Finally you came into my life 🤍

Chapter 21 ~ I'm sorry

Steve's p.o.v.

"What? Why y/n?" Sam asked shocked.
She looked at me and took a breath.
"Let's say that the circumstances are not in my favor."
"And you'll leave SHIELD too?" I asked.
"Of course not! I'll continue to work for SHIELD, but not for the Avengers."
I didn't know what to say, what to do.
"Don't bother. We've tried to change her mind too, but she won't listen." Nat said.
"I have informed the others too. I'll go grab my things and then I'll say goodbye." She said. Her face was serious, but her voice was weak.
"We won't lose you, will we?" Sam asked and she smiled softly at him.
"No Sam. You won't." She went upstairs.

"What are you doing? Go after her, you idiot." Nat told me.
"Only you can change her mind." Wanda said and I looked at Sam, who nodded at me.
I run the stairs and went to her room.
Her door was opened and she was putting her stuff in suitcases.
She looked at me and narrowed her eyes.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked softly and she scoffed.
"Seriously, you ask me that?" She said as she was putting her shoes in a bag.
"Yeah, you don't have to stop working for us." I looked at her like a lost puppy.
"Steve I can't do it. I can't be in the same room with you."
"You hate me that much?"
"After all this years and you still know nothing about women."
There was a small silence.
"Don't go." I whispered.
"What?"
"Don't go, y/n. I..." I took a breath. "I was an idiot and what I've told you and breaking up with you were the worst mistakes of my life."
She was looking at me shocked.
"Don't go! I want us to be together."

Reader's p.o.v.

I was standing speechless in front of him.
"Steve..."
"Before you say anything, I'm not playing with you. I can't be away from you and I thought it will be better, but it's not. I suffer and you suffer too." He said and held my hands.
"You mean that?" He nodded and he was ready to cry. "Steve I'm crazy about you." He looked at me with hope in his eyes. "And when you broke up with me I thought I'll never get over it. I want us too to be together again."
"I can feel there's a 'but' somewhere."
"No, there's not. I only want you to think about it again and to be sure that you want me back, because I don't know if I'll handle it if you broke up with me again."
He didn't say anything.
"I was unacceptable, I know. I thought I'll do you good by being apart, but I didn't."
"Think about it well, Steve, because I don't want you to take advantage the fact that I love you and play with me."
"No, I would never! What I did to us, to you, was wrong. I don't have second thoughts, but I'll think about it better if that's what you want." He smiled at me and I gave him a small smile too.
"That will do." I said and I was about to close the luggage.
"Just one thing." He said and I looked at him. "Stay here, please. I'll try to not cross paths with you or seeing me while you're still here."
"Steve I don't loath you and I don't get sick when I see your face. On the contrary. But..." I took a breath. "Ok, I won't move out until you tell me your decision."
He held my one hand and kissed it tenderly and I felt my feet weak.
"Thank you." He left and I sat at the edge of the bed. I smiled at myself.

After few minutes Wanda and Nat came in with smiles on their faces.
"Steve told us what happened." Wanda said.
"Why did you told him to re-think about it?" Nat asked me.
"I just want him to be sure about us and not at the first difficulty to give up."
"Ok, but I believe he has understood that he can't live without you." Nat smiled at me and I put my head on her shoulder.
" I can't live without him either." I said.

When I went downstairs, I saw everyone there - except Steve - smiling at me.
"I'm happy that you seem better." Bucky told me and he hugged me.
"Ok y/n, here's the thing." Tony said to me. "Since A.I.M. is down and you are in a better mood and clearly you're about to be back together with Capsicle again..." I chuckled. "We'll organize a party tomorrow to celebrate it." I laughed.
"Tony you're unbelievable. But, I'm in."
"Yes! Ok, go buy anything you want. My gift."
"No, no! I can't accept that. I have a lot of dresses and..."
"Kiddo, this is a special party, so you must enjoy it. It's basically about you." He smiled at me. "My gift for you. Buy anything you want." I nodded with a smile.
"Thank you."