A/N: Hello, all! I have officially reached over fifty reviews, so I just wanted to thank everybody who helped with that, especially those who try to review every chapter! And thank you to everyone who has followed and added this story to their favorites as well. You're all so very wonderful and have made me really happy! :)

Sadly, no children are in this chapter. But to make it up to you, I purposely let Loki's blood father's name slip. :) Enjoy!

WARNING: Strong, but brief language in this one chapter.

Frigga tapped her fingers against her arm as she tried to sit still in the passenger seat of her own car. "I can drive, you know." She told Maria.

"As you've said before. And as I've said before, the fact that you can drive doesn't mean you should. This really isn't the best time for you to get in a car crash 'cause you were too busy scowling at your situation to notice the light was red and not green." Frigga sighed and folded her arms, deciding to go back to tapping. "You can talk," Maria said, sending her a quick worried glance. "The boys aren't here; there's not a chance of anyone overhearing."

"There's not much to say, really. I was stupid, I had an affair. My husband found out and my lover ran. I have a wonderful child who is literally too innocent to realize that he isn't at fault. And Odin has the nerve to call him a mistake." Frigga let out a bitter laugh, and Maria patted her knee as one does when they can't give you their full attention but they know you're suffering. "I don't regret it, though. The affair really did help me to sort out my life, and Loki kept me too busy to screw up and have another. I can't say I regret any of it. I just - do you think I should have told Loki?"

Maria hummed under her breath and her forehead creased with stress. "I really don't know. Sue told Steve and he's fine, but the situation is very different. They adopted him. You conceived Loki with a man other than Odin. I think that you were wrong in not telling Loki because now he thinks that he's doing something bad and trying to fix it so that his 'father' will like him. But," she continued when Frigga moaned. "I think that you were right in not telling him because if you had, he would have thought that his entire existence was a bad thing and he'd know that Odin truly does hate him and there's not a thing he can do about it. And no child should have to deal with that."

"But that's the problem," Frigga sniffed. "I think he does now. He doesn't understand that Odin's just... not going to change, and I can't tell him because then he won't stop thinking he's a problem."

"You do realize that you and Odin might have to separate, right?" Maria asked. "If Odin stays like this...Loki won't be able to handle it. And judging by the way his older brother's been hovering recently, Thor won't either."

"Yeah. Yeah, I do... I just wish -"

"You can't wish right now, Frigga. Reality. When Howard wouldn't quit his drinking, I left. I took Tony and moved in with my mom, without a second thought. As much as I loved my husband, and still do, my son will always come first. It turns out he loved us more than he knew 'cause as soon as he found out that's the way it was, he sobered up and begged us to come home. And now I admire him for that, and he admires me for protecting Tony. And our kid knows how much we both love him." Frigga said nothing as Maria pulled up in front of her house. "I'll wait out here while you get your stuff." She frowned when she saw Odin's small car parked crookedly in the driveway and added,"If you're not out in ten I'm comin' in after ya with Tony's baseball bat."

Frigga laughed. "You brought a baseball bat?"

Maria shrugged. "Tony left it in the car after practice yesterday."

They shared a chuckle and Frigga stepped outside. "I highly doubt it'll take that long. I should be back in a few," she said, closing the door and walking up the steps to her front porch. She opened the door and went inside, tossing her keys on a couch on the way to the bathroom. She took her own toothbrush and toothpaste and dropped it into a shopping bag and was about to start up the stairs when a voice stopped her.

"What are you doing?"

She turned and saw Odin sitting in his usual chair, looking a bit worse for wares. "I'm getting some things. The kids and I are staying somewhere else tonight, letting you cool down."

Odin snorted. "Let me cool down?"

"Yes. In case you don't remember, it was you who towered over your children, yelling abuse at them!"

"I only have one son," Odin replied with a sneer, standing up. "The other one's yours."

"You promised to accept Loki as your own and if this is-"

"I promised to care for him as my own, not accept him. If you, for one moment, were under the pretense that I was okay with him coming into my house and calling me 'dad', it wasn't because of me."

"Do you think you've even done that? Caring for someone means caring about them. And I can tell you with all honesty that I haven't seen one ounce of compassion for Loki from you!"

"I said I'd feed him and clothe him and that's what I've done!"

"Why is it so hard to do more? Why can't you just call him 'son'?!"

"Because he isn't mine!"

"But he could be! Does blood really matter that much to you? Why is it that you can accept me back, the woman who betrayed you for lust, but you can't welcome an innocent boy who's done nothing?"

"You think he does nothing? I accepted you because you were my wife! I couldn't raise Thor on my own and I thought I needed you! I could forget! I could forget that you fucked another man and I knew you were sorry. But every single time I see Loki, I have to be reminded of what you did. And no one can love what almost ruined their life. I don't even know if you're worth it anymore."

Frigga blindly took a step forward. "You don't know if I'm worth it? You don't know if I'm worth it? Why isn't he worth it? He's perfect! He's sweet, he's innocent, and all he wants is to please you!" Frigga wasn't afraid to admit that she was crying. "What happened? You were always firm with him, but not like this. What made you hate him so much?" It ended with a hoarse whisper, her voice broken with her previous yelling.

Odin swallowed, suddenly looking nervous, but still incredible angry. "He's back. Laufey," his face twisted when he said the name, "is back. And there's not a doubt in my mind that he's going to try to talk to you."

A/N: Yes, Laufey is Loki's dad; this was the plan from the beginning. Did anyone guess it? I'm not sure how much Laufey'll be in the story, but he should make at least one appearance. If you guys (and I) like him, he might stick around. :)

Laufey is not blue or a giant in this, he's just tall. Let's say 6' 3". :) Look up Colm Feore, Laufey's actor! Except type in "young" at the end of the image search. It'll give you a rough idea of what Frigga cheated on Odin with. There are changes, of course. Hair color, eye color, ect. But still.

:( My poll is getting ignored. I really need to know, guys, 'cause Loki has his father's eyes. If Laufey's gonna show up, I'm gonna give a description. And I need to know what that is!

Tell me what you think of these happenings! I was really hesitant in writing this fight, and I'm afraid I screwed it up. :/