He Called Me Princess. Disaster Engagement Series Book 3 Lynn Smith

Episode 4

He screwed up his face "no. When we went home to a Glasgow for Frans grandads funeral your mum was giving me a hard time" "what did she say?" "Just saying Fran was perfect and Chris was a lovely boy with a nice girlfriend and that I was a piece of s**t and that no one would ever love me. That those two are nice normal boys and I was cut from the same cloth as my brother and I would die alone. That I was a joke" "what? why would she say all that stuff to you" "if you must know she caught me staring at your t**s at the funeral" "that doesn't give her the right to be so cruel to you" I grabbed him into a hug. "I'm sorry about her you know shes a nasty piece of work" "I just thought it was time to grow up that she was right and I had to prove myself to everyone that I wasn't a pervert that slept with every girl I seen that I could be normal that I wasn't a joke" I felt awful, Fran and I had just been laughing at him down stairs because of his womanising ways and here he was upset. "Big man please don't take any notice of my mum, she hates what happened to me and she hates that she can't hurt him so she hurts you instead" "I know but I really took it to heart. So I started a relationship with Stacey to prove I could be normal and it was a nightmare from beginning to end" "that's because she isn't the right person for you, you can't just start a relationship with someone to make you feel better" "it didn't help that Fran was still up in Glasgow and then you started seeing Tommy and it sent me over the edge" "why honey" I asked finishing my drink "ehhh..it's just that well ehh.. it doesn't matter" “come on tell me” “I felt left out because you and Chris were both loved up I guess” “you are a nut case, you have actually been in a unhappy relationship for over a year so you could fit in" "it wasn't all bad...actually it was pretty bad" I was nibbling the strawberries whilst he was telling me all about all the arguments and I was shocked. I knew Stacey could be selfish but this was a bit much. One story was worse than the next. I was laying on his bed up at the head board and he was at the bottom telling me stories and laughing at how ridiculous they were and I was giggling because they were so not good for each other and it was actually laughable “oh so you think that's funny" he said and he climbed up his bed a little and started tickling my feet. I slapped his hands away. "I'm sorry big man, I'm not one to talk, my love life's a joke that's why I'm off men for life" "yeah, I'm off men too" he said with a laugh. "Your too beautiful to be single" He said and it always surprised me how he could be so cocky one minute and a total sweetheart the next minute. “thanks honey" I said as I popped the last strawberry into my mouth. "Is that the last one" I nodded my head whilst I was chewing. "I didn't even get one" he pulled me by the hips down the bed towards him and I was laughing "You knew I wanted one, your so selfish" he said pretending to be annoyed, I turned my head away and chuckled. He grabbed my face and said "let me taste it" and he gently kissed me on the lips But I turned my head away he slowly ran his hands up my legs and up my body. There was such an intense heat between us. The big man was drop dead gorgeous his body was glorious. I was in shock where had this come from? He always joked about wanting something to happen between us but he never actually acted on it, this was so out the blue and so wrong ...but so hot. My n*****s were rock hard. I had to stop this before it got out of hand. I didn't want to embarrass him by shouting 'stop stop' so I just gently pushed his hands away. He looked into my eyes. Then he started to kiss down my cheek and along my jaw. Down onto my neck and back up to my ear "those strawberries tasted delicious gorgeous but I really want to taste you" his warm breath against me made me too weak to even speak. Never mind push him away. Then he tried to pull my shorts down, I let out a giggle and slapped his hand away. "Let me taste you gorgeous you know how much I want you. Let me take these off so I can taste you" it was such a turn on. I was like putty in his hands. He kissed along my neck and I felt him nudge the pendant that Fran had given me. I felt like a bolt of reality hit me. "Big man piss off" I said with a laugh and pushed him off me. A flash of frustration passed over his face, then he said "you can't blame me for trying Gorgeous" with a smile. I jumped off the bed "yeah yeah I'm going to bed honey, see you in the morning" I headed towards the door. "See you in my dreams gorgeous" I turned and gave him a little smile he looked sad. I know he's a ladies man but Sometimes I think that it's not all about s*x with him. that he's lonely, and wants to be loved. And I loved him in my own way. "Love you jamie" "love you too Lydia" He said and he looked a little bit upset. I wanted to stay there and ask if he wanted to talk about what had just happened but I could tell he was embarrassed. As I left I crept along the corridor to my room and I heard Stacey coming out of Frans bedroom. I quickly opened my hotel door and stepped inside and gently closed the door over leaving a little gap so that I could hear what was going on. This was crazy Stacey and Fran barely ever spoke and now she was creeping out of his hotel room in the middle of the night. She stood at the door, I could see her through the small crack. I shouldn't be watching this my stomach was in my throat. Why was she with him? And why was I so upset about it? She rubbed her hands over her face and Fran stepped out into the hallway. He was