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Chapter 4
Steve waited patiently in the lobby of Stark tower. A yawn escaped him, though as he was still tired from the sleepless night before. All he could think about was that almost kiss between him and Bethany. Every time he would start to drift off to sleep, there it was, almost haunting him. Shaking his head to try and wake up, Steve heard Bethany call his name. He turned around and was caught speechless. There she was walking towards him with her Burgundy hair pulled up into a high pony tail, a pale purple sundress, and white sandals. She was beautiful. She smiled as she neared him.
"Hey!" She couldn't help but try to get the words out. She didn't want him to know that she was exhausted from the lack of sleep from the night before. But here she was standing in front of him, seeing him dressed in a pair of khakis and a button down white shirt. He smiled back at her.
"Hey Beth... wow you um... you look nice!" He stuttered. She blushed a little at his compliment. He cleared his throat trying to get his composure together. "So what do you have planned for us today?"
"Well, I was thinking on going to the mall for some shopping." He raised his eyebrows as she said that.
"Shopping?"
"Yeah I mean, that will give you a chance to see all different kinds of things that are out there for you to buy. Clothes, music, cell phones. Oh yea! You definitely need a cell phone!"
"Clothes? What's wrong with my clothes?" he asked smiling. He had a feeling he knew what kind of response he was going to get from her. She blushed.
"Nothing... I mean you look great... but you might want some other kinds of clothes." He smiled back at her.
"Ok, I get it … I still dress like its 1942." He laughed. He stuck his arm out for her to grab. "So shall we?" She smiled and blushed back at him. She looped her arm through his.
"Sure!" As they walked out of Stark Tower, neither had any idea that Tony was watching the two of them through the security cameras. He instantly grabbed a tablet running down the hall calling out his girlfriend's name saying that she needed to see this.
Steve and Bethany arrived at the mall later on and had already spent a couple of hours looking at all the different shops. They were currently in a clothing store looking at different kinds of clothes that Steve could choose from. However, by the look on his face, he wasn't too thrilled with the clothes Bethany was picking out for him.
"No! No self-respecting man would ever wear that" He said arms folded. There he and Bethany were having a stare down over a pink shirt.
"Oh C'mon! I think it would look good on you!" she laughed. "Look, I know that guys in the forties didn't wear colors like this, but this is 2013!" Steve just continued to stare at her. "OK well, will you at least try it on? For me? PLEASE?" She begged.
"Fine!" Steve rolled his eyes. He took the shirt from her and placed it with the others she wanted him to try on. He was fast to see that things had definitely changed since 70 years ago. She smiled at him and turned to the stack of clothes they had picked out. She picked them up and handed them to him.
"Ok Big guy! Follow me!" She started walking towards the back of the store where he saw a sign that said fitting room. As Steve followed her, he tried to casually drop the pink shirt. "OK , go try them on. OH! And let me see them when you get them on!" She watched him as he went back to the fitting room and that's when she noticed the pink shirt on the floor. "Steve! You dropped one!" She smiled back at him as she ran up and dropped the pink shirt on the top of the stack of shirts. He glared at her as he walked in the fitting room, her laughing as he did so.
For the next thirty minutes, Steve tried on all different kinds of shirts and pants. From Jeans, to cargos, Polos to T-shirts. At first, he was stiff. Walking out at her request to get her approval and then turning around and walking right back in the fitting room. Finally, after her begging him to loosen up, he finally started coming out of his shell. She was sent into a fit of giggles as he would jump out of the fitting room posing like the Hulk, flashing that Captain America smile. It also helped that the store was playing some good music too. One time, when he stepped out seeing her jumping around too some song that kept singing Dynamite. Finally it came down to the infamous pink shirt. By this time, he was too loose to even care. He jumped out , putting his his hands on his waist, posing like the super solider he was. He laughed seeing her dancing with some new wide brimmed white hat on. She turned around looking at him with a huge smile on her face.
"Oh my gosh! I love it!" She said coming up to him. He turned and looked in the mirror. He continued smiling at her.
"I think it's starting to grow on me" He said turning around, facing her. "Love the hat, Beth!"
"I'll get it, if you get the shirt!"
"Deal"
After a couple more hours of shopping, Bethany and Steve finally left the mall. They decided to go back to Stark Tower, to have dinner and a movie. Once they entered her apartment, Bethany immediately took her sandals off.
"Hey I'm going to go change. If you want to change, there's a guest room right down the hall." Bethany stated. Steve decided that he would change into something different too. After looking through his bags, he decided on a simple pair of cargo shorts and a t-shirt, at least that's what he remembered Beth calling them. After changing and walking out of the room, he walked into see Bethany starting dinner in the kitchen. His eyes almost bugged out in his head. There she was in a tank top and a pair of really short, shorts. 'Did I word that right?' He thought. He wasn't going to deny it... He did like it. He was brought back to the present hearing her singing along with the radio that was playing in the corner.
"It's a quarter after one
I'm all alone and
I need you now!"
Steve cleared his throat. Trying not to alarm her. She spun around smiling at him. Although he had to step backwards as the giant knife she was using came spinning in front of his face.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" She put the knife down. "So, Listen, I was wondering, is spaghetti OK for dinner?"
"Yeah sure!" he said smiling back at her.
"Good! Oh hey! Why don't you go over to the TV and pick out a movie for us to watch later!" She said as she went back to chopping peppers for her spaghetti.
"You want me to pick a movie?" he asked puzzled.
"Sure I trust you!" Steve walked over to the TV was was shocked to see so many movies stacked on top of each other. After thumbing through what seemed like hundreds, he came across a movie title that he recognized, Casablanca It came out the year that he was frozen. He remembered his friend, Bucky, saying it was the perfect movie to take a girl to go and see. He never got that chance. Shortly after Bucky died, he was frozen in the arctic. Listening to the words of his former best friend, Steve decided on that movie. He just had to see if Bucky was right.
Dinner was excellent. He couldn't believe that a Stark could cook that well. After helping her clean up, they settled down in the living room to watch Steve's movie pick. As the movie played through, Steve felt a weight on his shoulder. He looked down to see Bethany resting her head on him. She caught him looking at her and immediately sat up. He stopped her before she could sit up all the way. She stared up at him, her green eyes twinkling with anticipation. He decided to go for it. Placing a hand around the back of her neck, Steve closed the distance between them. Their lips met in the most perfect kiss that either had ever experienced. Bethany deepened the kiss just a bit, placing her hand on Steve's face. Neither payed any more attention to the movie, and thankfully there was no Tony Stark to interrupt them this time.
A/N: And there's Chapter 4! This was a really fun chapter to write! Thanks again to everyone who either followed, favorited or wrote a review for this story! Means a lot! Please remember to review!
