James Barnes has always listened to the devil on his shoulder. But will a fallen Angel be enough to change his ways or will everything he touch get dragged into the darkness with him.
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Lila
Lila woke up with the biggest smile on her face as she inhaled the sent of James on his jumper. She had fallen asleep with it pressed up against her face. It's been six weeks since she first laid eyes on the 'deadly' James Barnes and he still seems like a mystery to her. Never once has she met anyone like him. Despite barely knowing each other, she feels safe around him. And of course, incredibly horny.
She can't remember the last time she had sex that she actually enjoyed. Her hormones are driving her crazy. She desperately needs to know what James is hiding under his clothes. She can see he's well built and his whole ora gives off big dick energy. He definitely knows how to please women. The thought of him fucking any one but her makes her feel uneasy. Stupid. How can she be jealous when she hasn't even kissed the man.
Lila wonders what she can do to finally get him to make a move. That's if he wants to. Lila sighs and gets up from bed. What if she's making all this up in head. What if James gives other girls the attention she's been having. What if he goes home every night with another women.
After a cold shower, Lila gets herself together for the day wearing leggings and James' hoodie. She ties her hair back and puts on a splash of makeup but leaves the fake lashes for work times. She has nothing to do for the next six hours before work, so she wants to catch up on her favourite tv shows. Before she can sit down, there's a knock at her door.
She peeps through the hole to see a young man she's never seen before. Hesitantly, she opens the door just a few inches. "Hello?" "Hi! I'm Alex, I live on the floor below" Hazel eyes gleam back at her. He has curly brown hair and is dressed in baggy jeans and a T-Shirt that looks like a skate brand. "Oh hi Alex, I'm Lila. What can I do for you?" she pulls the door open more. "I have your mail here, seems they mixed up my number 5 for your 15" he hands over a few envelopes. "Oh thank you for delivering them" she smiles and he smiles back. "I don't want to sound creepy but, I've seen you come and go a few times and I think you're really beautiful" Lila blushes at the compliment. "I was wondering if I could get your number? I'd love to take you to dinner"
He is cute and looks about her age. This would also be the perfect way to see if James would be jealous. However, pushing the thought of James aside, she wants to give Alex a fair shot.
"Sure, I'd like that" she smiles and takes his phone from him. She inputs her number then rings herself to get his. "Great, well, I'm free tomorrow night if that works for you?" "I'll have to see if I can move my shift then I'll let you know" "Amazing, I'll speak to you later" he waves goodbye and heads down the hall.
Lila shuts the door and does a little spin of happiness. Getting asked out on a date gives her a little confidence boost. She has had plenty of guys try to flirt with her at work but she's found none of them attractive or pleasant enough to say yes. This could be the start of her new life in the City.
Later at work, Lila manages to switch her shift and texts Alex to let him know she's free. As she's leaving Stephanie's office, she nearly bumps into Steve Rogers. It's the first time she's seen him since the first private room weeks ago.
"Ste-Mr Rogers! I'm sorry I wasn't looking where I was going" Lila apologies. "Lila, Steve is fine and I was the one with my head in my phone" he smiles warmly. There's a moment of silence before Steve goes to carry on but Lila catches his arm slightly.
"Why did you make me sit in your lap that night in the private room for two hours?" "What do you mean?" he turns back around with a confused expression. "You could have had any girl who would happily do a lot more than that?" Steve smiles and holds up his left hand "Because I'm happily married. But also because if I didn't claim you for the night, then we would have lost out on a very important business deal. It was the only thing to stop James shooting those Italians in the head and that would have caused a big problem" "I don't understand though, why would he want to do that? What am I to him?" Her eyebrows furrow. Maybe she's not making it all up in her head, maybe James does like her in that way.
"Look, James, isn't your usual guy. His life is very different to most and how he deals with things isn't always the most traditional or sane" Steve rubs the back of his neck. "I don't know how much he's disclosed to you about his life but I can promise you one thing. James would never hurt you. Don't listen to the rumours that go around here. You just got to give him time to let down his shields'" he pats Lila on the shoulder and heads into the office leaving her to process what he said.
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The following evening comes around and Lila is finishing her make up ready for her date. She has 20 minutes left until Alex calls on her to take her out for dinner. She's excited as shes hardly explored the city since she's been saving up as much money as she can. Being taken out for dinner by a cute guy is just what she needs to get back out into the world. Lilas phone buzzes with a text.
From Stephanie: Can u come in tonight? Short staffed & last min private room. Sorry. S x
Lila sighs. She knows Stephanie wouldn't call her in unless it was important. Lila told her that she had a date tonight and Stephanie was fine with switching shifts for it when asked yesterday.
From Lila: No problem. I'll be there in 30. L x
A knock on the door makes Lila cringe. She hates to let people down. Hopefully Alex will understand and re-arrange. She opens the door and finds Alex standing there with a bouquet of red roses. Her heart swoons at the romantic gesture. She never got flowers from John.
"For you" he hands them over. "Alex, thank you they're beautiful" "Just like you" he smiles. "I-I'm so sorry Alex, I just got asked to go into work. They must be swamped as I told my boss I had plans" "Hey! Don't sweat it. I know it was kinda last minute anyway" "Lunch? I can always do lunch tomorrow? If you're free" Lila really does want to give Alex a chance. "Lunch tomorrow it is!" Alex says his goodbyes and Lila places the roses in water before grabbing her work bag and heading out the door.
