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

Episode 19

POV Fran

It was Christmas Eve and I was as low as I had ever been. The thought of spending Christmas on my own had me depressed. What a s**t year and there was no sign of it getting any better. I had hardly spoke to Lydia since I left and I read online Chris had split from Carmela. I couldn’t believe it. I called the big man and he was in bits because Chris wasn’t speaking to him and it was a mess, but I was staying out of it. Then the big man said he had a bit of good news . He had enough of Lydia being with Tommy so he decided to set him up. He paid the bar man in the hotel they were staying at to slip something into his drink to make him pass out and he paid an actress to dress up as a hotel maid and get into bed beside Tommy whilst he was passed out cold, then wait for Gorgeous to find them together in bed “what are you playing at big man you’ve finally lost the plot” I said “no I haven’t, I’ve had enough I have to stop this wedding one way or another” “you’ve over stepped the mark she will be devastated” “no she won’t she’s not happy I can tell” “I hope you know what your doing mate because if she finds out you had anything to do with it that’s it for you she won’t speak to you again” “I know it’s high risk but it’s high reward. I need to do something, I’m desperate” I was glad I was far away from all this drama. I told the big man to keep me posted but a few weeks passed and I haven’t heard anything other than there was photos of Lydia and Chris at some black tie party in London. She looked beautiful in the photos she was wearing a long gold dress and looked stunning. That night I went to bed and dreamed about her all night long. I had one dream where I was back at my old house in Glasgow and she was wearing her old school uniform, she was sitting on my bed asking me to teach her how to kiss. then I had a dream she was wearing her pink toto from the old photo but she was grown up and her t**s looked amazing spilling out of her top and she had her hair in a bun she kept saying “because I’m a girl Franco” in her cute little voice I woke up feeling horrible that I had actually dreamed about her like that, I got up and went for a run along the beach by the time I got back to beach house I noticed two guys doing the robot on the front porch. I just thought it was the drunk Australians from the house next door but when I got close I realised it was the big man and Chris the were pretty drunk and just ignored me and carried on dancing “alright Franco what do you think of my dance moves” said the big man never missing a beat they were both in swim shorts and wearing shades but I could tell they were both pretty drunk. I watched them for a while just laughing at them, I was so glad that they were there, but a huge part of me was gutted that she wasn’t with them then I asked “what are you two doing here?” “having a dance competition what does it look like” “and we couldn’t let you have Christmas on your own mate” then Chris said “We are in need of a band meeting, you don’t mind do you?” “No but the whole bands not here, so we can’t have a proper meeting without her” I had to ask “why isn’t she here?” the thought of her in London with Tommy made my heart sink “of course she’s here” said Chiris “gorgeous he’s back, get out here” she appeared like a vision in my door way wearing a white bikini with a white flower in her hair, “Hi honey, don’t listen to them i’m the best at the robot” and all three of them stood dancing with me just watching them then they stoped and ran towards me for a hug. It was the best feeling in the world to have my friends back with me. I broke away from the boys and grabbed her close, I felt like I never wanted to let go. “What are you nutters like? What made you fly all this way for a dance competition” “everything is a mess mate, I’m not speaking to Carmela” “oh right” I was shocked that Chris had fallen out with his wife but more shocked that he actually seemed ok. Then the big man piped in “and I got fired from that movie I was working on, the director couldn’t take a joke” “the joke was about his 20 year old daughter arse” “and I’ve split up with Tommy I caught him shagging some bird” This was music to my ears “who? Are you ok” “it was the bloody hotel maid” I shot the big man a look and he was smiling. “And the worst part is she wasn’t even pretty” “he’s a dickhead I told you that you are too good for him” I said and I was genuinely angry although I knew he hadn’t actually done anything wrong. “forget about him I’m relieved I found out what’s he really like, and he didn’t even apologize, not that it would have mattered but it just shows the kind of person he is” “lets drink some shots” said Chris. An hour or so passed and the big man and Chris had passed out and Gorgeous and I decided to have a walk along the beach “are you really ok about Tommy,you seem fine but I know what you’re like” “I’m ok it was just a shock, but I’m better to find out now than five years from now. I just keep wondering how many other women he slept with behind my back,” she looked like she was really beating herself up and I knew how hard she could be on herself “don’t think like that, just take it as a lesson learned” she stoped walking “I just feel useless Francis” “what do you mean?” “I’m just totally unlovable that’s why Stefan treated me like s**t, that’s why Micheal left me for his career and that’s why Tommy couldn’t keep it in his pants” This was what I was afraid of. The thought of her blaming herself broke my heart. “don’t ever think that, you are the most lovable girl in the world, you just get sucked in by arseholes” I tucked her hair behind her ear “I love you Lydia” she tickled my beard “I love you too honey, and I’ve made a decision, I’m off boys for life, they are nothing but trouble” my heart sank, my opportunity to tell her the truth about my feelings for her had passed, but at least I could relax that she wasn’t going to show up with some other guy again any time soon.

