Loki decided to take the rest of the week off, allowing time for the bruise to heal around his throat. It was easier to stay at home then to try and cover it up with high collared shirts or make up. Only on the morning of their double date with Bucky and Steve did Loki think about how the event between him and Tony, with the resulting bruises, might have affected Bruce. He wandered into their bathroom and sat on the counter, watching while Bruce got ready, he had lab work to do that day and so was going into the hospital. As he walked by Loki, he patted him on the knee asking, "What's on your mind baby? You seem worried. Is it about the date tonight? I think it's going to be a raving success and will be the start of a long and beautiful relationship. Do you think they'll let us be groomsmen?"
Bruce, now fully dressed, came to stand in front of Loki. He put his hands on Loki's cheeks, forcing him to look him in the eyes. "Baby, you're worrying me. What is it?"
Loki wrapped his hand around one of Bruce's wrists, took a steadying breath and said, "I feel so selfish not even asking you till now but how are you feeling? About the whole thing that happened with Tony and my bruises? That must have brought back such awful memories for you."
Bruce stood a moment, looking into Loki's eyes, seeming to gather his thoughts. He sighed, brought his hands down to Loki's and twined their fingers together. "You saw me when I looked at you with Tony's hands around your throat. You saw my eyes turning green, even with you struggling against Tony. In that split second, I relived all my childhood trauma and all the horror that accompanied it. Loki, the Hulk was a nanosecond from appearing…he wanted to protect me from a perceived threat. All the hard work I'd spent over the past few years almost flew out the window until I heard your voice. Then it all came flooding back, everything I had worked so hard to achieve came back; because of you Loki. So yes, it brought back horrific memories. For the first time in a few years I had to attend abuse counseling. It was horrible."
Loki deflated with every word that came out of Bruce's mouth, and placed his head on Bruce's shoulder. "My god, Bruce, I feel like such a twat for not thinking of this sooner and being there to support you. I'm sorry. I will do better, I promise!"
Bruce shrugged the shoulder that Loki was on so Loki was forced to look up. "Baby, no one is perfect. The important part is you realized and you asked - that is a huge help. That I can talk to you and express the horror I felt. I'm going to go on a limb though, and say that what happened earlier this week was a one in a billion chance okay? The old Loki, the one that came to talk to me in the Avengers Tower or the one that tried to take over the world would have never asked me that. We both have come so far, so don't beat yourself up over one trip up. Okay?"
Loki nodded, hopped off the counter and leaned in to give Bruce a kiss, his hands wandering to Bruce's ass giving a gentle squeeze. Bruce bucked forward with a small gasp, "Stop it baby, if you start now I'll never leave for work!" Loki gave him a gentle slap, pushed him away, saying "Okay go save the world Mr Banner. I'm heading intoOttalauss to make sure Natashia and Bucky didn't destroy anything and to peel Bucky off the ceiling…I'm sure his nerves are on edge."
Loki's day ran smoothly, and as the end of the day approached he couldn't help but glance at the door, expecting Tony to be there to finish what he had started at the start of the week. Natasha came beside him and cleared her throat before placing her hand on top of his. "He isn't coming you know."
Loki gave her a look, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Really? I have lost count of how many times you've looked at that door. Tony isn't here, he isn't coming back. Did you know that Steve and Thor gave Tony a huge dressing down at our last meeting? They both said they would leave the Avengers if he ever came near you or touched you again. I really thought Thor was going to kill him. It took Steve and Bruce to hold him back and I could tell Bruce had to let out his inner Hulk a little to do so."
Loki's eyes filled with tears that began to spill over and Natahsa brought him into a tight hug, whispering in his ear, "Loki, people love you and support you. You are protected okay?" They came apart as they heard the door open. Loki turned, still wiping away tears to see Bruce coming towards them. "Baby, what happened?"
"Natashia told me about what happened at your last meeting. I didn't realize how many people were willing to defend me."
Bruce sat down and brought Loki onto his lap, rocking him gently. "Oh baby, you are loved more than you know. By me, by Natahsa and by Bucky." Natahsa gave a gentle squeeze to Loki's shoulder, said her goodbyes and quietly left.
Loki murmured, "I'm just surprised that the golden boy stood up for me as well."
"Well, he doesn't trust you completely but he isn't the poster boy for goodness for nothing. He knows that Tony's actions were completely unjustified. He's seen what you've done for Bucky and that has earned his deep gratitude." They sat in silence for a while longer, so that Loki could collect himself before asking, "Baby, as much as I would love to just sit here with you in my arms, Steve and Bucky will be here in about an hour and a half. I am guessing we need to get a few things done before they show up?"
