I Hope You Love Me Back // TOM TRENCH X READER (old version)

004// Restart

chapter summary;  you make it through the switch between bosses alive, thankfully. but it's far from the last time you'll face off with katie.

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“What do you mean they're your intern? I hired them personally.”

“That's true, but I took them for cronuts. We've bonded and are nearly inseparable by now.”

You  stared  nervously  at  Katie,  tensing  up  as  Tom  wrapped  his  arm  around  your  body  and  pulled  you  close  to  his  side.  Katie  narrowed  her  eyes  at  you  for  a  moment,  looking  you  up  and  down  with  a  very  critical  stare.  She  hadn't  killed  you  when  you  walked  back  into the  station  with  Tom,  so  you  figured  she  ignored  your  defiance  (for once).  But  now,  it  seemed  she  was  ready  to  end  you  both  right  here  over  this  tomfoolery.

Pun  intended.

Katie  scoffed  and  flipped  her  hair,  looking  towards  Tom  who  emanated  a  carefree  vibe.  She  crossed  her  arms  and  turned  in  the  direction  of  the  casting  room.

“Like h*ll you are. Come on intern, I have a bone to pick with you.”

You  gulped.  Coming  from  Katie,  that  phrase  was  all  but  metaphorical.  You  stepped  forward  to  follow  the  pale  demoness,  but  Tom  held  you  tight.  You  looked  at  him,  but  he  continued  to  stare  ahead.

“I'm serious Katie. This one's mine now.”

Katie  scowled  and  whipped  around  to  glare  menacingly  at  Tom.  You  really  wished  he  wouldn't  hold  you  so  tight  when  Katie  was  angry  like  this.  If  she  was  going  to  snap,  you  didn't  want  to  be  anywhere  near  the  scene.

“Are you kidding me Tom? You do this every time I hire someone! Do you even know their name?!”

Tom  shrugged  and  smoothed  his  hair  back.  You  watched  in  awe  as  he  cooly  rolled  his shoulders and  looked  Katie  dead  in  her  eyes.  This man  had  absolutely  no  self-persevation,  and  that  made  him  stupid  brave.  Emphasis  on  the  stupid  part.

“Do you?”

Katie  opened  her  mouth  and  then  closed  it.  She  growled  and  smoothed out  her  outfit,  attempting  to  compose  herself  back  into  perfection.

“You know what? Fine. Keep the dumb b*tch. But when they f*ck up your career don't come begging me to fix it.”

“Sure thing drama queen.”

You  watched  as  Katie  stormed  off,  muttering  something  about  Tom  being  the  son  of  a  pothead.  Once  she  was  out  of  sight  (and  sound),  you  pulled  away  from  Tom  with  a  surprised  and  horrified  look.

“What in the inner pentagram is wrong with you?! If Katie catches me alone after this, she'll definitely kill me!”

Tom  laughed  at  your  fear,  adjusting  his  tie.

“I guess you'll have to stick close then, hm~? But don't worry about Katie. I've asserted my dominance over the situation- if she tries to mess with you again then she'll have bigger fish to fry.”

“But she-”

“By the by, what is your name? I'd never admit it in her presence but Katie brough up a good point. Can't be your boss-friend if I don't know who you are, right?”

You  sighed  and  tried  to  calm  yourself  down.  The  possibility  of  Katie's  revenge  was  a  legitimate  fear  of  yours  right  now,  but  the  way  Tom  cut  you  off  showed  that  he  didn't  want  to  talk  about  it.  Maybe  he really did  have  the  situation  under  control.

'Or maybe he's tired of hearing me act like a little bi-"
“It's [Y]. My name is [Y].”

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sorry this took so long, wattpad was being ultra problematic.
i hope you liked this chapter! i know it wasn't really eventful, but we're probably not gonna get to deep stuff until later on in the book. be on the lookout for the next chapter, which is gonna give some insight on reader/tom's home life.

and thanks for all of your support! this book has like, 1-point-something thousand reads, and i'll never get over the shock <3<3<3