This is a long one. I hope you enjoy and thank you, everyone who is showing interest in this story. Its different then the past stories I have written and I hope you all enjoy. Review, let me know what you think.
Chapter 2-
Saturday night came along and Blair was standing in front of the floor length mirror, staring at her reflection. Kara did an amazing job getting Blair date ready. Blair was wearing a little black dress that fell a few inches above her knees and was long sleeved. She was showing a very little cleavage that was enough to keep the imagination going. They paired it was a pair of blank ankle boots with a four inch heel. Blair did her hair in a messy side braid hanging over her left shoulder. The only make up she had on was mascara and lip gloss that made her already plump lips even more inviting.
"You look amazing Blair." Kara said handing her best friend a black clutch with money, id, her cell phone and lip gloss to reply if need be. "He won't know what hit him."
Applying more mascara, Blair nodded her head. "You think so?"
"I know so." She said as she heard a knock on the door. "He's here. Do you want me to answer it? Let you calm your nerves a bit?"
"Yes please." Blair letting out a shaky breath. Blair watched Kara open the sliding metal door to their loft to find Steve standing on the other side. He was wearing black pants with a deep blue shirt tucked in. The blue shirt brought out his blue eyes even more. The sleeves were rolled up to his elbows and he was holding a bouquet of red roses. She heard Kara say, 'Blair will be right out, she is just working on the finishing touches.'
Taking another deep breath, a little less shaky this time. She walked out of the bedroom and to the living room.
"Blair." Steve said softly as he watched his date walk up to the door. Holding out the bouquet of flowers. "You look beautiful."
"Thank you." Blair said softly as she smelled the roses before passing them off to Kara. "You ready to go?"
"If you are." Steve said holding out his arm.
She wrapped her arm around Steve's, before turning back to Kara. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow!" Kara laughed as she put the roses in a vase and brought them to Blair's room.
After the quiet 10 minute taxi ride, where Blair was looking at her hands the entire time. She never knew what to say on a first date. It was probably why she never got asked for a second date. They finally made it to their destination. Steve opened her car door and helped her get out of the taxi. Taking a deep breath, she thought what would Kara do. Kara knew how to talk to guys and she always got the second date. Kara would talk and flirt. Blair could talk and flirt with Steve. She had before, she can do it for a whole date.
"Rogers for 2." She heard Steve say to the maitre d'. She watched the maitre d's eyes widen when he looked up at Steve and he took them straight away to their table. Which made Blair's eyebrows raise. She ignored it and sat down on the chair the maitre d' pulled out for her.
"Your waiter will be here shortly." He said before he walked into the kitchen.
Looking over at the man in front of her, Blair asked. "What was that all about. He seemed nervous when he saw you."
"I don't know." Steve said shrugging his shoulder. "I get that a lot actually. Especially after the Battle of New York."
Cocking her head to the side, she remembered hearing about the alien attack a year ago. It was always New York that got attacked, in real life and the movies. "Oh. Did you help out with that? What do you do?"
"You could say that." Steve said with a smile tugging on his lips. She didn't know who he was. "You don't know who I am, do you?"
"You're Steve Rogers. Well I just figured out your last name. Probably should have gotten that before…Oh my god your Steve Rogers." Blair said hitting her hand on her forehead. She was on a date with Captain America. Captain America asked her on a date. Her of all people. "You're, well you know who you are."
"I do." Steve laughed quietly, as he watched her eyes figure out what to say next. "But I don't want you to treat me any differently. It's just when I first met you, you didn't know who I was and it was refreshing. Your cafe is the only place I can go that I can just be Steve Rogers."
Smiling softly, she reached over to the other side of the table. She watched Steve put his hand gently into hers. "You can be Steve Rogers and only Steve Rogers to me."
"I'd like that." Steve smiled, squeezing her hand gently. "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Brighting up her smile to match Steve's. She could tell that this was the first date he's been on where the girl was melting in front of him, wanting to know everything there needs to know about being Captain America. He was just a guy and she was just a girl, both living in a big crazy city. "Alright so uh how long have you lived in New York?"
Laughing Steve pulled his hand away from her, brushing her fingers as she did so. Making Blair shiver in the warm restaurant. Something she didn't quite understand.
"I have lived in New York my whole life. Brooklyn up until I got back from the army and D.C." Steve replied before asking the same question.
"For a month. I lived in Nebraska my whole life." Blair said with a small sad smile on her face. The place that was supposed to be home, never truly felt like home. But now living in New York she felt like she truly belonged. Something she was grateful and terrified about.
Raising his eyebrow, he noticed that she didn't feel comfortable talking about her old home. "What made you move to New York?"
"Kara got an internship at New York and Company. She wanted to move and couldn't afford to move by herself so I joined. We both wanted to get out of Nebraska." She explained playing with the end on her braid. "Nothing was keeping us there."
"Don't you miss your family?"
