A Fresh Start (Reader x Captain America)

Chapter 3

“Here it is!” He says, spreading out his arms.

“It’s…...amazing, Steve,”You start, walking up to him, “I don’t deserve this, I deserve a couch.”

“And I deserve someone like you living in the room I persuaded Tony Stark to let you stay in.”

“Alright, fine. You win, Captain,”You say, putting your hands on his warm neck, feeling his blood pumping through his veins, his heart beat steadily.

“I guess I have, (Name),” Steve said, one hand on your waist, the other caressing your cheek with his thumb.

“I still have my doubts, though, Steve.”

Steve leaned forward forward and pressed a kiss on your lips. You wrapped your your arms around his neck, enjoying the feeling of his soft lips against yours, his warm breath on your cheek.

“Have any doubts now, (Name)?” Steve said, smiling and pulling you against him. You smile at him and rest your head on his broad chest.

“Again, thanks. For everything.” You tell him.

“Don’t worry about it, (Name),” Steve responds.

“I’m going to get comfy and go to bed a little early. Wake me if I’m needed!” You say, smiling and walking over to the bed. You curl under the covers of the bed. Steve walked over and pulled the covers over you and kissed your forehead.

“Sleep well,” he said, stroking your hair. With that, he left the room, allowing you to sleep peacefully.


*LATER*


You wake up to the dim lighting Steve put for his room while you slept.  You swing your legs over the side of the bed. Steve was sitting and reading in the green lounge chair by the bed. He looked up at you and smiled, setting down the book.

“Hey, Sleepyhead, welcome back from DreamLand!” he said.

You stood up and went over to Steve and hugged him. You sighed and smiled, gripping the back of his shirt even tighter. He put a hand on the back of your head, the other on your back, hugging you back. You could feel his lips curl into a smile when you hugged him.

“Oh, Steve?”

“Yea?”

“Do you have a phone? I need to call a friend,” You ask Steve and he pulled out his phone, which had the Captain America phone case. You dialed the number and you talked with the other person for a while. Steve noticed that you started yelling into the phone towards the end of the call, starting to cry. Suddenly, you pressed the button to hang up and threw the phone on to the bed. You collapsed onto the carpet, your face in your hands. Steve almost immediately sat next to you, pulling you against him, stroking your hair. Steve gently rocked you back and forth, shushing you and telling you it was going to be okay.

“S-she...she hates me now…” you manage to say between sobs, your voice being slightly muffled by his blue shirt.

“Who?” Steve asks, putting a hand on your cheek.

“Arielle. My now ex-best friend…” you say, sniffling.

Steve wiped the tears off your face and helped you stand on your feet again. You walked with him until you got onto the balcony, where you kept your music. Steve decided to stay out of what was going of and left you to think or do whatever you needed to do on the balcony to become happy again. He even blocked the entrance to the balcony so nobody would disturb you. You stood on the balcony, remembering what Arielle had said to you. It repeated over and over in your head. You got out your headphones and started some music. “Animal I Have Become” by Three Days Grace starts playing. When Steve saw that you started to cry again, he rushed out to catch you. You were screaming but crying at the same time. Steve was holding you back from the edge of the balcony. The rest of team gathered at the window, watching but knowing to let Steve handle you.

“(Name)! Stop!” Steve was saying over and over, but what Arielle was saying was overpowering it. He turned you around until you faced him.

When you didn’t stop freaking out, Steve did the only thing he could think to do. He put his hands on your neck and kissed you deeply. The team gasped in the window. You were surprised at first, but relaxed after a few seconds, Steve pulling you closer when you did. Resting your hands against his chest, you kissed back. When you two did release the kiss, Steve slid his hands onto your waist. You wrapped your arms around his neck, both of you smiling. Suddenly, Tony opened the door and yelled at Steve, ruining the moment.

*TO BE CONTINUED*