A Second Chance

Sudden Realisation

Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hiddleston, Tom Hiddleston. All I could think of was his name as I flipped the lid of my laptop and wait for it to turn on. It took so darn long that I ended up making myself a cup of tea in between. Once I'd logged on and brought up Google, I was nervous about what I may find out and wondered whether or not I should be doing it. Nevertheless I still found my fingers typing his name into the search bar, and what came up almost made me drop my tea all over myself.

"Thomas William Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to parents James and Diana Hiddleston. Whilst at the University of Cambridge, he was seen by the agency "Hamilton Hodell" and was signed. He is best known for his role as 'Loki' in Marvel's 'Thor' film, a long side his role as 'Captain Nicholls' in Steven Speilburg's 'War Horse'"

"LOKI?!" I yelled. I tried to remember what he'd said to me earlier that afternoon.

"I've been in a couple of things they probably recognised me from, nothing much really" Nothing much?! Thor had turned out to be an extremely popular film when it came out a six months ago and War Horse also! What was the man thinking, nothing much?

I instantly jumped off the couch and ran over to my DVD shelf, grabbing Thor as soon as I got to it. I immediately turned the case over to see the picture on the front, and there he was. The man I'd had an unintentional encounter with yesterday evening at a bar in London and had eaten lunch with earlier today and... KISSED the night before! I ran back over to the sofa and shoved the disk into my laptop eager to see his face on the screen. A small squeal escaped my mouth when I saw him for the first time. I was relieved he wasn't around to see the huge grin and bright red cheeks. He made a fantastic villain. It was so different to how I'd seen him over the last two days. I never even thought it would be in his nature to be able to act that part, and perhaps that's why I'd never put the two together and realised before now.

After the film had finished I placed the DVD back on the shelf and poured myself a glass of the wine that had been left over from the pre-shopping drink Jen and I had the day before. Having the wine at lunch didnt help me in the slightest, after only half a glass I started to feel a bit tipsy, and trust me, that is never a good thing.

Feeling up for a laugh I decided to grab my phone off the coffee table, I unlocked it and brought up my text messages, clicking on the most recent one. Tom.

*Thanks again for lunch today, it was lovely! :)

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to destroy Jotunheim!

Piper xox*

I placed the phone down, sort of regretting what I'd just sent. But when my phone buzzed seconds later, I realised it was a brilliant decision to make.

*You're very welcome darling.

So you figured it out then? Sorry I didn't say anything, I was just worried you might react badly to it. Hope it still isn't a problem, love.

But I could have done it, Piper! For you, For all of us!

Hope to see you very soon

Tom xxxx*

I giggled at how he played along and replied instantly.

*Not a problem at all! It makes me far more interested in you now.

I hope so too :)

Piper xoxo*

I hit send, then a horrible feeling entered the pit of my stomach. Did I go too far? Now I look like I only want to know him because he's famous. Oh God. I dropped the phone next to me and poured the rest of my wine down the sink. It didn't taste right anyway.

I assumed that no reply was that I'd scared him away. Way to go Watson. I looked at the clock and saw it had just gone ten o'clock so decided to call it a night and get some sleep. I dragged myself across the hall towards into my bedroom and got undressed. I opened my chest of drawers and pulled out the first available pair of pyjamas, which ironically turned out to be my Thor ones. A small chuckle escaped my lips as I pulled the shirt over my head and let it drop down over my chest. I slipped into the shorts and headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth for bed.

I suddenly heard a noise from my bedroom and poked my head around the door to see that my phone had lit up. I quickly rinsed my mouth out and bolted to my bed, I leaped forward, but misjudged my jump and ended up falling off the other side of the bed landing on the floor with a loud crash straight onto my wrist. Shit! It was really sore but I was still more worried about which direction my phone had flown in.

I found it on the floor next to me, reached for it and looked at the screen. A huge smile plastered on my face as I read the message.

*That's good, love. Because I'm certainly interested in you.

Off to bed now darling, sleep well.

Tom xxxx*

I didn't bother replying as I didn't want to wake him. It could wait until morning now. I switched off my bedroom light and drifted off to sleep thinking about Tom. However this time he wasn't just Tom, he was Loki.

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I had so much fun writing this part! I couldn't stop! hope you enjoyed reading it too! now the truth is out, what will happen next? :D

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters or films, other than Piper Watson, in this chapter.