Breakfast at Stark's Estate

The three finish showering and dry off. Steve goes out to Loki's car, at Loki's request, and brings back the two overnight bags for the couple. Loki and Natalia then dress making themselves ready for the day. The sun makes its ascent higher in the morning sky as the three then walk across the lawn which is now dusted with a thin blanket of snow. The air is chilly and Natalia snuggles in closer to Loki. This brings a smile to the professor's face.

"I do not like the cold, but I love the snow." Natalia comments with a warm smile.

"The cold doesn't bother me." Loki says as he looks down at Natalia.

"It does me." Steve says with a chuckle from the other side of Natalia. His hands are in his pants pockets and his breath puffs out as he shivers from the chill in the air. "I wonder who's up now and who all has decided to stick around for breakfast?" Steve then asks to get his mind on something else besides the February weather.

"Considering it's half past eleven… hard to say." Loki answers after a quick look at his watch. They enter the main house and are wrapped in the warmth of the interior. Steve comments on it being like the greeting of an old friend.

"Though not as shy as you, Loki." The soldier then adds with a wink to the couple.

"Oh… ha-ha, very funny, Rogers." Loki retorts dryly as the three make their way to the kitchen. They are surprised to find no one in there, so Steve immediately starts to prepare making breakfast.

"JARVIS, how many guests are left here?" Steve then asks as he pulls out a large flat iron pan and places it on the stove in one of the large islands. He turns the heat up and places two tablespoons of butter on it. Steve then opens the pantry and pulls out a large bottle of syrup, a spice container of cinnamon, and a bottle of vanilla extract.

"Most have left at varying intervals, Captain Rogers. But eleven remain, including you, Loki Odinson, and his companion."

"Of everyone left… did any of them make plans to leave soon after they woke up and got ready?" Steve then asks as he returns to the pantry.

"Mr. Banner and Mr. and Mrs. Richards along with their friend Mr. Grimm expressed their needing to leave not long after they readied themselves, Captain." Steve does a quick count in his head as he hunts ingredients down.

"Are we the only ones up, JARVIS?" Steve then asks as he puts down two bags of sliced bread, a gallon of milk, and a dozen eggs onto the counter top beside the stove.

"Mr. Stark is still asleep but everyone else are in various stages of getting ready, Captain."

"That's good to know." Steve starts as he begins cracking eggs into a wide, large bowl. He then pours some milk into it, adds a splash of vanilla extract, and begins mixing the ingredients thoroughly with a whisk. "Let everyone know that I'm making French toast and scrambled eggs for breakfast, please, JARVIS." Steve then says as he starts dipping slices of bread into the mixture and sprinkling cinnamon on one side before placing them on the buttered flat iron.

"Oh and let them know there shall be bacon as well, JARVIS." Loki adds as he starts into the cooler to retrieve the package of pork flesh.

"Mr. Stark has turkey bacon since Ms. Potts insists he cut most of the fat from his diet, Sir. My apologizes."

"That's fine, JARVIS." Loki then says as he comes out of the large walk-in cooler with two packages of turkey bacon. He sits them beside Steve on the counter top and then fills a kettle with water.

"What's that for?" Steve asks Loki as he watches the dark haired man place the kettle on an open burner and turn the heat up.

"Tea." Loki replies simply.

"Tea? With breakfast? How un-American." Steve quips.

"Well, we aren't in America, Rogers… so get used to it." Loki then retorts. Steve chuckles at the snarky attitude as he finishes putting the dripping slices of bread on the pan. He sprinkles cinnamon over the tops and waits.

"Can you at least make a pot of coffee then, please?" Steve asks of Loki and gives him puppy dog eyes.

"Fine." Loki says with a roll of his eyes. "I shall prepare the bitter drink since you asked so nicely, Rogers." Loki then prepares the coffee pot by changing out the filter… since a pot had already been made and emptied… and scooping out the measured amounts of grounds before closing everything up and pressing the button. Stark's coffee pot has a waterline hook up so Loki doesn't have to fill it with water. Soon the kitchen is swimming with the smells of coffee, French toast, and turkey bacon, which is cooking in the microwave. Steve removes the flat iron from the stove and places it on the granite countertop near the sink. He then starts on making scrambled eggs in a separate skillet. Loki sits next to Natalia on the opposite side of the island just down from Steve.

