He Called Me Gorgeous. Disaster Engagement Series Book 2

Episode 9

"Oh god you nearly had me going there Big Man. I was just about to pounce on you" he looked shocked “I better go and let you get on with your threesome, have fun honey" "the offer stands any time you want it Lydia" he shouted after me. I stopped and walked back over to him and he had a stupid grin on his face. “Big Man I’m not one of your hookers so don’t treat me like one.” He was embarrassed and apologized and said that he was joking but I wondered what the hell had got into him but I supposed he had slept with most of Europe and America so I was probably the only woman he hadn’t tried it on with. But he could keep trying because although he was drop dead gorgeous there was no way that was ever going to happen any time soon.

I walked through the casino in our hotel looking for Fran and Chris but I couldn’t see them anywhere and I really didn't want to go back upstairs to listen to the Big Man having a threesome. I finally gave up because I couldn't find them anywhere and I had left my phone in my other bag so I couldn’t even call them. As I walked past a roulette table a hand reached out and grabbed my waist "princess where you rushing to?" It was Tommy and he seemed glad to see me. “Hi Tommy, are you still gambling?" I couldn’t believe that he was still down there “yeah and I ain't doing well, join me, I need a bit of Lady Luck to get me out this hole" He pulled me into the crowd and stood behind me with his hands on my hips. "Him over there, he's cleaning up" I glanced over at a huge Italian looking man in his fifties. He was smiling and smoking a cigar and when he spotted me he shouted "Lydia Knight you are beautiful, why are you with this unlucky man?" in an Italian accent. "Shut it ya muppet, I'm a very lucky man I'm standing with Lydia Knight,he's getting on my nerves" I started to laugh then he whispered in my ear "you need to give me a bit of luck princess" Tommy just kept throwing chips down and asking me a colour after half an hour I was totally lost, by now Tommy had his arm right around my waist and he seemed really relaxed being so close to me. He was whispering in my ear and it felt amazing because I hadn't been that close to a man in a long time. He smelled expensive and the feeling of his strong arms around me was exciting and comforting at the same time. If you had told me a year ago that I would be standing next to Jason Spence I wouldn’t have believed you but here I was with his arm around me and I was thrilled. "Look at that will you princess, you’ve just won me twenty grand" "oh my god, did you win?” I jumped up and down and swung around and hugged him "Tommy I can see why you like gambling, I mean I was nearly falling asleep, then bam twenty grand" he just smiled "well it doesn't always work out like that but yeah we did alright, let me buy you something, you deserve a treat" We left the Casino and went through to the shopping area of the hotel. It was full of designer stores and they all looked really expensive. "you really don't need to buy me anything Tommy" he took my hand and dragged me over to the nearest jewellery shop. “I want to buy you something nice to say thanks. Come on princess." His grip was really strong but his skin was so smooth and I let out a little giggle with excitement. After all this was Jason Spence from London Streets and he wanted to buy me jewellery, it was like a dream come true. As we went inside the two woman that worked there looked us both up and down and I could tell they were judging how much we could afford to spend. I felt uncomfortable as they stood there judging us but Tommy didn’t seem intimidated by them and I wondered how many woman he had brought to jewellery shops to impress them. I don’t know if it was Tommy’s expensive looking watch or just his confidence but the two ladies rushed over to him like they were desperate for a sale and that they could smell money. “Hello ladies” he said in a confident voice “I was wondering if you had any diamond earrings as beautiful as her" he said pointing at me and I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. The two woman ran around the shop and collected little things onto trays "please follow us into the private room sir.” As we went through I was beginning to get more and more embarrassed "please Tommy, I mean it, I don't want you to buy me anything. I'm a big girl I can buy my own earrings" he just gave me a cheeky smile "come on, every princess deserves a few diamonds" The woman placed the earring down in front of me "these are the most beautiful diamonds we have sir, and we brought you some pendants and necklaces to match "thank you" he said. I picked up a few of the necklaces and tried them on. I turned to Tommy and asked what he thought of them "absolutely stunning" he said but he was just staring at my face as if he was studying me. "You aren't even looking at the pendent" he gave me a