"Tommy!" Newt yelled when he exited the door. Thomas beamed at the blonde as he ran to him, hugging him and kissing him on the cheek. Newt just chuckled and hugged the brunette too. What? Thomas was affectionate.

"You ready?" Thomas asked as he took Newt's hand and took the blonde's luggage on the other. They walked back to Thomas' car with smile on their faces.

"Nervous but excited." Newt whispered. Thomas grinned at him and opened the passenger side door for him. Newt looked at Thomas in horror, seeming like the seat was filled with spiders and a dead body.

"What's wrong?" Thomas asked, confused by the sudden shift of emotion.

"Um..." Newt said and backed away slowly, needless to say Thomas was getting worried. "Isn't Teresa coming?"

"Yeah." Thomas shot his eyebrows up, "We'll pick her up after we're done here."

"Well, She should be the one sitting next to you. Not me." Newt fidgeted nervously, "This was suppose to be your time together. I'm just a third wheel whose coming with you because of a crazy ex-boyfriend." Newt avoided Thomas' stare while he spoke. Thomas let out large breath he did not know he was holding. He wanted to laugh but Newt had a point. Teresa did not even know yet that Newt was coming and she might be expecting for Thomas and her to talk during the 2 hour drive.

"You've got a point." He chuckled, "You were seriously worried about that?"

"Of course!" Newt punched Thomas playfully on the arm and opened the door to the backseat and got in.

"That's cute." Thomas leaned on the window and Newt drove towards Thomas' lips. It was a quick peck but Thomas wanted more. He was about to pull Newt for another but the blonde refused with a smirk.

"We're burning daylight, Tommy." He said and leaned on the seat. Thomas sighed and got Newt's luggage into the back of his car before settling in and starting the car. After a few moments, they were off to Teresa's

"So, what did you tell your folks?" Thomas asked, never talking his eyes off the road.

"I told them the truth." Newt shrugged, "I told them I needed some time away from Minho and they gladly let me come with you if they think it would help." Thomas smiled at the road but was suddenly taken into a hug from behind. "Thanks for this, Tommy."

"Can't leave you here with some stalker ex, Newty." Thomas smirked but was slightly disappointed when the warmth of arms around him was gone. He was about to ask why Newt let go when he noticed they were already at Teresa's, with the girl waiting for then on the sidewalk.

"Hey!" She called with a smile. She was looking at Thomas first but immediately noticed Newt.

"Newt, you are here!" Teresa approached the vehicle and took of her glasses. Thomas got off the car to help Teresa with her luggage and to explain why Newt was here.

"Yeah. I hope you don't mind." Thomas heard Newt say.

"No! No of course not! Was Thomas gonna drop you off somewhere?" She asked, with a genuine smile on her face.

Before Newt can answer, Thomas grabbed Teresa by her arms and dragged her away. After some complaining from the girl, Thomas explained to her the situation and, gladly, she complimented Thomas for taking care of the situation. He really expected Teresa to be at least a little bit upset but Teresa understood the situation and she was willing to get Newt out of town too if Minho was going to be a creepy stalker.
Thomas thanked Teresa for understanding as he led her to the passenger's seat.

"I'm your best friend, Tom! Of course I'll understand!" She punched him playfully and giggle but was replaced by a confused look on her face. Thomas wondered what was wrong with his passenger's seat. It was clean and shiny yet the people he had offered it seem to only take it as an offense. Thomas asked the girl what was wrong. Thankfully, Newt was reading a book so he was oblivious to the exchanges.

"Isn't Newt suppose to sit beside you?" She asked, curiosity laced in her voice.

"He did not want to ruin our trip so he decided to sit back so that we can have private time together." Thomas whispered to the girl who looked surprised.

"Hold on to him." Teresa said as she open the door and got in. She looked back at Thomas, "I like him."

Thomas walked back to his side of the car in confusion. Two of the most important people in his life were confusing as hell and his head hurt from all this mood swings. Thomas was thankful though that Teresa was not this kind of best friend who gets jealous when they don't get enough attention and he was also thankful that Newt was considerate to see through the situation. He sighed as he got in the car and drove away. At least he would be able to clear his head now that he is going home. No school, no homework, no quizzes and certainly no Minho.

The first hour of the drive was pretty quiet. Thomas realized that Newt had already fallen asleep peacefully and Thomas just grinned at the sigh. Adorable baby. That was when he felt a slap on his head.

