𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐊 ➸ 𝒕𝒐𝒎 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅

[34] a talk part two

PHONE CALL
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italics; tom
bold; lilia
regular; haz
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INCOMING CALL FROM "Lilia"
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hi tom

hey, what's up?

well, i thought that we should...talk

sure, talk about what?

um...us?

oh. cool. cool cool cool cool cool cool

*silence*

unless you don't want to talk...sorry, this was zen's idea i'll just-

wait!

yeah?

sorry, I was just nervous and I didn't know what to say. look, lilia, i've...well, to use the juvenile term, "liked" you for a long time. i...i lied about my tweet. it wasn't a joke, i did want to date you. i should have been honest about how I felt. I'm sorry.

oh tom, I didn't know...

it's okay. i knew you weren't ready for a relationship before and I don't know if you're ready now, but i just wanted to tell you that you mean the world to me and i'm willing to wait for as long as you need me to. i'm in love with you, lilia carter. i'm in love with your smile, your laugh, the way you roast me mercilessly, the way you grab my arm when we watch horror movies, and the sound of your voice. i absolutely love that you don't take yourself too seriously, while making sure to take care of yourself. i fell in love with you the first time i laid eyes on you when we met in that coffee shop. i know we've both been with other people, but it was always you, lilia, and it always will be. it just took me awhile to figure it out.

tom...

it's okay if you don't feel the same way, i probably shouldn't have-

Tom!

yes?

i love you too

you do?

i do. tom, you make me laugh, you make me smile, and you make me want to live! i love you too, i was just too scared to say anything. i love you, tom. i love your dedication to your family, your fans, your friends...and to me. i adore your smile, your curls, your kindness, and your pure joy when facing life. you are an excellent actor, and an even better friend. i love you so much that i'm willing to risk anything just to be with you. honestly, if you asked me not to go on tour for you i wouldn't. i definitely feel the same way.

oh

I wish had this talk in person

*laughs* yeah, I would've kissed you

*laughs* well guess what, holland?

what?

i would've kissed you back!

dang, that really makes me wish you were here, or i was there.

i'll see you in london!

you're coming to london? when?

the vamps have a few shows in the uk before the summer detour, so i'll be joining them for that

that's great! why didn't you tell me?

i didn't know if i was going to tell you at all before we talked

oh. that makes sense.

but i did tell you, and you better be there! it's at the o2, on june 8th

a week after my birthday!

yep! i got tickets for you and haz, and if you need more i can get them

is that allowed?

sure, if i pay for them

but it's the o2, lilia, you should let me-

it's my birthday present to you! besides, i'm sure paddy and your mom would want to go! sam and harry will fly back with me anyway, they're going on tour with me, remember?

what if i don't want to come and hear you sing?

*gasps* well then i'll give your tickets to haz and he can take whoever he wants

i was joking, love. i would love to come and hear you sing

good. did you just call me 'love', tom?

yeah, do you have a problem with that, love?

i can hear your smirk! but no, it's really attractive. just an fyi, so is 'darling'. as in "a native of southwest london, darling"

did you really just quote me?

it's one of my favorite interviews

well, speaking of interviews, i have a question for you

and what's that?

since you're going to be in london, would you go on a date with me?

well, i might be busy...

seriously?

no! of course i'll go on a date with you tom, i'd love to. i land june 5th, so whatever time is good for you, though i have a soundcheck in the morning on june 6th

it's a plan

no, it's a date!

i love you, did you know that?

i did. and i love you too. now i gotta go, i'm supposed to meet grant for lunch. he's finally in town

okay. i'll talk to you later, darling.

bye, tom!

A/N: hey guys :) I edited "spider repellent society" "i'm sorry" and "I'll wait" so if you're confused it's because I changed those chapters since they didn't really fit with my storyline. in fact, "i'll wait" is now called "it was a joke", so go check those out if you're confused. (I would be). I might do some reconstruction / editing of this story because some chapters are just fillers, so please be aware of that. Thanks :) also, this was a long chapter, sorry 😊