Chapter nine- You distract me

I ended up getting home at three in the morning to a apartment that was empty and dark. I didn't even make it to my bed, I just fell asleep listening to "I love Lucy" reruns on the couch.

When the alarm on my phone went off at seven in the morning I was about to kill Tom for making me go to that party last night. So to get him back I sent him a text that said "rise and Shine Tommy boy"

I went and got dressed sipping some coffee before I left to hear my phone buzz. I looked at it "What the hell Cassie its seven thirty in the morning?!" I laughed with satisfaction.

So the weekend went rather fast. Just people coming to pick up their pets and some boring paperwork. I was relieved when it was Monday, to be able to get back to the normal routine.

That's when some girl leaned over the counter with sunglasses on.

"How can I help you?" I asked since Betty was on her break.

"How about getting in the car?" she said.

"What the- Emma?" I asked confused.

She leaned over putting her sunglasses down so I could see her eyes. "What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Taking you to the set come on"

"I thought I messaged you saying I wasn't coming?" I said as she started pulling me to the door.

"I got the message...your still coming though" she said eagerly pulling me more, but I stood my ground.

"Em Tom doesn't want me there"

She burst out laughing. "Is that why you're not coming?" she said still cracking up.

"Uh yeah" I said crossing my hands over my chest.

"Please he totally wants you on the set"

"Uh no he doesn't" I said.

"Come on I'm dragging you whether you like it or not"

There was no since in fighting her "fine...Margret I am taking the day off!"

"Whatever" I hear Margret from her office around the narrow corner.

I hung up my coat and grabbed my purse and followed Emma.

"This is your car?" I asked staring at the pretty black sports car.

"Yeah hop in"

"With pleasure" I said opening the door.

"Really Tom doesn't want me there" I said as we got on the main road.

"Bloody hell Cassie are you that blind?" she said laughing.

"Uh... wait what?" I asked confused.

"Did Tom tell you why he didn't want you there?"

"well...now that I think about it...no he didn't, but what does that have to do with anything?"

"All in due time Cas all in time"

"You make no since Em what so ever"

She just smiled, as she parked in some place after driving through a dirt road, and immediately turned to me. "Look I know you really actually want to come to the set...just stick with me, I don't even have one scene with Tom today so, you probably won't even see him okay?"

I sighed a 'fine' and got out of the car following her.

She opened the big double doors that lead into this warehouse. It was dark and shadowy but my eyes soon adjusted. There were millions of bodies squirming around. Emma just took my hand and dragged me like an anchor to someone.

"Cassie this is our director David Yates" a rather tall man stood in front of me smiling and took out his hand, I shook it and said "Hi nice to meet you"

"Nice to meet you too, and if you'd excuse me" he said walking off in the direction we came.

"Now I have to go to make up and stuff so..." she looked behind me and yelled "Oliver, James!"

Oliver and James Phelps, or Fred and George Weasley drove up in what looked to be a golf cart and at the same time in unison said "yes Emma?"

"Take Cassie on a tour of the set and make sure to stir clear of Tom" she gave them this look.

And they both went "ah gottcha okay hop in Cassie"

I sat in the back seat stretching my legs out in the back seat.

"I'll see you later" Emma waved as she stepped into a trailer labeled make up.

"So..." I said to the twins, as they took of driving.

"So...?" said Oliver, or was that James? "...what?" the other twin finished the sentence.

I looked around as they were driving. "Oh right" the one said who was in the passenger seat. "Well this is just where make up and costumes are, not really anything cool yet. Actually nothing's really cool around here. There just here to film in the woods, you should come to the Hogwarts set. Now that's some amazing stuff."

"I wish" I mumbled.

I looked around the warehouse at all the different people holding coffee and papers. Discussing. I smiled. This was amazing. As they kept driving I noticed Tom coming out of a trailer running his hand through his bleach blonde hair. I was immediately nervous for some reason.

"Ahh Cassie duck" Oliver told me in a rushed tone and pushed his foot on the gas accelerating more. I did as I was told, but as we were turning the nearest corner I saw Tom's jaw drop. Uh oh. "Crap"

Oliver sped around the corner and didn't slow down until we were far away. I took a deep breath. Then my phone buzzed. I looked at the caller id. "Ahh" I said flinging my phone into the front seat. James picked it up. "Speak of the devil" he opened my flip phone "James no!" I said reaching for the phone but he just pulled it out of my grasp.

"Oh hey Tom!" he said as if nothing unusual had happened.

"Cassie? No haven't seen Cassie since the party"

"Oh right" then he quickly shut the phone and threw it at me.

"He knows you here" he said slightly chuckling a bit.

"Fantastic" I said rolling my eyes and placing my phone back in my jeans pocket.

Once they had finished the "grand tour". I put quotation marks around "grand tour" because well let's just say James and Oliver do not have a future in a tour guide career. Anyway I caught up with Emma and hung out with her and Rupert and Daniel, not seeing Tom again thankfully.

"Okay we just have one more scene to shoot then I have to get changed and I'll take you home" she said to me as I was playing with my phone sitting in her chair.

This was really quite boring. I mean it was awesome to see what they were doing and everything, but I had no one to talk to or do anything with.

Then I heard "I thought you said you would not come?" I shivered from the breath from the voice on my neck. I jumped out of the seat looking at him.

The words "it's not my fault" came rushing out of my mouth.

"Really? Like I'm going to believe that"

"Its not Emma came to my work today and dragged me into her fancy sports car and drove me here" I said in one breath. He didn't move an inch. "Look I'm leaving anyway" I said turning on my heel towards were I thought the parking lot would be.

"Hey, hey, hey" he said gentle grabbing my hand, sending sparks up my arm. "What?" I asked kind of pissed off.

"Hey what's going on here?" Emma questioned with one of her eye brows raised.

"Nothing, I'm going to take her home okay?" he said asking her.

She smirked "oh no problem" she said walking towards her car.

He let go of my hand and grabbed his keys out of his pocket and started walking behind her. I sighed and walked behind him, till we reached his massive jeep. "It's open" he said walking to the driver's side.

I had to climb, like literally climb to get in the car. I was gasping for breath by the time I sat down. I heard chuckling next to me as the gas revved. I glared at him as I shut the door.

He backed out and started driving through the woods. I rested my head on my fist as I looked out of the window. "Hey you look much prettier when you smile" he said. I tried to hide my blush.

"Why did you not want me there?" I asked looking at him.

"Well...it's complicated" he said letting the car fill with silence.

Three hours and fifty two minutes later of awkward silence, minus me giving him some directions, we ended up in front of my apartment complex.

"Screw it I don't care if its "complicated" tell me" I said as he took the key out of the ignition.

"I'd rather not" he said not looking at me.

"Ugh" I said jumping out of the freakishly tall jeep and slamming the door shut. Right as I was about to open the door to the stairs I heard Tom shout "It's because you distract me!"

I looked back at him smiling and shook my head laughing as I opened the door and walked up the stairs.