just wearing a t shirt and shorts. He grabbed her close into a hug. I wanted to lunge out and shout 'what the f**k are you doing?' She threw her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek and I couldn't take it anymore. I quickly opened my door and practically jumped out into the hallway. "Hi guys" I shouted in a friendly voice but I wanted to grab her by the hair and drag her away from him. "Oh hi Lydia" Fran said with a fright, why was he calling me Lydia all of a sudden? He only called me that when he was angry with me. "What are you two up too?" I asked, staring at them. I noticed I had my hands on my hips. I had to calm down because this was my best friends, but I wanted to know what was going on. "What's up Lydia?" He asked "nothing I'm just wondering what you two are up too?" I asked again and Stacey was wiping a tear away from her eye and she looked pretty drunk. No one was saying anything. My stomach sank, had those two just had s*x! It was so obvious, Fran had liked her a few years ago and even argued with the big man about it but I thought he hated her now. "Why are you creeping about at this time of night?" I asked “Why are you creeping about? Stacey seen you going into the big mans bedroom" said Fran and he looked angry “I was stealing his strawberries, I was starving" "well I'm just heading to bed" said Stacey and she staggered by me towards her room without saying a word. "What's her problem?" I said loud enough for her to hear, but she just ignored me. I looked back at Fran and he was shaking his head. He stepped back into his bedroom and closed his door. I was livid. I could feel my face burn bright red. I marched over to his bedroom door and rattled it until he answered with a smirk on his face "what the f**k is up with you Fran, why did you just walk away whilst I was speaking to you?" "Go to bed I've had enough bullshit for today" "what the hell does that mean, don't take it out on me because you’re upset with your mum" "that's not what I'm talking about" "and anyway I should be the one upset with you for cuddling and kissing the big mans ex girlfriend in the middle of the night" he looked totally shocked "what are saying?" "She just crept out of your bedroom, your lucky I'm the only one that saw it. He's meant to be your best mate remember?" "What? you actually think I'm sleeping with Stacey?" "Well you two looked pretty friendly" "she was outside his door crying I asked her to come in and calm down. I didn't want her causing a scene" "yeah right" I marched away to my room as I went to close the door Fran pushed it opened and barged in. "What the f**k are you doing Fran, go away I don't want to speak to you" he closed the door and grabbed my arm "listen to me Lydia there is nothing going on with me and Stacey. How could you think that I would do something like that? The reason she was so upset was because the big man told her he doesn't want to be with her anymore and that he’s in love with someone else, then when she seen you sneaking into his room she thought you two were up to something" "I wasn't sneaking, I only wanted to steal his strawberries! As if the big man said he's in love with someone else, she's a drama queen Fran. you shouldn't be encouraging her" "I was trying to calm her down. Anyway is it so hard to believe? he was all over you tonight" I shook my head because he was acting like a bigger drama queen than Stacey “no he wasn't" "yes he was, he always is. It has just took Stacey a while to figure it out" "figure what out? he wasn't all over me, Stacey was busy kissing Chris cousin and you were with Tommy, so you guys think I should stand in the corner on my own until one of you decide to speak to me?" "No but you and him were constantly together. He kept touching you and grabbing you" "we were dancing? We always dance. Where has this all come from" "he always has his hands on you. Do you know how hard that is to watch" he stoped what he was saying "I mean do you know how hard it is for Stacey to watch him with you" "there's nothing going on with us I’ll speak to Stacey tomorrow and explain that we are just friends" "good" "did you really think that something was happening with me and him" "did you really think I was shagging Stacey?" "Yeah it looked pretty bad" his nostrils flared, he was seriously pissed off. "it's been a long day, I'm going to bed before I say something I regret" and then he stormed out of my room. I could hear him swearing as he walked across the hall. I closed the door and let out a sigh. What was all that about? Why was Fran and I accusing each other of sleeping with people and why were we so angry? Then I could hear a gentle knock on my door. When I opened the door it was Fran. He looked pissed off but a bit embarrassed "I'm locked out my room, I left without my key and let the door close, I can’t go down to reception like this, can I stay in here with you?" He asked but he couldn’t even make eye contact with me. "Yes ok but I'm not speaking to you" "good, cause I'm not speaking to you" he said and I had to suppress a laugh because we sounded ridiculous. I went around to my side of the bed and took off my earrings. He stood across from me pulling back the sheets and we just stared at each other in silence, then he put off the light and we both got into bed. We lay with our backs to each other and I could feel him tugging at the blankets. "Stop stealing the covers" I snapped "stop putting your cold feet next to me" I was livid but felt a smile creep onto my face we must have sounded like a pair of five year olds. I couldn't believe I had been so stupid to believe that he could have slept with Stacey. Then I drifted off to sleep.

