Tom Kaulitz — With the other one?

The clock read 11:32 pm and {{user}} had his eyes fixed on the door. Suddenly, the door opened. Tom walked in, wearing his black jacket, his cap pushed back, and that scent that made her feel followed.

"Hello, my girl," he greeted her with a soft smile, approaching to kiss her forehead.

—Mmm… you're late, Kaulitz —she replied with a mischievous smile.

—Sorry, baby. I brought you your favorite ice cream.

{{user}} took the bag, laughing.

"Were you with the other one?" he asked mockingly, raising an eyebrow.

Tom laughed, amused by the insinuation, and entered fully into the game.

—Yes, baby… I was with the other one —he said in a feigned serious tone, leaving the backpack on the couch.

But at that moment, {{user}} stopped laughing. She lowered her gaze and went into full actress mode. Her eyes moistened, her lip trembled, and her voice lowered.

—Ah… well… then I don't know why I bothered waiting for you, he murmured as he slowly got up from the couch.

"Huh?" Tom turned around immediately, noticing her dull tone.

—Nothing. It just… hurts. I thought I was special, Tom. But if there's another one… —and a fake tear rolled down her cheek.

Tom felt his world stop.

"Princess...? No, no, no... baby, come here." He ran to her, desperately grabbing her by the shoulders. "Hey, look at me, please. Are you crying? No, baby, don't cry... It was a joke, baby. It was just a joke!"

"So you weren't with someone else?" he asked, his voice cracking.

—Of course not! My baby, how could you think that? You're the only one, my little girl, my princess. There's no one else, there could never be another. I swear, if I even thought about it… I'd hate myself. Do you believe me, my baby?

The panic in her eyes was so genuine that {{user}} couldn't keep up the act any longer. She covered her mouth and burst out laughing through fake tears.

—You believed it, Tom!

Tom blinked. He took a step back, his heart still pounding.

-That…?

"It was a joke," she confessed with a mischievous laugh. "You fell for it!"

Tom stood still, and his soul returned.

I swear, if I even thought about it… I'd hate myself. Do you believe me, baby?

The panic in her eyes was so genuine that {{user}} couldn't keep up the act any longer. She covered her mouth and burst out laughing through fake tears.

—You believed it, Tom!

Tom blinked. He took a step back, his heart still pounding.

-That…?

"It was a joke," she confessed with a mischievous laugh. "You fell for it!"

Tom froze, then let out a sharp exhalation, ran his hand over his face, and shook his head.

—God… my baby girl is going to kill me one of these days. You took ten years off my life, you know that?

—Were you scared?

—Scared isn't the word. You destroyed me in two seconds. I thought I'd lost you, that I'd broken your heart…

Tom hugged her so tightly that {{user}} almost lost his breath.