A Love for all Time

Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Sleepless Night Starry night

"Tom". " Thank you for stopping to" ..she began "but wait. Why are you here. I thought you were schedule to be filming your new movie," Mariana said. Tom dropped the hand from her chin but gently held the other. He smiled at her sweetly.

"I was but I'm on the last bit of my Holiday. I'm staying at the Upton farms Ranch" Tom said looking around at the scenery. "The trouble is, I've got myself lost." He turned and looked down at her grinning. "I saw you and was hoping you might know how to find it." Tom grinned and raise his eyebrows allowing the creases in his forehead to be revealed. (Glorious Mariana thought.)

"Hang on," Mariana said. "Here I was thinking you ,"The Handsome Prince", had come to my rescue as my sweet, adorable Pandora went and banged her ankle and injured herself but you are in fact the one in need of rescue." Mariana grinned, "Oh this is really good." She laughed and Tom softly laughed with her. Hahah , hehehehe . Mariana felt as though she had waited her whole life to hear that laugh and he heart swelled hearing it.

"I am certain Tom that If I knew you better this would be much more hilarious," Mariana spoke. "Wait, the Upton farm is about a mile away." Mariana turned about to find the landmarks she knew all to well. In her haste to get her ride in her heart had taken her to Brad's parents farm. Mariana shook her head her eyes glistening.

Tom stepped in front of her seeing the look in her eyes. "Are you ok,?" he said softly. A look of deep concern in his eyes, gone was the jovial look he had in them from earlier.

"I'm fine Tom, but thank you for asking," Marians lied but covered it with a smile. All this time she thought she'd gotten over loosing Brad but being this close to his home brought back memories. "A thought occurred to me. My parents farm in nearly 6 miles to the North. The Upton farm is closer. I bet that if we can get Pandora to the Upton farm Mr. Upton could have one of the hands trailer Pandora home. "

"That sounds like a plan," Tom said. Mariana looked at him sharply, she knew what he was going to say next and wanted to see it with her own eyes. She didn't wait long. He seemed to be waiting for her to turn and look at him. "When do we start" Tom exclaimed with a Cheshire cat grin!

Hehehehehe "I knew you were going to say that, " said Mariana with a happy grin on her face. Tom gently gripped her chin with his thumb and index finger. "A genuine smile, it looks lovely on you my dear," he released her chin but still held fast to her hand. As if she had any intentions of leaving him lost.

If Mariana could have she would have fainted but she didn't want to miss a minute of this delicious adventure she seemed to be on. "I think that If I have Pandora stand in the cool stream for a bit we can walk her to the Upton's without too much of a fus from her. She tends to be a bit unruly when she doesn't' want to do something."

Mariana stopped and looked around a bit, " I guess I'd better get these boots off, " Mariana said still looking for a spot to sit. "Pandora won't stand in the stream if I don't and I'm not about to get my boots wet," She said.

"Ah," Tom said.

Mariana finally found a spot nearest the stream with a nice tree with low branches. She turned and looked at Tom. Mariana looked down at her hand still gently in Tom's grasp. She regretted asking him this but, "Um, I'll need my hand back." She looked up at him.

"Oh," Said Tom "I'd forgotten I still had a hold of it." He grasped her hand for a minute more and gently brought her hand up and he kissed it softly. " A sweet hand it is," Tom said his eyes capturing Mariana's eyes.

Faint. Don't faint, Mariana thought to herself. Keep it together girl. You know he likes to not be treated differently. Mariana smiled at him," Thank you." She stopped and thought for a moment, then said, "of course now I'll never wash that hand." She laughed hehehe " Well at least for a bit," She grinned at Tom who grinned back. The creases at the corner of his mouth and eyes light a fire in Mariana that she had not felt in a long time. Wow girl Mariana thought, he's got a girl remember. Humph, Mariana thought.

Tom released her hand and Mariana handed the reins to Pandora's bridle to Tom. He held them tight and stepped closer to Pandora and patted her neck gently and said,"There there sweet girl we'll get you home allright."

Mariana sat on the low branch and took off her boots and socks and rolled up the legs of her jeans to nearly her knees. She stuffed the socks insideg the boots. She only hoped the water was not to cold. Pandora would need a good 10 or 15 minutes in the stream to reduce that swelling.

Mariana left her boots by the tree and walked back to Pandora and Tom in the soft grass. She stopped and took the reins of Pandora that Tom offered. Tom looked down at her toes. "Oh my," he said," you have such cute little toes. What small feet you have my dear." Tom laughed and Mariana joined in. heheeh hahahah.

"Thank you, " Mariana smiled. She led Pandora into the stream with minimal effort. At first she acted like she was not going to but gave in. "Oh," Said Mariana,"the water is cold," griping her arms about herself in an attempt to warm up.

"I can see that," Said Tom. "I can see the goose bumps from here. Wow!"

After about 10 minutes of waiting and freezing Mariana waded to the streams edge and stepped out. Good Pandora was happily standing there. Mariana still had the end of the reins held them at arms length. "Brrrrr, Dang that was cold," said Mariana still gripping her arms about her then trying to dry her feet so she could get her boots back on.

"Here you go," Said Tom. He'd walked over and picked up her boots.

"Oh," Thank you very much I appreciate that very much." Just as she was about to use her socks to dry her feet of Tom said, "Here let me help you," without a thought he picked up her socks and started gently drying off her legs and feet.

Mariana shook her head, and I'm dreaming again. Dang, this is so familiar. My one and only dream about Tom and in it he had touched her toe and rubbed of a bit a polish from her bit toe. Mariana thought, oh God is he a foot man. She laughed to herself, please let him be a foot man, please let him be a foot man.

He gently rubbed the sock up and down her leg to wipe the water from it the without asking picked up her foot and grasped hit gently and dried the top then the bottom of it. Before Mariana could stop him he teasingly tickled the bottom of her foot. He had her leg in one hand sock in the other.

Mariana couldn't help herself she tried to pull her leg way as she giggled like a school girl at Tom's mirthful action but he held her leg fast. He laughed too. "Oh my gosh lets try that again that giggle was adorable," he tickled her foot one more time. This time Mariana's laugh was much louder and lasted longer.  

I won't be sleeping tonight.. Oh My Gosh she thought. I bet I've just now become a member of very few who's feet Tom Hiddleston has tickled. She giggled internally at the thought.

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