𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗜 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗲 (𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘈𝘜) ❶

Chapter 41

"Steve, wake up!" A female voice sounded followed by a painful groan from the bed.

"Shhhhh…..my head hurt" Steve said pitifully into the pillow

"Get up right now, Steven Rogers! Thor is cooking breakfast, and you need to eat something."

"Shhhhhhhhhhhh…I'm dying!" Steve groaned into the pillow turning away from the female voice booming above him

"Steve stop being such a baby! You're not dying you are just hung over. You'll feel better if you eat something."

A child like "nope" was followed by a flurry of covers cocooning the captain into his bed, and at that Jane gave up and walked out the door. She kept the door open so Steve could smell the delicious meal. The Captain slowly got up from his bed and joined his friends in the living room.

Thor let Steve have his breakfast first. The three enjoyed a quiet morning together recuperating from the previous night. After a cold shower, Steve's begun to think about the night before, and decided he needed to clear things up. He walked into the living room, and told his friends something they didn't expect to hear this early in the day.

"I'm going to go talk to Natasha" Steve said calmly

"You can't be serious, Steve! You just fought with Rumlow a couple of hours ago!" Jane nearly shouted in surprise

"Do you really want to go over there, and get yourself assaulted by Clint, too?" Thor added with a shake of his head

"I'm not giving up on her. I'll take all the physical abuse I have to until she is mine again." Steve responded with determination

"Steve, listen to me, I wish it wasn't true but you have to let her go. It's time for you to move on. She has made it pretty damn clear that she doesn't want to see you." Jane said in a desperate attempt to save her friend from more pain.

"Guys I don't know how to explain it. I'm not being conceited or crazy when I said this, but I'm pretty sure that she wants me back as much as I want to be with her. I just ….I feel it." Steve says while rubbing his hand over his heart.

"Friend, do not continue to tread so optimistically over this matter. Lady Natasha has repetitively stated that she despises you. I wish it were not so for you sake but Jane's recommendation is sound, you must let Lady Natasha go." Thor said gently while he looked at this friend sadly.

"I'm telling you guys that is what she wants everyone to think, what she wants me to think….but it's not how she truly feels. I know her…..I know her heart. She is trying to protect herself by pushing me away and convincing everyone around her that she hates me." Steve became quiet for a moment before adding. "She's trying to convince herself of it too but I know she loves me. I know it!" Steve said frantically

"But Steve…" Jane began

"No, I don't want to hear it, Jane!" Steve interrupted

"Friend Steve, you are speaking unreasonably. You must face facts." Thor tried to reason

"For me to truly believe she hates me I would have to hear her talk to about me when she didn't know I was around."

"So your saying is that if you heard her disparage you without knowing you were around you would finally believe it was over." Jane asked incredulously

"Yes. That's the only way I would believe her." Steve trailed off as he stared at the faces of his unconvinced friends. "Actually let's find out, shall we?" Steve got up "I am going to go to her room right now!"

Thor was about to pull Steve back but Jane stopped him. Steve needed to do this once and for all, for his own good. She knew there was only two ways this could end.