"He walked into my heart like he always belonged there, took down my walls and lit my soul on fire."
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"I have completely fallen for you. Everything you do, everything you say, everything you are. You're my first thought in the morning, you're my la...
AN: Jessica's outfit is up top. It's the same, but it's nice to see it again.
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Hours later, Jessica sniffed, pulling the IV catheter from Steve's arm as silent tears rolled down her blushed cheeks.
After Jessica and Steve made their way back to the laboratory, the woman broke down in tears, seeing them wheeling away Dr. Erskine's body in a black body bag . She, of course, had felt when his soul passed into the Earth, but remained sorrowful, knowing he had been taken too early.
Jessica had come to love the man like a father, confiding in him with everything during their short time together.
Losing people who she was closer to always hurt more.
She was pulled out of her thoughts as Steve grabbed her gloved hand, whispering, "Brooklyn baby... are you okay?"
"Oh, yeah," Jess nodded, placing a bandage on his arm with her other hand, "I'll be okay. Now, before I would have said that you would have bruised from the amount of blood we have taken, but now I'm not too sure."
"Think you got enough?" Steve questioned her, voice soft as he rolled down his sleeve.
Jessica nodded and silently put everything away as Peggy spoke for her across the room, "Any hope of reproducing the program is locked in your genetic code."
Jessica grabbed the IV and put it in the hazardous waste trash can before taking her gloves off and adding them in. She looked to the other nurse beside her, as she was now in charge of the program since she was second in command to Dr. Erskine.
"Can you please put these in the proper refrigerator, Rebekah? I would be forever thankful after today," Jessica gave her a smile. Rebekah nodded, saying, "Of course, Miss Jessica."
"Thank you," Jessica face her a grateful smile. She walked over to Steve and Peggy as she said, "Without Abraham it would take years."
"He deserved more than this," Steve whispered, turing to Jessica, who gave him a grim smile. Peggy nodded, saying, "If it could work only once, he'd be proud it was you."
Jessica furrowed her brows as she looked through the window to the first floor and said, "Colonel Phillips is back with Senator Brandt to talk to Howard. Let's go down."
Peggy nodded and left the room first, Steve looking to Jessica afterwards.
"Are you okay?" He whispered, reaching forward to put his hands on her shoulders. Jessica couldn't look up to him as she nodded, looking at the ground.
Steve frowned and encased his arms around her, Jessica letting out a small sob as she crashed into his chest. She couldn't help but melt around him, sadness in her veins while she wrapped her arms around his abdomen and pulled him closer.