smile “I meant you are stunning” I have to admit that I was flattered but he probably said that to all the girls. After five minutes of looking at earrings he announced "she will have these ones and the pendant, wrap them up for me" the lady grabbed his credit card out of hand quickly in case he changed his mind “these are $15,000 sir" I couldn’t believe how much they cost “No Tommy, I can't let you buy them for me" but he wouldn’t listen “I told you I want to treat you" as he was paying I could feel my toes curl because I was so embarrassed and I wondered what the boys were going to say about him buying me expensive presents. The older lady interrupted my thoughts "my dear your engagement ring is fantastic and so is your wedding band" she turned to Tommy and said "you obviously have exquisite taste sir.” When I looked down at my hand I couldn’t believe that I was wearing a wedding ring. Fran must have bought me it for me the night before but I couldn’t remember. I couldn’t believe I hadn’t noticed it before and I was really embarrassed because I was wearing an engagement ring from one guy and a wedding band from another guy “oh he's not my fiancée" I don't know why I blurted it out. "I'm not her fiancée or her husband but I do have good taste" he said as he ran his eyes over me. When we got outside he said "where to next, fancy a handbag?" There was no way I was going to let him buy me anything else. “I'm sorry but I don't fancy a handbag, these earrings and pendant are stunning but it's a disgusting amount of money to spend on me" He gave me a funny look “why?" He looked genuinely confused “Tommy I'm not some gold digger, I would have been happy with a burger and chips" "I know you ain't a gold digger princess, you’re a good girl" there it was again. Every time he said I was a good girl it my stomach flip. I wondered if he used to say it on London Street’s and that's why it has such an impact in me. I gave him a really flirty smile and I was blushing and that’s when I noticed that he was blushing too. “Are you alright Tommy? You look hot" his face was bright red “it's really hot in here” he said as he rubbed his face “Really? I'm actually chilly, the air conditioning is mental" he shook his head “I think I must be coming down with something" I put my hand up to his face and he was really warm "I'm not surprised that you don’t feel well, we have been drinking a lot these past few days. You should go and get some rest before it all starts again tonight” I had to remind myself that he wasn’t as big of a party animal as me and the boys and it must have been hard for him to keep up with us. “Do you know what? you’re right. I've been hitting it hard this past week, do you mind if I call it a day and go to bed for a while?” I felt sorry for the poor guy "Of course not, I will go back to my own room and find the boys" We travelled up in the elevator in complete silence. He was rubbing his head and he looked like he was in pain. We walked along the hall in silence and I was beginning to worry about him. "Well this is my room." He said outside his door, he looked really flushed. "Are you sure you’re going to be ok? Let me come in and make you a cup of tea" We went into his room and it was starting to get dark outside. His room was a lot smaller than ours but it still had ceiling to floor windows. Tommy sat on his bed and I made him a cup of tea and he seemed to look a little better. “Are you ok honey?” I asked and he nodded his head “Yeah but thanks for hanging about, I felt a bit weird down stairs” I felt terrible for him and I was scared that he was going to faint or something. "Well I’m glad you’re ok but I better go and give you some peace” As I walked towards the door he held his head in his hands “can you hang about a little while longer Princess? My heads banging” I was really beginning to worry about him “I should call for a doctor, you really don’t look well” “No don’t do that, I’ll be fine, I’m just feeling sorry for myself” I didn’t think Tommy was the dramatic type and I was concerned for him. “Why don’t you lie down and I will put the lights off. I think if you sleep you will feel loads better” He nodded his head “You’re right” he took his T-shirt off over his head and I couldn’t believe how perfect his body was. I had to divert my attention away from him before he released I was total pervert. “Wow the view from this side is fantastic" I said as I stared out at all the lights of Las Vegas trying not to look at him. I heard him get off the bed behind me and he switched off his bedroom light. We were in darkness except for all the casino lights outside. He stood beside me at the window “yeah you can see for miles the view is great.” We stood in silence looking out over the Las Vegas strip when he pointed into the distance “can you see that over there?” he said as he pointed out of the window. "What am I looking at?" I asked “He stood behind me and put one hand on my hip and