It has been decided that they were going to see Thor 2 later that night with Joey and Cass since JC needed Joey with him so they can ponder upon the consequential significant of the alignment of the Nine Worlds as the movie trailer suggested and Liz needed Cass (and Cass needed Liz) to swoon and drool and sigh with when that gratuitous half-naked Thor scene (Oh and they better have that gratuitous half-naked scene or else!) comes to play in all his glory on the silver screen.

And since JC was still out doing his music man thing in a recording studio somewhere, Liz decided to prep herself by whipping out her Thor DVD and enjoy the beauty that was … is … Thor or Chris Hemsworth, either or … she’ll take ‘em …. both.

Yes, please.

She took in a deep breath when the familiar scene began to play on JC’s big ass flat screen TV. It was when Thor needed human clothes and if you ask Liz, Thor looked hot in those human pants clothes so really, he didn’t really need the human shirt clothes. Those human pants clothes were enough.

Yes, please.

She finally exhaled as he paraded in that low-rise–showing-off- that- V-on-his-front-torso-and-that-center-of-the-hip/butt-dimples-human pants, and ran her tongue between her lips before she sucked on her lower lips as she watched his movements as if it was in HD slow motion.

“OH. MY. GOD!”

She sighed.

Again.

Sigh.

And again.

Swoon.

Sigh.

Drool.

“Liz…” It was JC. He was home and he was ignored.

He rolled his eyes. He finds his girlfriend’s unhealthy obsession with Thor rather amusing. “Liz, hun, I’m home!”

No response. Her eyes still glued to the TV where Thor was now putting on a shirt. Thank goodness, he thought. Now, in a few seconds, her Thor force field, that same force field that protects Asgard from its enemies, will turn off and she will snap out of her Thor fog and will finally come down to earth and re-join the mere mortals like himself.

A soft moan and then an audible sigh followed.

“If I didn’t know any better I would think you were watching some porn with the way you’ve been quietly moaning back there.”

She knew that JC was home but she also knew how her fascination with the god of Thunder amuses him and in turn it amuses her to just push his button.

“Well, you know,” she began, leaning back on the couch, touching two fingers to her lips for a second then blew out imaginary smoke, pretending to have a puff of a cigarette. “It was really good for me as I was sure good for him,” she deadpanned.

JC couldn’t help but laugh as he took a seat next to his girlfriend. “I’m pretty sure it was, dear,” he said, dropping a kiss on her forehead.

She closed her eyes and sighed at the touch of his lips then quickly backslid her attention to the god of thunder. “You mock!” She complained. “But come on! Look,” she took the remote and rewinds the movie a few seconds back to where Thor was half naked again. “Look it! Man! How can you not orgasm over that!” She sighed. She swooned. She  drooled. All over again.

JC choked and coughed even though he wasn’t drinking anything. What did she just say? Orgasm?

“You okay there bud?” Liz patted her boyfriend’s back with a giggle.

“What the heck, Liz? Orgasm? Really?”

She looked at him as if he had suddenly grown two heads. “Really,” she nodded. “Isn’t he orgasmic?”

“Hell no. He’s not to me!” JC declared.

“Well, of course, because if he was to you then I should seriously consider my choice of partnership here.” She teased.

JC shook his head once more. “You know what? Bite me.” He frowned.

“Maybe later tonight but right now can I just have a bite of Thor?”

“Lady, you are certifiable!” He complained.

“Yet you love me,” she said smugly.

“I’m seriously thinking about it right now,” he deadpanned.

She made a face at him which he thought was cute but would not admit it even if hi life depended on it. “Shut up!” she frowned this time. “But seriously, can I make a request, C?”

“A request?” He repeated as he was skeptical.

“Uhuh,” she nodded.

“I’m afraid to ask woman, but go on.”

“Just in case the world turned on its axis and takes us to a parallel universe where Thor offers to have sex with me, promise me you’ll let me?” She batted her lashes at him as if she was just asking for him to get her some water.

“What?” JC in return looked at her as if she had two heads.

