Thor's POV

I sit in the living area as Tony paces around.

"Stark, why don't you just go and say that you're sorry to the Captain?" I ask him as I take a bite of my lunch (which was a delicious "BLT" sandwich Darcy had made me).

"You see Thor, no I can't just do that-because Steve was right. I am a coward." Tony said.

"Dad." I hear Darcy say coming out of the kitchen. "You may be a coward but honestly Steve's not taking this any better and both of you are acting like you're 5. Honestly just go kiss and makeup so we can get back to planning Thor and Jane's wedding-speaking of which, dress shopping is in a few days.." Darcy handed Tony a sandwich and then Tony said,

"But he exploded at me-"

"And I would've too! Honestly you were interrogating him on who he was sleeping with for Christ's sake! And yes before you say 'but it's you, you're my daughter' or some other shit like that. Think about what I'm going to say- you invaded Steve's personal privacy to try and get information about me-"

"No I wasn't-"

"Yes you were, you wanted to know if I was sleeping with him. And that is crossing a line. Because I'm a fucking adult Dad! I have been since I officially met you! I'm not that helpless nieve five year old you saw at my Mom's wedding, I'm 26 and for the first time in what feels like forever I'm happy!"

"Honey, I know that you're happy I just think that before you rush into anything with Steve that you might regret-" Tony begins, softly. I was beginning to worry, so many people were fighting and it was about such personal things. What if Jane and I fell apart like that?

"Don't "honey" me, you've only really been in my life 8 years tops. And you think you have the right to tell me who I can and can't see?"

"What? No!" Tony says.

"Well then why does it seem like that? Honestly I came in here and I said that I was going to be calm about this but fuck that. Because what you don't get is that I know what I'm getting into with Steve. Honestly the best word to describe our relationship is a glorified booty call, best friends with major benefits, whatever you want to call it. And for once I'm happy. I'm involved a man who genuinely likes me for me, not because I'm good in bed, or I have a nice house, or that I'm Jane's assistant for crying out loud!"

"Loki did truly care for you-" I say trying to but in.

"Then why did instead of telling me the truth like a normal person, and saying he was being punished and couldn't see me again, he go and fucking shatter my heart into so many pieces I'm just starting to feel better again-after 4 months-I'm starting to feel truly better." Darcy asks turning to me.

I look up and see the rage and the pain in her eyes, and it just now hit me what Loki's actions did to her, and what Jane was talking about. I stand up and feel very horrible with myself so I go over and hug her.

"I have been a terrible friend, I did not see the degree of your suffering, and I didn't listen to Jane when she told me. Forgive me." I say. I feel her wrap her arms around my middle and pat my back.

"It's okay big guy, he's your brother and you love him. I understand." She says. I hug her tighter and she laughs.

"Thor I can't breathe."

I release her and smile what Jane would describe as 'awkwardly'. She laughs and then turns to Tony and says,

"Just apologize for Steve and I'm sure he'll apologize for blowing up. Like I am right now, I'm sorry for blowing up at you, but that doesn't change the fact that you crossed a line."

"Come here." Tony says holding out his arms and Darcy goes over and the two hug.

"Am I missing the hugging?" I hear a voice say.

I turn around and see Jane, walking into the room with Banner and Steve. I smile at her and meet her halfway and wrap arms around her, placing a kiss on her mouth.

"Guys, get a room." I hear Lady Darcy say in a joking tone. Jane waves her hand and smiles.

"Hello to you too." She says to me reaching her hand up to brush my hair out of my face and strokes my jaw with her thumb. "You need to shave." She thinks out loud.

"I did not have time this morning before I was needed at a meeting with Mr. Fury." I say.

"So, by the way I stopped by the room and your hammer has an envelope next to it. It's your mother's handwriting so I think it might be news about your crowning." She says.

"I shall open it the next time I get a chance." I say.

"Okay, I'll be in the labs if you need me." She says gesturing to the lab area.

"I will be sure to get you if anything arrives my love." I say before kissing her mouth and watching her walk towards the labs.

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Darcy's POV *A/N, Olivia be warned*

I laugh as Steve and I walk around the city. His arm was around my shoulders and he was smiling widely. We had taken a cab into Brooklyn and were wandering around, kind of like a 'day date' I want to say, but the film crew for the documentary was following us around-showing that even the biggest of all superheros had lives just like normal people. Or some bullshit like that. As if that wasn't fucking obvious I remember myself thinking.

"So did you talk to my Dad yet?" I ask

"Um, well we talked a bit last night after I got back from my marathon-"

"Which I heard you did great in." I say smiling.

"I mean, I got 4th in my class. Not too bad." He says smiling.

