Reunited

(Iris POV)

"Steve? Is that really you?" I ask completely shocked and just hope I'm not seeing things, he 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 and into the apartment, he covers my body with his and he ducks my head. He kicks and turns my table to it's side to make a shield. He presses his body to mine holding my head and 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, they obey ducking and dodging bullets, I am practically shaking while clutching his suit.

"Iris, listen to me, are you listening?" He shouts through all the gunfire, 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 run out of the apartment 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 instructs 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."

"I'll get her. Take Iris with you, I'll meet up with you at the rendezvous point, go!" He commands 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 they were already getting in the car and he had uncovered something under a tarp and it's his motorcycle, "get on." He orders to me, now it makes sense why we couldn't take Luna. I don't even think I just get on it. When we ride 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 are down the hallway. I am still stunned by everything that's happened tonight.

"Are you okay?" I hear him ask behind me.

I'm seething! I quickly spin around, march right up and slap him across the face as hard as I can. "You fucker! Am I okay? Is that all you can say to me? Where the hell have you been?" I slap him again, he doesn't do anything back, he just lets me.

"I'm sorry, I had to..." He starts to explain but I cut him off.

"You had to? That's all you can say?" I push him. "You just left Steve, for 2 fucking years! Where have you been? Who were those men?" I asked several questions fast still fuming.

"I had to leave. Those men tonight were Hydra." He again begins to explains, I keep 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 did they were going to kill you."

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

"Iris, they've had guards all over your apartment building, they had phone taps and most likely 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 continues explain. I don't know what to say, it was hard to argue with that so I just give him the stink eye and fold my arms, I step back away from him to prevent myself from hitting him again. "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."

"I have spent the past 2 years thinking...you broke my heart Steve." I spoke quietly as I'm getting 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 look at him for the first time while he steps closer to me and I exhale as he holds my upper 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 ask him trying hard to stay firm but it's so damn difficult.

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

"Wait, you've had someone following me?" I quickly 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 as he continues to rub my arms, "I knew I had to get to you."

"I am still mad at you...I thought...I thought you didn't love me anymore." I softly confess.

"I have never stopped loving you...these past two years all I have done is to get back to you and for you be safe." He strongly but softly declares, "but 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 would have followed you anywhere!" I pull away from his grasp getting mad again.

"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 holds my arms firmly so I have to look at him.

This softened me again, "Steve...you made me happy." With a little tear he wipes it away with his thumb.

"I'm sorry...I thought I was...I just wanted to protect you." Is all he could say, I step a little closer to him.

"You look different." I spoke 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 answered that WAY too quickly, "I mean, it looks good I guess." I'm trying to stay firm because I'm still so angry at him but he really did look SO good and it was useless to try to look away from him. He looks so different, the beard and longer hair combo was definitely a look that I never thought I would see on him but he pulls it off amazingly but I also see something different in his eyes, they aren't his normal piercing blue, they're darker...very dark in fact but then he gives a little smile...and that was the smile I remember that always took my breath away and his smell...the smell that was on his shirt that's still in my closet. "I'm still mad at me." I say but failing to stay firm.

"I know...I don't blame you if you never forgive me, I'm sorry." He replies sweetly, "I've missed you so much and have wanted nothing more then to see and hold you again."

"Me too...as furious I was and still am...I just missed you..." I very emotionally confess and cry the second he holds my face and once again wipes both my cheeks with his thumbs which makes me cry more. "I missed you so much." I can't help but caress his face...I have to touch his skin, 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. I almost completely fall apart when he moves his hands down a little and cradles my neck, running his thumb lightly over my lips. I close my eyes for a few moments, it feels so good to feel his gentle touch again. I open my eyes and we just gaze into each others eyes.

I run my hands down and press them against his chest, I notice that the star on his suit is gone, I don't know if he ripped it off or it just fell off over time. "Thank you for saving me." I finally was able respond after a few seconds, I look down trying to not get emotional again.

"Always for you." He whispers as he lifts my chin up so I have to look at him in the eyes again. With his finger and thumb on my chin he pulls my face to his and softly kisses my lips, it's only for a few seconds but it felt much longer.

He pulls away for a second to get my reaction and when I look into his eyes I see the darkness leave them and his piercing blue ones come back, my speechless. I can't move or stop him and when he saw that and I hadn't gotten mad or had pushed him away he uses both his hands to hold my face again and kisses me once more. I returned it just a tiny bit, I'm not sure if I want to kiss him back yet but he feels so good! The second he presses his body to mine and puts his hand behind my head running his fingers in my hair deepening the kiss I can't help but exhale and wrap my arms around his neck also deepening the kiss, I stand on my tiptoes to get even closer to him. We both let out satisfied moans as I run my fingers through his hair while he wraps one arm around my waist and the other stays holding the back of my head, both of us pressing our bodies together so tight.


They reunited! Sorry I had to leave you hanging! What's going to happen next?