Loki sat smiling in his favorite chair in the library. He had awoken that morning with Emma's naked body in his arms. They had spent all night talking and making love. Neither of them got much sleep and Loki didn't really care. As he turned the page of his book Thor came bursting into the room. "Thor whatever is the matter with you?" Thor glared at him with such loathing. "How could you be so stupid? Eowyn saw how you lusted after Emma yesterday. She saw with her own eyes your intrigue with Emma." "Just because I find her attractive means nothing. We have a friendship. Is that so wrong?" Thor looked at his brother with confusion. "Loki I know you spent the night in Emma's room. Tell me...did you bed her?" Loki panicked inwardly but remained calm in front of Thor. "Thor do you really think that low of me. That I would go against father and the promise I made to Eowyn? I went to go speak with Emma about Eowyn. Made it clear we would share nothing more than a friendship." Thor was becoming angry. "Loki stop with the games! I watched you enter her bedchamber after dinner and I know for a fact you did not leave till this morning. You are treading recklessly in dangerous waters. You must end this affair with Emma. End it before Eowyn is hurt worse and before father finds out." Loki looked at his brother with such disdain. "Whatever you say Thor" he spat out before storming off.
"Well thank you two for including me in on your planning. I don't know how much help I'll be. I've never planned a wedding and I'm not sure if Earthly weddings are the same." Isabella and Eowyn forced laughs out of their mouths. Emma sat quietly nervously playing with her fingers. "Eowyn we must decide on the main course. We have two options: fish or boar." "Well boar seems so robust so inelegant. So let's go with fish." Isabella nodded in agreement. "So you're doing a double wedding huh?" They turned to look at her with judgemental eyes, "why yes it is tradition." "There are so many traditions here. I find it charming that people here so joyfully comply with them." Isabella looked at her with venomous eyes, "well I wouldn't expect a place like Earth to be traditional." Emma bit her tongue and allowed Isabella her rude comment. She wasn't going to sit there and allow them to put her down. "Is there a problem ladies? Have I offended you?" Eowyn's eyes widened and she looked at Isabella questioning her what to say. "Emma we have seen how Prince Loki looks at you. It is beyond inappropriate and it does not help that you indulge him." "Oh please do tell me how I indulge him." "Well your clothing leaves nothing to the imagination. You flirt with him and give him the indication you would be his mistress." Emma breathed out loudly. "Loki and I are just friends. We have a good friendship. Men and women can be friends with no implications." She was surprised she was keeping her cool. Emma knew there was more between her and Loki than friendship. "As for my clothing, I never show that much skin. I'm sorry that on Earth women don't wear complicated dresses everyday. We like simplicity, pants and shirts. We fit them to not be loose against our bodies. That is the style." "Emma I do not mean to offend you. Eowyn wants her marriage to be without complications and you seem to be a complication. Prince Loki has a fascination with you and it worries us." "Loki and I have talked about this. His intentions are to marry Eowyn. He would not have promised himself to her otherwise."
Emma made her way back to her room. Her day had been long and tiring. Somehow she had managed to get the ladies off her back. If only for a while. She would have to talk to Loki and see what they needed to do. Even though she was a fantastic liar she hated having to do it. It also bothered her that Eowyn had remained mostly silent while Isabella kept questioning her. The woman had no backbone it seemed. No wonder Loki had no interest in her. But Emma sat and wondered why he continued this charade if Emma was who he desired.