Chapter 1

This last week has been hell for me. I have barely gotten any sleep, and I have to work for two people at jitters as well. Blair has been gone with an emergency at the shelter she also works at, and it is at a really bad time. For some reason, Steve has a lot of trouble with people so I actually have to do work for him, then with S.H.E.I.L.D., then work here, but double the work at Jitters, and Tracie isn't much help.

Close to the end of my shift, I get a call from Steve telling me there is someone here trying to talk to him, but he doesn't want her to talk to him until she talks to me. "Tracie! I have to go, about thirty minutes until the end of shift, anyway. Have a good rest of your afternoon!" I run to the back, and change as quick as I can into a black, very tight fitting, pencil skirt, white blouse, and a black blazer. I start to run out the door then remembered I need my purse, briefcase, and heels. Why are business clothes so complicated? I get all my crap, then run out the door and head to an office building, where Steve is with that crazy, impatient lady.

When I get to the building, Steve and the lady are at the entrance, I still can't believe that I am working with Steve, anyway, the lady goes straight to yelling at me. "I want to sue his ass! He didn't save the one thing that was important to me, and my phone!"

"Mam', please calm down. Let's sit over here," I point to the chairs facing each other, "And talk about this calmly."

"No. We won't talk." The lady gives me an evil smirk then pulls a gun on Steve. Luckily I knew this was coming, and was very prepared.

"Really, pulling a gun on Steve Rogers? You are going to regret this." I roundhouse kick her in the stomach, and she drops her gun. The lady goes to punch me, but I block it with my own arm and twist her arm back. I put her in a choke hold, and was about to give her a tranquilizer, because Coulson wanted her alive, but instead a bullet hits her in the forehead, right between the eyebrows. Steve looks scared for his life, and honestly I am too. I didn't know there would be sniper here, and that bullet could've hit me if I hadn't moved my head from behind the lady's when I heard the gunshot.

Steve is speechless, so I introduce myself, for real this time, "Hello, I am Undercover Agent Lillyann Grey from S.H.E.I.L.D." I hold out my hand for him to shake, and he slowly takes it and shakes it. "Rogers, you 'kay?"

"Oh, um, yeah. Just someone got shot right in front of me and my lawyer is actually a SHEILD agent. You don't seem like the kind of person that would work for them."

"Well, that's kinda what I strive for, Rogers. Remember undercover agent?" I just realized I am covered in blood and a dead person is in front of me. "Is that freaking Blair?"

"Who?"

"What the… Lillyann! Why are you covered in blood and why is there a dead person at your feet? And is that Captain America? I am calling the police."

"What, no! I didn't do this! This lady attacked him," I point to Steve, "Then someone shot her, from about there." I nod to an open window on the building across from where we are standing.

"Whatever, bye both of you. I will see you at work tomorrow, maybe."

Great, now the one friend I have in New York thinks I am a killer lawyer, and not in the good way. I call Coulson and tell him what happened, and he said that is the way it was supposed to go, they just didn't want to tell me. I am just curious, why did she show up after the sniper shot the lady, and ran away, and why was she gone around the same time I got my mission? It is probably nothing, though. This job, and just my life, has taught me to be paranoid and look at the little details, even if they don't matter.

Oh my god, that was very close. If Lillyann hadn't moved, that could have ended out bad, but I had to take the shot. At least I get to actually sleep tonight, after I finish my report on the mission. I am definitely going to Jitters tomorrow to work, after all that, I could use a different kind of excitement. I just don't know if Lillyann will be since she is probably traumatized.

Once I get back to my apartment, I plop down on my couch and turn the T.V. on so I can see what the news said about that Steve Rogers shooting incident. I love to hear what the news says about the sniper missions because they get it all wrong, and sometimes I wonder what is going on through their heads when they say that stuff. I work on my mission report as I am watching the news because it gives me ideas on how to explain what happened. There wasn't much to this report, because there was nothing going on I was sitting there, with my gun ready to shoot, and for a week, nothing happened. Probably my most boring mission ever.

