A/N: The second to last chapter
The Avengers, Loki, Iron Man, or anything of the like. Just the thoughts inside my head. And taking some personal freedoms with mythology and lore.
Gabby opened the front door as Steve went to grab their bags from the bedroom. "Uncle Loki?" She blinked but smiled and hugged him. "Come on in."
"Getting ready to leave for your honeymoon?" He kept a hand on her side as he walked in, his other hand in his jacket pocket.
"Yeah, but I got a few minutes. How are you feeling?" She motioned towards his hand. "Uncle Tony called yesterday to tell me about it."
"It'll heal," he took his hand out of his pocket, wrapped in gauze. "I didn't want his inexperienced hands touching it so I went up to the Healers in Asgard." He smiled a little and shrugged. "He never fails to forget that I've been through worse."
"That's Uncle Tony, a bit of a worrier." She chuckled a little.
"Well, I don't want to keep you too long, I just wanted to stop by and check on you personally." This time he put both of his hands in his pockets. "I also wanted to apologize."
Gabby frowned a little. "For what?" She looked at him for a second then blinked. "You're not going to apologize for what happened at the wedding are you? What happened, happened, and everyone go out relatively unscathed." She walked over and put her arms on his shoulders. "We salvaged the reception, and felt much better when Dad came and told us that you were awake and talking, possibly threatening Tony's life for caring."
"She even managed to smash some cake in my face," Steve said as he walked out, dropping a couple bags on the couch. "The blue frosting took a bit of scrubbing to get out. How's the hand?" He walked over to them.
"It'll heal since I didn't let Tony touch it."
"Probably for the best," Steve nodded. "We actually wanted to thank you." Loki raised an eyebrow at the two of them. "For working so hard to try and save the wedding."
"I failed to tell you that there was a possible threat, though." Loki looked between the two of them.
"And you tried to keep the atmosphere happy and clear," Gabby smiled at him. "You tried to give us an honest wedding without any of the anxiety of an attack. It worked, even after it happened." She smirked and poked his side a little. "You actually care about people more than you let on. You have Sentiment."
Loki scowled at her and took a step back. "I think I liked it better when you didn't talk."
Gabby snorted. "I was seven years old."
"And silent, incapable of adult thinking." Loki pulled his good hand out of his pocket. "Before I go, I do have something for you." He opened his hand to show a black braided leather bracelet, with an engraved charm woven in. "It's an old charm to help keep good health for a pregnant mother and her child, or children in this case. I was unable to give it to you at the reception."
Gabby smiled and took it slipping it over her hand onto her wrist, then kissed Loki's cheek. "Thank you, it means a lot."
"I should go before I have more emotions." He pat Gabby's cheek a little and nodded to Steve. "Just think, the two of you can really enjoy the location of your honeymoon since she's already pregnant." He smirked as he left the room. "Take care of the babes."
"Daddy's home!" Loki stepped off the elevator and blinked when he heard Emma, but didn't see her until it was too late. He stumbled forward when something landed on his back, arms wrapping around his neck.
"JARVIS?" He heard Tony ask and looked up.
"I have recorded it, sir," the AI answered and Loki raised an eyebrow. Tony stood there with a grin, Eindride strapped to his chest dressed to go outside, giggling, and Fenrir's leash in Tony's hand.
"Oh, good." Tony grinned and kissed Loki. "We've been waiting for you to come home."
"Yeah!" Emma grinned, hanging around his neck. "Dad's taking us all out. We're gonna go shopping, and then he said we'd go out to eat! But we couldn't leave until you came home."
"And Dad is giving you the easy job of holding Emma's hand in crowded places." Tony smiled at him. "Or holding her around your neck, because that seems to be working out quite well, actually."
Loki snorted and rolled his eyes. "Come here muchkin." Emma squealed when Loki reached up with his good hand and grabbed the belt loop of her pants, lifting her up and holding her in front of him. She giggled and grinned, looking at Loki with her feet up in the air. "I think I'll carry her like this." He smiled and turned back for the elevator as Emma wiggled around.
