Hypnotised by drums (TW fanfic - Book 2/4)

Part Ten

Tom’s POV

“Are you not meeting Jude today?” Maria asks me, sounding slightly confused. I usually go out with Jude on a Thursday, but not this time. I can’t bear to see her, after what she said to me. How am I supposed to be ok with that?

“Nope” I sigh.

“Has something happened?” Maria asks me, as she sits down next to me on the couch.

“No, why would it?” I ask her, not sure whether she suspects something or not. She knows I would never cheat on her, doesn’t she?

“So what? Is she busy with her boy friend or something?” she asks me.

“Probably” I say, awkwardly.

“I guess this mean, I have you all to myself tonight then” she smirks as she leans in to kiss me. I kiss her back for a few seconds before remembering Jude. I know I’ve not cheated on Maria or anything, but I feel like I have. I don’t know what it is, but it’s like it’s my fault and Maria will probably see it like that too. I just hope that Jude will be able to keep this little secret to herself because if she doesn’t, Maria will probably never trust me again. As me and Maria sit on the sofa kissing, I suddenly feel my leg starting to vibrate. It’s my phone. I pull away from Maria to answer it and when I finally pull it out of my pocket I see that it’s Jude. I press the reject button before leaning in to kiss Maria again.

“Wait. Who was that?” she asks me suspiciously, as she pushes me away.

“No one” I tell her and I try to kiss her once more.

“What are you hiding?” she asks me, whilst pushing me away again.

“Fine, it was Jude” I tell her and she raises one eye brow. I can’t exactly lie to her, or she will just get more suspicious about the whole situation and that could break our relationship. Honesty is the best policy after all.

“Well aren’t you going to answer it?” she asks me, and I just look down awkwardly. “What’s going on?” she asks again and this time I can tell she’s getting annoyed. I can see her mind working over time in her eyes and I don’t want her to come up with the wrong conclusion.

“If you really want to know, then I’ll tell you, but don’t over react” I warn her and with that I can tell she’s getting even more nervous about it. She’s thinking the worst; I can see it in her eyes.

“Go on then” she tells me, eager to know what’s happened.

“Well when I went to meet her yesterday, she told me that she’s in love with me” I say nervously. I never know how Maria’s going to react. That’s one of the things I love about her, you can’t read her.

“What?” she asks me, looking slightly startled. “No wonder she kept sniffing around you. I thought she was just being friendly, but this whole time, she was trying to get you into bed. That little whore. She knows you’re with me and she’s done this anyway” she says and I can tell she’s getting angry.

“Look Maria. Calm down” I say, not really thinking. Everyone knows not to tell Maria to calm down. Ironically, that’s the one thing that annoys her the most.

“Don’t tell me to calm down Tom! You’ve just told me that another woman is in love with you and what? Do you love her back then? Is that what this is all about? That’s why you wanted to stay in today isn’t it? You were going to leave me” she says and with that she puts her head in her hands and begins to cry.

“No. Why would I want to leave you? I love you” I tell her, as I put my arm around her.

“Why have you been avoiding her then?” she asks me, as she looks back up at me. She looks so worried and in a way, I’m kind of glad. I hate to see her upset and everything, but at least I know she still loves me like she did when we first met. I would never want anyone else. How could I? Maria has everything a guy would ever want and if anyone, I should be the one who’s scared she’ll walk away. She’s my whole life and I don’t think I would be able to cope without her.

“Because I don’t want to lead her on. I never wanted it to be like this. She was only ever a friend and I thought she knew that” I sigh, as I hug Maria tightly.

Max’s POV

I check the time, before climbing out of bed. It’s half twelve. I don’t know why I’ve been sleeping so late. It’s been this way for the last week or so. It’s like I’m turning back into a teenager. I get dressed and ready for the day and for some strange reason, there is only one thing on my mind and that is that stupid dream I had last night. I was so random. I know I was thinking about Rach last night, so that explains why she was in the dream, but as for Becky, that was just random.

The more I think about it, the more I need to see her again, but how? I can’t just hang around the school. That would make me look like some kind of stalker or even worse, a Paedophile. I guess I’ll just have to ask Nathan if I can pick Lucy up from school. That was I can make it look like a coincidence.

I pick up my phone to call him and ask.

“Hello?” he ask down the phone.

“Hi Nath, it’s Max. I was just sitting here bored and then I had an idea. Seeing as though you have a life and so does Renee, maybe you would want me to pick Lucy up from school for you” I tell him. Sure that sounds weird and a bit creepy, but never mind, he probably won’t even notice.

“You’re on the pull aren’t you?” he asks me.

“What? No” I lie.

“Oh my god you are and you want to use my daughter to help you? That’s just weird mate” he laughs. I don’t know why, but Nathan is the only one who can always see through my lies. Maybe he’s physic and he just hasn’t told anyone.

“Fine I am, but it’s not like you think. See I had this dream” I start, but he cuts me off.

“Spare me the details, just make sure you have her back here by half three” he laughs.

“Thanks mate, you won’t regret this” I say, barley being able to contain my smile.

“We’ll see” he says, before hanging up the phone.

I know it’s kind of weird to borrow my friends kid to try and pull a girl, but I have to, there is no other way. She could be the one after all.