The Babysitter

Chapter 17: I See Red

As hoped, the meeting with Luke went really well and I was over the moon with the outcome. If all went well, I could be signed by Luke's agency and potentially be working a lot more alongside Tom if the opportunity was to arise!

To celebrate, Tom decided to take us off site to find a nice place to go for some drinks. For someone who preferred to be London based, he certainly knew an awful lot about every place he travelled to. 

He'd told me to have a little nap or relax in the hotel room before freshening myself up and getting ready to head out. He'd hyped it up to be quite a modern kind of bar so I made sure to dress to impress. Or dress to pull... That's how Michelle put it anyway.

I opened up the wardrobe where it hung, my choice of dress for the evening. It was a strapless, deep red dress that hugged me in all of the right places and stopped halfway up my thighs. The material was similar to velour, soft to touch and thin enough for me to feel every movement through. As I found out later when Tom picked me up from my room to take us both down to the taxi.

His face had been a picture. One that my brain will certainly not forget. His blue eyes were wide at first, before narrowing to take me in. He bit his lip and made no effort to hide his reaction to seeing me. It did indeed make me wonder what he'd been thinking at the time though. He slipped his hand around my waist and led me down to the lobby where a private cab was waiting for us. His hand was warm and his touch so gentle, yet still firm at the same time.

"I know of this really lovely cocktail bar thats nestled away. Only the recluses like me know of this place as its tucked in a little alley way on the outskirts of town. Pricey, but worth every penny" He'd told me as the taxi drove us to our destination, I had to chuckle, how could a famous actor like him even be concerned over the price of some drinks!

I'd rested up and had a hot steamy shower, making sure to clean every part of my body so it smelt fresh and perfect. And it soon became clear that my perfume was a hit with Tom as every breath he took, he seemed to hold it for a moment, even lean a little closer every time he inhaled. And he hadn't taken his eyes off me since I opened my door to him.

The car pulled up outside a very quiet looking bar. I hoped he hadn't hired the whole place out, he was a great person to speak to, but we needed some atmosphere too! Luckily my worries were removed when I heard the drone of other people's conversation over the soft music. The bouncers on the door gave Tom a little nod and let us straight through without question. Was it bad I was a little disappointed I didn't get asked for ID?

"Well that was anti climactic" I laughed as we headed to an empty booth. Tom looked over his shoulder at me with a raised eyebrow and a questioning look in his eye.

"And why's that?" He asked, taking my coat off me as he let me slide into the seat first, before joining me, nice and close.

"You clearly age me... I'm used to having to scramble for my driver's license or passport when I'm out at bars" I teased. Ok so there was a bit of an age gap between Tom and I, but not so much it was weird. 10 years wasn't terrible, but it certainly got me the reaction I hoped for.

"Cheeky minx! I'm not that old!" He laughed and poked me in the ribs playfully. It made me try to stay on my toes and tease him again, any excuse to have him touch me.

"But old enough to make me seem older than I am" I whispered into his ear and I physically saw the shiver run through his body. The tension could be felt in the air... And it wasn't the awkward kind.

He slipped his hand into mine under the table and drew little circles on the back with his other hand. That was enough to drive me insane, and the next words he uttered was enough to shut me up for a while.