Sixty One
I sat with him until he woke. His Jotun form fading slowly as he healed. Natasha had poked her head in to see us. She informed me that we had a small crowd in the sitting room. I ensured her I would take care of it when Loki woke.
He worked his arms around me. I hugged him tightly. I ran a hand down his bare chest and stomach. I felt the tears stream down my face and into his soft hair. Loki sobbed against my side. We sat like that for a long while.
"Loki." I broke the silence. "We have a small crowd in our sitting room to deal with."
"Let me get dressed and let's get this over with."
"Love bug, I'm sorry. I truly am. It doesn't mean I love you less."
"I should be the one who's sorry. I stepped into the path of that bullet and ended our child's life." We still hadn't moved, wrapped around each other.
"Don't blame yourself, you didn't know. Neither of us knew." I laid a hand on his cheek bringing his lips to mine. I kissed him softly. "I love you more than anything, Loki. It was just not meant to be right now. We weren't meant to start a family right now."
Loki sighed. I gathered him into my arms, laying a hand on his empty womb. There was a knock at the door. He conjured some clothes as we still sat together. Jane pushed open the door.
"We heard voices, are you alright?" She asked. Thor's head poked in over hers.
"Brother?" Thor tried to whisper.
"Who's still out there?" I asked.
"Us, Nat, Pepper, and Dr. Banner. We felt no need to get everyone. Just anyone who saw."
"You're up?" Pepper pushed her way into the room. She grabbed both of us and squeezed. "I'm so sorry."
"Well, since everyone wants to have this meeting in here, instead of waiting for us, sit." I gestured to the end of the bed. Thor took a chair from the other room and maneuvered it into the room. He pulled Jane into his lap. Pepper remained where she was wrapped around us, petting Loki's hair. Natasha sat on the bed and Bruce stood in the doorway.
"I thought so." He said.
"You thought so?" I remarked.
"I've watched how your eyes follow him during training, or how both of you hold back when matched against each other. I've had my suspicions for a couple of weeks." Bruce explained. "You confirmed it last night, Tony."
"Brother, how long has this been going on?" Thor boomed.
"Shh. He's still sensitive about the sibling thing." I hushed. Loki buried his face into my side.
"Loki! Explain yourself. You made me believe you were dead. Am I to believe you have the man of iron enchanted to protect you." Thor was getting furious.
"No, Thor." Loki shouted.
"No. He does not have me enchanted. I really do love him!" I wrapped my arms around him tighter. "We've been dating for a year. If you have a problem with it, you can take your ass back to Asgard!"
"It makes them both happy. Leave it be" Jane interjected. Thor growled and walked away.
"If it keeps Loki from dominating the world, just let it go." Bruce called after him.
"I can take over the world if I wanted to." Loki mumbled into my side.
"Of course you can, just not today." I said softly into his hair.
"I think Jane and I would both like to know about your blue coloring we witnessed." Bruce spoke from the doorway.
"They saw that too?" Loki groaned.
"Yes. You kinda passed out due to blood loss. You reverted to heal." I explained.
"He's of Jotunheim of course he's blue." Thor complained as he paced my sitting room.
"Is that also the reason for the… What happened in there?" Bruce gestured to the bathroom.
"Yes. But I don't feel comfortable explaining it. Loki, when you're feeling up to it, you want to explain it to our scientists?" I asked. Loki nodded into my side. "Now everyone here knows that Loki and I are a couple, we'd appreciate if you didn't tell the others and give us some time to heal. Please?" I begged.
"Yes, of course." Pepper softly said. She hugged both of us again. And kissed Loki on the forehead. "I'm so sorry." She whispered to only us. Jane also approached us and gave us a hug. Natasha gave us a curt nod before taking Bruce and leaving.