"Eyes on the road, loverboy." Teresa smirked at him. Thomas grinned at her sarcastically before directing his head back on the road. He was lucky Teresa was awake because if not they would all die in a fiery car crash because he too would, undoubtably, fall asleep. "You really like him, don't you?"

"What?" Thomas asked, disoriented by the sudden pull from his thoughts.

"The pretty blonde boy who is currently sleeping in the backseat who you just called an adorable baby." Teresa chuckled at him before shifting in her sit so that she was completely facing Thomas.

"I said that out loud?" Thomas wanted to punch himself. He still needed to work on his subtleness but that would be irrelevant due to the fact that he was in the stage of being able to kiss Newt without thinking about it.

"Don't worry. I completely understand." Teresa said as he fiddled with the lights above her head, "I can tell he's the same with you."

"Really?" Thomas genuinely asked. Don't get him wrong, Newt was affectionate as hell but not in the same level as Thomas is. He adored Newt like he was the most important being in the whole universe.

"Yeah. I can tell." Teresa looked back at the sleeping (snoring lightly) blonde, "He's in too deep with you too." She added.

Thomas just smiled at that. He can feel his heart flutter and his stomach with a thousand butterflies wanting to spill out. He always thought of Newt that way but he was afraid to make a move right now. It wasn't just a good time but he was itching to. They never even gone to a dinner alone yet. Thomas blushed at the thought. How would it really feel to take Newt out on a date?

"Hey, T?"

"Yeah, Tom?"

"D-Do you think I should ask Newt out. I mean not like an official couple but, you know, like a dinner or a movie but not just as two guys but also not like a couple. You know, like friends but not really friends. I mean, yeah, it cou-"

"STOP RAMBLING!" Teresa yelled at him and it made Thomas stop talking. Teresa hated it when Thomas rambles. "And yes. You should ask him out on a date."

"R-Really?"

"Yeah. Back home. It would be fine because no one can interrupt you two." Teresa assured Thomas by patting his shoulder.

"Hey," Thomas called.

"Yeah?"

"How are you? What's going on in your posh life?" Thomas smiled as he stared at the road. He always like Teresa's stories. It calmed him and it makes him know her better. Their friendship was perfect that way. They tell each other everything and Teresa was the most wonderful best friend ever. Even though Newt was the only person Thomas ever got to talk about, Teresa never complained about it. She listened to him and it made him feel like a jerk because it wasn't fair for Teresa. He was her best friend too and it was a two-way process.

"I'm great, Tom!" Teresa's face lightened up and faced Thomas again, "I had this thing back in school that happened and it was funny..."

Let's just say Thomas listened to her ramble all about how her professor almost gave her a failing grade because she did not follow the procedure of the formula he taught the class even thought she still got all the right answers. Thomas laughed at her and smiled at her lovingly. Most guys would be irritated by how much Teresa talked but not Thomas. He loved it!

An hour later and after enduring the sounds of snores and scoffs from the two people sleeping, they finally got to their destination. Thomas smiled at the sight. God, how he missed his home. He felt nostalgic and he was bubbling inside. He can't get rid of the stupid smile on his face. He was just so happy he will be able to see his parents and his brother again

"Excited, Tommy?" Thomas jumped a little as he felt someone hug him from the back and kissed him on the cheek. He relaxed as he realized it was just Newt and kissed him back.

"Yeah. Pretty excited." He bit his lip as Newt smiled at him. Thomas loved that smile. It was perfect and Newt looked like an angel.

Newt slipped off him and Thomas woke Teresa up, shaking her violently (earning him a surprised snort, it was funny)

"I'm gonna cut you." Teresa whispered, still sounding sleepy and droopy.

Thomas snickered and started to get off. He snatched the luggages out and in no time he heard his mother yell for him.

"Thomas!" Thomas dropped the bag and welcomed him mom, earning him hugs and kisses, "Oh, I missed my dear boy!" She till looked the same when Thomas left. His mother was till very pretty with brown eyes much like his, long brown hair with tints of gray ones, which did not really bother her that much and she must have gained a little weight but that was a good thing. She was looking rather too slim the last time he saw her.

"I missed you too, Mom." Thomas hugged him mom tightly and closed his eyes. She was the perfect mother. She was very supportive and strong even after the death of his father. She kept going and strived hard and for that, Thomas swore to work hard and finish school so that he cab get a good job and he may finally be able to repay his mom. He loves her so much and she deserve everything. His mom took her hold off and faced Teresa, hugging the long haired girl.

"Darling!" Ana, Thomas' mother's name, pecked her on the cheek and hugged her too. They were pretty close and even ganged up against Thomas plenty times.