“You heard me.”

“You want me to be okay just in case Thor asked you to have sex with him?”

“Yeah,” Liz nodded giddily.

“Why would you think that it will be okay with me that you sleep with another man?” He asked with a frown.

“Because he’s Thor!”  Duh. “It’s a forgivable cheat, a free pass.”

“A free pass? Liz, come on!”

“What? Every couple has a freebie list,” she informed him. When JC simply raised his eye brow at her, she continued. “Didn’t you have a freebie list with your exes?”

“No,” JC quipped.

“Well, come to think of it, you didn’t keep them long enough to even make up the list, you slut. Seriously I should have had you cloroxed and bleached clean before I took you in.”

“Ahh! That’s what I love about you, sweetheart, ever the romantic.” He rolled his eyes.

She laughed. “But seriously though you never had a freebie list?”

“No.”

“Come on, even Ross and Rachael had them.”

“Who’s Ross and Rachael.”

“Ross and Rachael. Friends. Duh!”

“Ohh … is that the one with Isabella Rossellini on Ross’ list?”

“Yes! So if the ultimate iconic couple like Ross and Rachael has a freebie list, I think we should get one too.”

“What? No.”

“Yes. Because I want one so to be fair you can start one,” she smiled and fluttered her eyelids for effect.

As much as JC tried to resist, he knew that this was a lost case for him as every time his girlfriend is dead set on one thing she will find a way to make it happen, including the fluttering of the eyes (Ohhh! She plays dirty!), Miss Tenacity, remember?

“Fine! Go ahead,” he sighed in surrender.

“Yay!” She clapped her hands as she drew both her legs up unto the couch, leaning against JC’s chest and got comfortable. “Can I start?” She asked excitedly.

“Of course.”

“How many can we have? Ten?”

“Ten? Geesh! And you call me a slut,” he teased.

She frowned. “Well how many?”

“How many was Ross and Rachael’s?”

“Five.”

“There you go – five.”

“Okay, fine, five,” she frowned. “It would be hard to just have five tough.” She complained.

“I don't know if I should get insulted,” JC complained.

“Oh, shush!” She laughed. “Okay, so obviously number one is Thor or Chris Helmsworth, doesn’t matter. He’s orgasm on a stick.”

“Honey, really, I don't need an essay after each guy’s name,” JC frowned.

“Don't you want to know why I picked them?”

“No!” He was quick to answer.

“I’d tell you anyways so suck it up, my love! Number one is Thor and he can use that magic hammer on me anytime.” She smiled naughtily.

“Again with the visual! Stop!”

She laughed. She loved pushing his buttons that way.

He won’t admit it to her right that minute, because he know she was purposely irritating him for fun, but he loves her laugh.

“Okay, number two …” she paused for a bit to think. “John Mayer.”

“I don't think Katy Perry will agree. As your boyfriend I have to caution you with that … you don't want to hear Katy roar.”

“I don't care,” she said defiantly. “His whole your body is wonderland vibe is just orgasmic!” She sighed wistfully.

“There you go again with the O word. Can you skip it when you describe your freebies please? Is that too much to ask?” JC pleaded.

“You’re such whiner, no! Suck it up,” she instructed with a hammy smile.

JC rolled his eyes. She continued.                                                         

“So Thor, John Mayer and next is, Channing Tatum. Afterall, he has the Magic Mike and they even made a movie about. He can definitely Channing All Over My Tatum ,” she sang the infamous song that went viral about a year ago to promote his movie with Jaime Foxx.

“You’re helpless,” JC shook her head as he watched his girlfriend even do a little dance as she sang.

“Don't be a hater,” she batter her lashes then continued. “So next on my list will be Adam Levine. Not just because he moves like Jagger but three words - sexiest man alive!” She said, counting each word with her fingers. “So, yes. Please.”

“You’re hopeless!” He laughed again

“Yet, you love me,” she smiled smugly because she knew that for a fact as she exaggeratedly reached her pursed lips to give him a wet, noisy kiss on his cheek. 

