I Promise- TommyInnit x Reader

Chapter VII

The moment you walked into your house you knew something was wrong. 

It was never this quiet, usually the tv was going, or your mom had turned on Spotify. But the only thing you heard was a quiet sobbing from her room. You ran in to see her, on the ground completely alone.

Ever since your dad left, she had moments like this. Before he departed, he had told her how worthless she was, and that she was just a good for nothing girl that could be easily replaced.

You absolutely adored your mother, so to sit on the bottom step of your stairs and hear that was one of the hardest things you had ever had to do in your life. (insert daddy issues XD) And ever since that dad your mom was changed. oftentimes when you weren't around she felt more alone than ever.

"Mum whats wrong?" you said, helping her sit on the bed. She looked at you with a grim face and said, "I am so happy that you get to go with Tommy, but I am scared to be alone y/n"

"oh you should have just told me," you whispered to her trying to calm her down "I'm only going to be gone for a few weeks, and you can go over to the Simon's house every day. I'm sure she would love to have you over" 

At this she looked more calm, and she wiped away her tears and nodded.

"you are right y/n. I don't know what I would do if you weren't my daughter. I love you so much" Her words shocked you. It wasn't very often your mother told you she loved you, so you took the opportunity to say it back.

For the remainder of the day, the two of you hung out and talked about different random things. One of them being tommy.

"So.... do you like him?" She said wiggling her eyebrows at you.

"muuum, you know I don't think of him like that. He is like my best friend." You said, hiding your face so she didn't see the light pink tint that had settled there.

"What happened to Aubree being your best friend?" she questioned.

With a sigh you said, "well, she isn't really around anymore, and Tommy is. Plus she has barely texted me at all since she left."

"oh that's too bad, but I am happy you found someone you really click with." She hummed.

"trust me, I am too. He is one of the most genuine people I have ever met. I mean, he is always looking for a way to help me or make me laugh." you said, beaming at the thought of him.

Your mom just watched you ramble on and on about him, knowing in her mind, that sooner or later her daughter would realize her feelings about her neighbor. Until that day however, she would keep it to herself that she always saw him staring at her with admiration. And that based on the way he looked at her, he felt the same way she did.

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(2.5 weeks later)

Tommy pov:

Looking down at my phone I saw an incoming call. It was y/n.

Lately the two of us had been talking and calling more and more. She had turned from my sisters best friend, to mine. And I was so happy that she was a part of my life. It seemed like whenever she was around, I was invincible.

Other than Toby, y/n was the person I talked to most. 

"ONE MORE DAY!!" I heard y/n yell when I answered the phone. Just hearing her voice brought my day more joy.

"POG" I yelled back matching her energy.

"okay so I need your help knowing what to pack." she said as she started rambling on and on about how excited she was and this and that. occasionally I would respond to a question or laugh at a joke she told, but most of the time I was just enjoying the company.

The rest of the call went as most facetimes did... into the middle of the night. Y/n had fallen asleep on call, so I took the liberty of snapping a photo of her. 

dang she looked cute

NO, this was not happening. There was no way I just thought she looked cute. Not that she wasn't attractive because she was, I just never expected myself to be thinking of her this way. It was a thing best friends did right? they thought the other was attractive...

clicking the end call button I set my phone down and sank into my pillow. It was soft and inviting, it reminded me of when y/n was next to me. and immediately i felt alone. 

soon. I thought to myself. Only one more night, and you would be next to her again. The comforting thought of that helped me drift into a deep sleep, which was only interrupted by my alarm going off.

Today was the day. I was about to go on a road trip with my favorite people in the entire world. And y/n was coming too. I longed for her touch, happy that in only a few hours I could see her in the full glory, not just over a facetime call. My heart pounded with the anticipation, and I got up to start my day.

a/n Thank you so much for all the reads! I honestly never expected to get more than 50. This is all so insane so i love you guys for that.

Remember you can always message me if you need anything or a struggling. I do my best to answer. So yeah, have a great rest of your day/night

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