The Producer
This story is from my one-shot collection which is a spin off of the âI Wouldnât be Complete Without Youâ 4 part series, you can find that series along with the one shots, and all my other TC stories on my Masterlist hope you enjoy
I walked around set looking for Tom, since he is a producer now they always have him all over set discussing things and sometimes he can be very hard to track down. As I was walking I bumped into someone and dropped my phone, and binder
âOh, shit Iâm so sorryâ the man said
âNo, itâs ok Iâm a klutz by nature it was probably my faultâ I said, as I picked up my stuff and stood up I made eye contact with the man, and was in awe at how good looking he is.
âHey, youâre Tomâs assistant right?â It took me a minute to gather words⌠so pathetic
âUm, yes. Sorry I have a million things on my mind. Yes I am Tomâs assistant, My name is Y/Nâ
âNice to meet you Y/N, my name is Chris Hallâ
âOh! Mr. Hallâ I said. Chris isnât a producer on the film but he works for the production company. The company is giving a huge amount of money towards this film. âIâve heard Tom talk about youâŚâ
âYes, I work for the division of the company which deals with statistics and all that boring stuffâ he said with a chuckle
âWell, I wouldnât say boring. I mean you help the big wigs decide if a movie is worth producingâ he stared at each other for a few seconds and then his phone rang
âOh, sorry. I have to take this. It was very nice meeting you Y/Nâ he said walking off
âWell, well do my eyes deceive me⌠or did Y/N meet a man she likesâ Katie said walking over to me with a bright smile
âKatie, donât startâ I said
âY/N, you are a funny, smart, beautiful woman who deserves to be an a loving relationship. He is a good-looking guyâ she said âI think he likes youâ
âHow can he like me, Katie? We just met two minutes agoâ I sighed âplus Iâm way to busy to date anyoneâ
âNo, no thatâs not true, and you know it! You should ask him outâ she said
âWhat?!â Absolutely not!â I exclaimed
âHey ladiesâ I heard Tomâs voice, he walked over and kissed Katie âWhat are you talking about⌠and why is Y/N as red as a tomato?â
âShe likes Chrisâ Katie said with a smirk
âI do not! I havenât even said more than two sentences to the guyâ I said âLook, Katie I appreciate you trying to help me⌠but I just Iâm not interested⌠not right now anywayâ I looked over at Tom âCâmon I have to talk to you about a million thingsâ I said pulling him away
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A few hours later, I am sitting in my room taking my shoes off when my door swings open. Katie walks in, and closes it quickly and practically throws a box at me.
âKatie, what the hell?â
âGet, showered and put that on! Youâre going on a date with Chris tonightâ
âBefore you accuse me of setting you up⌠he came over and talked to me. Asked if you were seeing anyone.â
âY/N, you are always there to help everyone else. Itâs your turn to go and have fun. Chris likes you⌠and maybe I shouldnât have done the whole blind date thing⌠but you wouldnât have gone for it if I didnâtâ
âI know youâre trying to helpâ
âY/N, you are my friend! You are completely over worked go out with him! Whatâs the worse that happens? You donât like him, and donât go another date?â
âUsually your logic would make sense⌠but he is still going to be on set everyday, if I donât like him it will be super weirdâ
âItâs only weird if you make It weirdâ she said âPlease, go and have funâ
âHe is really good lookingâ she smiled brightly
âThatâs it girl, get readyâ she said running out of the room.
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I walked into the restaurant looking for Chris and I found him quickly, he was looking at the menu, and drinking some wine. He looked up and when we locked eyes he looked at me like nothing else existed.
