The Artist II- 𝕳𝖊𝖗𝖔 𝕱𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖓𝖊𝖘 𝕿𝖎𝖋𝖋𝖎𝖓

𝕿𝖜𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖞 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖊𝖊

"How is she doing?" I ask him while I lay down onto the bed. Hero sighs at the other end of the line and my heart breaks at this. I wish I could be with him right now but I get that it would be weird if I met his family for the first time when his grandma isn't in her best state.
"I don't really know. She plays it cool but the doctors are telling us otherwise."

"You just need to say it and I'm going to fly over you know that?" I tell him clutching the phone harder. I'm being selfish I know that. He's gone for a week now and I'm missing him like crazy.
It feels like the whole fucking universe is against us and our marriage right now and it depresses me.
"I know but I'm doing okay. My family needs me right now and I don't want you to come over and then feel left out or something." His voice wavers and I bite my lip to stop myself from crying. I wish I could just take the pain from him and protect him from all the bad in this world.

Little did I know that the pain in his voice was caused by me at this time.

"Just tell me if I can do anything okay? I feel bad for being here in LA and not with you-" I get interrupted when I hear the door bell ring. I sit up and push the duvet off of me. I wonder who this could be because it's already late, I mean nine pm isn't late but still I didn't expect anyone to come.
"Hold on for a second Hero." I say and I hear him humming in agreement.
My steps echo from the rooms in the apartment when I make my way over to open the door.
"What the hell-" I trail off when I open the door and a totally drenched Tom Holland stands in my door way.
"We have a problem!" He says looking at me panicked. I usher him inside and close the door behind him putting the phone back to my ear.
"Hero are you still there?"

"Yes."

"I'm so sorry Khadijha came over it's an emergency can we talk tomorrow?"

"Sure." His tone is off but I'm to irritated by Tom getting my floor all wet and I mumble a quick 'love you' and end the phone call.
"What the hell are you doing here Holland?" I ask him turning to him and placing my hands against my hips.
"It's Hero." He says breathless and I furrow my brows in confusion.
"What do you mean?"

"He's mad and when I say mad I mean furious he thinks I like you or something like that." My mouth drops open but I quickly close it and bite my lip in thought.
I was hoping to avoid these kinda complications but it's weird because Hero was acting normal all the time.
"Are you sure? He sounded not mad on the phone seconds ago."

"He knows that we're texting. April he said if he weren't in London right now he'd beat me up."
Oh well, that sounds mad.
"Fuck okay that's bad. Did the producers call you?"

"No still not a word but don't you think we should just tell him I think it's not worth to put him through this stress." I think about his words and I agree with him but if I tell him what we did he's going to build up the walls again and I really want him to not waste his future.
"Let me talk to him again okay? I will figure something out and if it gets to bad I'm going to tell him everything." Tom sighs but nods anyway.
"What's up with you and this stokes guy?"

"How the hell do you know- oh my god these paparazzo are so damn annoying. What are they saying now?"

"That you're 'mingling' since your fiancé isn't here in LA." I role my eyes at his words because it just sounds so stupid. I would never ever in a life time cheat on Hero I wouldn't be able to do it, both physically and mentally.
I gave my heart to Hero fully and nothing is going to change that.
"Chase had a project and needed help we're friends nothing more." I tell him and he nods.
"Didn't think it was any other way. I'm going to head out because it's getting late text me when you talk to Hero okay?" I nod and bring him to the door telling him goodbye.
After I closed the door I let myself fall back onto the bed sighing.
This is all so fucking complicated and I still need to do some sketches for a costumer tomorrow.
The ding of my phone gets me out of my worries and my face lights up when I see from who it is.
I immediately open the chat of him and I and text him to tell him about the exciting news. Finally something good.