Leap of Faith

Daniel P.O.V
“So what’s the plan how are we getting to your house.”
“Harrison is coming to get us from here and drive us home, but the family doesn’t know I’m coming home so there all out doing golf apart from mum who’s shopping so we are going home and hiding until they get back.” I smile at him and he takes me hand as we walk around trying to find Harrison.”
“Is that Harrison over there with the sing that had the spider div and the foreigner.” I recognised him from the photos and I pointed at him as I said this.
“Yeah that’s him.” I let go of his hand so he could do say hello. He went over and hugged him and I knew they where close but from the hug I could tell just how close they where. When they parted Tom turned and faced me.
“Harrison this is Daniel, Daniel this is Harrison.” I smiled shyly at him but extended my arm to shake his hand.
“Nice to finally meet you, Div over here has told me a lot about you he wouldn’t shut up talking when we where in America.” I chuckle and look at Tom
“All good things I hope.” He smirked at me
“That’s between me and Haz and for you to find out.” I punch his arms jokingly and we start walking to where I assume Harrison car is parked. Tom takes my hand and he and Harrison started talking and catching up. When we got to the car is sat on the back and told tom to sit in the front and talk to Harrison while I burrowed Toms phone to message Hannah letting her know we had landed and where safe and if see could please let my mum know. After a while of me and her talking we the car slowed down and we pulled into a drive way of a house of which I can only assume was Tom’s house.
“So this is your childhood house.”
“Yep this is where I grew up.” We all got out there car and got our suitcases out the boot and started our walk up to there front door.
“Wait a second Tom, how do you know your parents will be okay with me staying here if they don’t know you are going to be coming home.” He smiled at me but I was still worried.
“Well they think im coming home after the premier that’s all so they know your coming and there more then happy with it but they just don’t know when your coming.” I smiled at him and he gave me a quick kiss.
“Um excuse I am still here you know.” I turn bright red as I look at Harrison.
“Oh fuck off Harrison.” He jokes about being offended as Tom unlocked the front door. The second he opened it a small grey ball shot out the door and jumped at Tom, at first I was confused but then I realised it was Tessa.
“Hello, my darling Tess I have missed you.” As Tom was patting her Harrison walked in the house Tom picked up Tessa and walked it then I followed. The first thing I noticed was how homely it looked and felt and second thing I noticed was all the photos they had up the family the first one I saw was all of them together then I saw others of all four brothers and then ones of just Nicola and Dominic they all looked like such a Happy family. Then I found one of Tom when he was younger like maybe 10 and it was just him and I had to take a photo he looked so adorable. Buy the time I finished looking at all the photos I had no clue where to look so I just walked through the house trying to find Tom. Then all the sudden I felt arms wrap around my waist and it scared the crap of me.
“Jesus Christ don’t do that.” I turned around in his arm as he was laughing at me. “That’s not funny.”
“Yeah it is a little funny.” He leaned in to kiss me but I wasn’t having it so I turned away
“Nup no kisses for you, you don’t deserve them.” He looked at me with puppy dog eyes but I just shook my head and laugh. “I will give you a kiss when you show me where to take my suit case.”
“Well we are staying in my room which is up the stairs.” I groan because my suit case was heavy as hell. “What would I get if I take your suit case upstairs for you.” At this is smiled cheekily at the thought that came into my head.
“Something not so PG13 but this happens after I meet the family. At this he smiled and grabbed my suit case to take upstairs for me, I followed behind him. “Where did Harrison disappear off to?”
“Haz went home because he didn’t want my family getting suspicious over his car being here.”
“Oh okay, why didn’t he say goodbye.”
“Don’t worry Haz come and goes all the time when I am here he will be back tonight.” We get to Toms room and he opens the door and I cant help but laugh a little.
“Tom this is so typically you in every way.”
“What do you mean.”
