A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update. I was having a really hard time writing this chapter. I hope you enjoy this chapter and a big thank you to Loki's best friend for helping me get through my writer's block with this chapter :)

Loki woke the next morning to the sun spilling in through the curtains. Ava was lying in his arms, her back to his front. Both of them had a hand resting on her belly. He smiled as he looked at his wife. My wife. He thought, his smile widening. She really is my wife. He kissed her cheek and pulled her closer, loving the feel of her warm body against his.

Ava let out a soft sigh of contentment and slowly her green eyes fluttered open. Loki kissed her cheek once again. "Good morning, my darling wife." He greeted her.

An ear-to-ear grin spread across Ava's face at the sound of the word wife. "Good morning, my wonderful husband." She replied, rolling over on her other ide to face him. "I love saying that."

Loki grinned, glad to hear that she loved their being married as much as he did. "How did you sleep last night, my love?" He asked.

"Wonderfully, as I always do in your arms." Ava answered. "How about you?"

"I was holding my wife all night, I slept great." He answered, kissing her forehead.

Ava smiled as she wrapped her arms around Loki's neck. She placed a gentle kiss on his lips. "I love you, Loki."

Loki kissed his wife back. "I love you, Ava." He then slid his hand down the length of her body and hooked his hand just above her knee and lifted her leg up over his hip. He slid inside, wanting to be connected with his wife on every level in that moment.

Ava let out a soft gasp as Loki filled her. She hugged herself closer to him, burying her face in his chest. She loved being so close to her husband. She kissed his pectoral and sighed contentedly as she felt him wrap his arms around her and kiss the top of her head. "This is the best way to wake up." Ava said.

"I agree." Loki replied, kissing her head again.

They laid there like that, for a small eternity when there was a knock on their door. "Ava, Loki…stop…uh…whatever you might be doing and get…your clothes back on and come to breakfast." Thor called through the door.

Ava sighed. "Well, at least he's knocking now." She muttered. "Give us…twenty minutes." She called out to her brother.

"I can give you five." Thor replied.

Ava and Loki both sighed. They shared a quick kiss before pulling apart and getting dressed for the day. Ava was about to pull her hair back, when Loki stopped her. "Please leave it down?" He asked.

Ava smiled. "Just for you." She answered, stretching and kissing him gently on the lips.

They then walked out of their bedroom, hand-in-hand and found Thor sitting awkwardly on the couch in the common room. "You didn't have to wait on us, Thor." Ava teased her brother.

"Yes I did." Thor replied simply. "Now come on."

The trio then walked out of Loki and Ava's apartment and headed for the dining hall. When they walked in, Odin, Frigga, Vinius, Nessa, and Loki's mother Farbauti, were already seated at the table. The room was filled with a heavy silence that seemed to be pressing down on everyone.

After a few moments of the heavy silence, Odin got up and left, not wanting to deal with what his family issues at the moment. He knew he was wrong, but wasn't ready to admit it just yet. Once Odin was gone, everyone seemed to relax a bit more.

"How do you two like your new chambers?" Frigga asked her daughter and son-in-law.

"They're wonderful." Ava answered.

"Thank you, again." Loki added.

Frigga smiled. "I'm glad you like them. What did you think of the nursery? I hope you like the decorations I picked out."

Ava felt her cheeks heat up and she was unable to meet her mother's gaze as she replied, "We...uh...didn't quite...uhm...make it...there...just yet."

Loki didn't say a word. He just feigned a sudden interest in the food on his plate before him. Thor was doing the same thing, trying to pretend that he didn't hear what his sister said, nor knew what she meant.

"So, it is true that I am going to be a grandmother?" Farbauti asked, looking pointedly at her son.

Loki looked up at his mother and smiled. "Yes."

Farbauti smiled back. "That is wonderful." She said. She then looked at Ava. "With how crazy things were yesterday, we never properly met. I am Farbauti, Loki's mother."

Ava smiled at the giantess. "It is nice to finally meet you."

The group sat and talked for a while longer, before Frigga, Farbauti, and Nessa took Ava to the healing room. They wanted to make sure that everything was alright with the baby. Loki had gone with them, wanting to know how his child was doing.

Ava laid back on the soul forge while the healers operated the device. Everyone watched the images that floated above Ava. Loki watched the images and saw the tiny life growing in his wife's womb. A smile came across his face as he instantly fell in love even more with his child.

"Everything is developing as it should." The head healer said, as she turned the soul forge off. "In no time, you should start showing, Princess."

After finishing up in the healing room, Ava and Loki left and headed started back to their chambers. They decided that they should look at the nursery and the rest of the rooms so that they could see just how well they really did like the space. They had just arrived at the doors, when a guard approached them. "Princess Ava...Prince Loki...the Allfather wishes to speak with you."