Their last chapter (a Zac Levi/Tom Hiddleston story)

Erasing the line

One week later
*Ami*
"Hi Zac, how are you ? You look much better". Amelia came into his room, she still had no luck getting through to him and her hope was dying.

He looked up at her, at least he reacted, but his eyes were still cloudy and empty. "Do I ? Well I hadn't noticed".

"Zac please, I heard the doctor say that you were making progress, that you legs has gotten much better". She smiled at him happily.

She had been so happy when she heard the doctor tell a nurse, but she didn't understand why no one had told her.

He looked out the window. "It is nothing special, nothing to get worked up about, it probably won't get any better than this".

"Please don't say that, when it has started getting better, then there is hope for more progress". She smilingly put her hand on top of his.

He pulled his hand away like she had literally burned his skin. "Just don't Ami, don't think that just because I can take a couple of fucking steps on my own, I will be okay in a moment, I will never be the same".

"Zac that doesn't matter, none of us is ever going to be the same after all of this and it is fine, I can live with that". She felt desperation rise in her throat choking her.

She was staring at him, waiting for an answer, for an reaction, to be honest she didn't know what he looked like by now, his beard was big and thick and his hair a mop of tangled curls, sticking out in every direction, he looked like he had a role as a caveman.

"But you are not going to, I don't want you to live with it Ami". He closed his eyes and turned his face away.

She kept a sob back, she felt that this was the moment she lost him, that this was it, it was over and done, he had thrown down the gauntlet.

Carefully she pulled of her ring and placed it on the table, then she left without saying anything else, there was nothing more to be said.

*Zac*
He sighed, that was it, she had finally given up on him, he had lost her forever, after all that had happened, everything they had gone through, it was after all to late.

But it was best this way, now she was free to be happy, to have a normal life, get all her dreams fulfilled and he knew who she went to right now, who was waiting with open arms.

It hurt, he felt no resentment towards any of them, it wasn't really their fault, it was just the way it was.

He got up and carefully walked the three steps to the table, he picked up the ring and put it in his pocket. She should have kept it, he would never have any use for it. He knew that, there would never be anyone else, she would forever posses his heart fully and completely.

*Ami*
Amelia literally threw herself into Toms arms, she didn't know what else to do to stop the throbbing pain in her chest.

"Ami ? What is happening ? You seem upset". Tom looked at her with confusion, but she just kissed him, wanting, desperately.

Her tongue almost forced its way into his mouth, plundering it, her hands entangled in his hair, he gasped in surprise at her attack.

She didn't know what got into her, but everything was already lost, she had lost him and she was desperately searching for something to ease the pain, something to hold her together.

And the only thing keeping her sane these days were Tom, his kisses and soft caresses were like lotion on her torn soul, but right now it wasn't enough, she had to have more, to have him fully.

*Tom*
Tom could feel something was different, something had happened, she was much more aggressive and he felt like she had just erased that line, just waiting for him to join her on the other side.

It was hard for him to think clearly, her hands were on his skin under his shirt and left burning trails on him, her mouth was caressing his neck and he heard himself moan deeply.

His brain just crashed and his reflexes kicked in, he grabbed her, pushing her down on his bed, his hands roaming under her T-shirt, finding her breasts, caressing them.

She moaned and writhed, yes she had clearly made her choice, she had chosen him, he should be over the moon, but why then did it hurt ? Why did it make him feel like a criminal ?

Suddenly something dawned on him, deep down in his subconsciousness and kicked his brain back into gear, he grabbed her hand, stopping her from pulling of his shirt.

"Ami where is your ring ?" He had realised her engagement ring was gone, she had worn it all the time since Zac proposed.

She sighed and looked at him, the pain and sorrow clear in her eyes. "I gave it back to him, he is gone. I have lost him and I couldn't keep it".

Tom bit his lip and closed his eyes this wasn't easy at all, there was a few things he would love more than to make love to her, to have her fully, but not in this way.

She tried kissing him, but he pushed her away gently. "Ami darling, could you just wait here please ? There is something I really have to do".

She nodded looking a bit confused and he got up and left the room, he had no choice, there was something he had to take care of and it was now or never.