"Did anybody notice who you were?"

'Well the people at the desk asked if I was the Captain, and I answered truthfully, that I was but I had been training for this event like all the others and I was doing it for fun-and after taking a few pictures and signing a few autographs they let me enter." He says. I smile and then say,

"So how did the talk go?"

"It went okay, he told me what you said and apologized and I apologized for blowing up at him and that's it. We haven't really talked since, it's kind of weird I guess." Steve says.

"So when's that charity event you're supposed to show up with the S.H.I.E.L.D. representative?" I ask.

"Today, actually we're almost there." He says.

"But I don't officially work for S.H.I.E.L.D." I say confused.

"Coulson gave it the OK and Fury said I could bring who I wanted to-so I chose you." He says wrapping an arm around my shoulders, as we see a mass of press standing in front of a building.

We walk up and Steve greets the papers and thanks them for coming. I turn around and see where we were-the homeless shelter.

"Today I'm here to just speak with the homeless that live in this shelter, and the organization running it will receive ten thousand dollars from S.H.I.E.L.D., to help pay either expenses." Steve says loudly, and we pose and wave to the cameras before walking in.

I look around, we were surrounded by tables and cots with screens up. A man walks over to us and asks,

"Are you Steve Rogers?"

"Yes sir I am, and this is my lovely friend Darcy Lewis." Steve says. We all shake hands and he says,

"I, um run this thing. The people on their cots want to have a one-on-one conversation, or none at all. So after you're done with the group, just swing on by."

"Of course. Now where am I heading?" Steve asks.

"Down that hallway it leads to a courtyard area-that's where you'll find everybody." The man says.

"Thank you." Steve says and we walk to the courtyard.

"So this is the event you were going to, a homeless shelter speak?" The man next to the guy with a camera said. We should really learn their names soon. I think as Steve says,

"Yes-now follow me."

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We spent about an hour in the courtyard before I had to use the restroom. After a younger woman pointed me in their direction, I headed towards them. Of course I had my head in my phone texting Jane, who had decided that her and Thor were trying for kids, finally I think to myself as I run into something very solid.

"Oh I'm sorry." I hear a voice say. the voice gives me goosebumps and causes the hairs on my neck stick up-I knew that voice. I look up and ask,

"Loki?"

I look at him for a long while before he smiles gently and says,

"Hello Darcy."

"What are you doing here?" I ask confused. "Didn't Jane and Thor get you an apartment."

"Yes, well it's very hard to keep an apartment when you don't have a steady job." Loki says. "Apparently you Americans take your money very seriously, so I asked around and I ended up here-it's not as bad as it looks like. You get food, shelter, showers, and water-so long as you're not doing drugs, getting involved with gangs, and looking for a job."

"How's that going?" I ask, crossing my arms over my chest, not sure if I had to use the bathroom-or if I was just nervous.

"Actually-I just got back from an interview. It went quite well." Loki said smiling.

"Oh what was it for?" I ask.

"There's this little italian restaurant in the large square that is hiring and the manager said he liked how I addressed the customers in my trial run and I should get news within the week." He says.

"Why won't Thor and Jane help you? I mean they should be paying for your apartment, or helping you find a job at least." I ask. This is unlike them-to leave him on his own.

"Because I do not need their help. My father put me here to survive on my own, get my life together-and how can I truly have a life if I'm depending on my brother and his precious wife." He says

"That's good-that you're getting your life together. It takes a lot not to accept Thor and Jane's help-trust me they guilt like no other." I say, unlike me-who was still getting over the stupid dork. "Um, maybe if you're in the city one day we could catch up?" I ask before I can stop myself. No stupid! He broke your heart you're supposed to be mad at him!

"I'd love to, actually are you free sometime this weekend?" He asks.

"Darcy!" I hear a voice call.

I turn around and see Steve. I smile and say,

"Hey." He comes over and is smiling until he sees Loki.

"What's he doing here?" He asks sticking out his chest a bit more and wrapping an arm around my shoulders.

"If you must know, after the little show you put on at my previous job-I got fired. And it's rather hard to pay rent without a job. So I'm here." Loki said.

"Wait, what show?" Steve asks.

"Oh when you came to the little diner across the street from here, my manager thought that I was harassing customers-so she fired me." Loki said. "But it's not a big deal, honestly. I actually just had a trial run for a new job. And Darcy here was asking if we could catch up sometime."

"Darcy." Steve says turning towards me.

"Steve honestly I'm fine! I mean, is it a crime for me to want to know what's going with an old friend's life?" I ask tensing up, my voice quickening. And I feel his touch change from defensive or protecting-to a softer one.

"That's not what I meant." He says.

