Loki's dreamer: not completely together but going in the right direction. I wanted Loki to be a little different and I'm happy it's turning out that way. Lol

Kurai tenshi015: I never even tried to make them so opposite it just sorta happened. Lol

Mallakai: yeah Loki's fearful of what could happen to both of them if they ventured down this road. And yes he is already emotionally compromised even if he wants to think he can fight it. I am not sure if he will interact with the kids. Thanks for the compliments. 3 its always motivating to read those. :)

Doctor Loki love: I haven't been trying to go sexless it just sorta happened. Lol. And there was some sex with Clint and Natasha. Lol. And yeah Loki has too much possessive issues to let her be with anyone else which would suck if she tried to move on and only confuse things more. I'm also happy that Bruce and Amelia are working out nicely. I was worried about how to get them to come together for a while.

Poodle warriors: I'm loving Bruce and Amelia. :) as for Loki well he's just being Loki.

A. Michelle: haha I feel like he'll be the death of me sometimes too. Addicted to my story...awesome!

Dawn: good to see you back. Shiaji is explained in this one. There will be more of him. Wow you powered through all of them. Nice. :) hope you enjoyed them all or at least some. :p

Chapter 25

"This in unbelievable, you're unbelievable. You let him walk away again?!" Seraphina said frustrated at her younger sister.

"What was I suppose to do? Attach myself to him and refuse to let go until he stayed to listen, that's not childish or anything." Cephera replied back. She was sitting on the edge of her bed her hands gripping the blankets also feeling frustrated. This felt odd having this conversation with Cephera. Seraphina never thought she'd see the day she had any boy talk with her at all.

"He pretty much confessed to loving you!" Seraphina was pacing. "You know what he needs? He needs a good smack up the side of his head to released whatever it is that's fucking up his brain." Seraphina growled.

"Seriously you can't just go around hitting everyone it doesn't solve anything." Cephera shook her head exasperated.

"Don't talk to me about violence. You need a good smack too." Seraphina glowered at her sister. She was not impressed to hear about this when she got home. She was also not impressed that Cephera had left again without Shiaji. She had been given the cat as a guardian and Cephera was using it more like a pet. They had already finished that argument before this one began.

"Will you calm down. It's not the end of all things. I'm not giving up on him I'm just going to give him some space." Cephera said shrugging.

"Perfect. Leave him wide open for some little trollop to come along and fuck her way to his heart." Seraphina fumed. "You know what your problem is? You're not assertive enough. You're too passive aggressive. You never fight for what you want! You just sit by and wait for shit to happen." Seraphina knew she was being a bitch but she was sick of seeing her sister never get ahead in life. She just lived life day by day never really going for it or putting herself out there. The most she had seen her sister do had been joining SHIELD which had surprised her to no end. Now she was letting a guy walk away from her without even trying to keep him in her grasp when she clearly wanted him.

"Seraphina it's not like that." Cephera said about to say more but Seraphina waved her hand for Cephera to stay quiet.

"I said I wouldn't get involved. That you needed to do things for yourself but honestly you need to at least take advice." Cephera titled her head questioningly toward her twin. She wasn't angry and Seraphina knew it. Not much set Cephera off. "You need to find a way to connect with him. You want to give him space because he wants it but if you leave him to his thoughts too long it might turn out to be too late. Don't leave him long. Talk to him from time to time but not on the matters of your heart. Make him feel as though he's safe around you without having to open himself up. He'll either find himself talking to you about more without thinking about it or he'll bail all together but it's better then sitting back and doing nothing." Seraphina sat next to Cephera and put an arm around her shoulders.

"So try to be his friend?" Cephera asked.

"Yeah something like that. Look I got lots of things to tell you to do but you won't do any of those." Seraphina replied sighing.

"Like what?" She had made her curious. Something easily done.

"Well you could play hard to get, tease him and walk away kind of bullshit. Or your could make him jealous by pretending to be seeing someone else or dress super sexy to draw other men's attention in front of him." Cephera scrunched up her nose at those. "Or...no." Seraphina shook her head pretending it was too much to say. Too far left field.

"Or?" Cephera repeated egging her on. Seraphina took a breath.

"Well me and Natasha were talking about a plan. An intervention of sorts and...no...look it's too risky, you'll never do it." She had Cephera on the very edge gripping her shoulders now. Her face an intense stare of wonder.

"Tell me." Cephera insisted bouncing slightly making the mattress move. Seraphina had to try not to smile. It was so easy to get her sister on a hook. If Loki only knew how to work her to his tune the same way.

"Ok..." Seraphina pretending to give in and proceeded to tell Cephera their plan.

(Tony)

Tony enjoyed this. It was something he would never tire of. He once thought that sex of any kind with the one woman would be become monotonous and boring. That of course had been his playboy talking. He now knew the difference. There was a difference in feeling when you were engaged in sex with someone you loved and cherished. Something much more intimate then the act itself. It was something he didn't want to do without now that he had a taste of it.

Pepper was beautiful riding atop him. Her red head tilted forward and her blue eyes looking down at him. His hands resting on her thighs and hers resting on his chest. Her heaving breathing and rhythmic sighing was helping to bring him closer to release. He envied woman. Pepper already had two orgasms and would possibly have a third. He only got one and it usually took a resting period in between to get going again.

