Chapter 9
After the unusual conversation, Thor had hoped that his father would finally talk to him. That he might explain to him why Mr. Nálson had been so angry and why he didn't trust him, but not a word came over his lips. As soon as Loki's father had left the room, Odin also packed his things and gave Natascha some instructions, which, to his surprise, seemed to confused the young nurse. Normally, she was always the part of the group who mastered difficult situations skillfully.
And that's why Thor ran after his old man. He didn't want to be treated like that again. He had barely spoken to his father after his accident. Frigga often came to the rehab center and told him that Odin was too busy or that he needed to deal with urgent matters in the company. At that time, the blonde could still understand why he had hardly ever visited him, after all, everything had to be done to protect the reputation of the Borson family. Only after his return, things had little changed. His father continued to avoid him, seeming to ignore him when they were all sitting at the dining table. If he had questions about his accident, they were waved off with a warning glare. He always said that Thor shouldn't worry, it would be alright. But it wasn't, at least not for him. He still didn't know who was the person in the car which he had rammed. To this day, he had no idea what had happened to him. Was he well again, had he still injuries or was he possibly dead?
No, he couldn't allow such thoughts. As long as he didn't know what exactly had happened, he could not assume horrible things like that. His mother always said that he should always think positively and just now, when his life got a kind of structure again, he couldn't let himself be dragged down by his doubts. Instead, Thor preferred to speak with Odin, after all, he was the only one who knew what had happened.
"Father please, wait for me."
The blonde man didn't know what it was, whether it was due to the word 'please' or his desperate tone, but he actually stopped.
"Can you please explain what that was? Why does Mr. Nálson hate me so much, what did I do wrong?"
His father still hadn't turned around, but Thor could clearly see that his shoulders dropped down, followed by a resigned sigh. Did he hide something? But if it was personal, why hadn't he talked to him in private?
"Thor, I wouldn't like to discuss this kind of conversation in the middle of our company."
With these words, his old man slowly turned around and looked at him seriously. His face, however, didn't show any emotions. His hard facade, which he otherwise only reserved for his employees, met him for the first time. What was wrong? He could understand that Odin was disappointed in him, and that he had done nothing to earn his trust. Only in this case, it was more than a problem with trust. When the blonde had come to the conference room, he had clearly heard that Mr. Nálson said to his old man he would owe him something. Had he trouble with Loki's father? Did he take it out on Thor? Perhaps, it was the same reason why Hela ignored him.
"Are you serious? You're hiding something from me and I want you to finally enlighten me!"
It was not planned that he would shout at his father in the entrance area, but he could hardly keep his anger in check. Since the accident, everybody didn't feel necessary to speak with him openly. His friends didn't want to meet with him, his mother protected him and it seemed that she wanted to shield him from the whole world and now, Odin did the same? He could handle it when he yelled at him angrily or said that Thor's lifestyle was a waste of time, but this was new. For the blond man, his father had always been a person who demanded respect and never showed any weaknesses, who loudly declared his displeasure and ruled his company with an iron fist. But now, he seemed to be more and more tired, almost defeated. Well, admittedly, Odin had always preferred to avoid annoying stuff. Out of sight, out of mind. But this situation concerned Thor personally, maybe even the whole Borson family. So why didn't he finally say what had happened?
But when he thought that he would finally get answers, that his father would actually take him aside and would explain what was going on, Natascha interrupted them. Of course, the redhead didn't know about the seriuosness of their conversation but Thor could scream with frustration.
"My boy, I believe that you have some patients who need your help urgently. We'll talk later."
With these words Odin turned away and disappeared in the elevator car which was reserved for the management.
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"Would it be too much to ask, if you don't infect me with your bad mood?"
Loki sat at the dining table and was visibly confused.
After Natascha had interrupted the conversation with his father, she had quickly noticed her mistake. She had also apologized but the moment between them was gone, as well as Odin himself. But the blonde hadn't been able to pout for long because of the transfer of primary care to Thor, a new planning within the employees had been necessary. He had to pick up Loki from law school from now on and was responsible for bringing him to his appointments on time, completely without supervision, which was not the most difficult part. Since Thor wasn't a trained nurse, he couldn't manage the tasks of Hela alone, but had to learn it. Step by step. Which put even more pressure on him.
Thor had kept himself together so that he could do his work conscientiously as possibly, at least he tried to, but he couldn't hide his anger about his father completely. The blonde had always been very emotional and his mother had told him once that one could read his feelings in his face as if from a book. So it was no surprise to him that his frustration had found its way to the surface.
"I'm sorry."
His voice made Loki look up and let set his notebook aside. He really had to sound more gloomy than he had thought. Which made him sigh.
"Look, I had a bit of a fight with my father. Somehow, I have the feeling that he is keeping something very important from me and honestly, I have absolutely no idea how to get the truth out of him. He can be so stubborn sometimes."
The black-haired man had to smile at his confession about his problems with his old man.
"Thor, calm down. Don't you think that parents are all the same when it comes to their children? Your father probably just wants to protect your sorry ass from something."
He had to laugh loudly at Loki's words. His favorite patient always took Thor's mind off with his mere presence.
"That may be true. But I'm not sure this time that silence will save my 'sorry ass' from trouble."