12 Plot Points Of Christmas: A Writer's Challenge

Chapter 5: Something That Has Always Been There Is Now Lost

Locating a bathroom that had enough room for their needs, Sasha and Minerva stepped inside with Beverlee. Shutting then locking the door, they got to work.

Beverlee rarely had the experience of a girlfriend fussing over her, let alone two. At first, she was antsy to take off Loki's coat and reveal her body, but they were very accommodating and made her feel very comfortable in doing so.

With the coat off, Sasha and Minerva got Beverlee to sit on the lid of the toilet. Then they pulled out several items from the large shopping bag - hygiene products to cleanse her skin and face, to control perspiration and to moisturize. They even had products to help style her hair.

Beverlee had never felt so pampered. The way they touched her was so careful and gentle - it was causing her to become very relaxed. She felt a pang of guilt enjoying their ministrations but noticed they also seemed to be taking enjoyment in performing the tasks.

As they took care of her, the three of them conversed about several topics, and in the process discovered they had many things in common; like similar tastes in music, movies and specific kinds of foods.

Beverlee was also impressed and relieved that not once did they ask her any personal questions about her friendship with Loki.

"Are you feeling better, sweetie?" Minerva said, putting a hand on Beverlee's uninjured arm.

"Yes, thank you," Beverlee said quietly, a smile on her face. "You and Sasha have made me feel more like myself again."

"Well we're not done yet," Sasha said with glee, smiling back at Beverlee. "It's time for us to get you dressed!"

Suddenly two unique ringtones sounded on the smartphones of Sasha and Minerva. Beverlee watched curiously as they both retrieved their devices, each of them looking at the screen to see what the notification was. It caused them to look at each other with knowing grins, and then give each other a high-five.

"I don't know how Thor did this, but I'm glad he did!" Sasha said, now beginning to pull out some clothes from the bag.

"Agreed! Talk about taking initiative for the Initiative!" Minerva said in an enthusiastic tone, then looked at the person in their care, "Beverlee, you'll never guess where we're going!"
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It had only been roughly thirty minutes since Beverlee had left with Sasha and Minerva, but when they returned to the triage waiting area, Loki could see that Beverlee was looking quite radiant. No longer did she appear as that emergency room patient. The clothes that were chosen for her were a microfiber long-sleeve top with a full zipper in mint green, and over it, a sleek black hoodie jacket - which both fit her well. He even noticed how her hair shone in the sunlight as she walked by the windows down the hall.

Loki's heart leapt as the first thing Beverlee did as she drew near was give him a big hug. Well, as big as she could muster with her injured arm.

"You're all right?" Loki asked, his arms encircling her in kind. He then became aware there was a scent to her hair that he found rather pleasing.

"Yes," she whispered, sounding incredibly happy.

Releasing their hug, Loki smiled at Sasha and Minerva, "Thank you. You've really outdone yourselves."

"Our pleasure, Loki," Minerva said, returning his smile, then handed him his coat.

"Speaking of outdone," Sasha said, "did you guys get that notification from Thor?"

"Yes!" Blitz and Jamal both said in unison with excitement.

"Then warm up your Uber apps, it's time to go to The Plaza!" Sasha said.