His Enchantress (Steve x Reader)

Chapter 9

After everyone was done with breakfast, Tony joined you in going back to the lab. You almost had to peel Tibbs away from Bucky, who didn't look like he liked the fact he was losing his furry little friend so quickly. You put Tibbs back in his enclosure and Tony put in a few toys for him before you went back to work.
You worked until noon when Pepper came into the room and her arms were crossed.
"Tony" she said, obviously not impressed.
"Hi honey" he said in an upbeat tone.
"You promised me no more work on the weekends" she huffed.
"No, I promised no work during family time. Time's up Y/N, I warned you" he said looking at you with a smirk.
"This extends to you. No work on weekends. That's supposed to be for you" Pepper started to sass.
"During family time, got it" you grinned impishly. Tibbs was making a racket knowing it was meal time already. You locked up your computer and turned to pick him up. He climbed up onto your shoulder and started playing in your hair. You had forgotten to put it back up again, but you didn't want the headache to come back.
"And take a nap, you look pale" Tony said as you walked past him.
"After Tibbys lunch" you giggled as you felt Tibbs nuzzle in. "Have a great weekend you two!" you said your farewells and left for the day.
You went to the cafeteria, deciding that there was no shame in being in your pajamas still if you were headed for a bubble bath soon. Jillian was waiting at your table with her meal half done. She held out her hands expectantly for Tibbs and you handed him over before going for your own meal. You also added a large cup of coffee to go with it and came back to sit down.
"Girl, I couldn't find you at breakfast" she sassed as you sat down.
"Nah, I ate at like six" you shook your head. "I figured you had a late night," you admitted.
"Oof, I did kinda" she shrugged. "You didn't miss much," she said with a sigh. "Any of the guys that I thought maybe... and then I just couldn't follow through" she finished.
"How come?" you asked.
"I've got a crush on someone here. It's a one-sided crush, and it's crazy" she frowned.
"OOh, who is it?" you leaned in, wanting to know and feeling sick worried it might be Steve. He had certainly caught your eye, and you were hoping the secret notes were from him.
"I'll tell you after" she blushed looking over your shoulder. You turned around and saw both Bucky, Steve and Sam walking through. Steve deviated away from the guys and they quickly followed him as he came over and sat down beside you and he grinned at you.
"Hey" Steve said as soon as he was completely seated.
"Hey you" you blushed.
"We just finished lunch and are headed out on a walk" Steve explained without you asking. "Any chance you'll be outside in a little bit?" he asked, taking a piece of your hair and toying with it again. He let it go after a moment, giving a large smile.

"Oh more than likely" you said, batting your eyes with a smile on your face. "I'm going for a bubble bath first though" you warned.
"We will wait" Steve said without another word and got back up again and the three of them walked away. Jillian was acting like she was fanning herself and you looked at her with questions in your eyes.
"Someone has his eye on you" she giggled as soon as they were out of earshot.
"Doubtful. No one wants a piece of this" you shook your head.
"You keep telling yourself that" she rolled her eyes, but gave a kind smile.