I turn off my T.V. to sleep, but I hear voices in the hallway, but it doesn't sound like they are at my door. I look out the peep hole, but all I see is navy blue. I decide to open my door and it is Captain America talking to Lillyann. They stop talking and turn to me, and I see that Lillyann is already in her PJS, and very uncomfortable with the situation. "Um, hey. What are you doing here, Rogers? Talking to Lillyann, here, I mean."

"Oh I was asking-"

"No! No. She will make a big deal out of it."

I am curious now. I mean I have an idea, but I might be wrong. "What were you asking Lillyann?"

Steve looks between me and Lillyann, so I nod for him to go ahead, while Lillyann hides her face with her oversized sweatshirt.

"Well, I- I was asking if she wanted to go out for coffee. You know, to talk about what happened, what will happen, and such."

"Oooo a date!" I do a little dance, just to embarrass Lillyann, because I love doing that, especially when she thinks that I think she is a killer. "Wait, it will be in the morning, won't it? 'Cause, ya know, coffee date."

"One," Lillyann holds a finger up, "It is not at date, strictly business. And two," she puts another finger up, "We will be done before rush hour. I promise."

"Whatever you say about the date. But you better be done by then, otherwise I will definitely kill you." I give a slight laugh and wave bye, "You two have a good night, and Lillyann, why don't you invite him in? Be a proper house guest."

"This isn't even a house, and no. I need sleep. I haven't slept well lately because someone always has someone suing him or something of another. Goodnight, both of y'all."

Lillyann shuts her door, and I can hear it locking, then I tell Steve, "Dude, I need her for rush hour tomorrow, and she is hard to get through, about everything actually, so if you actually serious with liking her, chill. Goodnight."

I just opened up Jitters, when my morning usual, John, comes in. "Hey there, John. Want your usual?"

"Of course." He gives that bright smile he usual gives in the morning that makes a good start to my day, then asks, "Where have you been for the past week? It is mostly Lillyann taking my order, which she makes it almost exactly how I like it, but sometimes it is Tracie. No offence to her, but she cannot make the drink good."

"Oh, we had a big emergency at the shelter. Two litters of puppies and kittens that got abandoned, and we were short of staff anyway." I explain to him what was going on there while I make his drink, even though I wasn't really there. "Here you go, and have a good day!"

"Thanks. You too, Blair. Take good care of those animals!"

Lillyann was standing outside the door for a few minutes waiting for her, so called, "Business meeting" until Steve finally showed up. I can hear Lillyann scolding him for being late, because she wanted to help for rush hour.

They get a seat at a table, so I decide to work tables, even though I hate doing that. I just want to hear what they are talking about and see how awkward Lillyann is going to be. Steve starts to talk about Lillyann and something to do with SHEILD, but she tells him to be quiet when he talks so everyone in here doesn't hear it, so I have to move closer to them. It is getting louder in here, so I can't hear too much of the conversation, but what I can hear is stuff about SHEILD agents. It is nothing about the law.

I guess Lillyann sees that it is almost rush hour, so she stands up and says, "Well I have to go work. If you hadn't been late I could have probably cleared more up for you, but you will just have to go off of what you know. Bye, Rogers."

"You two done already?" Lillyann nods her head then goes behind the counter and gets her pad and pen ready for orders. "You seemed like you were having a good time. Not like I could hear what you were saying."

She rolls her eyes then takes an order. When she finishes, someone calls her phone and she answers, "Lillyann Grey, how may I help you?"

I can't hear what is said on the other line but she replies with, "Yes, okay. I am on my way." She hangs up and tells me, "I'm sorry, but I have to go."

"Ugh fine. I guess it's payback for being gone for a week."

"Haha yeah. Have a good rush hour!"

Now I get a call for a mission. Weird we both got a call at the same time.