"Um I don't have a family." Blair mumbled before looking up at Steve's non pity eyes. Sighing softly to herself, dropping her shoulders in understand. Of course he wouldn't have pity in his eyes. Everyone he knew was gone. "My mom died when I was born. She named me and then there was a complication. At least that's what I read when I turned 18."
"What about your father?" Steve asked reaching over towards her, taking her small hand into his bigger hand.
Looking up at the celling, she could feel the tears filling up her eyes. "He doesn't even know I exist. My mom never told him she was pregnant. I read that in one of her journals. She was in California for vacation, met my father, then 9 months later I came along in her hometown of Nebraska."
Paying for the food they never ordered, Steve stood up and held out his hand to the upset brunette. "Come on lets go."
"But we never ordered." Blair said taking his hand and sliding out of her chair. She let Steve take her out of the of restaurant. She was confused why Steve wanted to leave. "Steve what are you doing?"
"I figured you didn't want to be in a crowed restaurant upset." He said as they made it to the entrance of the restaurant. Shaking her head, she pulled him to a stop. Steve turned around to the face her. Surprised that the tears were once in her eyes were gone. "Or not."
"I appreciate you taking care of me like that. But Steve it's been 22 years, I'm over everything that has happened to me. Sure it would be great if I did just magically run into my birth father but I'm over it. It's just hard to bring up sometimes. Come on lets go sit back down and enjoy the rest of our date. Actually order food."
"If your sure." Steve said letting her pull her back to the table. He could tell that she was putting on a tough face for him. But it did make him feel better about the date. They took a seat and Steve put the money back into his wallet just in time for their waiter to come to their table.
The two enjoyed the rest of their date, staying far away from Blair's mystery father. He told her all about his time in the army up to him living in the Avenger Tower. She told him all about her classes that she took in college which Steve was very interested in. Never going to college, besides the half semester of art school he went to before joining the Army. Blair then talked about Kara and how if she didn't have her as her best friend she didn't know if she would ever make it in the real world. Kara made every situation better then it actually was.
"What about taking a DNA test?" Steve said as the two were walking around Central Park, before their date ended. They were walking slowly, holding onto each other hand tightly.
Shaking her head slowly, she looked up at Steve. "They are too expensive. And who knows if they are actually accurate."
"I could help with that. I know people who could do it for you." Steve replied sitting down on one of the park benches. "For free even."
"Why so interested in finding out who my father is? He was a one night stand that my mom had." Blair asked defensively. Her brown eyes were squinted towards the man. "I told you that I didn't want to talk about it."
Sighing deeply, he rested his elbows on his knees. Only letting Blair see his profile. "What if he is out there? Wanting to be a father but he never got the chance to be. Or he always knew somewhere deep down inside of him that he knew that there was a part of him missing because he didn't have his beautiful daughter in his life. Or he did know but your mom told him to stay away? You could have a complete life. Getting to know your father. You have a chance. You don't get that many second chances in life."
"So theres more then just me finding my father, isn't there?" Blair asked as she watched his facial expressions get more depressed the longer he talked. He lost someone who didn't want to be found. "Are you trying to find someone?"
"My best friend Bucky." Steve sighed looking up at the brunette next to him. "I thought he died back in the war, but uh, recent events proved otherwise. He doesn't want to be found."
"But you can't stop looking for him." Blair finished for him. Feeling bad for getting mad at the man who was only trying to help, she wrapped her arms around his torso. "I'm sorry Steve."
Wrapping his own arm around her shoulders, Steve rested his head on top of hers. "I think this is the most emotional date I have ever been on."
"I agree, but at least its not only me this time." She laughed into his chest. "I'm really horrible at dating."
"No your not. You were wonderful." Steve said lifting her chin up with his finger. "I was the one who kept bringing up the emotions. I'm the horrible date, you kept the date going."
Looking into his deep blue eyes, she rested her hand on his cheek. "No you were trying to make me feel more comfortable. It was very noble of you."
"You think so?"
"I know so."
Blair began looking up at the night sky and was sad that she couldn't see any stars in the sky. The night sky was one of Blair's favorite things in Nebraska. Making her fears go away. Wishing on the shooting stars that would go by. It was relaxing. But now in New York, the city was always so bright that you couldn't see the stars in the night sky.
"Theres no stars." Blair whispered as she waited for Steve to hail down a taxi. "No more wishes."
"Blair I got a cab. You ready?" Steve asked standing next to the open yellow taxi door. He waited for her to walk over to the car and slid in. "What's wrong?"
"Oh I just realized that you can't see the stars here." Smiling over at the curious Captain. "In Nebraska the night sky is filled to the brim with stars. It's really beautiful and probably the only thing that I miss from that state."
Nodding his head in agreement, Steve remembered the first time he noticed the stars. "I can see that. When I was over seas I remember looking up and seeing the stars for the first time."
"I miss them." She said looking back out the window to watch the neon signs go by.
"Maybe we will take a trip out to upstate New York and look at some stars." Steve said without realizing what he was saying.