"Ana! I'm so glad to finally see you again!" Teresa hugged back, smiling her sun-kissed face out, "I missed your cooking!"

"Well, it must be your lucky day because I just finished making lunch!" Ana informed the girl and Teresa jumped in excitement.

As Teresa ran to the house with her luggage, Ana turned back to Thomas. Thomas was gonna smile again but he noticed that his mom was not looking at him but over his shoulder. Thomas turned and saw that she was staring at Newt. He was blushing and he kept his head down, all quiet and self-conscious. Thomas smiled at the blonde, remembering their first meeting, and reached his hand out for Newt to take.

"Mom, this is Newt." Thomas said as he pulled Newt to his side.

"Hi, Mrs. Edison." Newt reached out his hand for Ana to take, "It is nice to finally meet you. Thomas told me so much about you." Newt almost whispered, evident that he was clearly shy. Thomas wanted to laugh but he would only just make Newt mad and he can't have the adorable look on Newt's face to fade.

"Oh, come here!" Ana's bewildered expression turned into pleasure at the mention of Newt's name. Ana took Newt's hand and pulled him into a hug. "Nice to finally meet the boy that Thomas kept pining on. " She said a little to loudly, which Thomas was sure she did un purpose as she was looking at him suggestively, which caused Newt to chuckle. "Oh, and it's Ana, please."

"He told you about me?" Newt asked as they broke apart, his face now painted with curiosity.

"Mom..." Thomas tried. He really did.

"He can't even stop talking about you! He did not mention you were British though. Thomas really has high quality tastes in dating." Ana laughed as he placed her hand on Newt's shoulders, "Let me tell you this, when Thomas here gets a crush, it's really really bad. And the way he talked about you, it was extra kuku." Ana twirled her finger around her ear and leaned to Newt. Newt just laughed and turned to Thomas.

"Okay, that's enough!" Thomas separated Newt and his mother. Not even aware of how red his face has become.

"Well, that's not how you treat your boyfriend, Mister!" Ana playfully said, crossing her arms around her chest, tapping her foot lightly. Oh, Thomas did not even tell his mother yet that Newt was not his boyfriend (yet). He was about to correct his mom but Newt cut it.

"He treats me well, Ana." Newt hugged Thomas from the back, which taken Thomas by surprise, and kissed him on the cheek. "Your son is a wonderful boyfriend. You raised him into a proper gentleman."

"Well, that's good to hear!" Ana beamed up and sighed happily, "Well! Get your things and come inside! Food's waiting and so is Chuck! He is so excited!" Ana squealed and basically sprinted back to the house.

Thomas turned to Newt in a confused face. Newt just straight up lied to Thomas' mom about them being boyfriends.

"What was that about?" He asked the blonde.

"Well, if you told her we aren't together then she's gonna start asking bloody questions." He said as a matter of factly, "Are you ready to answer questions?" Thomas thought about it and Newt was somehow right. Thomas' mom was a pryer and he did not want to spend this vacation time explaining how complicated his relationship was with Newt.

"Fine. You're right." Thomas sulked and grabbed his and Newt's bag.

"Don't be like that!" Newt hugged Thomas on the sides as they walked together, "I don't want my boyfriend to have a miserable first day." Newt chuckled and rested his head on Thomas' chest.

"Oh, wait till you meet my brother. He'll ask the hard questions." Thomas sighed as they stopped at the front door. Newt turned Thomas so that they were face to face.

"Hey, it's gonna be fine!" Newt said as he fiddled with Thomas' collar.

"Kiss for good luck?" Thomas tried and the blonde just smiled at him. Newt pulled Thomas' collar and crashed their lips together. Thomas groaned in the kiss, hands sneaking their way to Newt's hips, pulling him towards his body. Newt wrapped his arms around Thomas' neck and deepened the kiss.

They don't know how long they were kissing but the door suddenly opened. Thomas broke the kiss and looked at the open door, seeing his chubby and curly haired brother.

"H-Hey Chuck!" Thomas greeted, still a little dazed from the kiss.

"Mom! Thomas is sucking faces with a blonde boy in front of the house!" Chuck yelled without taking his eyes off of Thomas and Newt. Thomas squinted his eyes at his brother which made Chuck giggle and ran inside. Thomas sighed in annoyance, Newt's arms still wrapped around him.

"Ready?" Thomas whispered.

"Ready as I'll ever bloody be." Newt assured the brunette. Together, they entered the house, fingers intertwined with each other.