A Fighting Chance (Tom Holland AU) [2]

Nine

"Oh my gosh, Ryan Albertson!" Ali's wide smile immediately brought a smile to Zendaya's face, and I couldn't help but grin at the sight.

"And you must be Ali." He smiled, opening his arms for a hug. As soon as Ali ran into his arms, I felt Tom wrap an arm around my waist and press a kiss to my cheek.

"I love you." His voice was soft, and I smiled.

"I love you too."

As rehearsals progressed, Ryan and I got really close. It came with spending so much time together.

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ryan.al She tells me not to waste my emotions, and then turns around and acts like this. Why does it feel like a waste to me?

Tagged: fullofgrace

fullofgrace hey, Sophie's the one telling you not to waste it. You can do whatever the fuck you want as far as im concerned

fullofgrace plus damn i look good, even like this

tomholland2013 @fullofgrace that you do, my darling 😍

user1 #Gryan

user2 ^ you know what I can see it #Gryan

user3 ^^ guys #Trace is literally engaged

user4 nah #Gryan is where its at

user5 no #Trace

fullofgrace ... do I get a say in this?

user6 @fullofgrace #Gryan #Gryan

As I walked into the house, I could see Tom and Zendaya on the couch. "Hey, guys. How was your day?"

"Pretty good." Daya smiled as she looked at me. Tom, on the other hand, fell quiet and bit his lip.

"That's good. And you, baby?" He looked up at me.

"Can we talk?" I nodded slowly, and he stood up. Zendaya sent me an apologetic look, and it sent a shiver down my spine. This didn't seem good. We made our way to the guest room we were staying in, and he shut the door. "I just want you to know that Sky is a different person than Ryan."

"Okay..." I raised an eyebrow as I sat on the bed. What was he saying?

"So you're not just kissing Ryan for the hell of it?"

"Woah, wait a minute. Where the fuck did that come from?!" That was completely unexpected. Was he actually talking about this right now?

"Oh come on. I know how close the two of you are. I read those Instagram comments. I'm not stupid." It was like I could feel my blood beginning to boil. I couldn't believe that this was the conversation we were having.

"You do realize the engagement ring on my finger is from you, right?" When he nodded, I crossed my arms. "And I've told you that it's the exact same ring I'll be wearing for Sophie's ring, right?"

"Yeah."

"So then why the fuck do you think I'm cheating on you with Ryan?!" I'm sure he could see how angry I was, but I needed to get my point across. I was pissed at this point. "You know that Sophie is a different person from Grace?"

"Darling, I--"

"No! You're not going to try to make things better by sweet talking me after accusing me of cheating! I won't have that!" I was done. I stood and walked out into the main part of the house. I could see Ali holding her keys and heading toward the door, and I immediately grabbed my purse. "Ali, I'm coming with you."

"Uh, I mean--"

"I don't care. Are you going to something for work?" She shook her head at that. "Good. I'm coming with."

"Gracie, what the hell?" She looked at me as we were in the car and she pulled out of the driveway.

"Tom and I got in an argument, and I need to cool down. Where are we going?" I looked at her, and she sighed.

"This was supposed to be a surprise for you..."

"Oh, Ali. I'm so sorry." She shook her head, and I placed my hands on hers. "Don't tell me. I'll still be surprised."

"It's okay. I understand needing to get away from an argument." She looked at me as we came to a red light. "Do you feel comfortable talking about it?"

"Not at the moment. I'm still so pissed that I'm surprised my face isn't flaming red." She nodded, rubbing my hand softly.

"Just make sure you don't go to sleep before you've sorted everything. I don't care if you all are up until three am figuring it all out, the last thing you want to do is go to sleep away from each other during a fight."

"What do you mean?" Yeah, Tom and I had gotten in little spats here and there since I graduated, but none of them were ever this big and we always resolved them within an hour.

"A few months ago, Daya and I got in a huge argument. Like, she went and slept on the couch in the living room that night huge. I woke up in the middle of the night to get some water, and when I came down, I saw her crying on the couch. The sight just about broke my heart in half, Gracie. She was practically sobbing. I swear to you, as soon as I sat down she pulled me into her arms and told me she was afraid she'd lose me." I bit my lip at that, and she looked at me. "You walking out on him is probably eating him alive. We'll be gone for at least an hour, but as soon as we get back, you'll have to sit down with him and figure this all out."

"I don't know if I can, Ali. I don't even know if you could call it a fight. He was so calm the entire time. I was the only one who raised my voice. I'm not sure if he's upset."

"Gracie, are you fucking kidding me? Tom looks at you like you hung the fucking moon in the sky." She glanced at me as we pulled off of the highway. "I want you to promise me that as soon as we get home, you're talking with him."

"I promise, Ali." After that, we shifted toward a lighter conversation. Once she parked, I looked up to see that we were at LAX. "Who the hell did you fly in?"

"You'll see." She chuckled as she got out of the car.

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