"Um anyway-Darcy. My cell phone number hasn't changed so if you are free. Just give me a call or text me. I'll leave you two." Loki says.

"Wait Loki-" I say but it's too late he's already gone.

I turn around and look at Steve.

"Thanks alot, now he's going to be scared to open up to me again!" I say.

"Darcy-he broke your heart, why do you want him to open up to you again?" Steve asks, sounding genuinely confused.

"Because maybe I still want to be in contact with him. I mean I know it won't go anywhere, but…." I say rubbing my arms, hoping he wouldn't dig into it.

"But you're hoping it does." Steve says his voice dropping in disappointment. I shrug as we begin to walk out of the shelter, into the daylight, in an awkward silence.

"So, are you hoping that you contacting him will go anywhere?" Steve asks.

"I mean, I love him still-" I begin but I'm cut off by Steve.

"Darcy!" Steve says sharply stopping and gently grabbing me, by my shoulders. "This is a bad idea you're setting yourself up to get hurt again."

"I can take care of myself Steve-now let me go" I say shrugging him off of me and walking quickly ahead.

"Darcy, I know you can I'm just telling you to think." He says jogging to catch up with me.

"About what?" I ask turning around. "What do you want me to think about exactly?"

"The fact that you wake up crying in the middle of the night saying his name, and that you broke down over an old photo of you two a few weeks ago-"

"That was weeks ago Steve. And I am thinking about that? I know he hurt me, but at the same time I know he might be the only one able to fix me!" I say turning around and walking away again

"That doesn't have to be true-not if you don't want it to be. Let me try at least!" He yells as we cross the street.

"And why would you do that? I mean, why do you care? We're just friends." I say hoping he wouldn't stop me, but I thought too soon.

He grabbed my wrist and turned me around, with a gentle hold so has not to hurt me, but tight enough to where I couldn't let go. He looks me right in the eye and then says,

"Because I love you Darcy! I've cared about you since we started hanging out, and after our dates and everything we've done I've come to realize that I love you. Hell-I know what we have isn't supposed to be serious or official, and you might be fine with that- but I'm not! I mean at first I was, but the more time I spend with you the more I realize that I am falling for you, hard. And I know I'm serious because I haven't felt this way since-" He stops and then in a softer voice he continues. "I haven't felt this way about anybody-since Peggy."

I look at him and feel tears come to my eyes. This couldn't be happening-this wasn't happening right now. I look at him and then to the ground and I say,

"I have to go." Before walking over to the edge of the sidewalk and hailing a cab. After it arrives I climb in ignoring Steve as he says,

"Darcy. Darcy wait I'm sorry! I wasn't-" And I close my eyes and say,

"Central park." To the driver before grabbing my phone and texting Loki

Are you free now? -Darcy

Of course -Loki

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Loki's POV

I look at Darcy as she downs another drink,

"Take it easy." I tell her. She shrugs and then says,

"Why? I've already fucked up my possible relationship with a guy who I really cared about."

"Because it's only a Tuesday, and you could be doing something important tomorrow." I say.

"Yeah, like making sure Jane doesn't starve in the lab, there are other lab rats that know her feeding schedule." Darcy says as she orders another large glass of very strong alcohol.

"Darcy." I say stopping the bartender from handing her the drink and paying the check.

"Loki, give me my drink." Darcy complains as I pays with what money I did have on me-the water I was having was free since it was water.

"Come on, we're taking you home."

"Why home?" Darcy asks.

"Because you have work in the morning." I say taking her arm and leading her outside

"What if I don't want to go home?" Darcy asks in a tone that causes me to turn around.

I turn around and see a fire in her eyes, the fire from when we had first met.

"Darcy?" I ask.

"I'm not going to lie, I miss you Loki. I mean it's been almost 6 months since I've been properly laid and I've been thinking about you-" She begins but I cut her off by pressing my lips to hers.

Almost instantly she responds back, and it's like nothing had changed. Her hands found the sides of my face and started to slowly run through my hair. I placed my hands on her hips and leaned in, dragging my teeth along her bottom lip gently causing her to whine. When we separated she looks at me and says,

"There's a cheap motel just outside of the city and I brought my credit card."

"Sounds great." I say before she hails a cab.

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We get to the motel and Darcy pays for a little room-once we get the key and walk in Darcy turns to me and kisses me again fiercely. I kiss her back and feel her gently dig her nails into my scalp before running her hands down my body and lifting up my shirt- and pulling it over my head. I move my hands from her hips to down on her thighs under her butt and lift her up. She wraps her legs around me and I carry her over to the small bed before laying her down, and the rest just fell into place….

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*hides under bed waiting for comment war to happen*