Chapter 18

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Once alone with him and with one look I was in tears

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Once alone with him and with one look I was in tears. Chibbs jumped into he bed carefully wrapping me in his arms, trying not to hurt me. T'Challa and Jax poked their heads in when they had heard my cries but left us seeing Chibbs had me held tightly and doing whatever he could to make me feel safe. I gripped  him tightly with my flesh hand as they had removed the metal one while they were checking me over. I felt good having him hold me the way I was not showing that he cared at all about the empty space where my other arm should have been. I calmed back down after awhile and once we had sat in the silence for a few minutes Chibbs broke the silence. "No one will ever touch you again on my watch Lass, I promise," I was touched but I didn't believe it would be a promise he could keep because of who I was. "You can't promise that," I said but Chibbs adjusted so he could lean over me as he looked down at me. "Aye, I can Lass," and to see the amount of conviction in his eyes made that feeling I felt before come back. It filled me with warmth and this time if felt like fire when he kissed me in all the best ways. He was so careful with me not wanting me to hurt more that I had to force him to kiss harder and it caused a growl to rumble from deep in his chest. We both jumped when we heard someone clear their throat and looked to see T'Challa, Shuri, and Jax standing with the others in the door. I blushed crimson and tried to pull the blanket up over my face as they all started snickering. Chibbs leaned down to whisper in my ear, "Don't worry Lassie, we'll pay em back when you're screaming my name." I turned even more crimson as his words sent a heat through me. I peaked at him from under the blanket and his smirk told me he knew exactly what his words would do. Eventually everyone made their way out as Shuri checked over me, only T'Challa and Chibbs staying, with Jax in the hall. Once she was satisfied she said I would have to stay a couple days before they would even consider letting me live in my house here let alone travel back to Charming. I huffed, but one look from Chibbs, made me stay silent. Chibbs finally went and showered while Ma and Jax brought Abel in to me. He had grown so much while I was missing and was cleared to go home. Since they knew I would be here for a couple months they decided to stay for a month knowing the first month would be the hardest on me. The Serum could only heal so much so there was still a lot of healing for me to go, especially since it wasn't the original serum I had been given but a synthetic. 


After a couple days I was moved to the house and Chibbs was given instructions on how to help me when no one was here to. Shuri even trained him on a few things just to make sure he could help me at least enough until someone else could get here if it was needed. For the first month I had good and bad days but Chibbs stayed with me every step of the way. He loved the good days and on the bad days he would spending reassuring me as I sobbed from frustration and anger. It was the first week into the first month. Jax and Ma had gone back to Charming with Abel with the promise they would call everyday and send tons of pictures of Abel. I had finally gotten out of casts and into a brace for my knee and despite them leaving this whole week I had slept peacefully and woke up the same way. Chibbs and I had become closer and despite my hesitance I told him more details of things I have been through. He held me when I cried over Tony and Natasha. He was surprised when I said I actually felt bad for Steve, no matter what he'd done, no one deserved to be used the way Sharon used him. "You're too good for this world lass," he whispered to me as we sat on the edge of the lake. When I looked up at him I saw so much love in his eyes, as afraid as I had been to say it, I couldn't stop it from coming out of my mouth. "I love you," I said quietly and I held my breath when I realized what I said. He stayed stoic and I could feel my heart start racing but just as his hand reached my face, a smile broke out on his face. "Aye, I love you too Lass," he said and I released the breath I had been holding in time for him to place a soft kiss on my lips. Once we broke apart we  went to go inside and I squealed as he carried me back into my house with me giggling. We didn't see T'Challa and Nakia walking by together hand in hand. They smiled seeing us as we disappeared into the house, joy filling their hearts to see me so happy. I finished my physical therapy with Shuri and was soon cleared to return to Charming. Ramonda and Shuri would see me off with T'Challa all the way to car that would take us to the airport where we would meet the avengers and make our way back to the states. We had changed our clothes to make it harder to recognize us that way if we were being watched for now everyone's eye would be on Wakanda. Every major news outlet had caught wind of what had happened and now it was being shown that I was being treated in the confines of Wakanda. When Chibbs and I arrived at the car we were hugged several times before being met with the face of General Ross. "Miss Teller, nice to see you looking well," he said and I shot a glare at him. Ramonda stood giving him a glare as well not surprising him when no one formally greeted him. 


