Chapter 35 of âPursuit of a Simple Lifeâ has just been posted to AO3! :)
Hey everyone. :) Happy Simply Saturday! Hope the world is treating you well. Enjoy the next chapter - weâve got some Tony-and-Loki-Being-Drunk-Bros for you!
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Hereâs an excerpt for you:
--- 18 months later ---
Gemma smiled as she put the finishing touches on the video she was editing, getting all the transitions just right so it looked the way she wanted.
This food blog was the BEST idea! she thought to herself, watching it through one more time to make sure there wasn't anything else that needed to be done before she posted it. She and Naina had started doing a video blog of Gemma's cooking about a year ago - just another fun thing to do with her best friend - and now, they had over 500,000 followers....and counting. She didn't really know what to attribute the success to, other than she was sure everyone watching could see how much joy she took in doing it. Naina filmed her cooking on Saturdays, then she would edit and post on Sundays. It's what got her through the lonely weekends while Dave travelled for work...
Suddenly, she heard the door to the apartment unlock and open. With a giggle, she immediately stood up and went to the entrance to greet her husband.
She had to talk to him...it couldn't wait any longer or she might go nuts.
Loki smiled as he saw Gemma rushing over to greet him. He opened his arms and engulfed her in a hug, pulling her close to breathe her scent in.
Being away on missions was hard, and he had quite honestly begun to hate them now. He just wanted to be home more often. He wanted to spend more time with Gemma. Alas, the missions never seemed to end.
"Oh I missed you, darling. How has life been this week?" he asked, nuzzling her neck, not letting her go. "Are you making more of your food videos?"
"Yes! I just finished editing the latest one. I'll post it in a bit. I made one of Naina's recipes - kaju katli. It's like marzipan with cashews. Oh, and it has edible silver on top! I saved you some, come on!"
Gemma led him by the hand to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, pulling out a plate with several silver diamond-shaped desserts on a platter. She picked one up and hand-fed it to him, holding her other hand under his chin as he bit into it to catch any wayward crumbs. Her eyes sparkled as she watched him eat, eager to see his reaction.
Loki's eyes widened upon chewing the treat. It was so damn delicious, he wanted to drown in its silky, thick texture.
"This is... mouthwatering! More!" He made a grab for the whole platter, but Gemma pulled it away with a laugh. "Please! Gem, you know not to tease me with sweet treats!"
She ran from him then, and he began to give chase.
Gemma didn't put up much of a fight. She laughed and brought the rest of it to the coffee table near the couch, then sat down and grabbed another piece off the plate.
"Ah, ah, ah, Mr. Johnson. If you want more...pay up."
She puckered her lips and held the treat away from him teasingly.
"Oh Mrs. Johnson, you needn't ask for it, I'm all about paying up," he replied, grasping her head to give her a heated kiss. Damn, if he were being honest, her lips tasted better than any sweet in the world...
And so he simply pushed her down on the couch and began to pull at her clothes. She giggled and tried to bat his hands away.
"That's very unlike you, darling, to reject my advances so soon after my return home," he stated cheekily, still cupping her breasts audaciously, his body covering hers on the couch.
Gemma kept tittering and laughing, trying to keep the kaju katli from crumbling in her hands while Dave gently tackled her.
"Dave...DAVE!" she laughed, finally pushing him off of her enough to be able to put down the treat.
"I didn't want to get crumbs on the couch! And-- oh Dave..."
The pleasure shot through her as he fondled her breasts, and she found herself losing her breath. Even after all these years, he could still get her going almost instantly. With a soft moan and a regretful sigh, she stopped him, meeting his eyes.
"Later, I promise," she said softly. "But...there's something we have to talk about first, ok?"
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