Part 5

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It had been a day since everyone on my team was awake and I was excited. I was sitting in a tiny office they gave me while I went over all the blood work and test when Nick came walking in my office.

"Grace, there is someone I need you to see. Can you come with me?" Nick asked and I nodded as we left the office and he took me to another patient room.

"He heard you were here and asked to see you." Nick said and I got confused and opened the door. I looked at the guy standing looking out the window.

"Victor?" I asked confused and he turned to see me.

"Grace, it's so good to see you." Victor said and I walked in the room and he hugged me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked confused.

"I was on the dock that got hit. Didn't anyone tell you?" Victor asked and I grabbed his chart.

"No, I wasn't aware." I said and noticed his chart looked like Reed's and everyone else's. After I put his chart down Victor pulled me back into his arms and just held on to me.

"Victor, why didn't you tell me you would be up there?" I asked as I put my head on his chest.

"I told you I had a business trip to make." Victor said and I huffed a laugh.

"Victor, going to space isn't just a small business trip." I said and looked up to him and smiled. He looked down at me and kissed my forehead.

"Well I am home now and safe. How is your brother?" Victor asked and I looked at him oddly.

"You knew it was my brother and his crew on this mission and didn't say anything to me? Victor, was in communication with them the whole time." I said and Victor sighed.

"I knew you were, I could hear you talking to them but you wanted to keep this private between you and I that I didn't think it was the best time to tell your brother you and I were seeing each other." Victor said.

"I just don't know how much longer we can keep this to ourselves now that you are here too. I have no clue when we get to leave." I said and Victor sighed.

"I know and I promise once we all get back to New York, we will talk to Reed." Victor said and I smiled.

"Sounds perfect." I said and my stomach growled.

"Have you been eating sweetie?" Victor asked and I shrugged.

"Here and there. Haven't had much of an appetite." I said and he sighed.

"I can get out of my room so lets go down and get some food in the cafeteria and eat together." Victor said and I nodded.

"Okay, let me go finish up something in my office and I will meet you back here in your room in 15 minutes." I said and he smiled.
"Okay, sounds good." Victor said and I got out of his grip and left his room to go clean up the office for lunch. As I was sitting cleaning up I got thinking about how I met Victor.

**********FLASHBACK**********

I was sitting in class in college 6 months ago when they mentioned we were having a guest speaker and I groaned because I hated guest speakers, they never knew anything like they thought they did. I noticed everyone gasp as he walked in and I had to admit I was a little starstruck as well. It was Victor Von Doom. I knew who Victor was, I heard Reed mention him numerous amounts of times, never in good context though. In the world of science it always came down to Reed and Victor. While Victor talked to my class he kept making eye contact with me and I smiled at him. Once the lecture was over I went to leave class but Victor stopped me.

"Grace Richards right?" He asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, that's me." I said and he smiled.

"It's so nice to meet the younger Richards." He said and I sighed.

"It's nice to see you don't have manners and only want to associate me with my brother like everyone else." I said and went to walk away but he grabbed my hand.
"Okay, I'm sorry. I wont mention your brother. Trust me not mentioning your brother would make me happy." Victor said and I sighed.
"I know you two don't get along." I said and Victor huffed a laugh.

"Yeah, you can say that." Victor said as we walked out of the classroom.

"Listen, I know this may sound forward but I was wondering if you would like to get a cup of coffee sometime." Victor said.

"I'm free now." I said and Victor smiled.

"Sounds perfect." Victor said and we headed out to the coffee shop close to campus.

**********END FLASHBACK**********

That was how it all started for me and Victor, a simple coffee date and now 6 months later we were dating and keeping it from my brother and his team. I walked back to Victors room and he was heading out of his room.

"Sorry cleaning up took a little longer than expected." I said and he shook his head.

"No problem." Victor said, took my hand and we walked down to the cafeteria. Once we got our food we decided to sit out on the patio to eat and just to get some fresh air. Once we finished eating we were sitting at a table just holding hands and talking.

"I still can't believe you didn't tell me." I said and Victor sighed with a smile.
"What can I do to make it up to you?" Victor asked and I acting like I was thinking. Victor smiled, leaned in and passionately kissed me.

**********REED POV**********

"Johnny, you want to grab some lunch with me? Sue and Ben are having tests run and I can't find my sister." Reed said going into Johnny's room

"Yeah, sure I am starving." Johnny said as Reed and Johnny walked down to the cafeteria.

"So have you talked to my sister lately?" Reed asked Johnny as they walked.

"Not since I woke up, why?" Johnny asked and Reed looked at him.

"Johnny, I heard what you said to her before the explosion." Reed said and looked at Johnny who looked nervous.

"Yeah, I said what I said but I thought I was dying Reed. People say a lot of things when they think they are dying." Johnny said.

"Johnny..." Reed said annoyed.

"Drop it Reed, okay." Johnny said and Reed did. They walked into the cafeteria and got their food. They looked out on the patio and saw Grace.

"Who is she sitting with?" Johnny asked. Reed looked and instantly slammed his tray down on a table.

"She is sitting with Victor Von Doom." Reed said and Johnny put his tray down as well. They went to walk outside because Reed was curious what they were talking about as they got closer they saw them holding hands and then Victor leaned in and passionately kissed Grace.

"What the hell?!" Reed said pissed off. He looked at Johnny and then got concerned because he was smoking.

"Johnny?" Reed questioned and Johnny instantly caught on fire.

"JOHNNY?!" Reed yelled in shock and concern.

**********NORMAL POV**********

I was sitting kissing Victor when I heard Reed yell.

"JOHNNY?!" Reed yelled and I looked to see what was happening and when I looked through the window I saw Johnny on fire.

"OH MY GOD JOHNNY!!!!" I screamed and ran inside.

"CECE! I'M ON FIRE!!" Johnny yelled.

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