pointed with the other hand. Then he whispered into my ear "look right there, can you see it" I thought I was about to faint. He was my all time celebrity crush and I could feel him rubbing against me and I loved it. Not to mention he had no top on. But I had to pull it together because he had no idea how much I fancied him “I don't know what you mean, where?" Then he kissed my neck and then again and his stubble was tickling me, then he wrapped his arms around me and kissed my earlobe and whispered "I can't believe you fell for that princess" he kept kissing trails up and down my neck and it felt like heaven. He spun me around and backed me up to the window. He came nose to nose with me. I think my heart had actually stopped for a second because this was Thomas Taylor. I had watched him on tv for years and now he was about to kiss me. He brushed his lips against mines but I pulled away. Thats when it hit me that this whole song and dance that he was pretending to be ill was only to get me up to his hotel room. "Tommy I'm sorry and thank you for the earrings, it was very kind of you, but I'm not the kind of girl that sleeps with people in hotel rooms for diamonds, I'm sorry" his face dropped, he obviously thought that he was onto a winner and I had just put him in his place. “I know you’re not Lydia but I think you’re f*****g beautiful. I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable. I don't know..I thought that you might kind of like me back a bit" although he seemed disappointed I couldn’t help but think of all the woman he had tried this with before and I was pissed off. “I've told you before I think you’re gorgeous, but you just tried to kiss me and you don't even know my phone number" He let out a little laugh. He rubbed his hand over his forehead "I've totally f****d this up haven't I?" He said with a really sad look on his face. I wanted to give him a piece of my mind but he looked embarrassed and I couldn’t bring myself to tell him off “you’re a good actor by the way" I said with a giggle. He apologized again and I was relieved that he wasn’t pushing it any further. Then I heard someone shouting my name in the hallway outside his hotel room “Lydia, Lydia" It was Chris and he sounded like he was drunk and crying “Oh s**t that's Chris" I ran towards the door just in time to see Chris slide down the wall into a drunken heap “Christopher what's wrong honey?" He managed to get himself up and he came towards me in tears "Lydia I called Carmela and she dumped me because I’ve been drinking. She says she never wants to see me again" He was devastated and I felt awful for him. "oh Chris you poor thing, come in and sit down. Stop crying honey we can fix this" but he didn’t want to listen, he was in bits and he was really drunk. He sat on Tommy’s bed and Tommy put the lamp on. I was glad that Chris was too drunk to realize that I was in Tommy’s room and that he had no top on in the dark because that would have looked really bad. “how can we fix it?” I asked “She doesn't love me, it's finished" he said through his sobs “she does love you, she's just angry” he was uncontrollably crying and Tommy didn’t know where to look “come on mate, calm down” he sat on the bed next to Chris and put his arm around him. “Carmela is crazy about you, Lydia’s right, she’s just angry” I was surprised by how concerned Tommy was because he was a huge muscle man with a shaved head and a cockney accent but he was being really gentle. I couldn’t help but think that if the Big Man would have been there he would have laughed at Chris for crying, but Tommy was really sweet. “why don't you try and sober up and give her a call later” he said and Chris just ignored him and continued to cry. I felt bad for Chris and I knew the only way he would feel better was if he could see her in person “I think I should take you home to London tonight, we can leave the boys to do the interviews and the press tomorrow and it means you can sober up and see her" he looked at me and started to dry his tears "thanks Gorgeous, I don't know what I would do without you" I just rolled my eyes “can you stop crying now you know I hate it when you cry. Come on, dry those tears. I love you Christopher, let's go right now. I will organize the plane” he nodded his head and then without warning he was sick all over Tommys bed. To my surprise Tommy just laughed “Sorry Tommy” said Chris as he wiped his face “don’t worry about it mate” he helped Chris up on his feet. “Let’s get you cleaned up for the flight home” Chris looked mortified “you’re a good guy Tommy. Can you do me a favour? Please don’t mention this to the Big Man because he will take the piss out of me if he hears I was crying over a bird” Tommy nodded his head “Of course mate, I won’t say a word” I had to admit that although Tommy had lied to me to get me into his hotel room he had impressed me by how nice he was to Chris and I could feel myself starting to warm to him.