JC hmped. “I guess I do because I’m sitting here listening to you name men you want get your freak on.”

It was her turn to laugh. “And I still have two more. So are you ready?”

“As ready as I’ll ever be,” he nodded, trying to keep a straight face.

“Okay, number four would have to be Bruce Banner.”

“The Hulk? You had Thor and now Hulk. Are you planning on putting in the Avengers in your list?”

“No, since you only allowed me five slots, she reminded him. “Plus as tempting as Iron Man and Captain America are they don’t do it for me.”

“No?” His eyebrow arched.

Liz shook her head. “No. Then Hawkeye looks like he’s brooding all time so I can’t deal with that stress. And I know hands down Scarlett Johansson is gorgeous and sexy, but I don't and sorry to disappoint your threesome fantasy, I don't and won’t swing that way. So yeah, just the Avengers with four letter names.”

JC laughed. “But sweetie, I hate to break this to you but if you want to do it with the Hulk, you’re gonna die.”

“Whachutalkinbout?”

“He will crush you to dust.”

“I said, Dr. Banner, you idiot. Not the green guy.”

“It doesn’t matter because any guy, Dr. Banner or not, will get tensed and frazzled and carried away while doing it and bam! He will turn into the green guy anyways and like I said, again, he will crush you to dust thus, dying.”

Liz frowned. “Can you please stop popping my freebie list bubbles? Okay, let me be specific, it’s the actor that played Dr. Banner.”

“Bill Bixby?”

This time she sighed. “What did I say about popping my bubbles? And excuse me, weren’t we just talking about the Avengers? Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson … which only meant that I wasn’t talking about the Bill Bixby- Lou Ferrigno Hulk but the Mark Ruffalo-CGI Hulk.”

“You’re putting Mark Ruffalo in your list?”

“Yeah. Why not?”

JC shrugged. “I dunno. Kinda like, isn’t he too serious to be in your list?’

“Serious is hot, my boy.

“I’ll keep that in mind.” He nodded.

“You better,” she nodded back. “Okay, last but not the least, my number five, I pick Jacob.”

“Jacob who?”

“Twilight Jacob.  Seriously, I don't know what other people saw, especially Bella,  in Edward because he’s all clammy and colorless and nothing but Jacob? Tall, dark and man! Those abs! Some kind of delish,” she sighed yet again, with matching dreamy look in her eyes.

“One word – statutory.” JC said in smug.

“Excuse me, Taylor Lautner is legal. He’s twenty-two,” she said matter-of-factly.

“Exactly! He’s twenty-two. Cougar.”

She smiled smugly and began singing, “and you’re gonna hear me roaaarr! Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh! You're gonna hear me roar!”

“Oh, for the love of Edward and Bella! Enough already! You’re done, woman!” JC raised his hands to stop her.

“Fine, but can I say that, for the record, five is not enough for me?” She frowned.

“Duly noted,” JC nodded with a laugh. “So let’s go! We are meeting your brother and Cass at six. I think they want to have dinner first before the movie.” 

He was ready to get up but Liz stopped him. “Wait, what about your list?”

“Do I really have to?” JC complained.

“Yes.” She insisted.

He sighed. “Alrighty then, I’ll choose Julia Robert,” he stuck out his thumb. “Scarlett Johansson,” then stuck out his pointer finger. “Katy…”

“Wait… wait… wait!” Liz waved her hands to stop JC.

“What?”

“Aren't you going to explain why they are in their list, like I did?”

“No.”

“C!” She whined.

“It’s my list, I can do what I want, hun.”

“You’re no fun!” She complained. “Come on, Julia Roberts because we all know that you and Joey have been obsessed with her since Pretty Woman.”

“Oh, great! Now you’re going to do the commentaries for me?”

“Yes, unless you want to do them yourself.”

She was unbelievable. She will not let him win. So he surrendered. “Fine. Like you said, Miss Roberts because Joe and I worship her.”

“As you should,” she agreed.

