Our Promises

5.

"Tom give me a piggy back ride!" I demanded.
"Hop on m'lady!" He said and I hopped onto a bench and he stood in front of me. I jumped onto his back.
"You're so light!" Tom exclaimed. I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck. He started running around like crazy.
"Tom!" I screamed. He laughed and I continued screaming.
"You're going to drop me! Tom!" I screamed. He stopped and I dropped off. He turned to me.
"Blair, I will never drop you. Ever." He said.
"You better not." I laughed.
"Now it's time for my piggy back." Tom smirked. I threw my head back and groaned.
"Fiinneee."

We got back from the walk and we cleaned Tessa off and gave her a treat.
"Are you staying for dinner?" Nikki asked.
"If that's okay, I'd love to." I said.
"Yes of course." She smiled.
"I'll have to go home after though, I have a shift at 6am tomorrow." I said.
"Do you want to play rugby before it gets dark?" Haz asked from the garden.
"Sure!" Tom replied. He looked at me and was about to apologise.
"Go, I'll help your mum with dinner." I said and patted his back. He smiled and kissed my forehead then ran into the garden. I pottered through to the kitchen.
"Honey you don't have to help, go outside with the boys." Nikki said.
"They're playing rugby." I laughed.
"Ah...I see. Well I can't be bothered cooking, we'll just get some takeout. Could you get everyone's orders?" She asked.
"Yeah of course." I grabbed a post-it note and a pen and went outside.
"Hello children," I said.
"Hello...mother?" Harry tilted his head.
"You call me your mother one more time and I swear Holland I'll beat your ass." I said. He held his hands up.
"What would you all like for a takeout? And choose one type of food so your mother isn't going broke." I said.
"Chinease?" Tom suggested and everyone nodded.
"Okay now give me your orders." I said. They all gave me their orders and I gave them to Dom who phoned the takeaway place. Nikki handed me a gin and tonic and we both stood and watched the boys playing.
"Feels like I never left." I smiled.
"I can't believe it was so long ago." Nikki said. "I'm taking a picture." I said and took out my phone.
"Are you taking pictures of us, Blair?" Paddy asked.
"Maybe." I smirked.
"And why wouldn't she? When she has fine specimens like this in her presence?" Tom said, presenting himself.
"Chill out Prince Charming." I laughed. My phone rang.
"Sorry," I said and walked off and took the call. "Hello?" I said.
"Hey Blair!" My sister, Daisy said down the line. She sounded excited.
"Hey Daisy! What's up?" I asked.
"Oh you know...the normal,"
"Oh that's cool well I'm-"
"I'M ENGAGED!" She screamed and a bunch of whoops came from Andreas.
"What?"
"I'm engaged! Like he just proposed 2 minutes ago! I'm getting married!" Daisy whooped.
"Oh my god! Daisy that's amazing I'm so happy for you! Am I on speaker?"
"Yes you are!"
"Andreas you're fucking amazing! I'm so happy you're marrying my sister!"
"I am too!" He said.
"I'm actually at the Holland's house right now." I said in a quieter tone.
"What as in Tom Holland? As in your crush that you had since the day you were born until like a year after we moved?" Daisy asked. "Yes...that Tom." I said and cringed. God I was in love with him.
"That's great! Are you going out with him?"
"No...strictly friends at the moment. Did you know he was Spiderman?"
"B, everyone knows he's Spiderman." She said. "I didn't." I shrugged.
"Anyway, Nikki and everyone was asking for you. I'll tell them your news!" I said.
"Okay and text me when you're free so we can have a catch up." Daisy said.
"Of course! Okay, bye love you!" I said.
"Bye!" We hung up and I went back into the garden.
"My sister called and she's engaged!" I said.
"Oh wow that's great!" Nikki said.
"That's great for her." Tom said.
"Yeah, we're catching up soon so I expect to be put on wedding planning duties." I laughed.
"Hey! You can't do that! Mum, tell Tom he can't do that!" Paddy shouted.
