Working Title : Loki & Annie

63 Watch and Learn

Annie looked over her shoulder to watch as Thor stood in the dining room while drinking beer from a bottle that looked small in his hand. He was looking thoughtful, contemplative even while he and Mike spoke quietly. She was just a tiny bit worried because she had heard Thor and Mike talking as she walked behind Sherice into the kitchen. She wasn't sure she wanted to know what they had been talking about to cause that look to show up on Thor's face.

She was standing at the counter next to Sherise and when she heard  she went back to cutting carrots into sticks for dipping, placing them on a platter that already had celery on it. Sherise dropped a bunch of washed radishes to be cut next and Annie asked in an undertone, "What do you think of Thor?"

Sherise started washing the broccoli while giving Annie a side look, her mouth quirking. "I think the more important question is what do you think of him?"

Annie gave her friend a hip bump, "I think he's not from around here. Now, what do you think?"

Sherise glanced over to her husband who was now leading Thor towards their game room. Because the house was older the floor plan wasn't modern with one large open room. From the dining room to the game room the two walked through a wide doorframe, the men easily walking side by side. "I think he's trouble." The small smile on her face faded, "And you're always finding trouble."

"Me?" Annie gave her friend a false look of indignation. "I'll have you know that I'm all grown up now. When was the last time I got into trouble?"

Sherise appeared to give Annie's question serious thought though the tapping on her chin while frowning gave her away. "Hmmm, let's see now. How about last month when you threatened to run over kinky Keven?"

Annie shook her head, "No, uh uh, no. You can not hold that one up as an example. He totally deserved that."

"Really? You can't be threatening your superior." She had a glint in her eyes and a smirk on her face as if she were trying to hold back a laugh.

Annie stared at Sherise with a deadpan expression. "He is not my superior. He can be my boss or my supervisor but he is not, I repeat not, my superior." 

Now Sherise did laugh, "Oh my God, I thought you were going to have some kind of fit when you told me that story."

Annie went back to cutting carrots. "He's a creep." Her tone was assertive while her annoyance was obvious. 

Grabbing a carrot, Sherise made a show of biting it in half. "I've been telling you that you need to quit and get a better job. You know you can get hired anywhere with your experience." She pointed the half of a carrot at her friend. "You've can get something better than working for him."

Annie shook her head, "You know I don't want anyone running a background check on me. Kevin's the only one who was willing to hire me without one."

With a snort that clearly spoke volumes about what she thought about that comment, Sherise shook her head, "Girl, that was a long time ago. You've got a solid work history for how long now? And all that crap was when you were a juvenile, none of that should even come up in a background check."

Annie's face took on a look of disbelief, "And you think a potential job isn't going to contact Kevin? He already told me he would tell anyone who called all about what happened." She viciously chopped a carrot in half. "I'm stuck. Again."

Sherise shook her head while piling the broccoli on the platter. "You know Mike said he would make sure Kevin kept his mouth shut. Just give the word and it's done."

Annie shook her head, "And you know Kevin would just make a complaint against Mike and I don't want him getting into trouble for me." She worked at arranging the platter, busywork to give her hands something to do. She turned to put her back against the counter and folded her arms over her chest while watching the two men. "So, back to my original question. Other than trouble, what else do you think of him?"