chapter xxvi.

Wholesome beanie baby
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evieeeeee
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Evie🥺
tommyyyyyyy
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Evie🥺
what is up my foreign friend
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I'm leaving L.A. in two days to go back to London :((
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Evie🥺
no
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Evie🥺
ur not allowed >:(
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wow you're gonna miss me that much?
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I feel so special ☺️
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Evie🥺
never mind you can leave
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OH WOW
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THANKS EVIE MEANS A LOT
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LOVE YOU TOO FRIEND
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Evie🥺
smh you're so dramatic
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sMh YoUrE sOOoOoOoo dRaMaTiC
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I know I am but what are you 😤
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Evie🥺
hey that's my line you binch
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well it's mine now
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Evie🥺
excuse me mr. holland I will run my ass over your hotel and whoop you for it
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lmao yeah okay
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Evie it's almost ten o'clock there's no way you're going to leave your house
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hello?
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evie?
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uh oh
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Evie
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are you actually coming to my hotel to fight me
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Evie🥺
open the door and you'll find out
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     As soon as Tom saw the text, he stood up and headed for his hotel room door. He furrowed his eye brows together as he grabbed the handle, thinking there is no possible way she actually showed up. Tom opened the door, and there was no one. His lips fell into a frown, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. He sighed and started closing the door before Evie popped around the corner.

"Boo!" She yelled, earning a yelp and a jump from Tom.

"You scared the shit out of me!" He exclaimed as she began to laugh.

"Yeah, that was the point." She explained in a matter-of-factly tone. "May I come in?"

     "Sure," he said. He moved out of the way and allowed her in the room. She plopped down on the bed, spreading out all over it. Tom couldn't help but think that she resembled a child trying to make a snow angel.

     "This bed is so comfy, it's not fair." She said, half complaining, half not.

     "I think all hotel beds are like that. You could have the most expensive bed in the world, but a hotel bed will always one up it." Tom said, walking around and sitting on the side of the bed.

Evie looked up at him, "You're upside down."

"well, technically, we both are from each other's perspectives." He said.

"That was deep," Evie said, nodding her head. "Say something else deep."

"Hmm," Tom tilted his head. "When you close your eyes, you can't see."

Evie fakes a gasp, "No! Really?" Tom chuckled, finding her reaction kinda adorable.

"I'm so sad that you're leaving. I mean, I know we just started hanging out in person and all, but but we've been best friends for a while and... I don't know where I was going with this but I'm hoping you get what I mean." She explained.

"Yeah, I understand. I'm sad too, I wish we could hang out more in person. But, I'm glad we did get our hang outs and stuff." Tom told her.

The two sat in silence for about a minute or two, just staring at each other before Evie spoke up. "This is off topic, but can you play with my hair? I'm really comfy and I love when people play with my hair."

"Sure thing, pal." Tom laughed. Evie lifted up her head, pulling her hair out from underneath her neck and shoulders.

Evie could hear the tv playing in the background, some random channel playing. The windows were dark due to the outside, and the only source of light was the lamp next the bed. It looked as if Tom might have been getting ready for bed before she showed up. She fiddled with her thumbs while he mindlessly twisted and twirled her locks of hair, "you look so concentrated." She said, a soft smile on her face.

     "Believe it or not, this is actually quite fun." Tom told her, his eyes flickering towards her for a second. He grinned softly to himself, then continuing his task.

Evie found herself growing tired the more he played with her hair, especially since he had moved completely onto the bed and had her lay her head in his lap. Tom's lap was actually pretty cozy, and that mixed with him still playing with her hair? Oh yeah, she was definitely ready to take a nap. She closed her eyes, and she started to relax even more.

"Hey, don't fall asleep on me." Tom said. Even opened her eyes, looking up at the boy who was fake pouting. She shook her head, giggling.

     "Sorry, sorry. Your lap was comfortable and having my hair played with relaxes me." She explained.

     "It's alright, darling. No need to apologize." Tom told her. Once again, silence took over as Evie just stared at Tom's eyes, which were fixed on her hair.

"You look really cute right now," she blurted without thinking. She almost immediately regretted it, preparing to go into apologetic mode.

"Thank you, love." Tom simply said, smiling a bit as his cheeks turned red. "You do, too."

She could've sworn she heard him wrong. There was no way in hell he just said—

"Really cute, I mean. You look really cute, too." He specified. Evie's eyes widened slightly, her face becoming a light shade of red as she couldn't hold the grin back.

Evie sat up, stretching her arms out and yawning. Tom scooted over slightly, propping his arm behind him. "Damn, it's already 11:30."

"Oh shit, really? Wow, time really does pass fast when you're having a good time." Tom said.

"Yeah, or when you're comfy." She laughed, tapping him on the arm. They both grinned, subconsciously moving in closer.

     "Hey, Evie," Tom said.

     "Yes?" She replied.

"Do you wanna stay tonight? Since it's so late and all." He said, biting the inside of his cheeks.

     "Uh..." was all she could muster out, her heart rate was starting to increase. She did want to have more time to hang out with him, and she didn't want to let him down or make him think she wasn't comfortable— she didn't know. She did know, however, she didn't want to accidentally give the wrong idea. She was overthinking his simple question, and she knew it.

"Hey, hey, calm down. You don't have to, it was just an offer. No need to get yourself all worked up," and obviously, he knew it, too.

     "See, to you it's a simple question, to me it's a whole panic because I over think everything." The girl explained. "I don't really know why I overthink, I just do. Like, you can say the simplest thing to me and I'll just overthink the whole thing. It's crazy, and I end up somehow creating about 50 million different ways you could've meant it even though it was the simplest thing—" her rambling was cut off by Tom pressing his lips to hers. Her eyes widened, stunned by the sudden action. Regardless, she kissed him back, placing a hand on his cheek.

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FUCKING FINALLY MY BABIES HAVE KISSED SHDJSJ this literally took me like,,, almost two weeks to write due to writers block and not knowing how to execute the kiss and all sksjsjdhjd but I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter!!