G U A R D E D | Tom Hiddleston

P A R T 2 | Chapter 26

Can we work this out? Just wait, can you call me please cause I wanna be with you.

As I was watching Stephen be dragged away I just stood there. There was nothing else I could do, I made my decision, after all.

Almost immediately Tom walked in, looking behind him at Stephen shouting profanities at him.

Tom looked at me now with a concerned expression, "is everything okay?" He breathed out. He was obviously confused and probably shaken from being woken up by The screaming of a full grown man.

"Yeah everything is okay" I reassured him, Tom smiled at me then walked towards me, he wrapped his arms around me to engulf me in a hug. God knew I needed it.

"We should take a trip, to get away from all this drama. You and me" Tom suggested.

"I don't think a trip will solve our problems" I chuckled as I looked up at him.

"No but it can help us forget" he chuckled, "can't argue with that logic" I laughed.

"Where would you like to go?" Tom asked me as he began to sway me gently side to side. I sighed "Anywhere but here" I joked.

"How about the Caribbean?" Tom asked, I looked up at him. "That actually sounds fun" I responded, "Good, we could go coral reef diving, cliff jumping perhaps, I know the adrenaline junky you could be" he chuckled, I laughed at his statement. "Sounds like the adrenaline junky between us is you, Tom" I responded.

He continued to chuckle but then placed a kiss on my forehead.

"What was Stephen asking of you?" Tom asked in a serious tone.

I pulled away from his arms so that I could look at him in his eyes. "What do you mean?" I asked Tom as if I had no idea what he was talking about. He sighed "You know what I mean, I heard him practically shouting then I heard you calmly answering him" Tom explained.

I purses my lips together "Um— he was saying who's to say you wouldn't hurt me again like.. before" I said to him in a mumble. Tom looked at me sadly then turned his face away from me.

"I don't want to hurt you, again— that is the last thing I want to do" he said in a disappointing tone.
"I know, you won't" I said to him as I placed my hand on his shoulder.

"Tom. Look at me. We are going to be okay, let's put this behind us" I said to him, Tom still avoided my gaze but nodded his head.

My father and mother entered the kitchen before Tom and I could say another word to each other. "Are you okay, dear?" My father asked, "Yeah Im okay" I responded, "and you, Tom? I heard Stephen shouting at you" my mother said directing his attention to Tom.

"I am quite alright Mrs Knight, I've learned not to let Stephen under my skin. He seems to have issues of his own" Thomas explained bitterly. I looked down at my feet, he wasn't wrong. Stephen did have issues, anger issues, jealousy issues and clearly he painted a false narrative of a supposed relationship between us. I had to admit I did love Stephen but not enough to want to spend the rest of my life with him.

"A trip?" My father asked in confusion which brought me out from my thoughts.

"Yes, to the Caribbean, I think It will be nice to get out of the city so we could all be at peace even if it is for a couple of days" Tom said to my parents.

"Oh, I've never been to the Caribbean, it sounds wonderful" my mother chuckled, she sounded genuinely excited. I was actually quite surprised Tom seemed to be inviting them to our trip considering he did say just him and I.  But he is right, it will be nice for my whole family to go on a get away. Maybe Stephen wouldn't bother us if we were miles and miles away from home. 

"Does that mean—"
"That we will have to bring Joseph and Claude, Colin. You know that you two can not go without body guards, and I could only do so much" My father interrupted me.

"Plus, dear, they too deserve a vacation" Tom smiled at me. I smiled back at him "Joseph? Claude?" I called out.

Moments later both body guards walked in, "Ma'am?" They both nodded their head at me.

"How would you two like to go on a small vacation with us? To the Caribbean?" Tom asked, both body guards looked at each other.

Joseph turned his head to me "We will get ready when ever you are, Claude and I will take turns"  Claude nodded in agreement. We all chuckled at their seriousness, even they managed to chuckle with us.

My smile soon fell though remembering how with all of my trips I was always with Stephen. This was not going to be a peaceful vacation in my mind, was it?

Tom seemed to notice because he reached for my hand to give it a gentle squeeze.

"Okay then That sets it, I will call my job and let them know I'm going on an emergency family leave" my father clapped his hands together, my mom playfully smacked his arm. We laughed at his joke but I knew he actually meant it.

"That's great, I will get everything set up with Jeff for us. Will you get our things together, love?" Tom asked. I looked at him bewildered. "Wait we are leaving right now right now?" I asked. My parents laughed at my confusion while Tom smiled at me "it's the perfect timing, dear. And the perfect weather" Tom explained, I nodded my head in agreement "okay let's go" I said as I brought my hand up to rub my forehead.

I would have to also let Frankie know I was going on a trip too or he would most likely have a heart attack if I just up and left without letting him know. And I should also probably tell him that Stephen was no longer my body guard. I wonder how that conversation was going to go.

A/N: do you guys like Harry Potter? More specifically Snape? I know y'all like Tom Hiddleston like I do ;) if you answered yes or ALWAYS , stay tuned for a HP/SS fan fiction that will feature Tom Hiddleston! Because Tom deserved to be in an HP film so now I will include him in my HP book. 💚 If you are as excited as I am I will try to put up the first chapter some time soon!