A Fighting Chance (Tom Holland AU) [2]

Fifty-Five

As we sat next to each other, Tom leaned his head on my shoulder. "Why are press junkets so long?"

"I don't know, baby." I chuckled, looking over to where Harrison, Steph, and Annabelle were playing on the floor in the corner. Harrison's favorite game was rolling a ball across the floor so Annabelle could stand and chase it.

The press tour for the third Spider-Man movie was in full swing, and Annabelle was in love with seeing us so far. She followed the ball over to where we were sitting, and we smiled as she hugged our legs. The door opened, and I smiled as the next interviewer came in--his badge read that he was from Cosmopolitan. "This may not be appropriate for her, as adorable as she is."

"Go back to Auntie Steph and Uncle Haz, princess. Mummy and Daddy will be with you when our interviews are done."

"Otay!" We chuckled as she ran back, and Stephanie smiled as she picked her up. 

Once we were alone and the interview began, the interviewer smiled. "So, before we get into it, I just wanna say that, if at any point through this I ask anything you're uncomfortable about, just let me know and we'll change the subject."

"Okay." I grinned, and Tom smiled as he grabbed my hand.

"So, I've heard that there's a moment in this movie that's not in any Marvel Cinematic Universe." We raised an eyebrow, and the interviewer smiled. "Can you guys verify the rumors of a sex scene between Peter and Stacy?"

"Oh, yeah. That's a thing." Tom chuckled, and I nodded. "It took a lot of convincing, but we got it in there."

"Can you guys open up on what filming that was like? Was it awkward at all?"

"I've never had anyone tell me how to react to sex, so that was awkward." Tom chuckled, and I nodded.

"I mean, you're at your most vulnerable state when you're nude, so it's definitely weird to have everyone around you and making sure you're doing everything just right." I looked at the interviewer, and he nodded.

"Grace, I understand that this is the first scene like this you've filmed?"

"It is, which definitely helped the awkwardness. But, I'm so lucky that my first sex scene was with the man I trust with everything I have because it lessened the awkwardness and he was able to calm my nervous energy down."

"Yeah, it definitely can be weird when you meet someone for the first time, and then two weeks later you're naked in a bed for a film together. Having your spouse there just makes the whole experience more relaxed." Tom pressed a kiss to my cheek, and I smiled gently.

"Now, because you are married, did anything happen while you were filming?" He raised an eyebrow playfully at that.

"That's for us to know and you to never find out." Tom teased, and I nodded in agreement.

"Oh, okay fine. Before we go on, are you guys comfortable discussing your sex life?"

We looked at each other, and Tom shrugged. "We've always liked to open up dialogues and talk about things that should be discussed more. I don't see why not." He grinned, squeezing his hand as he spoke.

"Yeah. Bring it on. There may be some stuff we'd like to keep private, but we'll chat about whatever." 

"What's the wildest place you've ever had sex?"

"We joined the Mile-High club together. London to Los Angeles." I smiled, and Tom grinned as he held his hand out. I high-fived him, and the interviewer smiled.

"Any other interesting places?"

"Plenty of public bathrooms." Tom chuckled, and I nodded.

"You can thank him for that." I nodded my head to him, and he grinned playfully.

"What kind of songs do you play?" 

"Careless Whisper." 

"Grace, we have literally never played that song. Do you know how sad that song actually is?"

"But that sax beat though." I chuckled, and Tom rolled his eyes playfully.

"We actually have played John Mayer before." I nodded at that, leaning my head on his shoulder.

"You two are actually so adorable, by the way." I grinned at that, smiling as Tom held his hand up again, and I gave him another high-five. "I've never seen a married couple high-five each other as casually as you do."

"When you marry your best friend, everything is magic--from sex to high-fives." I grinned as I spoke and Tom pressed a kiss to my head.

At that, our time was up, and as the interviewer bid us goodbye and walked out, Harrison and Steph walked in with Annabelle. She held her hands out to us, and Tom smiled as he pulled her into his lap. "Hi there, princess. Did you have fun with Auntie Steph and Uncle Haz?" She nodded excitedly, and I smiled as I kissed her head.

We went through a few more interviews, but we kept Annabelle on our laps the entire time. She loved seeing everyone walk in, and she smiled and said "Hi!" everytime someone said her name. It got chuckles from us and every interviewer, and she'd grin as we kissed her head each time.

As our last interview ended, she yawned and leaned against Tom's chest. "It seems like our little princess is ready for a nap." He grinned as he looked at me. 

"Oh, she definitely is." I grinned, kissing his cheek as we stood and he supported her on his hip so she could sleep on his shoulder. "Order a pizza and eat it in the hotel room for dinner?"

"Sounds delicious." He grinned as we went to the car for us, and he leaned his head on my shoulder as we sat down. "I love you, Grace."

"I love you more, Tom."

So, I hate to tell you guys, but the next chapter will be the final chapter of A Fighting Chance. It's time to bring Tom and Grace's story to an end.

But, don't worry! I have something wonderful hidden up my sleeve, so keep an eye out for everything.

Let me know what you think!