One-Shots

Steve Rogers - Betrayed Pt. 1

**This takes place after endgame, and nothing from the movie has changed. We are Steve's significant other, and we were his best friend before then.**

Pulling up to Tony's, I knew I was running a little late but I thought I made up the lost time by putting my suit on before I left. I was wrong.

"Steve, wait!" I shouted, worried he was going to leave me. Walking up he had a look on his face that said he was nervous about what he was going to tell me.

"I don't think you should go with me. One person is enough, two people is going to cause suspicion." Steve blurted out, like the words were burning his tongue.

"We went with two or more people in each location last time, why would it be a problem now?" I ask, slightly offended.

"Babe, I really don't want you to get hurt. Please stay here with Bucky and Sam. I'll be back, I promise."

"No, I'm going with you. Conversation over. You are not going alone, it's too dangerous."

"No you are not. I am still the captain, and your husband. Please it will only be 5 seconds and I'll be back. Please."

I look over to Bucky and Sam who have been uncharacteristically silent. They both looked halfway nervous, like there was something they weren't telling me.

"This will be it, and then we will go home and maybe somewhat settle down. Okay?"

I still think there is something that I am not picking up on. Even Bruce is slightly tense. I blame it on the fight going on right in front of them.

"Okay. I love you, you know that right?" He says almost like it has a different and deeper meaning.

"Yes. I know, why?" I say skeptically.

"Just in case something goes wrong." He mutters.

He walks over to Bucky and Sam, saying his final 'goodbye'. I am on edge as he steps up onto the time machine.

"How long is this gonna take?" Sam asks Bruce.

"For him, as long as he needs. For us, five seconds." He says quickly.

"Ready Cap? We'll meet you back here, Okay?" Bruce asks, and Steves nods. 

"You bet." He says this with a tone in his voice that I couldn't recognize. Maybe regret, guilt.

"Going quantum in 3, 2, 1." Bruce says before pushing the final button.

And then he's gone, and my heart starts racing. I know he will be successful, but at what cost?

"And returning in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1." With Bruce's words Steve was supposed to return.

But he didn't.

"Where is he Bruce?! Get his ass back here right now!"

Me and Sam start rambling off things at Bruce, trying to figure out where Steve has gone. All this has made me sick and I run over to the right side of the machine and puke. While doing this I see a figure sitting on the bench next to the lake.

"Guys. Who is this?" Worried of the answer I turn around.

Bucky doesn't look confused but calm. Bruce's expression isn't readable; but on the other hand, Sam looks as scared as I do. I start walking up to the bench, as slow as I can go.

When I arrive at the bench, my worst nightmare is confirmed. He got stuck in the past.

"Sit down." He says, and when I don't move to sit he continues. "Please."

"I knew I shouldn't have let you go alone. I should have given up that easily, I'm so stupid. I should've gone with you. This is all my fault, I'm so sorr-"

He cut of my rambling by simply putting his hand on my shoulder.

"It's not your fault." He states calmly.

"I chose to stay back."

When he said those words it felt like my heart was a bomb and it just exploded. I don't think he's actually being serious right? Even with this statement alone I start tearing up.

"You what?"

"I felt out of place here, like nothing was right. The only thing that was keeping me here was you, and Bucky. I knew I wouldn't be able to tell you, but I asked Bucky and he told me to do what my heart tells me. My heart told me to stay back, stay in the time I was supposed to be in. I never meant to hurt you."

His speech was heartbreaking. We sat in silence for a moment, as I try to process everything he said. Slowly my teary eyes start to pour with tears.

"If you didn't mean to hurt me couldn't you have taken me with you? Or you could've at least talked to me about it! Maybe even ask me for my opinion?!"

I notice the longer I spoke the more anger I got, and with that I stand up. I decide to go to my car. Walking past Sam, Bucky, and Bruce was a blur. I knew they were talking but I didn't wanna listen.

I got in my car and turned the key in the ignition before driving out of the place I once found comfort in. The longer I drove the stronger my emotions, and the more betrayed I felt. I couldn't stay here.

* * *

Cleaning the dishes I looked back on the past. My one true love gone, my friends gone, the place I called home, gone. I don't know what went wrong or even where everything went wrong but I know it did.

After the day at Tony's I drove to see Wanda. We talked and reminisced on old memories. She was missing Vision, Nat, and Pietro. While I was missing Steve, Nat, and Tony. We both so desperately needed eachother. Especially when I found out I was pregnant. Yep you heard that right pregnant.

Yeah I couldn't believe it either. Turns out me throwing up everyday for a couple months isn't just a part of greif but my first trimester of pregnancy. My little bundle of joy came, and is the cutest thing I have ever seen.

Although I had heartbreak that day, and thought my life was ending it was just the beginning. I never went back to see Steve, although I still had some anger towards him, it was now mostly missing him.

So when a knock sounded on my door I was a bit confused.

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There will be a part 2 since I might've left it on a cliff hanger. sorry guys 😭👍🏼, have a good day y'all.

- Taylor <33