Raising an eyebrow at the man, she nodded her head slowly. "Um thinking well into the future aren't you?"
"Sorry I didn't mean to, you know what no, I must have meant it if I said it. I know this is our first date but I know I want to see where this is heading. And if you aren't feeling comfortable about that then that's okay. I'll back off and find a new coffee shop. But if you feeling the way I'm feeling then you will be seeing me a lot more then you already do."
Reaching over Blair took his hand into hers. Giving it a good squeeze. "I want to see where this goes."
"Good." Steve said giving her hand a light squeeze. He wasn't going to wait to long with this one. It took him long enough to ask her out on a date, he didn't want to miss any moments with her. Even if it was just hanging around a coffee shop.
After the taxi ride home, Blair found herself standing in front of her loft door next to Steve. She didn't want this date to end. She finally found someone who understood her. And that was something she didn't want to give up for anything.
"Do you want to come in?" She asked resting her hand on the now unlocked handle.
"You know what, yes I would love to come in." Steve said as she slid her door open. The apartment was quiet, so he expected her roommate to be in bed. It was 1 o'clock in the morning after all.
"Make yourself at home, um do you want anything to drink? Coffee? Tea?" Blair asked as she kicked off her boots and moved into the kitchen area. Pulling down a coffee mug for herself, she turned back to Steve. "It'll be decaf."
Chuckling to himself, he nodded his head. "Coffee sounds great."
"Good now I won't feel bad for making a whole pot by for myself." Blair laughed as she began pouring the coffee grounds in the coffee maker. Giving Steve plenty of time to look around the apartment. It was slightly messy, which Steve had no problem with. There was a sowing area where he expected Kara to work at and there were magazines and DVDS laying on the concrete coffee tables. The couch was looked big enough for him to fit on laying down and was mighty comfortable when he sat down on it. Sinking into the cushions of the couch, he saw only photos of Blair and Kara splattered around. Neither one had a family photo up on the mantel. Which Steve understood because Blair told him that Kara lost her parents when she was only 6 years old.
"Here you go." Blair said holding out a white and poke dotted mug. He could smell the heavenly scent, before he took his first sip. "So we should do this again sometime."
"We should." Steve said turning towards the curled up women. She looked content sitting on the couch next to him with a cup of coffee in her hands. "How about tomorrow?"
"You aren't wasting any time are you?" Laughing Blair thought of her schedule before nodding her head. "We can do that. I get off at 4, why don't you just meet me there?"
Nodding his head in agreement, that would be much closer to the Avenger Tower then getting a taxi all the way to Brooklyn. "Much more casual right?"
"Right. Don't think I dress up like this every day. I am much more of a sweat pants and hoodie girl."
"Well bring some sweat pants and a hoodie and we will have a movie night at my place?" Steve suggested, hoping he wasn't going to regret this decision. Tony was going to give him such a hard time for bringing a girl over. Especially one as young as Blair. "I still have a lot of movies to get thru."
Nodding her head in understanding, Blair rested her hand on Steve's leg. "As long as we can watch Lord of the Rings then I am there."
"I can make that happen." Steve smiled moving in closer to the brunette, whose braid was beginning to fall out. Playing with a loose wavy, his blue eyes moved to her brown. Pulling out the hair tie that holding the braid together, he used both hands to make her hair free. There was the Blair he knew, hair full of life and covering her shoulders. Cupping the back of her head, Steve slowly leaned in and captured his lips with hers. Her lips were just like he dreamed of, soft and very very kissable. He felt her hands lay on his chest, before she deepened the kiss. Her coffee mug, resting in between her legs was the only thing stopping them from laying down on the couch. They wanted to feel every part of each other.
"Blair? Is that you?" Kara sleepily asked walking out of her bedroom to find her best friend making out with her date. Laughing to herself when she watched the kissing couple jump away from each other. "Get a room, guys." She said before she walked back into her bedroom.
"Um I should probably go." Steve said standing up from his spot on the couch. "Thank you for the coffee."
"Your welcome." Blair said standing up to follow him to the door. She didn't want him to go. "You are more then welcome to stay if you don't want to hail down a taxi."
Pulling her into another kiss, this one much shorter then the first. Resting his forehead gently on top of hers. "I wish I could but it wouldn't be gentlemanly of me to stay the night on the first date."
"If your sure?" Blair asked softly as she felt his head nod slowly. She didn't want to pressure him into staying if he didn't feel comfortable. "Okay, well I'll see you tomorrow for your morning coffee?"
"I'll be there." Steve smiled kissing her forehead, before pulling open the door. "And think about what I said about your father. I can help, I know a lot of smart people."
Nodding her head, Blair stood on her tip toes and pressed a kiss gently on his cheek. "I will. Thank you for the fun night. Good night."
"Good night." Steve replied before she watched him walk down the hall to the elevator. Giving him a small wave before he entered, making their first date officially over, but at least this time she got asked out for a second date.