“You literally have a Spiderman blanket on your bed.” And that wasn’t just it he had action figure spread around the room and there where a few marvel posters up. “But don’t worry because I think its adorable.” He walked over and wrapped his arms around me.
“Do I get that kiss now?” I leaned in and gave him a kiss and shivered because of how warms he was. “When does your family get back?”
“Harrison reckon we have about and hour, do you want me to make you a tea.”
“A tea would be amazing right about now.” I gave him one last kiss as he left to go make me my tea. Because it was so cold and tired I decided to go and lie down under his covers so a took my shoes of and climbed into his bed. As I looked around I noticed the drawing I drew for him of us was on his wall near his bed which made me smile. After about 10 mins I heard footsteps coming up the stairs and Tom came back with mine and his tea and Tessa following him right behind him.
“Here you go love.” He handed me my tea and got into the bed and sat next to me with his arm around me, then Tessa jumped up and sat between his legs. We sat in silence for a while because we where both so tired and just drank our teas. When I finished I got up and walked over to my suitcase to unpack some things. “What are you doing darling.”
“Oh um I bought your family some presents because I feel bad just moving in here.” As I said this he got up and walked over to me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
“Your perfect you know that.” I smile as he kisses my check and I feel myself blush. I open up and pull out a soccer ball (it was deflated) and chocolate I had bought for Paddy. Because I knew Harry liked photography so much I got him this really fancy plain black photo album. For Sam who I was told by Tom liked reading I decided to get him a book called the Cuckoos Calling because Hannah said it was amazing, Nor Dominic I got him some nice golf club protectors that where black and leather and for Nicola I got her a simple necklace which had a light blue stone surrounded in a silver casing and lastly a tube of tennis balls for Tessa. “Wow Daniel you didn’t have to get my family all this that must have cost you a fortune.”
“Hey, don’t worry about it I want them to all know I am grateful for letting me stay here.” He gave me a kiss. “Oh now you need to close your eyes because I have got you something.”
“Oh really what did you get me.”
“Not what your thinking mister naughty.” He closed his eyes and I pulled out the bracelet I had made for him, it was a simple silver changed that was held together with my initials DL. “Open them,” he looked at it and smiled, “I got it to match with my necklace you got me.”
“Oh Daniel its perfect.” He gave me his arm so I could put it on him and as I did I pulled my necklace from under my shirt.
“I love you.”
“I love you too.”
Me and Tom ended up going down to the lounge room to wait for his family to come home. About after 30 mins off sitting down there two cars pulled into the driveway one that had only Nicola in it and the other had Dominic and the boys.
“So Tom whats the plan, well you go hide up stairs and I will surprise them first then I will come up and get you okay.”
“Okay.” I start to walk up the stairs and my legs get a bit weak from my nerves, I wait in Tom room for him to come, after a few minutes I here Tom yell surprise and they all sounded happy but shocked to see him, after a while I heard some mummering and I could here them start moving around. Then about after 10mins of just hearing them mummering I heard Tom come up the stairs.
“Okay are you ready.”
“Im shitting myself a little but yes.”
“Don’t worry you will be fine.” He grabbed my hand and walked me down the stairs into the lounge room where they were all sitting with their eyes closed. Tom lead us to the middle and stood there holding my hand. “Okay you guys can open them.” Nicola was the first to open her eyes and she broke out in a smile and second was Dominic, then paddy and lastly the twins. They where all smiling at me. “Everyone this is Daniel.” Nicola was the first one up and she came over and gave me a hug
“We have heard so much about you it so nice to finally met you.” She gave me a warm smile
“It’s good to finally meet you to Miss Holland.”
“Oh no please call me ether Nicola or Nikki.” As she stepped away I saw Dominic behind her and even tho he was smiling I was still nervous he would flip out like my dad did. I extended my hand to give him a handshake but he stepped forward and gave me a hug.
“Its good to finally meet you.”
“Its nice to meet you too.” He stepped away patting me on the back. The twins stepped forward both saying hi at the same time.
