Will he Love me ? (A Tom Hiddleston/Benedict Cumberbatch story)

"That's you mother ? You are pulling my leg India"

Next morning
*Tom POV*
"Morning darling". I pull India into a soft hug, making her giggle, and I once again reminds myself that I might have to pull a bit back here, I don't want to risk her misunderstanding me and think there is anything else to it than friendship, she is just to young.
She hugs me back, but seems a bit more hesitant than usual and glances over her shoulder. "Morning Tom. You need to come say hallo to my mother, she wants to meet you".
"Your mother is here ? Well I can't wait to meet her after everything you told". I say smiling, and it is the truth, her mother sounds like an amazing and strong woman.
I look behind her, looking for a middle-aged maybe a bit plump woman, I don't know why that is the picture I have in my head. "Where is she hiding ?"
"Oh she is just talking to David". She turns and points toward the director, and I look, feeling my mouth go dry, there is no way that is her mother, she is definitely neither middle-aged or plump.
Her long legs are clad in tight very expensive designer jeans, finished of with black expensive looking heels. Her slim torso is clad in a dark green casmere sweater. Chocolate coloured waves of shiny hair falls down around her shoulders.
"That's you mother ? You are pulling my leg right India ? There's no way that woman is you mother. She's way to young". I say, only halfway kidding.
India giggles and play a bit along. "Would I ever lie to you Tom ? She just had me in like middle school or something".
"I am pretty sure that is illegal in most of the world". I say, thinking that it should also be illegal to be a mother of a twenty year old and still look that sexy.
India giggles and slaps my arm playfully. "No, actually she was 19 when she had me, mom just has very good genes and take very good care of herself".
Then she turns around and I might have gasped, it is her, the woman from the park, Ginny, she is India's mother, what are the odds ?

*Ginny POV*
I have been talking to the director of the play David, India disappearing from my side when she spotted someone, probably the object of her affection.
When I am finished talking to David I turn around, breathing in deeply, I really hope this man is just being friendly with my daugther, to be honest, my opinion about men coming on to much younger women isn't positive.
As I turn the first thing I notice is how tall the man standing next to India is, then I notice the ginger tousled hair, the flashing smile and then the pircing blue eyes staring at me, soft lips slightly partet as in surprise. Shoot it is him, the man from the park, that Tom is India's Tom.
I need to take a few deep breaths, pulling myself together, before walking over, thinking that he probably doesn't even recognise me. "Hi you must be Tom, I am India's mother Genevieve".
"Ginny ! Well it is a pretty small world I must say, great to see you again". He says, removing all doubt if he remembers me, as he pulls me into a warm hug.
India looks rather confused when he lets me go, looking back and forth between us. "Uhh you know my mother Tom ?"
"Well know and know, I bumped into her in central park a couple of weeks ago, but she kind of ran out on me". He says, looking at me with one eyebrow slightly raised.
I feel myself blush, I had never expected to run into this man again. "Sorry about that, I just got an important call and.. Well.. Had to go".
Oh I totally get why my daugther is infactuated with this man, he got to be the most handsome man I have ever laid my eyes upon and from what she tells me he is very sweet and funny to.
"Don't worry about it, at least I know how to find you now". He says, a teasing smile spreading across his face, and I get a feeling that I am gonna end up in trouble.

I have been overseeing India get Tom ready for rehearsals, watching them closely, yes he is a bit of a flirt, but it is quite innocent and I don't fear that he has any interest he shouldn't have in my daugther, he is just being friendly.
Right now I am sitting in the front row, David have let me watch the rehearsal, and so far it is amazing to watch, Tom is so very talented and the rest of the cast is great too, this is going to be a smash hit.
"So what do you think ?" Tom jumps down from the stage, flopping down on the seat next to me, they are on a break.
I can't help but returning his smile. "It was great, truly, it is going to be a hit I am sure and you have such an amazing voice".
"Thank you darling, I hope you are right, I am a bit nervous about doing a musical". He says, pulling of the hat he is wearing and running his hand through his hair.
We sit for a moment in silence, it makes me a bit nervous to be this close to him, to be honest something about him makes my heart flutter, but I try to push the feeling away, a handsome famous man like him would never be interested in on older divorced woman like me.
Suddenly he looks up at me, like he has been thinking about something. "So tell me Ginny. How is it that you became a mom at 19 ? If it is okay to ask"
And I just can't help it, I look at him out of the corner of my eye, and put on the face I used to use explaining things to India. "Well you see Tom, sometimes a man and a woman loves each other very much..."
"Okay, arent we a sassy miss smart ass". He say chuckling, making me giggle too. "No seriously, it must have been hard, India tells me her father was always busy with his work".
I nod, he never was much of an on hands father. "Yeah well it was hard sometimes, but it was worth it, but sometimes I actually wished he had left me back then".
"India told me about the divorce, I am so sorry for you, your ex sounds like a jerk and to be bold, like a bloody idiot". He pads my knee softly and sends me a sweet smile.
Then the director call him back on stage, and I sit there watching him, kind of wishing I had been young and free, or at least he had been young enough to date India, this is the kind of man I wish my daugther would find.

*Tom POV*
I can't help but watch Ginny as I am back on stage, I still can't believe she has a grown up daugther. I haven't asked her age, but my math is good enough to tell me that she has to be around 39 years old, so roughly 3 years my senior, well that isn't bad.
But how to do this ? What will India say if I ask out her mother ? And is Ginny interested at all ? She kind off ran out on me the last time. She seems so sophisticated and well I am not really, I am just me. But she also has a bit of a sassy streak I have seen that a couple of times and I like that.
Maybe I just have to you know, give her a little time, hope that India will bring her into the theatre some more.

*India POV*
"Hi mom, what du you think ?" I sit down next to my mother, she is watching the rehearsals, her eyes lingering on Tom.
It had been a bit of a shock that my mom and Tom had met each other, and I saw the way Tom was looking at her, seems like someone likes my mother quite a bit.
She sends me a small smile, actually blushing slightly. "It is amazing, Tom is so very talented, I am sure it is going to be a big hit".
"Yeah Tom is great isn't he, I mean both on stage and of". I say, waiting for her reaction, I know mom thinks I am infactuated with Tom, and maybe I am a bit, but not romantically, I happen to have my eyes on another man.
She looks at me, getting her mom face on. "He is darling, but he is to old for you, and I saw nothing making me think he has thoughts about you beyond friendship".
"I know mom, I tried to tell you". I say giggling, because I am pretty sure my mother is actually getting a bit hot for Tom. And he would be perfect for my mom, he is only a couple of years younger, no problem.
Hmm maybe I need to step in here, I would love to have Tom as my step dad, that would be the coolest ever, but I am not sure my mom will be easily convinced, so I start to hatch a plan.