A Stroll in the Park (Tom Hiddleston X Fem Reader)

Confessions in the Dark

The air has definitely warmed up from your early morning walk now. You make your way through the streets of London after stepping out of the café, heading in no specific direction as you wander aimlessly, just taking in the bustle. As much as the quiet park was nice, it just felt more natural for you to be part of the hectic side of life. You allow your mind to wander back to this morning as you replay what Tom's breath felt like on your cheek, how his fingers delicately grazed your chin. You probably shouldn't be thinking about him this much, this is how people fall in love, but you had a silent deal with yourself that your thoughts were yours. You wouldn't judge your mind for roaming or try to control it as no one else could see what you were thinking so there was no real harm.

God, you hope no one could see what you were thinking, ever.

You start planning if you should go back again or not, you had to remember that he wasn't just an ordinary man, if someone saw you meeting up with him in the dark, rumours would spread. You would both be hounded but ultimately he would have to clean up the mess of your mistakes. 

You carry on imagining how gentle his fingers were but how firmly they had grasped you. You pictured Tom's face inches away from yours before he asked if he could touch your face, how perfect he looked before he'd shaved, how his eyes were a beautiful mixture of blue and green, how his voice was more intoxicating than any shot you'd ever had. Your memory was so vivid that it was almost as if he was stood in front of you this very moment. Like he was walking towards you. 

Oh crap, he was walking towards you. 

How in the hell did you keep bumping into this man when just a few days ago you could've only dreamt of meeting him at a panel or something along those lines, never mind out in everyday life.

What were you supposed to do? You can't ignore him, but can you say hi? Can you strike up a conversation? There were a lot of people of people on the street so they would definitely see you talking to him and he was fast approaching, you were running out of time. 

Thankfully a couple stopped him and started chatting to him, most likely fans as he didn't look like he knew them. Well then, that sorts that  you think. You carry on walking in his direction but with no intention of stopping, instead you catch his eye and give a friendly smile that he returned, not breaking stride at all. You smile at yourself, proud that you hadn't caused a scene as you carry on walking only to be stopped abruptly.

A large hand wrapped round your wrist, grasping on to you firmly and giving you a slight tug. You snap your head round to find Tom giving you a seemingly casual smile but with a mischievous glint in his stunning eyes as he ever so slightly tightens his grip on you. My god does he have strong hands  you think to yourself as you back up slightly so you're standing next to him. He turns back to the man and woman in front of him so you do the same, trying to act as though your mind isn't running at 1000 mph at the moment.

"Sorry about that!" he beams to them "this is  just y/n, she's a family friend, known her since I was little, she's like a sister to me!" 

Ouch

The four of you make polite chit-chat as the woman makes it extremely obvious that she likes Tom while the man, probably her partner, looks less than pleased to say the least. Your involvement in their conversation is very limited as they, well, she, spends her time showering Tom with compliments. After talking for about five minutes she asks for a picture which you offer to take so that the three of them can be in it. They thank Tom endlessly before carrying on their way with the woman twirling her hair and her partner muttering something in a slightly put-out tone. Tom giggles at them as they walk away and turns his attention back to you, with a completely innocent look plastered on his face, one that contrasts your confused one.