𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝.

𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧

Toby awoke that morning to a weight on his chest. He peered down, and saw Holly's head just resting there. He smiled to himself. He lay there for a few moments, contemplating what he should do. In this situation, he had two options. He could move her so he could get up, and risk waking her up in the process, or he could lay there for a while and savour the moment. Toby glanced at Holly again, really struggling with his decision. Holly groaned slightly and nuzzled herself into his chest, holding him close. "Oh for fuck's sake, Holly." He whispered. "How the fuck am I supposed to resist you when you do shit like this?" Holly moved, causing Toby to quickly silence himself, hoping she didn't hear him. He sighed in relief when he realised he was in the clear. 

Toby decided not to wake her up - she looked way too peaceful, and even though he always made fun of her, he still had some sort of a soft spot for her. That's probably the one thing he would never tell Holly, if he did, he would never hear the end of it! He heard a buzz coming from his side of the bed and looked over to check who was texting him. It was Henry. 

H: "Hey, I'm really sorry I couldn't make it last night, are you guys free to hang out today?"

T: "Nah nah all goods, don't even worry about it. As for the hanging out, we should be, Holly's still asleep so I'll ask her when she wakes up."

H: "Why can't you just wake her up now? I mean since when do you care about Holly's sleeping schedule?" 

Toby felt a sudden wave of chills make their way down his spine. Did Henry know something? 

T: "It's not that I care or anything, I just know how moody she gets if you wake her up too early."

Henry read over the message Toby sent numerous times. 

H: "I didn't know you guys had slept over together before."

Toby's stomach dropped. Why did he care so much about whether or not they'd hung out outside of school before? Toby of course denied it, not wanting to piss Henry off. He hated it when Henry got mad, and he did not want to be on the receiving end of it. 

After around an hour of lounging around and scrolling through socials and such, Toby decided to wake Holly up. He shook her gently.

"Morning, Holly." Toby whispered. Holly's eyes slowly opened up. She softly rubbed her eyes so she could help adjust to the light. "Henry wants to hang out with us today, is that alright with you?" Holly smiled up at the boy, content with herself. "Yeah." Toby grabbed his phone, and texted Henry, giving him the okay. 

Toby stroked Holly's soft, blonde hair as he spoke. "Henry says he's going to be here at around 12." Holly looked up yet again, nodding her head slightly. "Okay, and what time is it now?" Toby checked the time before reporting back. "It's 10:15." 

Holly slowly pulled herself out of bed, dragging herself over to her wardrobe. She pulled out a luscious, dark emerald coloured silk robe with black, fluffy lining. She turned around to Toby, asking if he wanted breakfast. "Are you seriously asking me if I, Toby Criddle, want food?" He teased. holly rolled her eyes. She was too tired for his shit. "Touche, but don't expect anything gourmet or whatever, I'm just gonna order some maccas." Toby nodded without any further complaints. 

~ time skip to after breakfast ~

Holly tidied up her rubbish and put it in the bin. Toby being the environmental queen he was, got up and did the same. Holly looked at the time. It was 11:45. "Shit." Toby looked at her, obviously confused. "Henry's going to be here in less that fifteen minutes and I haven't even showered yet!" She fussed, rushing up the cleaning process. Toby stood up and walked over to Holly, relieving her of the wet cloth she was using to wipe down the table. "Let me finish this." He started. "You go have your shower." Holly shot Toby a big smile before pulling him into a hug, making his heart race. "Thank you." She spoke into his chest. "I owe you." Toby scoffed jokingly before taunting her. "Not even 24 hours alone with me and you already can't keep your hands off me!" He laughed as Holly disappeared from view. 

Not even 20 minutes later, there was a knock at the door. Since Holly was still in the shower or doing whatever girls do, Toby took her place in greeting their newest guest. He opened the door to find Henry standing there. The two boys exchanged nods, and headed into the living room where they waited for Holly. Holly's dad came out from his bedroom, welcoming Henry. As the 3 men where in the middle of a conversation, Holly came down the stairs. "Hey dad, have you seen my orange and organ oil hair mask? It was in my little cabinet last time i checked but it's not there anymore." 

As Holly's dad turned around to acknowledge his daughter and to attempt to help her, the two other boys noticed her too. She stood at the end of the stairwell in a white towel, with a few droplets of water cascading from her hair and down her body. Holly took note of the boys, and pulled the towel up a bit as if she was revealing something. "Oh, I'm sorry!" She apologised, her face turning red. "I didn't know you were here Henry, and I thought Toby was still in my room." They boys looked at her in awe. She looked stunning. The unpigmented, white towel somehow brough so much attention to her piercing, electric blue eyes. Her long, blonde, wet hair descended from her head to the middle of her back like a golden waterfall. Her now rose tinted cheeks seemed almost irresistible to them. When they looked at her, their eyes wandered, but not to the places a man's eyes would usually wander to. They were speechless. 

Holly ran back upstairs after her father told her where her hair mask was, leaving the 3 of them alone again whilst Holly got ready. 

Holly made her way down the stairwell yet again around 30 minutes to an hour later. She integrated herself into their conversation with ease as her father exited, leaving for work. Holly looked to her two friends, asking if they were ready to go. "I mean we've been ready for the past hour, Holly. The real question is are you ready?" Toby teased as Henry let out a slight chuckle. Holly shot both boys a look before she nodded. "Yeah yeah, whatever. I'm ready now anyways so...  let's go."