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Caroline's POV
"I've got sunshine on a cloudy day. When it's cold outside, I've got the month of May. I guess you'd say what could make me feel this way? Pudding. Pudding. Pudding. Talking bout my pudding."
"I see what is most important." I tease my boyfriend Tom, cutting him off from his serenade of the chocolate pudding and whipped cream in front of him.
He snickers as he places a large spoonful in his mouth.
"I'm sorry darling, but this pudding is rivaling for the number one spot in my heart."
"Rivaling against me, right?"
"You? No. Shakespeare."
His mouth is full of chocolate as he launches into a howl of laughter. I flick a spoonful of whipped cream in his direction and it lands directly on his nose.
"You don't play fair." he growls, pulling himself up from the table and grabbing me. His nose meets mine as he Eskimo kisses me, spreading the sweet dessert all over our faces.
He pulls back from me, admiring his masterpiece.
"You look good enough to eat."
I nip at his lip, tasting the chocolate for myself. He's right. It is good.
"No time for that. Your mom will be here soon."
He looks sad only for a moment until I mention his mother. His eyes brighten like sun shining through on a rain cloud. If only I could share his excitement. I bite my lip in nervousness.
"Mum is going to love you, Caroline."
Tom takes my hand and kisses my palm. His nearness sets me a little more at ease but those pesky butterflies are still fluttering away in my tummy.
"Listen to me," he places my hand on his chest. I feel the steady thump of his heart, "Do you feel that? That is because of you. You give me the power to get through every day. If mum can see just a tiny bit of the happiness you have brought to my life, then she will love you just as much I do."
I smile up at him. It's hard not to smile when you are staring into two beautiful sea blue eyes. He smiles back and raises his eyebrow in question, to make sure I'm okay. I kiss his other hand, still wrapped in mine and nod. How could I not be okay when I have him?
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Tom's POV
Caroline is still upstairs getting dressed. How in God's name does it take that woman so long to put her clothes on? I know she thinks she has to dress to the nines to meet my mother but she is just as beautiful, if not more so, when she is bare faced and running around in one of my tee shirts. Not that I think one of my tee shirts is appropriate attire for meeting one's mother. Quite the opposite actually.
I check my watch. 5 til 7. Mother will be here any minute. She has a talent of arriving early for things. I'm actually a bit surprised that she isn't here already.
"Caroline? Love? Are you ready?" I yell up the stairs of our flat. She has been up there for a good 45 minutes now.
"Don't get your knickers in a twist, Hiddleston. I'll be down in a minute!"
