A/N: A big thank you to Loki's best friend for helping me through my writer's block with this chapter. Without you, my friend, this chapter would not have been written. I hope everyone enjoys. Please read and review? And once again thank you to those of you who review. I truly love hearing from you guys and knowing what you're thinking.
Loki paced outside the healing room. He could hear Ava's cries as she gave birth to their child. He wanted to go inside, but he was kept away. He had to wait. Soon he could hear the cries of his newborn child joining those of his wife. He wanted to run inside just then but a hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"You have to wait." Odin said. "One of the healers will come out to get you."
A commotion could be heard from inside. Moments later, Frigga was coming out of the room, a sad look on her face and blood covering her hands all the way up to her elbows. "Is everything alright?" Loki asked, worry creasing his brow. "Ava? The baby?"
"The baby made it...but Ava...wasn't so lucky." Frigga answered, the tears falling down her face. She fell to her knees and buried her face in her hands. "My baby girl is gone." She cried.
Loki felt his heart shatter. His beloved wife was gone. A healer came out, carrying the baby wrapped up in a blanket. "Here, take your monster child." She said, practically throwing the baby into his arms.
Loki looked down at the baby in his arms. The child was blue, with green eyes, and Ava's fiery red hair. The tiny infant cried in his arms. Loki cautiously stroked the infant's cheek with his fingertips. He loved that child more than he thought he could...but he was also depressed over the loss of his Ava.
"This...this is all your fault!" Frigga accused, looking at Loki. "My baby is dead because of you...you and that monster!"
The next thing Loki knew, he and the infant were being thrown out of Asgard and into the Jotunheim.
Loki shot up into a sitting position in bed, a cold sweat covering his body, his breathing fast. He felt Ava sitting up next to him and wrapping her arms around him. "Did you have that dream again?" She asked, worry coloring her tone.
Loki nodded. "Yes." He answered, trying to keep the tears from coming.
Ava kissed his cheek and wiped at his tears. "That dream won't ever come true. Loki, the healers say that I am just fine. Besides, Vinius and Nessa plan on staying here the entire time. If something were to go wrong, Nessa will use her healing powers." Ava assured him. "And Mother would never blame you nor would she throw you and her grandchild out."
Loki sighed. He'd been having this dream for three weeks and Ava had been giving him the same reassuring speech for three weeks. "I'm just so afraid of losing you." Loki said, wrapping his arms around his wife and kissed the top of her head. "I don't know how I could go on without you let alone raise our child alone."
Ava kissed Loki's cheek once again. "Loki, I am not going anywhere. Besides, I have complete faith in you as a father."
"But I had such a poor example." Loki replied.
"Yes, but you learned what not to do from him." Ava reminded her husband. "You are going to be a great father and I will not be going anywhere. The only thing that is going to happen is we are going to have a beautiful baby and raise him or her together and this baby is going to have so much love...our family is going to be filled with so much love."
Loki smiled at Ava. "I love you so much...both of you." He said, placing a hand lovingly over Ava's slightly swollen belly. "I don't want to lose either of you and I only want the best for both of you."
Ava smiled. "Worrying about tomorrow and what could happen isn't going to prevent it or change anything. All it does is keep you from enjoying the present."
Loki kissed Ava's cheek. "I am glad that you can be so optimistic...maybe one of these days it will rub off on me."
Ava laughed lightly. She then pulled Loki back, so that they were both lying back on the bed. "I love you, Loki...both of us love you. Just focus on the joy and the good and be in the now. Enjoy the fact that we are married and having a baby. Everything else will fall into place."
Loki pulled Ava close and kissed the top of her head. "But what if..."
Ava placed her finger on his lips. "No. No what ifs."
"Alright." Loki agreed, gently kissing her lips. "I love you." He then bent and kissed Ava's belly. "And I love you."
They snuggled up and soon went back to sleep. Unfortunately, Loki's dreams didn't stay peaceful for long.
Loki sat on the throne of the Jotunheim. A small boy with green eyes and red hair ran up to him. "Father?" The little boy asked.
"What is it?" Loki asked, his tone cold.
He watched as the little boy's face fell slightly, but there was still hope in his eyes. "I taught myself a new trick. Here let me show you." He then created a copy of himself.
"You shouldn't waste your time with such tricks." Loki told his son.
The boy's face fell and all the hope left his eyes. Soon, Loki was staring out of an Asgardian prison cell as his son yelled at him and cursed him for being a cruel and heartless monster. "I can't wait for your death." The boy told him.
Loki sprang up once again, feeling panicked. "Did you have the dream again?" Ava asked, as she sat up and wrapped her arms around him.
Loki shook his head. "This time...I dreamed about...turning into my father. Being the same kind of father he was."
Ava hugged Loki tighter and gently kissed his lips. "Loki, that won't happen. You're going to be a great father."
"But what if I turn out like my father?" Loki asked.
"I know you won't, Loki."
"How do you know?" Loki inquired.
"Because, you know how bad it hurts to not to have your father's love and approval. I know you don't want to put our child through that. Besides, you're a loving and caring husband. The only problem our child will have is that he or she will be hugged too much rather than not enough." Ava replied.
Loki smiled at his wife. "I hope you're right."
"Of course, I'm right. I'm always right." Ava said with a grin.
Loki kissed her. "I don't know what I would do without you."
"Now, let's try going back to sleep. Mama and baby need our beauty rest."
Loki chuckled and laid back, pulling Ava with him. Soon they were back to sleep, this time Loki had peaceful happy dreams.