Chapter 10
It was the end of the week and Josephine hadn't talked to Steve despite all his efforts to try and apologise to her. That Sunday morning Josephine arrived at the army base outside of London. Saying hello to the guards at the gate she walked inside to where the plane was to take them to the first Hydra base. Jo calmly walked past Steve and Bucky.
"Morning Bucky," she nodded a greeting to him completely ignoring Steve. Both men stared after her as she walked into the plane to meet the rest of the team. Bucky laughed as she disappeared before turning to Steve. Wow she was cold towards him.
"Man what did you do?" he laughed. Steve sighed if she was going to be like this towards him the whole time would be a living hell. If he could turn back the time and not kiss that girl then he would but he couldn't and there seemed like there would be no chance to tell Josephine how sorry he was since she won't even talk to him.
"I kissed another girl and she saw…" Steve trailed off. Bucky gave a sharp laugh earning him a glare from Steve. Bucky smirked at him before picking up the bag at his feet.
"Well Steve you're screwed," he slapped him on the back before following Josephine onto the plane. Sighing Steve picked up his bag and walked onto the plane as well. Looking around he spotted Josephine sitting by herself looking down to the floor. Hearing someone come in she looked up to him with pure betrayal in her eyes. Steve shivered under her gaze before taking a seat away from her.
Somewhere in Greece
Jo, Bucky and Steve all crouched in a van that they'd managed to hijack with the rest of the Howling Commandos (the name they'd decided to give themselves). One of the Howling Commandos, Gabe Jones, was driving the truck dressed in full Hydra gear. Suddenly a knock came from the driver cabin telling the group they were close. Jo clicked the safety off her guns only then realising just how close she was to Steve. So close in fact she was practically sitting on him. Jo growled before quickly switching positions so she was next to Bucky. Steve noticed the move and watched her slightly hurt. He thought that they were finally getting somewhere but apparently not. Bucky shrugged at his friend. He wanted those two to make up; he hated being the middle man. Sighing Steve prepared himself for a Hydra Agent to open the door to the truck and one did minutes later. The Hydra Agent looked at them shocked before he was hit in the face with Cap's shield. As soon as the body hit the ground they all jumped out guns blazing.
The building was smaller than the one the Howling Commandos had been held captive in but it was still pretty big. Quickly Jo did as she was need to in their plan and ran off with two off the Commandos, Jacques Dernier and James Montgomery Falsworth, into the building. Jo took two bombs out of the bag on her back before chucking one to Dernier and Falsworth and taking one out for herself. Quickly the three of them placed their bombs and set them for a five minute detonation time. Jo quickly blotted up the closet stairs she needed to get any information she could. Gun raised she ran into the room only to be tackled to the ground by a Hydra Agent. Jo hit the ground with a thud.
"Du bist eine Frau! (You're a woman!)" the Hydra Agent cried in German.
"Du, über sie zu bekommen (Du, get over it)" Jo rolled her eyes before head butting him. The man hardly moved but instead pulled out a knife and held it to her throat. Jo quickly got a plan to get out of it and was about to when a bullet hit the man in the head. Jo quickly pushed him off before the knife could slit her throat. Jo looked up to see who had shot the man only to see Steve. Scoffing Jo turned and walked away.
"Josephine wait," Steve called after her.
"This building's gonna blow in three minutes, I'd get if I were you Captain," she muttered over her shoulder before running down the stairs. Jo ran out the building only to see the Howling Commandos running out as planned. Jo stood waiting for Steve and Bucky to come with the two bikes to get them out. Sure enough seconds later Steve and Bucky drove out the second floor windows on bikes. The drove towards her on either side giving her a choice of which bike to take. Without thinking she took Bucky's outstretched hand, ignoring Steve's, and jumping onto the bike behind him. Seeing Steve looking at them out the corner of her eye she wrapped her eyes around Bucky's waist before putting her face on Bucky's back. Steve griped the bike handles tighter before looking away.
Team Camp, somewhere outside Hydra Base
Jo washed her hands in the river just outside the camp. Sighing Jo looked up to the night sky. This was harder than she thought it would be. Being around Steve all day was so hard and she didn't want to be around that cheating bastard anymore then she had to be. That was why she was by the river. She scooped up some water in her hands before splashing it over her face letting another sigh escape her as the cool water hit her face.
"Hey," someone muttered behind her. Jo turned round and groaned.
"What do you want Captain?" she growled.
"I just want to talk to you," Steve walked over to her. Jo stood up and walked back to the camp.
"Well I don't want to hear it," she hissed. Steve sighed before turning back to her.
"Jo wait please," he pleaded. Hearing her nickname she spun round and stormed towards him.
"Don't you dare call me that!" she hissed, "You lost every right to call me that when you kissed that bitch! Maybe a trip in the river will clean you're cheating as soul!" Jo shoved Steve. Caught completely off guard he stumbled backwards and fell into the river. Laughs echoed from the camp. Jo stormed away from Steve and back into the camp. The men tried to talk to her but instead she ignored them all before diving into her tent. Quickly she closed the door before bringing her knees up to her chest and letting the tears she'd been holding back fall.