Mutual - A Thomas Brodie-Sangster fanfiction

Chapter Fourteen

When we arrive at the theatre, I get out of the car and Thomas walks around it to stand next to me. He offers me his arm and I take it. My heart pounds in my chest, due to having him so close to me. We collect our tickets at the box-office and walk into the building. We go over to a free table and Thomas gets us two glasses of champagne. "To you Pia." "No, to you Thomas. Thank you so much for taking me." I smile up at him and we both take a sip of the champagne. "Have you seen any other musicals before?" I nod. "Yes several. I've seen Tarzan, The Lion King, Aladdin, Mama Mia and Matilda. I love going to see a musical or play. What about you?" "I like to see them as well. I have seen many, but not the Phantom of the Opera." "Good, then it will be new for both of us." The bell goes off and the audience is asked to get to their seats. Thomas and I walk in and he leads us to a row close to the front. I sit down and he sits next to me. The Musical starts shortly after and I am amazed by it. The actors are really good and the music makes my body hair raise up. I laugh and am completely consumed by the story.

After a bit over an hour, there is a small break. Thomas and I walk out into the lobby again and stand at one of the tables. I excuse myself quickly and head to the bathrooms. When I come back, I can see a small crowd around Thomas and chuckle. Some teenage girls are crowding him and he is talking to them. They take some pictures together and I wait a few meters away from them. When Thomas spots me, he excuses himself and walks over to me. He wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me into the side.

We get back to our seat. "You could have stayed with them. I didn't mind." He smiles at me sweetly and strokes my hair back out of my face. "I know, Pia. Tonight is not about them, but you." My cheeks heat up and I smile at him. The show starts again and I break my gaze with him and turn to face the stage again. The ending is quite sad and I get emotional rather quick and shed a tear. Thomas notices and hands me his dress handkerchief. I take it and wipe away my tearstains. He places his one hand just above my knee and squeezes my thigh gently. The show ends and the audience gives standing ovations. We go and wait in line to get my coat, that he dropped off when we got here. "The show was amazing. Thank you so much, Thomas." I hug him shortly and he hugs me back. We get my coat and he helps me put it on.

We walk out side by side and are greeted with flashing lights. I raise my one hand above my eyes and try to keep orientation. The lights are blinding and people are shouting questions at us. "Thomas who is the mysterious girl?" "Are you on a date?" "Look this way!" Thomas ignores them and grabs my hand to pull me to our car. I get in and move over to the other seat so that Thomas can come in as well. He slams the door shut and tells the driver where to take us. "I'm sorry, Pia. One of the girls must have posted something about me being here. Are you all right?" "Yes, don't worry. I was just surprised. You should put your seatbelt on." He chuckles and fastens his seatbelt. "Where are we going now?" He looks at me with a surprised expression and tenses up a bit. "To the restaurant to have dinner. Or do you rather want to go back to the hotel?" "Oh, no. I'm actually starving." I laugh and he relaxes again.

We get to the restaurant and a waitress brings us to our table. We sit down and Thomas orders a bottle of white wine. The restaurant is quite posh and I feel a little out of place. I'm dressed for the occasion, at least. Thomas and I talk about our childhood and he tells me about his younger sister Ava. I also tell him about my older sister Lara. She lives in Bavaria now and studies there. So, she lives on the other end of Germany. "I don't see her that often, but when we see each other we always get along pretty well. When we were younger, we would often fight and stuff." "Yeah, same with my sister. Ava is a bit younger than me and since I have to travel a lot, we don't see each other often." We order our food and continue asking each other about our childhood. Time flies by and we finish the bottle of wine and our food. Thomas pays for us and we head back to the hotel.

When we stop in front of my room, I don't know what to say or do. "Tonight was wonderful, Pia. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did." "Yes, Tommy. Thank you so much!" He pulls me into his chest and I rest my head in the crook of his neck. He smells so good! I wish tonight wouldn't have to end, ever! "Are you tired, Tommy?" He shakes his head and I pull out of his embrace. "Would you like to watch a movie with me?" He nods and smiles at me. "Just let me get changed into something more comfortable. I will be back in a few."

I open my door and hand him the card afterward. "Just let yourself in. I'm going to change as well." He takes the card out of my hand and I get into my room. I take my pyjamas and change into them in the bathroom. I wipe my makeup off my face and brush my teeth. I crawl under the covers and turn the TV on and browse through the available movie. The door opens and Thomas comes in. He is wearing grey sweatpants and a white t-shirt. How is it possible to look that good in sweatpants?! He walks over to the bed and I lift the covers for him to get in. "Can we watch Harry Potter?" "Sure, whatever you want."

We lean against the headboard and I start the movie. We watch in silence for a while until I shift around and try to find a comfortable position. I can't find one and sigh. "Come over here, Pia." I look at Thomas and he gestures for me to come closer to him. He wraps one arm around my back and pulls me into his side. I rest my head on his chest and relax in his arms. Halfway through the movie, I feel my eyes getting heavy and I fight to keep them open. "You can go to sleep now, Pia. You need to be well-rested for the premier tomorrow." I snuggle into him a bit more. "Good night, Tommy." I am nearly asleep when I hear him whisper, "Good night, love." He kisses my hair gently and I fall asleep.