Adore

Chapter 50

A/N This chapter contains a smut scene, it's the most detail one I've written so go easy on me lol

"They're so cute together" I said in just below a whisper as I nodded my head over to Archie and Tess who were snuggled up on Tessa's bed while Tom and I prepared dinner.

"Aaw" Tom cooed softly. He was topping and tailing the veggies to go with our dinner. I stopped what I was doing to watch him momentarily. His brow was knitted, his pink bottom lip was caught between his teeth gently as he concentrated on what he was doing

"Am I doing this right? He looked up at me suddenly, his gaze changing from focused to worry. I cleared my throat and looked away quickly.

"You're doing great, I'll start cooking these" I replied, taking the seasoned steaks to the hob. While they cooked I raided the pantry for supplies to make a sauce to go with our dinner.

I threw all the ingredients for a mushroom sauce in a pan and began cooking it gently. I could sense Tom was standing behind me before I felt him. The warmth that radiated whenever he was near and the way my skin felt like electricity was a dead give away. His strong arms wound themselves around my waist, knotting his hands together just below my belly button. He rested his chin on the top of my shoulder.

Having him this close to me again was sending waves of sparks throughout my body. I sighed softly as he kissed the side of my neck, he shuffled behind me, shifting his weight which now meant my back was pressed against him firmly. As he held me close, I could feel the curves and ridges of his body.

The fluttering feeling in my stomach had surged to the surface again and I could feel my breath quickening. I turned my head slightly to smirk at him.

"Whatcha doing?" I asked coyly, making sure our dinner wasn't burning, using that as a distraction to calm my racing heart.

"Hmm nothin, just enjoying having you here" He replied, feigning innocence as he kissed my cheek softly.

"Can I get you a drink?" Tom asked, pulling open a cupboard door.

"Sure, I'll have whatever you're having" I spoke while mixing the sauce that was simmer on the stove.

He pulled down two medium sized glasses, adding a few ice cubes from the freezer, and then taking them over to the bar cart.

Retrieving the bottle of whiskey from its place.
I switched off the heat for the hob and transferred the steaks to a chopping board to rest before we cut into them.

Tom was pouring the auburn coloured
liquor over the ice, topping them off coke. He put our glasses on the table and came back to put cutlery on the place mats. I began dishing up our dinner. The way Tom and I ebbed and flowed, working together felt so natural and easy. It was strange to think we'd only been dating for a few weeks but I already felt so comfortable with him.

Before meeting and getting with Tom, I'd had some pretty shitty luck in the romance department. It felt like I was so much more mature and sure of what I wanted compared to my partner at the time. I wasn't the type of person to date casually or date someone if I didn't genuinely see a future with them. But with Tom, it feels like we're on the same page.

"This looks amazing, I'm so hungry" Tom said, his beautiful accent sounding thick in the air. We carried our plates to the dining table. Instead of sitting at the head of the table, Tom had made his place right next to me. Tessa and Archie had followed us into the dining room, sitting hopefully by our sides.

We dug into our meals, both agreeing how delicious it was. I took a sip of the drink Tom had made and was taken aback at the strength of it. I cleared my throat slightly at the burn of it, as Tom looked up at me with a smirk.