we'll be the stars [tommyinnitxreader] (book 2/3)

chapter 3

y/n pov

We got buckled up, turned on the radio, and started the trip. The drive from California to Florida was quite long, but Dream didn't want to leave my car. The idea of the trip was that he would drive for the first 10 hours and then I'd take over the next, and then do the same thing all over again.

We had just pulled into a gas station to switch spots, stretch, get something to eat/drink, and get gas. We walked into the gas station and I saw the energy drink section, I grabbed a white monster and headed to the candy aisle. I saw my favourite sweets as well as clay's, so I grabbed them and headed up to Clay in the line. We waited only a few minutes before we were taken by the cashier, she was a sweet old lady with the softest eyes and a smile that anyone would love. Her wrinkles were harsh but they only made her more beautiful. Clay looked down at me smiling as I set the items on the counter and the woman scanned, "Do you need a bag?" she asked, we simply replied with a 'no thank you' and paid.

As we went out to the car Clay forgot to put money on the gas pump so he ran back inside, I laughed for a few moments and got into my car. Nate and Cas had been texting me the whole time and telling me everything I had missed. I missed them as well but it was time to get over the fact that i may as well never see them again, they weren't the best of friends anymore and you were moving across the country.

"Hey y/n?" I hear Clay say tiredly, "What's up Clay?" I say in the same groggy way, "seeing as we're both exhausted, do you just wanna stay in a hotel for the night? We can get back to driving tomorrow," i think about it for a moment, "sure, but I don't wanna stay around here, it's not the right kinda place," he nods and pulls out his phone.

A few minutes pass when Clay starts getting a phone call, "hello?" "child, it's 11pm here and 7am there-" "yes" "tom-" "i'll call you tomorrow, it's late and im with my sister," "no, not drista," "tommy-'' he presses end call. Did he say Tommy or am I hallucinating? Even if he did there is no way he knows my tommy.. "So who was that?" I ask, even more tired than before. "Just my- i wouldn't say friend, but he's kinda my friend, i guess?" I laugh, "Okay, so did you find out what hotel we are going to?" he nods and puts in the directions, "i've booked it and payed for it already, just drive there, im really tired and being on the phone with the child was annoying," i laugh and start driving to the hotel.

When I pulled up to the hotel I noticed that it was a 5 star hotel, "What the hell?" I heard Clay shuffle in the passenger seat, "oh we're here, cool," how in the hell did he pay for this? We got out of the car and grabbed our bags and the snacks we got earlier. We entered the lobby, "hello! Welcome to ******** Do you have a reservation?" the person at the front desk asked, "hi, yeah we do, it's under the name clay heart," (just go with the name) after a moment of searching, "ah, okay i see it, but did you mean to book 2 rooms?" Clay looked at her confused for a moment, "yeah- uh it's for me and my sister," the worker looked embarrassed for a moment, "sorry, of course- here are your keys," they handed the keys to us and told us which floor we're on.

In the elevator the hours of not sleeping had finally hit me, "ughhh its so late and im so tired," clay laughs, "well, we're at a hotel, you can pass out as soon as we get up there," i sigh, "uh, clay, how did you afford this place?" I finally asked, "that's a conversation for another time, when we're both more awake," I nod. After being in the elevator for what felt like eternity we were finally at the 8th floor, where our rooms were.

Walking down the hallway took a short amount of time and our rooms were right across the hall from each other, convenient, I thought. We walked into our separate rooms and I was left alone in my, quite frankly, large room. I wasn't used to staying in hotels this nice, it was insane. I grab some clothes from my suitcase and walk to the bathroom to shower and put them on. Just as i was about to get in my phone went off indicating someone was calling me, "hello?" i was too tired to check who it was. "Hello dear, its sara, sara simons," wh- huh? "Oh, hello ms. simons! How have you been?" "just fine y/n, i wanted to call and check in on you, i heard about your parents," my eyes watered up, "uhm- yeah, i- im alright, just tired, its almost midnight and me and Clay just got to a hotel for the night, uh, how is Tommy?" i can hear the smile in her voice, "i can go get him for you if you want- im sure he would love to talk to you," "no, no that's okay, i'm about to go to sleep anway! Goodnight ms. simons!" "oh- okay, goodnight y/n, sleep well dear!"

With that, I fell fast asleep.

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a/n: hello dears, so the days i will post are saturday and sunday nights! I love you nad am proud of all of you, thank you for reading<3