âHeyâ He said when I walked over, he got up and pulled my chair out for me before pushing me back in
âHi, thank youâ I said
âYou look beautifulâ he said, I know Iâm blushing like an idiot
âThank you. You look very handsomeâ I said
âOh, I ordered some wine⌠I hope you like redâ
âRed is my favoriteâ I said taking a sip âIâve never been here beforeâ
âReally? Youâre going to love it. I like to come here often⌠and well most of the time itâs take out Iâm always too busy to sit down and eat.â He smirked âbut I had to make time for youâ
âOk, you really have to stop. I havenât even been here 10 minutes and Iâve blushed way too many timesâ I giggled
âI canât help it. I think youâre beautiful⌠and if weâre being honest⌠I may have bumped into you on purposeâ I looked at him confused âThis going to sound creepy⌠but its in a non-creepy way⌠Iâve been watching youâ I raised an eyebrow âI said it was going to sound creepy⌠but I thought you were absolutely beautiful the moment I saw youâ I tried to hide my blush and looked at the menu
âSo Chris whatâs good here?â I asked
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âYou were right the food was amazingâ I said giggling
âNot, as amazing as the companyâ he said
âYeah, I have to admit your company was pretty great tooâ I said âThis is meâ I said when we walked over to my car
âGood enough for a second date?â he asked
âYeah, I think I would like thatâ I said, he smiled brightly and I stood on my tippy toes to give him a hug and when we pulled apart we stared at each other
âI really want to kiss youâ he mumbled, I decided to be bold for once
âWhatâs stopping you?â I asked, he smiled and leaned down for a kiss. The kiss is really nice⌠thatâs a lie it was better than nice. This man really knows what he is doing. When we broke apart I said âI guess Iâll see you tomorrow?â
âSee you tomorrowâ he said
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When I walked inside the house I was bombarded by Katie and Tom
âWhy are you both still awake?â I asked
âMr. Grumpy pants here refused to sleep until you got back⌠and well I had to know how I wentâ she asked
âIt went greatâ I said, she smiled brightly
âHe, kissed you?â Tom asked shocked
âThatâs ridiculous you went out on one date⌠hell you only spoke for the first time today! Heâs kissing you?â
âZip itâ Katie said âHow was it?â
âReally goodâ she walked over and hugged me
âIâm so excited⌠now I am exhausted and going to bedâ she said turning around and I couldnât help but laugh. I looked over at Tom
âAre you mad?â I asked, his eyes softened
âOf course not. I just worry about you. I donât want anyone to hurt you everâ I walked over and hugged him
âI know you wonât let anyone hurt me Tommyâ I said and he groaned
âI hope you know, youâre the only one who gets away with calling me thatâ I rolled my eyes
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One date turned to two which quickly turned to 5 and then I lost count. Chris is an amazing guy, super smart, funny, and handsome. We were always together on set, and I could tell it was irritating Tom
âY/N, I hate to be an assholeâŚâ
âNo you donâtâ I giggled
âBut you are here as my assistant you talk to your boyfriend laterâ I sighed knowing he is right
âSee you later Chrisâ I said
âMy place tonight?â he asked
âIâll be thereâ I said
âSo you guys are getting serious?â Tom asked
âI wouldnât say serious yet⌠but I think its headed in that directionâ I said biting my lip
âLook, I know youâre tired of hearing me say be careful⌠but be careful. Thereâs something about him that seems a little offâ I rolled my eyes âPromise me, youâll be careful⌠and if he treats you with the slightest disrespect youâll drop him on his assâ I giggled
âOk, Tomâ I leaned up and kissed his cheek âOh shit, I forgot to as Chris what to bring for dinner tonight⌠Iâll be right backâ I ran back over and I saw Chris was already looking at me âHeyâŚâ
âYou kiss him?â he asked, I looked at him confused
âI always kiss him on the cheek, and he kisses me on the cheek. Weâve been doing that for years. I told you weâve known each other since High Schoolâ
âHis wife doesnât mind?â he asked
âNo, because she knows theres nothing going on between usâ
âInterestingâ he mumbled, and I smiled brightly
âAre you jealous?â I asked
âMaybeâŚâ I leaned up and kissed his lips
âYou have no reason to be, there never has been and never will be anything between Tom and Iâ
âWhat do you want me to bring tonight?â I asked
âJust your gorgeous self, and Iâm going to make dinner for youâ
âOk, see you tonightâ
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Even though he told me not to bring anything, I still bought some cookies⌠just because I felt weird coming over empty handed. I headed towards the elevators, and saw the doors about to close so I ran
âWait hold the doorâ I said, I made it just before it closed and part of me wished I hadnât. In the elevator I saw Chris making out with some blonde âI guess I got here too early, huh?â I said throwing the cookies in the trash can next to the elevators and started walking away
âY/N, Wait!â he yelled as I walked out of the building. Fuck, I feel like such an idiot. âY/N wait a damn secondâ
âWhat?â I asked angrily
âLook, I didnât kiss her she kissed me⌠sheâs my ex and she wanted to get back together but I told her I was seeing someoneâ
âYou really seemed to want her to stopâ I said angrily
âYouâre being such a hypocriticalâ
âYouâre allowed to kiss Tom but I canâtâŚâ
âWoah slow your roll. I kiss Tom on the cheek. I donât make out with himâ I sighed âlook, I was blinded by how good looking you are. Youâre just like every other guy⌠and Iâm glad it didnât get too serious⌠because I canât stand getting my heart brokenâ I started to walk away but he grabbed me and tugged me hard
âOw, Chris youâre hurting meâ
