Chapter 10
'Sooo…' she began. Steve shut the door and took a couple of steps forward.
'Sooo…' he repeated after her. She sighed.
'Steve I really-'
'Before you start, I really want to say something,' he felt a bit guilty for interrupting her but he had to say it.
'Go on,' she said and he continued.
'I know that it would be very unprofessional, and I know we both take our work here at SHIELD very seriously. But I can't stop thinking about the kiss.' Steve said. Maria wasn't looking at him, she just looked down at the floor. She didn't say anything so he took this as a sign to continue.
'I really can't. I can't stop thinking about you too. I think, well I know, that I'm falling for you. I like you Maria, I mean, really like you,' Steve said, he didn't want to say that he loved her, he didn't want to scare her off. Maria looked up at him. The corner of her lip was curled up. Steve blushed a deep red.
'I… well I like you too,' Maria said.
'You do?' Steve really couldn't believe. She nodded. She walked forwards towards him and cupped his face with her hands.
'I really do,' she said and lowed her hands. Steve smiled and Maria smiled back. They looked into each other eyes. Steve bright blue eyes meeting hers. They stared at each other for ages waiting for someone to make the first move. Maria, after a while, decided she was going to be the one to make the first move. She leaned forward and kissed Steve, gently on the lips. Steve put his hand on her back and pulled her a little closer. Maria placed her hands on Steve shoulders and had to stand on her tiptoes to get to level with him. After about twenty seconds Steve pulled away.
'Wait…' he said a little out of breath. 'I want to do this properly.' Maria raised an eyebrow and waited. Steve swallowed.
'Maria, would you….would you like to go on a date with me?' Steve asked. Maria smiled a little.
'Of course…' she said. Steve smiled.
'Good, erm… do you know the Italian restaurant on the street where the Stark Tower is?' he asked and she nodded.
'8 o'clock, tomorrow and wear something nice,' she said with a little smile. Steve nodded and turned around towards the door.
'Oh and Steve…' Maria said and Steve turned around.
'Let's keep this out of work,' Maria said and Steve nodded.
'Definitely,' he said and walked out of the door.
Maria leaned back against her desk. She held on to it feeling like she was going to faint. She smiled.
'Oh. My. God,' Maria breathed and then a massive smile appeared on her face. She stood there for a while until she remember she was supposed to be looking through the files. She walked around her desk and sat down. She opened the file and looked at it. It was a file about the mission and what happened when she was kidnapped. She was supposed to be filling it in. There was a knock on the door.
'Come in,' Agent Hill said and Darcy came in with a cup of coffee.
'I thought you could do with a coffee, you a been stressed over the last week,' Darcy said and put the coffee down on the desk.
'…Thanks Darcy, is this the first coffee you made for me or did you spill the first couple before you made this one?' Agent Hill said with a smile and Darcy blinked at her and then relaxed when she realized Agent Hill was joking. Darcy smiled and then laughed a little.
'Will that be all,' Darcy said with a smile.
'Yeah, thanks Darcy,' Agent Hill said and Darcy walked out of the room feeling a lot more relaxed around Agent Hill now.