"What did he do?" Nikki asked.
"He flipped over me to get a point." Paddy said. "I say it's fair." Tom shrugged.
"Tom, you know that you can't do your flips and tricks in any other sport other than gymnastics or dancing." Nikki said.
"Fine. Then let's do gymnastics and dancing and see how good everyone is at that?" Tom said and put his hands on his hips.
"Tom you're the only one who can do that." Sam said.
"I can teach you!" Tom said.
"How about we do a dance lift?" I asked.
"Okay, that sounds fun and challenging at the same time. We should all pair up and see who can do it best!" Tom said.
"I call Blair!" They all say in unison.
"I think Blair gets to choose who to go with on this one." Harrison said and stepped forward. "Because I believe in equal rights!" He said, trying to convince me.
"Haz it's 2020 get over yourself. I am a great cook! If you do this with me I'll cook you your favourite meal!" Sam said.
"Well that's actually quite-"
"But I'm a director! I could make a movie and have you be the star!" Harry said.
"I can lift you no problem." Tuwaine shrugged. "I'm your favourite Holland!" Paddy said. They started bickering and fighting amongst themselves then Tom stepped forward heroically.
"I'm Spiderman." He said and pretended to do a mic drop.
"Okay I'm sorry but Tom wins." I said. Tom clapped his hands together.
"Hey! You played the superhero card." Paddy pursed his lips.
"What can I say?" Tom said and I stood next to him. Harrison and Harry paired up, Tuwaine and Sam paired up and Paddy was left.
"Paddy you get to be the judge!" I said. His eyes lightened up.
"That's true! Yes!" He punched the air.
"Now let's get practising." I said and stared down everyone before Tom and I decided what we were going to do.
"What can we do to win?" I asked.
"I think the dirty dancing lift." He said.
"Tom no, we can't do that!" I laughed.
"How? We'll be great at it!" He said.
"Let's see." I said and backed up.
"Go!" He shouted and braced himself. I ran up to him and jumped. He caught me and attempted to push me up but gave way and caught be before hitting the ground.
"I told you this wasn't a good idea." I said.
"No, come on! We can do this!" He said. 24 tries, multiple bruises and a scratch later we had still not got it once.
"Okay! Time is up! It is time for the lift show to begin!" Paddy said in a commentator voice. We all sat on the step.
"First up is...Harry and Harrison!" Paddy said and we all clapped. Paddy put on 'The time of my life'.
"Perfect for us." Tom whispered.
"For a laughing stock when we topple to the floor." I whispered back. Haz and Harry got a 9 for their lift and Tuwaine and Sam got an 8.
"Now for the ultimate duo, Tom and Blair!" Paddy said. We got up and I shook my head. "Just go with it! If we fail then we'll improvise!" Tom whispered.
"Fine. Do NOT drop me." I warned.
"Blair, I'll never drop you." He smiled. We both prepped and then I started running. I leaped up and grabbed Tom's shoulder's, giving me an extra push and Tom grabbed my hips and lifted me up. I put my arms out to the side.
"Oh my god! We're doing it!" I exclaimed in the air. Tom pushed me up into the air and then I fell and he caught me in his arms in the honeymoon position.
"We did it!" I giggled. The applause was smattering but we didn't care.
"SOLID 10'S ACROSS THE BOOAARRDD!" Tom shouted and ran around the garden with me still in his arms. I clutched onto his neck. "Tom!" I squealed.
"We woooonnn!" He shouted. He turned me so I faced the front and then he lowered me to the ground.
"I would have died if you kept going like that." I laughed. My arms were around his neck and his hands were on my hips. My eyes were in line with his lips and I couldn't help but think about what they would feel like on mine- "Dinner's here!" Dom announced. We broke out of our trance and laughed awkwardly as we walked back to the house.
The only thing I didn't know was he was thinking the exact same thing...