Diving Into Love, I Go - A Tom Daley Love Story

Chapter Thirty Five

Erin's POV

"Hey babe..." Tom said in a measured tone. He removed his arm around the brunette and took a cautious step sideways.

"I'm Kassidy, a fellow diver of Tommy here." The brunette cleared her throat when she detected the awkwardness that defended upon the three us. She held out her hand and offered a shy smile.

"Erin." I replied curtly. I couldn't help it but let my tone have a bit of a bite to it. It was just the way Tom and her seemed so casual and comfortable with each other. It made my blood boil. It was stupid but I couldn't help but feel green with envy.

"Err... I best leave you to it, I'm gonna go and find Tonia and the others. See you soon Tommy?" She rubbed the back of her neck briefly before placing her hand on Tom's arm a little longer than it should have been.

Tom cleared his throat before gently prying her hand off his arm and mumbled his goodbye and pointed the American the right way towards the arcade.

"Lovely to meet you Emily." She said over her shoulder and walked off. There was something about her tone that hinted its everything but lovely to meet me.

"It's Erin." I called after her through gritted teeth.

Tom cleared his throat for the second time and resumed looking at me with a cautious look. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to something but no sound came out so he snapped his mouth shut and clenched his jaws tightly.

"We were just saying that you were taking your time, that's all." I sighed.

"Sorry, I decided to drop into the arcade and on my way back I bumped into Kassidy and well..." Tom trailed off uneasily, not comfortable under the hostile glare I directed at him.

"Don't sweat it, Thomas" I raised a brow at him briefly before walking away.

"Erin..." Tom called out but I waved it off, signalling to him that I am not interested.

So what if they looked too comfortable with each other.

I'm not bothered.

I'm his girlfriend after all.

Yes, I'm not bothered.

Not at all.

Not by the way they looked into each other's in the same manner we do or the fact that Tom kissed her on the cheeks. I've seen him do it to Tonia all the time, heck even to Taylor!

They've known each other, for a long time. They're fellow divers after all.

Their only friends, I'm not bothered.

I don't like her.

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"Why is Tom keep giving you guilty looks?" Taylor demanded from me when she managed to corner me when we were preparing the take away for everybody.

"Tay..." I trailed off, not really wanting to think about it. I managed to push it to the back of my mind what I witnessed, regarding it as a reaction from a jealous girlfriend.

"Trouble in paradise?" Taylor didn't look impressed when I was hesitant about not telling her.

"I'm just being stupid that's all." I sighed. Taylor just hummed her reply indicating that she wanted more information but will not press for it.

"Come on girlies! We're starving here." Adam hollered out.

"Lads and their stomachs." Taylor laughed and began handing out plates full of food.

"I'll be back in a minute." I handed Tom his plate, avoiding eye contact and made my way out of the front room without arousing much suspicion.

The jealous fire was still burning inside me and I rested my forehead on the cold glass window of my bedroom as I lowered myself down to the cushions of my beloved bay window. I often spend my time musing over things whilst watching the world pass by.

Why can't I seem to let what happened go.

I know I'm over thinking things but there was something about the scene that was before me that made me start doubting my relationship with Tom.

My brain hasn't stopped whirring with possibilities and what ifs.

Did we rush into things?

The way they interacted with each other may suggest that there is a flame between them?

"If you muse about this any longer you'll end up with Othello Syndrome, Erin." I muttered to myself, referring to a case in one of my lectures about diminished responsibility that we once went over.

"You okay, E?" Matt knocked softly on my open door. He lingered under the threshold until I flashed him a weak smile and a meek nod before approaching me.

"Yes, I'm just thinking..." I sighed yet again. He offered a reassuring smile before sitting down next to me and placing a comforting hand on my knee.

"You can't fool me Erin MacDonald the way you fooled the idiots downstairs. So spill it." Matt said sternly, I might have fallen for the strict tone of his voice if not for the playful smile that graced Matt's handsome face.

Since the first time I have ever met him, he had been nothing but a sweetheart. Heck I had a crush on him ever since I laid my eyes on him. The way that his blond hair caress his forehead and his caring blue eyes sparkled at the tiniest thing.

Of course I have gotten over the small childish crush when I met Tom. Matt is a lovely guy but he's just a friend. A trusted friend.

"I-I'm just being a jealous freak." I finally said after a few minutes of silence.

"Why?" Matt pressed

"I saw Tom with another girl. They were laughing together and they pretty much had their arms around each other. I tried to think nothing of it but the way they looked so comfortable with each other got me. I know I shouldn't feel like this, Tom is not like that and the girl was a fellow diver but I can't help it! Matty, I can't let it go!" I informed

"Erin, you're right Tom is not like that, you're just over-thinking things." Matt whispered, almost painfully.

"You're right..." I trailed off when his blue ocean eyes locked into mine. The setting sun highlighted the soft contours of Matt face, almost giving him a glowing look.

Slowly his face came nearer and nearer to mine until he closes the gap and our lips melt. His soft lips melted and merges into mine, his eyes closed shut and tickling my cheeks. Without really knowing I knotted my fingers through his blond hair and pulled him closer. His kisses were soft and sweet setting the butterflies in my stomach to flutter unlike Tom's fiery kisses.

"What's going on?" Taylor's voice broke us apart only to meet a very cold glare.

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I'm sorry for being late and it being a short chapter. I really wanted to update a lot earlier but I've been so busy! Anyways much love from me, hope to see you again soon with the next instalment :) xx