"You're kidding." You said in disbelief.
"No. I'm completely serious." Steve said, his smile brighter than anything.
"I- I thought you were dead you asshole!" You screamed, turning away in shock. 3 weeks. 3 weeks since the explosion and you'd heard nothing from him. He'd gone off on a mission with Bucky and they hadn't come back. You'd seen the explosion on the news of the power plant which you'd been told by Steve was HYDRA's super soldier factory. You'd thought they were dead.
Steve came up behind you, taking your hand gently in his and turning you back to face him with a finger to your cheek.
"I missed you." He chuckled.
"I fucking missed you too!" You said, storming away from him.
"(Y/n)!" He was still slightly amused, you could tell.
"I couldn't contact you- the explosion blew out our electronics."
You rolled your eyes and walked into the kitchen.
"Tony sent me flowers." You said bluntly, picking up the red tulips and throwing them to Steve's feet.
"What? Why?"
"Because I thought you were dead!"
Steve laughed, looking down at the ground and shaking his head slightly.
"You're not allowed to do that when we're arguing!" You exclaimed, the gesture was something cute you'd fallen in love with him for.
"Are we arguing? I thought you were just yelling at me?"
"Steve. I thought you were dead. I am extremely pissed off."
Steve raised an eyebrow.
"You're not allowed to do that either." You said quickly which made Steve laugh.
"Okay. Fine." He folded his arms, leaning against the kitchen counter. You bit your lip, looking at his exposed his arms.
"You can't do that either."
"Why not?"
"I'm not supposed to be attracted to you when I'm mad at you." You said quietly, chewing your lip and looking away.
Steve smiled and put a finger under your chin, guiding your face up to look at him.
"Then you can't do that lip biting thing. You can't look at me with those eyes, you can't fold your arms or roll your eyes. You can't twirl your hair round your fingers or do those little exasperated sharp breaths. You can't do anything when we're arguing because I find everything you do attractive."
You smiled, unable to contain the happiness he created inside you.
"Actually, do that all you like because I love it." Steve leaned down and pressed his lips to yours. You pulled him into a hug, burying your face in his chest.
"I love you." You mumbled.
"I love you. I'm sorry you thought I was dead."
