Momo❤︎Tomo [COMPLETED]

❤︎Chapter 21: Momoka Makes A Move

I can feel my heart pounding a mile a minute in my chest as I contemplate doing something for the umpteenth time. A week after our very first date, Tomomi invited me out on yet another date after school on a Friday. We went to go and see a popular romantic comedy at the movie theatre and I had started thinking about how much I wanted to hold his hand. Like, out of nowhere!

I was panicking because I really wanted to hold his hand despite the warnings going off in my head. What if I distracted him while he was trying to watch a movie? Tomomi could very well be one of those guys who absolutely hates being bothered when he's in front of the screen.

"Geez! You're so clingy! I'm trying to focus on the movie!"

Or what if he completely avoided my hand when I reached for his? He might be totally disgusted with me trying to grope around for his hand in the dark!

"Ew! Keep your filthy peasant hands off of me!"

We had held hands while running away from one of Tomomi's family cars last week on our date of course, but perhaps he was just being nice because he was more athletic and I would have kept up with him otherwise. Nevertheless I really enjoyed holding  hands with him. It made me feel like we were closer than ever. I just wanted to experience it again...

I stretch the hand closest to Tomomi out in my lap and ball it back into a fist, swallowing and glancing over at him. He's currently laughing with the rest of the audience at something funny one of the characters said. I view his profile, appreciating it like it was a work of art. What did I do to deserve someone so gloriously handsome as a boyfriend?

Woman up, Momoka, he likes you, you like him! It's just holding hands! Go for it!

I take one last breath, throwing caution to the wind and reach over, keeping my eyes glued to the screen. I hold my breath as I search for Tomomi's hand, but all I grasp is air. Now I'm really sweating. I had to find his hand before he noticed--

"Momoka.." I hear Tomomi say in my ear and I jump.

"Y-Yes!"

"What are you doing?"

"I'm..." I search for an excuse and desperately go with it for a nice save, "Looking for a napkin I think I dropped in your seat.."

"Ah. Well it's right here, all you had to do was ask for it."

I'm very confused for a moment before I feel my hand being enveloped by warmth. Long, elegant digits slide through the spaces between mine and wrap around my hand, giving it a gentle squeeze.. I turn red, but I'm smiling and rolling my eyes.

"You're not very slick, you know." Tomomi whispers with a smile in his voice before leaning back into his seat.

We hold hands for the rest of the movie, but I can barely pay attention.

SugarSugarHeart and BonbonLove's July 31 Day Writing Challenge Day 31 [FINAL -- CHALLENGE COMPLETE]🎉🎊🎎🎈🎁

I know this is super late since it's already August but I just wanted to complete the last chapter of the challenge. Thank you for reading!