"Sit down with me." He said after a couple of seconds, tugging down on my arms and sitting us both on the carpet of the bedroom.

There was a flash of green and a tissue box appeared to the side. He pulled out one of the tissues and very carefully began to wipe away the tears that I didn't even realise were coating my cheeks. I sniffled and didn't dare look in his eyes, my heart hammering against my ribs as I prayed for him to say something.

"Firstly, I'm not leaving you." He murmured. "Not now. Not ever. Don't ever think I would. Please." His voice wobbled again. "I couldn't bear to leave you. I don't care if you can't give me anything physical. That is not the most important thing in a relationship, the emotion and devotion to each other is. I could never want more than what I have now. And if I did want something and you didn't feel comfortable with it, then I don't want it anymore. Because I will never, ever force something onto you that you're not comfortable with for the sake of my own desires. I wouldn't deserve you if I acted as selfishly as that. You give me more happiness and pleasure through your company alone than any sexual experiences . And I know you said that you think your company is a handful, but I don't see it that way. You are not a damaged good or anything, you are perfect just the way you are and I wouldn't change anything. You have grown so much in the time that I have known you and you are becoming more and more beautiful every day, and every day you amaze me in some different and wonderful way. What we have is perfect."

"What we have will be going nowhere." I sniffled. "What we have is just going around and around in circles that are slowly spiralling downward, and because of me. Your future is bleak with me, Loki. You will be settling for rare kisses and stiffened hugs. You will have no kids. No grandkids. You won't even have a proper girlfriend to turn into a wife. And I don't want that for you. I want you to be happy and I wish I could be that person for you by giving you that stuff, but I know I just couldn't."

"Then let me help you." He took up my hands. "You said so yourself, you could barely kiss me a couple of months ago. But look at you now. Remember us on the balcony a couple of nights ago? You blew me away with your bravery then. You are growing, Em, and you are slowly becoming braver and braver with each day. So let me help you, let me help you push through your fears and worries at a pace you are comfortable with. We have gotten to where we are now with eachother, so we can keep heading forward. With my help, you will grow into a beautifully confident woman. I know she's in you somewhere, we just have to coax her out. And maybe one day, we will have children. Ones full of mischief, but they get away with everything because of their mother's stunning looks that they inherited." He chuckled weakly.

I knew he was using humor to try and lighten me up. But his words alone were doing that. He was right, I had grown so much because of him. If it weren't for him, I would probably still be curled up in a cell, panicking at the smallest noise. And I knew he could help me get to a point where I could be an equal to him and give him everything of a normal relationship.

"But everything will only happen at your pace and on your terms." He continued. "I know you said that you don't want everyone to constantly be thinking of you, but I will always be thinking of you Em. This is to help you feel more comfortable in yourself and in us. And if you don't want to do it, then that's okay. We won't. But I'm here if you want to try."

"I'm just scared." I whispered. "You're the best thing to have happened to me. And I don't want to loose that because I stuffed it up. It could take me years to reach that point. I might never reach that point. And I don't want you to be unsatisfied and unfulfilled because of that."

"I know you don't believe me," He gently cupped my face and my eyes finally met his, "but I could never be unsatisfied with you Emily. You are a missing piece that took way too long to find in my life. So what if it takes years? At least I have you there with me. And if you never reach that point? That's fine, your happiness is more important than children or grandchildren or anything involving physical contact."

"I want kids." I shook my head, taking a deep breath. "I'm not going to give up on that either. I just want to warn you that it may take time."

"As everything wonderful and beautiful does." He smiled softly. "We are in no rush whatsoever. We have all of the time in the world to get everything into a comfortable order. We are in control of what happens to ourselves, so we won't let anything pressure us into rushing. That includes me too. Don't let me pressure you or force you into anything. I will do my best but sometimes I may not realise it and I want you to call me out on it immediately. Okay?"

"Okay." I sniffled.

"And another thing." He sat up a little straighter, bringing my eyes back to him. "You are to talk to me straight away whenever you feel like this, okay? Bottling it up inside you isn't good."

"I'm sorry for letting it all flood out like that." I mumbled. "I didn't mean to scare you."

"It was more worry." He smiled softly. "And I should be the one apologising. I didn't mean to betray your trust or scare you with the whole HYDRA thing either-"

"What you did was understandable." I shook my head. "If you were in my position, I would have done the same. I took your care for me for granted, and I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry." He shook his head. "I know you didn't take it for granted."

"I feel like I take you for granted too much." I sighed, looking down at the ground.

"I take you for granted too much." He shook his head again, chuckling. "I'm so lucky to have someone like you and I should be thanking the Gods every day. You most certainly are nowhere near as selfish as I am when it comes to you."

"You're not selfish." My eyebrows furrowed as I looked up at him.

"You don't know what goes on up in this head darling." He chuckled, gently tapping his temple. "I cannot bear the thought of your hurting, of you being upset, or you going through any sort of physical or mental pain. I will do anything to prevent that. So yes, I am quite selfish."

"I don't think that's selfish." I replied, shaking my head again. "I think that's just you caring for me."

"It's more than care darling." His smile softened a little more, his eyes holding more emotions than I could count as he squeezed my hands. "It's love."

"L-love?" I repeated, stuttering over my words as much as my heart was stuttering.

"Yes. Love." He chuckled. "I love you Emily." He swept back some of my hair. "I love you more than I could possibly comprehend myself. It's like you're my whole life, my whole purpose for being alive. You are the reason for my joy when I wake up in the morning and find you lying next to me. Without you, a piece of me is missing. A really big piece. And I can't survive without that peace. You are like my heart. I can't survive without it. And it would be really painful if I didn't have it." He chuckled again and I would have too if I wasn't in such a state of shock. "I love you. I love you so, so, so much."

He fell into silence and I desperately tried to force out words through the tight lump in my throat. I felt like I was going into some degree of shock. I had not expected a love confession. I had not expected anything that had happened tonight.

"You don't have to say it back or anything." He continued. "But I just wanted you to know."

While everything tonight may have been unexpected, I didn't regret any of it. Especially not this.

"I love you too." I breathed out. "I love you so much."

I tilted forward and pressed my lips against his as sparks flew all throughout my body. I had never put a label on what I had been feeling towards him, and love didn't seem to do it justice, but for now, it was suitable. Until I found some bigger and better sort of way to express it, I would more than happily settle for love. 

AN: 

And that's the end of Loki Laufeyson - Saviour! But don't worry, there is one last book in this series and it is already in the works! 

I just want to thank each and everyone of you for coming on here and reading and voting and commenting on my books. This series has been my life for several years now and I'm so glad that people are loving it. 

But as always, I am open to feedback. I will try and take on as much as I can, but sometimes it may be a little difficult without changing the whole story line. But that doesn't mean I won't listen. Same goes if you want to suggest anything to be added, I love hearing from you guys! 

I will try and the first couple of chapters of the next book within the next couple of days, but school has just started back, so I could be very busy! 

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