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𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟵 - 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 ⎊

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It's weird, I gotta admit.

Acting like Steve was never anything to me, like he was a stranger I was never meant to like after meeting him. A coworker I couldn't stand. But he seemed to have had the same idea.

I unintentionally looked at my old soul-watch once I got back to the tower after Steve and I sorted things out with Thor, made him a member of the team.

I read Pepper's note again..and again and again.

𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

I don't get why Pepper cares about my relationship to Steve, it doesn't make a difference. We'll end up together in some other life, I don't care. All I can say is that it's too late for us now. And I can't let it jeopardize this whole mission, I need to keep myself focused.

As I got back to the Helicarrier I was greeted by Agent Coulson and a couple of guards, and I remembered what I heard Pepper say that night when she was going to DC. Something about a cellist in Portland. So I brought it up with him.

He's a nice guy after all, despite interrupting Pepper and I.

The rest of the team would be on the bridge, so that's where we were headed. I saw Natasha in a chair and Thor at the end of the table.

And I heard Dr. Banner talking about iridium and what Loki would need it for before my eyes met Steve's, but I couldn't bare to look at him. So I looked at Bruce instead.

"It's a stabilizing agent." I answered his question. Later turning back to Coulson and mine's older conversation about him and the cellist.

"I'll fly you to Portland. Keep the love alive."
Immediately I turned back to the team to evaluate what I had just said.

"It means the portal won't collapse on itself like it did at S.H.I.E.L.D-no hard feelings, Point Break, you've got a mean swing," I walked past Thor and patted his biceps, that seemed to be the size of my head almost. "Also, it means the portal can open as wide and stay open as long as Loki wants."

Okay. It's working. I'm keeping them distracted on my arrogance, I can see that no one in this room enjoys having me here while I'm taking them all back to school. And by keeping them distracted I can attach the device that will reveal every secret S.H.I.E.L.D has ever had to the bridge.