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

Pulling the right tread

*Ami*
Amelia sat on the edge of the bed, her brain running wild rabbit trails. She was waiting for Tom to come back. She tried once again to untangle the threads, but they just seemed to knot more up.

She felt like her heart had been ripped from her chest and she tried desperately to keep herself in one piece. She knew Tom loved her, that he would treat her like a princess.

And she did love Tom, maybe not in the right way, but she could live with it. If she had to be alone she would fall to pieces and never pick herself up again.

She heard the door open and expected it to be Tom coming back, she was ready to accept him, hoping it could push away the pain if only shortly.

"Ami ?" No she had to have heard wrong, her head snapped up, no it really was Zac standing in the doorway.

  She stared at him, how had he come there ? And why ? He leaned on the door frame, but there was no wheelchair in sight, had he walked ? "Zac ?"

"You probably expected someone else right ?" He let go of the door frame and walked towards her, a bit stiff but quite sure on his feet.

She looked at the floor, not knowing what to say. "I.. I.. Did you walk all the way down here ?"

"Yes of course I walked here. I came to get you back, to find you. Sorry it took some time, but I promised to always find you". He looked at her.

She stood up slowly, it was like something started to pull at all the strings at once. "Zac.. I .. Tom.. I am so truly sorry".

"I know Ami and there is just one thing I need you to tell me, do you still love me ?" He stopped a couple of steps from her.

She went to him and pushed the wild curls away from his face. His eyes met hers, they had that very special colour they sometime got, not brown and not green but a mix and they were burning into hers.

She almost started crying and gently said. "Hi there Zac, there you are. I thought you would never find you way back to me and yes I love you, more than anything else in the whole world".

"And what about Tom ? Do you love him ?" His eyes were searching hers, he looked a bit nervous.

She didn't tell him that that was the second thing he asked. "Yes I do love Tom, but not like I love you".

"I think I can live with that. Just don't go around kissing him anymore, because then I have to hit him again, and honestly I don't want to". His mouth twisted into a lopsided grin.

She looked at him wide eyed, she hated if she was the reason for their friendship to get ruined. "You hit Tom ?"

"Yes, but believe me, he was asking for it. So I guess now the air is cleared and we can move on with a clean slate". He looked at her.

She hoped Tom was okay, but somewhere inside her it felt really good that Zac had stepped up to fight for her. "So what now Zac ?"

"Now I am going to kiss you, like I should have done a long time ago". He grabbed her, pulled her into his arms and then his lips was on hers, soft, warm and demanding.

And it felt like he reached inside her and pulled at exactly the right tread, the one that made it all untangle and the other threads to fall away and there was only that one strong tread left, the one connecting her heart with his.

It was like coming home, her hands running around his neck and up in his hair, tugging at it lightly. "Uhm Zac, just one more thing sweetie".

"What is it baby ?" He was kissing down her neck and she writhed and giggled because his beard was tickling her.

She grabbed his beard, shaking it lightly. "Can we please get rid of this and do something about your hair ? I love you beard and your curls, but this is a bit to much".

"So not digging the caveman look ? Okay then I better do something about it". He grinned and kissed her again.

*Tom*
None of them saw Tom standing in the doorway, he was smiling to himself. Yes he loved her and he would have loved to be with her, but she belonged with Zac, he had no doubt about that.

He still felt bad about letting himself get caught up in his feelings, but the pain he had felt lately was gone, now only his jaw hurt.