"You are just full of surprises, Captain Rogers." Natalia says as Steve flips the eggs around in the skillet.

"Hopefully, you'll get to see more… and please, just call me, Steve." The soldier says to the lovely redhead with a warm smile on his handsome face as he turns down the heat then flips the scrambled eggs around a bit more.

"How long until you head back to America again, Rogers?" Loki asks the soldier curiously. He fears the handsome Captain's stay will be too brief.

"I have about three months of leave until I have to head back to the States." Steve answers. Loki's eyebrows rise at the surprising answer.

"And just what were you planning on doing with that time?" Loki then asks.

"Well, I wanted to catch up with you… but you're no longer 'available' so that idea is out the window." Steve says with a slight sigh as he slides the eggs off onto a large waiting plate.

"You don't have to leave on my account." Natalia then says. "You and Loki can catch up… just don't entertain thoughts of stealing him from me and we all can have lots of fun, yes?" She then adds with a wink. Steve smiles at that.

"Sounds like a plan." Steve then replies. He then looks at Loki. "You sure picked an interesting woman."

"Actually… she picked me." Loki says with a smile and then pulls Natalia onto his lap. He nuzzles her neck then captures her lips drawing her into a sweet gentle kiss.

"Only because you wouldn't act first." Natalia then says and taps the tip of her finger to the end of Loki's nose eliciting a chuckle from him. Steve can't help but smile at the two making a cute scene though he shakes his head. A part of the American soldier feels sad that that will never be him and the scholarly professor, but he is happy that the man he fell in love with a few years ago has found happiness.

"Loki." Came an all too familiar woman's voice. Loki looks away from Natalia with wide eyes to the dark haired woman who spoke his name.

"Sif." Loki says the woman's name in a near whisper. Her dark green eyes dart between Loki and the red headed young woman in his arms. Those dark eyes begin to grow as cold as the weather outside.

"I need a word with you. In private." Sif then says flatly. Loki looks from her to Natalia who gives him a small nod of her redhead.

"Very well then." Loki says with a slight sigh as Natalia slides off his lap and he stands. "Lead the way." Loki gestures to Sif after he walks around the islands to her. Sif then leads him away through the large house to the new modern addition.

"So how long have you been seeing this new girl?" Sif then asks stiffly after they stop just inside the greenhouse where the huge indoor pool is located, but it is out of sight hidden behind the living wall of greenery.

"Well, hello to you too." Loki says with slight admonishment. He then adds, "What did you really want to talk to me about, Sif? I have no patience for games at this time." Her dark green eyes narrow up at him.

"That's rich… seeing as how you used to play games all the time." Sif retorts. Loki sighs fearing that this is going to go no where.

"Excuse me, Sif, but I am needed elsewhere." Loki says politely with a bow of his head and turns.

"Wait." Sif says and her hard voice sounds softer, more vulnerable now. Loki stops and turns back to face her. He hasn't heard her speak like that in over ten years. "Loki… I… I. Dammit all!" Sif starts but she is so nervous that she can't get it out. "Loki, I still love you. Even after all this time and after what you did to me… after what you made me do. I still love you. I just wanted you to know that." Sif finally says and her eyes waver as she looks him in the eyes. Her eyes then lower and tears stream down her cheeks.

"I heard you were still alone and so had hoped that maybe you'd give us another chance…" She continues and pauses once more. Loki sighs but before he can utter a word, Sif cuts him off. "I know, you have someone now… and I am too late. Eleven years too late."

"Sif." Loki starts feeling sympathy for the woman before him. His guilt at breaking her heart back in High School after stealing her away from Thor started eating at him some years back… but back then, he was a heartless bastard who just wanted to get back at his golden adopted brother because he was angry… and jealous.

"I wasn't in a good place, mentally and emotionally, back then and I wound up hurting everyone close to me. For that… I am truly sorry." Loki says and his own façade cracks. He then draws Sif into a hug.

"I should have never toyed with your heart the way I did. I shouldn't have used you to hurt Thor." Loki pauses and sighs remembering how Sif and Thor were a steady couple throughout Junior High and High School… until Loki seduced Sif not long after he found out about his adoption. He did it out of spite and relished fucking her as often as he could… so much so that Sif wound up falling in love with him.