âYou are a hot piece of ass, and dating you means I have Tom in my back pocket. Tom would do anything for youâ I wanted to cry
âSo thatâs why you asked me out?â I tried to tug away, but then he slapped me across the face and I gasped in shock
âYou asshole. Iâm leavingâ
âNo, youâre not! You are not allowed to leave this relationship till I say itâs overâ
âYou canât force me to stay with youâ I said
âOh, yes I can. If you break it off, or tell anyone I hit you Iâll have the production company pull their fundsâ
âThatâs an empty threat, you cant make the CEO just pull funds. You have no controlling interestâ he smirked
âOh, but I do, Iâm the one they go to every month to make sure this is still a good project to be apart of.â I went wide eyed âYeah, you know Iâm rightâ he said, he let go of me. âGo, back to his house for the night, and donât say a damn wordâ he said walking away
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When I got home, I walked in slouching a little
âHey, whatâs wrong?â Tom asked
âNothing⌠Chis and I got into a small argument and I just⌠Iâm tired Iâm going to bedâ I mumbled
âAre you sure youâre okâ he asked
âTom thank you for worrying about me⌠but I promise Iâm fineâ
âOk, sweetie. Good nightâ I feel horrible lying to him, I know all he wants to do is protect me
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5 months itâs been 5 months since I started dating Chris, and 5 months since I lost every ounce of happiness in me. Chris has taken all of it. I have to constantly hide bruises, with makeup so Katie and Tom donât suspect anything. Chris is treating me like a rag doll, I refuse to have sex with him and when I do he hits me harder⌠but surprisingly never forces me to have sex
I walk into his apartment after a very long day on set, and heâs sitting on the couch watching some TV
âWhere the fuck have you been?â
âOn, set. You know that Tom works much longer hours than you do andâŚâ he walked over and smacked me across the face
âWatch youâre tone with meâ I looked at the ground
âThatâs better now⌠what do you say we go to the bedroom andâ
âI told you Iâm not readyâ he smacked me again âIâm not stupid I know youâve been having sex with your ex⌠just go date her and leave me aloneâ he grabbed me and yanked into the bedroom, throwing me on the bed. As he tried to crawl on me I kicked him hard and tried to run away but he grabbed my leg causing me to trip
âYou thought you were so smart, huhâ he picked me up like a rag doll and then punched me square in the eye, I screamed in pain
âThat hurt, huh?â he said with a smirk, the sick bastard is enjoying this
âNext time you say no to me remember thatâ he said before walking away
It took me 10 minutes to find the strength to walk again, and I walked over to the mirror and gasped, my lip has a nasty gash in it and there is already a bruise forming around my eye. Fuck how am I going to hide this.
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The next morning I stayed in bed. I knew there was no way in hiding this forever⌠but I can delay it.
âY/N?â Tom said walking in I quickly pulled the covers over my head âHey, sleepy head are you feeling ok?â I wanted to throw myself in his arms and tell him everything. I canât this movie is too big⌠I canât ruin it for him. I let out a fake cough
âDo you have a fever?â he tried to touch my head
âYesâ I said quickly âIf itâs ok with you⌠Iâm going to stay home todayâ I mumbled
âOf course sweetie⌠if you ever need a break just let me know⌠Iâm sorry if I overworked youâ
âNo, no Tommyâ I said trying not to cry âNever, I just have a cold thatâs all⌠Iâll be as good as new tomorrowâ
âOk, sweetie you get some restâ he said before walking out
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Not even 10 minutes later there was a knock on my door, and I heard Katie walk in
âHey, Y/N? How are you feeling?â she asked
âSickâ I lied quickly, she sighed
âTom, knows youâre lying. Weâre actors we know a fake cough when we hear it⌠He sent me to check on you. Iâve been delaying it⌠but heâs noticing something has changed about. Youâre not as happy anymoreâŚâ
âWhat am I supposed to do Katie? Show him this?â I asked sitting up and she gasped
âY/N, what happened?â she asked âdid Chris do thisâ I didnât say anything âHow long?â she asked
âNot even a few weeks after we started datingâ
âWhy, the fuck didnât you leave him?â She asked
âHe threatened to make sure thatâŚâ
âHey, Y/N I know youâre not feeling well but do you know where myâŚâ Tom walked in and when he made eye contact with me I saw pure rage enter his face âWhat happened?â he asked âDid that bastard hurt you?â I again said nothing âThat, fucker.â Tom stormed out of the room and I quickly followed
âTom⌠please donât do something stupidâ
âIâm firing that bastard ASAPâ
âTom, you canât he told me if I told you he would make sure that he gave fake statistics to the board so they would pull their funds from the movieâ
âIs that why you stayed with him?â he asked, I didnât say anything I just started crying and slid down the wall I was leaning against
âIâm sorry, Iâm so sorryâ I said, Tom got on his knees in front of me and pulled me gently into his arms
âThis is not your fault, he is a bastard and he is going to pay for thisâ
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Pure rage is running through my veins, but at the current moment the only thing I feel is stupidity. I knew there was something wrong with her, the light in her eyes had faded but Y/N made me believe she was happy⌠and thatâs all I wanted for her. I kissed the top of her head a couple of times. I looked up at Katie who has tears in her eyes
âWill you take her upstairs and see if she can get some sleep?â Katie nodded
âCâmon honeyâ Katie said helping her up
âTom please be carefulâ she mumbled, before letting Katie walk her upstairs.
