Trust Me
Chapter Nine
AUTHOR'S NOTE- I promise they do get to the "fun stuff" but there must be build up! Keep reading and I promise not to disappoint! This is a short one, but oooooh the next couple will make up for it! Promise!
The rest of the week passed quickly and she fell in love with her job. She worked hard not to make any more mistakes and Keith was constantly praising her talents. Robert praised her as well, though usually in private with his lips locked onto hers. They had yet to take the next step but the make out sessions were hot and frequent. Even she was having to take cold showers by the time the weekend had rolled.
She hated not seeing him over the weekend, but he texted her frequently and called her at night after Indio had gone to bed. She didn't begrudge his time with his son, knowing Indio was always going to be first and foremost in his life, as it should be. Besides, it would probably do them some good to have a little time apart. So, she kept herself busy by cleaning and taking Dart for long runs at the local park. She also watched a few of his movies, which just made her fall in love with him even more. Finally, Monday rolled back around and it was back to work
"Everything was going well between her and Robert and that should have been her first warning sign. She never got a second one. They were just finishing lunch on Tuesday when she excused herself to go to the restroom. Closing the stall door she prepared to do her business when two more women entered. She recognized their voices- Alice from makeup and Tonya from costumes. Both were giggling as they entered and Chris had no choice but to eavesdrop on their conversation.
"…can't believe how hot he is! I get horny just putting on his makeup!" Alice said and Chris knew they must have been talking about Robert.
"You should see him trying on suits. Good god, that man has nothing to be ashamed of!" Tonya replied and they giggled. "But, I hear he is dating that new script supervisor."
"Yeah, they're all hot and heavy. I wonder if she knows he's still married to his baby-mama."
"What? No!"
"Oh yeah, I heard him on the phone with her arguing about their kid. They haven't signed divorce papers and I heard he was just waiting on her to take him back." Alice said and Chris felt the air knocked out of her. She knew this had all been too good to be true… Waiting until the two girls were gone, she left the stall and took several deep breaths in front of the mirror. She wanted to kill him, make him feel the pain that she felt at that moment. But, she was a professional and refused to sacrifice her job for the lying sonofabitch. Grabbing her notes and script she made her way back to the set, staring at the floor as she breezed by him.
"Hey, I was thin-"he started, reaching out to her, but she jerked away.
"We need to get to work." She said stiffly, her eyes cold towards him. He frowned, something was wrong. What could have happened in five minutes in the bathroom!? Still, she was right, they did need to get back to work. Maybe she would cool off by the time they were finished.
5 hours later he knew he was in big trouble. If only he could figure out why! Chris barely looked at him for the rest of the day and only spoke when required to. He tried a couple of times to pull her aside but only got a dark glare for his efforts. Oh hell, was he ever in trouble. Finally, Keith called it a day and Chris took off. Robert quickly removed his makeup and went in search for her, finding her in the editing office.
"Okay, what's going on?" he asked, closing the door behind him.
"Get away from me, Robert. Leave me alone and don't ever speak to me again." She snapped, keeping her back to him so he couldn't see her tears.
"Come on, Chris. Talk to me. What did I do?" he asked and she turned on him.
"Why don't you ask your wife?" she hissed and he frowned. "Why didn't you tell me you were still married, Robert? You told me to trust you and all the while you are married- and everyone knows it but me!" she yelled and he took a step back at her fury.
"Chris, Deb and I are separated and have been for years. You knew that." He said.
"I don't care. You're still married and I am NOT going to be the other woman." She said and turned back to the desk as the tears began falling harder. "I should have known, I should have never let myself…Fuck it. It's over. Just go away and leave me alone like you should have in the beginning." And that's when it hit him- she wasn't mad about Deb (okay, maybe she was), she was using this as an excuse to push him away. Walking over, he turned her forcefully to him. "Let me go!"
"No! You're going to listen to me first. No, I'm not divorced from Deb. I was hanging on, for myself, for Indio… I kept hoping we could get back together, but we never could. Then I met you and started falling in love with you."
"I. Don't. Care." She repeated but he cut her off.
"Shut up and listen to me!" He shouted and she glared at him. "I spoke to Deb last week about you and told her that I am ready to let go. She is going to file as soon as we agree on custody over Indio." He paused, still holding her shoulders. "Chris, I'm sorry and I should have told you. But please don't use this just as an excuse to push me away. What we have…god, I've never felt anything like it before and I know you feel the same way. Don't run from this, from me. Please."
"You know, I almost believed you, Robert. I guess that's the part that hurts the most." She said and he took a step back.
"I told you once that I would wait for you. This doesn't change that, Chris." He said quietly and walked to the door. Just before he left he stopped with his hand on the door. "I love you, Tennessee. I'll never stop."