Tony groaned when she adjusted her fingers, digging her nails into his chest and biting her bottom lip. Her hips flicking back and forth along his length. Tony flexed his own fingers on her legs and closed his eyes bucking up to meet her halfway. Pepper cried out in pleasure and Tony did it again and again. Pepper collapsed forward moaning and Tony gripped her ass increasing his speed until he exploded in a quivering mass of pleasure.

Pepper kissed his cheek and then his lips. When she was finished her kisses she lay her forehead to his and smiled. "That always makes a long day at work feel worth it." She said in a half out of breath voice.

"Glad I could be of service." Tony replied grinning. Pepper moved off him to lay on her side against him. Propped up on one elbow she was smiling. Her other palm flat to his chest before tracing the scare left behind from his surgery. He no longer had the mini arch reactor in his chest but he didn't regret taking it out. Lying like this here now Tony looked to Pepper with a satisfied look of complete joy. "Marry me." He said. It just came out but somehow it just seemed right.

Peppers eyes widened a slight margin. "What no guns no whistles?" She teased pressing closer to him as of she wasn't sure he was being serious. Her eyes searching his face.

"No smoke and mirrors. Just me and you like it should be. I mean I just did a crap tone of things the last two years that should last me a good while." Tony removed himself from her touch, walked across the room and removed the ring box from an old coat he had in the closet he was sure she wouldn't look in or touch.

He came back to the bed but this time came around it where Pepper had sat up. Her face a wash of emotions as she was coming to realize he was serious. Wearing nothing but a smile Tony place himself on one knee. "Virginia Potts, will you do me this honor and marry me." He asked opening the box up to reveal a simple but still expensive engagement ring.

Tony loved the way she bit her bottom lip as she reached out and touched the box. "Yes." She said her voice gone all breathy once more. Her head nodding enough to possibly give her a headache. Tony hadn't been nervous or had any doubts. He realized now not everything needed planning or fireworks. Sometimes it just needed to come from the heart. He took the ring and slipped it onto her finger before she joined him on her knees throwing her arms about him and kissing him.

Tony accepted every kiss she had to offer before she sat back on her heels and gazed at her ring. "Cephera helped me pick it out. I wanted the one with the five cluster stones." He told her.

Pepper almost rolled her eyes but it appeared she didn't want to spoil the mood. "This is perfect. It's all perfect." She said.

Tony stood once more. Pepper replaced herself back on the bed still eyeing her hand. Tony grabbed his cell phone and took Peppers hand. She eyed him but said nothing. She couldn't stop grinning. Tony snapped a picture of just her hand. "Wake up Jarvis. Daddy's got a job for you."

"Yes sir." Jarvis said immediately as the AI didn't actually sleep.

"Tony what are you doing?" Pepper finally asked shaking her head.

"Beating the press to it." He said. "Upload the picture of Peppers hand." The image appeared in the room. "Good now I want you to mass text it to my entire contacts list with the title 'She said yes'. I also want the same picture and title up on every mainstream blog, social network and a headline letter to the press."

"Yes Sir." Jarvis confirmed.

"So much for no guns and whistles." Pepper laughed. Tony was excited. He hadn't been this excited since...well he couldn't remember when. He pounced onto the bed and pulled Pepper down with him, he could go another round now.

XxX

"Wow." Cephera said sitting on the edge of the couch flipping through tv station after station. The news of Tony's engagement was all everyone was talking about. He had told her early that morning when he had barged into her room in his bathrobe singing it. Cephera expressed her want to youtube that video. Seraphina had been sleeping in the same bed when he entered and so she knew as well.

Tony's phone hadn't stopped going off with congratulatory notes. He had emails pilling up not to mention people showing up at his door. Pepper was on the phone all day with her mother who thought Tony would get Pepper killed one day and they were having a back and forth debate over it all and apparently at some point her mother had accepted it and started the wedding planning.

The house was buzzing more then usual. Tony noticed Cephera pick up her cat and make for the door to leave for work. "Hey you taking it with you?" Tony said eyeing the mechanical feline.

"Seraphina insisted that he is my guardian and I'm to take him everywhere. Besides the kids might like him." Cephera shrugged.

"If he doesn't eat them." Tony replied giving the cat the 'I'm watching you' gesture. The cat growled. Him and the cat didn't get along. It might be because Tony had tried to do some tests on it. The damn thing had a mind of its own and it was scary.

"Ignore him Cephera." Pepper said taking the phone away from her hear a moment.

"I know." Cephera replied as she disappeared out the door.

"They're wondering when we will have the engagement party." Tony said to Pepper.

"Who?" She asked back covering the home phones receiver.

"Everyone." Tony held out his arms wide to express his 'everyone' comment.

"Gosh it hasn't been twenty four hours yet I haven't planned that far ahead." She said exasperated.

"Not having second thoughts are you?" He teased. Pepper gave him a mock glare.

"I can only imagine what the wedding will be like." Pepper replied and left the room again. Tony flopped down and relaxed on the couch listening to the news. Life didn't get any better then this.