Cassidy's heart stopped. Did she hear that right? Did Steve just ask to kiss her. She nodded and he leaned in slowly, brushing his lips across hers. Her breath caught in her throat when their lips fully connected, and oh my God he had the softest lips.

Steve wished he hadn't waited this long to kiss her. A wave of relief washed over his body, like everything was clicking into place, just like it had the first time he kissed Bucky. Steve tilted his head to get better access and when he did, he felt the tip of her tongue slide across his. He pulled back and rested his forehead against hers.

"I'm sorry." She said softly, in between breaths. She understood what Nat meant now about the bond getting stronger after you kissed. She felt tingly and calm. Safe.

"No, it's okay, you didn't do anything wrong, I just. I know we've already been going slow, but can we just take this slow, please?" He asked. How could she say no to him? "Of course, we can. Do you wanna get out of here? I'm over this party." She told him. Steve nodded and took her hand, helping her up and letting Happy know they were ready to leave.

Steve rode the elevator to her room and followed her in, smiling as she kicked her heels off by the kitchen. She grabbed two waters from the fridge and handed him one. "You look really beautiful tonight Cassidy." He told her. "Not that I don't think you're beautiful all the time because I do." He added. She chuckled. "You looked pretty great tonight too Steve."

She stepped closer to him and laced her fingers with his. "Will you kiss me again?" She asked softly. He smiled and leaned down to capture her lips. Cassidy pressed her body into his and wrapped her other hand around the back of his neck. His free hand found her waist and held her to him.

He may not believe it, but Cassidy thought Steve was a great kisser. His mouth moved perfectly against hers and she let out a little moan. Steve's grip on her hip tightened as he pulled away, closing his eyes to calm himself.

"Sorry." She whispered. Steve shook his head. "No, please don't ever be sorry. I like kissing you. A lot." She smiled up at him. "Me too."

"It's late, I should go." He told her. She pouted and he smiled, leaning down to place another soft kiss on her. He pulled away and went over to elevator, leaving her smiling like an idiot in the kitchen.

Cassidy woke up more rested than she'd been the whole time she'd lived in the tower. She showered, and threw on some jeans and a t-shirt, and went out to go through all the donations from the party. Turns out they got way more than they expected to, raising well over the amount needed for the repairs to the city.

People really wanted to hang out with the Avengers, Cassidy deducted as she went over the checks overflowing from the boxes that had been set out. They chose a random check from each box, and Cassidy went on to call the lucky winners.

A woman had one the night out with Tony, she was a well-known model in the city and Cassidy was sure the press would have a field day seeing them out together. When she made the call to the winners of Steve's event day, the man actually wanted it to be for his son, who was a huge Captain America fan. Cassidy thought that was adorable and set it up for Steve to take him to lunch and to a baseball game. They picked 2 winners for the lab day with Bruce and Tony, also for two kids.

Cassidy was very proud of the team, and press photos from the event were starting to surface online. They got ones of everyone arriving of course, and Cassidy had to admit the ones of her and Nat looked amazing. They both looked gorgeous.

There were tons of Tony and Pepper, a few of Clint and Bruce, and several of Steve. The whole team looked amazing. Like seriously, was hotness a requirement of being on the team? Cause damn.

Jarvis informed her that someone was bringing up a flower delivery to her floor. She accepted and received a gorgeous bouquet of red roses. She sat them on the island and took the card off that was attached.

Last night turned out amazing. We're so proud of you.

-Tony and Pepper

Tears sprung to her eyes when she read the card. It meant so much to her that they thought she was doing a god job.

A few weeks had gone by and the events from the gala went off perfectly. Turns out the model that got the night out with Tony was actually studying physics and engineering just like Tony had. She ended up getting an invitation to work in the lab as an intern over the summer.

Cassidy thought Steve had more fun on his day out than the kid did, he was so happy when he got back, telling Cassidy all about the game and how things had changed since the last time he'd seen a game.

The other two kids had a blast in the lab with Bruce and Tony, and Jarvis only had to put out two fires, which Cassidy thought was good, seeing as Tony needed at least three put out hourly.

Repairs were being made to the city and houses were almost finished for those that had lost them. People were getting more accepting to the Avengers now, and it made Cassidy very proud that she had succeeded in her new job.

When Steve found Cassidy, she was in the gym, working on a punching bag. He watched her for a minute before he let her know he was there. She was beautiful the way she fought. She was beautiful all the time, Steve thought, but they way she fought, she was so graceful.

He didn't want to have this conversation with her. It was fair to either of them. They were in a seemingly good point in their relationship now and he didn't want to ruin it. She also had a routine here. She was doing good, her anxiety was getting better with his and Nat's help, and working out helped too.

He didn't want to take any of that away from her.

Steve cleared his throat and Cassidy jumped and turned around, placing a hand over her heart, closing her eyes. "Jesus Steve, you scared the crap out of me!" She told him. He chuckled and walked over to her, pulling her into a hug. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you sweetheart." He said into her hair.

He pulled back and placed a small kiss on her lips, smiling when she pulled him closer.

"I have to talk to you about something." He told her. She pulled out of his arms and looked up at him. "Is everything okay?"

"That depends. Fury called me in the office this morning. He wants me to lead the new strike team."

She smiled at him. "Steve that's great! I think you'd be perfect for it."

"You're not gonna think that in a second. It's in DC. I'm being relocated to Washington DC."