The next day I woke up and Fran was awake next to me staring at the ceiling with a face like thunder. I had calmed down and felt really foolish. "Morning Francis” I said with a little giggle. His face broke into a smile. "I thought you weren't talking to me." "Sorry for being a b***h" "I'm sorry too gorgeous" I snuggled into him and he stroked my hair and kissed the top of my head "let's not get dragged into their drama again honey they will be back together in a week" "yeah you’re right gorgeous" "now that I think about it the big man is a bit over friendly with me sometimes I should have a word with him" "yeah you should set him straight" "did you really think I was in there with him...you know sleeping with him?" I made a face like the thought made me sick. He laughed "no I know you wouldn't be sleeping with him but I wouldn't trust him as far as I can throw him" "he was a bit over the top last night" "Did he try anything on with you?" What Fran didn't know was that the big man was always trying it on, but he seemed really angry so I decided not to tell him. And the big man was always apologetic the next day. "I feel bad for him. did he tell you the dragon was horrible to him at your grandads funeral" "yeah he told me and don't call her that" Fran loved my mum and he hated when I called her that. "Did he try anything with you gorgeous?" "no he was just a bit flirty, I think it was only because he didn't pull a girl last night you know he just loves girls attention" "yeah he wasn't flirting with you because your drop dead gorgeous and he's desperate to bang you" he said in a sarcastic voice "shut up Fran" I said and slapped his arm. "I better talk to Stacey and tell her she has nothing to worry about" I said and I felt bad that she was upset even though it was all in her mind. “let's forget about those two, fancy breakfast in bed, I can't face going down stairs to see everyone" said Fran and he put both arms around me and it was the most relaxed I’d felt in a long time. “ok, you have a shower first and I will order breakfast" about ten minutes later there was a knock at my door. It was the big man. "Morning gorgeous I need to apologise for last night I shouldn't have tried to kiss you like that" it was always the same speech the day after he tried it on with me. "Big man no you shouldn't have done that. I understand that you were just drunk so don't beat yourself up over it. But don't let it happen again. Stacey's my friend and she was upset and I don't want to hurt her" "cool as long as you know I would never pressure you into anything" "of course not big man" I knew what he was getting at. "Can I come in I need to speak to you properly?" Then a waiter pushing a trolley came up behind him "I know you were starving last night gorgeous but that's a lot of food" "it's not all for me Frans here too" Fran appeared from the bathroom in just a towel. The big man gave him a nasty look and Fran was smirking at him "Fran got locked out last night he had to sleep in here" The waiter brought in the food and all three of us stood in silence. “I'm going down stairs" said the big man and I wondered what was wrong with him. "what's up with him?" I asked, Fran just shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe he seen you and Stacey snuggling last night" I said as I poured us both a cup of tea. “we weren't snuggling, and he doesn't give a s**t about her he's probably pissed off I'm in here with you" "why?" Fran started to shuffle from one foot to another. “This breakfast looks great let's get stuck in" he said and I hated that he always tried to distract me by changing the subject. “what do you mean by that Fran?" I asked firmly “Nothing, forget it" "no you always make comments like that" "it's just that he's telling Stacey that he has feelings for someone else and he's always sniffing about you, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that he's talking about you" I felt light headed was he being serious. "Don't be daft Fran" "I'm not the one being daft gorgeous. why wouldn't he be in love with you? your perfect" This was the most perfect man sitting across from me in nothing but a towel telling me I was perfect and I could feel my cheeks flush. “thanks very much honey, but it sounds like you have feelings for me” I joked with a giggle "Lydia..." he said and my phone started to ring and it was the big man "talk of the devil" "hi big man" "there's an ambulance outside they are taking