Bitter Temptation ~ Steve Rogers

Chapter 8

(Y/N POV)
After the whole Steve thing I went back to my room and tried to sleep. I don't know when I drifted off but it was bright outside and birds where chirping. I felt so used and pathetic. I didn't want him to confess his undying love but at least a goodbye. Like jeez.

When I woke up I checked my phone and saw a message from Tony saying he wanted to talk in the conference room at 10. I checked the time and saw it was 9:30. I stumbled out of bed into the shower to washed every last inch of him off my body. After my shower I changed quickly and headed out of my room and towards the conference room upstairs.

(STEVE POV)
I walked into the conference room to see Tony standing in the corner on his phone. I clear my throat and sit down on a chair. He looks up at me and smirks. "Morning Rogers". "What did you want to talk about Tony?" I say already in a pissed off mood at my own actions last night. I can't believe I did that. I know it was harsh but I let myself get too close. A relationship could mess up the team. It's just when she looks at me with her beautiful eyes and bites her lip any bit of self control goes out the window. I know it looks like I'm in control but everything I do, I do to please her. I would do anything she asked me and that's terrifying. I can't let myself love again. It ends in nothing but pain.

"Hold on we're still waiting for someone" Tony replies motioning towards the door. Then I see her.
She stumbles in the door, looking so beautiful. She didn't even notice me at first. "Sorry I'm late Tony! Vision stopped me to give me facts about-". Mid sentence she finally notices me and freezes. Her beautiful eyes locking with mine. But the usual fire that burns in them is now replaced with...sadness. She looked at me with disgust and hurt and I actually felt my heart tighten. I hated her hating me.

Lost in each other's eyes Tony pulls our attention back to him by coughing. I stand up from my chair needed to move around because I was nervous. She makes me nervous. God I sound like a school boy. I walk over to the other side of the room waiting for Tony to start. "We need to discuss what happened in the kitchen last night" Tony says calmly. My head sharply turns his way, my heart racing and eyes wide. I look at y/n she's in the same state. "w-what?" y/n stutters out. I give her a double take she never stutters. Tony notices too but continues "I unfortunately have cameras all around the tower and witnessed something I shouldn't have"
I scrunch my face in disgust and spin on my heels walking back towards where I was sitting.

y/n puts her hands over her face and turns away in embarrassment. I lean against the chair I was sitting on with one hand, the other hand on my hip. I avoid eye contact with everyone I was mortified. "I'm not a perv I turned it off the second I realised what was going on alright!" Tony chuckles trying to defuse the tension but failing miserably. I grit my teeth and y/n is just painfully silent in the corner. I look at her with sorry eyes but she just stares back blankly.

"But you both know that relationships have to be reported, it's the rule" Tony finishes saying. I was about to speak when y/n finally spoke up. "We're not in a relationship Tony" she mutters, her tone unreadable. Tony raises a quizzical brow and I know what I have to do so I won't hurt her anymore. I mean look how miserable I've already made her. I couldn't live with the fact that I was the one who extinguished those burning fiery eyes. So I spoke up.

(Y/N POV)
I could barely find words to put together. I was in shock and so embarrassed. I pray Tony didn't skip to the end and see Steve leave me alone and me pathetically crying. I look at Steve and he looks pissed but when I look into his eyes I see him trying to tell me he's sorry.But he's too stubborn to say it. I just stare back emotionless into his beautiful blue eyes. He sighs and finally says "Yeah no we're not. What happened was a mistake, a once off thing and I can assure you it won't ever happen again" his tone icy cold. He spoke as if I wasn't even there. The pain and hurt was slowly being replaced with anger and rage. He looked at me as he ended his sentence.