New love - Professor Hiddleston fanfiction

Chapter 13

"I hope you've packed all your stuff", he said as I walked towards him with my bag.
"Where are we going?"
"You'll see", he smiled.

He opened the trunk of his car and helped me putting my bags away. Bobby was jumping up and down on the back seat, eager to leave for the trip.

I got in the car and said hello to the gentleman in the back.
"Hi Bobby. Did you miss me", I asked him.
"I think I have some competition", Tom laughed as he pulled up to leave.
"Watch out or I'll run away with him", I giggled as the dog tried to climb to the front.
"No Bobby you sit there", I said while pushing him a bit back to his place.

"How long do we drive", I asked him.
"A couple of hours and with these weatherconditions there might be some traffic jam."

While we left to the highway, it started snowing, it was winter after all.

Tom turned up the radio and It's Friday, I'm in love by The Cure started playing. Tom gasped and turned the volume even higher.

"God I love this song", he said as he started moving along the music.

"I don't care if Monday's blue
Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Thursday, I don't care about you
It's Friday, I'm in love", he sang.

"Saturday, wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday, never hesitate", we sang together. Bobby woke up from his nap and started jumping in the back.

"Dressed up to the eyes
It's a wonderful surprise
To see your shoes and your spirits rise
Throw out your frown
And just smile at the sound
Sleek as a shriek, spinning 'round and 'round
Always take a big bite
It's such a gorgeous sight
To see you eat in the middle of the night
You can never get enough
Enough of this stuff
It's Friday, I'm in love", we kept singing.

Tom smiled brightly and laid his hand on my thigh. I gave him a quick kiss and we continued our musical blast.

"Gosh, we're stuck in a traffic jam", he said frustrated. I started to look around, making an analysis of the situation.

It was bad.

"There has happened an accident on the highway due to heavy snow", the man on the radio informed us.
"It's confirmed to be a heavy accident and you'll lose about half  to three quarters an hour."
"This is great", Tom mumbled.
"Hey keep your spirits up", I comforted him.
"With you? Always", he smiled.

"Tom", I asked.
"Hm", he hummed as he stared out the window.
"I need to tell you something."

He immediately looked at me. Fear in his eyes. He laid his hand on my knee.
"Lauren", he asked, trying to get the thing I wanted to tell him out of me.

"Tom, I- I love you."

He was silent. In his eyes a dead stare.

"Oh that's so not cool", he started laughing. I couldn't help but laugh too.

"I though you were going to say 'I am pregnant' or something", he said.
"Would you want that?"
"What?"
"Children, with me?"
"Ask me again later", he said and patted my thigh.

Tom pulled over at a little house. It stopped snowing and the landscape was beautifully covered in white. Tom took out your bags as I took Bobby.

There was a man standing at the door of the house. Bobby was pulling at the leash, making me almost fall into the snow.

"Welcome", he greeted us.
"Welcome here. I hope the trip was comfortable?"
"A bit of traffic jam, but we survived", Tom said friendly.
"I've heard it on the radio. Horrifying. I hope they're alright. Now here are your keys. The house is all yours. Just make sure that when you leave, you've taken everything with you from personal items and that the dishes are done. That's all I ask," he said, "The wood for the fireplace can you find here."