Every Second of Every Minute of Everyday - Tom Holland - Book 1

14

"See ya." I wave goodbye to everyone as Tom closes the door.

"Try not to be too loud tonight, yea?" Harrison winks at us as he goes to his room with only a towel wrapped around his waist.

"I'd say the same thing to you, but you don't have anyone to be loud with." I retaliated. Tom "ooh"ed, giving me a high five.

Tom kissed me long and gently before taking me to his room.

Have you ever loved someone so much that it makes your heart physically ache? Tom has that effect on me.

Tom gave me one of his shirts and one of the few pairs of boxers he has, simply because he just doesn't wear them unless he's feeling very lazy.

I kiss him on the cheek before taking a hot shower in the washroom next to his room. Once I was dressed, I hung up the wet bathing suit, then I went back to Tom's room to see him shaking his hair out, which gave me butterflies.

This boy will be the death of me, I swear.

He didn't see me just yet, so I crawled onto his bed, snuggling under the sheets that smell just like him.

"Dammit, you scared me!" Tom exclaimed once he heard the sheets moving.

I give him an innocent smile as I bring the sheets up to my chin, hiding my body. Tom's just wearing his sweatpants, a tank top in his hand. He slips it over his toned chest before crawling onto the bed beside me.

He slides under the covers and lays on his side. He smiles down at me, propping his head up on his fist. With his other hand, he sets it on my tummy, rubbing his thumb across it.

"You're very beautiful. Not only in your looks, but in your personality. I've never felt this way about someone." Tom says softly, looking into my eyes. "You mean so much to me, Liz. I don't want to mess anything up when it comes to you. If I lose you, I lose my other half. You and Harrison make up my heart, and I love both of you very much."

"Me?" I whisper, my heart beating loud and fast. Tom can probably hear and feel it.

Tom takes in a deep breath, looking nervous and uncertain.

"I'm in love with you, Liz Harrison." Tom nods his head, watching me very closely. "It's okay if you don't love me, I just need you to know how much I need you."

"Dammit." I mutter, shaking my head, staring up at the ceiling. "Why do you have to beat me at everything?!"

"What?" Tom chuckles nervously.

"I was going to tell you first! But nope! You had to beat me to it. Damn you, Tom Holland." I narrow my eyes at him.

"Well, I am Spider-Man." Tom smirks. I roll my eyes, grinning from ear to ear.

I roll over, throwing my leg over his torso, holding his face with my left hand.

"I love you." I whisper to him, crashing my lips onto his before he could say anything. He reacts immediately, wrapping his arms around me, pulling me to him. We roll over to where I'm straddling his waist. I pull away before we get too far. Breathing heavily, I move the hair out of his face with my hands. "I don't want to do anything further than this, I'm not ready to do it with you. I don't want this to just be a sex relationship and I'm going to keep it from being one. So, I don't want to do anything. So, now knowing this, if you don't want me here anymore, just tell me. Or, if you don't want to make it awkward, just-"

Tom cuts me off by capturing my mouth with his own.

"I don't want this to be a sex relationship either, babe." Tom chuckles. "I'm ready when you're ready, okay? I'm here until you want me gone, yeah?"