LINKED BY FATE

Trust?

It's been about two weeks now...two weeks since the karaoke bar, since your "wet dream", since that AMAZING kiss that you now wish would have escalated. Even if it was going to be only once.

I'm so stupid, you think to yourself.

You haven't spoken to Loki since. You haven't even been to the upper floors. You've felt the connection. A lot, but you haven't actually smelled his scent which you assume is because he hasn't been close enough.

You haven't even heard him project to you. Sometimes on your way home, you would feel a light tug on your heart but there was no one. Maybe the connection was starting to work at a longer distance.

You could, after all, feel him when you were in your office. Even when you weren't looking to feel it.

All you have that assures you that he is real and not just a figment of your imagination is his suit jacket. The one he placed on your shoulders because he thought you were cold.

It had been left behind that night. You had thought about returning it to him, you even brought it to the office TWICE, but every time you get in the elevator and it's time to press the button that will take you to the correct floor, you press the lobby.

Coward! that little voice in your head accuses you.

"I know, I know" you say out loud to yourself.

"Who are you talking to?" you hear someone ask you from the doorway. You instantly smile.

Shortly after the kiss with Loki, Wanda was sent with Vis on a mission. She's been gone this whole time, which is kinda the excuse you've been using to not go up to see anyone.

Admit it, you only cared about seeing him! You say to yourself.

"You're back!!" you say excitedly.

"Yup, come I'll walk you home, aaaand since it Friday, maybe I can stay with you and have a girl's night." She tells you.

On the way to the elevator, she's telling you about the mission and how it went. When you feel it, the connection getting stronger than you've felt it in the past 2 weeks and as the doors open you smell it before you see the face you've been craving to see...Loki.

"Damn! I forgot I have to be anywhere else but here" she says as she shoves you into the elevator and right into Loki.

"but-" you start to say when Loki interrupts you "witch, you're the one who called on me!" he all but yells as the doors close and you flinch away from him. You assume he realized this when he looks down to you with worry in his eyes.

"I'm sorry my dear, I did not mean to frighten you" he says as he tries to reach for you but you back away and hit the wall of the elevator. He notices your rejection and stops.

He turns to the elevator doors and asks, "shall I leave you then?"

Without even thinking you quickly say, "NO!" silence "please don't." you all but whisper "unless you have to, then I understand."

Without looking over he simply says, "I do not, would you like company on your walk home?" you nod your head not wanting him to hear the shakiness in your words.

After finally getting control of your anxiety, you start to speak, "Loki, I feel like I have to explain something to you..." you start but he stops you.

"No my dear, you do not. It is I who should explain my actions." You look at him, shock written all over your face.

"Do you mind?" he asks as he stretches his hand out to you which you take.