Webs And Wishes - Tom Holland

Chapter 18.

Day 18
Tom's POV

Finally that whole mess was over. I was so grateful she was finally home safe. The first thing I did was tell the director that I had flu and couldn't film today; it wasn't that unbelievable since I had a pretty terrible cold the day before.

"So... How are you darling?" I pulled Lily close to my body, tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear.

"Still a little sore. But okay." Her response was clipped, a clear way of telling me she didn't want to talk.

So I didn't. Instead, I brought the TV to life, a quiet 80's comedy playing in the background.

"I really love you Tom." Her voice rose out of the blue.

I smiled, "I know."

She spun round, pushing my arm gently.

"Oi! You're supposed to say it back!"

"It?" I teased.

Her eyes rolled upwards.

"You're so stupid."

"And that's why you love me." I offered my cheesiest grin.

"Oh shut up."

"Make me."

She wasted no time in pressing her lips to mine, guiding me backwards gently. Her hand found its way up my shirt, fire shooting from the places our bare skin collided.

Yet I leapt away like I had been burnt, because yet again, I was scared of being the one to be with her... Like that. I wasn't scared of the fact that she was young - she clearly wanted this. It was that I didn't want to disappoint her. I worried that I wouldn't be good enough for her, because to me, no-one was good enough for her. She was perfect. How could I not be worried about not giving her the best of what she wanted?

Lily's POV

"Dammit Tom!" I groaned, rolling myself off him. "What's wrong?"

Saying I was a little irritated would be an understatement. Seriously? He was pushing me away again? For what? I sighed loudly.

"Come on baby. I want to know." I said gently. "If there's something bothering you, we should talk about it." I bit my lip.

"Please?"

It worked. He honestly was easy to persuade sometimes, but he wasn't the only one.

"I'm just... Nervous about being your first. I don't want to disappoint you." He coughed slightly awkwardly.

"Disappoint me? How on earth could you do that? You, Tom Holland, are the best thing that ever happened to me." I squeezed him tightly.

"I'm sorry."

I rested my head on his chest.

"It's okay baby."

Tom's POV

We settled in to watch a movie. I couldn't decide so I handed over the remote to Lily, and that is why I, as a 21 year old man, am now binge watching all the High School Musicals.

I chuckled gently to myself as I noticed her mouthing the lyrics to all the songs.

"You can sing them out loud you know." I grinned at her.

"Can I... Do the dances too?" She momentarily looked like an innocent little kid again, starkly contrasting to the woman I had seen earlier.

I nodded when I saw her wide puppy eyes glistening with excitement, and she instantly jumped up with energy I didn't know could fit in her small frame.

Her eyes lit up even more when she noticed me following her actions too. I hated to admit it, but not all that long ago, I loved these movies. And as she dragged me up with her (knowing I couldn't resist her charms), I realised with unexpected pride that I still remembered every move.

So we danced for hours, laughing and holding each other close. It seemed perfect, so perfect. Eventually, the credits rolled. For some reason, I pulled her into a slow dance.

She smiled up at me, brown orbs glowing because of me. Long after the film had completely stopped, we continued to dance to some soundless music, everything just so simple and pure.

It was late by this point. The day had disappeared in a flurry of peace and carefree togetherness, as cheesy as that sounds. I headed upstairs, sprawling myself across my bed, my head hanging off the edge of the mattress.

"Hey Tom?" Lily was sat in front of me, seeming upside down from the position I was in. "You've done the Spiderman kiss before, right?" She giggled, as if she was doing something forbidden.

I nodded cautiously.

"Do you want to do it again?" She didn't wait for an answer pressing her lips to mine. I smiled gently against them, setting my phone down. She broke away first, giggles slowly getting louder.

I bit my lip unconsciously, still grinning like a fool.