His Enchantress (Steve x Reader)

Chapter 28

After your coffee break you went back to work with your headphones on and you were hyper focused on going through the data. You wanted it all compiled before you started making decisions on where the team's would be headed next. You knew Tony was keeping an eye on your work as well, seeing his name pop into your excel files as you were working. You didn't mind. He has every right to know what you were working on, he is your boss after all. You had a fairly quick lunch with Jillian who told you about how most of her weekend was spent with Sam who has been the perfect gentleman. She was very excited that they are now exclusive as well and seemed more than happy to tell you how he brought her a bouquet of roses and asked her formally over a dessert he had brought with him for the occasion. You promised to meet her again for supper before making a hasty exit when she started trying to ask you more about you and Steve.

Your day went by too quickly and you were late for supper again. You only knew this because Steve walked into the office looking freshly washed in a pair of blue jeans and a white t-shirt and his combat boots.
"Love of my life" he said with a concerned look in his eye.
"Hello my darling" you looked up and met his blue eyes.
"Your cafeteria is going to close shortly" he said with a frown.
"Oh no! Not again" you stood up quickly and groaned as your back and legs crackled.
"I was going to offer to make you something in the kitchen" he said with a smirk toying at his lips.
"No, I promised Jillian, and Tibbs" you groaned as you saved all your work and shut down your station. Steve didn't say anything but came and picked up a very hangry Tibbs from his enclosure and held him close for a moment.
"Come on dove," Steve held out his free hand and started leading you back out of the office. You grabbed your purse, your phone and your mug now full of water and dutifully followed him by taking his hand. He stopped holding your hand only long enough to open the door for you to step out. He let you lead the way to the staff cafeteria where Jillian was sitting there waiting with a book and a large cup of tea in front of her.
"Did you forget to eat again?" Jillian teased when she saw you.
"Maybe" you flushed.
"You sit, I'll go get everything for you and Tibbs" Steve said softly, handing you Tibbs when you got to the table and he gave you a soft kiss on the forehead.
"Thank you" you sighed in relief, not wanting to make any decisions right now. Steve effortlessly got in line and ordered the special of the day as well as grabbed Tibbs' plate.
"Details!" Jillian whispered to you.
"He started talking about moving in together," you whispered back. "I don't want to rush it yet" you blushed.

