THE NEXT DAY.

Loki was wearing a black suit, siting next to the secretary, and typing away at the keyboard.

My jaw was on the floor. "Good morning?" Why is Loki at my job? Where the heck is Darcy.

Darcy bounced into the room. "Hey! I made Loki take my spot here. I got moved to Jane's area."

I frowned. "So Loki is working for me?" I paled at the whole idea of Loki working for me.

Darcy laughed and stared at him with a lusty look."Not really, he's just here for decoration." I glared at Darcy. I know she has a thing for him, but that thing needed to end; NOW.

"Oh. Good morning, Miss Reaper." Loki smiled, winking at me in a discreet manner.

Miss Reaper my ass, why are you here? My thoughts were making me sour. It's too early for me to be bitter. "Loki." I greeted. I glanced at my archenemy, Secretary the Secretary. How ironic. "Secs."

"Your Darkness." she mocked, while typing rapidly. She paid me no attention, as I stormed into my room and slammed the door.

"RRAWWWWRRRRR!" I roared, throwing an apple at the wall angrily. Awww I was going to eat that apple for breakfast. I roared again and launched a vase on the floor. "SHHHHHIIIIIIIIII-"

My door flew open and Jane raised an eyebrow at me. "Are you okay?" she glanced at the wall. "Is that apple sauce?"

"It was my breakfast." I sighed, quickly collecting myself, and sitting down in my spiny chair. "I'm fine, just-"

Jane walked in and closed her door behind her. "Does it bother you, that Loki is working for you for a few days?"

"WHY IS HE WORKING FOR ME?!" I screeched, yanking on my ponytail.

"It's just his community service. Nick was pissed with him so he decided that he'd work here for a few days. All I can say is that Nick is pleased with Sir Chaos."

There was a faint knock on the door. I walked over and opened the door. "Hello." I glanced up at Loki. He handed me a package.

"That's a bunch of paperwork from Nick. He asked if you could file it for him."

My eyes watered at the idea of sorting a bunch of paperwork. "Thank you." I slammed the door in his face and turned around to face Jane.

"Are you guys dating?"

"No."

"What happened last night?"

I reddened, flashing back to kissing Loki on the cheek. "We went to the park."

"So you're dating him?"

"No."

"Yes you are."

"No."

"Uh-huh."

"No."

"Loki, Pepper, and Stark told me you were."

I gaped at her. "Okay I am."

"I was actually joking... but I'm glad you admitted. So I guess I get to say- I KNEW IT!"

Growling I plopped down in my chair and started organizing the paperwork and shredding garbage.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Shut up."

"Hey act like a girlfriend please? Why are you mad about this?"

A scowl danced in my eyes as I stared at Jane.

"I'm breaking a protocol. You know, 'No dating co-workers'."

"That protocol doesn't exist."

I rolled my eyes and kept filing. "Yeah it does, you just don't believe it because 'Thunder Cakes' is keeping his loaves toasty in your oven."

She bursted out laughing. "There aren't any buns though."

"Not yet for you..." I corrected her.

Jane sighed and sat down at the chair in front of me. "You're so cool, calm and collected. I understand why Tony tries to piss you off. You're so boring when you aren't emotional."

I started to shred more stupid paperwork and file away the useful stuff with a bit of concentration. Jane was starting to get under my skin about me being boring. "I'm not boring. I'm just alert and careful, like Banner."

"Booooorrrriiinnnngggg. Come on, talk to me about something. I'm so bored."

"Jane we just finished talking TWO minutes ago. How bored can you be?"

Jane put two fingers to her head and pulled an imaginary trigger. "Majorly bored."

"Go talk to Darcy about Thor."

"Brilliant idea! Thanks!"

"You do this every morning... Nothing new. Except for Loki being here." I sighed, placing a few papers in a labeled manilla folder.

She shrugged and left. Sighing again I started shredding again.

Knock. Knock. POUND! Knock.

"Come on in." I shouted. The door flew open and Nick walked in.

"So. Reaper. What's up?"

I stopped working and looked up at him. "Is this about me hooking up with Loki?"

"Partially."

"Alright. Spill."

"Are you sure you want to date him? I mean... He isn't really your typical perfect-prince-charming-guy like Kyle."

I deadpanned at the subject. Why'd he bring up my ex. It's quite obvious that I want Loki because he's obviously nothing like the fucking bastard. I mean how would you feel, if one day your boyfriend ditches you on your one year anniversary, and so you're driving to his house blasting 'break free' by Ariana Grande (and ZEDD) and people are staring at you sadly. Then when you arrive at his house none of his lights are on, but you know he's there so instead of using the key that he gave you, you magically appear in his bedroom where you felt his escalated pulse with another escalated pulse; thanks to being a grim reaper you can do boss shit like that. So when your ass turns on the light by clapping your hands, the two boys in the sheet stare at you like they'd seen a demon and you're just like 'UM I SHOULD PROBABLY HANG MYSELF FROM A CHANDELIER AND PUT MY EYES OUT WITH DIAMONDS WHILE DROWNING IN A TUB OF CHAMPAGNE.' That's one pricy death that you felt like you needed to experience firsthand.

So then he typically goes into boy mode. 'It's not what it looks like! I love you! I'm sorry!'

And his NEW companion is laying there like: 'He done hit the spot right more than once girl. This ain't even our first 'meeting'.'

And like the ultimate feeling of being betrayed and played and broken and... The thought of putting a gun to your head sounded just great! But I didn't do it. Love has played Death so many times, Death just doesn't even acknowledge the pain anymore. Well this was my first boyfriend... and my first heartbreak... so this was my first wound that I had to heal. And if Loki hurt me, I'd just be destroyed.

He won't. I have faith in him.

"GRIM!"

"Huh?"

"You're killing you're desk and plants."

My eyes flashed to my now moldy wilted plants and the two handprint rot marks on my wood desk. Grim you're losing control.

"Look... I don't know what's happening to yah right now, but you need to find some sort of peace of mind. Fast. I can't risk everyone dying."

"Just don't bring him up! Every time I close the gaping hole in my heart someone has to pull on the stitches and toss acid. IT SUCKS KNOWING THAT MY EX CHEATED ON ME WITH A BOY! AND YOU KNOW I'M OKAY WITH PEOPLE BEING HOMOSEXUAL AND STUFF. IT JUST SUCKS WHEN SOMEONE PLAYS YOU LIKE THAT! IF I HAD KNOWN THAT HE WAS GOING TO DO THIS I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HIS GIRLFRIEND! TWELVE FUCKING MONTHS OF BULLSHIT AND I GAVE HIM ALL OF MY HEART AND HE BROKE IT! HE FUCKING THREW THAT SHIT IN THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL!" I shredded a piece of paper after cutting it into a heart. "BLAM!" I threw my hands up and slammed them on the table. "JUST LIKE THAT!"

Nick's one eye was huge. "..."

"DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M CRAZY!" I bursted into tears and ran out of my office. "I'm not crazy!"