Gem found them all after the meeting, she stood at the doorway. Steve looked over and saw her, she smiled at him as he made his way over to her.

"You ready?" He asked.

"Don't leave me."

"I promise." Steve took hold of her hand. As they walked through everyone, Steve introduced her to a few people. Finally, they got to Thor. Gem smiled, he looked just like she remembered. Tall, strong, every inch the god.

"Thor may I introduce Gem."

"The Asgardian. How did you end up here?"

"I was sent here. My father made some mistakes. Everyone thought it would be easier if I lived my life out here."

"Well I'm happy to have you on the team. Getting Loki's sceptre back isn't going to be easy."

Steve noticed her face change slightly at the sound of Loki's name. "Gem isn't ready for missions just yet. She is still learning how to control her gifts."

"She's Asgardian, she will soon be ready."

"I will and I look forward to working with you."

Gem was laid asleep when Steve stuck into her room. He saw her laid on the bed, one leg over the top of the covers, it was at that moment he realised she was naked underneath. He paused a moment in self-doubt but decided to throw caution to the wind. The mission had been a success, if not a little risky, the first person he had wanted to tell was Gem. Steve laid his clothes on the chair next to her bed and climbed in next to her. Gem, still asleep, moved towards him.

"Steve?" She murmured as she stared slightly.

"It's me. Go back to sleep."

Gem did not want to sleep, she wanted Steve. They had danced around the matter for weeks now. She ran her hand down his body, feeling every curve, every muscle. She kissed his shoulder, he turned towards her. He pushed her hair behind her ear.

"Are you sure?" He wanted her badly, but he didn't want to do anything that either of them would regret in the morning.

"Yes."

Steve moved so he was on top of her, he kissed her hard, passionately, Gem as always responded in kind. As he slowly pushed into her, he rested his forehead on her shoulder, it had been a long time since he had had anyone. Gem pulled his hair lightly and lay her lips on his moaning into his mouth as he began to move within her. Steve runs his hand down her body and grabs one of her legs behind her knee and pulls it up so he can go deeper. He listened to her moans encouraging him as well as the feel of Gem sinking her nails into his back spurring him. He loved this and by the sounds of it so did she.

An hour later they found themselves curled up on the floor together. Steve was running his fingers up and down Gem's back. "When did we end up here?" She asked.

"I've no idea. I take it you missed me though."

Gem rolled her eyes at his fishing for compliments but said nothing about it. "I did. Did you get the sceptre?"

"We did. Thor is going to take it back to Asgard in a few days."

"The safest place for it." She sighed happily.

"Would you be able to use it? Since it was your fathers?"

Gem didn't answer, Steve looked down at her and she was asleep, nestled into the side of his chest.

There was a party the following evening at the tower. Gem was getting ready when Steve knocked at her door.

"You ready?"

"Not quite, you go ahead. I'll be there shortly." She shouted from the bedroom.

"Ok. Don't be long."

"I won't." Gem turns to Nat, who is sitting on the bed. "Are you sure this dress is ok? I mean it's not too revealing."

"Not at all, you look amazing." She said smiling and taking a sip of her pre-party cocktail.

Gem looked back in the mirror; Nat had picked the dress for her. it was a black floor length dress, with a slit up one side, to her hip, it clung to her body, showing every curve. Her hair was flowing down her back in dark waves. Nat stood up and took hold of her hand.

"Trust me. Now go, that man is waiting for you."

Gem raised Nat's hand and kissed it. She hated that Nat didn't know the truth about her. After she had told Steve, they had made the decision to keep it between them for now. The right time would come to tell the rest of them.

She made her way through the halls to the party. She saw Steve standing at the bar, chatting to Thor. Thor tapped him on the shoulder, and he turned to look at her.

'Wow, she looks beautiful.' He thought as she walked towards him.

Gem gives him that shy smile. "Will I do?"

"You look stunning." He beamed.

"Don't scrub up bad yourself." Gem kissed his cheek and Steve passed her a drink. She looked around the room, so many people. A few faces she didn't recognize. She was standing with Steve and Thor when Thor pulled out a hip flask, he handed her a glass with some in. It took her straight home. She spotted Nat talking to Dr Banner, something was going on there, and if it wasn't it should be. She caught her smiling at her and nodded.

"You seem happy?"

"I am."

