Steve was the last one in the conference room after Natasha and took a seat on the right side of the table next to her. Tony was standing at the front of the room, getting the screens ready for Miss Forbes, who was apparently their new handler. Steve didn't really think they needed one. It was true that they had made a mess of New York, but he thought that Tony and the Stark Foundation were taking care of it.

The door to the conference room opened and Steve looked up to see the girl from the elevator come in. His soulmate. She looked gorgeous. A nudge in the side from Natasha made him look away.

"Hello, sorry if I'm late." She told Tony. He just smiled at her and moved out of the way, taking a seat at the head of the table. She sat her things down, carefully avoiding looking at the Captain, something she argued with herself on the way up there.

Just don't look at him.

That's gonna be a little hard, he's the leader of the Avengers. And your soulmate.

Dumbass.

Cassidy looked up at Tony and began speaking. "Hello everyone, for those of you who don't know me, I'm Agent Cassidy Forbes. I've been with Shield for fifteen years now, trained under Director Fury and Agent Romanoff." She told them. How had Steve not seen her before? He hadn't been at Shield often, but he was around Natasha enough that he should have heard something about her.

Cassidy threw up some videos from the alien invasion on the screen. "The work the Avengers did against Loki and the Chitauri was amazing. Most people are grateful. Others, not so much."

She played clips of angry citizens saying how the Avengers do more harm than good, and they shouldn't even bother. That made Steve angry. They have saved the city.

"I understand why the people might be angry, but we did save the city. Don't we get some credit?" Captain Rogers asked. Cassidy met his eyes for a second before nodding. "I agree with you Captain Rogers, but some don't see it that way." She told them. She flipped back to the clips of she giant ships crashing into buildings, and The Hulk destroying cars and buildings.

"Some people believe that the invasion was brought to earth because of who you are." She said. "They think that if superheroes weren't around, then other beings wouldn't bother them."

"That seems really stupid." Clint said from the other side of Nat. Cassidy nodded. "I agree Agent Barton. That's why I'm here. Director Fury thinks it would be best for the Avengers to get out into the public and talk about what happened, and what you stand for."

"What do you mean?" Dr. Banner asked.

"Well for starters, we're going to set up a few Press Conferences." She told them. "I have a list of interviewers and reporters that we trust, given to me by Miss Potts, and I have reached out to them, and once they reply we will go from there."

"What do we say?" Dr. Banner asked again. Cassidy turned the screens off and turned back to the team. "Well, they will probably ask questions about each of you, and I will have a list for them of what is allowed and what isn't. You will talk about how grateful you all are for the support you've received so far and apologize for the destruction of the city. You will also tell them that you are prepared to help out in anyway you can to get the city back up and running." She said. Wow, she was pretty good at this.

"After that, we will host a fundraising gala. I have a list of generous donators and you will woo them so good they will throw their money at you to fix the city." She said.

"Ugh, I hate wearing a monkey suit." Clint groaned. Cassidy smirked. "Well, maybe you shouldn't blow things up then Barton." He glared at her but shut up, knowing not to pick a fight with her.

"I think that's all I have for you right now. I will be meeting with each of you separately to go over questions that might be asked of you. I look forward to working with you guys." She said with a smile. Tony was the first up, sending you a wink before exiting the room. Dr. Banner was next, holding his hand out Cassidy, telling her to please call him 'Bruce.' Clint and Nat left together and left the Captain standing awkwardly.

"Can I have a word?" He asked. Cassidy turned to face him, nodding.

He rubbed the back of his neck, shifting his weight from one foot to the other, clearly nervous. Well, at least I'm not the only one.

'Uh, about earlier…I…" He began.

"I'm sorry." Cassidy said quickly. He looked up at her confused, tilting his head to one side. "For uh, running off. It just caught me off guard is all…I was surprised. It felt like…" she trailed off.

"Someone poured a bucket of ice water over your head?" He finished. She chuckled. He thought it was adorable. "Yes, exactly like that." He took a step toward her and held his hand out. "I'm Steve." He said with a smile. She returned it and put her hand in his. "Cassidy. It's nice to finally meet you." She told him. He didn't let go of her hand and smiled down at her.

"Can I take you out for coffee? If you have the time that is, I know you're busy. Or we could do something else, whatever you like." He rambled. It was the cutest thing she'd ever seen. She smiled and nodded. "I'd like that, but can we run to my apartment and change? I'd rather wear something more comfortable." She told him. He nodded and followed her out of the room.

Steve was nervous the whole ride to her floor. She was standing next to him, leaning against the back of the elevator. She was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen. Her eyes were blue, like his, but with more green. She had freckles on her face, and her lips were pretty and plump, and at that moment, he wondered what she tasted like. The ding of the elevator jarred him from his thoughts and he followed her in.

"I haven't had a chance to decorate yet, haven't decided what I want. Tony gave me full reign, I'm kind of excited." She told him, setting her things down on the kitchen island.

"Yeah he told me the same, but I don't have any clue about decorating, so I just left it." Steve told her. She turned to look at him while he took in her apartment. He really was gorgeous. She watched his chest move as breathed, his perfect hair slicked back on top of his head. The was his shirt clung to every inch of him, almost painfully tight.

She shook her head and prayed she wasn't blushing. "I'll go change and be right back okay?" She told him. He threw her a small smile and nodded, watching her as she retreated to her room.

Her apartment was much like his, basic, neutral colors. He walked over to the patio doors and looked outside. It all still seemed surreal. He had found her. All this time of thinking he'd be alone forever, and here she was. His hand automatically went to his collarbone, where his other soul mark resided. A wave of hurt went through him. He needed to tell her about their third.

Their other soulmate that she would never meet.