In Little Ways

Chapter 10

"Daddy! That's not right!" Kami laughed picking up his teacup and showing Loki the correct way to hold it. He smiled and nodded, following her elaborate instructions of how to extend his pinkie finger, before reaching up to adjust the plastic tiara that rested on the top of her little head.

"Oh, but of course sweetheart. How could I forget to point my pinkie?" He chuckled before looking over at Bec, who sat on her bed, reading a book on Stephen Hawkins' studies. He excused himself from the small table, walking over to her and sitting down.

"What are you reading, love?" He asked and watched as she picked up her book mark to place it inside.

"This. It's pretty cool. Though I think that I like quantum physics more." Loki nodded as she explained the differences between quantum physics and molecular physics. Everything she was saying went right over his head, but he could see how much it meant to her, so he tried to understand.

"What do you like, Tom?" She asked suddenly, pulling him from his concentration.

"Oh...um...I like tricks." He said and watched as her face lit up.

"Like magic?" She cried, getting the attention of her younger sister as well.
"Magic?"
"Show us!"

"Okay. What do you want to see?" He asked, a smirk growing on his face.

"Make something dissappear!" Bec said, looking around for something that he could use.

"Alright, like this?" He waited until they were both watching for him to dissappear right in front of their eyes with a shimmer of gold light. They both gasped and looked around wildly before he cleared his throat from the door, taking a bite out of an apple in his hand.

"What are you two looking at?" He asked, smiling as they ran up to him, jumping up and down excitedly.

"How did you do that? Are you-"
"-a wizard? Or maybe-"
"-you are actually an alien!"
"Oh, an alien, totally."

"Well, I'll let you in on a little secret. But you can't tell mommy, okay?" He asked, kneeling down in front of them. They both nodded.

"I am a god from another planet. My real name is Loki, son of Odin." He told them, watching as their eyes widened.

"Like the one on t.v. who hurt a bunch of people?" Bec asked and Loki shook his head.

"No, that one is long gone. I'm the new Loki. The one that wants to stay here with you and your mama. The one who wants to be good." He said and the girls smiled.

"Can you show us that trick again?" They asked and he smirked.

"That and so much more."

***

"What are you doing?" Lia asked, walking into the kitchen, seeing the twins and Tom all standing on the island.

"The floor is lava, mommy." Kami explained, holding Lucky in her arms.

"Oh is it? And who instigated this game of pretend?" She asked, placing down the bag of gifts she had packed.

"Well, I did of course." Tom said matter-of-factly, looking at her as she laughed.

"Alright. I think the lava is all gone. Come on. Uncle Tony is expecting us. We need time to go see the lights." She said, helping the girls off the counter as they spoke excitedly about what they hoped Santa would bring them.

Tom kissed Lia on the cheek as he grabbed the bags from her.

"I've got it. You get the little monsters." He said and winked.