Chapter Seven

Tony was sitting in the waiting room with Loki who was sleeping while he trailed a hand through his hair, waiting for the verdict. Then all of a sudden Victor walked out totally fine. "Hey, I didn't scared you too much did I?"

Tony stood up suddenly. "Are you fucking kidding?! What the hell was with that fucking episode?!"

"Oh sorry I forgot to tell you, I have Epilepsy," Victor said.

"And you didn't bother mentioning that?!"

"Well, kind of hard when you're being punched in the face," Victor said.

"I'm talking about telling Loki during one of your fuck sessions!"

"I take my medication before I do any sort of activity," Victor said "You sort of stopped me from preventing my own seizure."

"So your medical history never came up when you were 'talking'?" Tony seethed.

"Hmmm," Victor shrugged "There wasn't much talking."

"You're asking me to punch you again, aren't you?"

"Do you really want to punch me again?" Victor asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Kinda, yeah."

Victor cocked his head to one side and said "Tell you what, meet me tomorrow at this gym and you can kick the crap out of me for screwing Loki." Victor handed Tony a card with an address on it before asking "Hey what time is it?"

"Three."

"Shit, I'm late," Victor said "Can I get a ride?"

"For what? To another fuck buddy?"

"No, I have a job thank you very much," Victor said.

"Oh, really?"He huffed.

"Yes, I'm a photographer," Victor said crossing his arms "Now if you don't want to give me a ride just say so."

Tony rolled his eyes. "Fine. Just give me a minute." He turned back to Loki and gently shook him. "Babe. Hey, babe, wake up."

Loki woke up slowly and asked "What happened? Is Victor okay?"

"I'm fine," Victor said "But my boss might kill me if I don't leave soon."

"I'm sure if you fuck him, all will be forgiven." Tony retorted.

"Tony," Loki said, rubbing his eyes "Enough with the sass."

"It's fine," Victor said "So can we leave now."

"Yeah." He turned to Loki. "Do you want me to carry you?" He couldn't help but soften.

"Please," Loki said.

Tony chuckled before picking the other up, moving him so his legs wrapped around his waist and arms around his neck. "Ready?"

"Yes," Victor said.

They walked to Tony's car and Loki said quietly "Victor, how come you're walking around? You just had a seizure didn't you?"

"Oh I forgot to mention I have Epilepsy," Victor said "Again, I'm used to this." Tony effectively ignored the conversation, focusing on getting Loki in the passenger seat. Loki faded in and out of sleep while Victor got out his cell and dialed a number before speaking in another language that sounded like French. He only spoke english once or twice before he said "Right, I got . . . I'll make it up to you . . ." Tony raised an eyebrow but didn't comment. "Thank you," Victor said sighing out of relief "I'll see you then . . ."

After Victor hung up, Tony looked up at him. "So? You gonna make it up to them by fucking?"

"No I'm not," Victor said rolling his eyes " She wants me to replace one of her models for next shoot."

"You gonna be naked?"

"No," Victor said "I'm going to be in costume."

"Skimpy I'm sure."

"No, I'm going to be in full makeup and costume," Victor said.

"As what? A slutty pumpkin?"

"No as a sugar skull," Victor said "And probably a bunch of other things too."

"Seriously? What the fuck is your job again?"

"I'm a photographer and a professional cosplayer," Victor said.

Tony raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

"Yes," Victor said before saying "Take a quick left here."

Tony did as he was told before huffing. "So . . ."

"So what?" Victor asked.

Tony looked back to make sure Loki was asleep. "You're going to leave Loki, right?"

"Of course I am," Victor said "Why wouldn't I?"

"Because you had an affair with him even though you knew he was married anyways in the first place." Tony replied.

Victor shrugged and said "Eh . . . he was an interesting person to be around."

"He's even more interesting when you actually take the time to get to know him instead of just fuck him." Tony retorted.

"Who says I didn't try?" Victor said.

"Oh really?"

"Yes," Victor said looking up front "Ask something about him."

"Favorite colour."

"Green, Silver, and Gold."

"Favorite food."

"Pudding."

"Favorite season."

"Winter. He likes the cold and snow."

"Favorite movie."

"Lilo and Stitch."

You could see Tony was beginning to get irritated. "Dream date."

"Hawaii and Japan," Victor said unfazed "He likes the culture."

"And have you taken him to either place?" Tony sneered.

"No," Victor staring at Tony now "He wants you to do it. If you hadn't noticed, the man loves you to no end."

"It really shows when he goes and sleeps with another guy." Tony growled. "Anyway, I was planning to take him to Hawaii this spring. But then this shit happened."

"No offense but, this could have been prevented," Victor said before looking out the window. "This my job."

"So you're saying it's all my fault again? Is there a reason I haven't shot you yet?" Tony snapped.

"Because you know I'm right," Victor said. "And you love Loki to no end, so . . ."

"So you are saying it's all my fault."

"No," Victor said stepping out of the car. "Just twelve percent of it."

"Where is the rest of it?"

Victor shrugged and said "Look, I really have to go before -"

Then a woman with a loud voice screamed, "Victor!"

"Yes, Harley!"

A woman with one half of her hair black and the other half red stormed over to him. "Where have you been?! The Shoot started fifteen minutes ago!"

"I was in the hospital," Victor said.

"Again?!" Harley groaned "Did you have another seizure?"

". . . Maybe . . ." Victor said.

Harley groaned out of frustration. "This is why I tell you to say on your meds."

Victor raised an eyebrow before asking. "Did you take your meds today?"

" . . . That's not important," Harley said glancing to the side "Come on, the models are ready and I got Erik breathing down my neck."

"Coming," Victor before turning back to Tony "I look forward to you kicking my ass, Mr. Stark."

Tony gave him a smirk. "Me too. Because you know I'll win." He sneered.

Victor smirked. "We'll see about that."

"Victor! Let's go!" Harley shouted again, beckoning him.

"I'm coming, I'm coming ," Victor said, jogging to catch up with her.