TWH

5 - could i get your number?

Emma had been all over Richard for the past 15 minutes. Her friends had all started to leave and I was left fiddling with my empty drink. I looked up and saw that Tom was at the bar and I decided to go up and order another drink and see what time he was thinking of heading back home.

"Hey princess" he smiled as I stood and ordered a gin and tonic.

"Ha, why the princess?" I cocked an eye brow

"I dunno, It's got a ring to it" he chuckled. "Sorry. I'm a bit tidily"

I laughed with him. "Me too!" I said as I took a big sip of my drink.

"Has she got distracted?" Tom asked gesturing to Emma sat in Richard's lap.

"Just a little bit" I scoffed.

"I guess it's my turn to entertain you" he smiled.

"You don't have to entertain me. Thanks for making me feel like a burden" I huffed.

"Fuck no! Sorry. I didn't mean it like that I. Umm. Let's just Umm.  Right." He took a deep breath and stood up. "Hi, I'm Tom."  He held out his hand for me to shake.

"Hi tom" I smiled back.

"I was wondering if I could buy you a drink? And perhaps you'd like to join me and my friends?" He really was cute when he was a little flustered. And he was incredibly charming when he wanted.

"That sounds lovely. Thank you"

We walked back over the the table where I was congratulated by his friends for making Rachel look like that idiot she was. We sat bunched up and Tom put his arms around my shoulder half in an attempt to squeeze everyone in, and I was hoping half in a way that would let the other guys know to back off.

We talked about all sorts with the guys. Emma came over to check that Tom was ok to get me home and let us know that she was going back to Richard's. Tom stood and puffed out his chest a little in a big-brotherly way as Richard walked passed, but Emma just gave him a slap on the shoulder back down and he made sure she'd text him to let her know she was ok.

I used the time stood up as a chance to head to the loo. When I came out Tom was waiting in the corridor.

"You ok?" I asked a little wobbly on my feet.

"Yeah I was, just waiting for you" he ran his fingers though his hair.

"Bit creepy" I joked.

"Ha sorry. I just wanted to get you away from the others for a minute. There's um something I need to..." he stopped mid sentence and grabbed my cheeks. I stepped back and hit the wall behind me, one of his hands braced himself next to my head and he kiss me. Really, properly kissed me. Our tongues wrestled. His lips were possessive. My hands wrapped around his neck and his body pressed hard against me. We were brought back to reality by the bar ringing the bell for last orders.

"Would you like another drink? Or shall we head back?" He asked. His body still pressed to me. His hands were on my hips, his legs in between mine slightly.

"Uumm I, I," I was kinda speechless I swallowed hard. "I think I've probably had more than enough to drink so are we ok to head back?"

"Of course" he stood tall again and held my hand as we went back to find our jackets and coats. "We can wait for a cab, or it's not far to walk if you're up for that?"

I wasn't too cold and we'd had a fair bit to drink so we decided on a walk back. Tom held me close the whole way, we stopped on the top of a little hill where we could see Christmas decorations on the house all around. There was a bus stop where we sat for a bit.