Stitches

Part 8

"I know we've had our problems. But I can't do this without you, I need you..." Tom held your hands gently, with teary eyes you looked into brown warm ones. "I need too, I've lost so much you're all I have..." you leaned into him closing your eyes as your lips met, in a soft passionate kiss, a kiss much needed. "And cut!" you sighed quickly pulling away from Tom, "Thats a wrap for today, it's a night." Everyone on set cleared out as the cleaned up the set, without saying a word you turned around and made your way towards your trailer, as you hair flawlessly moved with your movement. Tom still stood awestruck alone in the room, he knew you were acting but the kiss felt so real, there was no way you could have faked that. His stomach still erupted into butterflies when you touched him, and his heart beated intensely whenever you were in the room. After all these years he still loved you, and even though you left him, his heart was still yours, he doesn't what happened to you, or how you felt about him. But this time, he wasn't going to let you go.

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Everyday would be the same, you both would spend all day doing your scenes then go to your trailers when you were done. Tom would try to talk to you, but you would always give him a hard look that would soften when you met his eyes, but then you would blink a couple times ignoring him. There were sometimes when they would style his hair bit messier that he usually had, and your eyes would linger on him a bit longer, but you would turn your head as Tom would look at you, you thought he didn't notice, but he did, he noticed everything because he always kept an eye on you.

There was one scene the both of you were shooting were Tom was supposed to hold you by your waist as your eyes were filled with pure fear and anxiety, he of course knew it was acting but all of that went through the window as his body kicked into instinct doing exactly what he would do if you were in terror, "Its ok, I'm here for you. I got you." he held you tighter as you wrapped your arms around his neck, nuzzling your head into the crook of his neck. "I love you." he mentally cursed himself for letting the words slip out, that were definitely not part of the script but the cameras kept rolling. You stayed in character as you looked into his eyes with a smile spreading across your face, "I love you too." "And cut! Great improve you guys." you unwrapped your arms from Tom, getting up and making your way towards your trailer, as you walked away he felt alone even if he was in a room full of people, he missed having your arms wrapped around him, and your smile... he knew he had to talk to you he quickly stood up and made his way towards your trailer.

***

He walked up to your trailer with no hesitation he knocked on the door, you opened the door with a smile on your face that fell when you looked at him. "Tom-" "No- I need to say something. You left me with a broken heart back home, our home, you have us your family, that you're ignoring. And I don't know why you're doing this, but I see the way you look at me. But please, come back, and even you say no. I'm not going to let you go so easily this time!" he sighed looking at you with tears forming in his eyes as he waited for a reaction. Guilt took over you as you looked down at the ground, "Hey babe, you ok?" Tom's head jerked up as he saw a tall black-haired man with stubble and a sharp jawline, walk up to you moving your head by your cheek and giving you a kiss, you went along with the movement not taking your eyes off the ground. Toms throat closed up as he choked back tears seeing you in the arms of someone else, his heart shattered into a million pieces along with his hope of having you back in his arms. Your eyes finally left the ground seeing your broken Tom barely holding back tears in front of you, you wanted to wrap your arms around and hold him tight, he looked like a sad lost puppy. "Tom I-" "No- its fine. I'll see you tomorrow." He looked at your eyes one last before turning around and making his way to his trailer, your eyes started tearing up as you watching him walk away. "Who was that babe?" "An old friend." My one and only?

***

You both didn't talk much after that, you would spend the day shooting scenes then go to your trailers, Tom would still admire you from a distance, and unintentionally keep a close eye on your boyfriend. He may have not been your boyfriend, but he would still be your best friend.

One night the whole cast was invited to a bar to have a couple drinks and unwind, you of course brought your boyfriend and Tom hung out with some of the other cast, while still keeping a close eye on you, the whole time your boyfriend kept downing down a ton of drinks while you slowly sipped on one talking to your boyfriend as he nodded as if he paid attention. Halfway through the night Tom found your boyfriend dancing with some other girls while you sat quietly at the bar waiting for him, Tom pushed through the crowd reaching your boyfriend who reeked of alcohol. "Hey man, shouldn't you be with your girlfriend" he said motioning to you, "She's been looking for you." he shrugged his shoulders, "It doesn't really matter. I've been using her for publicity" Tom body filled with rage he clenched his fist thinking of an asshole like him using his best friend. "Why does it matter to you anyway. Who do you think you are?" Toms knuckles became as he clenched them tighter, "You're a real piece of shit." in one swift movement he knocked him down onto the ground with a large bruise across his face. Your eyes widened as you saw the commotion, you ran up to Tom standing in front of him. "Tom what the hell are you doing!?" you've never seen so much rage in his eyes, but his eyes softened and fists un-clenched as he met your desperate eyes. "Please stop! Just leave..." he looked at you as you begged him to leave, he sighed shaking his head before turning around and heading out the door. You looked at the ground as your eyes started stinging, you helped your boyfriend off the ground and dragged him along with you towards the door. "Come on you, idiot we're leaving." "No! I don't want to go!" you grabbed you by your wrist roughly, definitely leaving a purple bruise there. "We have to go. You're drunk were going." you started dragging him again but pulled out of your hold violently causing you to stumble back and fall onto the ground. "I'm not going anywhere! You can go by yourself bitch." he spit out the words the venom causing your whole body to shake and tears form in your eyes. He then left you on the ground making his way back in the crowd. You got up dusting yourself off and ran out the bar, you were hurt mentally and physically, you never thought that he would act out like that, your hand ached from the purple bruise he left on it. You were still shaking and crying as you made your way back to the trailers, you wanted nothing more than Tom to hold you, comfort you and tell you he was there for you.

***

You walked up to his trailer hesitating and debating whether to knock on the door or leave, you turned around to leave until his door swung open, his eyes widened in surprise seeing you there until he saw you shaking in fear. "Darling, what happened?" you tried to speak but no words came out of your mouth, as your throat closed up. He walked up to wrapping his arms around as you nuzzled your head into his neck, smelling his familiar scent. "Please, get inside it's freezing out here." you nodded as you followed him into his trailer, in the light of the trailer he got a quick glimpse of the large purple bruise on your wrist before you hid it from him, "What is that? Did that asshole do that to you?" he took your arm carefully examining it, as his face hardened in anger and disgust. "I swear I'm going to kill him." you chuckled lightly at his treat before he met your eyes causing his features to soften again, you smiled slightly before sitting down on the floor next to you, you curled up into a bar and nuzzled into his side as he wrapped his arm around you, "I'm sorry for hitting him. It's just-" he hesitated before moving you closer to him. "He was using you..." "I know." his eyes widened looking down at you. "Then why were you with him?" "I knew I was never going to love anyone like I loved you. But I was lonely and one thing let to another- I don't want to talk about it..." he sighed leaned his head against the while as you looked at the roof. "Are you going to tell me why you did all this?" you swallowed hard before taking a deep breath, "I don't know- can we please just go to bed now?" he shook his head and pursed his lips before nodding slowly and helping you off the ground and onto the bed, you curled up into his side, as you felt like you were back in your childhood again.