the broken girl// steve rogers

chapter eight

e r i k

People say that I'm crazy for wanting her back. They say that she won't take me back, but I believe that she will. I love her more than anything on this entire planet. She's mine. I'm here to get her back and to never let her go.

Scarlett was the one good thing in my life. She never judged me, never hurt me, never cheated on me, and never stopped loving me. She was the perfect girlfriend and I want that back.

She looks so beautiful right now. Her long hair is up, her jeans fit just right, and her sweater looks amazing on her body. She's absolutely gorgeous, but the person sitting across from her needs to go.

I looked him up. His name is Steve Rogers. He's Captain America and apart of the Avengers. He seems to be all perfect, but I can see beyond all of that. He's gotta have some secrets and I'm gonna find out what they are.

s c a r l e t t

"I'm gonna head to the bathroom," I said, talking to Steve.

"Okay," he said and smiled at me.

I made my way over to the bathroom, walked in, did what I needed to do, and went to go wash my hands. I rinsed them underneath the water, soon feeling a hand on my waist.

I turned around to see Erik.

He smiled, "Hi, sweetheart,"

"Erik. What are you doing here?"

"I came to get you back. I miss you, Scarlett," he said.

"I have a new boyfriend," I simply said.

His smile fell. His eyes turned a darker color and he grabbed my wrist in his hand, squeezing really tight. He wasn't the Erik I use to love.

He squeezed tighter, "You're mine. You always have been and you always will be! You will not leave me for some piece of shit!"

"Erik, you're hurting me!" I yelled, tying to break free from his grip.

"Oh. I-I'm sorry," he said and let go.

I ran out of the bathroom and over to Steve. He was standing by the exit, holding my jacket. I walked over to him and held my wrist behind my back, grabbing my jacket from him.

I slipped it on, "Ready to go?"

"Yeah,"

6:47 p.m

Bruce cradled my wrist in his hands as he looked at it. Tony, Thor, and Clint were hovering over as Steve paced in the back. My heart ached as I looked at my boyfriend. He was so worried about me.

"Well, it's not broken. Just severely bruised," Bruce spoke, setting my wrist in my lap.

"That's good!" Clint said.

Steve scoffed, "No it's not! My girlfriend got hurt and I can't do a damn thing about it because she won't tell me who did it!"

"Just tell us! We can handle whoever did this to you!" Thor said, glancing at Steve.

"Why does it fucking matter? I'm fine!" I yelled.

"Because we care about you, that's fucking why! And some of us also love you!" Steve yelled back at me.

I was defeated. I knew that I was going to lose this argument, so I decided to shut up. I know that they're trying to protect me, but Erik isn't someone to fuck with.

I sighed, "Erik Stevens,"

"Who's that?" Tony asked.

"He's my ex and he's extremely dangerous. He was in the army for awhile. He killed a lot of people, so they started to call him Erik Killmonger. He's not someone to fuck around with, believe me,"

"We can take him,"

"No! He's done so much fucked up shit and I can't let you guys get yourselves killed for me,"

Thor laughed, "We're the Avengers. We can take anyone down,"

"He's not worth it," I said.

"Stop protecting him! He's hurt you way too many times! I'm sick and tired of seeing you so hurt! It fucking kills me!" Steve yelled.

"I'm not protecting him! I'm trying to protect you guys! You guys are the only family I have right now!"

They all stopped and looked at me. I could see the pity forming in Clint and Bruce's eyes, making me feel sick. Thor and Steve knew what my life was like and they never judged.

Clint sat down next to me, "You're our family too, Kiddo,"

"Thank you," I said, smiling.

"You'll always be family," Tony spoke as Thor nodded.

"You're my girl. Of course you're family," Steve said.

I grinned, "I love you guys,"

1;56 a.m

Steve's arm was wrapped tightly around my waist as we slept. My back was pressed firmly against his chest and our legs were tangled together. This was my absolute favorite way to fall asleep.

I slowly removed Steve's arm and got up to get some water. I gently tugged on his shirt, making it cover my butt as I walked. I walked into the kitchen, grabbed a cup, filled it with water, and took a sip.

"I remember you always doing this. You only did it when you couldn't sleep,"

Erik.

I turned around, "Erik?"

"Hi, sweetheart," he said.

"H-how did you-"

"I followed you and your lover boy home," he interrupted me.

"What do you want from me?" I asked.

"I want to come back home with me and to never leave me again," he growled, walking towards me.

I gulped, "Don't hurt my friends,"

"Oh, sweetheart, I'll kill them if that means you'll come back home with me,"

"Erik-"

He smirked, "Wake up Avengers! It's time to play," he yelled.

a/n: hello babes. hope you guys enjoy this update. just wait till the next chapter. it's gonna be epic, but not in a good way lol. thank you for all the love and support. i love y'all. stay strong, beautiful, and fierce ❤️
-kelsey