Following Team Orders (A Steve Rogers AU x F1)

Sochi

This chapter will be in Steve's POV. 

Steve Rogers is not a person who allows his emotions to be be on display.  He considers himself reversed, composed, a gentleman, as his mother taught him.

But something Steve Rogers has never really dealt with is heartbreak. 

Because Steve Rogers had never really, truly been in love.  Until Olivia Williams came into his life. 

Steve sat at the bar in Sochi the Thursday before the race weekend, sipping on his third, or was it fourth, vodka, reliving his life. 

Racing has been a part of Steve's life since he could walk.  Bucky's dad had put his son and his best friend on little go carts when they were five and they just never stopped. Mr. Barnes encouraged the boys to look at their vehicles, know how they worked, how to repair them and how to push them to the limit.  His Ma was terrified of her baby boy getting hurt, and he did, but he bounced back, scrawny as he was. Steve never backs down from a challenge.  Other drivers would bully him because he was so skinny, but he set out to prove them wrong. 

When he was 18, he met a girl who changed his perspective on life.  Someone he thought would be with him. 

Sharon. 

Sharon Carter was in his undergrad class.  His mother insisted that if he wanted to keep racing, he had to have an education as well.  His mentor, Andy, had agreed and when he spoke to David Williams and Bucky, they all thought it was a good idea.  A fall back just in case anything should happen.  Steve majored in Business, figuring that he could always move to the business side of the racing team should he need to.  Rushing into Business law, he bumped into someone and knocked her books out of her hands. 

"God, I'm so sorry." He bent down to help her pick up her books. 

"Its ok.  Running late?"

"Yeah," he replied and looked up to see a sweetheart shape face with brown eyes and blonde hair. He swallowed.  "Sorry, I'm Steve." 

"Sharon.  Its nice to meet you.  I think you're in this class with me."

"Business law?"  She nodded.  "Yeah, me too. Walk you in?" He gave her a crooked smile. 

Sharon and Steve were inseparable in college.  They had plans.  Steve was going to keep racing until he made it to Formula One while Sharon headed off to law school. But he promised, if he didn't make it before she graduated, he would quit so they could be together. 

The day before her graduation, Steve got the call he was waiting for.  Red Bull was offering a spot to him, to take over an injured driver.  He automatically said yes and went to tell Sharon the good news. 

"What do you mean by you're leaving right after graduation? Steve, you promised!"

"What do you want me to do Sharon? This is my dream!"

"I thought your dream was to get married and start are lives together!"

"And we can still do that! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.  Can't you understand that?"

Sharon conceded the argument.  She agreed to let him leave and have a long distance relationship.  Only she couldn't wait.  Six months later, she gave an ultimatum to him.  Come home or they were done. 

"You are such a bitch! I struggled and waited while you were in school and now I finally have my dream and its over for you." Steve had his hands on his hips, glaring at his soon to be ex girlfriend. 

"I'm sorry Steve but I need a partner who can be here for me.  I can't wait for you to grow up and outgrow this childish dream." 

Steve stopped. "I'm sorry you feel that way.  Goodbye Sharon."  He grabbed his bag (thankfully never had fully moved into her flat) and walked out of the building.