Dusty (Tom Hiddleston /Reader)

Bakerstreet to Belsize Park

The drive to Tom's house was quiet. I really did not want to tell Andrew or Benedict what all happened, because I did not want to go to the hospital and I felt so stupid for falling for a man that beat me.
I just wanted to go to sleep on Tom's couch and know that Lawrence would not find me.
We pulled up to the house and Benedict helped me out of the car. The two men walked with me to the door even after me telling them I was fine.
I knocked on the door, hearing bobby happily barking.
The door opened, Tom smiled wide making me forget the pain of earlier, but suddenly his face fell. " y/n what happened?"

I smiled," nothing just fell down my steps at my apartment."
The men behind me shared a glance.

"And why are you two here?" Tom asked lifting an eyebrow at the two men.

" We..."

"We were coming up to the door when she got here." Benedict cut Andrew off.

"well, come in." Tom opened the door unsure what to think of the situation.

I sat on his couch thankful to be safe.

"Your face is bruised, let me get you some ice." Tom ran to the kitchen Benedict following close behind.
Andrew sat next to me.

"Why didn't you tell him?" He asked me quietly.

I sighed. "I can't. Im stupid, I should have seen that Lawrance was a craphead."

My name-calling made Andrew chuckle. "How could you know that?" He said in a kind tone.

"There must have been signs, I was just too 'in love to see them."

"You're going to have to tell him, he will understand," Andrew said patting my hand.

Andrew and I sat in silence until Tom came back with a small bag of ice.

"Here darling, hold this on your eye." He said handing me the bag.

Andrew got up and give me one last smile before he walked with Benedict to the door.

The men left and Tom came around the couch and sat next to me. I set down
The cold ice that was soothing my beaten face, and gave Tom a weak smile.

He did not return the grin, his eyes looking sad and confused.

"Why didn't you tell me?" He said quietly, not able to act anymore. "We are friends. You know you can talk to me... About anything." His voice was calm but you could sense that my lie had hurt him.

"I just felt stupid, that I did not see his true colors till now." I sighed putting the ice pack back to my eye.

I could not read Tom's face, he usually showed his every emotion but this one was hidden from me.

"Why would he hit you?" He whispered.

"Because he thought I was cheating on him." I winced as I put the the ice to my wrists.

He took me hands in his large one and lightly held the ice to them.
"I'm so sorry darling."

Lawrence's face was all I saw when Tom called me the nickname. And I felt my beathing pick up in pace.

"As much as I love when you call me that, could you just not right now."

Tom looked at me as my anxiety grew.
"Relax,  He can't hurt you anymore." Tom put an arm around me, and I started to cry."
"Hush now, your ok."
Tom's phone buzzed and he quickly grabbed it.
"Its a text from your mobile." Tom said confused.
"He has my phone." I panicked.

The text read:
"Tom, Have fun with my Tramp,maybe you can beat her into shape. "

Tom gritted his teeth ,I had never seen him mad before, he was about to hit call and give Lawrence a piece of his mind. But I grabbed the phone.

"Don't, you'll just make him more angry." I took the phone in my trembling hand.

"Why is he not in jail?" Tom questioned.

"Because he is apart of Scotland yard."