The Avengers, Steve's Little Secret

Ch. 21 "Missing you"

                                           Steve POV 

I watched from the tower window, Brooke playing outside in the snow, with the twins, Bucky, Sam, Clint and Nat, 

They are all helping her make a snow man, I smiled 

It took me a while to learn how to Share Brooke, but now as I am watching the scene play out, Brooke has effected everyone on this team, in ways I didn't think possible, 

I watch as Bucky lifts Brooke in the air as she puts the nose on the snow man, 

"Kid certainly grows on you," Tony spoke standing next to me also watching, 

"Yeah," I said smiling 

"But something is bothering you?" He said 

"She's not a normal child Tony, she wasn't even born, she was made, made from my DNA, how am I going to explain that to her when she grows up?" I said 

I watched as Brooke threw a snow ball at Pietro hitting him right in the face, causing everyone to burst out laughing, 

"Brooke is a sweet kid, when the time comes I'm sure she'll understand, but don't worry about that now, she's way to young to tell that to yet she wouldn't understand," Tony said handing me a cup of coffee, 

"Besides, how can you worry about that now watching that," Tony said 

We see Brooke tilt her head up as the snow flakes fell sticking out her tongue, 

"I know," I said 

"Now completely off subject have to talked to Barnes?" Tony said 

I felt myself turn red know exactly what Tony was talking about, 

"No," I said 

"You really should maybe his answer would surprise you," Tony said then walked away, 

                                         Brooke POV 

I was having so much fun in the snow with everyone, we built a snow man, it was so much fun, and yet I wonder why daddy didn't want to come down and play? I thought 

As it started to get dark I looked up at the sky as the giant snow flakes fell, I know things have changed, 

I know I'm not the center of daddy's world anymore, he has other priorities, but I just wish he would want to spend more time with me, like we used to, 

Like when he would read me stories before I went to sleep, or he would push me on my swing, when we would play, 

Or comfort me when i had a nightmare, lately it's just been me and Bucky, 

I looked in Bucky's direction and he was looking at me intently, 

He smiled down at me, sadly, 

"Alright shorty lets go in before you catch a cold," Bucky said picking me up, 

Once we got to the floor, Nat took my hand, 

"Come on I'll get you into some warm clothes," She said 

                                         Bucky POV 

I didn't like how Brooke looked just a few minutes outside, she looked like she was about to cry, and I know why, 

Steve has been distancing himself from her, and I'm going to find out why, 

I watched as Brooke walked off with Nat, her little mittened hand in Nat's big gloved hand, 

I walked to find Steve to see he was looking out the window, 

"Mind telling me what's with you lately?' I asked 

Steve turned around, 

"What do you mean?" He asked 

"You know damn well what I mean, you've been distancing yourself, especially from Brooke and I want to know why?" I said crossing my arms, 

"I haven't been distancing myself I've been just learning to share Brooke that is all," He said 

"Well news flash the kid misses you, so stop sharing and spend time with her," I said 

"She's fine," Steve said 

"No she's not! damn it Steve it doesn't take a genius to see the effect this is having on her! she needs you and she misses you can't you see that! so get your shit together!" I said storming out, 

It was getting late, and I walk in Brooke's room to see her in her Pj's already holding her Iron man toy, 

She was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking down at her feet,

"Hey squirt," I said walking in her room, 

She smiled at me, 

I sat on the edge of the bed, 

"What are you thinking about," She didn't answer me, 

She simply got out of bed, and grabbed a book from the shelf, 

"Can you read it to me?" She said handing it to me, 

It was Alice in wonderland, 

"Sure thing squirt," I said sitting her in my lap as I read her the story, 

I know Brooke won't say it herself, but she misses him, so I'm just going to have to help and step up, do the things he used to do with her, until I have to knock some sense into that thick skull of his, 

After getting halfway through the story, Brooke fell asleep, I set the book on the foot of the bed, and gently laid her in the bed, covering her up and giving her the Iron man toy, I put the book back on the shelf, 

I closed the door quietly after I turned on her night light, that lit stars all over the roof of the room, 

I turned around to see Steve, 

"We need to talk," Steve said