A Love for all Time

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Mariana had spent a long hard week in the city working at the county Hospital. She was so happy to finally be on vacation. It is a trip home to spend time with Mom and Dad and to find time to relax. She knew that the farm was definitely the medicine she needed to heal the bruises on her soul that working at the hospital in Er created.

Mariana was so excited when she got off work dashed home packed in 5 minutes flat and headed back to her car. She stopped a local coffee shop open all night and purchased the largest coffee they had and a sandwich to go. The drive to the farm took 3 hours and after a 12 hours shift at the Hospital might seem daunting but the adrenaline in the body often kept Mariana going for hours after work.

If it wasn't for the 24 hour gym in her neighborhood Mariana might have the cleanest apartment in the world but really upset neighbors. Cleaning at 2 in the morning can get a little noisy. On the bright side she's lost a lot of weight and gotten a lot of offers for dates lately but after Losing Brad in that car accident last year she just couldn't bear the thought of loving again. At least not yet, oh she allowed herself of a Movie star crush on Tom Hiddleston but really like that's ever going to happen.

Still every time she has a moment she would be on Twitter spreading his smile with her Twitter buddies. Enjoying the kind loving way all her friends loved and respected him. Scowling and complaining about those that had bad things to say. Even defending him from time to time as she felt necessary along with her Twitter buddies, Mariana had also started a blog to help in promoting his Positive nature. When she would be having a particularly hard day she would take 5 minutes and tweet with her friends and look for new photos.

I was nearly 5 am in the morning when Mariana reached her old family home an her parents were still sleeping but Mariana still have plenty of energy so she decided to take a ride on her favorite mare Pandora. She would fed Pandora first so she could eat a bit before their ride. Mariana fed and watered all the horses then pulled out her saddle. It had grown a bit dusty so she cleaned off and checked all the fixing to make sure all were in working order. Then Mariana took a brush and cury comb in to brush Pandora while she was eating.

Mariana changed into jeans and t-shirt and put on her boots and her favorite levi jacket. She made a mental note to give both her saddle and her boots a good waxing tomorrow. Mariana then led Pandora to the tack area and saddled her and put on the bridle. Mariana made sure that Pandora's feet were all good. Apparently dad had anticipated her wanting to ride as Pandora was sporting a new pair of shoes, freshly shod from the looks of it maybe as soon as yesterday. From the remnants around the bar she saw the proof of it.

Mariana started out slow as she had not ridden in a long, long while but like all things she remembered the leg pressures, gripping the reins and eventually fell into a rhythm with Pandora. Unfortunately, Pandora had grown a little heavy and had to take many breaks to catch her breath. On one of these short breaks when Pandora was drinking water from a clear spring, when a frog jumped into the water inches from Pandoras nose that caused Pandora to jump sideways. Pandora had banned her left ankle on a log and nearly tossed Marina into the stream. Pandora began limping immediately so Mariana knew that she would have to walk Pandora home the ride kept short.

Mariana and Pandora were miles from home. Her only choice was to lead Pandora back home. She had just began her walking journey when Mariana heard the distinct sound of another horse approaching. Mariana had been making this ride for a very long time and had never once met anyone. She wondered who it might be.

Marianlooked around and saw a man and horse in a full lope. The man on thehorse did not appear to see her right away he seemed to be focused on his path,but then the man brought the horse up to a sudden stop. The strange man and his horse stopped onlyabout 50 feet away. The man seemed tallin the saddle with short curly hair but Mariana could not tell the color as hewas part in sun and part in shade but for the most part looked like a goldenblonde. The man was wearing jeans andbrown boots only a checkered flannel shirt slightly opened to reveal curlychest hairs. Mariana's eyebrows peakedupon seeing his chest. More so when he stopped and stared right at her and Pandora, herheart stopped a minute for the man kinda looked like Tom Hiddleston. But what would he be doing in this area, shethought and caught herself holding her breath.

 The tall bay horse the man rode expressed its complaint with a very loud snort and a pawing of the ground, nervously. The man stared at Marina for a few moments then reined his horse in her direction. The man gave a great kick to his horsed side and the horse grunted and jumped into a canter in the direction of Marina and Pandora.

Pandora must have smelt them as she let out a very loud whinny over Marina's shoulder. "Easy girl," Marina said. Not sure who this man could be and or what his intentions might be. She was after all stranded here with know one around for miles.

The man pulled up his horse short upon reaching Marina a Pandora's side. "Do you need a hand miss this handsome stranger asked?" His voice deep and commanding but had a tone of elegance and a sound of one well educated. There was no mistake now, It was Tom. Mariana had heard that voice every night at bed time. She had needed something to help her sleep so found a book recording that Tom Hiddleston had done for a book called "The Red Necklace" by Sally Gardner. Works like a charm every night.

Marina was startled by his sudden appearance but when she looked up into his shinning blue-green eyes all the fear drained from her body. Only to be replaced with a flood of warmth that travel throughout her body. Making her feel very uncomfortable under his penetrating gaze wondering how he could be here in the USA but most importantly in Mariana's back yard so to speak.

"I'm not sure how you can help," my horse has hurt her ankle." Marina said slightly taken back by the stranger's handsome features and it goes without saying he was extremely attractive as she knew he would be should she ever get the opportunity to meet Tom Hiddleston.

Marina had never been one to do much about it when she saw an attractive man. At just 25 years of age and still a virgin. In this day an age that was practically unheard of. Marina just hadn't met the right guy yet she had thought that Brad was the one but lost him before she knew for sure. She was still waiting for the right guy.

The man stepped off his horse and offered his hand to Marina. "First of all please let me introduce myself." The tall man extended his large but strangely attractive hand out for her to shake. Marina extended her hand out slowly, not certain wither to tell him she knew who he was or just let the events unfold naturally. "My name is Tom Hiddleston."

"It's my pleasure to meet you Mr. Hiddleston." Mariana paused as she felt a flushness of her cheeks begin. "My name is Mariana McCall and as you can probably already tell I'm a fan of yours." Mariana shyly smiled and politely dipped her head.

Tom gripped her hand gently and stroked the top of it with his thumb with his other hand lifted her chin up to look at him straight in the eye. "The pleasure dear lady is all mine." He grinned and Mariana's heart felt like it stopped but she could not take her eyes off his. Today those eyes were brilliant blue and sparkling like the waters of the lake when the sun shone upon it. "And please, call me Tom."

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