Living With Captain America/ [2]( COMPLETED)

Chapter 15

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A few days after her honeymoon found Ella Christmas shopping with Pepper and Natasha. Jane had been invited too but she had to go back to New Mexico for her work while Thor was back on Asgard. Both had promised to be back in time for Christmas though. Ella and Steve had ended up staying in France longer than they planned to therefore Ella found herself rushing to get all her Christmas shopping done on time. Normally she wouldn't make a big deal out of it, Christmas was only one day after all but this year would be the first Christmas she spent with Steve as a proper family and she wanted to get him something special.

All the avengers were spending the holiday together, celebrating it as a large family so Pepper came up with the idea of doing a secret Santa, that way there were less presents everyone needed to buy and everyone got something special to open on Christmas day. Ella's secret Santa was Natasha and she was secretly thrilled about it. Her and Natasha had become a lot closer over the past months and Ella already knew exactly what to get the red headed assassin.

The reason for the last minute Christmas shop was due to the fact that none of the girls had yet to get a present for their significant others (as Pepper put it) and they were running out of time. Natasha found a present for Clint easily although she refused to tell Ella and Pepper what it was. Ella took that as a hint it was better not to ask. Pepper had managed to find Tony a present after a lot of shop searching; she settled for getting him a large statue of a cat saying it was an inside joke they had and Tony needed to understand what it felt like. Ella shook her head at the CEO's antics; Pepper and Tony really were made for each other. Ella had yet to get anything for Steve; she couldn't find anything that she felt would be a really special present. Ella was a perfectionist and as of yet nothing she saw felt right.

"It's no use; there is nothing here that I think Steve will really like." Ella sighed as she took a sip of her hot chocolate. The girls had stopped shopping to get some lunch in a nearby café.

"It's the thought that counts, Ella. I'm sure Steve will love whatever you get him." Pepper assured her from across the table.

"I know he will but Steve always manages to beat me on the present front. This Christmas I am determined to get him something perfect, you know?" Ella explained

"Well if you don't hurry up and get him something soon he wouldn't be getting anything." Pepper laughed.

Ella sighing knowing she was right, "I know, I know. I still have a few days, I will find something."

"Any ideas as to where Natasha disappeared to?" Pepper asked finishing the remains of her coffee as she searched around for the red head.

"Nope," Ella replied popping the 'p'. "She said she had something she needed to pick up and that she would meet us here."

"Oh that reminds me! Did you wear the underwear?" Pepper asked leaning over the table. Ella blushed the brightest shade of red possible causing Pepper to laugh.

"What did he say?" She prompted eagerly.

Ella shook her head thinking about the Captain America underwear in question, "He was pretty speechless. I don't think that particular outfit will ever be making an appearance again."

"Did Steve hate it that much?"

"No." Ella replied sheepishly, "It's kind of...in pieces."

Pepper laughed at that, "Well what do you know? Cap does know how to treat the ladies."

Ella blushed again as Pepper continued to giggle to next her.

They didn't have to wait too long for Natasha to reappear. The spy gave them a small smile explaining about the long queue she had to wait in before the girls gathered their bags together and loaded them into the back of Natasha's car (well technically it was Clint's).