He was the one that fought against me, Natasha, and Yelena from being apart of the Avengers team. "We just had a couple of questions in regard to the death of Brock Rumlow," he said not showing any emotion towards me. Ramonda and I both went to speak but Chibbs was the one to beat us to it. "I think, Lad, ya better step out of our way and move on," he said coldly stepping in front of me as Shuri moved to stand next to me. Anything other than Hydra he couldn't touch me on, unless the incident concerning Hydra happened while I was under the responsibility of Wakanda. It was a loop hole easily made right under the General's nose that allowed Wakanda to help me when unnecessary things like what he was doing now was done. "General, you have no jurisdiction. My government has already sent yours an account of the events and showing clear signs that when it happened it was while we were responsible for keeping an eye on her," I hated the wording that Ramonda used, but understood the need for it. Shuri handed a phone to the General and after a moment he took it and listened before hanging up. He huffed as he turned and left without a word and I knew Shuri must have called Fury immediately. We hugged one last time before getting in to the car and heading to the airport to meet the team. We slipped by unnoticed and made it safely in the air as we flew back to the states. I was going to miss Wakanda, but I missed my other family too and was ready to go home. Steve sat across from where Chibbs and I were on the jet and watched as I smiled in my sleep. My head was laying in Chibbs' lap and he had placed his kutte over me. I had slipped it on one morning and was standing in just his kutte when he woke up. He had stared at me stunned by how he felt with me like that and it wasn't bad. I had told him I felt safe when I wore it and had sometimes been sneaking it on after he would get up and moving for the day. I always put it back before he would come back to put it on and so he never knew. Clint noticed the glare Chibbs was giving Steve though making him laugh. Despite me being ok with Steve again, Chibbs wasn't as forgiving. Steve finally noticed and moved to sit next to Clint uncomfortable with Chibbs' gaze on him. Clint chuckled and whispered to Steve that he couldn't save him. Steve looked back out the head of the jet as they began landing at the compound. Steve waited until it was just us and him left before standing up and stopping Chibbs. He nodded and I went to hand him his kutte but he stopped me with the shake of his head. "Keep it on a sec Lass, I'll be right there," I told her giving her a quick peck before turning back to Steve. I looked worriedly, but moved up with Clint who had waited for me. Clint put an arm around me and walked me away so they could talk privately telling me everything would be fine. 


Steve went to start talking, but Chibbs held up his hand to stop him. "Aye I think it's time you listen for once laddie," he said as he stepped closer to Steve. "That girl has been through hell her entire life. She lost her father, then her brother, and tumbled down a rabbit hole she couldn't get out of. The rest you know and still, you decided to add to it by putting her through hell too," Chibbs stopped to take a moment before he let his anger get the best of him. Steve went to say something but Chibbs stopped him with a look. "When you struck her, she was the only reason you are still breathing today and I meant what I said that day," he didn't see when James, Yelena, and Fury came up behind them on the jet. "Now she may have forgiven you, but what I said still stands. You come near my ole lady again, you look at her wrong I will put a bullet in your head," he said sounding deadly as he nearly whispered it. As he turned around and saw the three who had heard what he said he hollered back, "Remember she's the only reason you're still breathing laddie." He walked off to look for me and finding me quickly with Clint talking to Wanda. I smiled when I turned around and found him coming towards us, glad to see no blood on his knuckles, thinking for sure he was going to beat the hell out of Steve. I hugged him and he kissed the top of my head. "Lets go home lassie," he said to me ready to get me home to our family. He let me keep his kutte on the whole way home and even when we got to the clubhouse everyone sat stunned as we walked in with it still on me. The croweaters' jaws dropped to the floor and everyone stared making me feel uncomfortable. Chibbs noticed, but simply put his arm around me and walked us to my Ma and Jax with everyone. They all greeted me and we chatted until finally we ended up back in his dorm room. The kisses we shared became more and more heated as I started to remove the kutte  when he stopped me. He told me to keep it on and only it and I easily complied. He threw me on to his bed and began laying kisses everywhere he could that was exposed. Recovering after we were both short of breath he held me and soothed me into a deep sleep, both of us whispering love you's as we slipped into darkness. 

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