Lorraine to hospital get Fran down here quick" "is she ok" "I don't know they aren't telling me anything" I ended the call and Fran looked deep in thought, “Lydia I think we should talk” he said but I cut him off “Fran it's your mum she's in an ambulance down stairs" he jumped up and quickly put on his shorts and t-shirt right in front of me. I wrapped the hotel house coat around me and we ran down stairs. The manager of the hotel said she was asking for whiskey and the staff told her no because it was too early to sell her alcohol and she was really drunk so she tried to jump over the bar and she hurt her leg. All the wedding guests were at the front reception and Fran was livid. "I'm going to kill her, what the f**k is she playing at" I was glad I wasn’t in her shoes because he was raging “they have taken her to the local hospital let's get dressed and head straight over" I felt awful for Fran but I knew I had to get him to calm down before he seen his mum.

The next day Lorraine was being transferred to a hospital in Glasgow, they said she would need surgery on her leg and that she had broken it badly. Fran was quiet as usual. He was always quiet but when he was worried or upset he became mute. We were due to go back to LA the next day but he had to stay with her. I wanted to stay with him but as always he pushed me away. He told me to go back to LA and that he would be back soon. A couple of weeks passed and Fran was still in Glasgow. He wanted to get her a nurse to look after her but she didn't want a stranger in her house. He sounded stressed out every time I spoke to him. I felt terrible for him. I was at home in LA in the recording studio working on some new material when Vinnie one of my security came in. "There's a guy at the gates he says he needs to see you" but I wasn’t expecting anyone “oh right what's his name?" I asked “his name is Jason Spence" I burst out laughing because that was Tommy's name in London Streets. "Let him in Vinnie" I quickly ran up stairs and changed out of my old shorts into a little summer dress. As I came down stairs he was standing at the bottom of the stair case. He was wearing dark sunglasses and a white tshirt and he looked so hot with his hands in his pockets. He had a huge smile on his face "alright princess" "your not Jason Spence!" I said kissing his cheek "yeah but I look like him. I didn't think you would let me in" "don't be daft honey, how are you, fancy a cup of tea?" "Yeah go on. This place is massive I like it" he said looking around my house. We headed through to the kitchen and I made him tea "the view is amazing princess" "I know I love looking out at the ocean" I said staring out of the window "I don't mean that I mean you in that little dress" he looked me up and down and I could feel my cheeks turn pink “shut up Tommy, you big flirt" We chatted for a while catching up on the past year since we spent any time together. I was telling him all about our tour of America and he was laughing at all the crazy stories "you lot are nuts, I called Fran but he's still in Scotland I wondered if you guys fancied a few drinks tonight?" "Yeah he's still away and Chris and Carmela are still on honeymoon but I'm sure the big man and Stacey would be up for a drink, the big man has just finished up filming his western movie, I can’t wait to see it" "the big man on a horse” he just shook his head and laughed “ I thought Stacey and him had split?" " no they are back together, I don't know how that happened, they are always off and on. I'll call him just now" I grabbed my phone. And the big man answered straight away "hiya gorgeous, how's my favorite girl today?" "I'm fine big man, I was wondering if you and Stacey fancied meeting us for a drink tonight?" "Who's us?" "Tommy, he just popped round to see me and to see if we are all free" "yeah I'll definitely be there to keep an eye on that big cockney fucker" "don't be like that big man see you tonight at the pub about 9ish" "cool see you soon gorgeous, and wear something sexy will you" "shut up big man, see you tonight" Tommy didn’t look happy when I got off the phone “what was he saying?" He asked and I could sense a tone. “Nothing exciting, he will be there" he gave me a weak smile and I could tell he was still pissed off but he was trying to hide it “nice one princess, I better leave you to it but I will see you tonight" he gave me a kiss on the cheek and I was looking forward to spending time with him again.