Chapter 4

It was the day of the mutants rights convention, Andy had on a shirt that said 'Mutants are just like you, we put our pants on one leg at a time' and had a picture of a furry pair of legs on it. Tony was dressed snazzy as usual and Steve has on Jeans and a plaid button up shirt.

"Umm… out of curiosity… why is Spangles coming?" Tony questioned and folded his arms like a petulant toddler.

"Because I support Andy and I want to hear her speech." Steve said and grabbed his brown leather Jacket. lol Pepper walked into the room as she put in her earrings.

"Sorry I can't make it to the convention Sweetie, but I've got four meetings to attend." Pepper said and kissed the top of her step daughter's head.

"It's fine, I know you'd be there if you could. Hey have you seen my pink jacket?" Andy wondered.

"I knew you hadn't been sleeping in your room, I put it under your comforter." Pepper told her.

"Why haven't you been sleeping in your room?" Tony asked and Andy could sense superficial anger rising within him.

"Look, on the island it got really cold at night and Steve and I got used to cuddling at night, that's all." She confessed. The two still hadn't talked about their almost kiss in the shower, or the possibility of furthering their relationship.

"If you two are dating that's alright, you can tell us." Pepper said.

"We're not, we're just friends." Andy said defensively. She felt Steve's emotions shift, he felt sad and hurt.

"I'll meet you downstairs pal." Steve said coldly and left the room.

"Baby girl go after him, you'll regret it if you don't." Tony sighed. Andy raced out the door and down the stairs, trying to beat the elevator. She reached it just as Steve was stepping out. The lobby was full of Shield personal, but she didn't care.

"Steve, I'm sorry, you're not just a friend. Truth be told I'm in love with you and I regret not letting you kiss me." She told him. Steve walked over and scooped her up in his arms.

"Can I kiss you now?"

"Yes!" Steve kissed her fervently and the lobby boomed with the sound of clapping.

"Whooo! Mrs. America!" One of the agents yelled and Steve couldn't help but chuckle.

"That has a nice ring to it." They eventually got to the convention, the limo ride was awkward to say the least. Tony kept staring at their intertwined hands.

"So, do I get to call you dad now?" Steve asked, breaking the tension.

"I get to have the boyfriend talk later right? You know the one where I threaten him within an inch of his life." Tony scoffed.

"Dad, Steve, can you two just not fight today? This convention is important to me." Andy said seriously.

"I'm sorry." Steve cooed.

"We're both sorry baby girl, I promise we won't fight the rest of the day." They both kept to their promises and they enjoyed her speech. The convention had venders selling pro-mutant stuff, but outside anti-mutant protesters raged. One man came up to Andy.

"Abomination! You'll burn! You all will!" He yelled and spat in her face. Andy used her power to bring him to a sobbing mess on his knees long enough for them to get away. When they got back in the limo Steve wiped the spit off of her face and made sure she was alright.

"There were cameras, that'll be on the news." She sighed, fighting back tears.

"Hey don't think about that right now, that doesn't matter. All that matters is that you're ok." Steve said and held her close.

"I have half a mind to blast that creeps leg off." Tony growled. They went back to the tower, Andy sat on the bed watching the news while Steve disappeared into the bathroom.

"Today Andrea Stark brought a protester to his knees outside of a mutants rights convention, many anti-mutant groups are asking authorities to take action, though there was no sign of physical injury." A newscaster said as more tears welled in Andrea's eyes. She just wanted to have a fun day, with people like her, doing something good for their cause, but off course it had to be ruined. Steve stepped out of the bathroom and motioned for Andy to follow him and she did.

"Steve I'm not in the mood for a shower, I just want to sleep." She groaned.

"No you just want to watch the news and obsess over what happened. How about a bath and a foot rub instead?" He offered and she looked at the tub which was full of lavender scented bubbles and floating candles. Steve helped her undress and she climbed into the tub. She stuck her feet out of the side and Steve gently started to massage them, she let out a soft moan and laid her head against the tiled wall.

"Haven't heard that in a while." He chuckled.

"I don't deserve you Steve, you're too good."

"You deserve the best doll." After the bath the two engaged in slow, sensual love making. There was a rougher side to Steve, that Andy could tell he was holding back.

"St… St… Steve." She panted.

"Yeah doll?" He asked with a grunt.

"Stop holding back." She ordered, but he did the last thing she wanted, he stopped all together and she let out a pitiful whimper.

"Andy I don't want to hurt you, and you're still new to this. I promise when you're a little more experienced then I'll get a little rougher." He said and continued.

"Steve don't treat me like I'm gonna break!" She growled and somehow managed to flip them over, effectively taking the lead. Part of her, the lust crazed, animalistic part, wanted to make him get rougher by using her abilities. Steve could feel her poking around inside his head.

"If you use your power on me during sex, you'll be taking cold showers for a month!" He told her, she could tell he wasn't necessarily angry, but he was irritated with her. She mumbled a quiet apology as she felt all traces of her arousal fizzle out of existence. Neither one of them got to finish, the moment was over, she had ruined it. She had probably just ruined everything, they had just gotten together and she had to screw it up by being selfish. Andy rolled over and fell asleep, hoping Steve would still be there in the morning.