By the time Steve and Bucky appeared a table in the back had been set up with candles, flowers and a beautiful meal. They were all dressed to the hilt and Loki had to admit if big and blond were his type he would have climbed Steve like a tree, no wonder Bucky was in love with him.
After exchanging pleasantries, they began to eat in silence. Loki broke it, saying "Steve, I wanted to thank you for yesterday. Natasha told me how you stood up to Stark and I can't tell you how much that means to me."
Steve leaned back, "What Tony did was inexcusable. Violence is never the answer to anything. He deserved what was coming to him. He's never been told no and it was about time he was."
Loki gave him a small smile, "Then I can't imagine what you think I must deserve."
Steve stared at him for a moment, collecting his thoughts. "Well, if you would have asked me that a couple years ago I would have given a completely different answer. However, after having lengthy discussions with both Bruce and Bucky, I came to understand why you did what you did. It doesn't excuse it but I understand it. Tony's violence and arrogance come from somewhere different, he has no excuse for it." Loki nodded in understanding and wanting to steer the conversation off this and onto the men who had been denying their feelings for far too long he asked when the two had met and become friends.
They talked about how they first met when Steve was fighting in an alley trying to defend someone's honor but since he was so scrawny he was getting his ass kicked. Bucky happened to see him and jumped in to help fight. They became fast friends and were inseparable since then and when the war came he wanted to join but because of health he couldn't and he hated that he couldn't help his country. Instead he had to watch Bucky go off, become the hero and bring home the ladies. Bucky quietly interjected, "You know I never slept with them right?" Steve froze before swallowing loudly and staring at Bucky. "Really?" he rasped out. "Really," he replied. They all sat in silence not wanting to break the moment.
Loki quietly asked, "Steve, when did you first know you were in love with Bucky?" Steve turned to look at Loki, "No, Steve don't tell me tell Bucky."
"We had been friends for a while before I realized what I felt for you went beyond just friendship but I didn't want to say anything because I didn't want to lose our friendship. Every time you were deployed I was sick with worry not knowing if you were coming home to me," he gave a self-deprecating laugh, "even though I couldn't have you the way I wanted, just knowing you were home safe was enough. Everyone thinks I did that damn experiment because of some sense of patriotic duty and wanting to help my country. That was part of it but a small part of it, I really did it so I could be worthy of Bucky. To be able to fight off those who would attack us, to defend the man I love." Here his voice broke, unsure of how to proceed, "When you fell off that train Bucky, I died inside. I didn't want to live….I tried so hard not to." Bucky moved over to sit as close to Steve as he could, wiped the tears off his face, grabbing his hand and interlacing their fingers, whispering, "You're doing so well sweetheart, keep going."
Steve stared at Bucky for a moment before proceeding. "I was put in a hospital for a few days so they could watch me before I was given to Peggy so she could be in charge. I lived with her for a time before I crashed the plane into the ice. People just assumed we were together. It was easier that way. Even when I came back from my ice hibernation it was easier to keep that myth going of Peggy being my lost love. How could I tell anyone that I had already lost the love of my life and that it was my fault? Then when you came back…" his voice thick with tears, "and didn't know me, it was like I lost you all over again." He looked at Bucky, "Tell me I haven't lost you, Buck, please."
Bucky leaned forward and gave the man a gentle, chaste kiss, squeezing their hands, "Steve, it wasn't your fault please you need to let that go. I am here Steve, and I am never leaving. I love you. I have loved you since almost the first day we met." Steve let out a sob of relief as he surged forward to kiss Bucky. A kiss that quickly became heated as the two fought for dominance.
Loki cleared his throat, and the two men quickly broke apart, panting with their hands still entwined. "As much as I would love to watch the two of you," causing the men across from him to flush scarlett, "I believe that the two of you should go somewhere more private?"
Bucky laughed, "Yea, I've seen that voyeuristic streak in you haven't I?" Loki preened at Bucky's words while Bruce blushed a scarlet red and Steve looked confused.
Loki helped to end the confusion saying "Bucky walked in on Burce and I while we were humping and frotting like bunnies here in the cafe. Gave him quite a show."
Steve looked confused, asking "What is frotting?" Loki laughed so hard that tears started to roll down his cheeks. Steve humphed, "I don't know what's so funny." Bucky kissed his temple, "He's not laughing at you, love, promise."
