Outside Looking In
I do not own the Avengers in any way.
A/N - This does contain spoilers for Age of Ultron. This is an alternate route that I might take with Madison. I'd really like to know your thoughts.
The rest of the Avengers were out on a mission and Madison was alone…at least she thought she was alone.
She was walked into the kitchen when something sped past her. "Hello Pietro", Madison said, "Why aren't you with the others?"
The boy in question was sitting on the kitchen counter munching on an apple. "I didn't feel like going", he told her.
Madison laughed. "Are you sure it was that, or did you not want to deal with my father?" she asked.
"A little of both", he said.
Madison pulled out a popcorn bag and put it in the microwave.
"Are you going to watch a movie?" he asked her.
"Yeah, do you want to pick one out?" she asked.
Pietro was gone in a second.
Madison grabbed the popcorn, some chips, and some sodas. She made her way into the living room and found Pietro laying the couch. "So what did you pick?" she asked him.
He showed her the DVD case, hiding his smirk behind it.
"The Hunger Games? Really?" she teased him.
"Tony calls you Katniss right?" he asked her.
Madison playfully rolled her eyes and sat on the couch.
Halfway through the movie, Pietro wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
Madison smiled and bit her lip as she snuggled closer into his side.
When Pietro started to stroke and kiss her hair, Madison was no longer paying attention to the movie.
Madison tilted her head up as Pietro continued to trail kisses from her forehead to her nose. Madison tilted her head up again and Pietro placed his lips on hers. Madison kissed him back, not noticing that the elevators door had opened and Steve was now watching them.
A few days later, Laura and the kids came to visit.
It was early in the morning when Madison woke up.
She planned on cooking breakfast for everyone in the tower. She walked past the kids' room and opened the door to check on them.
Nathaniel was standing up in his crib.
She walked over to him and picked him up. "Hey there little Pietro", she said. She took him into the kitchen and started making breakfast.
Steve entered the living room and saw Madison balancing Nathaniel on her hip. He was about to call out to her when Pietro appeared by her side.
"Hey there, big guy", Pietro said taking Nathaniel from her arms.
"I think you forgot something", Madison said.
"Good morning, beautiful", Pietro said wrapping his other arm around Madison's waist.
Madison smiled as Pietro leaned down to kiss her.
This was what Steve couldn't give her.
A family.
Maybe if they had met before he went into the ice…but Steve had learned not to dwell on the 'what if's' of life.
He simply smiled and made his way to elevator for his morning run.
While everyone was moving on with their lives, Steve was stuck in the past.
He was forever going to be the 'man out of time'. He was forever destined to be the one outside looking in.