Possessive - Book Two (Steve Rogers)

15. UNKNOWN SCAR

The scars of your love
remind me of us
They keep me thinking
that we almost had it all
The scars of your love,
they leave me breathless
I can't help feeling
-Rolling in the Deep by Adele

Steve walks into Sophia's office a few weeks later with the details of the upcoming gala.  Since Sophia and Tony started the September Grant, funding was needed to continue to project.  As Sophia was still in recovery mode from the broken wrist, Tony had decided that she and Steve could handle the party plans.  "Hey, doll?"

"Yes, love?"

"Why are there thirty hors d'oeuvre listed for the party?  Isn't it a dinner and dancing type of thing?"

Sophia looked up from the files that she was studying.  "No sweetheart there should only be five or six from the last time I looked."  She pulled the tablet from Steve's hands. She looked at the list and growled.  "Where are Samuel and James?" she asked Steve through a clenched jaw.

"They should be in the training room.  Why doll?"

"Did you happen to have your tablet around them in the last day or so?"

"Yeah, they were showing me something online."

"Did you leave them alone with it?"

"No, I don't think so." Steve stops to think.  "Well, Peter asked for help with something, and I was gone maybe 10 minutes or so."

Sophia sighed and pressed her hands into the side of her head.  "Steven, how many times do we have to go through that you can't leave the tablet with them.  Pig in a blanket and snickerdoodle cookies are the giveaway that they messed with this list."

Steve chuckles as he re-reads the list.  "Yep, and the pop tart sliders listed shows that Thor has also made a request for the list."

Sophia groaned.  "I worked hard on these details.  I'm going to kill them."  She started to get up from her seat.

"No, doll, you can't kill them.  They're just having fun." Steve pulls Sophia towards him with a devious smirk. "We can mess with them if you like."

"Now Steven, that would be an awful thing to do to your best friends."  She gives him a big angel smile.

"Totally mean of me, love.  What did you have in mind?"

"FRIDAY, can you record, voice only."

Recording ma'am.

"Steve, I told you that all of the guys have to pose for the calendar to raise funds for the children's hospital."  She nudged Steve to play along.

"I don't know doll.  They might not like it."

"C'mon, you said that you guys would pose for it even if it was a little scandalous."

"But babe, in our underwear?"

"FRIDAY end recording. Love, you just made me so proud right then." Sophia laughed.

"Doll, you know they are going to try to kick my ass for that right?  I mean they won't want to take you down."

"But love, it will be worth it when we see their faces.  In fact, why don't we lock ourselves in here so we can watch and save ourselves."

Steve gave it a quick thought.  "Do it babe.  I'll protect you. FRIDAY lock the office please."  They heard the door seal.

Sophia giggled.  "FRIDAY can you show me the live security footage in the training room please?"

Certainly Dr. Taylor.