Welcome all to my new story: The Woman Out Of Time: 1861 - If anyone can guess the meaning of this four number word, then you're pretty good.
I do apologise in the gap between the two stories, I have been vesy busy these last few weeks!
Disclaimer: I do not own any Marvel characters that may be used or any Marvel storylines or arcs.
Claimer: I only own the character Elizabeth Jones (Lowri Jones and any other names she uses) and her story past, present and future.
Lowri and Steve stood alone in the modest sized hideaway that Tony had gifted to her upon his retirement. They were stood close together in front of the large wooden desk in the centre of the room which held the final plans for their mission in the morning.
"Are you definitely sure that Rumlow is hitting this town?" Lowri asked, her eyes scanned over the documents quickly and she bit down on her bottom lip. "The town is so small and it just seems pointless to me to hit such a small PD."
Steve looked down at her and smiled, she caught the smile and released her bottom lip.
"I'm sure." Steve insisted. He looked away from the map of the small town and locked eyes with Lowri. "All the intel we gathered over the past few months points to this. A small PD. He wants to exploit the police department and steal their weapons. It's what he always does."
"But their weapon store is gonna be tiny. If I were Rumlow, I wouldn't bother hitting such a small PD. Their defence may be down, but it's not worth it." Lowri said.
"Rumlow has his own mindset. But I'm sure that this is the place he's gonna be tomorrow. I'm sure of it, Ri." Steve replied. "Who knows what the guy is planning, but we gotta stop him and this might be our last chance."
"We're not gonna lose him, Steve." Lowri said with a small smile.
"Good. We've been chasing his tail for the last six months, he's been slipping in and out, and I want this to be done." Steve said firmly. He stepped away from the table and turned around, he leant back against the table and crossed his arms over his chest. "I never knew that Howard had his own secret room."
Lowri turned around and leant back against the table, she placed her hands on either side of her body and looked around the secret room too.
"It was Howard's way of hiding from the world." Lowri said, "He had the bar well-stocked, a really comfy couch and the best music going. When all the staff were gone, I would leave my own hideaway and come here with him before he left to go home to Maria."
"Why did he have this place built? Didn't he already have his office with a bar?" Steve asked, looking at her.
"Because it was a place for him to hideaway when things got crazy. His office was open to everyone, this place, only him and me knew about it." Lowri explained. "Plus, I was behind his office so he never really got an escape from me."
"I bet he needed to hide away a lot." Steve chuckled. Lowri laughed and shook her head at him.
"I was a lovely guest." Lowri said with a laugh, she yawned and stretched out her arms in front of her.
"Do you wanna turn in for the night? I mean, we've got a big day ahead of us tomorrow and it's already gone nine." Steve said, he checked his watch and then looked at her.
"That's not exactly late, is it?" Lowri asked with a chuckle, "Your grandfatherness is showing, Steve."
"Hey. That was uncalled for." Steve said, "Anyway, how long have you been awake for?"
"Uh, what time did you wake me up yesterday morning?" Lowri asked, she tilted her head to the side and looked up at him.
"Yesterday morning?" Steve asked loudly. "For our run? You've been awake since we went for our run?"
"Yes." Lowri replied. Steve shook his head at her and looked as though he was amused.
"What have you been doing all day today and yesterday?" Steve asked.
"Well, we had that run. I had a few calls to make so I locked myself down here. I was on the phone for most of the day, luckily, I keep some snacks down here, plus alcohol does really good too. After the calls, I had some paperwork to do. Then suddenly it was morning. I went back to my room, I took a shower and then I helped Wanda." Lowri looked up at Steve, "She's improving."
As Lowri spoke, she began pulling all the mission documents towards her and she had been putting them all in order.
"Well, I think it's time you went to bed." Steve said, he took the papers from her hands and tossed them onto the table, he reached for her hands and pulled her closer to him, he twisted so he was leaning back against the table and she was pressed flush against him.
Lowri let out a laugh and leant against him almost fully.
"Besides, I can't leave here without you." Steve said as he raised one of her hands to his lips and he kissed it gently.
"Why? Do you not want to part with me yet?" Lowri teased, she looked up at him with playful eyes, her tiredness forgotten.
"I can't open the door." Steve said, Lowri let out another laugh and Steve smiled at her.
"I better release you, then." Lowri laughed, she pulled back but kept hold of one of his hands and walked to the door, they left and they headed back to her room, as they usually do.
The walk back wasn't silent, they joked and talked the way back and when they got to her rooms, they grabbed a beer each and sat down on the couch, facing the window overlooking the lit-up grounds.
