I'm so sorry. I know I promised a dayly update, but then school took over again. Well, here it is, the last chapter. I want to thank everyone who followed and favorited this story. Also a big thanks to those who reviewed, they made my day! And probably the biggest thanks to SweetHummingbird, who beta read this story and teaching me grammer.

I don't know when I will post the sequal to Around the world, the school is really taking a lot of energy and time, so writing have been slow lately. But hopefully somewhere around late spring early summer.

Anyway, thanks again and enjoy this cute little last chapter. Lots of love to you!


Chapter 27

2 months later.

It was Christmas and Stark decided to have a private party. The only ones invited was the couple Barton's, Pepper and her now boyfriend, Steve Rogers, Dr. Banner and his girlfriend and Loki's brother, Thor, and his fiancé Jane was also invited. Loki had put great care into the party preparations, making their home look homely and Christmassy with a big tree, present lying under it, wrapped in different, colourful wrappings, ornaments everywhere and a lot more pictures of the couple were framed and displayed on various places. The two men living in the tower were dressed casually fancy, meaning nice jeans and shirts, Loki wearing a dark green shirt and Tony, a dark red shirt, Christmas colours. Loki was adjusting the present, wanting them to lie perfectly, like in the pictures in the magazines. Tony chuckled and walked over, sat down in the big armchair and watched the man.

God, he loved the man he was watching right now. It had been 8 months now and he couldn't imagine a future without the writer, now also teacher. Loki got a job at Berkeley in New York as an English teacher and Tony could tell that he loved it. He was a lot more active now and loved to talk about his students, how they seemed to understand and enjoyed his lectures.

One more thing that was new in the small family was the cute little Yorkshire terrier, named Romeo because of his ability to charm anyone to like him, who lay on the couch among the blankets that usually were folded neatly but was now like a big pile with a tiny dog in it. An old teacher at Berkeley was too old and sick to take care of him and so Loki begged Tony to let him have the small dog. The genius had been against it at first, thinking that if they were going to have a dog, let it at least be a real dog, but Loki won in the end and now the genius had to agree that the little guy was perfect for them. The statement big dog in a small body was perfect for the little guy. And he did enjoy taking him into the lab, having him lying on a pillow on the worktable and watching him sleep. It was also good because the little dog would get up and tell him it was time to get out of the lab and take a walk, he had made Tony's life even more healthier than before.

"Are you checking out my ass, love?" Loki suddenly asked and turned around, facing his genius that sat in the armchair.

Tony got his cocky smirk in place. "I'm not allowed?" He asked, raising one eyebrow.

Loki chuckled and walked over to Tony, sitting himself down on his lap, one arm around his neck and taking the other hand that wasn't around his waist and played with his fingers. "You are the only one that is allowed." He stated and planted a soft kiss on the genius temple.

Tony hummed and leaned his head on his boyfriend's chest. "I like having that privilege." He stated and laced their fingers together.

Everything was perfect, the fireplace was on, the light was dimmed so the small lights from the tree and the ornaments around them glowed and the light from the city outside shined brighter. The Christmas food that Tony had ordered, stood ready on the dinner table and plates, silver ware and wine glasses were placed for ten people. Romeo noticed the two men he favored the most in the world, sitting together in the armchair and decided to take the opportunity to be with them both. The dog jumped down and strutted over to them, scratching on the genius leg to get the couples attention. Tony and Loki looked down at the little guy and the writer lifted him up into his lap. "Hi, little shit." Tony said and petted the tiny dog's back.

"Tony!" Loki scolded and gave the genius a sour look.

"What? He doesn't understand me." He stated and got a lick on the nose from the little guy. "See." He said and scratched behind the dog's ear.

Loki rolled his eyes and carded his fingers through the long golden hair Romeo had on his head. "He needs a cut soon." He stated with a smile. The genius only nodded, he had realized the same thing the other day when they had been in the lab together. Romeo could usually avoid stepping into the grease that got on the floor when he had a short cut, but it didn't matter how good he was on his paws when he had the long hair dragging on the floor.

'Sir's, your guests have arrived and are on their way up in the private elevator.' Jarvis informed the couple who were discussing if they should have him cut really short or just half because it was, after all, winter.

"Thank you, Jarvis." Tony called out and placed a quick kiss on Loki's lips before letting him and the dog off his lap. The couple walked hand in hand together to the elevator to greet their guests. Romeo stayed on the fluffy carpet and watched them like a hawk.

The doors opened and a big blond man took them both into a group hug. "Merry Christmas!" He boomed.

"Merry Christmas to you too." Loki said with a chuckle. Thor let them go and went over to the little dog to greet him a lot more calmly and carefully.

Everyone got a hug and 'Merry Christmas' was greeted to all the guests before walking over to the dinner table to dig into the delicious food. "I like what you have done with the place, Loki." Pepper said and looked around the room with a warm smile in place.

"How do you know I didn't help?" Tony said with a fake sad voice.

Pepper gave the genius a look that pretty much said 'Please' to her boss. "If it was you decorating it would all be holographic." She stated with a raised eyebrow.

Tony chuckled at how well his best friend knew him. "Yeah, you're right." He said and got a kiss on the cheek from his boyfriend.

"How's your new job, Loki?" Bruce asked curiously as he placed some food on his plate.

Loki always got excited when someone asked him about it since he was very proud of his students. "It's great, I love it." He said and remembered that he still had some papers to correct.

"That reminds me! Tony, you still have some papers to sign." Pepper stated with a stern, bossy voice. Sometimes you could wonder who the boss is really.

