Adopted by Tom Hiddleston

Chapter 27: Laterz!

*Emma's POV*

I just sat there... We all just sat there. I hadn't said a word, I didn't know what to say!

Dad had made everyone tea and I had changed into more suitable clothes; Leggings and a black t- shirt. I was surprised that my Mom was here, I honestly didn't think I'd see her again, I didn't want to see her again!

"Em's I know what you're thinking," My Mom- Andrea told me.

I scoffed. "You know nothing about me," I told her.

"Emma hear her out," Dad told me quietly.

I shot him a glare; I dunno if he's trying to help or what but I really, really didn't want this!

"Emma I didn't know that your Dad had taken you," Andrea told me. "He told me he had won the court case, I swear honey... I would never want him to take you away from something you loved, from the people you loved."

I stood up and leaned on the mantle piece breathing heavily. "Yeah well he dragged me away from her and beat me!" I snapped. "Whenever I mentioned Tom he'd flip and hurt me, slap me, punch me... I would cry myself to sleep every night!"

Andrea had tears in her eyes. "I never wanted that to happen, I never wanted you to be hurt. You're Dad said he won and we were going to be a family," She told me.

I turned and looked at her dead in the eyes. "I will never be apart of his or your family," I told her. "I never asked for this shit, I never asked to be hurt, I never asked for my parents to be criminals but hey look what I ended up with!"

"Emma you need to calm down," My social worker Amy told me.

"No, I don't think I need to," I told her and shook my head. "You know I was happy until I met James again, I was living a good life, Tom set me on the right foot and now look at me... Back to square one."

"Honey please-" Andrea began.

"I know why you're here," I stated. "You want me to visit you and what not."

She sniffled. "What do you say?" She asked quietly.

I looked at her. "You must be out of your mind," I told her. "I'm sorry but I don't even know who you are anymore!"

I went to the front door and pulled on my combat boots, I grabbed my leather and pulled it on.

"Emma where are you going?" Dad asked. "Come back here, please?"

I opened the front door. "Laterz!" I told him and slammed it shut.

I ran down the path, down the road, through the dirty allies towards the park. I ran past the small families at the park and headed to the small woodland, I climbed up a tree and sat near the top watching the parents run around with their children; They are all so damn lucky!

Some birthday huh?

"Hey," A small voice said.

I turned and saw a little boy looking at me. "Erm hey," I greeted him.

He smiled at me. "I saw you the other day on the TV," He told me. "I'm Callum!"

I smiled. "I'm Emma," I told him.

"Your Dad's Loki, that's so cool!" Callum told me. "My Dad is a postman."

I laughed lightly. "Nothing wrong with that," I told him.

"I saw you on the News. I think you're so brave to go through that forest on your own, I'd have gotten lost or something bad may have happened to me," He told me.

"Hey trust me, there was nothing out there to hurt me," I told him. "Just the cold."

Callum smiled. "Where's your Dad?" He asked.

"At home," I told him. "He thought he was doing something good for me but he wasn't. It's not his fault I was just being mean and I blew up."

"I'm sure he'll forgive you," Callum told me. "I don't think he did it to hurt you, I think he did it to help you."

I laughed lightly. "You think?" I asked.

He nodded. "Yep, Dad's do those kind of things because they love you," He told me.

Wow this little kid was basically giving me life advice!

"Thanks Callum," I told him. "Hey where's your Mom or Dad?"

"My Mom's down there we're playing hide and seek," He told me. "I'm so good!"

"I was always good at hide and seek," I told him. "I'll leave you to play, I gotta go back home. It was nice talking to you."

"Bye Emma, I hope you and your Dad work everything out!" He told me.

I scrambled down the tree and started my walk home... I hoped Andrea was gone. I just wanted it to be me and my Dad, I didn't want to go to Andrea's house on a weekend or anything like that. I was happy being with my Dad, no one else.