At the time it was all so perfectly devious… until Sif wound up pregnant. Then out of fear and desperation, Loki demanded she get an abortion. He paid for it, even took her to the clinic himself and made sure it was done. Sif had been very angry with him since then… and Thor never discovered the truth. They had gone their separate ways since that day. Sif remained in touch with Thor throughout college and had managed to avoid Loki most of the time.

"I forgive you." Sif says to Loki as she cries upon his chest. Loki feels horrible.

"I can never be forgiven for all that I did to you, Sif." Loki says and Sif sniffs as she lifts her head to look him in the eyes.

"Does she make you happy?" Sif asks her voice small and vulnerable.

"Yes, she does." Loki answers honestly. Sif then slaps him hard across the face.

"There's more where that came from if you hurt her." Sif says with her typical hard voice as Loki blinks in his stunned surprise of the blow. She then grabs him and kisses him. Her tongue swirls around his… hungry and eager. They then break away and Loki is shocked further still. "And there's definitely more where that came from if she hurts you." Sif then pushes him away and walks off hurriedly.

"Bloody hell. What is it with everyone seeming to want me right now?" Loki asks thinking out loud as he runs his hands through his hair then makes his way back to the huge kitchen. He is not prepared for what he walks into. Ororo has discovered Natalia is here and Thor's fiancé is NOT amused.

"I expected better of you, Ms. Romanova! This sort of behavior isn't acceptable." Ororo lectures as she stands tall and regal over Natalia who seems so much smaller and younger now.

"Excuse me, Ororo…" Loki starts as he walks up to stand next to Natalia. "This is entirely my fault. I…" Loki then pauses and takes a deep breath. "Natalia and I started dating recently, so I brought her here to Stark's to meet Thor and our friends."

"Oh?" Ororo retorts and is rendered into silence as she looks between the handsome professor and Natalia. She then finds her voice again. "I see you like your women young."

"That is incidental." Loki retorts.

"She comes from money." Ororo then says.

"I don't care about that. What I do care about is that she finishes her pursuit of higher education so that she may enter the career of her choosing." Loki then says.

"So you can keep her around on campus, Professor?" Ororo asks skeptically.

"So that she will be happy in whatever job she wishes to pursue." Loki replies.

"So you really do care about her?" Ororo then asks.

"I do… very much so. In fact… I love her." Loki admits as he looks at Natalia and smiles as he says the last part.

"Good. Don't hurt her." Ororo then adds sternly and turns to fix herself a plate.

"Why does everyone seem to think I'm going to hurt Natalia?" Loki then asks.

"Maybe because you're almost thirty and she's eighteen." Ororo retorts and Loki kicks himself mentally for asking the question to begin with.

"Let this argument be settled for now. It's time to eat!" Thor says as he prepares himself a plate. He had walked in shortly after Loki did and watched as Loki handled himself under Ororo's scrutiny. They all sit down and start eating in the adjacent dining room. Ororo compliments Steve for his cooking skills as more people start entering following the scent of food.

"What smells like home down here?" Comes the gruff voice of Ben Grimm as he enters wearing jeans and an ugly orange sweater. Steve tells him French toast, eggs, and turkey bacon. Ben eagerly digs in as he sits at the table after getting a glass of orange juice from the kitchen.

"Who made this? It's better than my mom's breakfast." Ben asks and Steve is pointed out by Thor. Ben thanks his fellow American for cooking the delicious meal.

"Steve used to cook often in our college days. If he had not been able to come this weekend then Tony would've had to hire a cook to cater us." Thor says as he polishes off the last of the food on his large plate. He starts for seconds but Steve tells him to wait for the others. Some of which soon appear.

Mr. and Mrs. Richards enter and Reed says they have to leave soon so that they have enough time to go through security and board their plane bound for New York. Sue talks him into staying long enough to eat. Reed then goes on about salt intake and fats, but after he is told the bacon is made from turkey, he is sold and they eat quickly. As soon as Reed and Sue are finished, they and Ben leave saying their farewells to those left. Bruce Banner comes down the stairs and says his farewells before hurrying off out the door.

"Why was he in such a hurry?" Natalia asks of Loki.

"Be glad that he did. He is the head of the Science Building at Shield University and would be all too happy to stick it to me by getting Dean Fury on my ass." Loki replies quietly to her.

"So he doesn't like you, I take it?" Natalia asks.

"You could say that." Loki says.

