A/N: This update is much, much smaller than the last one and I apologize for that. This was written kind of last minute and put in to be a transition between what we had before and the actual party. Next chapter = Tony Stark shaking things up. Finally. I may or may not be procrastinating with putting that part up. My apologies! I want to thank each and every one of you for your 13674 views, 60 reviews, 73 follows and 50 favorites. I'm still astounded by you guys and I still appreciate each of you so much! Enjoy!
Steve sat on the couch, fixing his bow tie and sighing softly before tugging a little on his tuxedo jacket. He didn't understand what was taking Aly so long to get ready right now. It normally didn't take her this long to get ready in the morning after all. All he'd done was put on the tux that he'd rented and ran a comb through his blond hair. Nothing more, nothing less. He didn't know what she could possibly be doing right now that could take so long. It seemed that Aly had to take an hour to get ready and he didn't understand that at all. He rolled his eyes a little as he waited, sighing again.
"We're going to be late," he called out, an amused look on his face right now. Steve looked in the direction of the bathroom door and couldn't help chuckling a little. For someone who wanted to go to this event, Aly sure did take awhile to get ready and he didn't understand why that was. "I thought you didn't want to be late."
"I'm almost ready. Don't rush me," Aly called out from the bathroom. The tone of her voice was a little exasperated or maybe just tired.
He heard the cabinet door closing and he shifted a little, thinking that she had to be nearly ready at this point. Then Steve heard the water running and he sighed softly although he didn't sit back yet. She had to be ready soon after all. He started to bounce his leg a little as he waited. It wasn't that he wasn't a patient man but Steve couldn't fathom what could be taking her so long. All she had to do was brush her hair and put on a dress and some shoes. How that took almost an hour didn't make much sense to him.
He heard the doorknob being turned and jumped up since she was finally ready. He watched the bathroom door, waiting for Aly to step out. When Aly finally opened the door and stepped out, Steve suddenly understood what all the fuss had been about. While she had looked like a knockout the day that they had planned on going to Il Bucco for dinner, she looked even more amazing right now. How that was possible, Steve didn't know but it was very true. She was breathtaking, literally, because it took him a moment to realize that he'd been holding his breath as he looked at her.
Aly looked down at her fitted metallic black dress, smoothing her hands down the skirt and nervously chewed her lip as she looked at Steve. Finally she did a little turn for him after walking into the living room. "So what do you think?" she asked after her little spin.
Steve's eyes were open wide as he looked her over. In fact, he couldn't seem to stop staring at her. He didn't know how she wasn't going to have all eyes on her when she walked into this event because Steve thought that she was the most beautiful woman that he'd ever laid eyes on. He saw her blushing when he looked her over again. Aly was looking at her feet, not sure what to say right now. Steve walked over to her and lifted her chin, smiling softly. Then he softly kissed her lips, grabbing her hips and pulling her close to him. He rested his head against her forehead with a bit of a grin on his face.
"You're breathtaking," Steve said, almost whispering the words to her. His lips were so close to hers but he didn't kiss her. Not yet. He wasn't trying to tease her. Steve wanted her to know what he thought when he looked at her in this dress. She asked for his opinion and he planned on giving her his whole opinion. "You're going to steal the spotlight when we get there. I told you before. Every man is going to have his eyes on you, Alyssa."
Aly shook her head a little, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him tightly. How he could possibly think that was beyond her but she was going to take the compliment. She kissed his cheek, near his ear and whispered to him. "I love you, Steven Rogers. You're the only one I'll even be paying attention to tonight."
Steve smiled as he let her go, offering his arm to her before they headed out. "Shall we?" he asked with a chuckle. Aly nodded and hooked her arm with his as they walked to the door. He could tell she was nervous but so was he. He was just hoping that Tony Stark wouldn't open his mouth tonight and say something to Aly that Steve wasn't going to be able to explain away.