“And since you passed on Scarlett Johansson, I’ll take her too.”

“Good choice,” she approved. “I mean, if I was a guy or like I said, swing the other way, I would like to do her too.”

“Ahhhh …. for the first time, you are giving me a good visual, woman!”

“Shut up you pervert,” she nudged him with her elbow.

“Ow!” JC grumbled. “Hey!”

She raised a brow at him as he laughed. “Can we move on now? You’re number three. Go!”

“Katy Perry.”

“Ahhh…so you’re the one who want to hear her roar.” She teased.

“Absolutely, she is after all uhmmm … gifted.”

Liz laughed. “Oh my god! You are such a guy!”

“Hey, I figured while you’re with Johnny Mayer, I can entertain Miss Perry for him.”

“Ohhh! Hey! I like that! Team work, high five!” She raised her hand up to him for a fiver.

“I swear if people hear this conversation they will think we’re sick!” He laughed after their high five.

“I’d say they’ll be jealous of our bad ass list.”

“Sure.”

She giggled the looked up at him. “So to continue, who’s your number four?”

“Princess Leia.” He said without a beat.

“Princess Leia?” She repeated just to make sure she heard him right.

“Yes.”

“As in Carrie Fisher?” She made a face. “And you were calling me a cougar earlier?”

“No not the actress, but the character, the Princess Leia character. Like earlier, you wanted the actor that played  Dr. Banner, Mark Ruffalo, right?”

“Uhuh.”

“I want it the other way around. I want the Princess Leia character, not Carrie Fisher, the actress that played her. “Specifically, the Princess Leia in Return of the Jedi when she was held captive by Jabba the Hutt and wearing that …”

“Slut slave costume,” she finished for him.

“I was going to say hair buns …” he smiled naughtily.

“Yeah right.” She rolled her eyes knowing exactly what her boyfriend was thinking. “But okay, I’ll give it to you.”

JC laughed. “Thank you.”

“So last but not the least, you’re number five? Should I give you drum roll?”

He thought for a second with his eyebrows all furrowed. “I don't think I have a five.”

“What? Come one. There are thousands of gorgeous woman out there, pick one!”

“Ahhh every man’s dream, their girlfriend begging them to pick someone else to sleep with!”

“Don't make me smack you,” she threatened. “How about Mila Kunis?””

“Nah.” He shook his head.

“Really?” She couldn’t believe it.

JC simply shrugged. “Too Black Swan.”

“Are you kidding me? You mean you didn’t enjoy that whole thing she did in the movie with Natalie Portman?”

“I am not going to discuss that with you.”

“Why not?”

“Because you’re not Joey, you’re my girlfriend.”

“Aren't you glad I’m not Joey though? Because if I am then that’s just wrong!” She made a face. He laughed. “Fine! Geesh! We’re skipping Miss Kunis  so …how about….hmmmm… oh! I know! How about Miss Janet? Miss Jackson if you're nasty?” She smile

“I would love to have her in my list but, I have way too much respect for her to even think about doing the nasty with her,” he admitted.

She shrugged. “Make sense. How about one of them underwear models? Or Sports Illustrated covers?”

“Been there done them,” he said non-chalantly.

“What?” Her eyes grew wide as she sat up turning to face him.

He actually blushed. “Well, I was part of *NSYNC, remember?”

“You’re a man whore, love, that’s what you are. I swear I should have sent you to the CDC for decontamination.” She shook her head playfully.

“Okay how about … hhmmm… I know! How about Danielle Murano? I mean, she’s a singer-song writer like you, her voice is angelic and she’s gorgeous! And hey, I believe she’s more gifted than Katy Perry.”

He laughed but remained silent                               

“So what say you? I think we have a winner, right? Because come to think of it, she’s the girl version of you, minus the breas … I mean the gifts.” She laughed finding what she just said funny.

JC leaned back, resting his head on the back of the couch, his arm around her suddenly tightened a bit, his thumb nervously ran up and down her skin.

“C?” Liz picked up on his switch to uneasiness.

