Thorn #3 (Sequel To Hawkgirl)

XXXIV

"I mean how hard is it to pick a dress right?It's not like I haven't worn one since I was a little a girl,nah."she waved a hand through the air."I think I was six or seven maybe older?There was also that dress when I first met everyone but that was quite a while back right?How do you do this anyway?"Valerie nibbled the inside of her lip as she paced left and right,one hand pressed to her chin while the other supported it.

"Do you do this often?"asked a voice behind her making her jump in fear as she placed a hand on her chest.She quickly turned to see Christopher by her door.A sigh of relief escaped her lips.It had been a while since she had last saw him."I knocked but you were,"he motioned with his hand in front of him."...busy."he cleared his throat.

"Yeah,"she shrugged one shoulder while sighing,then doing a double take."Wait what are you doing here?"Valerie suddenly asked.

"I work here now.Mister Stark was kind enough to lend me a place here and let me work as well.The technology this man provides is incredible!"the blond said,his green eyes shining with excitement."He's an utter genius."Valerie smiled at his excitement.He was just a small bubble of happiness right now.

"Don't go now and yell it around,he does get a full of himself."Valerie said laughing.

"That he does indeed,"He simply shrugged with a smile."How's...um...how's your dad?"he asked,now shifting slightly in his place at the door.

"He's fine,he jokes about it,so I guess he will be back on his feet in a few hours."Valerie said with a smile."Though I have bigger problems than him getting injured."

"I..um...I actually checked on him,he didn't particularly gave me the kindest look."Valerie frowned at him playfully."Anyway,I think your problem has a solution as all problems do."

"I'm already here for a few hours and I'm already causing trouble."Valerie looked down at the floor."I just have a lot in my head these days."

"No,no!Everything is fine!"Christopher raised his hands and waved them."I mean your problems are my problems!I mean I have no idea what to wear either."he laughed awkwardly as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Yeah I totally missed you."Valerie laughed.Christopher did seem to both blush but also take proudness of the comment.Seeing him after a whole year was nice.Refreshing even.

"I missed you too."The man said with a different smile that he usually gave her.It seemed almost alluring for her.The image of Bucky then flashed quickly through her brain,imagining him giving her the same smile.She quickly shook her head.Why did she just pictured that?

Christopher then straightened his lab coat and nodded his head towards the door."Follow me."as they exited the room her father usually had when he stayed here while on missions,they made their way to lower levels of the tower.

The building was so big you could definitely see it from a state away.Literally.The technology and small departments of different jobs covered many floors along with lots of spare rooms,kitchens and who knew what more.They made their way through a lot of corridors,making her dizzy on how much the doctor beside her knew of this place.

"Don't you get lost in here?This is a labyrinth.Worse than a helicarrier."Valerie said as she turned to the doctor.

"You get used to it after a while."the blond shrugged."Not all agents have access to all floors.I'm only aloud around here because my office is a floor below Mister Stark's lab."he explained as they both took a left turn after walking through a long hallway. "Ah here we are!"he said as he pressed a code to the side of a big metal door.The door slid open revealing a huge closet.Valerie's mouth fell open."Mister Stark holds a lot of galas,parties,meetings you name it.So he has his own high fashion designers to make his suits along with Miss Potts's clothes."