Somebody to hold t.h.

Chapter Forty Four

Evie woke up to the annoying ringing of their alarm clock. With still closed eyes she reached over and turned it off. Out of instinct she scooted closer to her sleeping boyfriend, who reached out and pulled her into him so that she was all wrapped up in his grip. "Tommy we need to get up.", she whispered as she nuzzled her face into his chest. Tom ignored her and tightened his grip around her. They continued to lay like this for a couple of minutes. Tom was for sure more cuddly than usual in the mornings, but Evie was the last one to complain. "Tommy.", she reminded the both of them, but still neither of them made an effort to move, way too comfortable in each other's embrace. "Alright let's go get up.", she tried again, this time opening her eyes to look at him. His soft curls were all messed up on the pillow and his eyes were still shut peacefully. She could have stayed watching him like this for hours. "My love, you need to wake up.", she whispered again nudging his nose with her finger. He just scrunched up his nose cutely and ignored her demands. "Tommy I need to pee.", she tried again. "Do you really?", he asked in his husky morning voice. "No.", she admitted laying her head back to rest on his chest.

"We have to go to work.", she said as she ran her fingers through his curls. "Let's quit.", she said with his eyes still closed making Evie gasp. "Your dad would be so mad at me.", she giggled reminding the two of yesterday's events. "I am so sorry about him , love.", Tom said finally opening his pretty brown eyes. "It really is fine. Don't worry."

"We should work from home today.", Tom suggested slowly releasing his tight grip on her. "We really shouldn't, but you're my boss and I do whatever you want."

"Whatever I want?", he asked suddenly very awake. He pulled her closer to him again. "Work related. But since you're my boyfriend I might think about doing whatever you want-anything else related.", she grinned, knowing how he loves to dominate her. He threw his head back a little bit, basking in the pleasure her words were causing him for a little. "You are perfect."

While Tom was already in a Zoommeeting Evie prepared waffles for them as a breakfast. She really liked working from home with Tom. Remembering her best friend, she took out her phone and texted Elizabeth: Working from home today, boss' orders xx

Liz was quick to reply: Lucky bitch, wish my boss would order me around like that.

Ignoring her remark she asked: Come around for lunch?

Already invited Haz.

Tom entered this kitchen, attracted by the smell of waffles. "God I love you.", he said smiling down at his girl clad in an apron cooking for him. "Tommy, don't you agree that Liz and Haz would be a cute couple?", she asked voicing her recent thoughts. "Liz is really fun to be around and she is super pretty and Haz would be the most caring boyfriend.", she listed. Tom's heart hurt a little at her describing Haz as the perfect boyfriend but he decided not to bring it up. "I think it's already happening."

"What do you mean?", she asked, eyes widened in disbelief. "They totally hook up."

"WHAT?", she exclaimed. "Eve, you are just too innocent to notice.", he grinned nudging her nose with his own. "It's a lot of sexual tension, but for now they haven't confessed any feelings yet."

"You mean to tell me my two closest friends are having sex and you knew and didn't tell me?!", she exclaimed waving her spatula around. "It's not like they've told me. I just tell you what I am seeing." "I think you're wrong."

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"I think you're right.", Evie corrected herself as she observed her friends laughing at something Liz had said. There definitely was something in the air surrounding them. Just the way Haz would nonchalantly touch her sometimes or the way she is flipping her hair and tilting her head whenever he speaks to her. "Told you.", Tom whispered pulling her legs over his lap under the table, to be close to her.

Evie couldn't really understand what it would feel like to have sex with someone and don't express your feelings for them, since sleeping with someone still seemed like a big deal to her. She loves Tom and still they haven't had sex yet.

But she knew that once you've done it more often it stops being such a big deal. Oh how she wished it wouldn't be a big deal to her anymore.

Suddenly a devilish idea popped into her head, wanting to test whether it really was just sex or whether these two really cared about each other. Discretely she squeezed Tom's hand to indicate that she had something planned. "Hazzy", she said turning to him while reaching out to play with his fingers very openly on the table, for Liz to see "Are you currently seeing anyone?"

Tom understood and had to stop the smirk tugging on his lips. He watched Liz, who took a sip of her water to hide her face a little. "Not really, why?", Haz asked, trying to sound as nonchalant as possible. "Because I have the most amazing girl friend I could hook you up with. She is so pretty. Blonde hair, a bit wavy, pale skin and green eyes.", she listed obviously describing Liz. "She's working at our company too!"

Liz hesitated before answering with a shaky voice. "You have friends at work other than me?", she asked obviously trying to lighten the mood. Harrison was still unsure of how to react. "Duh, her name is Taylor." There was no Taylor.

"Uh..I mean-", Haz stuttered blatantly looking at Liz, who was desperately trying to look like she didn't care. "I could totally set up a blind date.", Evie suggested, enjoying the show. "Taylor is really nice, you'd like her.", Tom joined in. "Well if you say so. Sure.", Haz answered sending Evie a small smile but his eyes tried to find Liz, who didn't dare to look at him. "We are mean.", Evie whispered to Tom, who couldn't help but grin.

"Remember when she made you give him a lap dance? This is payback.", he answered making her giggle.

Soon enough Liz left and both Evie and Tom returned to their laptops. Haz was still hanging out and soon joined Evie in the living room. "Hey, you can come in I don't have much to do anyways.", she said inviting him to sit next to her. "So..about this Taylor-", Haz started, making Evie giggle. "Harry there is no Taylor.", she admitted. "What?", he asked, eyes wide in disbelief. "I was clearly talking about Lizzy."

"Liz?", he asked still in shock.

"Don't you lie to me I know you guys are fooling around. I just wanted to test whether there were feelings involved.", she explained. "There are not!", he said quickly making her giggle again.

"Sure, whatever you say boy toy."

"Didn't peg you for such a little devil.", he said tickling her sides making her laugh again. "Am not! It's just that you hide things form us.", she said breathlessly trying to get him off of her.

"We are not hiding anything.", Haz denied continuing to tickle her sides. Tom watched this scene with conflicted feelings. He was happy the two most important people in his life got along so well but he couldn't help but feel jealous.

It wasn't that he didn't trust either of them-he just didn't feel like he was the better option for her.