《lovely|| t.holland》t w e n t y e i g h t
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"i'll see you in atlanta next week, i love you." said octavia, her saying goodbye to sebastain at the airport. he sighed as he brought her into his arms, his head resting ontop of hers. her head rested on his chest. he left a kiss on her head, releasing her from the hug.
"i love you more, call me when you land okay? and remember, deep breaths doll. you can do it." said sebastian, hinting at her anxiety.
"and if that doesn't work, call me." she nodded, giving him a small smile. he hugged her once more tightly as she didn't wanna let go.
"flight 356, to london, england, is now boarding." the announcement echoed through the airport, letting everyone know. octavia kissed sebastain's cheek as she grabbed her luggage.
"love you." she said, in her native language. he smiled, eyes softening.
"love you more." he said back, the romanian words flying off his tongue. she smiled once more as she grabbed her luggage and walked onto the plane.
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she took a shaky breath, the plane shaking. she counted to four, inhaling. she then held her breath for four seconds, then exhaling for four seconds. she repeated that, over and over again.
i'm okay, i dont need to bother seb, i'm okay.
she repeated that in her head over and over, till the turbulence ended. she smiled at herself, not needing sebastain to calm her down. the plane soon descended, in the lovely city of london.
her body still slightly shaking from the turbulence, she walked off the plane. she headed for baggage claim, hoping to find tom. her eyes scanned the airport, trying to find the brit she loves. her eyes landed on him, their eyes locking. he grinned, a little boy standing not to far away from him.
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she sprinted towards him as she jumped into his arms, him catching her. he held her tight as her legs wrapped around his torso, her head buried into the crook of his neck.
"i missed you." he whispered, making her smile. he placed her down, smiling down at her. he cupped her cheek and she stood on the tips of her toes as she kissed him, his presence calming her down immediately.
"i missed you more tom." she said back, making him smile. he kissed her once more as he placed his hand on her lower back, facing the younger boy.
"octavia, i'd like you to meet my younger brother paddy. paddy, this is octavia." paddy smiled as octavia brought him into a hug.
"it's nice to finally meet you octavia, tom never stops talking about you." tom turned a bright red as octavia smiled at the comment.
"it's great to finally meet you too paddy." the 11 year old smiled as tom looked at the two, glad they were getting along.
tom helped her with her bags as the three walked back towards his car, heading back home. tom noticed she was nervous, her leg bouncing. he kept one hand on the wheel as the other landed on her thigh, his thumb rubbing lazy circles. she looked up and smiled, placing her hand on top of his.
"my family is gonna love you. i know they will. don't stress darling." he said, octavia looking back to paddy agreeing with tom. she nodded and intertwined their fingers together.
she opened her messages, clicking on sebastain's contact
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i'm in london:) had a bit of a panic attack on the plane but i calmed myself down
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hey avi, glad you landed safely. i'm also really proud of you for pulling yourself out of it without me, that makes me smile. i'll call you later, love ya doll💗
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i'm glad i pulled myself out of it too and i'll call you, don't forget i'm 5 hours ahead of you. i love you more seb💗
tom pulled into the driveway, tessa being visible from tom's bedroom window. her eyes widened, forgetting about the lovely dog. tom and paddy laughed as the three got out. tom helped her bring her luggage in, paddy opening the front door. she walked in, the house already feeling cozy. he placed her luggage down as his parents walked out of the kitchen, grins on their faces.
"hi sweetheart, i'm nikki, and this is my husband dominic. it's so great to finally meet you." said nikki sweetly, bringing her into a hug. she welcomed the warm embrace, hugging her back. she was released from the hug and was brought into dominic's arms. she was released from that hug as she stood back next to tom, harry and sam walking downstairs.
"avi, these are my twin brothers, sam and harry. this is octavia, my girlfriend." he spoke proudly, making octavia smile. sam smiled widely as he walked towards her, brining her into a hug.
"you're all he talks about when he's home. he loves you a lot." said sam, releasing the hug to see octavia go red. he smiled as he moved to the side, harry bringing her into a hug.
"here, let me show you my room, and you can meet tessa" octavia's grin grew as everyone laughed. tom and sam helped her bring her backs up to his room. sam left the two, letting them be alone. tessa barked from the other side of the door, letting tom know she wanted to see him.
tom opened the door, tessa jumping on him. he laughed as he bent down to pet her, scratching behind her ears.
"hey tess, i missed you girl." he said as he placed a kiss on her head. he let go as tessa attacked octavia, her laughing as she bent down to pet the dog.
"oh my gosh i love her already." tom laughed as octavia kissed tessa's head. she stood up as she brought her luggage into his bedroom, it being small, but cozy.
"god i'm so tired." said octavia as she fell back onto his bed, tom following her actions. his arms snaked her waist as he smiled. the two closed their eyes, smiles on their faces.
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how'd we end up like that we did not fall asleep like that
↪︎ i don't even know we always end up like this
you're welcome for the lovely photo
↪︎ alright sam don't get cocky you're lucky i don't yell at you for taking that
↪︎ fine can i make it up to you for letting you walk tessa later
↪︎ yes oh my god
OH GOD SHES WITH TOM AND HIS FAMILY AWW
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that's disgustingly cute
↪︎ wheres your girlfriend ??
↪︎ alright you're lucky you're on the other side of the atlantic right now
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wow u guys r cute
↪︎ nah mate u and are cute
↪︎ ^^^
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y'all are so fuckin cute i can't
↪︎ love youuuu:))))
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