The Captain's Heart

Chapter 7

Steve headed into the hotel room, carrying the bags of breakfast as well as some flowers. He went to greet Ava, but she held up a hand.

"No, I don't have to run my vacations by you. You are a member of the board, not my father." Ava rolled her eyes. "You can tattle to my brother, but he's just going to tell you to kiss his ass." Ava made a talking motion with her hand rolling her eyes. "I'll be back when I get back." She hung up her phone and tossed it on the sofa, then smiled at Steve. "Morning."

Steve tried not to laugh. "Morning. So that seemed..."

"Just one of the board members being an ass that I'm taking vacation without proper notification. Granted, he's done the same more times than I can count. Half of them with his old secretary who was also his misstress."

"He didn't get fired?" Steve asked, handing her the flowers before moving to set up breakfast.

Ava took a minute to smell the bouquet of Firebird and Black and White roses. "These are beautiful Steve."

"Saw them and figured you would like them better than plain colored roses." Steve responded. "So why wasn't he fired?"

"You were right." Ava replied, going to get a vase. "He wasn't fired because he unfortunately like most of the board was on before the new rules."

"Did the secretary get fired?"

"Nope. I offered her a generous package and a position in another branch of the company, though if she contacts him again, she will be demoted."

"That seems harsh." Steve stated as he handed Ava her coffee.

"She only joined the company to land a rich husband, but she is good at her job, so I offered her a way to keep the job. Tony was all for firing her."

Steve shook his head as he sat down. "I do not understand your world at all."

"That's okay, honey. All you have to focus on is saving the world and coming home to me. Everything else can be on the back burner." Ava replied as she sat on his lap.

Steve chuckled lightly. "Just come home to you, that's all I need to do?"

"Well, that and keep sexing me up like you did last night, and this will be a very happy marriage." Ava replied, grabbing a bite of food to hold out to him.

Steve smiled, taking the bite and then giving her a quick kiss. "You got it, Stark."

"Oh no, that's Mrs. Rogers." Ava replied.

Steve smiled more pride, blooming his chest. "I guess it is."