Taming The Family

6. Early Years

Loki's P.O.V.

I slept soundly underneath my warm covers. My arms were wrapped tightly around Sera when she began to stir. I loosened my hold slightly so she could turn around and face me. As soon as her gorgeous brown eyes found mine a joyful smile found her lips. "Good morning!" She hummed, sleep clear in her tone.

I pulled her tiny body in closer and pushed off my pillow. Her soft lips collided with mine and I smiled against her. She let out a small hum before pulling away. "Morning love." I whispered, willing my green eyes to sparkle in the morning light behind me.

Her warm hand cupped my cheek as her mesmerizing face brightened. "How do you look so good when you wake up?" She questioned softly. I gave her waist a light squeeze as I shrugged. "I just mirror the beauty flowing from your hair!"

Her brown eyes narrowed into thin lines. My gaze drifted to the rats nest on top of her head. "Come on Sera, I'm joking!" I defended, softly combing my fingers through her tangles. Sera rolled her eyes and pulled the thick golden covers over her chest and up to her neck.

"When do you think the kids will be up?" She spoke through a yawn. I rolled onto my back and looked to the ceiling. "Any minute now." No sooner than the words left my mouth did a 20 pound weight land on my abdomen.

I let out a groan and bit my tongue to keep from cursing. After I was done grinding my jaw I focused on the face hovering above my own. It was a little girl, two years old, with fair skin, plump cheeks, big green eyes to match mine, long raven hair that curled naturally, and a smile identical to Sera's.

"Papa! Wait up!!!!" Sofia whined, jumping on my stomach even more. I couldn't help the smile on my face at the sound of her toddler voice. "Yeah papa get up!!!" A deeper voice whined.

A second weight smashed onto my stomach and I wheezed. My wide eyes landed on Levi. He was the same size as his sister, only he had deep brown eyes, pencil straight hair that hugged his scalp, chubby cheeks that pulled up in a smirk identical to mine, and a long nose in the center of his face.

I chuckled and looked across the bed to my snickering wife. "Papa will get up as soon as momma gets up!" I reasoned, smirk flashing across my lips as I winked to Sera.

Her jaw dropped but before she could speak both children jumped on her. The room erupted in giggles as Sera hugged her kids close to her chest. "Crazies!" She breathed, ruffling Levi's straight brown hair. The boy laughed and sat cross legged on his mother's stomach.

Sofia had taken a spot next to Sera's waist as she twirled her curly hair on her cute little finger. I threw the covers off my legs and straightened the black t-shirt hugging my chest. As I rose to my knees on the mattress the green, plad, sweats, hung around my hips.

"I think momma need some tickles to help her wake up!!" I playfully hissed. My two tiny minions giggled and exchanged the glance they did whenever they were up to something. In unison all three of us attacked Sera with tickles.

Her laughter bounced off the walls of our bedroom. "Stop!! HAHA!! Please!!" Sera pleaded through tears of laughter. I drew my hands away from her rib cage and looked between my children.

"What do you think? Should we let momma up?" Sofia and Levi exchanged a smirk. "Nebur!!!!" They both squealed, returning to tickle their mother. I laughed along with my wife and tickled her softer this time.

Sera continued to laugh and shake under the covers. "Stop!!! Papa has a secret tickle spot under his arms!!!" She announced through laughs. The color drained from my pale face as both children turn to face me.

I raised both my hands to signal them to wait. "Now hold on-!" I was cut off my Sera vaulting off the mattress and into my arms. She pinned me down on the crinkled golden sheets and I was thankful our bed was so large!