“Hmmmnn…” His eyebrows furrowed as he bit his lower lip

 “What? So Danielle Murano? Yes?”

“No.”

“No? Why not?” She frowned, curious as to what was going on.

“Uhm …” he needed a moment, cautiously determining how to answer her.

“C, what’s up with you?” She demanded.

He sighed and threw a prayer in heaven. “Uhhhh... been there, done her?” It was more of a mumble.

“What?” She sat up like a spring. “What?”  She wanted to make sure she heard him right.

He didn’t answer, afraid to say anything else.

“Did you just say … You and Danielle Murano? The anointed pop diva?”

“Well …” he was still trying to be cautious not wanting to turn this into something really, really bad. “Did I already say that I was part of *NSYNC?” His face scrunched up like a wadded piece of paper.

“Hhmmmm …” It was her turn to be silent, which worried JC.

“When was this?” She asked moments later. “During your slut years?” She was trying to wrap her brain around that brand new information.

JC looked at her girlfriend for any sighs that would tell him what she was thinking to no avail. “No,” he shook his head. “This was before. I was still singing then,” he answered uneasily.

Her eyebrows furrowed. “During *NSYNC? Really?”

“She opened for us during Strings, remember?”

Liz nodded. “So it was happening then? How come I didn’t know about this?”

“Uhm… management wanted to kept it on the DL,” he nervously offered his explanation.

“So you kept it even from your family and friends?”

“Joe… the guys knew,” he admitted.

“Of course.” She nodded tersely.

“Hey,” he took her hand. “Hey… it was a long, long time ago. So don't worry about it, okay?”

She remained quiet.

Danielle Murano!

Liz thought that her list was a shot at the moon kinda list, it was simply for fun and harmless … but when JC tells her that he can cross out one person off his list… not only did it reminded her that he was still a celebrity, retired or not, but it also turned the jealousy switch on even though she wasn’t supposed to since it happened before they got together. And frankly, she didn’t want JC to know that she was a bit off and jealous.

But of course, he knows. Why do you think he was being very careful with his words? “Liz …” he sighed. “Listen,” He sat up so he was facing her, gently squeezing her hands. “This thing with Danielle, it was nothing, okay? And more importantly, this was before you, okay? Besides you brought her up.”

She took a deep breath, looking at their entwined hands. She knew that this shouldn’t even be an issue, that it shouldn’t affect her at all but … “If I didn’t, would you have said anything?”

“No.”

“Why not? I tell you everything.” She whispered.

“Because it doesn’t merit to be mentioned, to be remembered, it was a quick thing. It didn’t last long and it was nothing, Liz.”

She was still quiet sorting out her feelings.

JC sighed. “Elizabeth, look at me,” he said softly, pulling her back to him. He waited for her to meet his gaze before he spoke again. “Hey, listen, I don't want her nor need her in my list, okay. As a matter of fact, I’m done with lists, any list. I had them, I must admit, before you, I had them, I had a lot of them, but I don't need them anymore because I have you. You are all I need.”

Liz took a deep breath. Suddenly she felt foolish for letting the green-eyed monster influence her even for a second. It was just that, she loved JC so much that she … she was selfish, for a lack of a better word, when it came to him. But she knew that there was really nothing to be worried about because he loved her too … she feels it … her heart knows it.

She bit her lower lip so as to try and stop herself from smiling. She was swooning, goddamit! This man really knows how to melt her heart. “Man, I guess, that’s why you’re a heartthrob, huh? That thing you just said, I must admit … I’m a puddle right now,” I blushed in admittance.

His eyes smiled first before his lips, obviously pleased with what I just told him. “So you’re finally admitting to puddling, huh?”

She nodded with a laugh, forgetting all about what’s her name and falling more in love with this man.

“I knew it.” Now he was just being smug.

“Yes,okay.” Liz admitted. “Sorry for being a brat,” this time she frowned. “I was just … I dunno … as the great John Lennon said – I’m just a jealous guy … gal.. girl … whatever.”

