Chapter 4
Thor stood in front of the rundown apartment building three weeks later and checked the address again. He had the right place. He'd copied the address from Loki's ID while he'd been in the shower the night they met. Thor felt badly for the invasion of privacy but they'd seen each other every day, spending nearly every minute together and he was smitten, wanting to surprise him.
Loki had made it sound as if he'd lived in a grand building and wanted for nothing but Thor noted, shifting the bag of cronuts in his hand as he got a better grip on the coffee, that didn't seem to be the case. The blonde shook his head and went to the buzzer. He found an L. Laufeyson and pressed the button.
"Yea?" Loki said.
"It's Thor. I thought I'd surprise you with breakfast,"
He was met with silence, then he was buzzed in. He went to Loki's floor and knocked on the door. It opened without a word from his lover and when Thor entered, the brunette's back was to him. "How did you find me?" he asked quietly.
"I-I...looked at your ID," the blonde stammered nervously. "I wanted to surprise you with breakfast,"
Loki turned to face him with tears in his eyes. "Leave it. Then you can go,"
Thor lowered his head, confusing Loki's humiliation for anger. "I'm..I'm sorry, Loki. I never meant...I never meant to hurt you,"
Loki looked at him, bewildered. "Hurt me? I was the one who lied to you. I'm just embarrassed I'm not who I said I was. Truth is, I was left on my own at a very young age. I never had a way of making money, couldn't hold a job. Now I'm here. I thought you wouldn't want to pursue a relationship if you knew the truth,"
"The truth, Loki," he began, "is that you're a wonderful person who I'm very fond of. Tell me something...have these past few weeks, the way you look at me, kiss me, hold me when we make love...has that been a lie?" Loki shook his head. "Then that's all I need to know," Thor replied, gathering him in his arms, holding him close. "Pack your things. I'm taking you out of here and back to my place. I'll give you everything you ever wanted. I love you, Loki,"
Loki grinned through his tears, wiping his nose on his sleeve like a child. "I love you, too, Thor,"