Broken Realities

Birthdays

Zoe was in the kitchen flipping a pancake when Steve walked in. "Hey sugar, how are things going?" asked Steve leaning against the counter. Zoe smiled as she looked at him "Breakfast is almost read, Where's Bucky?" asked Zoe looking behind him. Steve frown a little before Zoe could see but quickly recovered with a smile. "I think he decided to take a shower, but I am more than happy to help you" said Steve coming to stand next to her. Zoe looked up at him and gave him a small smile. "Would you mind grabbing the plates so I can dish this up?" asked Zoe . Steve nodded "Of course Sugar" responded Steve and moved behind to grab the ones that they would need.

Steve handed her a plate "Thanks Steve" said Zoe their hands touched a spark ran up Zoe's arm and she took a deep breath in almost dropping the plate but Steve caught in time. "Easy there sweetheart" said Steve smirking knowing her reaction. Zoe shook her head "Sorry I am a bit clumsy at times" whispered Zoe. Steve moved the plate on the counter. "Here Zoe, let me help you with that" said Steve grappling the pancake flipper and finished getting the pancakes off the hot grill. "Now go sit down and I will take care of the rest Sugar" said Steve. Zoe took a seat a the table and watched as Steve made quick work of their breakfast. He placed the pancakes in front of her along with the butter and the syrup. Then went back to grab his plate.

Zoe got a notification on her phone for one of her games but her eyes widen at the date. Steve moved to the seat across from her. "Hey, Steve I just notice that Thursday is your birthday is there anything you would like to do?" asked Zoe. Steve stopped cutting his pancakes and looked up at her with an arched eyebrow and smile. "You know when my birthday is?" he asked. Zoe just nodded "Of course I do come on Captain America was born on the 4th of July has to be the most iconic things in the great Marvel universe!" replied Zoe excitedly. Steve took a bite of his pancake "Do you know all of our birthdays?" asked Steve tilting his head. "Maybe..." replied Zoe nervously. Steve took another bite before he spoke "So go ahead name some" said Steve. Zoe just looked at him and rolled her eyes "Nat's is December 3, Tony's is May 29 and Bucky's is March 10" replied Zoe quickly and blushing.  Steve looked at her with amusement "Wow, that's pretty good what about your birthday?" asked Steve.

Zoe just smiled "It's July 11th well...that's when my adoptive family celebrated it. Since we didn't know when the actual day was it's my Gotta ya Day" replied Zoe. Steve gave her a questioning look "Gotta ya Day what's that?" asked Steve.  Zoe took a drink before answering "It's the day Thomas and Linda Williams officially adopted me on July 11 1993." Responded Zoe.  Steve looked at Zoe " That's neat, they celebrated the day you joined their family Zoe" said Steve. Zoe looked down "Well, was for the first few years but then as it went on it just became another day after Thomas won the election for city council and had been in a few years they kinda forgot they had a second daughter unless I got some achievement at school or got my scholarship to Harvard they pretty much ignored me" said Zoe her eyes shining with tears. Steve narrowed his eyes "Why would they do that Zoe, why adopt a child only to ignore them later that's utterly ridiculous" said Steve.

"I don't know Steve I tried to be a good daughter I got top grades, I was in a bunch of after school activities like yearbook and newspaper but that wasn't good unlike Nicole who was beautiful and popular and was a cheerleader, where I was a geek and quiet and the Mouse" answered Zoe with a bitter tone. Steve gave her a look "The Mouse?" questioned Steve confused. Zoe just shook her head "That's what Nicole called me to her my dark hair and eyes wasn't nothing compared to her Blonde hair and Blue eyes and that our parents only adopted me to gain popularity through the polls" answered Zoe biting her lip. Steve made a fist and hit the table in frustration which made Zoe flinched. Steve saw this and reached across the table "Zoe I am sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, it just upset me that they treated you that way" said Steve taking her hand "It's fine Steve, it just startled me is all" replied Zoe going to pull her hand away but Steve held on firmly. Steve looked at her hand then back up her face "Zoe, let me make it up to you let's go out to dinner on the 11th just you and I" said Steve smiling at rubbing his thumb on her fingers. Zoe's eyes widen as she looked at him. He was staring at her "Zoe, I am asking if you would like to go on a date with me" said Steve pulling her hand tighter.