Breaking Free (Tom Holland) BOOK ONE [COMPLETED]

Breaking Free Chapter 26

"I can't believe you lied to us this entire time," Rebecca spat. We all sat around waiting for the crew to finish resetting the scene.

"Technically we never lied. We just never told you guys we were dating," I countered.

Quick as lightening, Uncle Travis had already told Tristian that Tom and I were dating. Madison had overheard them talking and naturally decided the best option was to tell everyone else on set. We had been pestered with questions from our co-stars as soon as we stepped on set. They didn't show any signs of stopping anytime soon.

"You two look perfect together though. Tom's confidence really compliments your shyness," Timothy said.

Aiden rolled his eyes. He had barely looked up from his phone throughout our entire conversation. "What are you talking about? Vanessa has plenty of confidence," he said absentmindedly.

Everyone stopped and stared at him. It took him a few moments to look up and see us staring at him. "How do you even know that? I've barely seen you talking to her the entire time we've been shooting this movie," Rebecca wondered.

Aiden blushed. We all recoiled in absolute shock. We weren't even aware he was capable of blushing. Tom's eyebrows raised in slight alarm but he said and did nothing.

"Aiden? Are you okay?" Madison asked. She placed the back of her hand on his forehead. Aiden slapped her hand away.

"I'm fine!" he shouted before walking away from us.

Now all attention was on me. "What did you do to him?" Timothy demanded.

"Nothing!" I said defensively. Their raised eyebrows told me they didn't quite believe me.

Vanessa: Are you and Aiden still hanging out?

Zac: My best friend is MIA so yes.

Vanessa: What did you do to him?

Zac: I know not of what you speak.

Vanessa: He's acting weird.

Zac: Weird how?

Vanessa: Idk like he has feelings or something.

Zac: Bitch if you don't stop spewing nonsense.

Zac: I'm going back to work.

The crew called out that they were finished. I put my phone away and prepared to get into character. A staff member took my coat. I sat down in the gazebo. It was evening which meant the gazebo was lit up beautifully. Tom stood off a little in the distance waiting for his cue. I got fake tears added to my eyes and then we immediately started filming.

I began to fake cry. Five minutes later Tom finally got his cue and came running to the gazebo. He called out my character's name before spotting me and rushing over. "Why are you crying?" he said as he sat next to me.

"Because I don't get you. One minute you like me and the next I see you talking to every girl in town. I'm so confused and I'm tired of being hurt. Maybe I should just give up," I sobbed.

Tom sighed. "I was waiting for your birthday to give you this but I guess it wouldn't hurt to give it to you early. The reason why I was talking to all of those girls was because I was asking them what they would want from their boyfriend for their birthday. Their answers prompted me to buy this."

Tom stood up and pulled a long box out of his pocket. He opened it to reveal a stunning silver necklace. The chain was thin and at the center was a large stone surrounded by tiny diamonds. The stone was a swirl of green and purple that morphed depending on how you looked at it.

"It's beautiful," I breathed. Tom took the necklace out of the box and gingerly placed it around my neck. He began clasping it but struggled. After a minute Tristian ended the shot. We shot the scene 7 more times before we had a take Tristian was happy with.

"Are you cold?" Tom asked me. We were sitting in the gazebo while the crew set up for the next shot.

"A little," I replied. Tom took off his jacket and began to put it around my shoulders. I tried to push him away but was easily overpowered. I thanked him as I pulled the jacket closed.

"I cant believe filming is almost over. I'm really going to miss hanging out with you like this."

"True. But it's not like we won't see each other. It just won't be as often."

Tom paused. He stared at his hands for a moment before looking up to me with a wide smile. "You're right."

"Thomas Stanley Holland don't you hide stuff from me."

Tom's smile wavered. "It's nothing serious. It's just once filming is over and we're done with all of the premieres I'll be going home for a bit."

"By home you mean...?"

"Back to England."

I froze. I had gotten so used to him always being with me that I hadn't given much thought to the fact that he didn't live in America permanently. I took a deep, shaky breath and then gave him a small smile. "I nearly forgot you weren't born here," I laughed.

Tom looked offended. "Does my accent mean nothing anymore?"

"You switch between accents so frequently that they've blended together and become something entirely different."

"Well from now on I will do my best to only speak in my English accent so you won't forget where I'm from."

"Noted. How long will you be gone for?"

The smile slid off of his face once more. "I'm not sure. I have a couple months off in between movies and the next movie I'm primarily shooting in London so it could be a while."

I felt tears welling up but I pushed them down. I didn't want him to leave but I knew I couldn't stop him. I did my best to bury my feelings deep within me for the rest of the shoot. It was only when I was in the safety of my own room that I allowed my emotions to take control.

A/N: Sorry it took so long for this chapter to come out. My life went from 0 to 100 really fast and I didn't have time to write. I hope you guys enjoy!