#suck less

“Yes!” I exclaimed, hands up in victory. Loki looked up from his book, one eyebrow higher than the other. “Aced it!” 

He smirked and returned to the novel. “You’ve completed your assignments then?”

I moved my laptop to the side and stretched. “Nope, just the quiz.”

“Only the quiz?” he balked. “It took you over two hours to complete a quiz?”

“I only have ten minutes for quizzes.” I rummaged through the freezer for a box of Girl Scout Cookies before pouring a glass of milk. “The rest of the time was for peer review of a presentation.” 

Loki shook his head, turning a page. I returned to my spot on the sofa, milk, and cookies in hand. As soon as I shoved a Caramel Delight in my mouth, he asked, “How much work do you have remaining?” 

“Dammit, Loki!” I muttered through caramel and coconut. Mischief flashed in his eyes as he pretended not to notice. “4 discussion questions and a response paper.”

“All due tonight?”

“Sunday.” I sipped some milk. “Why?”

“You had mentioned transcribing one of my stories this evening. I thought, perhaps, you were ready to begin.” He didn’t look away from the book, but his voice sounded genuinely hurt. “However, if you’ve not completed all of your assignments, then the stories shall wait.”

“Loki,” I leaned forward to pull the novel down, “I won’t get all that done tonight. If you want to tell a story, tell it.” Yep, sad eyes. “I’ve got time to finish the homework.”

“You’re sure?”

I smiled at him. “Of course.” His marked his place and closed the cover. “So, my prince, share a legend of Asgard.”

Am I doing it right?