Avenge the Shadows (I)

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CHARLOTTE'S POV

After Thanksgiving Steve got back to D.C. Jace called me to his office. I thought he would change my station, but instead of staying in his office, we walked out and walked towards Central Park. "What is this about?" He smiled, but did not look at me. "Steve." I stopped walking and he just kept going until reaching some bench. I sighed and followed him. "He seems like a really nice guy." He started and I did not know where this was coming from. "He is." It was then, when Jace looked at me and I knew what this was about. "We kind of dated back in 2011/12." I confessed and he just stared at me. "It didn't work, so we broke it off and now we're friends and we're good as just friends." Jace hummed and turned lightly towards me. "There's a whole other light in you when he's around. So, if it didn't work out then, you both can make it work now, just try." He took my hand. "I just don't want you to be afraid of loving him." He had touched a nerve without even trying.

"I- I don't love him." I coughed out and Jace just sighed. "Steve isn't Thor, I'm pretty sure, he won't hurt you. So, please, don't be scared to love once again." After that, I stayed silent as I realized that I was indeed afraid of opening again as last time I had been that exposed, I had been broken, even if Thor did not mean to. Steve had come into my life in the right time and he had shown me a new way of love. "Don't be afraid to be you. I'll be jealous as hell, so don't mind me, but I rather have you happy than afraid to act on your feelings." I sighed once again and just nodded. I could not keep living with the possibility of getting hurt. I liked Steve and I could have something as beautiful, even if it was not forever. After that meeting, I took some days off from the institute and as I still had some unfinished issues with Steve, I portaled myself to his apartment with Sebby. My dog was somehow happy to be back to his apartment and I was surprised for that.

Then I realized it was not the place, but the person who lived there. Steve had just arrived home and just then, I realized that I should have probably called him first. "I thought I could only have him on weekends!" He added with a smile as Sebby kept kissing him happily. My heart was so happy with that sight, that I just stood up, walked to him and kissed him. At first, he was surprised, but eventually he replied and put his arms around me as he seemed thankful for my actions. After that warm welcome, he told me that while he was jogging, he met this guy and he almost drove me crazy about Sam. He had to go on a mission and as he showered and got ready, I walked down and talked to Nat. "So, you two are a thing now." Her words were implied. Technically, Steve and I were something, but we have not talked about it. "We're just friends." Nat smirked and I tried to be cool about it. "I'll get all about it from him anyway." I rolled my eyes and kept doing my own thing.

Nat sent me up as Steve was stalling. "I'll be right back. Please, don't go." He whispered over my lips and I nodded as I got lost on his hands and cologne. It was early in the morning, when I took Sebby out and jogged around. This could be the life I would have if I was not a Shadowhunter and somehow that sounded appealing, but only if Steve was in it. I got back home and showered and had breakfast as Sebby enjoyed a middle-morning nap. The day went on and by the following morning, my phone rang and I picked it up immediately. "Can you meet me in the Smithsonian in like ten minutes?" His question was relaxed, but I caught his frustration. His voice showed how stressed he was and I did not really know how to calm him down. "I'm already there." He sighed. Ten minutes later, he got off his motorcycle and the desperation oozed out of him. I went to hug him and his arms surrounded me tightly to his body.

"Are you okay?" This did not seem like a mission-related thing. "I'm just tired." He knew I knew he was lying, but he also knew I would not say anything about it right now. "Can I do anything for you?" He sighed once again as he put his head over my chest as his hold got tighter. "You're already doing it." What had happened in that mission?

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