A Chance Encounter (Tom Holland AU) [1]

Twelve

I woke up the next morning wrapped in Tom's arms again. This was definitely something I could get used to. I was an early riser, so I wasn't surprised to see that he was still asleep.

Knowing that today was my big dance scene and Robert Downey Jr. was looking forward to it, I started to put a lot of pressure on myself. Not wanting to wake Tom, I decided to call on one other person to help with that.

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fullofgrace #AliAppreciationPost because Alison Campbell is the light of my life and I miss her so much. She always knows how to cheer me up and is the best hype-woman a girl could ask for. Could definitely use her talents right about now because its not like I'm putting too much pressure on myself about what I'm gonna do today #AliINeedYou

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user1 It seems like we all need an Ali in our lives

fullofgrace @user1 I'd highly recommend it tbh

zendaya Does she always scream when she hypes you up like she did yesterday?

fullofgrace @zendaya pretty much but I've gotten used to it at this point

user2 Where can I find an Ali?

fullofgrace @user2 idk man I found mine at college

alibell GRACIE I LOVE YOU

alibell ALSO YOU GOT THIS

alibell I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS BUT YOU GOT IT

alibell YOURE A BOSS ASS BITCH WHO CAN DO ANYTHING

alibell @zendaya it comes with my job

fullofgrace @alibell I knew I could always count on you whenever I needed too but why on Earth are you awake its like three am over there

alibell @fullofgrace bitch you think I went to sleep I've been waiting to hear details about last night

fullofgrace @alibell oops my b hold on lol

user3 I desire a best friendship like Ali and Grace's

zendaya @user3 don't we all?

I dialed Ali's phone number, hoping she wouldn't be loud at all. I didn't want to scare my boyfriend awake. "Took you long enough to call, bitch. How did it go?!" Ali and I have some interesting terms of endearment between each other.

"I know you're excited, love, but I need you to promise me that you'll stay quiet while I tell you everything. I don't wanna wake any of my housemates up with this call."

"I promise I'll be good, mom. Now spill! How was your date?" I smiled at her excitement. I really hoped she'd be able to keep her word about not freaking out.

"It was really nice, actually. We had some conversation about the movie--"

"Are you gonna tell me what you guys said?"

"No." It was like I could hear her give me the puppy dog face. "As I was saying, we talked about the movie and my dancing, and I got to thank him for the red shoes in person again."

"I still can't believe that he got you those after like two days."

"Neither did I, but he said that he something special in me. Oh, he also told me that Robert Downey Jr. did too and that RDJ's the one who wanted me to be Stacy Adams."

"Wait, are you serious?!" I smiled when she didn't scream, looking back at Tom. He was still sleeping peacefully, and quiet snores were coming from his mouth.

"Yeah. So I'm gonna go talk to him today. That's what I'm really nervous about, actually."

"You've got this, Grace. Prove to Robert Downey Jr. that he was right about you. I believe in you."

"Thanks, babe. Now do you wanna hear what else happened?"

"Of course I do!"

"Okay. Well, there was a park not far from where we ate, and that park does nightly fireworks, so we walked over there and watched the show together."

"That's not at all cheesy." I rolled my eyes as I heard her laugh.

"It was sweet! Besides, the way we kissed was even cheesier."

"WAIT YOU KISSED HIM?!" There went her promise to stay quiet. I heard Tom mumble something as he pulled me closer.

"Yes I did, Ali. If you yell again you'll wake him and I'll hang up on you."

"Damn Gracie, I never thought you'd be the one to get some on the first date." I rolled my eyes again.

"For your information, I didn't. But he did hear you yesterday when you loudly told me to and he thought it was funny. I was mortified."

"A man with a sense of humor. Nice." She chuckled as I looked back at my boyfriend, pushing some hair from his eyes. "Do you think you guys will ever be in an official relationship?"

I bit my lip softly. We never discussed officially telling anyone about us yet, but this is Ali. I knew I could trust her with a secret.

"We are, actually. But you can't tell anyone. You're the first person who knows about this besides us, and I don't know how open and to the public we wanna take this yet."

"Grace, I swear on my Minnie Mouse letters that I will not tell a soul." We always swore secrets on our favorite sets of letters, so I knew she was serious. My swearing letters were my Spider-Man ones.

"Okay, Ali. I believe you." I smiled as I saw Tom's eyes slowly open, and he smiled widely at me.

"Good morning, baby. How did you sleep?" His morning voice was deep and incredibly attractive, especially with his accent.

"I'll let you two be. I'll talk to you later, Gracie. Love you." With that, Ali hung up and I looked back at Tom.

"I slept wonderfully. How about you?" He grinned, pulling me closer and burying his face in my neck.

"Absolutely amazing." He grinned as he held me. Yeah, I really could get used to this.

I was soon on set in my dance gear, my pointe shoes tied securely to my feet. Because this was a scene I was in rehearsal for, the costume team opted for me to wear my regular shoes, but they told me there'd be an opportunity for the red ones later. I could see Robert sitting in his chair while they set up the camera angles, and I took a deep breath.

As I walked over to him, I saw Tom give me a thumbs up out of the corner of my eye. This was going to be incredibly nerve-wracking, but I could handle it.

"Mr. Downey Jr.?" I asked gently, biting my lip. Here goes nothing.

I really am on a roll lol I am so inspired for this story. Let me know your thoughts!