New Friends

Chapter Nineteen

Tom's pov

My alarm clock blaring, I reached over to turn it off. I didn't want to get out of bed, it meant I had to eventually leave her. I got up and dressed and packed a few other things. Paddy was already up and so was everyone else but I didn't know if y/n was awake yet. I kind of hope she is so I don't have to feel bad waking her up even though she asked me to. I grabbed all my bags and put them downstairs. Then I went back upstairs and slowly and quietly opened the bedroom door between me and her.

As I walked in I saw y/n open her eyes. Big beautiful y/e/c eyes looking up at me while she tried to sit up. "Good morning love. How did you sleep?" I sat down next to her. She reached over and gave me a hug. "I slept really well but now it hurts pretty bad again. How did you sleep?" She asked pulling away. "I got a good amount of sleep. I'm glad you slept good I was a little worried. It's time to get you some more pain killers and then I have to leave." I looked her straight in her eyes making sure she knew I wasn't going to allow her to not take pain killers and making sure she doesn't realize that I lost sleep worrying about her.

I didn't want her to be in lots of pain or anything while I was gone. I know I can't control it or me leaving and I know today is going to be hard on both of us so I at least wanted to try to control one thing. "Normally I would say no to pain killers but it still hurts with them, just not as bad." She sounded really tired, but she  tried to ignore the fact that I'm leaving. "And it's not like you have a choice love." I laughed a little, unsuccessfully making her laugh to. She was trying to hold back tears, I could tell and it made me almost tear up too.

"Could you please hand me some clothes out of my bag so I can get dressed before we go to the airport?" She changed the subject. "Yes, of course tell me which ones!" I got up off the bed and picked out the clothes that she pointed at. I gave her, her clothes and shut the door behind me while I waited once again for her to change. "Tom? You still out there?" She yelled after me. "Yes, I'm still here what do you need darling?" I yelled back through the door to her. "Could you come in here and help me walk out please?" She asked. I don't know why she asked cause of course I would help her.

"Yes of course love." I said after opening the door and coming back in. She was already standing up off the bed while trying to take a few steps towards the door. She was shaking with each movement as if she was about to topple over. "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?!" I jogged a little over to her, grabbing her arm. "What Tom? I was just seeing if I could walk on my own!" She sounded a little annoyed. I put her arm over my shoulders and slid my arm underneath hers around her waist.

She was only a few inches shorter then me so I didn't lift her up very much while doing this. "Okay I'm sorry but after yesterday why did you think you could walk on your own?" I questioned her not realizing how it sounded. "Well excuse me sir, but I just thought that maybe I, a grown woman could try and walk by herself!" She was a little mad at me. I was only trying to help. "Ok, my bad I guess I just thought that after I had to carry you into the house yesterday that you wouldn't be able to walk on your own today!" I lowered my tone, making sure she knew I was just caring for her and nothing else.

She sighed. "Yes your right Tom. I just wanted to see if I could walk and I barely can. It does hurt a lot." She didn't stay mad at all and instead now was quite sad. "It's ok y/n, I understand. I'm so sorry your hurting so much." I turned my head and kissed the top of hers. She closed her eyes embracing my touch. We then walked out of the room and down the stairs. It took awhile and I had to leave so I let her walk to the stairs and I carried her down them. She laid her head on my shoulder while I carried her as she closed her eyes for a few seconds. Then I set her down gently at the bottom unaware that my family was right there watching us.

I put my arm on her waist again as she put her arm on my shoulders. We both saw everyone standing there in front of us. No one said a word and they all just started acting like they didn't see anything. "You ready Tom?" Harry asked while walking into the kitchen in a hurry. He was coming with me like almost always and he was in much of a hurry since I took a while to go and help Y/n so she could come send us off. "Yes, we are all ready." I weakly smiled at everyone. Y/n stepped aside and leaned up against a wall while everyone beside Harry, and Dad who was taking us to the airport, hugged me goodbye.

"Don't worry Tom, we'll take care of her weather she wants us to or not!" Sam whispered into my ear trying not to let y/n hear. "Thank you, I'll see you in a few months!" I patted him on the back as he did the same to me. "You know she's in good hands so don't even bother worrying Tom, ok." Mum reassured me. Oh my, are my feelings for Y/n that obvious. I mean I know we are dating now but we haven't been for very long. "Thank you Mum, I'll miss you." I squeezed her a little before I let go.

I hugged Paddy and grabbed my bags. I said one last goodbye to everyone as I headed out the door. Dad helped me load the car while Harry helped Y/n walk to it and get in. Harry sat in the front with Dad and me and Y/n sat together in the back. We held each other's hands the whole ride there, not wanting to forget what the others touch feels like. Her hand was cold so I took both of her hands and put them in mine while I rubbed them to make them warm. She smiled and laughed at me a little as I warmed her hands up and kissed them.

"Thank you!" She said with a grin filling the corners of her mouth. "Of course." I smiled back at her. We continued holding hands until we got there making little conversations here and there with my Dad and Harry. "Don't worry Y/n I will take care of Tom while he isn't working!" Harry reassured her. She laughed as did he as they were indicating that I may be very sensitive away from her. Who knows maybe they are right!

Soon we arrived at the airport. I didn't want her to walk me in. It would be to hard and there might be people staring and taking pictures. So, I had my Dad park by the entrance and we all went inside and stopped in the front of the airport building where there weren't many people. Me and Harry put our bags down on the floor and we gave Dad hugs and Harry even gave Y/n a hug. Now it was my turn. I took her aside a little bit where no one could see and I hugged her as tight as my arms could hold her. She had her arms wrapped around me as tight as she could squeeze me and we stayed like that for a couple of minutes not saying a word.

Finally we pulled away. Her arms around my neck and my arms around her waist. Still not saying a word we both pulled closer touching each other's lips for what felt not long enough. "Okay guys, come on we can't miss our flight Tom!" Harry interrupted. She pulled away and looked me straight in my eyes as I saw her big beautiful y/e/c eyes once again. "You better go, he's right you don't want to miss your flight." She said softly. "I know, don't worry I'll be back sooner then you think!" She nodded her head sadly as I made sure she knew.

"Hey, I'll miss you and you better get well for me while I'm gone!" I moved a strand of her hair off onto her ear. "I will, I promise as long as you promise to not worry about me to much! Plus it's not like your going off to war or something!" She laughed a little. "Yeah your right, silly us being so dramatic! I promise darling, I will try not to worry to much!" I leaned in and gave her one last kiss on the lips this time a lot quicker. She strongly pulled me back into a hug and I whispered, "Good bye my love see you soon!" I pulled away from the hug. She mouthed the words "Goodbye love," as I let go of her. "Goodbye Tom and Harry! Have a safe flight!" She tried to steady herself on her feet while waving at us as we waved back, walking away.

Before I turned my head while walking further into the airport, I saw Dad holding on to y/n's arm as they walked towards the exit. I knew she would be okay but I couldn't help but feel like everything would go wrong.