Chapter 18

When we got back to London Chris had sobered up and he went straight to see Carmela at his flat and she closed the door in his face. He came to my place in tears and I wondered why she was being so hard on him because I knew how much she loved him. I knew that she was just angry and I hoped that she would calm down and come to her senses. A few days later I met her for coffee and she gave me the keys to Chris’s flat and she told me that she had moved out and that she was staying in a hotel in the West End to be close to the play that she was staring in. She looked devastated and I asked her why she wanted to end her relationship with him because of one slip up. She explained to me that her father had been an alcoholic and that he had gave her mother a life of hell before he died and that she didn’t want the same thing for herself. I could understand where she was coming from and I felt guilty that we had let him drink whilst he had been away with us. I tried to explain that he was a young guy on holiday with his friends and that he was a rock star and that he is Scottish and we liked to get drunk but she refused to listen. As we left the coffee shop she hugged me and asked if we could still be friends. I was heartbroken for her and I promised that I would always be there for her no matter what. Even though he was one of my best friends she was important to me too and I didn’t want her to leave my life the way she had with him. I watched her get into a taxi and I wanted to grab her and make her see that Chris loved and missed her but I knew she wouldn’t listen. She had to figure out on her own that they were meant for each other. I went home and Chris was pacing the floor of my living room waiting for me to tell him what Carmela had said. When the elevator doors opened into my flat he stopped pacing and he stared at his flat keys in my hand. He dropped to his knees and wept and I have to admit that I cried too. Watching how devastated he was and not being able to help him broke my heart. He stayed with me in my flat so that I could look after him and he slept in my bedroom for days because he was inconsolable. I had to sleep beside Stacey so I wasn't happy either. When we got back from Vegas Stacey kept asking if the Big Man had behaved himself whilst we had been away and I found myself lying to her because I didn't want to be the one to break her heart too. Although they weren’t officially seeing each other I was still angry with him for sleeping around behind her back. I tried to call Fran and the Big Man before we came home but I couldn’t get through to them so I left a message with Tommy to let them know that we were ok and that we needed to get back to London. When we got home and I still hadn’t heard from them I was worried that Fran was annoyed at me for leaving when we had work to do. After nearly a week l still hadn’t heard from them and that’s when the most beautiful bunch of long stemmed roses arrived for me, the note attached said "Sometimes Princess’s deserve roses too from Jason Spence" My stomach flipped when I realized they were from Tommy but I decided to nip it in the bud. He was friends with the boys and although I had technically split up from Stefan months ago, I didn't want another boyfriend but I was flattered that Thomas Taylor had sent me flowers. Fran and the Big Man were still in America and I was starting to worry about them, then one morning my landline phone rang and I ran to stop the ringing because I had finally got Chris to sleep and I didn’t want him to wake up again. I presumed it would be one of the boys finally calling me. "Hello" I whispered and there was a long pause. "Hi Angel" and to my surprise it was Stefan. I hadn't spoke to him since he got out of hospital just after Christmas. He had released his single that I had helped him write and it had went to number one all over the world and he had been travelling to promote it. As far as the press and fans knew we were still a couple but I we hadn’t spoke in months. “Why are you calling me Stefan?" I couldn’t believe he was actually on the other end of the phone. “I wanted to congratulate you and Fran on your wedding" he said in a sarcastic voice. I wondered what he was talking about for a moment and that’s when I remembered that I was married to Fran. I looked down at my hand and I was still wearing the wedding ring that Fran had bought me. "It was just a joke, we aren't a couple" he let out a sigh “well I look like an i***t because I'm doing interviews talking about our wedding and you end up getting married to that arsehole. How does that make me look?” Fran has released a statement earlier that week to say