Loki's Goddess

Chapter 24

He hugs you for a few minutes more before he asks, "what were you doing out of bed so early anyway."

"Well, I had every intention of taking a shower this morning but then all of that happened."

He looks at you in shock. "Without supervision? Naughty."

You slap his arm and laugh.

"If you will excuse me, I'm going to go do that now."

"You need some help," he grins at you.

You turn back and look at him. "No thanks," you smile as you close the door.

"Well, I'm right out here if you change your mind," he yells through the door.

"Yeah yeah," you reply.

You turn on the shower and step inside; the warm water feels nice on your aching body. You slowly lift your arms up to wash your hair but stretching up like that is painful. You take a deep breath and work through the pain. Slowly cleaning every scrape and cut. About 10 minutes pass and you hear a knock on the door.

"Are you alright, love," Loki asks.

"I'm fine," you reply, "almost done."

You slowly wash your face and then grab the towel and walk out of the shower. You are standing at the bathroom counter when you realize you don't have any clothes to put on. "Shit," you think to yourself, "after that whole breakdown I forgot to grab clothes.

You walk toward the bathroom and crack it open. Loki races toward the door.

"You, okay?"

"I'm fine Loki. I forgot to grab some clothes before I came in here. Will you grab me some sweatpants and t-shirt?"

He smiles "of course darling."

He walks into your closet and comes back out with black sweatpants and your favorite shirt.

"How did you know that's the one I wanted?"

He winks at you, "lucky guess."

You close the bathroom door. You carefully dry and medicate each cut before putting on your clothes. You brush your teeth and start to brush your hair. The angle is hurting your back too much to reach all your hair.

"I know I'm gonna regret this," you whisper. "Hey Loki, can you come here for a second?"

He opens the door swiftly. "What do you need?"

"Relax, I just need help brushing the rest of my hair. I can't quite reach all of it."

He walks over and takes the brush, slowly brushing your hair. Stopping occasionally to smell it. He finishes and sets the brush on the counter.

"Thanks," you smile shyly at him.

"If I'm being honest, I was hoping you were calling me in here to help you put your clothes on. But I guess this counts as a close second."

You punch his arm and laugh. "Mr. Mischief at it again."

He smiles at you, "Oh I quite like that."

You push past him and walk back toward the bed. You slowly sit on the edge and take a deep breath.

"That was a little more exhausting than I thought it would be."

Loki comes over and sits beside you. "But you did it, nonetheless. You are practically glowing with achievement."

You look over at him and smile softly.

"And if I'm being honest, smell better too."

Your jaw drops, "well that was uncalled for."

He wraps his arms around you and laughs, "I'm only joking."

You lay your head on his shoulder. "Loki?"

"Yes, my sweet."

"You aren't going to break my heart, are you?" with every word you can feel your eyes starting to water.

He looks down at you. "Now what in Odin's name makes you ask such a silly question?"

"I don't know. It's just that my feelings for you grow stronger every day. I don't want it all to be for nothing."

He lifts your face by your chin. "I have cared about you for many years now, Serenity. When I came here, I wasn't sure what would happen between us. But the last several months have proven to me that I am where I'm meant to be. Do you recall I asked you if you remembered anything after the blast that day?" you nod at him. "I asked you that because just after the blast you locked eyes with me and entered my mind. You told me never to forget you and that you loved me. I knew at that moment that I couldn't lose you. Because in that moment I knew that I loved you more than anything in this universe. I will always be here to love and protect you, Serenity. I promise you that."

Tears are streaming down your face as you lean in to kiss him. He slowly lays you back on the bed as his body hovers over yours. All you want is to make love to him, but you know that your body can't physically handle that.

He stops kissing you and looks into your eyes.

"Damn, I really wish I wasn't still so sore," you laugh

He smiles, "patience darling. When the time comes, it will be worth the wait. I assure you." He gives you a little wink before helping you sit up.

You hear a knock at the door.

"Yeah," you say, still laughing at Loki.

Nat cracks the door open. "Hey Serenity, I just wanted to make sure you were okay this morning."

She notices Loki and laughs "well I guess you are fine. Will you two be joining us for breakfast or do I need to bring a plate to you?"

You cover your face in embarrassment and feel your cheeks turn red. "we will be down in a second."

Nat nods and closes the door.

You laugh and cover your face with both hands as you fall on Loki's chest.

"I really wish I could control when my face does this," you say muffled into his chest.

He laughs and rubs the back of your head. "I think it's adorable."

You pull away and take a deep breath. "Well, I guess we should head down."

He kisses you once more and then gets up and opens the door.

"After you darling."