Chapter 12-
Steve held Blair close when they watched the medical team at Avenger Tower push the gurney that was carrying the shot Tony Stark. He was shot on the right side of his chest and when Steve found them, Blair was holding down on the bleeding wound. She was still covered in the blood of her father's not wanting to leave his side. Steve had to hold her back so the doctors could start their work on the billionaire.
Natasha and Sam made sure to leave the building with a dirty bomb warehouse with a dirty bomb to destroy anyone who was inside. There wasn't going to be any survivors if they had anything to do with it. Especially if the Russian red headed agent was planting the bomb. Natasha wasn't going to let HYDRA take anyone from her. She's lost enough people in her life time. It also also helped that Steve and Vision, the two who would be against the bomb, were too busy helping Blair with Tony. With the help of Wanda showing each and every conscience agent their worst memory. Something that the Avengers dealt with when they first met the Scarlet Witch.
When Kara saw her best friend walk into Steve's apartment, where she hung out during the mission. Steve didn't want to take any chances with Kara leaving the Avengers Tower. The Tower was the safest place for anyone to be. Kara went straight to the over protective caring friend she always was when someone hurt Blair.
"Lets get you cleaned up." Kara said softly to the distraught brunette in Steve's arms. "Well wash off as much as we can and you will sit in the bath until you turn all pruny."
Steve watched as Blair went from his comforting hold to Kara's. The two best friends waked into his bathroom, leaving Steve alone. Blair wasn't going to leave his side ever again if he had a say in anything. No one was going to take her away from him again. And knowing that Natasha and Sam destroyed the warehouse was the only thing getting him through today. Blair was safe and HYDRA was hopefully and finally destroyed.
When Kara came back into living room to find the blonde super solider still in his blood soaked suit. Sitting down on the coffee table in front of the man, she rested a comforting hand on his knee. "Thank you for bringing my best friend back."
"You're welcome." Steve replied looking up at the red head whose clothes were soaking wet. "Do you want some dry clothes? Blair left some here.'
"That would be great. Get Blair some clothes too. Probably something of yours." Kara said softly.
Nodding his head, Steve walked into his bedroom into his bedroom and found the clothes that Kara mentioned. Along with the clothes for Kara. "Here you go. You can use my room to change."
"Thank you for everything Steve. Without you I would have lost my best friend."
"With me you did loose your best friend." Steve sighed sitting back on the couch. "She wouldn't have been in this situation if we never met."
"True." Her red head flying around when she nodded her head. "But she wouldn't be as happy as she is, if she didn't have you. Your all she talks about. It's kinda annoying actually."
Chuckling softly, Steve looked up at the red head. "Sorry. I don't mean to be annoying. My ma would slap me across the head for being annoying." "I'm sure you got slapped in the back of the head a lot." Kara let out before turning into a fit of laughter when Steve expression turned into a sad puppy dog. "Of course Captain America would have the perfect puppy dog face."
"Well I did have 70 years to make it right when I was frozen in the ice."
"True." Kara laughed before her laughter turned into a small smile when her best friend came into the living room wrapped in a towel. "Hey Blair Bear. We got you some clothes. Then we can go see Tony while Steve showers."
Watching Blair nod her head after she took the clothes from her hands with no emotion on her face, Kara became more worried. Blair had always been an expressive girl ever since they met. Her brown eyes would always show how she was feeling and Blair must be feeling empty when the light that was normally there was gone. Kara prayed that the doctors were able to save Tony Stark. Her friend can not be fatherless again. "Steve, did you see the emptiness in her eyes?"
"Yeah I did and I did not like it one bit." Steve replied before he followed the brunette into his room. Leaning against the door frame, he watched her adjust the baggy t-shirt. "Hey doll. Do you want to talk?"
Pulling up her wet hair up into a messy bun. "No."
"You should eat something before you go see Tony. He's going to need you to be strong." Steve said walking over to his girlfriend, taken back when she took a step back away from him. He looked into her eyes and saw fear in her eyes. Following her eyes, he saw a blood stain that still looked fresh on his suit. "I'm okay Blair. Let me clean up and I'll go with you to the medical wing. I'll get all stitched up. Okay?" Watching her head nod again she sat down on his bed. Her eyes never leaving him.
Blair couldn't loose Steve along with her new found dad. Blair couldn't believe that it would take Tony getting shot for her to officially call him dad. It seemed like her life. But if felt good when she did it. A weight was lifted off her shoulders. But it was about to be taken away from her again. A family, a dad. If the doctors couldn't save her dad, she would truly be an orphan. And that was something Blair wasn't ready for it even though she had 23 years of practice.
"You ready?" Steve asked holding his hand out. Giving her a small smile when she put her smaller one in his. "I like it when you wear my clothes."
"I like it too." Blair said softly, resting her head on him. Making Steve carry both of their body weight. Something he didn't mind doing one bit. "They smell like you."
"Even when washed?" Steve asked hitting the button for the medical floor.
