I Guess We're Cool. [Captain America]

Chapter Nine ♡

Steve left in the morning and I didn't say goodbye. I actually slept well, though, and I felt happy. I cleaned up the house and listened to music. After cleaning, I took a shower then let my hair air dry. I started on my makeup first then once my hair was dry, I curled it. I changed into a deep red, tight dress then put my heels on. I grabbed a clutch then left the apartment in a cab.

I arrived at the place and waved to Natasha. She waved back and called me over. I walked over and smiled. She looked at me with wide eyes.

"Wow, look at you!" She said. I smiled and twirled a little.

"Thank you," I laughed.

"Adriella, this is Tony Stark," Natasha said, introducing us. I shook his hand and smiled.

"Hello," I said. Tony smiled. "I'm going to go walk around. I'll talk to you all later."

I walked around and said hi to people. Nycole caught up with me and showed me everyone. I met people I didn't know but didn't care. I saw Steve by Tony and headed towards him. Steve smiled at me and wrapped one arm around my waist.

"This is her?" Tony asked in disbelief. "The girl you're so," he made weird hand motions, "so into?" Steve nodded and smiled down at me. "Well, hello." Tony started to flirt with me. "I love that dress. It's so tight." I giggled and smoothed my dress out.

Steve tightened his grip on my waist. I jumped a little and noticed the jealousy on his face. I knew Tony saw it, too.

"Do you wear stuff like this all the time?" Tony asked. "You look great."

"Thank you, Tony," I smiled. "I better look for Nycole. Steve, come with me?" I looked up at Steve.

"I'll be with you in a second," he said.

I walked around, looking for Nycole. I turned a different way that I didn't go before and heard someone behind me. I turned and saw Steve. I laughed a bit, but Steve didn't seem amused.

"You really let him talk to you like that?" Steve asked. I nodded.

"It doesn't bother me," I said. He crossed his arms and looked away. "Steve, he was doing it because you were obviously jealous!"

"I wasn't jealous," Steve said quietly.

"Everyone could see it."

"No," Steve whispered. I raised an eyebrow and pushed Steve against the wall.

"You're jealous that some guy is hitting on me because you want me to yourself," I said.

"I see you two are getting along," Natasha said. I laughed and backed away from Steve. "This is Clint." The man smiled and held out his hand.

"Nice to meet you," I greeted. "I'm Adriella." Clint seemed to admire my dress, too.

"We'd like to introduce you to two more people," Clint said. I nodded and followed them.

"I'll be back, Steve," I called back.

Natasha introduced me to Bruce Banner. I spoke to him a bit, taking a drink for myself, then found Nycole with some man bigger than anyone I knew. I walked towards her and smiled. Nycole introduced me to the man, his name being Thor. He complimented my dress, too.

"I'm going on a trip with Thor soon so you won't hear from me for awhile," Nycole said.

"Oh really?" I asked. Thor nodded.

"She wishes to see my brother," Thor added. I nodded.

"I'm going to go talk with Adriella. I'll meet with you later, Thor," Nycole said, leading me to the patio. I leaned against the railing and looked out.

"Are you ready to leave?" I asked her. She nodded. "Is it the guy you were talking about before?" She nodded again. "I'm happy you're seeing him." I placed my hand on top of hers and smiled. She smiled and brought me into a hug. We pulled away and Nycole sighed.

"What about you and Steve?" She asked.

"Oh, we're not really anything," I laughed.

"He's interested in you," Nycole said. "He begged Michelle, Natasha, and I to spill where you were for the past few months. Natasha finally spilled and Steve went right for you." I smiled and looked away. "I normally don't ever say this about anyone, but he needs to get laid." I looked at her in shock and she laughed.

"You've spent too much time with Tony," I pointed out.

"I work for him now." She looked at me then back inside. "By the way, where are you working now?" She asked. "I can have Tony get you in."

"I don't want to be a bother-"

"Don't worry! Tony will be fine."

Nycole lead me back into the busy building. I went a separate way and stood away from everyone, but still in the room. I watched from across the room as Steve and Tony spoke and the tension between them rose. I laughed as they played it off like they were friends for a moment, but secretly wanted to beat each other.

Steve saw me and headed my way. I pushed a strand of my hair behind my ear and smiled at Steve. He approached me and smiled.

"I'm ready to leave," I told him. "My heels are killing me."

"You're not wearing the ones you wore yesterday?" He asked.

"I wore them on our date," I shrugged. Steve smiled.

"Let's leave, if you're ready," Steve said. I nodded and followed him to his car.

"You drove here?" I asked.

He didn't reply. Just let me into the car.

I watched as he drove perfectly, although I thought he had had a drink. He parked at my apartment and helped me out of the car. I walked into my apartment and took my shoes off. Steve walked in behind me and shut the door.

"I thought you had a drink?" I asked him.

"I can't get drunk," he whispered.

"There's a lot of things you can't do," I joked. He shrugged and smiled.

I laughed a little then walked into my room. I removed my dress and started to put on pajamas. I heard the door open and hurried to get my clothes back on, but it was too late. Steve walked in and after seeing me, covered his eyes. His cheeks burned red and I quickly put shorts and a sweatshirt on.

"I'm so sorry!" He repeated a million times.

"It's okay!" I laughed. I rushed over to him and removed his hands from his eyes and smiled.

"I didn't mean to!" He said. I laughed and placed my hands on his cheeks.

"It's all okay," I whispered. Steve nodded and kissed my lips softly.

I moved into the living room and turned on a movie. Steve sat beside me and kept his distance. I looked over at him and saw that he was still dressed up. I scooted closer to him and untied his tie.

I could see the uneasiness in Steve's eyes.

I threw his tie across the room and moved on to his jacket. I threw it over towards the tie and moved back a little, but Steve stopped me and pulled me closer.

The thing that Nycole had said crawled back into my mind.