They talked and talked for a few hours before Steve insisted that they go to bed.
"I really think we should get to bed, it's a long day tomorrow." Steve pointed out. "Beers don't help, either." He added, looking at the empty bottles lined up on the table in front of them.
"But beers are fun." Lowri said, "And I'm not even tired."
"Well, you need to get to bed. I'm not letting you sleep on the couch again." Steve said with a laugh.
"I can think of better activities to do in bed other than sleep." Lowri said, she looked over at Steve and she smiled when she saw the emotions cross his face. He had wide, questioning eyes. Did he want this?
Lowri put her bottle of beer to the side and she turned back to Steve, slowly, he put his bottle to the side and looked at her. He watched Lowri as she turned to face him and then in one swift moment, Lowri was on her knees beside him and she kissed him. Steve's hands went to her waist and he pulled her onto his lap as he kissed her back.
His hands reached under her shirt and her hands fumbled with the buttons on his shirt, she moved her kisses along his jaw and down the side of his throat. He let out a throaty chuckle and Lowri kissed slightly harder.
She liked the feeling of his hands on her bare skin and she wanted more, she got the buttons of his shirt mostly unbuttoned and she ran her hands over his chest, her mind went back to 1942 when she had first seen him shirtless and she remembered how badly she wanted to run her hands over his chest then.
Steve's grip on her tightened and he breathed out her name with urgency.
"Lowri." She pulled back and looked at him. His eyes were pleading with her. "Do you wanna take this to the bedroom?"
"That's exactly what I want." Lowri replied in a breathy voice. She pressed her lips to his again and slowly, Steve stood up with her on his lap.
"Are you sure you want this, Ri?" Steve asked, he might have been asking the question but it was clear that he really wanted this too. "We can wait."
"We've waited for more than seventy years." Lowri said, she leant back slightly in his arms and looked him in the eyes. "I'm not waiting a day longer."
Finally, she and Steve would consummate their love. Finally, she and Steve would be together as a couple who love each other dearly and truly.
Lowri felt at ease with the world as she fell asleep in Steve's arms, much like she has done so before, but this time was different. This time, she was naked, filled with content and satisfaction, filled with love and passion, filled with yearning and need, filled with knowledge that she and Steve had consummated their odd relationship.
When she woke in the morning, she was pleased to see that the night before hadn't been a dream. She sat up slowly, as if not to disturb Steve. She reached for one of the old shirts she wears to bed and then she looked down at Steve.
He lay on his back with one arm spread out to the side, where she had rested, and the other rested on his toned stomach. The bedsheets were bunched at his hips, leaving not a lot to imagination.
A smile came onto Lowri's face as she remembered certain parts of the previous night, the joy she gave him, the joy he gave her. It had been earthshattering.
She turned in bed towards him and pressed against his long body again, she wriggled so she was face to face with him and as she moved, his arm moved to wrap around her shoulders familiarly.
"Hey, we gotta wake up." Lowri whispered. It was still dark outside but judging by the clock beside the bed, it was time to get ready. "Come on, wake up."
Steve's eyes opened slowly and first of all, he looked up at the ceiling and then he turned his head and his eyes locked with hers.
"Hey." Steve said slowly. "Did last night really happen?"
"Hell yeah." Lowri breathed out, she couldn't keep the grin off her face as she rolled onto her back and Steve sat up slowly, "I don't wanna get up."
"We don't have to if you don't want to." Steve said, he smiled as he looked down at her.
"I think you're forgetting something important." Lowri said, she sat up and looked at him. "The mission?"
"Oh, yeah." Steve said, he pulled a face and then he groaned. "I completely forgot about the mission."
"Steve, I can't believe you." Lowri said, she tugged the sheets from around her legs and she stood up. "You've been looking forward to this mission and you forgot."
"Well, I had something interesting going on last night." Steve remarked as Lowri walked to the end of the bed.
Steve pushed the sheets away from him and tugged his trousers up.
"I'm glad to hear that." Lowri said with a smirk. "Anyway, if you wanna miss doing the walk of shame back out, you'd better get going now. We haven't got a lot of time before we need to leave."
"Are you kicking me out?" Steve asked jokingly as he got to his feet.
"Maybe." Lowri said, she headed for the bathroom, walking backwards so she could keep eye contact with Steve.
"And where do you think we're going?" Steve asked, he dropped his shirt on the bed and put his hands on his hips.
"To shower." Lowri replied, she paused in the doorway and smirked at him.
