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Then (Steve Rogers x fem!reader)

(Songfic based on Brad Paisley's "Then". SO MUCH FLUFF)

I remember, trying not to stare, the night that I first met you
You had me mesmerized
And three weeks later, in the front porch light
Taking forty-five minutes to kiss goodnight
I hadn't told you yet
But I thought I loved you then

When the doors opened and you were revealed, Steve felt his breath hitch. You looked stunning. It reminded him of the first day he ever met you. You had been wearing an outfit that had done wonders for your figure and Steve had to fight to keep his eyes off you. When you appeared next to him at the bar and greeted him with a smile, Steve couldn't even stutter out a response. Still, he'd made you laugh and you asked him on a date.

That date didn't happen for a few weeks since Steve was called away on a mission. But when it finally came, Steve was so excited he could hardly contain it. At the end of the night, neither of you wanted the date to end. As you walked back into the house that night, Steve knew then that he was going to fall in love with you, if he wasn't already.

And now you're my whole life
Now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
Stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

Now, as you walked down the aisle toward him, Steve smiled. He'd been right. He had fallen for you fast. You were everything to him. It was a foreign feeling. He'd loved Peggy, sure, but that was nothing compared to what he felt for you and he could hardly believe it. The love he felt for you only grew stronger and steadier over time. Sure, you had your fair share of fights, but it didn't lessen your feelings for him nor his for you.

And I remember, taking you back to right where I first met you,
You were so surprised
There were people around, but I didn't care
I got down on one knee right there and once again,
I thought I loved you then

But now you're my whole life
Now you're my whole world
I just can't believe, the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
Stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then

You got even closer to where Steve was waiting with the minister and the night Steve proposed flashed in his mind. You'd been dating for several months and, with each passing week, Steve never felt more sure of anything in his life. He loved you. When he got down on one knee in front of everyone in the bar, you had simply stood there with your mouth wide open. But when you said yes, your face seemed to light up and Steve thought he couldn't love you anymore than he already did.

And I can just see you, with a baby on the way
And I can just see you, when your hair is turning gray
What I can't see is how I'm ever gonna love you more
But I've said that before

And now you're my whole life
Now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
We'll look back someday, at this moment that we're in
And I'll look at you and say
And I thought I loved you then
And I thought I loved you then

He was wrong. You stepped up next to him in your white dress, a beautiful smile on your lips that Steve wanted nothing more than to kiss right then and there.Steve was barely listening to the minister as he pictured his life with you. He couldn't wait to start a family with you. To see you with a baby on your hip.To raise them with you and to grow old with you. Steve knew that he loved you even more now than he had before and he would continue to love you more and more every single day that you were Mrs. Rogers.