"What happened?" She asks curiously as she eyes Loki. He fidgets in his seat and sighs as he wipes he mouth with his napkin.

"Stark pulled a prank by dumping a large bucket of green paint on him one morning… and promptly blamed me for it. Banner believed the accusation and since Thor wasn't there at the time… well, I had no one to vouch for me." Loki says recounting the incident.

"That doesn't sound so horrible." Natalia says simply.

"It was done before he was to participate in a debate concerning Radiation as an Energy source. He was advocating Nuclear Power plants at the time… though now he is on board with Green Technologies and it was all so silly since they seemed to be fighting about a woman at the time. Completely ridiculous if you ask me." Loki finishes giving the details.

"Okay, now I can understand why he'd avoid you. Did you try to apologize at least?" Natalia asks hoping something was resolved.

"I did. I tried… but he was so mad, he knocked me down and hammered at me with his fists. I'm quite lucky he didn't hurt me too badly, though he did break my nose, bust my lip, open a deep gash on the back of my head, and he managed to break my left arm. For being such a short man, he packs quite a wallop." Loki then says and shudders as he recalls the beating he endured.

"Aww." Natalia coos sadly as she runs her right hand over his left forearm. "Now I see why you don't like Stark so much."

"Precisely." Loki says as he looks around the table as Thor tries to talk Steve into letting him eat more of the delicious food. Natalia then leans in closer to Loki.

"I'll make you feel much better before we leave." She whispers into his ear then pulls away. Loki only smiles at her as he takes her hand in his. He runs his thumb over her knuckles.

"I know somewhere we can go." Loki says in a hushed tone. "Follow me." He adds in a whisper then stands.

"Brother! Where are you going?" Thor calls after Loki who sighs and turns.

"To give my lovely Natalia a tour of the house now that it is quieter." Loki says with a smile. Thor gives an 'o' face and nods.

"Don't get lost." Thor jests as Loki and Natalia leave. He takes her through the old part of the house before showing her the modern addition in the back. Once there, he shows her the greenhouse which is huge and houses two swimming pools. One is elevated and disguised as a stony outcrop where a waterfall pours from it down to the next pool which is larger. Natalia is awestruck by this.

"Remember the shower?" Loki asks as he leans in close and Natalia nods.

"How could I forget?" She replies with a smirk.

"Well, Stark took this idea from my parents' home as well when he remodeled this greenhouse five years ago." Loki says as he leads her around the lower pool to the rocks. Once there, he shows her the 'secret entrance' to a hidden room. He opens the disguised door and lets her enter first.

Natalia gasps in awe at the darkened room that is illuminated by the light that shines through the thick glass windows that look out into the depths of the lower pool. Fish swim in these windows which are actually fish tanks. Statues of mermaids with their arms over their heads and full breasts exposed are placed between the windows. The opposite wall to the windows is painted with a morale of mermaids and dolphins swimming underwater framed by a coral reef. There are chairs and tables in here but the central attraction is a huge Jacuzzi.

"Stark calls this his 'Mermaid Room'… for obvious reasons." Loki says with a roll of his eyes as Natalia walks into the blue hued room. She walks up to the closest statue and turns to Loki with an all too familiar glint in her bright blue eyes.

"Which would you rather see… me fondle another woman or another woman fondle me?" She asks as her voice gets husky and seductive. Loki smiles as he watches her fondle the perky, firm breasts of a mermaid statue. He can't help but admit that such a sight would be very enticing to witness.

"I'd settle to fondle you myself." Loki says as he approaches her and captures her lips with his. His hands cup her breasts and she moans into his mouth as her back presses against the glass. Natalia returns it with heat and vigor as her hands find their way into his long hair as she presses herself upon him.

"You're so good to me." She says after they break way yet remain in one another's arms. Her eyes look up longingly at him and Loki knows that even if it was just him and her left alone in all the world… then he'd be truly happy.

"I love you, Natalia Romanova… my little Spider. How you have entangled me." Loki says and smiles warmly at her. Natalia then pushes him backwards until he stumbles on the short stairs that lead up to the Jacuzzi. Natalia quickly pulls the simple black v-neck shirt he is wearing off and kisses her way down his neck and chest. Her mouth envelopes one nipple, sucking and licking the nub into stiffened arousal. She then works the other to a similar state as her hands work at the fastenings of his pants which soon are pulled off after he kicks his shoes off.

