After the small ceremony, Frigga led them through the halls and to a set of large double doors. "A wedding present." She told them with a smile as she opened one of the doors. They walked into a large common room with a couch and a wall that opened out onto a large balcony. There was also a large fire place with a rug made from the hide of a strange furry creature in front of it.

"This door to the right leads to your new bedroom." Frigga told them. "The door next to it leads to a nursery for the baby and there is a door in your room that leads into the nursery. The door over to the left leads to a large private library. The door next to it leads to private bathing chambers, there's also a private bathing room off of your bedroom as well. This one out here will be for the baby as he or she grows."

Ava smiled at her mother. "Thank you." She said, pulling away from her husband and hugging her mother.

Frigga smiled and hugged her daughter back. "Oh and these other rooms are in case you decide to have more children."

Ava laughed. "You just want several grandchildren."

"Of course." Frigga answered. "And I'm going to spoil them all rotten."

Ava laughed and kissed her mother's cheek. "I love you, Mom."

Frigga kissed her daughter back. "I love you, too sweetheart." She then let go of Ava and walked over to Loki and hugged him. "And I love you, as well, Loki." She told him.

Loki was surprised by this. He hadn't been expecting the queen of Asgard to be as kind to him as she had been, let alone tell her she loved him. He hugged her back. "Thank you…" He said, not sure of what else to say.

Frigga let him go and smiled. "Well, I had better get out of here and let you two enjoy your honeymoon." She then turned and exited the room, closing the door behind her.

Ava looked at her husband and smiled. She could see that he was still surprised by the affection from her mother. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest. Loki wrapped his arms around his wife and rested his cheek on top of her head. "See, I told you my family would love you." She told him.

"Well, your mother does at least." Loki replied.

"Father may be king, but Mother outranks him in the family department." Ava replied.

Loki chuckled lightly and kissed the top of Ava's head. "I love you, Ava…my wife."

Ava grinned and snuggled closer to her husband. "I love you, Loki…my husband."

Loki grinned. "I finally get to call you my wife…I like it."

"And I get to call you my husband...and it's wonderful."

"It wasn't an easy road here and I know it's not going to be easy, but now that I officially have you as mine, I'm never letting you go." Loki said.

"That goes double for me." Ava replied, pulling back only to stretch up and kiss him. She broke the kiss after a few moments and grinned at Loki. "Now why don't we explore our new chambers…starting in our bedroom?"

Loki grinned back at his wife. He swept her up off of her feet and into his arms. "I like the way you think." He carried her through the door and into their new bedroom.

It was a very large room with a balcony that looked out over the forest. On one wall there was a large fireplace, on another there were the doors that led to the nursery and to the bathing room. In the center of the back wall there was a large bed. It had cream colored sheets and sheer curtains that were held back by gold ropes.

Loki couldn't believe the size of the room and bed. It almost seemed perfect in a way, that they were getting a new room. It was like everything was a fresh start for Loki. He could have a happy life on Asgard with his Ava and their child.

Ava gently kissed Loki on the lips. "What are you so lost in thought about?" She asked.

"Just thinking about how wonderful everything is right now." Loki answered. "We're finally married, you're having my baby, your family is accepting me...and just everything."

Ava smiled and cupped Loki's cheek. She leaned her forehead against his. "I love you, Loki and I am glad that we are married...and that we get to have our life together."

Loki kissed Ava's lips gently. He broke the kiss and walked towards their new bed still carrying her. He gently set her down on her feet next to the bed. He pulled her close and began to cover her in sweet and tender kisses as he slowly undid the buttons at the back of her dress.

Ava moaned softly, as Loki showered her in gentle affections. She slid her hands over the buckles, snaps, and buttons of Loki's clothing to remove them. Soon, Loki had Ava's dress removed and in a pool of fabric on the floor. Ava had Loki's upper half bared and was working on unlacing his trousers when Loki gently grabbed Ava and laid her back on the bed and climbed on top of her.

Ava wrapped her arms around Loki's neck and pulled his lips to hers so that she could kiss him. As they kissed, Loki gently caressed Ava's body, committing the feel of her curves to memory. Ava ran her hands over the lean muscle of his body. Ava finally finished undoing the laces of Loki's pants and removed them with his help.

They kissed, caressed, and stroked each other before Loki parted Ava's thighs and repositioned himself between them. Ava wrapped her legs around his waist. Slowly, Loki slid inside of Ava and then he wrapped his arms around her and held her close as he made love to her.

Ava wrapped her arms around his neck and held close. She loved the feel of Loki's flesh pressed against hers. She moaned his name and they held each other as they came together. They lay back on the bed, holding each other.

Loki kissed Ava's forehead as she rested her head on his chest. Ava smiled and snuggled closer to him. "This is perfect." Loki said. "Being married, holding you like this..."

"And we have so many more ahead of us." Ava replied with a smile.

Loki smiled and placed a hand over her stomach in a loving way. "And before long we will have our child...and we will have our little family."

Ava grinned and placed her hand over Loki's. "I can't wait." She said and then gently kissed his lips.

They snuggled up, both resting their hands on Ava's stomach. Dreams of their future together and of the child they were having.

A/N: I'm hoping everyone is enjoying this chapter. Once again a thank you to Loki's best friend for your help. You are a wonderful person and I am glad to have you as a friend :) For anyone who might be wondering about what's going on with Odin, Laufey, and the pending war between Asgard and the Jotunheim, I will be addressing these topics in the next couple of chapters, so don't worry. Please read and review, I love hearing from you lovely people :)