Hidden Truths, Burning Hearts

A Villain or A Hero?

I looked at myself in the mirror as a smile crept up on my face. Chloe and I had to look for hours before we could find the perfect dress. To say it's elegant is an understatement.

It was a midnight blue dress with rhinestone work on the edges and few here and there on the fabric. The stones shone like the stars in the night sky. The dress was floor length and It fitted my body perfectly and accentuated my curves. The back was quite low for my usual comfort level but Chloe was adamant that this was the one. The off shoulder sleeves were the icing on the cake.

I heard the front door open and close. Since I gave Ray my house key for emergencies, he never bothered to ring the doorbell anymore. Not that I minded. It gave me a feeling that it was Our home.

"Babe, I'm home." I heard him call when I was coming down the stairs.

I tiptoed into the kitchen and saw him drinking water from the fridge with his back to myself.

"Hey." I said from behind and he turned around  only to choke on the water in his mouth when he saw me.

He coughed up as he tried to get air in his lungs.
"Baby, you ok?" I asked as I patted on his back to help him.

"That dress should be illegal for You to wear it. Cause it's clearly a health hazard." He said once he got a hold on his breathing making me laugh.

"Really? it's not even the complete look." I said looking at my dress again. "You like it?"

"I love it. You look gorgeous." He said giving me a twirl.

"That's a relief. I was really second guessing if I should wear it to the event."

"Amy, if you wear this to the exhibition, people are gonna look at only you and not the art."

He pulled me closer with his hands around my waist and leaned towards me running his lips along my face giving me kisses that were barely there as he said,

"Cause you are the most exquisite piece of living breathing art."
Making me shudder.

His lips then found mine as he kissed me and I immediately responded.
His hands roamed around my bare back as he deepened the kiss. Realising that he had no intention of stopping I pulled away and said,

"Let's not ruin the dress before the big day."
He groaned as I pecked his lips. He reluctantly let me go as I turned around to go to my room and change.

"You are killing me Amy." I heard him say as I was walking up the stairs with a grin on my face.

After dinner we were on the couch cuddled under the blankets watching the "Loki" season 2. I had my head on his chest with his hand holding me as our legs were tangled under the cover.

Leo was cooped up on the carpet sleeping.
Moments like this made me hope that maybe, we could actually build a life together, a family together. Just maybe.

"About the exhibition..." I said sounding unsure and he looked at me, "I know you don't feel comfortable around that type of thing and I won't force you if you don't wanna go with me but it'll mean a lot to me if you do." I said looking up to him.

"Why don't you ask your friend Chloe?" He said looking at me.

"I already asked her and she has to be at the hospital for some extra shifts." I said.
And he sighed softly.

"I can ask Jack to go with me." I said when he didn't say anything.
"No, I'll go with you." He said immediately.

"Are you sure? You really don't have to." I said with a straight face as I was trying hard to keep me from smirking.

"It's final. I'm going."

"Suit yourself. By the way do you have any idea how cute you look when you're jealous?"
I deadpanned.
He looked at me confused for a moment before he realised that I tricked him.

The look on his face made me burst into laughter.
"You're gonna be the death of me, you know?"
He said shaking his head.

"Why aren't we watching a real superhero movie?" He asked after my laughter died down.

I gasped at his words and said,
"Loki is a real superhero."

"I thought he was a villain." He said.

"No. He is sacrificing his life to save the people's lives that weren't even supposed to exist in the first place. That is the highest level of heroism. No one in the timeline will know what he did for them, they will always know him for what he was before, a villain but he still did it anyway. If that's not what a hero is then I don't who is. Were you not paying attention during season 1?"
I said as he looked me in the eyes.

His grip around me tightened as his eyes held something foreign to me. Like he wanted to tell me something. But it was gone in a second and he said,
"It's hard to pay attention to anything else when you are here with me."

I slapped his chest playfully,
"You are a smooth little talker. Now pay attention." I said pointing towards the tv and got settled into my previous position.

"Amelia, I ..." he stopped mid sentence when I looked at him again.

"What?" I asked when he doesn't say anything.

"Nothing. I just...I love you. I don't know what I'd do without you."
He said smiling but for some reason that smile didn't reach his eyes.

I held his face as I ran my thumb over his cheek.
"I love you too. And I'm not planning on leaving you, so don't worry about that." I said smiling.

He smiled and leaned on me to press his lips on mine. It started out slow but soon turned into something else. My hands went around his neck as he made me sit up straddling on his lap.

And soon we were making out on the couch. He was running his hands all over my body after he flung off my blouse and it fell somewhere on the floor.

Okay maybe we'll finish the season another day.

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