“Hey now your Sam and your Harry right?”
“No, I am Sam and he’s harry.” Said the one I thought was Harry
“Oh, I’m sorry.”
“He’s just kidding doesn’t worry you got it right.” Sam laughed and I smiled at him
“Your accent is cool by the way.”
“Oh are thank you I didn’t really realise I had one.” Harry laughed as he walked away. Lastly was Paddy to walk up who ran at me and gave me a hug.
“It’s so cool to finally meet Tom’s boyfriend, he wouldn’t stop talking about you he was all like Daniel this and Daniel that and like omg his drawing are amazing or omg he so nice.” I laugh at Paddy and give him a hug and I caught Tom starring daggers at paddy as Sam and Harry lost it laughing.
“Well its good to finally meet you too Paddy, oh um I bought you all presents is it okay if I go get them.”
“Oh, Daniel how kind of you but you didn’t have to do that.” Nikki said smiling at me
“No, it was the least I could do.” I quickly headed up the stairs and grabbed all the presents. I came back into the room and sat on the floor with Tom.
“Harry, Sam get off the couch and let our guest sit.”
“Misses Holland, they don’t need to do that I’m fine down here.”
“No, I insist sit on the couch.” I could tell buy the way she said it she wouldn’t take no for an answer so I sat down on the couch with Tom.
“First I got Paddy chocolates and a soccer ball that Tom told me ways your favourite team which I hope he wasn’t lying.” I pass the two things too paddy and he nodes
“Thank you and the team is right and this is great because Tessa bite a hole in my last one.” I smile at him as he opens up the chocolates to start eating them. I pull out the album for Harry and the book for Sam.
“Now I hope you like the album Harry because I’m not to sure with that, and Sam I heard you like reading and my friend in Australia said it was amazing so I hope you like it.”
“The albums so nice thank you.”
“Thanks for the book my friends have been telling me to get this actually.” I smile at both of them with relief because those where my main worries. I pull out the gold protectors next.
“I hope these are okay because I wasn’t to sure what to get you.” Dominic smiled at me as I handed him the protector.
“Wow these are like really nice ones I hope you didn’t spend too much.”
“Think of it as a thank you for letting me stay here.” And lastly I pulled out the box with the necklace in it.
“Nikki this is for you and I hope you like the colour.” I handed her the box and as she opened it she gasped.
“Oh its beautiful but I can’t accept this.”
“Well I can’t wear it and I can’t return it as its from Australia.” I smile at her and she gets up and gives me a hug.
“I hope you didn’t do this because your worried about if we are okay with you and Tom because we couldn’t be happier that he’s with you, you make him so happy and I can see you are a beautiful person so please don’t feel like we will judge you ever.” As she says this I some how managed to hold back the tears and say thank you because it feels so nice that they accept me. “Now I need to go start dinner and I bet you and Tom need to shower after your flight so you two go freshen up and we will all start making dinner. As they all stood up to leave me and Tom started walking up the stairs but paddy ran after us.
“Daniel can I talk to you.”
“Sure thing.” I smile at Tom and let him walk up that stairs to the room. “What’s up Paddy”
“I just wanted to say thank you for making Tom happy because I always knew he liked boys but was never really okay with the idea so thanks for helping him and I was also wondering if maybe some time you could show me your drawings.” I smiled at Paddy and gave him a hug.
“Why not after dinner if you want.”
“Sounds good.” He walked of smiling and my heart melted he was so sweet. I walked to Toms room and walked in to find him in just his shorts. I walked over and wrapped my arms around his neck. “How did I go.”
“You where amazing.”
“Really are you sure.”
“Yes, defiantly and to celebrate I was thinking about taking a shower together.”
“Oh, mister Holland why not you go heat up the water and I will be right in.” I smile as he walked off to the bathroom and I got ready to join him feeling happy for once not to have stuffed up.