Tom and Desai are brought together by circumstance, friendship, and understanding of what each other really need from the other. A monster threatens their happiness, but they rise above to reach the pinnacle they both want and need. True love always...
***This was hard to write. Please be aware that there could be triggers as this chapter deals with rape. Also, be aware that concussions are a form of TBI's (traumatic brain injuries) and can have lasting effects on people. ***
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Desai sat patiently as Thomas was interviewed about the continuation of the Loki series and could not keep from rolling her eyes at the last question and Thomas smiled at her.
Interviewer: "If you had to do a real job... What would you do?"
Desai kept silent but thought, "And is acting not a real job then?!?! Who knew that?!"
"A professor. Thank you." He smiled shook hands with the woman gathered his coat and went to Desai.
"That was short and sweet," she whispered as he helped her into her coat and took the handle of the 'pram' then headed for the door. The children loved being in the stroller and were always excited to be out and looking at new things. And they were so dammed cute bundled up in their jumpers, coats, and beanies. They no longer looked like the tiny preemies they once were. They had filled out, even little Sophia was beginning to catch up with her sister.
A few days later he was auditioning for a part that in a way was more complex than Loki; he would be playing, if he got the part, a bad guy trying to go good. They would be filming at the lodge in Montana. She had talked with the production personnel and with the director and told them that they could film using the property for free. That allowed them to use the extra money for other things. Maybe she shouldn't have told them they could use it even if Thomas didn't get the part. Ah, well it was too late now and if she had it would have seemed like she was telling them they had better hire her husband. No, it was best left the way it was.
She looked at her phone wondering why Luke would be calling her. A moment later she was sitting on the floor with her head in her hands. Luke was on his way to take care of the children and then she would be taken to the hospital. She could hear Luke's voice in her head.
'Desai, Tom's been in an accident. He's being taken for X-rays and they started an IV, they were also doing blood work. I'm coming to get you. I'll take care of the kids.'
She sat outside in the waiting room of the large Emergency Room needing to hear news about her husband. When the doctor finally spoke with her he informed her that Thomas had a mild concussion and that he wanted to keep him in for at least 24 hours for observation. He also asked her a few questions about his behavior prior to the accident.
She explained about his personality and that he rarely got angry which the doctor had told her was not like how he was acting now. He said he hoped that the behavior lessened as the effect of the concussion wore off.
She thought about that a few days later as she sorted out and folded the babies' clothes at the kitchen counter. Thomas had been out of the hospital for three days now and seemed to be doing okay, he had complained about a mild headache but had been assured that there should be no lasting effects from the concussion but to be on the watch for changes in personality which sometimes happened.