She kissed him lightly on the lips, and Thor pulled a face. He felt protective towards this girl, yet didn't know why? Watching her kiss Steve brought what felt like a memory back to him.

All the guests left, and it was just the Avengers left. Gem felt slightly out of place among them. Thor had left his hammer on the table, she remembered trying to drag that thing around when she was younger. They were all talking about it being a trick. that Thor didn't really have special powers to lift it. She watched Tony, Bruce and Rhodey try and lift it. None could. Steve got up, Gem watched on, the hammer didn't lift, but moved slightly.

"So can the other Asgardian in the room move it?" asked Tony

"Oh, it wouldn't be right for me to try." She shyly replied looking into her drink.

Steve looked at her, she didn't want to try, didn't want to give anything away. It was then they heard a voice, like the ones out of Tony's iron legion. There was a tension around the room. Steve pushed Gem out of the way.

"Stay down." Rasped Steve as he scanned the room quickly.

"I can help."

"I know, but just stay there." Gem was a little annoyed at being put aside again but stayed down and out of the way.

Gem watched them; they were like a well-oiled machine. What she had always thought her father and uncle had fought like. Steve helped her up, he checked her over. then the shouting started. Tony and Bruce trying to explain and everyone else asking why?

Marie Hill took Gem's hand. "Let's leave them, to work this out."

Gem smiled at her. Just what she had wanted a way out.

Sometime later Steve came to her room, was she going to be mad at him. He just hadn't wanted her to get hurt. He pushed the door open to find that she was standing on the balcony, her dress blowing round her. In that moment, she looked every inch the goddess and Asgardian princess she was meant to be.

Gem had heard him enter the room, but she was trying to hold her temper. She had never been asked to stand aside before. What she was trying to work out was, was she mad at him or herself. She had done it because he had asked, and she had obeyed because she cared for him. Steve wrapped his arms round her waist and put his chin on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry."

"Are you? I have never done as I'm told. It's not in my nature. But you have some sort of hold over me."

"You have the same over me. I just didn't want to see you get hurt." The honesty in his voice calmed her slightly.

Gem placed a hand over his, she ran the other down and behind to his trousers.

"What are you doing?" Steve asked, tensing. She didn't stop, she undid his trousers and started rubbing him through his boxers, she could feel his breathing against her neck quicken. Steve tried to move her away from the balcony, but she wouldn't move.

"Here? What if we are seen?" His voice now husky from trying to steady his breath.

"Who is going to see us?" She said lifting his hand from her shoulder and bringing it to her left breast. Gem squeezed his fingers, so his hand cupped her breast firmly. Once she was sure he knew what she wanted she moved her hand back up and guided his lips to her throat by his neck and then continued to run her fingers through his hair.

He didn't move or speak for a moment as he enjoyed the feel of her skin under his lips. The scent of her perfume was intoxicating and took all thought from him. "To hell with it." He muttered. Steve ran his right hand up her side before heading towards the slit in her dress. His fingers trailed over her right thigh and pulled gently so she spread apart her legs. Pushing her dress further to one side and continued to run his fingers higher up her thigh until his fingers brushed over the damp fabric of her underwear.

At the feel of his touch Gem let out a long low moan from the back of her throat. The more he ran his finger over her the wetter she became and the harder it became to breath. "Please. More." She begged and he complied, ripping the scrap of material from her and running his fingers over her clit. Gem pushed back into him and felt him grind into her backside in return.

She was already close to the edge, but she wanted him in her when she came. She pulled on his hair hard, lifting him from her neck. "I need you now."

Removing his hand pulled her legs further apart and leant her forward. He lifted her right leg and placed her foot on the cross rail.

"Don't be gentle." she said as she pulled her dress aside.

Steve pushed into her. Gem couldn't hold back her loud moan. He placed his hand over her mouth. Scared they might be heard before they were seen. He had never thought he would ever do anything like this but there was something about this girl that made him want to be slightly reckless. He pulled out, spun her to him, he wanted to see her face as she came undone around him. He ripped the dress off her not wanting to waste any more time and he picked her up, she wrapped her legs round him, as he pushed her up against the wall and lowered her onto him. They lost themselves in each other and came undone in minutes. Steve carried her in and laid her on the bed.

"Did I hurt you?" He asked, still a little breathless.

"You can't hurt me. You might have killed that beautiful dress though."

Steve notices the smirk on her face and allows himself to smile too.

…Chapter four end….