Welcome to the 21st Century, Captain.

Chapter 6

Steve POV

Why am I so nervous? It's just a date. Come on, Steve. Man up. My hands wouldn't stop shaking and I was slightly sweating. What was it about Elena that made me react like this? It's never happened before, not even with Peggy.

"Ok! I'm ready!" Elena walked into the living room. My breath hitched in my throught. She wore a soft pink cotton dress that flared out from the waist with thick straps. A thin, brown leather belt was around her tiny waist and she wore white heels. Her hair was curled and she wore natural make-up. She was gorgeous.

"You l-look breathtaking," I stuttered out nervously. Pretty women always made me nervous.

"Thank you, Steve," she replied with a smile, "So where are we going on this date tonight?"

"It's a surprise," I told her as I offered her my arm. This time she took my gentlemanly gesture without a second thought.

"I love surprises," she whispered as she looked up at me from beneath her lashes. My heart skipped a beat. Those eyes. . .

"I'm glad," I responded a little late, considering that I was so lost in her eyes that it prevented me from forming any words in my head. Elena was pure beauty. Elena began to walk towards the car, but I pulled on her arm to stop her.

"We won't be taking the car," I said a little hesitantly, "We'll be walking. Is that alright?"

"Yeah, I like walking." I nodded my hand and lead her to the right direction. Her arm still tucked into mine, we walked side by side. We made small talk, asking each other about our day and comenting on the weather.

"It's not much farther," I reassured her as we approached our destination. She seemed to perk up a little and began to walk faster. I really hoped she liked what I had planned. I placed my hands over her eyes, not wanting to spoil the effect of the surprise as we neared our destination.

"Steve, I can't see!" Elena said as she stopped walking, not wanting to continue without her vision.

"Don't worry. I'll guide you." She huffed a little in annoyance but listened to me nonetheless. I led her slowly over to the little dinner I had set up. Late last night, I had snuck out of our apartment to set up a small dinner table and chairs hidden behind the big trees of a nice park we had passed by yesterday. Once you got past the trees, there was a little area of grass, which was on top of a hill. From there, you could see the water. I had gone to the cafe we had eaten at on our first day and had gotten them to deliver the food to our little spot. I really put a lot of thought into this and I was just hoping that Elena would like it.

"Ok," I told her as I stopped her in front of the little setup, "Open your eyes." I uncoverd her hands to reveal to her what I had done fro the evening. She gasped and moved her hand to cover her mouth.

"Oh, Steve," she said in a whisper, "This is absolutely lovely." She turned to look at me and gave me one of her breathtaking smiles. I smiled back, happy with her reaction.

"Well, I'm glad you like it." I said to her as I lightly grabbed her hand and led her over to the table. I pulled out the chair for her and she thanked me quietly as she sat down. I went over and started to set up the food. My back was to her as I prepared the food. I finished quickly, wanting to continue with our date. As I brought the food over to the table, I noticed Elena looking out into the water.

"It really is beautiful," she said as she looked back over to me. I placed our plates on the table and she thanked me once again.

"I ordered from the Blue Mushroom," I told her as I finally sat down to eat. She nodded her head and told me she recognized their food. We ate dinner comfortably as we talked about all sorts of things, such as more of our interests.