Zoey's P.O.V
"Hi there, Mar." My eyes widened as I whipped around, breaking away from my friends.
None other than Tom stood there with his hands in his pockets, smiling warmly.
"Tom!" I squealed and propelled my way to him and jumped into his arms, wrapping my legs around his waist and everything. He laughed heartedly and hugged me back. "I've missed you."
"I'm missed you too, Little One." He squeezed me a little extra before letting me go back to stand on my feet. Tom cupped my face and looked down at me, scanning me for changes like always and then when he was satisfied with my health he bent down and kissed my forehead.
"So what's it like being back here?" he asked me and took my hands into his. He leaned back against the car he had arrived in as well and kept his attention solemnly on me. I liked that about Tom. He always paid attention to me and he never cared about anyone else when we were talking.
"It's good now. Nelly and Sam came about a month ago and now you're here as well," I grinned. He chuckled and nodded, giving my hands a small squeeze as they were intertwined with his.
"And you've made other friends, right?"
I pursed my lips now. "Sorta. I mean, it was kinda messed up at first and still is, but it's not as bad," I shrugged. He frowned slightly now.
"What do y-"
"Zoey?" We both looked to where the person was and I mentally sighed when I saw Colton, Nick, and James along with Nelly.
Nelly and Tom knew each other so she greeted him with a smile but when the two males heard her say "hi Tom" they tensed up and narrowed their eyes on him.
"You've got classes," Nick said with a frown, gesturing for me to go inside.
"Nah, it's cool, I called and got her excused for the rest of the week," Tom shrugged, reaching out to me and pulling me so he was hugging me, his eyes flickering between Colton and Nick.
"You can't do that," James said now, looking a little tense he too but he wasn't too peeved.
"Oh but I can. I'm 19 and just had to send in a picture of Zoey and I together to prove that I wasn't some creep," Tom said and stood up tall now, hovering way above me seeing as he was quite tall. "Now if you'll excuse us, I'd like to take my Magsi away for a couple of days."
"Fuck no," Colton spoke up for the first time now, walking over to us and confidently standing face to face with Tom. "She's not going anywhere with the likes of you." Tom raised an eyebrow and just laughed, shaking his head.
"Oh, that's cute," he wiped under his eyes and chuckled some more. "You think you can stop me?" Tom scoffed and gave Colton a dry look. "I've been friends with Zoey here for ten years now, kid. Ten. And she still never gave me a chance, so you stop with your fucking games or I'll mess up your little pretty boy face," he sneered and swiftly thumped the heel of his palm on Colton's chest making him take half a step back from the force.
Colton looked beyond pissed, glaring daggers at Tom.
"I know every single detail of her life, mate. All of them, the details of you included and I'm not liking it. Not one bit. Sure, I wanted to tap her so so badly a couple of years ago because damn Zoey has a tight little body, but when she said no, I took it and you have gotten a no, Mr. Blonde-douche included." I made a face at his language and kicked his ankle ever so slightly.
"But-" Nick started.
"No buts, man. I'm serious. I love Zoey to bits and pieces. She's one of those lovable girls that you don't come across all too often and it would really be a shame if two irresponsible boys broke that. Just don't do that. You don't want that," he said and suddenly pulled me so I was standing in front of the small group with Tom's hands on my upper arms.
