Shannon and Steve made it to the mall as he followed her to one of her friends... Stephanie Dee Dee's husband, Tom who worked at the Apple Store.
"Shannon?"
"Shh." She shushed without putting a finger to her mouth and winked, which was a code for 'Play Along with it.'
He nods as he proceeds, "Could I help you with anything?"
"A We're part of scavenger hunt group we have to log in at random computers."
"Ah I see, to find the next clue. Let me know if there's anything let me know."
Steve looks over her shoulder as she tried to figure out what is on the flash drive that Steve gave her. "Once I put the drive in, they might be able to track us using the GPS."
"How long?"
"Ten minutes tops."
"Do it."
She put the drive in the computer as she can see every time she tried to access it things start changing as if it's want to mislead her... Shannon scrunches up her nose and remember the first time Melly did that. She chuckles to herself, "I need a slap at the back of my head."
"What?"
"Sorry just something that I feel when I little overwhelmed trying advanced computer stuff... I get a memory of Melly distracting me trying to lighten up the mood."
"I thought you are good with computers."
"Hacking isn't something I'm used to that's why I had a hacker on my team on all times. But it looks like a AI is trying to make it difficult for me to access it... I wonder if I can find out where it was created so we can bypass all the crap."
Steve looks around as he sees members of STRIKE coming, "We got company coming."
"I got a location, Wheaton, New Jersey..." Her eyes grew that was where Steve was trained before he became a Super Soldier. She takes the drive out as Steve takes her hand as they start to run. Natasha's advice then kicked in.
"If I remember correctly first rule of going on the run is: "Don't run. Walk"." Shannon spoke.
"If I run in these shoes they're going to fall off."
"Well I didn't have time to find flyers or Kleenex to stuff my shoes either." Shannon replied, "except I have new shoes on, I didn't have time to get them stretched out."
"Well you're stretching them out now."
"Natasha briefed me on a few ideas, just a few tips that could help us out."
"Such as?"
"People get uncomfortable seeing displays of affection, Natasha told me that before you returned."
"Really?" He asks looking embarrassed.
"Yeah if I flirted with someone it was always when I was alone with Cartier in the day. Melly was the exact opposite she was notorious for being a Super flirt once a guy caught her eye that she liked at the clubs..." As Shannon kissed his cheek. Steve smiles, inching his head closer, "And what about now Shannon?"
"Steve I'm still the same person."
"Are you sure about that?"
Shannon then said, "I just wanted to make sure, we're cool."
"We're good," Steve said as he quickly scoped the area, "And the coast is clear."
"Okay allons-y."
"You've been marathoning Doctor Who again haven't you?"
"Right act casual," Shannon mutter as he takes her hand, "Well you have existed longer than it has."
Steve forces a laugh as he leans his head closer to yours as you two finally get out of the mall. "Okay almost out of here."
He takes her hand as they started walking again as they reached the escalator as she saw Brock Rumlow, "Brock at 12 o'clock, remember what I said earlier?"
"About public displays of affection making people uncomfortable?"
Shannon kissed him anyway... But something goes wrong she hoped she'd feel awkward and uncomfortable but the kiss felt like fireworks on the fourth of July... A breath of fresh air...
"Um... Wow."
"You all right?" Steve asks once they exit the mall.
"I'm not one for making the first move, but wow..." She stuttered, "I think I should be doing that more often."
They only had time to get their shields from the spare tire when Shannon had a thought what if they figured out STRIKE knew she and Steve were working on this together, "Wait Steve what if-."
"Get in," He said as she saw him in a truck, she didn't hesitate as she climbed into the truck.
"So since when does Captain America learns to steal a truck?" Shannon asked 15 minutes later.
"Nazi Germany, we're technically borrowing it..."
"Without permission?"
"I am a Captain but my name isn't Jack Sparrow."
"Yeah I get you..." She said after she laughed, "Things got crazy in times of war everyone did imaginable things..."
"I know it's nothing to be proud of either."
"But you got to admit there were some techniques that are something to be proud of that came out of it." Shannon said as a good memory came to mind, "Melly always liked talking about Vimy Ridge," Said Shannon changing the subject, "they did what couldn't be done in 4 years in 4 days."
"I gave them a little pep talk."
"You were there?" She asked in awe as he chuckles.
"Yeah so was Bucky."
"Wow Melly's mind would blow if she knew that."
"Shannon you talk about her as if she's still alive."
'Oh crap... So much for keeping it to myself all this time...' She thought as Steve pulled the truck over, then he looks serious at her. She took a big breath... "To be honest with you Steve... I've found out that through the the gang that someone had been leaving sketchbooks addressed to Melly's old Commanding Officer for years now. I couldn't get confirmation but..."
Steve looks right at her "And you tell me that she might be the woman we saw with the Winter Soldier that night?"
"I don't know for sure Steve, I didn't get a good look at her remember? I'd have to see her without that mask. Her left arm wasn't buried with the time capsule of everything she owned." Shannon admits.
He studies her as he starts up the truck again, "I believe you, Shannon. You never accepted her death, and I can see it took you a lot of guts to ask more questions about her death."
Shannon sighs, "Thanks Steve... But there's more..."