When you got back to your apartment door you had a small box waiting for you just outside it. You set Tibbs down and picked up the box before walking into your apartment. Once Tibbs followed you in, you closed the door and opened the small blue box with a white bow to find another snowglobe. This one was identical to the one your brother had gotten for you with the Eiffel tower, and a small wind up that sang "La Vie en Rose" on the bottom. You quickly turned the small melody to play before looking at the bottom to find the note.
"I found this and it reminded me of you. X" was all the note said. You quickly set down the snowglobe out of Tibbs' reach and went to add the note to the box in the top of your closet. You came out and pulled the sheer curtains shut before undressing. You went back to the closet to pick out a pair of pink lace lingerie complete with a push up bra, a graphic t-shirt, and a pair of skinny jeans to wear.
You grabbed your tablet and went to the bathroom and filled the tub with your favorite scent and got in the tub to do some serious one handed reading. You were at the best part of the novel and you weren't willing to give that up. Tibbs was playing in the next room and you had love songs for music playing softly as well.
When you were "done" with your bath, you rinsed out the tub and took a quick shower to wash your hair. You came out and just put your hair up in a towel and put on some light makeup before you got dressed. You put on a light perfume since you were going to be hanging out with Steve after supper. You grabbed your tablet again and put Tibbs on his leash before heading outside. You tied him up and sat down in your swing, putting both feet up, using your whole body to make the swing glide as you finished reading your book. Tibbs was busy looking around, but he was obviously waiting for his normal visitors. You turned on Spotify and "Adore you" by Miley Cyrus came on. You sang softly to the music and got more comfortable. You finally laid out completely on the swing, and closed your book so you could just be in tune with the words of the song. You heard Tibbs start to purr, but you didn't pay him any mind until you felt a hand on your shoulder. You opened your eyes to see Steve looking down at you with a smile on his face. You started to sit up but he simply sat down and guided you to lay back down on his lap.
"Hey Y/N" Bucky was standing there holding Tibbs proudly, with Sam giving him scratches behind the ears.
"I brought a few extra chairs," Sam announced, showing his camping chairs that he was holding. "Steve always gets prime seating," he teased.
"He certainly is comfy" you blushed, as Steve pulled the towel off your head and he started playing in your hair. "I should probably move" you remembered yourself, but Steve held you down.
"Stay, you're fine" he cooed softly, looking at you with an adoring gaze.
"You keep doing that I'll fall asleep" you warned.
"Again" Bucky snickered. You rolled your eyes, but relaxed as Steve continued to run his fingers through your hair. "Tell me that you love me" by James Smith came on, and you hummed to the music. Sam went and set up the two chairs for him and Bucky and the two of them sat down.
"Is this what you normally listen to?" Steve asked curiously.
"I'll listen to almost anything. But I do love a good love song" you sighed happily,
"All of your bruises are gone" Bucky observed and you blushed.
"I hope they stay that way," you nodded.
"We won't let anyone hurt you ever again" Steve vowed with conviction. You opened your eyes to look up at him curiously but he only smiled back with that same adoring look.
"I received another gift today" you said, keeping his gaze and he didn't even look surprised.

"Oh?" Steve asked with a smirk.
"A snowglobe, almost exactly the same as the one my brother had gotten me. Did you know anything about that?" you asked him directly. His cheeks went a little pink, but he shrugged.
"There must be someone that really admires your beauty and strength," Steve said in a hushed whisper.
"Admire's is putting it mildly" Bucky said flatly, and you knew deep in your heart it must be Steve. You just had to catch him leaving one of the gifts or get him to admit to it.
"Will he be jealous that I'm laying on your lap?" you asked coyly.
"I think I'm safe," he chuckled.
"Be careful, he could go Zade Meadows on you and cut off your hands for touching me" you giggled at your own joke.
"What kind of books are you reading?" he asked, confused.
"Anything I can get my hands on," you grinned.
"Cutting off the hands doesn't do the trick. You need to get the eyes too for daring to look at you" Bucky said and you looked at him in surprise. "What? I read" he said in his defense. "I also have a good imagination," he added with a grin.
"Says the ex assassin" Sam quickly bantered with him.
"Come's in handy, especially when we saw how your ex treated you" Bucky said with no remorse.
"I didn't let him even touch me for over a year. We were through a long time ago, but every time I tried to say it out loud he would threaten me with a gun" you admitted. "I don't want to go through that ever again" you sighed.
"You won't," Steve said with confidence.
"Yeah, the guy that's chasing after you would become that morally grey guy you read so much about to keep you safe. And he has friends that would help him hide the body" Bucky grinned.
"So how long since you tried to break up with him the first time, and he didn't get the memo that it was over?" Sam asked curiously.
"Eighteen months. He was getting his side pieces in the back room with girls from the bar, so he didn't come to me for affection. He just wanted a trophy" you shrugged. "I started looking for work that would get me away from the bar, but I didn't want to leave New York" you admitted. "I wasn't against moving. I didn't expect this though" you gave a small smile.
"Trust me when I say, we didn't expect you" Steve said softly.
"Maybe I didn't expect you guys either" you batted your eyes at him and he grinned.
"Maybe that's a good thing. Life is full of the best surprises" Steve said in a soft raspy voice and you got shivers listening to it.