Running From You - Tom Hiddleston Fan Fiction

Adam

I clicked on the email from Adam to open it up.

-Hi Becca, my name's Adam, I'm Natalie's brother. I know we don't know each other but I just want to know what happened. I can't get anything out of the police. I understand if you don't feel ready yet, but please. It's killing us as a family not knowing what happened to Natalie.-

Shit... How did he get my email address??? I didn't know if I should reply... I left it and looked through my inbox.

There was emails from Johnathan and Marsha.

I hadn't spoken to Johnathan since that Monday. I'd given in my notice via email, I couldn't face going back there. Plus with Tom telling me to take a break from work it wasn't worth trying to keep my job to not go back for months on end so I quit.

I opened up Marsha's email...

-hey I hope you're ok? I heard you quit. When you're next free we should have a girls night. X-

I emailed her back...

-hi Marsha, I'm good thanks, I hope you're ok? Yeah I quit, couldn't face going back. I'm in America at the moment with Tom and the kids. I'd love to meet up once we're back.-

I gave her my number as mine had changed now so she could text me hers.

I looked back at Adam's email... Hmmm

I hit the reply button...

-Hi Adam, what did you want to know?-

I didn't know what else to write. I looked at the time and it was 3pm, I didn't expect a reply back from him so quickly.

-Hi Becca, just what happened. We're you with her at the end?-

Oh god... I didn't want to go into details.

-yes I was with her-
-did she say anything-
-no... she was unconscious... I'm so sorry Adam. I tried to get Dave to call an ambulance but he wouldn't-
-so... She wasn't alone at the end?-
-no. I held her hand and talked to her-
-thank you-

I didn't know what to reply so I just left it. My notification binged...

-can you tell me what happened? I totally get it if you're not ready-
-I don't know how much you want to know. I don't want to upset you and your family-
-as much as your comfortable saying-

I didn't go into graphic details but I gave him the gist of what happened. I waited for a reply but nothing came so I decided to message mum.

-hi mum, hope you're ok?-

No reply... Pfft I hate this time difference.

I then had a another email appear on the screen back from Adam.

-thank you for telling me. I don't know why he thought Natalie had cheated, she never would-
-I don't know. Dave was a completely different person in the end. He was not the same man she would have met.-
-thank you Becca. I didn't know if you were going to attend Natalie's funeral as they have released her body now so we can lay her and her little girl to rest-

She must have been pregnant with a little girl.

-I'm actually not in the country at the moment, but please send your condolences to the rest of your family-
-thank you, I will.-

I wondered if mum could find out when it was? I wanted to send some flowers at least.

I took a deep breath... I needed to clear my head...

Time for a dip instead.

The kids were splashing around at the shallow end, Bobby was curled up asleep in the shade, they had worn him out.

I went to the deep end, "CANON BALL!!!" and jumped in splashing water all over them.

I came up next to them laughing and they started splashing me back.

"Well this looks like your having fun"

I hadn't realised Tom was back, he was stood right next to the pool in a pair of tight blue jeans, white t-shirt and aviators on. God he looked amazing in the Georgia sunshine.

I swam up to the edge of the pool,

"Hi... I didn't know when you'd be back. I would have got some food ready for you"
"Oh you wouldn't need to do that. Let me go change and I'll join you"

He turned around and disappeared in the house with Bobby following him. If the kids hadn't had been in the pool I would have been half tempted to pull him in fully clothed.

Tom suddenly ran out of the house in a pair of black swim shorts laughing and jumped in. He swam underwater and came up next to me.

"Hi"
"Hi" he made me laugh and then he lent in and kissed me.
"How was your day?" I asked him.
"Oh good, we did a read through of the script"
"Cool..." Wow I sound like a complete twat. I had no idea really what was involved in making TV or films.
"I'm sorry, I've just got no clue what your job involves" I gave a tight apologetic smile.
"I know" he chuckled, "that's why I wanted you to come to the studio with me tomorrow. I want to introduce you to everyone" he had such a big smile across his face how could I say no.