"Attention! Attention! Can Ms. Tessa LaFay please report to the CEO's office immediately. Thank you." A women's voice rang out over the PA system at one of the most prestigious law firms in New York City.
Frowning, Tessa narrowed her emerald green eyes in confusion. Why did the CEO want to see her? Had her cover been blown? Shit, she thought, if I somehow got caught this will be a three month mission down the drain. Even though as a top agent it was uncommon, Tessa feared messing up an assignment.
Standing up, Tessa nervously smoothed down her pencil skirt which had become part of her everyday ensemble. As she carefully made her way to the CEO's office at the end of the hall the young girl try to concentrate on not tripping in her sky-high heels. Being a serious klutz, Tessa had demanded that heels not be apart of the wardrobe, but she was sternly told that anything else was unprofessional.
Reaching the end of the hallway Tessa swallowed hard; in the field she was fearless, almost invincible, but as an undercover agent she got nervous, never off her game, just anxious. Frowning Tessa put her hand on the cool metal doorknob and opened the door slowly. Instead of being greeted by her short, slightly over-weight middle-aged boss Tessa found a tall man dressed in black from head to toe in black, standing behind her boss' desk; a black eye-patch adorning his face.
"Director Fury, what are you doing here?" Tessa asked, confusion clouding her voice, as she looked at the dark skinned man who employed her. "I haven't messed up the case have I? I've been being extremely careful, I promise! Wh-"
"Tess! Tessa," Nick Furry spoke cutting of her nervous rant. "You're fine. In fact, all of the intel you've gathered the past few months is enough to put the corrupt lawyers and police officers in jail." He couldn't help but chuckle at the girls behavior. Since Tessa started working for Shield 7 years ago, Nick had always had a soft spot for the young girl. She was a top of the line agent, and Nick had practically been the girls father figure for most of her life. The two of them were close and Tessa was one of the few people who Fury expressed emotion around. In the end Tessa was his prized possession.
"Then what are you doing here? You don't normally visit me in the field, I would've seen you at dinner tonight anyways..."
"We've found him Tess." Fury stated with such pride and satisfaction.
"Found who Nick?"
"Rodgers. We've found Captain America."
"What? I thought he crashed his plane into ocean? Never to be seen again. Peggy told me the story a thousand times. Are you sure it's him Director?" Tessa's mind was reeling. She'd been told hundreds of stories about the man who had stopped the war. Most had come straight from the mouth of Peggy Carter, the women who had captured the ultimate soldier's heart. How could it be possible that a man who had been missing for seventy years all of a sudden be found?
"It's him Tess, I'm positive. They found his shield as well,and you won't believe it. He's alive."
"You've got to be shitting me Nick. How is any of this possible?"
"No time to discuss details Ms. LaFay, Agent Coulson is defrosting the Captain as we speak. We must be going." Fury told Tessa as he moved around the desk and towards the door.
"Defrosting him? Director Fury what in God's name is going on?" But Tess' question hung in the air as she realized he had already left the room and was walking down the hall towards the elevator, his long, black trench coat swishing. Quickly as she could in her heels, Tessa ran after her boss, stopping to grab her coat from her cubicle. As she got to the elevator she whispered lightly to herself.
"I can't believe it. I'm going to meet the original Avenger..."