My Only Love // Sequel to It's Only You // t.h.

30 - REAL LIFE

Tom's POV 

Tom checked his watch again, waiting for 8 o'clock to arrive. You had finally agreed to talk to him, and he couldn't have been more nervous. His mind was racing as he tried to organize his thoughts, but he kept drifting back to how sad you were when he left. 

It had only been three weeks, but it felt like an eternity. He had hated not being able to talk to you, but figured that if he gave you space, you would eventually agree to at least talk to him. He still didn't completely understand why you had thought something had happened between him and Casey; he believed that he had shown time and time again that he was loyal to you. 

Glancing at his watch again, he sighed. It was only 7:15. He stood up and began pacing, trying to calm his nerves. He had done his best to leave you alone and give you space, and he was suddenly wondering if that was the right thing for him to do. What if you thought that he had moved on? What if you thought that he didn't care for you anymore? 

What if you thought that he didn't love you anymore? 

He shook his head. There was no way you thought that. No way at all. 

He shifted his thoughts to what you had done these past three weeks. You had pretty much stayed off of social media, so he could only imagine. He hoped that you weren't harassed by the media about the two of you breaking up. 

Suddenly, his phone started ringing. He jumped and looked at the caller ID; his eyes widened at your name. His eye caught the time: 7:18. Why were you calling so early? He didn't care. He fumbled with his phone, trying to answer your call. 

"Tom?" His heart fluttered at the sound of your voice. "You there?" 

"Y-yeah, I'm here," he stuttered. He imagined what you were doing, probably sitting down with your arms crossed, a somewhat stern look on your face. 

"Well?" you said. "You wanted to talk. I'm ready." 

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A/N: I'm so sorry for not updating!! I had my geo lab midterm on Monday, a language test on Wednesday, my geo lecture test and a paper due Friday and I drove home Saturday :/ 

To say last week was stressful is an understatement, which explains the short chapter. Thank you to all to have kept with this story so far!