𝑆𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑔~ 𝑆.𝑅𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠

𝑆𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛

"Still apartment hunting?" I ask Steve as I enter the kitchen to see him sat at the breakfast bar hunched over the laptop I had to teach him how to use.

"Yeah I know that you're almost completely back to normal but ...the search is not going so well." He sighs pressing the lid closed gently. "Well you can stay here for however long you need, the guest room is always open to you. Although I think you've gotten a little comfortable in my bed." I say grinning as his cheeks dust pink.

It was so easy to make him blush it was laughable.

Before he could say anything a knock at my front door took our attention, "are you expecting anybody?" I shrug.

"Hello? Coral I'm not getting any younger out here!" I grin at the loud voice on the other side of the door and run to open it. "Uncle T!" He grins and lifts me as I hug him.

When I was a kid I couldn't really pronounce Aalton so I took to calling him uncle T, he had despised it at first and insisted on calling me Coral to infuriate me as much as it infuriated him.

"Coral! Coral why is there a man in your apartment?" He asks making me glance back at Steve who is looking between us awkwardly. "Hi sir I'm Steve Rogers." He says holding his hand out which makes me giggle.

Uncle T looks at his hand before smiling and hugging him. I laugh at the look of surprise on Steve's face. "Uncle T is a hugger." I shrug trying to keep my giggles to myself.

"So did you finally grow up and get a boyfriend?" He asks me making Steve turn red yet again. "Oh n-no sir."

"He wishes." I interrupt making uncle T turn to me. "Manners coral." He scolds making me roll my eyes. "Anyways Steve is just a friend." I say making him gape.

"You have a friend?"

"Ha ha very funny."

"So Steve how did you do it? How did you get little miss moody to open up because trust me she hates everyone, well everyone except me."

"Mm that varies. So uncle T how long are you staying?" I ask taking the attention off of Steve. "A few days." He grins making me grin. "Why so long?" He never stated that long usually not that I was complaining, I loved when he came to visit because he was all I had.

"Well I thought my niece may need some social interaction before she turns into a crazy cat lady-"

"Uncle T you wound me, you know I'm a dog person." 

"Eh tomato's potato's." He says making me laugh.

"That's not the saying."

"So Steve Rogers would you like to come out to dinner with us?" Steve looks at me unsure but I nod which makes him grin. "I'd love to sir."

"Please, Aalton is fine. Sir makes me feel old."

"Well you are old."

"Watch that mouth Coral unless you want young Steve here to hear all about your wonderful childhood stories."

"Like you're gonna refrain from telling them."

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"So he seems nice." Steve says as Aalton has gone to freshen up before we go out to eat. "He's the best." I say which makes Steve smile softly.

"What?"

"I've never seen you like this before." He shrugs making my brows furrow, "what do you mean?"

"You're so relaxed and happy, it's nice." I go to say something but can't find the words and so I take to smiling at the ground hoping that he doesn't see.

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"So Steve tell me a little about yourself." Steve and I share a glance, "I asked him a simple question Coral relax."

"Um ok fine, what's your job?"

"That's a bit complicated." I answer making my uncles brows furrow. "Complicated? Does he have no job?"

"Uh..."

"Cora I know that you don't socialise but these are normal questions that you ask to get to know someone."

"Fine Steve is an avenger."

"Oh wait, that's why you looked so familiar to me!" I zone out as they go into a discussion about being an avenger and how great it was or whatever.

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For the rest of the evening Steve and Aalton become like best friends, they literally don't stop talking once.

"I like him." Uncle T says once we get back to my apartment. "Shocker."

"I think he'll be a good influence on you." I roll my eyes, "I don't need any influences in my life."

"Coral come on, it's time to be serious do you always want to live a life of crime always alone and on the run?"

"Yes, it's fun and I don't need anyone."

"You don't always have to push people away." He says before sighing.

"Cora look, I know why you fell into this kind of life but this is not the life I want for you and it's not what your father wanted for you. You know that he was about what's right and fair and it'd crush him to see you living your life through cheating and stealing."

I stay silent as I take his words in, "I'm not saying this to hurt you but I love you coral, you're like the daughter I never had and I want what's best for you." I nod as my eyes begin to sting, "hey come here I'm sorry, but please try and live your life, I want you to have friends and to be happy, to be ok with who you are." He says as he hugs me. "I know uncle Aalton."

"Now about you and Steve, you'd make some beautiful kids." I gasp and push him as he laughs at me, "don't say stuff like that!"

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"What are you doing?" I ask Steve who's putting a pillow on the floor. "Sleeping on the floor?"

"Why?"

"Your uncle is here."

"And? He's not sleeping in here. Get on the bed moron."

"What if he sees?" He asks blushing, "he's not going to see and even if he did he wouldn't say anything." I shrug

"You sure?" I laugh and take the pillow from him and place it on his side of the bed. "Yes now let's go to sleep."

To be honest I know I wasn't supposed to get attached to him but I guess a part of me had gotten used to sharing my bed with him. It did make me feel at ease because sometimes I was still afraid to sleep.

I don't know what I was gonna do when he finally left.