The genius sighed. "Pepper, its Christmas!" He said with a whiny voice that made everyone chuckle. They continued eating and talking about everything that has been going on these past few months and what will happen in the near future. Tony told them about the cabin which was finally done on LoIsland, Pepper and Steve reviled that they will be moving in together, Thor and Jane reviled that they will have the wedding on a beach in the Bahamas, Natasha and Clint were planning on going abroad when it was time for practice studies and Bruce and his girlfriend, who is also a doctor, was going to China to study. It seemed that everyone had plans in some way and that everyone was happy, only the genius new that after tonight, he and Loki will have more plans for next year.

Loki looked around at all the people around the table, thinking how lucky he was that he had these people in his life after all that has happened, glad that it was all over. Odin had disappeared, hiding in his mansion with Frigga, who takes care of the old brute who doesn't deserve it. But there was nothing the two sons could do. She always played the marriage card on them and made them realize that they would stay with the person they loved the most through better and through worst any day.

Loki didn't realize that he had locked his eyes on the genius beside him, looking at him with love, stuck in his head with happy thoughts about his life with the genius billionaire. He only realized it when he felt a hand on his, lacing his fingers with the other's and warm smile appeared on Loki's lips. "You're okay?" The genius asked with a smile.

Loki nodded and leaned closer, placing his lips softly onto the billionaire's, kissing him lovingly. "I'm always okay when I'm with you." He whispered when they parted, making the genius smile brightly.

When there was no more food on the table, the hosts moved their guests to the lounge area, bringing out the eggnog and some pastries. The couples sat down close to their partners, Romeo got up beside the genius and squeezed himself down between the genius thigh and the armrest. "Dude, can you be gayer with that little rat." Clint said with a grin, Natasha sat on his lap and got a pinch on the neck by the comment.

"I know, but I just love the little shit." Tony answered, stroking the little dog's back. Loki made a face of annoyance from the nickname his boyfriend had given the dog, but smile again when he felt a pair of lips on his cheek.

"How long have you two been together now?" Jane asked and held Thor's hand.

Tony smiled at Loki and then turned to Jane. "Eight months now." He said with a smirk and laced his fingers with Loki, stroking the promise ring he had given Loki on his birthday.

"Hey, look, it's snowing!" Steve said with glee and walked over to the balcony doors, dragging Pepper with him. Everyone followed them outside, except the dog of course, feeling the very cold wind hug their bodies. The snow was falling slowly, like a dance, no wind that forced it to take a longer way to the ground. The snowflakes were big and they didn't melt when they hit the ground, making a thin layer onto the balcony. Tony, Steve and Thor went inside so retrieve everyone jackets. Tony came up behind Loki, who stood by the railing and looked up at the dark sky, getting snowflakes onto his skin. Tony placed the thick coat onto his boyfriend's shoulders and wrapped his arms around his body, already wearing his own leather jacket.

"I love the snow." Loki stated and placed his hands on the strong arms around him, loving the warm that came from his lover. "It's so peaceful when it falls like this." He whispered, reached out a hand and caught a snowflake that melted in his hand, making a small puddle of water in the center.

Tony watched the small puddle in his hand and saw the promise ring, thinking how wonderful it would be to see the ring he bought a month ago on there instead. He looked around and saw their guests stand a few feet away, looking at the city, pointing towards some buildings, completely oblivious to their host's romantic moment. He took a deep breath and let go of his boyfriend, causing him to turn around and look at his genius in confusion to why he suddenly let go of him. "It's been eight months." The genius started, settling his hands into his leather jacket's pockets.

Loki gave him a confused look. "Yes, love." He said, urging him to continue, curious of where he was going with this, leaning his body on the railing.

The genius took another deep breath. "It's been… some dramatic eight months, but also very joyful and I wouldn't have asked for anything else in my entire life." Tony looked up at Loki and locked eyes with him, the nervous feeling he had before left him when he saw those beautiful emerald eyes. "I love you so much, more than I have loved anyone else in my life." The genius grabbed the satin box in his pocket and got down on one knee, taking out the box and opened it to show Loki what is inside.

Loki gasped and one hand went up to cover his mouth, his eyes turning glazy and felt his legs go a bit numb. "Tony…" He said very silently in surprise.

"We said to each other a few months ago that we can't imagine a life without each other. A few months ago I gave you a promise ring to show you that I didn't want anyone else but you. When I took out my reactor to save your life and you saved me, I told you that I would do anything for you, I would lose my whole life, as long if I still have you in my arms." The genius noticed a tear that was tingling down his cheek and then noticed that he wasn't the only one who was crying. Loki had streams of tears falling down his cheeks as he listened to him and Tony could see that he was smiling behind his hand. "The promise ring says 'Until we are ready'. Well, I'm ready… Are you?" He asked and looked at Loki with all the love he could muster.

Loki nodded and used the hand he had over his mouth to dry away the tears. "Yes." He whispered, but knew that he needed to speak up. "Yes!" He said and laughed happily.

Tony let out a breath of relief and got to his feet again with a big smile. He took out the golden ring that looked like the one that Loki already had, but this one had a new engraving on it. 'You're my world'. The genius took off the promise ring, placed it in his pocket and slipped the engagement ring onto the ring finger on Loki's hand. When it was on, Loki wrapped his arms around Tony's neck and pulled him into a deep, loving and passionate kiss. They suddenly heard applauds and cheering in the distant and looked over at their friends that had tears in their eyes and huge smiles.

Loki turned back to his genius and waited for him to look him in the eyes. When brown eyes met green, Loki smiled warmly. "I love you." He whispered.

"I love you too." Tony answered and took him into another loving kiss.

The End!