Echo

Chapter 19

Steve's POV

It's been a whole month since Quinn and him became official and Steve couldn't be happier. Things had changed so quickly for them in terms of how they not only acted towards each other, but how they opened up to each other. They spent the first couple of weeks sort of starting over and getting to know each other from this new perspective. When they weren't on missions they spent nearly every waking and sleeping moment together. At first it had been a little jarring for the others to see the 180 degree turn from them hating each other to openly being in love, but they rolled with it.

One of the best parts of this new dynamic had been how happy Bucky had been to see his best friends happy. Things had progressed to them going on double dates with him and Emily once a week to include the woman into their friend group. She was a little hard to read, but she was nice enough. Emily certainly seemed to care about his friend, but if he was honest he didn't see it going long term. He kept that to himself or course because he didn't want to interfere with Buck's relationship and besides there wasn't any one thing she'd said or done for him to bring it up.

While everyone else had been happy for them, Tony on the other hand, not so much. Well that wasn't strictly true. He was glad they had found love with each other, he just hated that they loved each other a little too loudly. Steve chuckles to himself at his latest encounter with his friend a couple of days ago. He'd been hanging out with Bucky and Sam having a couple of beers while they sat around in the living room at the Compound instead of going out. While they were laughing and chatting a very tired and very cranky Tony Stark stormed over to them.

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"Rogers, we need to talk!" A haggard looking Tony glared down at him with his hands on his hips. Pausing their conversation to look up at him Steve notes that his Iron Maiden t-shirt was half tucked into his jeans and his dark brown hair was stuck up in every direction from him running his hands through it.

Stifling his laughter Steve smiled at his friend as he lifted the beer in his hand up to his mouth. "Sure Stark, what's up?"

Huffing out a breath Tony waves his arms around to punctuate his points as he spoke. "You know, I was really happy for you for finally getting some. But after a month of being woken by constant screams of 'oh, yes, Captain!',  'Just like that, Captain!' every night I'm severely sleep deprived and I'm seriously considering blasting off your junk so I can get some peace and quiet at night." Bucky and Sam burst out laughing at his impression of Quinn's moans while Steve just shrugged.

"I'd like to say we'll keep it down, but Quinn is Quinn." Being with her had finally relaxed him in ways nothing and no one else had before or after being on ice. One thing that wouldn't relax him would be to tell his girlfriend not to be who she was in bed or outside of it. He raised his beer to his lips, but pulled it back when Tony just continued to glare down at him not liking being on the other side of someone's late night romps. "What? I've requested for almost two years now for you to soundproof the rooms."

Steve reminded him of his many conversations and complaints over the years, making Tony glance over at Bucky about to say something, but Quinn's threat hangs in the air so he shuts his mouth. Taking a calming breath he runs a hand through his hair, messing it up even more as he nods. "You're right. I'll get FRIDAY to get right on that." He stabs a finger in Steve's direction. "Until then, you and Quinn stay at the Tower until further notice so we can all get some goddamn sleep!" Storming away with Steve, Bucky and Sam's laughter following him as he went.

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"What are you thinking about that's got you laughing?" Quinn purrs into his ear as she comes up behind him where he's sitting.on the small couch in their room running her hands over his shoulders. Steve smiled as he tugged his girlfriend over the back of the couch and onto his lap. "Just Tony finally getting a taste of his own medicine after so many years."