POV Tommy

The memory of being left by my mum at such a young age had stuck with me for years and now the only woman I had ever loved, my little princess, had left me too, well it sent me over the edge. When she first left I just thought she was angry and that she would come back when she came to her senses. That’s what she had done before when we had argued, then as the weeks passed I started to panic and that’s when I spoke to the big man. He was the last person I wanted to turn to but I was desperate to see her and she had changed her number so I couldn’t call her. All I knew was that she was with Chris but I didn’t know where. The big man said I should give her time and that she would come back when she had calmed down. I told him I couldn’t chase her and that I couldn’t beg her to be with me. I knew I had done nothing wrong and I didn’t want to beg her to stay with me. I wanted her to be with me because thats what she wanted. Then I seen photos of her online with Chris at a Christmas party in London and I couldn’t take it anymore. I caught the next flight to London to see her. I knew that I couldn’t live without her and I needed her to see that I hadn’t cheated on her. By the time I got to London it was Christmas Eve and I went to her flat in London to try talk sense into her. When I got there she wasn’t home. I sat outside her building in the freezing cold waiting for her to get home. After a few hours I finally called the big man and he said that they had all decided to go to Thailand to see Fran for Christmas. I was totally heartbroken that I had missed her but I knew that she would be back soon and I had to be there waiting for her. I spent Christmas Day with my dad and brothers and they said they couldn’t believe what had happened. I told them that I hadn’t slept with that girl but I got the impression that they didn’t believe me. I felt hopeless, I mean if I couldn’t convince my own family that I hadn’t done anything wrong how on earth was I going to convince her. I spent the next few weeks in London waiting for her to come back. I would spend hours outside her building. Every day there was loads of flowers delivered to her flat. I wondered who they were from and I dreaded to think of the amount of guys that would be waiting to replace me. After a few more weeks I was beginning to lose hope and that’s when she released a statement to the press without me knowing. It said that we had split up but wished each other well and that she was releasing a solo album that year. I was devastated as I read it. I still thought that there could have been a chance for us but now it was out there for the whole world to see I knew there was no going back for her. I was also hurt that the statement was more about her career than our broken engagement. I finally decided to go home to LA. My dad wanted to come with me because he said he had never seen me like that before. But I told him I would be fine and that I knew she would come back to me. But he didn’t seem convinced “Tommy I think you should accept the fact that you guys are over” he said as I left for the airport. And as I sat in the taxi his words raced through my mind. Was he right? Had I really lost her? This can’t be happening, she’s my little princess.

POV Lydia

We stayed in Thailand for three weeks after that and it was loads of fun being with the boys again. We drank loads the first two weeks and it was a little messy but they totally took my mind off all the stuff with Tommy. I slept in beside Fran so that I was never alone, I didn’t want to spend one minute thinking about what Tommy had done to me. Sleeping beside Fran was like sleeping with a comfort blanket. One night he asked me how I was doing so well for someone that had just called off my wedding. And to tell you the truth I was relieved. Everything had went too fast between me and Tommy and I was too in love to see it. Even if he hadn’t cheated, I wondered if it would have worked out. By the second week Fran and I had a little intervention for Chris. He had been drinking way too much and he was crying constantly that he missed Carmela and Waterfall. We waited for him to sober up one morning and lay it all out to him that we thought he was being stupid the way he had reacted to one stupid drunk kiss from before they were even a couple and he agreed. After that he finally called her but she said she didn’t want to see him because he had missed waterfalls Christmas and he was clearly drinking again, so for the last week in Thailand we all stopped partying and just had a bit of time to relax before we had to head home and face our reality. When we were organising our trip home I explained to the boys that I wasn’t going with them to LA and I that I wanted to go home to London. The big man tried to talk me out of it but I explained that it was nothing to do with Tommy that I was just home sick and that I would visit loads and he seemed to calm down. I felt a little tearful at the airport when I was leaving them. Chris was crying as always, although he said he had finally spoke to Carmela and she said she had calmed down and she was willing to speak to him. I was pleased that everything was going in the right direction for them both. They were a lovely couple and I didn’t want their little family to split up because of something so stupid. The big man was going back to LA because he had heard from his agent that he had been offered a really big role in a new movie and he had to be there to start negotiations. I was so proud of him and he was really excited but he didn’t want me to go to London. When I was saying good bye he made me promise I wouldn’t get another boyfriend any time soon. I told him what I had told Fran that I was finished with boys and he seemed relieved. Fran said he was going back to LA with the boys. He said they needed looked after and he was right, they couldn’t be trusted on their own. When I was saying goodbye he said he would rather come to London with me. I loved that he was so caring but I told him it was something I had to do on my own and that I would go back to LA to see them all soon. The big man slapped Fran on the back “stop worrying Fran she will be back in a couple of weeks you know what she’s like for running away” and usually he was right but this time I wasn’t running away I was running towards something. When I got back to London I was excited to release my own music. It was just the new adventure that I needed. The flight home was long but when I went into my flat it felt like I was finally home. Harry was helping me with my cases “there are loads flowers for you in the kitchen, the flowers have been arriving nearly every day since you left” I knew if they were pink Lillie’s they would be from Michael or red roses would be from Tommy. When I went through into the kitchen there was 5 bunches of Lillys and no red roses. But in the centre there was at least 20 of the biggest bunch’s of white roses I had ever seen in my life, they were beautiful and made the other flowers look pitiful. I was confused I grabbed the card to see who they were from. The card said “I hope you like the flowers beautiful girl, feel free to call me John, but I would love it if you called me Daddy. Please call me” and a phone number and I let out a chuckle. After all I had swore off boys for life, but maybe it was about time I tried being with a man. But he would need to try harder than a few bunch’s of flowers.

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