"Oh no you don't. Come here." Steve ordered with a smile on his face, Lowri gave him a look and he beckoned to her with his finger. Lowri slowly moved towards him and he reached for her. He placed his hands on her shoulders and he kissed her deeply.
She leant into the kiss and wrapped her arms around his waist, his hands moved down from her shoulders and down her back, coming to a rest in the small of her back and she pulled back and grinned at him.
"Now, I'm going to shower. I'll see you down in the briefing room." Lowri said with a smile, Steve stepped back and released his hold on her. Lowri headed into the bathroom with her lips still tingling from the kiss.
Lowri found it hard to keep the smile off her face as she showered, dried off and dressed in a pair of light blue jeans, pale red t-shirt, a pair of old combat boots and she tied her hair back into a loose plait. She had a tough green jacket ready to wear and she left her room.
On her way down to the briefing room, Lowri remembered the mission documents that they had left down in the secret room, so she diverted to the hideaway and she grabbed the paperwork.
Down in the briefing room, Steve had already started the first briefing. Lowri slipped in from the back and put the paperwork down on the table before escaping the room again and going down to the kitchen.
She grabbed some food and a thermos full of tea and headed back to the briefing room as Steve dismissed the brief.
It was time to load the jet and get into the air, Lowri handed over some of her breakfast to Steve, knowing full well that Steve hadn't had time to get breakfast.
Nat eyed Lowri carefully but Nat didn't say anything. It was clear that Nat did want to say something but she would wait until she and Lowri were alone.
With the jet loaded up and everyone belted in at the back, Lowri was at the controls and Nat was her co-pilot. True enough, Nat waited until the jet was in the air and already cruising towards their destination, Lagos, before turning to Lowri with that look in her eye.
With a sigh, Lowri switched on auto-pilot and turned to Nat. Nat disabled her comms and gestured for Lowri to do the same, once that was done, they were free to talk in low tones.
"So, something is different in Steve." Nat said, "He's smiling. And he hasn't stopped smiling since this morning."
"So? Steve's a happy person. He's allowed to smile, isn't he?" Lowri asked.
"Yes. But this is a different smile." Nat said firmly. "Have you and the old man finally got down to do the dirty?"
Lowri let out a laugh and looked out at the skies in front of them.
"Is that what you kids call it now?" Lowri asked.
"You did the dirty." Nat said slowly. "Oh, I gotta call Clint. We've had a bet on for years."
"Why am I not surprised?" Lowri asked with a laugh. "Who won?"
"I did." Nat said with a grin.
"Well, keep your mouth shut about it, Nat." Lowri said, keeping the smile on her face, "Steve and I don't want everyone to know."
"But it's such big news. We've all been waiting for the day that one of you finally made a move." Nat teased her.
"It's not big news." Lowri said, she rolled her eyes. "Yes, Steve and I slept together. But we've slept in the same bed plenty of times. Besides, it's been well over seventy years. Can we have our peace?"
"Hell no." Nat said with a grin.
"I'm not going to hear the end of this, am I?" Lowri asked with a smile on her face.
Lowri switched the auto-pilot off and took control of the jet once more. That was the last she and Nat talked about Lowri's relationship with Steve that day.
The jet had been upgraded again and thanks to these upgrades, courtesy of Tony, the jet was able to teach long distances in less time than before. So, their journey to Lagos was quicker but it was still not fast enough for Steve.
More than four times in the length of the journey, Steve popped his head into the cockpit and asked whether they were close or not.
By the fifth time, Nat was ticked.
"Are we any closer?" Steve asked, popping his head into the cockpit again.
"You're really getting on my nerves now, Rogers." Nat snapped. "Yes, we're nearing the damn city."
Steve stepped into the cockpit fully and rolled his eyes at her as he leant against the doorway and crossed his arms over his chest.
"What do you say, Ri? You don't seem angry with me." Steve asked, smiling down at her.
"And for good reason." Nat muttered under her breath.
"We're about ten minutes out. You can start your final brief." Lowri said with a smile, she caught sight of Nat's smirk and she looked at her. "And you should go back there and listen."
"So should you." Nat replied quickly, "This plane has got auto-pilot, you know."
"Ah, but I know the brief inside and out." Lowri replied with a smirk.
Steve turned away from the cockpit and called the rest of the team around him. Nat unclipped her seatbelt and got up slowly, Lowri grabbed hold of Nat's arm and brought her closer.
"Keep your mouth shut about Steve and I." Lowri warned Nat, she merely smiled before stepping out of the cockpit.
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