Okay, this chapter was born out of a Twitter conversation with theoddestcastle, and I got some help with the guys' actions from my friend Britt. So, thanks to you both. :-)

The Contest of a Lifetime

Jane had to say, it was nice being in Avengers Tower. She was close to everyone; Thor got to see his friends. They were really becoming a family. Steve was mostly working with SHIELD out of DC, but he came by every few weekends with Natasha. Clint came with them, unless he was already in New York or out on a mission. Bruce stayed in the Tower with them, too. Tony had made each Avenger their own floor when he redesigned the Stark Tower after New York to hold the six of them. And, Jane had to admit that he had the nicest lab that she'd ever worked in.

Today was one of those days that had all of the Avengers hanging out. Thor and Steve were currently sparring. Thor was shirtless, and Jane was not complaining. He was, as Darcy had said upon seeing him shirtless for the first time, pretty cut. He was even more so after their two year separation. It was clear that he kept himself in great shape.

When Tony walked in, he saw Darcy, Jane, and Natasha all watching with appreciation. He snorted loudly.

"Please, I'm still the hottest thing in the room."

The woman all raised their eyebrows at him.

Darcy then grinned mischievously. "Wanna put your extensive amount of money where your mouth is?"

"What do you mean?"

"Shirtless muscle contest. All five of you guys."

"Who'd judge it?" Tony asked.

"Well, I'm the only one not completely biased by being in a relationship with one of them."

Natasha rolled her eyes. She and Clint never gave confirmation or denied anything, so everyone just assumed that they were together. Which, they were. He was the only person she'd let herself fully trust.

"Who else?" Tony demanded.

"I'm sure that Maria Hill would be glad to," Natasha chimed in. "Two judges, not attached to any of you. Jane, Pepper, and I can just enjoy ourselves."

"Deal. I'll have JARVIS gather you all as soon as things are ready." And with that, he left the room, hurrying off to do who knows what.

Jane looked over at Natasha.

"They're not gonna vote him as the winner. It'll deflate his ego a bit, and we can get a nice show out of it."

Jane giggled. She did have eyes, and though they were generally focused on science, she definitely appreciated how attractive Thor was. The rest of the guys were also pretty cute and attractive in their own ways, but it was definitely clear how the Vikings decided that the Asgardians were Gods.

Ten minutes later, Maria Hill, the six Avengers, Jane, Pepper, and Darcy were all gathered in their main hangout floor space at Avengers Tower. The guys were all in white t-shirts. Jane had no idea how Tony managed to do this in ten minutes, but it was Tony, and it was better not to question it.

"Okay, here's what we're gonna do. Each guy gets ten seconds to whip off the t-shirt and show off for our two lovely judges. JARVIS will tell us when it's time to move on. After they see us all individually, we do a flex line, and then our judges get to decide the winner," Tony explained.

"Why are we doing this?" Steve asked.

"Because Tony thinks he's hotter than you and Thor, and he has to make it fair," Darcy explained.

"Sir? Would you like to go first?" JARVIS asked Tony.

Tony stepped onto the makeshift stage he'd erected and pulled of his t-shirt. Darcy smirked. He definitely was more muscular than his graphic t-shirts let on.

Steve was next, hoping to just get this over with. He earned a wolf whistle from Natasha, which made him blush slightly.

Next was Bruce. He was clearly embarrassed, but he played along. He was hoping that Clint and Thor would soon distract the women, and that he could sneak back to the lab after this mess was over with.

Clint came next, and he winked at Natasha. She rolled her eyes, but she also wouldn't look away. He did a backflip and flexed as a nod to his days in the circus.

Finally there was Thor. Jane's heart started beating faster. She knew that he was extremely good looking, and she bit her bottom lip in anticipation. He pulled off his t-shirt and looked straight at her, a smug smirk creeping across his face. He flexed and turned around in a circle. Jane waved her hand in front of her face to keep her sanity. Because, God, was her boyfriend hot.

The five of them stepped back up, and they all flexed one more time. Jane, Pepper, and Natasha wore matching smirks. They were definitely pleased with the outcome of the afternoon.

"Okay. Judges, have you decided on a winner?" Tony asked.

Darcy and Maria looked at each other and nodded. "Thor." they said in unison.

Thor grinned. "Thank you," he told them.

"No problem, Big Guy," Darcy replied.

Jane walked up to him and kissed him softly. She knew that Thor would win. Darcy always rambled about how if she hadn't been captain of the HMS Thor and Jane, she would totally buy a ticket on the Thor train.

"What's wrong with you two?" Tony asked. "I'm clearly the hottest guy in the room."

"No, you're not," four of the five females in the room said.

"You are to me, and that's what matters," Pepper assured him.

"How are we supposed to compete with a God?" Clint whined.

"He's really a space Viking," Darcy said gleefully. "Not so much a God."

"He's built like one," Clint continued.

Nat rolled her eyes. She strode out of the room, and Clint shrugged, following. Pepper took Tony's hand and tugged him out of the room. Bruce easily snuck back to the lab, where he was determined to hide for days. Steve slipped away easily as well. Darcy and Maria soon melted away, talking about Thor. That left Jane and Thor alone in the room, where Jane immediately cuddled close to Thor.

Jane wasn't sure when she'd become the cuddly type. She was not a touchy feely person. But there was no feeling in the world like being held by Thor. He was warm and knew exactly where to hold her tight and where to run his fingers. He knew she liked having her hair stroked He was incredibly attractive, and he knew that. He was extremely smug about it. But, he knew when to dial back the cockiness, and she loved that he was so sweet with her. He was incredible, and she loved him so much.

"I love you, Thor Odinson."

"I love you, too, Jane Foster." He leaned down and kiss her.

Yes, he was definitely competitive and cocky, but he was also her sweet giant puppy. So, this contest was a great experience, and she liked seeing both sides of him.

C'mon, this story is all about fluffy Fosterson. You had to know I'd end it with them being all cutesy. Hope you enjoyed it. :-)

-AL