"How many days does February have in it."
I sat up from my place on the floor staring into my own oblivion while Isabella was busy drawing up this months calendar.
"I'm not sure, isn't February weird with the amount of days."
She nodded, "Yeah, and that's why I'm not sure."
"That complicates things."
I looked at the arrangement of the five other calendars on the walls. They all had the normal decorations above them, saying what month it was and what not. One had flowers, another lakes, city, sad feeble attempts of animals. Half a year, it had been okay in all rest respects. Yes we were freezing, starving, and all at once uncomfortable but once you looked at the good things it was alright. I was still succeeding at being head over heels for Isabella from afar. But hey, I was totally over Pepper now and that was good. Another problem I wouldn't have to deal with when we got out.
It would make only being business colleagues a lot easier. Of course Isabella had no idea, and I was careful to make sure it stayed that way. No need for her to have to deal with me anymore than I had do.
"Dear beauty, what is it you're doing."
A different foreign voice came from out of nowhere
And didn't that voice just make me want to go running to the hills that I couldn't run to.
"Making a calendar, do you know how many days there are in February."
"28 I think."
Yep, the God of Mischief himself was still coming by on a somewhat normal basis. It was nice having a third party to come by. I saw him discreetly give a bottle of something to Isabella, whispering instructions as to what it was probably. It was probably there to fix the thing we had talked about earlier. She nodded, I knew they didn't want me to know and I was alright with that.
"Anyway how are you Loki."
He sighed in frustration "absolutely done with my dear brother"
I looked up from the dry Mac and cheese noodles I was eating.
"What'd the golden retriever do this time."
"He has no idea how to do anything."
I nodded
"Makes sense, seeing as he never really learned how to work a toaster."
"It's moments like these that I'm really happy I haven't met Thor."
"I'm just happy that I don't have siblings."
I added
Loki looked to the both of us
"you truly have no idea just how lucky you both are."
Isabella nodded
"Look past the being held captive in a cave, my broken heart, and Tonys broken relationship that would be true."
I was shocked in moments like these when Isabella was as salty as a Denny's meal.
I didn't mind at all, it was probably normal and what kept her sane in this cave.
"Darling, you know if I could do something I would right."
She sighed
"I know, have you spoken to anyone yet."
He nodded "I talked to the red headed agent."
This was a blind man sees kind of thing.
"You talked to Natasha."
He nodded.
"Black widow."

"You're still alive?"

He looked at me with wide eyes
"I'm as shocked as you are truly. Honestly I feared she was actually going to kill me, it's no matter that I'm a God she could if she wanted to. Acted like it as well."

Isabella looked over, "I haven't actually met her but if she's anything like Anthony's told me, why aren't you dead."

Oh right she tended to switch which name she called me.

Loki looked at me like a parent wondering if their child could handle it. I totally could.
"I mentioned you and she changed. I described the cave from what I know of it, and she was invested."
Well that was... wow.
"Where's she staying."
"With that one mid guardian king with all the others."
I nodded "that's right T'Challa took em'all in after the airport fight. How's she taking it."
"Not well actually." he said like some secret scandal. "I was more scared of her killing her former teammates than me."
"Really."
"Apparently she found out about the big fight between you and the tall blonde one. Wasn't happy about it at all."
"She knows."
"Yeah" Isabella said putting away the chalk rock, "Remember, I think some pieces of the tape got out right before we were taken. It was pretty scratchy, little bits y'know."
The box went on top of all the others, all those other pieces of the kids puzzle in our life.
"They must've completed it then. Cleaned it up. What does it have to do with Nat hating Steve?"
"Not sure exactly but if my understanding of human nature is correct but with the Widow she was hurting or killing either strangers or individuals that deserved what they were getting. You had done nothing wrong to deserve what happened in the video."
I shook my head, "I was to egotistical. I should've listened, calmed down, breathe and count to ten. I shouldn't have done-"

"Anthony Edwards Stark." My breath caught as I was now in the beautiful presence of Beauty and the Beast.
"It wasn't your fault. Not one bit of it. Steve is a pathetic little coward, and whether or not they can see it or not the Winter Soldiers hands are dripping stained in blood."

"Don't blame Bucky for it."

She stroked my ever growing hair back.
"I don't, you know I don't. James Buchanan Barnes is totally chill with me. The Winter Soldier and Steve Rogers, not so much."
Isabella then just walked by, her and Loki squeezed hands and as she headed to the kitchen.
"What did everyone else think about you being there."
"They all wanted me dead the moment they saw me."
"What about when you said you knew about me and stuff" I offered.
"They didn't want my help," he said "but didn't hear any of there pleas."
Then we looked into each others eyes. Honestly just pure trust was there something I didn't think I'd get especially from this man. It was there with Isabella too. That kind of trust wasn't even really there anymore with Pepper and Rhodey. Too many things had happened, and even then had it ever existed?
"Stark," he slowly spoke "believe me when I tell you I am doing and will do everything possible to get you and Isabella out of this cave."
I felt my Adam's apple bob as I was given something with more honesty.
"I don't care what the idiot ex-avengers think. you're the one who stopped me, mainly not them. I have no reason to respect anyone other than yourself and

He headed to the kitchen where Isabella was
"And as of recently Natasha Romanov. The spy is actually doing something."

I was able to admit that this whole thing with Natasha was hard to believe but all at was so easy to with her personality.

"It's no surprise, she's the one that's known you the longest right."
A thing about Isabella that made me even more overwhelmingly in love with her. She listened when you talked.
"Right."

Then after we had done the rest of the day, cleaning and farming as much as we could we checked off February first. Officially from where we started counting we had been here for six months. Half a year. And I spent half of it being in love with Isabella which was ok. No one got to do anything about it but me. I thought no one else knew. But right before he left Loki took me aside and

"I've seen the way you look and act with her. Isabella is an innocent little angel and doesn't notice but anyone else can. I understand that I'm the only other person that ever comes but."
He sighed in frustration again
"Do something is what I'm saying. From my progress, and I am making it, it might be a few more months until we figure out how to get you out. There really is nothing stopping this relationship."

I stepped up to him, "Except the little detail that the bastard that broke her heart. The hearts still pretty broken."
"You can unbreak it Anthony, she trusts you enough to start to let it happen. You've already done a marvelous job. You both are wonderful, and could be happy together you know that.'
We heard Isabella coming back
"Do something, or I will Man of Iron"

Then without forgetting to hug Isabella while also raising his eyebrows at me he left.
Leaving me in bed wondering how in the world to start a relationship, especially with someone as perfect as her. I would have to be careful not to step on anything that might explode but, I could do that easily as long as I paid attention.
Also really what was up with Widow. She'd never done anything like this, literally nothing in her behavior suspected it.

Oh well, all spies have secrets anyhow.