✔ | CHASING CARS | T. HIDDLESTON

Chasing Cars (24)

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chapter twenty four

on set

"I know her!" I startled at the male voice behind me, "She's a friend." A voice with a rich Australian accent said, I immediately knew to whom this voice belonged. I turned and saw this giant under the name of Chris Hemsworth walking towards me, "It's okay, she's with me." Oh my God, I looked up at him and I got paralysed he was so bloody tall. The other man left, "It's a pleasure to meet you!" I was confused now.

"Um, sorry?"

"Yes, you're Nicole. Tom's friend, or best friend. I recognised you for a picture he showed me some time ago." He showed him a picture.

"Oh, wow. At least he's got time to show pictures of me to everyone." I muttered under my breath and I heard Chris chuckling.

"He said this would happen." I frowned, "He said you'd be angry with him."

"I'm sorry, I don't understand-"

"I'm just going to say that something happened to his phone and he tried to call you several times using my phone and Robert's phone." Fuck! I never answered unknown calls. I felt like someone had just kicked my stomach, "I'll take you to his trailer, c'mon." I followed him. We walked through the wrecks of spaceships, and more fake stuff, "So, you guys know each other since kids?"

"Yes."

"That's great." He smiled at me, "You're so quiet. Tom described you as a very noisy person." I smiled and slightly shook my head.

"No, I'm not quiet at all, but I'm not noisy, It's just, I'm talking to Chris Hemsworth and I still can't believe it. Your movies are amazing." I said shyly.

"Thanks, it means a lot, Nicole Oakley."

"How did you know that?"

"Let's say that Tom has told me a lot about you. I'd say the whole cast knows you already, before his phone broke, he showed us that picture I told you before."

"I just hope it wasn't an embarrassing picture."

"No, it wasn't. You two are at the beach, he said you went for your birthday."

"Oh, I know what picture it's about."

"That's his trailer. Now Nicole Oakley, I must go. You guys have a lot to talk about." He offered his hand.

"Thank you so much Chris." We shook hands and he pulled me into a hug.

"My pleasure. See you later." He let go.

"See you later." I said and saw him walking away. I just had met Chris Hemsworth and I talked to him!

Definitely it wasn't in my to-do list that day. My entire body was trembling and even if I tried to stop it, I wasn't able to do it. I took a deep breath and walked towards the trailer, but I hadn't even walked more than two metres when the door swung open and Tom stepped out of the trailer. He wasn't wearing his Loki costume, maybe he was leaving already. His eyes fell onto me in the fraction of a second and he continued his way, but he stopped dead on his tracks, turning and staring immediately at me.

He gave me the look, that same friendly look and warm smile he had always given me. I felt awful now that I knew why he never got my calls, I was a stupid, I said and thought awful things before but, with that smile, I knew I was utterly wrong.

"Nicole?" He asked, shaking his head not believing his eyes. I smiled at him, "Oh my God, Oaks!" He ran towards me and hugged me tight, I wrapped my arms around his neck and he lifted me up, I couldn't help but cry, "You're here!" I let out a small giggle before he put me on my feet again, "I got your voicemails, every time and-"

"It's okay." He grabbed my face in his hands and wiped the tears that rolled down my face. We got in his trailer and we sat at the small dining table. He was looking ashamed, he was feeling guilty for the calls and all that.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I was too busy and I couldn't call you and then my phone broke, I haven't gotten a new one yet." He stood up and went for his phone, "I got your voice mails and calls, but the screen is broken and it's difficult to tap, I couldn't unlock the screen on time and I struggled to listen your voicemails-"

"Tom-" He came back and he sat across from me as he placed the broken phone onto the table.

"Facebook, you know I never check that thing, I hardly know how to use it and I forgot the password and my email's password, I used Chris' phone to call you-"

"Tom, I believe you. It's alright."

"You were angry in that last voicemail, I know that. Nic, I'm so sorry." I stood up and sat next to him as I hugged him and he hugged me back, "I missed you a big deal Nicky."

"I missed you too. I thought, I thought you didn't want to talk to me." I said softly.

"What? No! Why would I do that?!" I shrugged, "Nic, look at me." I just stared at my hands, "Nicole."

"I don't know, I just thought that maybe you didn't care anymore, I'm sorry it was stupid and yes then I got angry at you and-"

"Nic, don't say that." He said, "I wish I could see you more often, but please, don't think for a second that I don't care about you, I do care and nothing's going to change that, nothing." He hugged me tightly, "You're my, best friend and we've been through a lot of good and bad situations, and, I love you so much to forget about you." He said softly. We could have talked for a while, but someone knocked at the door. We stood up and Tom opened the door as I sat in the small couch in the trailer.

"Hey, Reindeer Games, you forgot this." I smiled, I knew who was that man, "You alright, mate?" He asked as Tom's eyes were red and watery.

"Yes, I'm alright. Thanks man." Tom said as he grabbed Loki's helmet and turned to see me, "Robert, I want you to meet someone." Tom said and Robert stepped into the trailer and he smiled widely.

"Hey!" He said and I stood up to say hi, even though I was looking like crap for crying.

"She's-" Robert interrupted.

"Nicole, I know!" He hugged me, "I never thought I was going to meet you!" Wow, he wanted to meet me? "Mark and I were talking about this possibility just yesterday, you're more beautiful in person!" I only chuckled, "I'm so sorry for my appearance." He said, he was covered in makeup, scars, blood, all that stuff.

"It's no problem." He hugged me, "Everyone knows who I am, apparently!" I said.

"Tom talks about you all the time, we all know you." He smiled, "He also said-" Tom interrupted.

"Yes, I told everyone about you, you've got to meet them."

"The whole cast is going out for dinner tonight, you can come with us." Robert said.

"Oh, really? That'd be great, but I don't want to bother-"

"Of course not." Someone was calling the actors to their places outside, "Well, you decide, but it'd be amazing to have you. I gotta go, see you man, and see you Nicole, it was a pleasure." He hugged me again.

"My pleasure."

"You can continue crying now." He said before shutting the door. I looked at Tom.

"You sure you don't want to come?" He asked.

"I have just arrived this morning. I'm knackered."

"You sure?" I nodded, "You're gonna have fun." He singsonged as he put Loki's helmet on my head, "Please, please, pleaseee?" I smiled.

"Okay."