Our Promises

6.

"Hey! Tom that's not fair! Give me it back!" I said as Tom swiped one of my chocolate bars.
"You've had two!" He exclaimed.
"And?" I snatched it back.
"Okay fine. Why don't we split it?" He negotiated. I thought about it.
"Fine." I rolled my eyes.
"3 pieces each." I said. Tom split it perfectly in half.
"Here you go!" He handed me the 3 pieces of chocolate and popped one of his own i to his mouth.
"Thank you." I smiled.
"Promise to always share food?" Tom asked.
"No. Promise to share food when both of us agree?" I asked.
"Fine." And we shook pinkies.

I got up and did my usual morning routine and headed to the hospital.
"Hey Blair." My friend Julia said.
"Hi Jules. How's Brad?" I asked. Brad was her kid that she had about a year ago. I'd only visited once...oops.
"He's got a cold but he'll be fine." She smiled and we walked our opposite ways.
"Dr Nolan!" Emma came up to me with a coffee already made.
"Wow, look who's catching up! How are you?" I asked as she hurried along side me as I fast walked through the hospital.
"I'm great! How was your day off?" Emma asked. I cleared my throat and nodded as we got into the elevator.
"It was...fun. It was good." I smiled thinking about yesterday.
"Well that's good! I had something to ask you on a non-professional level." Emma said. "Sure, go ahead."
"Well, I heard that you're friends with that actor who was in the other day and I thought he was really cute and-"
"You want his number?" I finished the sentence for her. It came out a lotttt bitchier than I meant.
"I mean...not if you-"
"Psh! Me and Tom? Nah. No. Ha haaa. We're just...friends!" Wow why was my answer so fucking weird?
"Are you sure?" She asked.
"Oh yeah! No I'm great! Of course. I shall pass your number onto him." I laughed awkwardly. "Okay...great. Thank you." She swallowed and smiled awkwardly. Why were my answers so weird? Why was I being a bitch? You just reconnected days ago Blair. He's not your boyfriend, he's not your property. He's just...a friend...But do you want it to be just friends? I mean yesterday you wanted to kiss him and now- You were broken out of your thoughts as the lift stopped at a floor, letting more people in and your phone pinged. You looked at it. Unknown.

Unknown: Did you get home safe last night?
Unknown: Did you eat breakfast? Are you at the hospital?
Unknown: Shit you're working. I'm sorrrryyyy
Unknown: Sorry my mum was on the phone with your mum and your mum gave my mum your phone number and then my mum gave it to me :)

Blair: Tom?

Unknown: No, the queen.
Unknown: Our mothers are veerrryy close :)

Blair: Shut up, and yes I'm working so if I don't reply after this, you know why x

Unknown: Wow I got a kiss...I think you've just taken our friendship to another level 🔥 x

Blair: You're such a dork 🙄 <3 x

Unknown: You know you love it😉 <3 xx

I couldn't help the stupid smile on my face. The elevator pinged at my floor, thank god. I turned my phone off and put it in my back pocket. Emma and I walked to the staff room and I greeted everyone good morning and then I got my jacket on and I put my stethoscope around my neck.
"Emma take these to room 207 and then ask her how she feels on a scale of 1-10. Then report back to me." I said and handed her some files on the girl in that room. She nodded and left.
"So Blair, we heard you were friends with that actor that came in the other day. How do you two know each other?" Sarah asked me. She was probably the bitchiest doctor in the ward. If you counted the amount of eye rolls I have ever made at her - you'd be rich.
"We grew up together. Neighbours and best friend until we were 17 and then I moved." I nodded and sipped my coffee.
"Oh wow," She sat down at the table I was sitting at. She crossed her skinny ass tan legs and then delicately placed her well kept manicured hands onto my not-so-well-kept hands.
"Would you be a gem and give him my number?" She asked with her big fucking blue eyes.
"Um...actually..." I tried to think of an excuse. "We're actually dating." I coughed. She lifted her hands off of mine.
"Oh...right! I'm so sorry!" She apologised.
"Oh no it's fine, don't worry about it." I smiled. She got up and pushed the chair in.
"So you're dating him?" She asked.
"Like...a famous actor?"
I slowly nodded. "Yeah." I smiled pettily.
"Wow...wouldn't expect that." She laughed and left the room.
"Fucking bitch." I said under my breath then sipped my coffee.

