Dancer ➳ Tommy Lee

Chapter Five

Is this love that I'm feeling? Is this the love that I've been searching for?

— Whitesnake, Is This Love

Shopping for groceries was really an adventure. Most of it was Nikki and Vince doing something absolutely insane to cause some sort of ruckus while Tommy wore a huge, puffy, winter coat and stuff food in every pocket he could find. I raised my eyebrow as I watched them suspiciously, if they could throw hundred dollar bills at strippers all night but couldn't afford food?

Suddenly I saw Tommy pick up a watermelon and hand it to me, "Put it under your shirt and act pregnant." My eyes went wide at what he said, this man was actually fucking crazy. "What? I'm not doing that. It's illegal!" I said as he lifted my shirt and slipped the watermelon underneath. "It's only illegal if you get caught." I grabbed on to it before it could fall and bust open every where while Tommy ran off with Nikki. Vinnie walked over to me looking at my hands wrapped around the watermelon under my shirt. An employee walked by and Vinnie placed a hand on the watermelon. "Hey Lizzie Girl, when you're fucking Tommy does the baby feel a poke?" He said excitedly and the employee had a horrified face as they walked by faster.

I opened my mouth to say something, but Tommy and Nikki came speed walking towards us. Tommy placed a hand on my lower back and steered me to the front of the store. One of the cashiers gave us a look and I knew he that he knew something was up. I bent over and let out a loud groan, cradling the watermelon. "Oh shit! Tommy, the baby's coming!" I said loudly while gasping. I hoped they would catch onto my plan and thankfully they did. "Shit guys! Shes going into labor!" Tommy 'helped' me stand up straight and looked to the guys. The employee eyes were wide and I hoped they would buy it. 

One rushed over and looked over us worriedly. "Do you want me to call an ambulance?" She asked and we shook our heads. "Oh god no. Our car is outside. Thank you though!" Tommy said quickly and rushed us out of the store. We rounded the corner of the store and took off, speed walking down the street. When we a distance away, we stopped and busted out laughing. I pulled the watermelon out from under my shirt and handed it off to Vinnie. 

"I can't believe they bought it!" I said excitedly. Tommy wrapped an arm around me and shook his head. "That was brilliant! If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have gotten away." I smiled and did a little bow. Nikki grinned and reached into one of the many pockets of Tommy's jacket, pulling out a bottle of Jack Daniels. I shook my head we started walking down the side walk. We got back to the apartment and I plopped down on the grubby couch. Tommy stood at the counter and began pulling all the items from his jacket. A lot of it was small bottles of alcohol but there a few regular food items. "Hey, toss me the lunch meat and cheese please?" I called to Tommy and he nodded, chucking them at me. I opened up the packages and started snacking on them. Tommy grabbed a bottle of alcohol and plopped down beside me. He offered me the bottle but I shook my head. "I got work in a few hours and surprisingly it requires us to be sober." 

"What time do you get off?" Tommy asked, after taking a swig of his beverage. I look over at him and smirked. "Why, planning on meeting up afterwards?" I asked and he grinned, showing his dimples. "Maybe." He shrugged and chuckled. "Well, I get off around two in the morning. If you show up, maybe we could go back to my place for some privacy." I leaned in and whispered the last part in his ear. "I like the sound of that," Tommy replied with a little smirk on his face. 

Tommy leaned forward but I leaned away and laughed. "I don't think so. I need to be getting back to my place." I handed him the food and stood from the couch. "I'll see you later."  I smiled and headed out the window.