Welcome to the 21st Century, Captain.

Chapter 4

Steve POV

Elena and I had decided to go shopping today instead of tomorrow, that way we can get the "torture" over with. To be honest, I don't think I'd mind shopping with Elena. I don't think I'd mind doing just about anything with her.

Along with the nice apartment, SHIELD had also provided us a car. A Mercedes. Where on earth do they get this kind of money?

"Ok," Elena said as we both had just finished putting all of our things away. "I'm going to go change into something a little more. . . normal." She gestured to her skin-tight suit and I nodded. 

"Take your time," I said to her as I went to go explore the rest of the apartment. The kitchen had black tile floors with marble countertops and dark wood cabinets. The bathroom also had black tile flooring along with a glass shower and classic white tub. The toilet was behind the another door on the east side of the bathroom. This was a really nice place, I thought to myslef as I wandered back to the living room.

"I'm ready!" said Elena as she came out of her room. She wore dark denim shorts that reached mid-thigh, a loose white cotton shirt, and the same gold sandals she wore yesterday.

"You look nice," I said to her as we headed to the door. She thanked me as we got the car. I decided to let Elena drive, considering that she was more familiar with this type of car.

"So," I began as we made our way onto the streets, "How much did SHIELD say we can spend?" She looked at me with smirk.

"They gave us each a credit card. I have yours in my purseand I'll give it to you once we get to the store. Fury said we didn;t have a budget, so I guess it doesn't matter."

"Wow," I said a little shocked.

"I know." She responded with a nod. After another minute she looked at me again.

"You mind if I turn on the radio?"

I looked at her then back to the front of the car with all these little butttons that did God knows what.

"There's a radio in the car?"

"Yeah," she nodded, "All the cars today have one. Along with a CD player and A/C and a bunch of other stuff." CD? What's that?

"What exactly is a CD?" I said to her a little sheepishly. She probably thought I was stupid. But Elena told me how all the things in the car worked with a lot of patience. She finally turned on the radio and she squealed as she turned the music up.

"I love this song!" She began to nod her head as she sang along to the lyrics of the unfamiliar song.

"It feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters and make fun of our ex's, ah ah," I laughed as she began to move her arms as well.

"I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M FEELING 22!" We were both cracking up and Elena reached over to turn the music down to a more sensible volume.

"Who was that?" I asked her as I looked at the radio in awe.

"Taylor Swift. I only like a few of her songs, though." I nodded, not really knowing who this Taylor Swift was. I think she noticed.

"Don't worry, Steve. I'll get you familiar with all these things." I nodded as she pulled into a parking spot. 

"Wait there," I told her as I hopped out of the car and ran over to Elena's side. I opened the car door for her and held out my arm for her to grab. She looked at me with a strange expression, like if she didn't understand why I was doing this. But nonetheless, she took my arm and I softly closed the door shut. 

"It seems as if you're not used to all that," I mumbled to myself, but Elena still heard me.

"Used to what?"