It took a minute for Loki to calm down and look at Steve. "Bucky is right, I honestly am not laughing at you. Just the thought of wonder boy being so deliciously innocent is somewhat amusing. But more than that it's honestly refreshing. Both of you are so refreshing in your innocence despite the hell the both of you have gone through." Loki's eyes lit up and he gave a devious grin, "Maybe I could give you both lessons…"
Bruce looked at Loki with a glare, "Baby don't you fucking dare. Let them discover each other. That's part of the fun." Loki thought for a moment then nodded in agreement, leaning in to kiss Bruce before whispering in his ear so the other men couldn't hear, "Are you going to punish me later Bruce? For being so wonton and disrespectful?" Bruce gave him a wicked grin and nodded.
"Well, gentlemen, I would say this evening has been a raving success! Let's end with some dessert shall we? Natahsa taught me how to make delicious Apple Sharlotka and I refuse to let it go to waste."
After the meal, Steve and Bucky had wanted to stay to help clean but Loki told them to head home to continue their discussion, both men blushing at the implications, Bruce saving them from their embarrassment by saying "Just take it slow you two. There's no rush." They had left, hand in hand, happiness radiating from them.
As Loki and Bruce were cleaning, Bruce asked, "What are you thinking about, baby? You've been awfully quiet."
"Just thinking about Steve and Bucky. They deserve to be happy after all that they have been through. I just hope they can make it." They finished the dishes and Bruce brought Loki into his arms. "They will. We did. They both know to take it slow, especially Bucky after all the therapy he's been through. We'll be there to help too, baby. "
"Yes, we will. Those two deserve all the happiness they can get."
Bruce hugs Loki tighter, "They do, baby and so do you."
Loki looked sweetly up at him, "So, now that the date is over and we are all cleaned up, do I get my punishment now? For being so wonton and disrespectful?" At that he ground against Bruce's thigh and leaned in for a kiss. Bruce bucked underneath him and met him open mouthed as their tongues began to battle for dominance. Bruce pulled back, his eyes almost black with desire and with great force smacked Loki's ass. "Yes, baby, you've earned your punishment." Loki had never closed up the shop so quickly.
They entered their dark apartment, and headed toward their bedroom. Bruce turned the floor lamp on the lowest setting while Loki stood in the middle of the room, unsure of how to proceed. "Take off your clothes," Bruce commanded, "fold them, and neatly place them on the ottoman, then stand in the middle of the room." Bruce waited, with his hands behind his back as he watched Loki do as he commanded. When he was back in the middle of the room, he took a moment to admire the mans body - thin, lithe, with just the right amount of muscle and his cock standing straight up. Bruce licked his lips, "Are you ready for me baby?" Loki nodded.
Bruce sauntered over to their oversized chair in the corner of the room, and sat like he was a king sitting on a throne, his legs spread wide. "Come, and lay face down on my lap." Loki eagerly obeyed, his hard cock starting to leak onto Bruce's pants.
Bruce brought his hand down hard on Loki's ass, two slaps on each cheek, making red marks immediately bloom on Loki's skin. Loki's breath hitches, and he squirms trying to find release but Bruce leans down to whisper in his ear, "You're going to be still and you're going to take it."
"Yes," Loki manages to gasp. Two more strikes against the soft skin, Loki fighting every instinct not to rock against Bruce's thigh. Bruce brings his hand down, again and again, always on the same spot on each rounded cheek, watching as the skin turns to a dark red. Slowly, he relaxes, only tensing for a fraction of a second when Bruce smacks his ass or the back of his thighs.
For a bit the only sound in the room was the sound of sharp slaps, Loki's strangled gasps and Bruce's heaving breathing.
"You're never," Slap
"Going to embarrass Steve and Bucky." Slap
"Again." Slap
"You understand, baby?" Slap.
"Yes!" Loki gasps and Bruce rewards him with another slap against his right cheek and Loki rocks forward with the blow, rubbing against Bruce's painfully hard dick.
"Good baby, you've taken your punishment so well." Bruce murmured. "You look so beautiful like this," as he gently rubs Loki's ass.
"Only for you Bruce," Loki moaned. It is only then that Bruce becomes aware of the small wet spot on his thigh. Moaning he looks down at Loki and commands him to stand. He takes a sharp breath as he sees Loki's hard cock, standing up straight, head slick with pre-come. Bruce stands, his legs weak with desire, pulling Loki in against his chest. One arm goes around his waist while the other tips up his chin.
"It's alright baby," Bruce says, his voice rough with desire and pupils blown wide as he forces Loki to look at him. "I'm going to take care of you baby." Bruce leans in and kisses Loki gently, lips brushing softly as his tongue licks along the seam of Loki's lips asking to be let in and Loki complies. Bruce's hands roam over Loki's back, following his spine towards his ass. Bruce caresses the abused flesh oh so softly and reveals in the needy moan he draws from Loki, gently nipping his throat when Loki's head falls back. One of his hands slides up over Loki's hip to his crotch, closes his hand around Loki's cock and tugs, his thumb brushing over the head.
