughs out loud and throws her head back. Once she recovers from her giggles she looks at me seductively and starts to walk towards me making me forget my protest. I cave to her advances forgetting all about dinner and my phone call to Ashley.

Ashley's POV

I waited most of the night for Tom's phone call which never came. I finally turned off the TV and decided to go to bed, once in bed the flood gates open and I sob into my pillow. What was I thinking? Why did I fall for a man who can have any women he wanted? I'm a stupid women who was visiting Fantasy land. It's time to come back to reality and forget about Tom Hiddleston.