Chapter 35

"Steve? Is that you?" I asked completely shocked, he walks and stands right in front of me, he's about to reach for me and I am about to say something until more gun shots go off from outside into the apartment, he covers my body with his and he ducks my head and turns my table to it's side to make a shield. He presses his body to mine and holding my head, covering my ears. "Nat, Sam go out in the hallway, there's no windows out there, make sure no one comes from the stairs!" He shouts and while they are ducking and dodging bullets, I am practically shaking while clutching his suit.

"Iris, listen to me, are you listening?" He shouts through all the gun fire, he holds my face with both hands forcing me to look at him. "Focus, we got to move and we got to move fast. When I tell you, you go and don't look back." I shake my head.

The gun shots are still going off, Sam and Natasha have already left the apartment. "Now" He says and we both bolt out to the hallway where the other two are waiting, we are about to leave when I remember something.

"Luna, I can't leave without Luna."

"Take Iris with you. I'll get her, I'll meet up with you at the rendezvous point, Go!" He says as he doesn't hesitate to go back in, Natasha and Sam start to take me down the stairs where they have their guns drawn covering me. I keep looking back to see where Steve and Luna are.

We get to their getaway car and it felt like forever that we waited for Steve but in reality it was only for a few minutes. I finally see Steve coming towards us, he is holding Luna in his arms, this brings a smile to my face. He puts her down and I look over her, making sure she wasn't injured, luckily she didn't have a scratch on her.

"Remember the plan. We'll meet up in 2 days, please take the dog for now," He tells them as they shake their heads. I was going to say something about them taking Luna, I would prefer if she was with me but before I could speak up he had uncovered something big and it's his motorcycle, "Get on." He says to me, now it makes sense why we couldn't take Luna. I don't even think I just get on. When we drive away I notice that Sam and Natasha are going a different direction.

We ride for an hour and he takes me to a small cabin in the middle of nowhere. We walk inside and he turns on the lights, we haven't said a word to each other since we left my apartment. I look around and see that right when you walk in there is the main living room with a couch, t.v and fireplace and its connected to the kitchen, the bedroom and bathroom were down the hallway. I am still stunned by everything that's happened tonight.

"Are you okay?" He asks me as he's behind me. I turn around, glare at him and walk right up to him and slap him.

"You fucker! Am I okay? Is that all you can say to me? Where have you been?" I slap him again, he doesn't do anything back, he just lets me.

"Iris, I'm sorry, I had to..."He started to say.

"You just left Steve, for almost 2 years! Where have you been? Who were those men?" I asked several questions fast still fuming.

"Iris, I had to leave. Those men tonight were Hydra." He simply said, I just kept my arms prepared to slap him again, "I found out that this man that I have known for years now, Secretary Ross is Hydra and he had ordered for you to be bait to capture me and after they got me they were going to kill you." He explained me.

"Why didn't you tell me? You couldn't have tried? You just let me believe that you disappeared or worse?"

"Iris, they've had guards all over your apartment building, they had phone taps and most likely were checking your mail on a daily basis and the night I found out...I was going to get you but your friends were there and it was too risky." He continued explain. I didn't know what to say, it was hard to argue with that so I just continued to give him the stink eye and folded my arms.

"I know I hurt you but I had to go to Germany to find any sort of evidence that Ross was Hydra and end Hydra for good...I had to in order for you to be safe." He says softy.

"I have spent the past year thinking...you broke my heart Steve." I spoke softly as I was getting more emotional, "There wasn't any other way?"

"No...I'm sorry...but I couldn't risk them hurting you. I'd rather you hate me forever then something happening to you."

Well shit, he had to go and say something like that, I really looked at him for the first time and he walks up to me slow and holds my arms and strokes them a little. I don't pull away, his touch feels so good.

"How did you know I was in trouble then if you've been in Germany?" I asked him trying hard to stay firm but it was getting difficult.

"I've been having someone that's on our side keep tabs on you and..." He starts to explain.

"Wait, you've had someone following me?" I interrupt, "Were they taking pictures of me?"

"Yes...I had to make sure you were safe...and when I saw that guy posing as a student I knew you were in trouble." He finishes explaining, "I knew I had to get to you." He continued to rub my arms.

"I am still mad at you. I thought...I thought you didn't love me anymore." I tell him.

"I have never stopped loving you...this past year all I have done is to get back to you and for you be safe." He replied, "And even if I could have gotten to you...I wouldn't have taken you with me." He admits.

"I knew it, I knew you thought I wouldn't go? Why would you think that? I would have!" I replied getting mad again starting to pull away from him.

"I know you would have and that's why. I wasn't going to let you ruin your whole life living in fear...you were finally happy and...you deserve so much better then that." He held my arms so I had to look at him.

This softened me again, "Steve, you made me happy." With a little tear, he whipped it away.

"I'm sorry...I thought I was...I just wanted you to be safe." Is all he could say. I go a little closer to him.

"You look different." I say looking at all his new features.

"Yeah...I guess, it didn't seem to matter anymore." He said running his hand through his beard, "You hate it?"

"No it's looks good!" I say way too quickly, "I mean, it looks good I guess."

I was trying to stay firm because he really did look SO good but it was too hard to look away from him. He looked so different, the beard and longer hair combo was definitely a look that I never thought I would see on him but he pulled it off amazingly but I also saw something different in his eyes, they weren't his normal piercing blue, they were darker but then he gave a little smile...that was the smile I remember and the smell...the smell that was on his clothes that were still in my closet.

"I'm still mad at me." I say continuing but failing to stay firm.

"I know...I don't know if you'll ever forgive me, I'm sorry." He also replies sweetly, "I've missed you so much and have wanted nothing more then to see and hold you again."

"Me too...as much as I was so mad and hurt...I just missed you..." I confess starting to cry as he once again whips both my cheeks with his hands.

Suddenly I couldn't help it, I put my hands on his chest where his star use to be...I am not sure if it fell off but it wasn't there, I just couldn't help touching him. I needed to feel him to make sure that this was real, that he was real. I had dreamed about him coming back so many times and I always woke up...but not this time. He put his hands back on my arms and started to slowly rub them sensually. It felt so good to feel his gentle touch again. We are looking into each others eyes.

Thank you for saving me." I respond after a few seconds. I look down trying to not get emotional again.

"Always for you." He whispered as he pulled one of his hands away from my arm and lifts my chin up so I have to look at him.

With his finger and thumb on my chin he pulls my face to him and softly kisses my lips, it was only for a few seconds but it felt much longer. He pulled away for a second to get my reaction and when I looked into his eyes I saw the darkness leave them and his piercing blue ones came back, it left me speechless. I couldn't move or stop him and when he saw that and didn't look mad he used both his hands to hold my face and kissed me again, I returned it just a tiny bit, I wasn't sure if I wanted to kiss him back yet but he felt so good and the second he pressed his body to mine and put his hand behind my head putting his fingers in my hair deepening the kiss I couldn't help it but take a breath that I didn't realize I was holding and put my arms around his neck also deepening the kiss, we both let out a satisfied moan as I run my fingers through his hair and we press our bodies together so tight.

They reunited and she knows everything! What's going to happen next?