Lea laughed "Oh you think you are so impressive!" Just as she finished talking she tripped over a piece of rubble and then it was Loki's turn to laugh. "Oi! Shut it you!" Lea grumbled, blushing a deep red and trying to ignore the throbbing in her toe from where she had stubbed it.

After his laughter died down she glared at him. "Are you ok?" He asked, wondering if she had hurt herself. He helped Lea to her feet and stared at her reddened cheeks.

"Yes, yes. I'm fine. Only my pride is hurt." She walked alongside him for a few more minutes in companionable silence until they reached her flat. She blushed again as Loki looked around, Lea was suddenly embarrassed by her small apartment "I know it's not much, but I can't really afford a palace, so you will just have to make do. Oh, you wouldn't mind going out for dinner would you? It's just I have no food in the house..."

"I wouldn't mind" He smiled slightly then he realized that he did mind. What if someone recognized him? He didn't want that but he also didn't want her to have to go through the trouble of having to cook herself. "And your house is lovely" He added, though it was a fake compliment.

Lea saw his small frown. "How about we just get take out? There's a nice place down the road that delivers. And don't lie to me, my 'house' is a dump. I'm going for a shower, make yourself at home."

"Ooh, can I join you?" He joked as she walked out of the room. Lea nearly choked on her air when Loki joked about joining her. "Buy me dinner first!" She yelled down the hall, catching a glimpse of him staring at the books on her shelf. He roamed the shelf for a book and settled for something called 'Romeo and Juliette'. He sat down and began reading as he waited for Lea to return from her shower.

Ten minutes later she padded out into her living room, wrapped in a green silk dressing gown. "Hello" He greeted her, having to look away from her in the dressing gown that showed her bare legs. He turned the page, giving himself a paper cut. "Ah!" He exclaimed before putting the finger he had cut into his mouth to suck away the blood.

Lea moved over to Loki and sat down next to him, running her hand through her wet hair. "Let me see" She held a hand out for his injured finger, wanting to see the damage.

"It's only a cut" He explained. "It will heal soon enough" He didn't like the wetness of her hand but tried to ignore it because he secretly liked that she was caring over just a simple cut.

"I'll get you a bandage anyway." Lea stood up and walked into the kitchen, reaching up into one of the top cabinets for the first aid kit. Loki peered behind him, getting a nice view of her dressing gown going up and revealing her black, lace underwear. "I'll call for dinner in a minute" She said as she handed him a small plaster.

Loki took the bandage from her delicate fingers and started to fiddle with the plastic around it as Lea reached for the phone. He struggled to figure out how to open the packaging as she ordered something called a 'margarita pizza'. She sat down with Loki in silence until the doorbell buzzed. Lea got up and walked to the door, grabbing and paying for the pizza as quickly as she could.

Once the door was closed she sighed loudly "That delivery guy is SUCH a perv!" She quickly served the pizza to Loki and curled up at the other end of the couch with her own piece. It was so weird how comfortable she was with this situation.

"I don't understand that term" He told her as she handed him a slice of the pizza. "What is a perv exactly?" He asked as bit down into the pizza. It was absolutely delicious. He made a contended noise and waited for Lea to answer as she curled up on the other end of the couch.

She quickly swallowed her mouthful "Oh, it's an abbreviation of the word 'pervert'. He couldn't stop staring at my chest." Lea smiled to herself as Loki's eyes flicked ever so quickly to her chest, and then back up to her face. "By the way, you can have my bed tonight, I don't think you'll fit on the couch."

"Oh, ok" He took another mouthful of this beautiful delicacy. "Are you sure you'd want to sleep on something so uncomfortable?" He asked as he shuffled around to find himself a comfortable position. "I mean I am your guest, I can sleep here if you wish"

"Oi! Don't insult my couch!" Lea laughed and nudged him with her foot. "We could always share my bed? It's a double king size." She took another bite of pizza and flicked the TV on, waiting for Loki to respond.

"Uh…." He looked over at her, unsure of what to do. "Ok" As soon as Loki said it, he wanted to take it back. He had never shared a bed with someone before. But somehow he felt comfortable with it tonight. He shoved the last bite of pizza in his mouth, hoping it would distract him from the butterflies forming in his stomach.

Lea grinned. "Calm down, I don't bite unless you ask me too. There's more pizza in the box if you want."

Loki glanced at her for a minute before he scrambled off the couch and over to the coffee table to fetch himself more pizza. Lea laughed slightly at his clumsiness. He returned to his position on the couch and devoured his second slice. "Ok, I will retire now" He stood up and she pointed to where the bedroom was. "And just so you know," Loki began as he opened the door, "I don't mind a little biting" He slipped inside and began taking off his tie.

"I- what?" Lea blinked before throwing herself off the couch and down the hall to her bedroom. "Loki, did you just flirt with me?" She said, leaning against her door frame and watching him remove is dress shirt. "Because if you did, you are more than welcome to do it again."

He smirked at her and dropped his shirt on the ground. "We'll see" He pulled back the covers and slipped into the bed. "Now if you'd be so kind, I wish to sleep so I would like it very much if you don't make too much noise"

Hah, two can play at that game, Lea thought. "Oh, don't fret too much. I don't make that much noise unless the situation is extremely... pleasing." And with that she dropped her dressing gown and slid into the bed next to him. Loki gaped at her. He didn't expect her to flirt back. It actual made him smile slightly.