Imagines and Preferences

Before: Part Three (Tom Holland)

A/N: Here's part three of Before. I'm working on the rest of the requests I've gotten. Happy reading!

You're nervously chewing away on your bottom lip as you wait for the beep of the voicemail to tell you to leave a message... except it doesn't come. Instead, you hear the familiar click telling you that whoever is on the other end has actually answered the phone. Your heart starts to pound in your chest as the sound of coughing fills the phone. It takes a minute for the coughing to end, but once it does your heart comes to a standstill as his voice fills your ears.

"Y/n?"

His P.O.V.

His heart is pounding so hard in his ears, it's all he can hear. Well, apart from the coughing of course. Once he's done coughing, it takes him a minute to find his voice as he's still in shock from the fact that you called.

"Y/n?"

"Tom?"

"Y/n."

The smile that breaks out on his face is big. Hearing your voice again has him feeling like he's walking on air. It's been four years since he's heard your voice and it's even more beautiful than he's been imagining.

"How have you been?" you ask.

"I've missed you," he says.

He doesn't know what possesses him to say it, but the urge to tell you how he still loves you is overwhelming.

"It's been four years and I haven't stopped thinking about you. I haven't stopped loving you, not for one minute."

He knows there's a chance that you'll reject him, but right now he doesn't care. He just knows that he has to tell you, that if he doesn't, he'll spend the next four years wishing that he had.

"I shouldn't have left you. I should have fought harder to stay, I know you think that we were doing the right thing and maybe we were. But since we ended things, it feels like I've just been going through the motions. I know I've been giving these incredible opportunities and all, but you're the only person I want to share them with. Every dream I ever had and have begins and ends with you, literally. You're the girl that I thought I was going to marry. The girl I thought I would spend the rest of my life with, the girl I want to spend the rest of my life with. I love you and I don't think I could stop even if I wanted to."

End His P.O.V.

You aren't sure how to respond, for four years you've thought about all the things he would say to you if you were to ever hear from him again. For four years, you've daydreamed about him telling you that his feelings for you never changed. For four years, you've dreamed about this and here it is.

"Y/n? Are you still there? I've freaked you out haven't I? I basically just vomited my feelings all over you and now you're freaked out. Great job, Tom. You've scared her and now she's never going to talk to you again. What were you thin...."

"Tom," you laugh.

"What were you thinking? She probably just called to catch up with you or ask for her ring back or something and you professed your love to her like some lovesick puppy..."

"Tom!"

His rambling stops and you hear him take a deep breath.

"I love you too."

You didn't know that you were going to say it back until the words were out of your mouth. It felt right, it felt perfect, like something had been missing and you've suddenly found it.

"You love me too?" he repeats back at you.

You laugh, "yes, I lo..."

"Wait! I need to put you on hold for a minute," he says.

"What? Why?"

"You'll see, just don't hang up."

"Okay."

His P.O.V.

He jumps up from the couch, scaring Tess from her nap as he cheers. Scratching Tess behind the ears, he smiles.

"She loves me, Tess. She loves me."

He glances over at the clock, "I've got to go, girl. I've got to go tell a girl that I love her."

He completely forgets to grab his phone and his keys before taking off. As luck would have it you don't live that far from him, so he's able to get to you rather quick. Taking your steps two at a time, he's out of breath by the time he reaches your door. Knocking on your door, he puts his hands on his knees and sucks in air as you pull the door open.

End His P.O.V.

"Tom?"

The last thing you expected when you pulled your door open was for Tom to be standing in front of you. He's out of breath and holds up a hand to tell you to give him a minute. You can't help but laugh as he stands up and takes in another breath.

"I...I...jeez, I am not as in shape as I should be," he says. "I just...I need a minute; I feel like my lungs are on fire."

You laugh again before taking a step towards him, your hands immediately finding their way to his hair. Pulling him closer to you, you press your lips to his.

"I love you."

He smiles before pressing another kiss to your lips.

"I love you too."

After four years, you and Tom are reunited. This time when he does leave to go film, he brings you with him. His dream has always been to be by your side and he's finally reached his dreams.