A Fighting Chance (Tom Holland AU) [2]

Forty-Seven

We spent a lovely time in Dublin, exploring the city and visiting all of Tom's favorite places in the course of a day and a half. As we waited to board the plane to our next stop, I scrolled through my phone to see if there were any pictures worth posting.

"That one. You look amazing." I smiled as I looked at my shoulder, where Tom had rested his head. I grinned as I kissed his head softly.

"Thank you, baby."

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fullofgrace i'd much rather be back at the beach by our rental condo than sitting at the airport gate (📸: my husband (!!!!))

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user1 WHERE ARE THE WEDDING PICS?!?!?!

tomholland2013 😍😍😍😍

zendaya Glad to see you two are enjoying yourselves so far!

user2 @tomholland2013 you're only saying that because she's almost naked in that picture

tomholland2013 @user2 no she could post a picture of her wearing three different parkas at once and i'd still post "😍😍😍😍" because she's so gorgeous all the time

user3 ^^ @tomholland2013 YOU ARE HUSBAND GOALS

"I love you," I whispered over at him as I read the comments, and he smiled up at me.

"I love you too." I pressed my lips to his as they announced that our flight and our boarding group was now boarding. "Ready for our next adventure, darling?"

"With you, everything is an adventure." I smiled as we stood and grabbed our bags.

"Loser." I rolled my eyes at his teasing, lacing our fingers as he chuckled.

As we landed in Baltimore, I smiled as I shook Tom's shoulder. "We're here, love." He smiled as his eyes opened.

"What time do we have to be at... Calden Arms?" He raised an eyebrow, and I chuckled.

"Camden Yards." He blushed at that, and I smiled as we stood. "Like twelve hours."

"Okay. Let me guess, you need a nap." I nodded with a smile and a yawn, and he grinned. "Okay. We'll be able to grab some food before we get to the stadium, right?"

"Oh, most definitely. And I'm sure they'll feed us too." Once the Baltimore Orioles found out that we'd be in Baltimore for our honeymoon during their home series with the Dodgers, they asked me to throw out the first pitch at one of the games.

"Okay." He smiled as we walked into the airport with tangled fingers, and I yawned and rested my head against him. He squeezed my hand softly, and I smiled up at him. "I love you."

"I love you too."

After I had woken up, I noticed that we had roughly six hours until we had to meet the team for my first pitch. I looked over at Tom, who had been watching Spider-Man Homecoming quietly. "You loser," I chuckled, and he smiled as he looked down at me.

"I've seen you watching First Steps First with Annabelle when I came home." 

"Fine, we're both losers." I smiled as I sat up. "If you'd like, we can spend some time at the Inner Harbor before the game."

"That sounds wonderful. Are we going to have time to make it back, though?" He perked an eyebrow as I stood and went to my suitcase.

"Absolutely." 

"How long of a car ride will it be?"

"It won't be. It's within walking distance." I smiled as I grabbed a pair of boyfriend jeans and an orange Orioles shirt.

"Oh." He raised an eyebrow at my shirt. "Grace, you hate orange."

"I know I do. But it's okay for the O's." I chuckled, kissing his cheek gently as I went to go change.

Once I stepped out, I went back to my suitcase and grabbed a brush and a scrunchie. "Are you excited, darling?"

"Of course. I've been to so many Orioles games in my life, and I never dreamed I'd get to throw the first pitch at one." I smiled as I sat criss-cross on the bed in front of him, brushing my hair so it was smooth and tangle-free. "Are you excited for your first baseball game?"

"I am. Ready to see why America's so hyped about them." I smiled as I set the brush down, pushing all my hair to one side before I started a simple side braid. "How do you know how to do that without a mirror?"

"They teach it to you at girl school." He rolled his eyes at that, and I chuckled. "I've been braiding my hair since I was like ten. I've just gotten good at it without a mirror."

"I see." As I finished the braid and secured the scrunchie around it, he smiled softly. "So, what kind of things are there on the Inner Harbor for us to do?"

"Some shopping, some restaurants, the aquarium--"

"That's where we're going first." He chuckled, and I smiled.

"Okay, baby." I grinned as he leaned forward and we pressed our lips together. "I promise we'll get to see more of Baltimore, and we will get to drive all through my hometown while we're here too."

"I'm so excited to see where Grace spent all her time before she became cool." I shoved him playfully, and he chuckled a bit.

"Come on, get dressed. The aquarium gets really busy quickly, so we should get there as soon as possible."

"Okay, darling." 

As we walked through town on the way to the aquarium, I could see Tom looking around in awe. "This is definitely the tourist part of the city."

"I don't care! This is so cool. There are so many crab places."

"Oh, we take crabs very seriously here." I chuckled softly as a memory formed. "In fact, right before I met you, PETA put up a bunch of billboards that had blue crabs all over them and pushed for people to stop eating them."

"Oh, yeah? What happened?"

"Crab sales skyrocketed." He laughed at that, and I smiled gently. "We definitely have our priorities."

"That's great. Shows you guys are passionate about what you love." He smiled softly as he pressed a kiss to my cheek. "Guess what I love?"

"Hmmm..." I tapped my free hand on my chin playfully. "Me?"

"You know me so well." He grinned softly, squeezing my hand.

"I love you too, baby."

So classes start tomorrow. Again, because I want to put my studies first, they will become my main priority. I'll still be updating, but it most likely won't be as often.

Let me know what you think!