Nodding her head, Blair kissed his bicep. "Even when washed."
"I fought Ethan." Steve said watching the numbers on the elevators go down. Feeling Blair stiff up, Steve felt bad for bringing it up. "He shouldn't be bothering you anymore."
"Okay." Blair's small voice said, her grip on Steve's hand becoming tighter. Burying her face into Steve's arm. "He used me as a human punching bag. The first hit brought back so many memories that I suppressed. I couldn't even fight back. I tried so hard when I didn't know it was him, but when the bag came off my head and I was looking into those blue eyes." Taking a deep breath, he looked down at the floor of the elevator. Holding back the tears that were threatening to come. "It was like I was back at my sophomore year of college"
Keeping her close to his chest, Steve hit the emergency button to stop the elevator. She needed to calm herself before she went to see Tony. And it didn't help she was working on no sleep. "He's never going to hurt you again. I made sure of it. No one is ever going to hurt you again."
"Good." She said looking up to Steve's kind blue eyes. There were nothing like Ethan's and she couldn't have been happier about that. And right there, in that moment, was when Blair Maria Riley fell head over heals in love with Steve Grant Rogers. "Thank you Steve."
"There's no need to thank me. It's what you do for people you love." Steve smiled down at the teary eyed girl, who was now sporting a smile of her own. It wasn't quite as bright as her usually smile. But it was start and that's all he could he ask for. His Blair was still in there. It was just going to take some time for her to back to her old self. "Ready to see Tony?"
"Yes I am." She said watching Steve press the button to make the elevator move again. Looking down at Steve's side she was surprised it wasn't bleeding anymore. Lifting his shirt up slowly she examined the wound on Steve's side. "Um? You should be bleeding."
"It's the serum it heals me faster then a normal person. That's why I didn't go to the medical floor. You were more important to take care of. Most of the time I'm usually healed by the time we even get back to the Tower. This cut is just deeper then I normal." Steve shrugged trying to breath evenly as Blair's hand ran lightly over his abdominals. He was so busy focusing on the women next to him, he didn't notice the elevator doors opening to show Natasha and Sam standing on the other side.
"So this is why the elevator wasn't working." Natasha smirked as she and continued watching the couple in the elevator. "This makes so much more sense."
"It seems you owe me 20 dollars." Sam replied when Blair realized they were being watched.
"Uh, I'm going to go check on my dad." Blair said sliding out the elevator after fixing Steve's shirt. Passing the two Avengers she walked to Tony's hospital room she hears their comments that they were making to Steve. Her personal favorite was Natasha telling Steve not to use glow in the dark condoms. When Blair made it to the room, she watched the doctor check on Tony's stats. When she saw the steady heart beat on the monitor, Blair let out a sigh of relief when she realized Tony was alright. "Can I come in?"
"Of course. He should be waking up from the anesthesia shortly if you want to wait for him. The doctor said softly as Blair walked into the room. "He will be just fine. We had to replace a valve but every will and should run smoothly. It will take awhile for him to recover. So he'll have to stay low."
"Something that Tony Stark doesn't know how to do." Blair laughed as she pulled a chair up to his bed, making sure to stay on his left side where the bullet didn't hit him. "Thank you doctor."
"Just doing my job ma'am." He said looking the young women. Watching as she held Tony's hand with one hand and running her finger threw his hair with the other. "i'll leave you be. Call me if you need anything."
"Thank you doctor?"
"Charles Anderson."
"Thank you Dr. Anderson." Blair said smiling lightly as he nodded his head before walking out of the room. Turning her attention to the slowly waking up billionaire in the room, she slowly squeezed his hand before saying the word he's been waiting to hear. "Hi daddy."
"There she is." Tony groggily mumbled. His eyes slowly adjusting to the light. "You called me daddy."
Her smile grew slightly bigger when she heard him talk. "I thought you deserved the title since you risked your life to save me."
"How are you?" Tony asked giving his own squeeze to Blair's hand.
"How am I? You are the one that got shot." Blair pointed out with a nervous laugh.
Nodding his head, he patted the spot next to him. Which is turn made Blair climb into the bed resting her head on this shoulder making sure to put too much pressure on him. "I may have gotten shot but you were kidnapped. I just want to make sure your okay. It's what dads do."
"I think I'll be okay." Blair said letting out a small yawn, "I haven't really slept since I got kidnapped. They made sure of it."
"Sleep we can talk later." Tony said kissing her forehead as she slowly closed her eyes. Her body relaxing once she took a few breathes in. Tony smiled softly when he watched her chest go up and down. Looking up at the door he found Pepper and Steve standing at the doorway.
"She finally fell asleep." Steve said stepping into the room, taking a seat next to Blair's side. But not before pulling up a chair for Pepper to sit on by Tony's side. "Do you want me to move her?"
"No she's find just where she is." Tony replied looking at the sleeping brunette in his arms. "She's just fine."