"Bruce," Loki moans as Bruce gently eases him onto their bed and onto his stomach.
"Going to fuck you so good, baby," Bruce growls as his eyes take in Loki's beautiful body and eventually down to his perfect ass that showed off Bruce's handprints like a brand, a claim. Bruce's cock twitches as his clothes quickly come off and are carelessly discarded as he climbs onto the bed between Loki's thighs. He leans in, supporting his weight on one arm while his free hand takes a hold of his cock to rub it over Loki's red ass cheeks. He lets out a low rumble as he feels the hot skin against the sensitive head of his dick, causing Loki to shudder.
"Going to make you feel so good baby," Bruce promises as he takes lube out of the nightstand drawer. Loki wiggles his hips causing his cock to grind down against the sheets in search of friction. Loki moans a needy and delicious "Bruce please," as he hears the snap of the lube being opened. The moan goes straight to Bruce's cock and it takes all of his self control to not just take Loki then and there without prepping him.
"Shhhh, baby," Bruce whispers as he slicks up his fingers and discards the lube. He pulls at Loki's hip so that the man is up on his knees with his head buried in the sheets and presenting his perfect ass to Bruce. He's careful when he pushes one finger into Loki, knowing that he is sore from his punishment. He waits for Loki to relax before he starts moving it, slowly in and out. When he feels that Loki is ready he pushes in a second finger. Loki groans and pushes back against the fingers, begging for more and to be faster. Bruce shushes him, free hand rubbing soothing circles into the small of Loki's back.
"Only a little bit more baby. You're doing so good baby," Bruce moans. He begins to scissor his fingers before pushing deeper and curling them to brush over Loki's prostate as a reward. Loki lets out a filthy moan as he pushes back against Bruce's fingers. Only when Loki is all slicked up and loose does Bruce withdraw his fingers, watching as Loki's hole flutters around nothing. Bruce sits up on his knees and aligns his cock, spreading Loki's cheeks with one hand and slips his dick into Loki's waiting hole.
Bruce pushes in slowly, allowing for Loki to adjust and only when he's fully seated inside, Loki's ass cheeks pressing against his hips, does Bruce take the time to take a proper look. The sight is marvelous… perfection personified. Loki's perfect tight hole stretched around his cock, his ass cheeks red with Bruce's hand prints.
"God, Loki," he whispers, rough and breathless, "you have no idea how fucking gorgeous you look right now. Fucking perfect baby."
Loki moans and clenches around Bruce, as his hands fist the sheets next to his head. Bruce starts to move, slowly, as he draws out and pushes back in. Speeding up a bit with each thrust until he's reached an even rhythm that makes Loki squirm and press back, meeting him halfway.
"Harder," Loki begs and Bruce complies, making Loki's breath hitch on each thrust when the still tender flesh of his ass meets Bruce's hips. Bruce reaches around Loki's waist and pulls him up, sitting back on his haunches with Loki in his lap, Loki's head falling back onto his shoulder so that his moans and little cries aren't muffled by the sheets anymore.
Bruce's hand is around Loki's cock and with each thrust, he drives Loki forward into his fist, his hips digging into Loki's ass cheeks, a perfect balance of pleasure and pain if the noises Loki is making is anything to go by.
"I'm so close Bruce," Loki chokes out, causing Bruce to speed up his thrusts. Bruce snaps his hips, his thumb brushing over the head of Loki's cock and pressing slightly into the slit. Loki goes taunt, back arching, as he clenches around Bruce's cock as he comes with a shout. Bruce fucks him thorugh his orgasm, come-slicked hand not letting go of Loki's dick until he feels it going flaccid and Loki is slumped against him, loose limbed and fucked out.
"You were so good for me baby," Bruce says as he nips at Loki's shoulder. His hands take hold of Loki's hips as he begins driving his dick in hard and fast. It only takes a few more thrusts until his rhythm turns erratic and he's coming himself, biting down hard on Loki's shoulder and groaning his release into Loki.
Loki makes a small noise as Bruce pulls out of him and Bruce leans in to kiss his forehead. "So good for me baby," he murmurs as lies down and helps Loki to lie on top of him. "Did I do good Bruce?" Loki asked, his speech was slightly slurred as he was almost asleep. Bruce's heart swelled with love for the man on top of him. He gives Loki a gentle kiss, replying "Of course baby. Did you learn your lesson?" Loki gives one nod before he falls blissfully asleep, Bruce following soon after.