It's a promise

Chapter 15

Steve's POV

I wasn't in a good mood. I hadn't heard anything from Rylee since yesterday before she went to the funeral and she wanted to be here already. I looked at Tony and Pepper who were standing in front of the bar and smiled at each and my mind went to the evening with Rylee. Did I do something wrong that she ghosted me? Nat told me that it was called that when somebody wasn't answering your messages or calls anymore.

Maybe she didn't want that date anymore. Maybe she never wanted that all. Maybe... she was the most gorgeous woman I have ever seen. She just entered the room in a dark red dress with one long sleeve. I couldn't keep my eyes away from her. I never saw so much of her Beautiful sun kissed skin.

I made a step towards her when I was stopped by my own thoughts again. There has to be a reason that she didn't call. We haven't talked since Friday and just wrote a few messages to each other.

'Really? You crash planes into ice and jump out of them without a parachute but talking to a woman is too much?' I didn't see Rhodey arriving but he was standing next to me now. I looked back to Rylee and saw Nat standing next to her. That was the reason she was here. Because Nat forced her to and not because she wanted to. I turned around and walked out of the room. Crashing Planes into the ice was truly easier.

Rylee's POV

I saw Steve leaving the room. I knew that he saw me because Nat already told me that he couldn't take his eyes off of me. I walked over to Pepper and Tony to greet them. Although I just wanted to run after Steve I needed to say hello to them. They also introduced me to someone called Happy. He seemed nice but my thoughts were with another man.

'Go!' I looked towards Pepper. She gave me a little smile and I left the room to make my way to Steve. I didn't have a clue where he went but then I saw his silhouette through the window. I would recognize these shoulders everywhere. I took a deep breath and went outside. Holy Shit. It was cold and I was just wearing a tiny dress with one sleeve.

'Hey. I was searching for you.' Steve turned towards me and I saw the hesitation in his eyes. He didn't know how to act towards me. This was the moment I could break up everything, before it even started. Tell him that this couldn't work because of the distance or because of another excuse and go back to my lonely life. I would never get hurt, not so much at least. Because if I let this man in completely he would have the power to break me. But I didn't want to. I got a glance of a life where I didn't have to be alone. And wasn't Steve worth the risk?

Then he saw how I was shivering and got out of his jacket. He put it around my shoulders and then he stood there with just the beige pullover. He rather froze than saw me freezing. He was a gentleman while I was just an idiot.

'I am so sorry. I should have called you. I didn't want to ignore you. It was just...' I stopped. I would rather jump out of a plane without a parachute than opening up to somebody.

'You didn't know how to tell me that you don't want to go on that date anymore?' What?

'What?'

'It's okay, Rylee. I understand.'

'No. I want that date. I want more than that. I just... I am used to being alone. I didn't want to let anybody in and I stayed alone after the blip. It's new to me that people care about me again and sometimes I accidentally push people away because it's easier than letting them in. I don't want to get hurt again because somebody is leaving.' I whispered the last sentence and I wasn't sure if he had heard me.

'I would never hurt you and I don't intend to leave.' His hand came up and tilted my chin so that I had to look at him. 'I want to try this. I cannot promise you that this works out but I can promise you that I would never intentionally hurt you. I just ask you for a chance.'