If The World Was Ending - Tom Holland

Chapter 18

"It's called butterflies"

Okay now I feel faint, what?!? 

I just stared back at Nikki in confusion and shock.

"Butterflies dear, that feeling when your stomach 'flips', 'aches' and 'tingles', it's called butterflies. A feeling that you get when someone you care about deeply smiles at you, looks at you, or even is just in the same room as you" Nikki explained. 

I continued to look at her in confusion and shock. 

"I used to get them when I first met Dom, and I still get them whenever I am with Dom. It shows that you really care about someone. Who is it, Kiara?" She asked me.

We both turned quickly at the sound of footsteps approaching us. "Uhh the movie finished, we can go now if you would like" Tom said scratching the back of his neck awkwardly.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. O-okay" I stuttered as I stood up, before turning back to Nikki. "Thank you for dinner, and uh- yeah" I awkwardly smiled. 

"Bye mum, see you later" Tom said to Nikki as he hugged her and kissed her cheek.

"It was nice meeting you Kiara. You can always come and talk to me about whatever that worries you" Nikki said as she turned to hug me. 

"Thank you" I said returning the hug.

Tom grabbed our coats before we walked out into the now cooler November night.

This walk's silence was definitely not as comfortable as the one on the way here. By the time that Tom's apartment door was in sight, I finally spoke up.

"You are a good actor Tom" I said quietly.

"Thank you Kiara" He replied at the same level.

"I enjoyed the movie too, maybe Marvel movies aren't as terrifying as I thought. I mean it was still pretty scary when you nearly died like five times... but I got over it quickly, because I figured that you couldn't die so early on in the movie, as well in the Marvel universe. Like that would just be cruel" I explained.

Tom chuckled awkwardly before opening the door. "I'm glad that you enjoyed it.  That means a lot coming from someone who the scariest movie they watch is Harry Potter" Tom laughed.

"What?! Would you now be terrified if a gigantic troll started trying to kill you with a gigantic log?? And that isn't even the worst of it!" I exclaimed, before laughing along with Tom at the craziness of it all. 

After we managed to maintain our laughter, I plopped down on Tom's couch, closely followed by Tom himself. "Kiara" Tom said quietly, causing me to turn to face him. "Are you okay? You seemed a little dazed earlier, like you weren't really here. Is something troubling you?" He asked softly.

"Oh n-no no, I'm fine, just... tired. You know what, I should probably go to bed now, it's getting late. I'll see you tomorrow morning before I head back to Edinburgh." I said quickly before stumbling up stairs, leaving Tom alone. 

It's hard to sleep when you are so consumed by your thoughts.

***

"You're home!" Rosie and I shouted in unison as I opened the door to our apartment. 

"How was your extremely short pre-honeymoon?" I asked Rosie as we both dropped our bags on the floor and ran towards each other for a hug.

"Amazing! So warm and relaxing! We got back not even half a minute before you opened the door. How was your trip to London?" Rosie asked me.

I paused for a second with my head tilted slightly as I looked towards the ceiling with a confused look on my face. Rosie looked at me with wide eyes, wanting the details instantly. I opened my mouth to speak, but closed it again before rethinking my words. "Sam made me go on the London Eye" I said with a horrified look on my face.