"Right now… I'm your Mermaid, Loki." Natalia says seductively as her eyes gaze up at him, hooded and seductive. Her hands massage his knees and he can sense the desire in her easily.

"Then I guess I am the drowning sailor." Loki quips with a chuckle as Natalia teases him at first by flicking her tongue out to touch the tip of his erect member. His breath hitches. Her tongue then slowly swirls around the tip. "I want to drown if this is what awaits me." He then adds and looks down at her with desire. She returns the look as she smiles and begins to lick languidly down and up his shaft. The tip of the wet, rosy pink muscle traces the pulsing veins along the length of his throbbing erection. Loki can't help but moan as he watches her work and tease him causing his cock to harden even more.

"Oh, no… you have it all wrong, poor sailor. I'm going to save you." Natalia then says and starts sucking on the tip slowly. Loki's eyes close as a gasp escapes his lips.

"Save me?" He questions. "I thought Mermaids drowned sailors." Loki says then continues to moan as she sucks harder on the tip and swirls her tongue. Her hand starts stroking his shaft as she twists and applies pressure on the downward stroke when she sucks more of his cock into the depth of her mouth then glides her hand up as she pulls her mouth back to just the tip. She does this a few more times then releases him with a pop.

"Yes, save you… from the fury of the Ocean… to make you mine." She replies as she pulls away and takes her blue shirt off revealing her black lacey bra. The sight of her nearly topless causes Loki's cock to twitch. She then slips her pants and panties off in one motion. As she starts up the stairs, Loki moves and pushes her to rest her perfect round ass on the wide edge of the Jacuzzi.

"Perhaps I want to drown." He retorts just before burying his face between her thighs. Natalia moans as her head whips back and her body starts to shiver as he attacks her clit. Her hand hits the button to activate the jets and the steamy water begins to bubble. She curls forward over his head in surprise. Loki pulls away and they both giggle. He then stands and kisses her as he works the hooks of her bra and removes the lacey garment.

"You'd rather drown, huh?" Natalia then says with a smirk recapturing the mood before she then falls backwards pulling Loki with her and they both fall into the Jacuzzi's hot water. Their lips meet under the surface and they hold each other. Loki repositions them and soon their heads break the surface as he is on his knees in the middle with her legs wrapped around his waist… though the water is at his chin.

"Well, I'm about to come close to it anyways." Loki then says and chuckles as he then walks on his knees to the seats that line the edge. He twists as Natalia releases her hold on his waist. She then straddles him and they kiss. The angle is odd now that he has to tilt his head up to kiss her. His hands flow up her body following her curves and sliding down to grip her ass. Natalia repositions and then slides down upon his erect shaft. Loki moans with a rumbling growl from deep in his throat.

"And now I shall get lost within the Red Sea." Loki quips with a smile. Natalia then pushes his chest back and his head rests upon the wide edge of the Jacuzzi. Natalia really works him, bounding up and down his length using the water to aid and slow her movements. He bucks his hips up in time to meet her as she comes down. He watches her as she eyes him. The look of longing and acceptance in her eyes pricks him deeper than any blade ever could.

"Loki… I love you." She says through her panting as her hands flow over his chest and she pulses around him. Her voice is light and vulnerable. Loki immediately wraps his arms back around her and their lips meet as they slow.

"I love you more everyday, my sweet Natalia." Loki whispers and twists rolling them over in the water. His hands find the edge as his knees rest on the bench. Natalia holds herself above the water by wrapping her arms around his back and gripping his shoulders. He then starts a slow rocking motion using the water and gravity in concert to make love to her. He increases the speed and her moans grow in volume overcoming the sounds of slouching water and the jets. Soon his name becomes a whispered mantra coming from her full lips. In minutes her body tightens down upon him and he has a few thrusts to enjoy the exquisiteness of her.

"Natalia." Loki then whispers in her ear as his own orgasm rocks him and he loses his rhythm to just fuck into her hard as he cums. He then rolls again and he remains within her. His hands flow over her back as she lays down upon his chest with her hands nestled upon his shoulders.

"I wish this moment could last forever." Loki says wistfully as he rubs his nose against hers. She hums and nods her agreement as they remain in this position, enjoying each other for as long as they can. Loki's eyes flutter to a close as he relaxes in the bliss of the hot water and the warmth of the woman he loves seated upon him.