He was lying on his hotel bed enjoying a night in after the previous crazy night out. He was enjoying Bogota the filming was great and the night out was taking his mind off the people he so dearly missed. His phone went off with a notification and he grabbed it quickly to check it. On his screen was a notification that Kerry had retweeted something which was strange because although she was only an hour ahead it was late and he would think she would have well asleep by now. Knowing this meant something was up he quickly decides to call her wanting to make sure she is okay. He presses dial and waits for her to pick up.
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In Atalanta Kerry had gotten herself into bed and asleep but it didn't last long and she woke in the early hours of the morning. She rolled over and picked up her phone quickly checking Twitter to see if there was anything she missed. Finding one thing of importance she quickly retweeted it and then put the phone back on the bedside table. She lied there staring at the roof trying not think about what or rather who was in her thoughts keeping her awake. Not even two minutes later her phone rang, she rolled on to her side picked it up and stared at the name of the reason she couldn't sleep.
One ring passes and he worries that she may have fallen asleep and he is going to wake her up.
A second ring passes and he knows that is not the case, she's a light sleeper and would be awoken by the ring especially when she was awake barely five minutes ago.
The third ring starts and he worries he has unintentionally screwed up
She stares at the phone as the first ring sounds, she doesn't want to answer she is worried she will be mean.
The second ring sounds and her mind fills with fear of the worst, she knows she is being irrational but she can't help it.
It's halfway through the third ring when she steps out of her haze and quickly presses the pickup button
His breath catches in his throat as the ringing stops and he hears breathing on the other end.
"Hi" he breaths out the sighing in relief.
"Hi" she replies her voice hoarse from just waking up.
And then they both chuckle as they always do when they answer the phone this way.
There is silence from both ends of the phone for a least another couple of minutes but Tony knows she hasn't fallen asleep.
"Why are you awake Ker?" He asked the care in his baritone voice settling most of Kerry's somewhat irrational fears.
"You" She says simply, but the way her voice cracks in the middle tells him that isn't all that simple not just something like missing him but something more. He goes to ask a question but she jumps in first.
"Why do you still love me?" She says it so quietly that it's barely audible and her voice shakes and as it shakes his heart breaks.
"Why? Do you think I shouldn't love you?" She can hear the way he tried to keep his voice calm because he knows her so well that she'd close up if he was too passionate too quickly in this conversation.
"Yes" She says firmly like she has thought this over many times. Tony on the other end of the phone shakes his head with a small glint in his eye thinking god I love this woman no matter how frustrating she can be.
"I don't even want to know why you think I shouldn't love you because they're all stupid reasons." He starts firm and ends playful and Kerry does a small scoff.
"How's filming or is it all just partying there in Bogota?" He can hear the playful tone and can picture the matching glint in her eyes.
"Filming is great, the people are awesome. It's lots of fun. Partying is just part of the fun and stuff." Hmmmm she hums and he can feel the side eyes she is giving him through the phone.
"And the dancing I thought you hate dancing by yourself?" The pause she takes before yourself lets him know that she absolutely knows that in fact he wasn't dancing alone.
"Well the music is great, the people are great and I'm having fun but none of them are you." he says emphasising the you. On the other head of the phone she smiles.
"I bet you're making a fool of yourself with your dad moves." she says with a giggle in her voice and then jumps in again with another tease.
"and what is with that grey t-shirt, seriously I myself have brought you so many better ones." she says her voice raising on the I and he can picture her raising her eyebrows as she does it.
"It riles up the fans, like you should see how many tweets I get about it" He chuckles in the middle of it.
"You meanie" she laughs. He just shrugs his shoulders and she can picture him sitting there all smug. They enjoy the silence for a couple of minutes just listening to the sound of each others breathing until Tony hears Ker yawn.
"Now miss executive producer, I know youre busy than me so you better get off to sleep. so.." He says his voice sounding so sexy as he says executive producer and the she cuts him off.
"I miss you. and" she sighs finding it difficult to ask.
"Can … you maybe stay on until I fall asleep" her voice is so vulnerable his heart aches.
"You don't have to if you need to do something" she then rushes out afterwards.
He smiles softly
"I miss you too and our little gladiator. How is she?"
Her heart jumps at the care in his voice when he says our little gladiator.
"She is great although I'm not seeing enough of her either."
The deflated ending of that sentence makes him wish he was there to cuddle her. She is incredibly good at masking all the stress and worry having her own project is causing her but he knows it is there.
"You are doing amazing and isa knows her mummy loves her."
He tries to reassure her but isn't sure if he does a good job with his thoughts on isabelle mirroring hers, so he quickly continues on.
" and of course kerbear"
He calls her that in hopes of making her laugh and succeeds. He loves the sound of her full hearted laugh it lightens up his whole day.
"I'll stay on the phone with you until you fall asleep."
She smiles and internally sighs with relief as she was sure she wouldn't be able to fall asleep otherwise.
"Thank you." she sighs out.
"Anything for you." He quickly responds.
"I love you Ker. Get all cosy, you can hog all the sheets without having to worry."
She smiles and softly laughs.
"I love you too, goodnight babe."
Kerry says, then puts the phone on loudspeaker and puts it on her bedside table.
"Goodnight beautiful." He says softly.
She cuddles further into the doona (duvet) and from the other end Tony hears her breathing even out. he stays on the line for a little while listening to the little hums she makes in her sleep that never fail to make her smile and then hangs up.