"Are you complaining?" Cassidy asked him, raising her eyebrow. Steve shook his head.
"No, but I'm a little confused here." He told her.
"I was watching you from the bedroom and you looked insanely hot, I got horny, so I came down to take care of it." She said, shrugging. Steve's mouth dropped open. She went to walk away again and he grabbed her arm a little more firmly this time.
"Cass…talk to me please." He told her. Her back was still to him, she was trying to stop the tears that were threatening to fall.
"I cant." She said, her voice cracking slightly. He walked in front of her and his face softened. This was more than her being angry with him.
"Sweetheart, please. You have to talk to me. What did the girl make you see?" He asked. She looked up at him with teary eyes and his heart broke.
"We were in DC. On the Helicarrier. Bucky was standing over you, beating you within an inch of your life." Steve stiffened and Cassidy struggled to continue, her lip trembling. "He didn't stop though, and he put his metal hand around your throat, killing you. Then he came for me. I couldn't move, all I could do was watch as he killed us." She sobbed, burying her head in his chest.
He ran a hand through her hair, the other around her waist, holding her close. "Shh, it's okay, we're okay, I'm okay. You're here with me. He didn't kill us." He whispered. They stood in silence for a few minutes before Cassidy pulled back to look up at him.
"What did she make you see?" She asked softly. His jaw ticked and he looked away. She reached her hand up and placed it on the side of his face, turning it back to her.
"I saw the same thing but reversed. I watched him kill you while I couldn't move. I watched him strangle you until you weren't moving anymore. Then he came for me." He told her, his voice cracking. A tear fell down his cheek and she pulled him back to her, kissing him softly.
"I love you so much Cassidy, and I'm so sorry for everything. Please forgive me. I can't stand us not being like this anymore. I need you." He begged. She nodded and kissed him again.
"I forgive you, and I'm sorry too. I love you."
Cassidy took his hand and led him back to the house and was surprised to find Nick in the kitchen.
"Did you guys have fun?" Nat joked. Steve turned red and Cassidy flipped her off, going and sitting down at the table with her.
Nick came to stand by Cassidy, putting his hand on her shoulder. She had missed him and felt bad about not staying in contact.
"Ultron took you folks out of play to buy himself some time. My contacts all say he's building something." Nick told them. "The amount of vibranium he made off with, I don't think it's just one thing."
"What about Ultron himself." Steve said.
"Oh, he's easy to track. He's everywhere. They guy is multiplying faster than a Catholic rabbit." Cassidy snorted, doodling on some paper Lyla had left on the table. She caught Steve looking at her and stuck her tongue out at him and he just shook his head smiling.
"Is he still going after launch codes?" Tony asked.
"Yes, he is, but he's not making any headway."
Tony laughed. "I cracked the Pentagons firewall in high school on a dare." Cassidy rolled her eyes and looked up at him. He smirked and continued with the darts.
"Well, I contacted our friends at the Nexus about that." Nick told them.
"Nexus?" Steve asked.
"It's the world Internet Hub in Oslo." Bruce told him.
Fury sighed. "He's fixated on missiles, but the codes are constantly being changed."
"By whom?" Tony asked just as a dart whizzed by his head. He shot Clint a glare and the archer just shrugged his shoulders. Children. Cassidy was surrounded by children.
Fury talked on, and Cassidy zoned out a bit. This was all so exhausting. All she wanted to do was take Steve, find Bucky and live their lives together. Was that so much to ask for after everything they'd all been through. She ran her hand over her collarbone, where Bucky's mark sat. She knew that she doesn't really know him, but she misses him. She knows Steve does too and all she wants is for them to be happy.
"So, stand. Outwit the platinum bastard." Fury told them.
"Steve doesn't like that kind of talk." Nat joked.
Steve gave her a look that made Cassidy chuckle. "You know what Romanoff?"
"So, what does he want?"
"To become better. Better than us." Steve said. "He keeps building bodies."
"Person bodies." Tony added. Cassidy watched Bruce come over to the table and look at a drawing of a butterfly Lyla had done. He studied it for a minute, trying to figure something out.
"Ultron's going to evolve." He told them. "Has anyone been in contact with Helen Cho?"
They made a plan to go after Ultron. Cassidy had planned on going with Steve, Nat and Clint. She was standing at the door with Steve and Tony when Nick walked by.
"I'll drop Banner off at the tower. Do you mind if I borrow Miss Hill and Miss Forbes?" He asked. Cassidy threw him a glance with a raised eyebrow.
"What are you going to do?" Steve asked.
Nick shrugged. "I don't know, something dramatic I hope."
Tony walked out front and Cassidy turned to Steve.
"I don't like that you're leaving me sweetheart." He told her.
She smiled up at him. "I'll be okay. Nick will keep me safe." She told him, leaning up to kiss him softly. "You be safe, come back to me please."
"I promise sweetheart, After this is over, I'm not letting you out of my sight." She smiled and kissed him again.
"I'm gonna hold you to that Captain." She gave him one more chaste kiss, tugging on his lip before walking out the door to join Nick.
When they dropped Bruce off at the tower, Maria joined them on the jet and se sat next to Cassidy.
"So, Nick, are you gonna tell us what we're doing?" She asked. She could see him smirking from where she was sitting, and she and Maria shared a look.
"Just visiting some old friends."
Maria shook her head at Cassidy, not knowing what he was talking about.
"Wow Nick, way to be vague."