For the uninitiated to the adventures of Tom and Sophie, please refer to Part 1 of this story. More to come soon I promise, this is just a short instalment as it's been so long between updates.
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Tom was in a daze. Sophie, the girl he'd known since she was eight years old, had just come to him for advice and ended up discovering a whole lot more about herself. He'd never felt so aroused, or so confused. They had slumped to the ground together and had been this way, backs against a pole in the stables, for the past few seconds. Just as he was about to shift his weight, Sophie scrambled from her position in his arms to her feet.
"Sophie..."
He trailed off. What to say? Tom had never thought about Sophie in any way other than like a sister. It didn't feel right to. He'd worked at the property since he was 21, when she was only 8. Ten years of mundane day-to-day tasks together, the occasional soccer game, and many evening meals with the rest of the people who lived and worked at the property. Including Sophie's family. Oh God, what would her parents think if they knew. All this went through his head in less than a second, but when he looked at Sophie's face again he had just a moment to register her expression of extreme embarrassment, before she spun around and ran back the way she'd come.
Tom didn't chase after her. He had too much to think about.
Sophie was mortified. She'd spent the last several weeks not knowing what was going on with her mind and body, and for it to have resulted in THAT. With Tom! What had she been thinking to open her mouth and keep talking in that way! She could never look him in the face again. To make it worse, she'd caught the look of aversion in his eyes before she'd turned and ran. She'd headed straight to her bedroom, where she now lay sobbing under her bedcovers.
Days went by. Sophie spent her time either in school, studying, or actively avoiding Tom. She managed to convince her parents she needed to eat at her desk at night while studying, so she could avoid seeing him at mealtimes. The two times she had glanced him from a distance had caused her a jolt which was largely physical, a combination of pain, embarrassment, and arousal. Because she had to admit to herself now, she was attracted to him. And he didn't want anything to do with her. As far as she could tell, he hadn't come looking for her at all this past week.
Sophie woke up on Friday, and grabbed a quick breakfast straight from the kitchen on the pretence of being late for school.
"Darling, come and sit down with us", her mum called from the dining room.