"Safe from Stark, at least." Her lips twitched in amusement. "That doesn't meant there aren't plenty of others more than willing to step in and fill the void he left in his absence."
She should know. One of them was going to be her salvation.
She shook her head at the latter part of that, a small frown flitting across her lips. "Loki. You should be taking better care of yourself. Who will I complain to if you wear yourself away to nothing with all this work?"
"Careful you don't tempt me to see you there early just so we can all browbeat some sense into you," she countered with a wry look. "At the very least, you would certainly get much rest there. Out of sheer boredom, if nothing else."
"I think I'd go mad, with that story of boredom. Then you really would have to put me in the asylum." In a nice cell next to his mother, probably. Gah.
"So let's not. How about I just promise to take you out for a drink instead?"
"Ooooh, promises now, Loki?" she gives him a teasing smile and a laugh, laying her hand on his arm. "One I'll hold you to. There's a party up on the hill later this week. You should come. I may need that drink afterwards."
Loki grinned. "I make all sorts of promises." Just if he intended to keep them was the question. Oh my, is it going to be terribly boring? I might need to go just to protect your sanity."
She gives him a hint of a smirk and straightens once more. "Oh, I think I can promise something a little better than boring. I'd hate for you to miss a front seat for the season's new bout of juicy gossip." She leaned in and dropped a friendly kiss on his cheek. "And yes, that's all I'm telling you. I have to get back anyway. Rue will be home from school soon."
"Oh, you wicked girl. Fine, keep your secrets. I'll ferret them out soon enough. Or enjoy the melodrama of their revelation unspoiled. Both sound quite fun." He grinned. "Give Rue a kiss for me."
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She should know. One of them was going to be her salvation.
She shook her head at the latter part of that, a small frown flitting across her lips. "Loki. You should be taking better care of yourself. Who will I complain to if you wear yourself away to nothing with all this work?"
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He laughed. "When you've all condemned me to a hospital, you can come to my bedside and I shan't be able to escape."
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"So let's not. How about I just promise to take you out for a drink instead?"
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