we hadn’t actually got married and that the photos of us getting married was part of the filming that we were doing for our next music video. I was exhausted and I didn’t have the energy to listen to his crap. “I wouldn’t care if you got hit by a bus Stefan, why are you calling me?” he was silent for a moment “no you don’t care about me, but you will care when I press charges against the Big Man for what he did to me if you don't do as I say" I was so tired because I had been up all night comforting Chris and I didn’t have the energy to argue with him and he was right I had to play ball so that he wouldn’t go to the police, but I didn’t have to be nice to him. “You’re boring me now Stefan, what do you want?" “I've been nominated for an award and I want you to come with me to the ceremony, it's in London” I took a deep breath. The thought of seeing him again scared the s**t out of me but I had to do as he said “ok when?” I said rather coldly “It’s in a couple of months and don't even think about bringing your boyfriends with you" I’d had enough of his sarcastic comments “oh all my boyfriends can't make it I think they are busy that night" I said with a laugh “please don't wind me up" he said through gritted teeth "see you then" I said “that's it? You have nothing else to say to me after all this time" What did he expect? “yeah I have one last thing to say to you, f**k off" and I hung up the phone. I felt like my head was about to explode. I was worried about poor Chris and Carmela, I was worried that I hadn’t heard from the boys since we had left Vegas and now Stefan was calling me out of the blue. I put my head down on the kitchen counter. "What else can happen today?" I asked myself out loud. When I looked up the Big Man and Fran were standing in front of me. I hadn't even heard them coming in. They both looked pissed off but I had never been so glad to see them. "Hi guys when did you get home?" I asked trying to sound upbeat. “We both need to speak to you Lydia it's important" I couldn’t take any more “can it wait I'm having a really bad day?" "No it can't wait" said Fran. I put my head in my hands “Thank god you two are home" I said and The Big Man ran towards me "what's wrong Gorgeous?" I took a deep breath “That was Stefan on the phone, he said he has won some award and he needs me to go with him to collect it and I don't want to see him" he stroked my hair. "Is he back in London?" Asked Fran as he shuffled from one foot to another “No he’s not here, the awards are in a few months time and I really can't face him" I looked at them both "I'm sorry what did you want to talk about?" They both stared at each other “it doesn't matter now Gorgeous" I was glad because I couldn’t take any more “Stefan is pissed off about our wedding" I said with a laugh “Don't worry Gorgeous, we will be there with you and he won't hurt you" said the Big Man. “He said if you guys are there he will go to the police" by now I had a petted lip because I was feeling really sorry for myself “don't worry about it Gorgeous,we will sort something out" they both cuddled either side of me and I felt safe for now. Fran pulled away and took my hand “Why did you and Chris come home early Lydia?" He asked and he looked concerned. I had forgot that they didn’t know why we had left Vegas so suddenly. “I’m sorry for leaving like that but Chris was in a bad way because Carmela dumped him, I left a message with Tommy didn't he tell you" they both looked at each other "no he didn't, he just said that you and Chris had to rush home, we thought it was something that we had done." I felt bad that the boys thought I was pushing them away again but I was impressed that Tommy had kept his word to Chris by not telling them about him being upset about Carmela “You guys didn’t do anything wrong, I had a great time in Vegas, but poor Chris was heartbroken. I tried to call you both loads when we got home to let you know we were safe but I didn't hear anything back. I was worried sick about you both" Fran’s face broke into a smile and he seemed relieved “yeah I broke my phone and the Big Man jumped into the pool with his in his shorts" I shook my head and laughed “what are you two like?" I was glad they were home because after a two minute conversation with them I was already feeling loads better. “Maybe we should wake Chris up, I know he will be glad you guys are home" Fran nodded his head in agreement “yeah let's head to his flat and try to cheer him up” They obviously didn’t realize how bad Chris was without her. “No he's here, he's been staying with me. He's in my bedroom I've been sleeping in beside Stacey" Fran looked confused "why is he staying here?"…