Tom's POV
"Hi Haz."
That idiot. I love him like a brother but right now. God. Right now. I could hit him. Over and over again.
"How was the gym?"
He sounds so cocky. I glance at Annabel and see a mix of embarrassment and fear, which only makes my heart ache.
"I'm just going to g-go then."
I can't take my eyes off her as she runs up the stairs. I know how she's going to react. I know she's about to start over thinking this whole thing. I know she's going to freak out about this. A part of me blames myself. I couldn't help it; she looked so wonderful in that towel. I'm such a dick.
"What the hell Harrison? We were having a moment! You know how long I've liked her for!"
"I know, I'm sorry man."
"Urgh. Layla's going to beat herself up about this. How am I going to fix this?"
"Don't worry about that man. I'll talk to her."
I often worry about Layla. She's tough on herself. According to her, she's always the one to hold responsible. The one time she opened up to me (without Harrison around) she started blaming herself for her anxiety attacks.
A loud bang makes Haz and I jump.
"Was that Lay-"
"Yeah", I interrupt. "Please go talk to her Haz. I'm genuinely worried. You know how she gets and the last thing I want is to be the reason she starts freaking out."
"Of course man. I'll go. Hey, I'm sorry for barging in."
"Thanks H."
Haz runs up the stairs, his face full of guilt.
I can't keep my mind off Layla. I wish I could be the one comforting her. I wish I could be the trying to calm her down. I wish I could be the one holding her tight. I wish I was kissing her right now.
I walk up the stairs, enter my bedroom and fall onto my bed.
Shit.
We had had a moment. A moment. It had felt like nothing was separating us. Why hadn't I just kissed her. We could have avoided all of this. I had felt like the luckiest man on earth, standing this close to Layla. Fuck she was beautiful though.
This one isn't my best one sorry guys. Pls leave comments for ideas and all that stuff muchos gracias❤️
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Not Just Friends
RomanceLayla, Tom and Harrison are all best friends, but Tom has always flirted with Layla and she's always liked that even though it never meant anything. Or did it?
