Allie
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"Noticed Steve doesn't have any Dr. Pepper or a dessert plan so I'm going to go fix both of those problems."
A smile comes across my face, Tony knows how much I love Dr. Pepper and he's making an extra effort to get me some.
"What are you grinning about?" Steve asks. We are standing outside the VA Center by Steve's bike about to leave and go back to his apartment for dinner.
"Tony noticed we ran out of Dr. Pepper so he went to get some, oh and a dessert," I answer and Steve chuckles. The super soldier kisses my head and settles down on the bike seat, patiently waiting for me to hop on the back.
"Ready?"
"Zoom zoom," I confirm and Steve snorts. He knocks up the kickstand and starts the motorcycle, flawlessly starting us on our journey.
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When we arrive back at the apartment building the sun is starting to set and the light of day is dinning down. Steve lives in a nice building, very quaint and clean.
Together we head up the stairs to his second floor space and as we approach I hear his neighbor talking. It's Kate, the woman I've been trying to get Steve to befriend.
When Kate comes into view I can see she's talking on the phone while on the way to finish her laundry. Kate doesn't have a washing machine like Steve.
"That's so sweet. That is so nice," she gushes into the phone, clearly indulging the person on the other side. She catches our eyes as we walk by and moves to end the call. "Hey. I gotta go, though. Okay, bye." She turns to us and smiles. "My aunt, she's kind of an insomniac."
"Oh I know what that's like. My friend has insomnia and sometimes I'll stay up all night with her," I comment with a small laugh. "Other times it's me who can't sleep and then I'm harassing this poor guy all night." I nudge Steve with my elbow, encouraging him to engage in the conversation and he finally opens his mouth to speak.
"Yeah," Steve says and pauses. Somehow he is acting more awkward than I do and I give people the finger guns when I'm nervous. "Hey, if you want...if you want, you're welcome to use my machine. Might be cheaper than the one in the basement," Steve offers and I smile. My boy is making his own friend moves.
"Oh, yeah? What's it cost?" she returns.
"A cup of coffee? Or a Dr. Pepper," Steve replies and I grin invitingly.
"A Dr. Pepper would also buy you my friendship forever," I chime in jokingly. Kate smiles but bites her lip, she's about to turn us down.
"Thank you, but um...I already have a load in downstairs," she declines politely and Steve's smile drops ever so slightly. "And, uh...you really don't want my scrubs in your machine. I just finished a rotation in the infectious diseases ward, so..."
"Ah, well, we'll keep our distance," Steve remarks and holds his hands up in a gesture of surrender.
"Well hopefully not too far," Kate wishes, a grin on her face.
"Just across the hall," I say and we turn to go into Steve's apartment as Kate heads for the stairs.
"Oh, and I think you left your stereo on," Kate remarks causing Steve and I to glance back at her.
"Oh. Right, thank you," Steve replies and Kate gives a small wave before going down the stairs. Steve looks at the door suspiciously and then looks at me. There is definitely music playing from the stereo on the other side. "Did you leave it on?"
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Target Acquired (3) (Siren and Quiver Series)
Fanfiction"The Siren is dead, the villain Killian murdered her in cold blood," she taunts and I flinch. "The people call you Phoenix now." "Siren isn't dead, I'm not dead," I growl and clench my hands. I'm furious, I hate that I was renamed, hate that Siren...