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It didnât take long to get to the production company, I stormed in walking past security and straight into the CEOâs office. Not caring if he was in a meeting or not. He is on the phone and he looks up at me shocked
âMr. Cruise?â he asked confused
âWe need to talk now!â I said
âOf course, come inâ he walked over and closed the door âWhat seems to be theâŚâ
âYou need to fire Chris Hall right nowâ I said, and he chuckled
âHeâs one of our best employees I canât fire him without causeâ I pulled my phone and out and showed him the pictures I had Katie send me of Y/N
âHe is a women beaterâ
âYouâre sure he did this?â he asked
âHe has been dating my assistant for the last 5 months⌠I have known Y/N for a very, very long time. I knew that something had changed, but I didnât know what, and this morning I see this⌠he has been beating her and the reason she said nothing was because he threatened to show you and the board fake statistics so you would pull funds from my movieâ He looked horrified
âHolly, call Mr. Hall into my office right nowâ he said on the speaker âTom, I have to apologize I had no ideaâŚâ
âIâm not blaming you⌠and please donât blame me for what happens when that bastard walks into this officeâ
âI want you to know we see so much potential in this film even without his statistics⌠we would have never pulled fundsâ I sighed if only Y/N had known that
âHey, you wanted to see me?â Chris said when he walked in, I turned around and gave him a fake smile
âActually itâs me who wanted to see youâ I said walking over to him
âWhat can I do for youâŚâ he asked
âI just wanted to give you somethingâ
âWhat?â he asked confused
âNothing much just thisâ I said before punching square in the face
âWHAT THE FUCK?â he asked
âHow do you like it, you fucker. I should do so much worse⌠you are a sick bastard and I hope you rot in hell for what you did to Y/Nâ
âSave it! I showed him the proof already and I told him everythingâŚâ
âThat fucking bitchâ he said, and I lost my cool again, and punched him square in the nose âYou bastard Iâm going sue you for everything you ownâ
âIâd like to see you tryâ I said
âI have a witness, and camaraâs int his office show you attacking meâ
âMr. Hall, I know 3 things in this momentâ The CEO said âOne I have 3 daughters and the thought of anybody doing this to them is sickening⌠so you could say I saw nothing. Two wouldnât you know it⌠itâs a shame the camaraâs arenât in service right now⌠and three Youâre firedâ
âYouâre going to regret this Cruiseâ he said before walking out
âThank youâ I said to the CEO before I also walked out
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When I walked inside I saw Y/N sitting on the couch watching TV, I walked over and sat next to her and let her snuggle into me
âIâm sorryâ she mumbled
âYou have nothing to apologize forâ
âI should have told you⌠I just know how important this project isâ
âY/N, look at me. If you had told me, I would have dealt with it⌠and if they had pulled their funds I would use every dollar of my own money to keep the movie afloat⌠you should know I would rather go broke then let anything ever happen to youâ she smiled, but still had tears in her eyes
âSo you got him fired?â she asked
âAfter I punched him in the eye and broke his noseâ she giggled âI also made sure he will never get another job againâ she snuggled back into me
âThank you for protecting meâ she mumbled
âAlways, Iâll always be here to protect youâ it didnât take long for her to fall asleep, I picked her up and took her upstairs to her room, gently put her under the covers and kissed her head. âI love you, always have and always willâ I said before walking out wishing I could say that to her when she is awake⌠but that will never happen.