Sooooo this is the second last chapter :o
Tia wakes to darkness. It's a stark contrast to the rainbows she has been seeing for so long through the portal. She assumes this is Midgard. Looking up she meets a bright light and a husky voice. Great start.
"You must be Tia. Thor said you would be landing around here."
"I am.. where am I?" She takes the hand of the man above her and is able to make it to her feet.
"Your on Earth. I'm Tony Stark.. genius, billionaire, playboy, ph-"
Tia interrupts the man. "Full of yourself type of person.."
"No."
"Not what I heard." Tia mumbles. Looking around she notices Tony isn't alone. Several armed men stand behind him and a large.. helicopter.. is that what Thor called them? She meets Tony's crystal blue eyes and sighs.
"I could just leave you here but I'm under specific instructions to protect you.. not that I need instructions with a gorgeous woman like you." She hears him reply as he walks away from her. "Why have you really come here? I don't want to hear anymore of that 'she needed a break' bull that Thor fed me.."
"I was.. how long do you have?"
"All night if I have a whiskey in my hand."
After a few minutes of silence Tia realises she has no idea what a whiskey is. "What's a whiskey?"
Tia watches Tony give her a wicked smirk before taking her hand. "You'll see."
"So Reindeer games is up there fighting for you and your son?" Tia nods as they both down another whiskey. "And he expects Earth to just welcome him back with open arms?"
Tia refills their glasses. "I was hoping we could come to some kind of arrangement.."
She watches Tony raise his glass in a type of toast. "Let's discuss it after a few more of these bad boys."
Tia can't help the laugh that escapes her. This is the most fun she has had in ages.
The realisation starts to creep into her mind as the alcohol runs low. What if Loki doesn't survive? What if the end of Asgard is now?
"If you'll excuse me I think I might have an early night." She takes her son out of the carrier Tony had given her in the car journey to his tower and places him close to her chest. "Where is our room?"
She hears Tony start to clear away glasses. "Of course your tired." She turns to face him and as she does he hands her a small key. "Your on floor twenty eight. Two floors down from here."
She examines the small key. Gold in colour but with sprinkles of silver running through it. Tia knows from reading that these elements cost a lot on Midgard. "Thank you for the room, I really appreciate it." She replies, she keeps her voice low knowing other people in the tower would be asleep.
"Oh no! You haven't just got a room, you have the whole floor." She watches Tony's smile widen. "Three bedrooms. A big bathroom. Ensuite in your bedroom. Kitchen and a living room with a view over New York. I also put in a few things for the little man."
"T-Tony you didn't have to do that!"
"Yes I did. Your lovely and from what Thor told me, you really do need a break. Anyway, Loki is a lucky man to have someone like you in his life. Now go! Pepper has left some pj's and casual clothes on your bed."
"What are.. pj's?"
"Oh.. erm.. pyjamas.. you might call them nightwear."
"Yes. Thanks and thank Pepper for me too."
"You'll meet her soon. Goodnight Tia."
"Goodnight Tony." Once out of sight, she disappears into the lift and down to her new life.
After putting her son down to sleep, Tia had decided to look around her new apartment, as Tony liked to call it. They had spoken for what felt like hours during the car journey here and even though he seemed full of himself, Tia realised he was also a very caring man which made her feel at home in his tower.
Looking around the main bedroom felt wonderful. A double bed was placed in the centre of the room, dressed in green and gold blankets with small tables at either side. A child's cot was on her side of the room near a large window which her son was now fast sleep in and a few other pieces of children's furniture and items were placed in the corner near the large wooden door. The floor was wooden and shiny with a small mat which poked out from under the bed. The whole place looked like it had been refurbished and Tia was more than excited to settle down here. She loved everything about the place even down to the little golden door handles. On closer inspection Tia noticed the front door was big enough to fit a family of four through but that every other door was average size.
Moving into the living room she gasps when she sees the large sofa facing an even larger bay window. How the other half lives, she thinks. The room reminds her of the maids quarter in the palace. The sofa was a C shape and the rest of the room seemed to fit around it even the.. tv? Tia decides to explore the rest of the apartment in the morning. Planting herself down on the well cushioned sofa she feels herself drift off. She lets sleep take over her as she knows she will need it if she has to raise her son alone.
Loki stands up from where the Bifrost had left him. It seemed to be the middle of a desert, similar to when he landed on Earth before. Looking around him he notices lights in the distance. He follows them before getting tired and teleporting to Stark tower. He remembers Thor mentioning that this is probably where Tony would bring Tia. Thor. He hadn't rescued him. Should he go back? Thinking it over he decides to see Tia first, try to explain things and just hope that Thor is strong enough to get out of Asgard alive.
Stepping into the large living room he spots a heavily armoured man in the corner. "I can see you Stark."
"Well I certainly wasn't going to be letting you come in here without a little armour to protect myself." He hears Tony say before a red dot is pointed at his chest.
"You can back down. I just want to see Tia and our son."
"She's on floor twenty eight. The second best apartment." Tony nods towards the lift. "Be quiet, they may be asleep."
"They are asleep sir. Tia in the living room and the child in his cot in the master bedroom."
"Thank you Friday. Oh Loki.. you can call her Friday." Tony replies when Loki groans and walks swiftly past him.
Now to talk to Tia.