“Ohhh, baby, jealous is hot!” He wagged her eyebrows playfully, and then stopped as if he realized something. “But not the mad jealous kind okay? Not the Fatal Attraction bunny boiler kind. That will be bad. Very, very bad.” He frowned.

“I promise,” she laughed raising her right hand.

“Good.” He nodded.

“So you say that jealousy is a bit hot, right?” She asked, wrapping both her arms around his neck.

JC arched his brow. “What do you have in mind, woman?”

“Well… what you said about not needing a list was all sweet and heart puddling…”

“And…”

“And I know I shouldn’t need a list as well because I am the luckiest girlfriend ever because I have the bestest boyfriend ever who, mind you, kept on reminding me that he was part of *NSYNC…”

He laughed. “But…”

She clucked her tongue then pursed her lips. “Well … being that we are watching Thor later … I mean … it would be hard to just give up my list and …”

“What if I turn on my heartthrob charms and use my puddling powers so that the lady can forget about her list?”

“Oh lord! I created a monster! Now he’s calling himself a heartthrob!” She rolled her eyes.

“What? You just confirmed my puddling capabilities, remember?”

“Yeah, but we are talking about Thor here so I don’t …” she stopped midsentence when she realized what JC was doing. “C… what are you doing?” She managed to say as she felt him nuzzle against the crook of her neck, making her gasp and then sigh, erasing and dropping Twilight Jacob and the Hulk off her freebie  list.

“Shhhh! I’m trying to give you amnesia,” she felt him smile against her skin.

“You need to do better, hun, especially if there will be a naked Thor in that movie tonight.” She gave a soft laugh, trying very hard to contain herself.

There was a grunt and a swift movement that made her yelp as he picked up her legs so they are draped over his lap and she was facing him. All she saw was quick flash of naughtiness in his eyes before he began working slow circles with his mouth on her shoulder, making his way back to the side of her neck.

The boy was good.

Channing Tatum and John Mayer who? Body is wonderland or not, they were forgotten.

“How am I doing so far?” He asked snapping her out of her delicious bliss, much to her disappointment.

Giggles escaped her lips as she tried to make her mind focus. “Uhmnn… you were just doing fine until you ruined the moment by asking how you were doing.”

“Well shit.” He frowned. “So Thor is still there?” He asked, tapping his temple with his finger.

She nodded. “Sorry but yes,” she said, sticking out her tongue playfully.

“Ohhh .. is that an invitation, Liz?”

“What?”

Before she knew it, he had pulled her on his lap and was kissing her, making every bone in her body scream and surrender into stupored bliss.

“How about that?” He asked after he released her, his eyes, though still had a blaze of mischief, glowed with love and amazement for the woman that sat speechless before him.

It took every ounce in her to shake out of her trance because if you ask her, not only has she forgotten about the whole list, Thor included, she also, for a second there, forgot her name.

“Can I take your silence as a yes?”

“No.” She managed to say after taking a few calming breaths to slow down her heart rate.

“What?” It was evident that he was surprised that Liz was able to speak after the kiss that may give Jack and Rose's edge of the Titanic epic kiss, a run for its money.  

“Ask me again after we see the movie tonight,” She managed to get her game back on.

JC replied with a sigh and a frown.

Liz gave a soft laugh as she entwined her fingers with his. “I love you, JC.” She kissed his pouted lips.

“Enough to drop Thor from your list?”

“Enough to say maybe,” Liz countered.

He gave another exaggerated sigh before he said, “Fine! You win! You get a free pass. You get to keep Thor. But you got to remember that like you, I share the same sentiments as John Lennon okay? I’m just a jealous guy too.”

“Honey, remember what you said earlier? I too share your sentiment. A little jealous IS hot,” she smiled and now it was her eyes that beamed with mischief this time.

“Well, in that case …” his words were lost as their lips met again, forgetting Thor, forgetting their list, forgetting time and space and shamelessly forgetting to meet Joey and Cass later that night to watch Thor.

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