"You've just sat and watched me eat so now you have to eat something." V said.
"I probably should, shouldn't I." I sighed.
"It's 8 o'clock so...definitely." She laughed. "Okay. I'll see you tomorrow. If anything comes up just-"
"Text you, yes I knowww. Now go!" She shoved me off. I grabbed my doctor's coat.
"Knock, knock." I heard a familiar voice. I looked at the door and Tom was standing there.
"Hey Tom. What are you doing here?" I chuckled.
"I missed you." He shrugged.
"Awww." Vanessa chimed in.
"Hi Vanessa." Tom waved. She waved back and giggled. I rolled my eyes with a smile and looked back at Tom.
"I haven't eaten since breakfast at 5 o'clock this morning so I'm starving." I said.
"Let's get food then." He said and held out his hand.
"Bye V! Love you! Don't die!" I shouted as I grabbed Tom's hand.
"I'll try not to!" She shouted back. I closed her door and looked at Tom.
"This was a nice surprise." I smiled and he took my jacket for me.
"Another nice surprise was one of your co-workers saying how happy she was that we were dating." Tom looked at me.
"Oh god! I'm sorry!" I apologised.
"No, it's fine. I'm an actor. I went along with it." He shrugged. We swayed our hands as we got into the lift.
"Oh hey guys!" Sarah came in at the same time. Another eye roll. Ka-ching.
"Hey." I smiled politely and tightened my grip on Tom's hand.
"You guys are just so cute." She said. I bet she thinks she's such a good liar.
"Thanks." Tom smiled politely.
"How long have you been dating?" She asked. "A couple of years-"
"A couple of months-" We said at the same time.
"Well, it feels like years but really its just been a few months." I saved it.
"Ah." The lift dinged.
"Well, it was nice meeting you Tom. And I'll see you tomorrow Blair." She smiled and got out of the lift.
"Ugh thank god." I sighed with relief.
"She's a bitch isn't she." Tom said. I nodded. We got out of the lift and headed out of the hospital, still swaying our intertwined hands. "What do you want to get?" I asked.
"I don't mind, whatever you want." He said.
"I was thinking...Chinease." I smiled.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" He scooped me up and spun me around and I squealed. He put me down and I went a bit dizzy.
"Sorry. I got a bit excited." Tom laughed.
We got to the Chinease take away place and ordered what we wanted. We sat outside in the cobbled street, eating our faces off. We had nearly finished everything and I sighed. "Wow...I might be pregnant with a food baby." I said and rubbed my tummy. Tom placed his hand on my stomach.
"I can feel it kicking." He said.
I slapped his chest, "Shut up." I laughed. He laughed at me.
"I have something I've been meaning to ask you, Blair." He repositioned himself to sit in front of me. I sat up. Oh my god is he going to ask me out? What will I say? Yes? No? No...I'd say yes. But what if it ruins what we just got back? No...but yes! Okay yeah I'm saying yes. "Would you..." He paused. This is it, this is it! You're going to date your childhood crush! Oh my god!
"Share this spring roll with me?" Tom asked and held out a spring roll.
"Oh!" I said in shock. Oops. Read that situation completely wrong.
"Of course Thomas. I would love to share a spring roll with you." I laughed. He split it in half and gave me one.
"Cheers." He said and we clinked our spring rolls. And I couldn't stop thinking about that moment all night.

Writer's note!
just wanted to say that this chapter was exactly 1500 words.
so satisfying 😂