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pressed play on the DVD. “You already found the wrong meaning of the movie.”
    They sat back quietly as the DVD began and watched the story of Frosty the Snowman . Loki of course laughed at all the wrong parts until Vivi pointed out they were meant to be sad or pull the heartstrings which then led to a heated discussion and then heated kissing.
    By the end of Frosty the Snowman , she was snuggled into his arms and her legs were tucked into the cushions beneath the blanket. They then decided on another movie, The Avengers , which portrayed him in a not-so-nice light. She laughed as he argued with the movie and how it made him look, and was especially unhappy with how the big green giant mistreated his character. Vivi never thought she would have this much fun at home with Loki, but wrapped in his arms while they yelled at the TV, she learned that he wasn’t as cold and ruthless as history spoke of him.

Chapter Four
     
    The middle of the week came, and she found herself holding hands with Loki in the back of a black Escalade with his driver again at the wheel. She was excited because the truck was filled with brightly wrapped gifts for the children at the home they were on their way to visit.
    “Okay, do it,” she commanded with a smile. Loki had agreed to use his magic to play Santa. Maybe agreed was the wrong word; she’d prodded him until he accepted and then he’d asked for a boon of his own—ice-skating at Rockefeller Center. She wondered if he knew she hated ice-skating and was using that against her. Yet, for this, he readily agreed. Anything for the children at Sunrise House , he had said.
    “Very well, but this is under duress,” Loki grumbled. “But, remember, later I get to hold you close and glide across the ice.”
    “Uh-huh.”
    “Nick would never let me hear the end of this if he ever saw me like this.”
    His words about holding her close made her stomach clench in desire. They had been dancing around their attraction for days, yet neither had made the first move. She didn’t know why Loki hadn’t taken it further than a few kisses. She wanted more, but how does one go about using their feminine wiles to seduce a demigod?
    He closed his eyes and his sexy body morphed to the fat balding man everyone associated with Christmas cheer. She had to grin when he glared at her as she tugged at his beard.
    “You look very handsome,” Vivi said primly.
    He didn’t say a thing, just tweaked her nose and took her hand again.
    “So this place is your handiwork?” Loki asked.
    “Yeah, it is. After I got away from Jonas and had him removed as my guardian, there was this social worker the court assigned to me. Her name was Carmen Santiago,” Vivi explained. “She helped me find an apartment, get back on track in school, and became more like a mom to me than anything else. She retired from working with the government and I invited her to work for me at Sunrise House. She was the perfect choice to run the house. With her there, these kids have a chance.”
    “Well, then, if this will bring them happiness, we will give them a show.” Loki grinned. “I’ll walk in with you in my invisible form. No one will be able to see me except you and then I'll appear in the room. Let’s keep them dreaming for a while before reality can take away that innocence.”
    Vivi laughed. “How will I explain you just appearing out of nowhere? Maybe the kids can believe it, but the adults won’t.”
    “You are wealthy and this is the age of movies. Let’s say it’s an optical illusion,” he said.
    The plan was set when they pulled up in front of Sunrise House in Brooklyn. It was an old four-story brownstone she had bought and hand converted into a safe place for children to grow up. It housed twenty-six to thirty children between the ages of three to seventeen. Sunrise House also helped them to get grants for college and give the older kids a fighting chance instead of just pushing them out into the world to fend for