"Do it" she said, dancing in her seat at the news.
"I'm worried he's going to change his mind" you hissed in a whisper.
"With the way that man looks at you? Is that honestly a concern?" she asked and you lifted your eyes to look at Steve's as he started heading back towards you again. He gave a soft smile with his eyes full of love as he strode to you with his arms full.
"Maybe not" you said, your face mirroring his.
"There are hearts in your eyes" Jillian teased and you couldn't stop smiling. You shrugged and Steve got to you and put Tibbs' food in front of him first before he set your large tray down in front of you with flourish. He took your nearly empty water bottle and went to fill it up again and you waited, and your stomach growled loudly.
"Start eating" Steve called over to you and you quickly dug into your seafood casserole with garlic bread and Cesar salad. You hummed happily as it was perfectly cheesy and Jillian smirked.
"This is so good," you smiled.
"It was good over an hour ago when you were supposed to be here" Jillian gave a bit of sass with a sly smirk.
"I got caught up in all the information that the teams brought back last week. I feel like there's something important here that I need to study more" you admitted. "I didn't even hear Tibbs making his usual racket around meal time" you sighed.
"When Steve showed up looking for you, I was about to go find you myself" she admitted and Steve came back to sit down.
"We have a date," Steve smiled broadly. "I knew if she wasn't here, she probably got lost in her spreadsheets again" he chuckled. "She even got out of bed at five to go work on them" he added almost confidentially to Jillian who mock gasped.
"You got out of bed with Captain America to go to work? Girl, you should have gone in late" Jillian sassed.
"Captain America was fine to stay in bed" you said and felt Steve give you a small pinch on your butt cheek and you yelped in surprise before he started laughing.
"I had to take my morning exercise elsewhere sadly" Steve winked at you and Jillian seemed to be bursting at the seams to say something.
"No, none of that," you warned her.
"I'll let you eat, but tomorrow I expect more details. Especially since it seems you were quick to get out of bed for no good reason" she sassed. "Where are you headed?" she asked curiously.
"Garden center to get some pots and soil and some tools. Maybe adopt a few more plants" Steve grinned.
"Put a ring on it" Jillian stage whispered to you. "He bought you all those books, that's husband material" she added. You flushed and Steve gave a hearty laugh with pink on his cheeks. "I'll see you tomorrow at lunch" she got up and left quickly. You finished your meal and Steve got up to get you dessert as well, a medium sized slice of cherry cheesecake and he gave it to you.
"Thank you" you smiled at him and he nodded and sat down closer to you.
"I need to take care of my dame," he said, giving your temple a kiss. "Before you start worrying about Tibbs I already set up all of his toys with his favorite treats in your apartment. I was going to ask Bucky to babysit again, but I figured you might feel like we are spoiling him too much" he smirked.
"And Bucky has started texting Emily" you smirked.
"How did you know that?" he asked, a little surprised.
"She's been texting me on social media all day, and leaving all of her fan groups because she doesn't want him to see how crazy she is about him. She's being very quiet about it, which is good" you gave a small smile.
"Yeah, Bucky doesn't want something too public. He's uncomfortable in the public eye" he nodded and watched as you finished your dessert. He looked at Tibbs who was seated back having licked his plate clean and he scratched him under the chin.
"Is he going for his regular walk tonight?" you asked him.
"Oh probably, he likes bugging me at night," Steve chuckled. "I got him started on the night walks a few years ago, and then changed the direction so we could walk past your suite at night once you moved in" he admitted.
"That's sweet. What were you hoping for?" you teased.
"Even just a peek at you. I was relieved to see you had bought that swing and were sitting outside on it finally. I'm glad Sam made the first move, I was too scared to" he said softly. You took the last bite of your cherry cheesecake and held it up to Steve and he smirked and ate it, licking his lips as he finished.
"I'm glad he did too," you said, giving him a soft kiss on the lips and a loving smile. "Come on, you promised me the garden center" you stood up and brought both your plate and Tibbs plate to the small station for dirtied dishes, putting the silverware in their specific spot as well. Steve got up and refilled your water for you and Tibbs got down off the table and started following you around. You waited for Steve and then made your way back to your apartment a short distance away and opened the door to see all of Tibbs' toys set up in strategic spots around the room and you grinned. Tibbs ran in and went to the first toy he saw before curling up in a contented ball around it. You went and switched out your purse and followed Steve out, locking the door behind you both.

Steve led you to one of the black SUV's in the garage and helped you get in before he put the seatbelt on you. You saw Steve also put your large mug of water in the center and you took a sip through the straw with a contented hum.

Getting to the garden center, you fully felt like a passenger princess. Steve had held your hand a majority of the time while staying focused on the road. You shared light conversation, but nothing too deep. You knew he was waiting for you to agree to move in with one another, but it seemed too soon. He was likely also waiting for you to say that you loved him back.
"Just to warn you, I'm on one of the longer missions starting tomorrow, but I should be back by Friday" Steve said softly.
"I know" you said in a far off voice. "It's part of your job, right?" you asked him with a sad smile.
"Sadly yes" he nodded.
"Well, let's enjoy the night, can you spend the night with me?" you asked him hopefully.
"I don't want to be anywhere else," he smiled and leaned across the console to give you a soft kiss on the lips.
"Let's go get our gardening on" you giggled after pulling away. "My love" you added softly, and his eyes lit up with hope of hearing those three little words again.
"Anything for you" he grinned and got out. He ran around to your side before you even got the seat belt off and he opened the door for you to slip out. You took his hand with one hand, and your purse you put over your shoulder before following him into the large greenhouse with plenty of plants that you just couldn't wait to bring home, to bring life to your small little nook in the back of your apartment. You could see a variety of colors and felt a small thrill at the sight of it. Steve looked back at you with a concerned look, but you smiled broadly and led him into the large greenhouse to find everything you wanted and needed.