Hello my lovely readers! I don't have anything interesting to say except that I will finally be going to see the Dark Knight Rises tomorrow or at least I hope. Hope you all enjoy this short chapter…
Disclaimer: October and the plot is mine! Anything Avengers related is not mine.
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The next afternoon when October walked into the living room she wasn't expecting to see suitcases. She walked over to the suitcases and grabbed one of the name tags and reading it. Tony sauntered out of the elevator with a big grin. October looked up at him with a questioning expression.
"I took the liberty of packing your bags."
"What for Tony?" she asked. Tony's grin widened.
"You and Steve are taking a vacation. I was going to send you two to my Malibu home, but I didn't want you trashing the place." He smirked. October glared at him when he started speaking again. "You two are going to the Hamptons."
"Tony! We can't go to the Hampton!" October exclaimed.
"Of course you can. You hop in a car and relax until you arrive. It's as simple as that." He said clapping his hands.
October sat on the arm of the couch when Steve entered the room. Steve's eyes caught October glaring at Tony who was grinning away. He heard October shout and came to make sure everything was alright. He saw the suitcases on the floor by Tony and quirked an eyebrow.
"Then answer this, why is it just Steve and I who are taking this 'vacation'?" she asked making quotation marks with her fingers. Steve was lost; he had no idea what they were talking about or why he would be going on vacation. Tony sighed and crossed his arms.
"Just think of it as a birthday present." Tony said. October opened her mouth to speak when it dawned on her. She slapped her palm to her face and groaned.
"How the hell could I forget about that? Alright when do we leave?" she asked looking up. Steve was looking back and forth at the two still completely lost.
"Twenty minutes. I suggest you go pack Cap. Oh and I took care of bathing suits." Tony said winking at October. Her cheeks grew red in embarrassment at Tony's words; for all she knew he could have picked out the skimpiest looking bathing suit. She silently prayed Pepper helped him pick one. October looked over at Steve who wore a confused expression, his eyebrows scrunched together. Tony had left the room leaving the two alone.
"Expect the unexpected from Tony, Steve. Come on I'll help ya pack. I don't want Tony shouting at us for taking too long." She said standing up and grabbing an empty suitcase. Steve ran a hand through his hair and grabbing the suitcase from her hand. She smiled and led the way to his room.
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Steve and October sat in the back of a town car as Happy drove. October's right arm lightly touched Steve's in the small car. Steve stared out the window taking in all the sights on the way to the Hamptons. He felt something on his hand and looked over to find October's hand on it. He flipped his hand over and clasped her hand, giving it a light squeeze. Happy looked at them in the rearview mirror and smiled while turning.
"Mister Stark informed me that you would have your own private beach." Happy said making small talk.
"I can't believe I forgot about my birthday." October muttered quietly. She stared out the window in thought when she froze. "Happy, is this some ploy to keep me out of Stark Tower?"
"I can assure you it's not. This was actually Pepper's idea." Happy replied looking in the mirror. Steve had turned away from the window and looked at October. He didn't know it was her birthday, nobody did except for Pepper and Tony.
"Not that I don't love your company Happy, but how much longer till we arrive?" she asked glancing at Steve.
"We've just arrived." Happy smiled. October and Steve opened their doors and climbed out. They stared at the place they would be spending the week. October chuckled and shook her head.
"Tony and his massive amount of windows." She said looking at the beach house. It resembled Tony's Malibu mansion only with more windows and a private beach. Happy handed October the key while he opened the trunk. Steve grabbed their bags and closed the trunk before walking next to October. She walked up the stairs to the front door and slipped the key in the lock and turning it. Hearing the resounding click, October pushed open the door and walked inside.
"That rat bastard." She said looking around in awe. Steve set the suitcases next to the winding stairs in front of the door. October walked down the hallway under the stairs and looked into each room she passed. The first room on the left was the laundry room and the room on the right was a half bath. October walked further down the hall and walked into the kitchen. The kitchen opened out into a dining room with a view of the ocean.
"Steve what do you think of the place?" she asked turning around. He stood in the doorway looking around with his hands in his pockets.
"It's…big." He said looking at her.
"Oh most definitely." She smiled. They walked back to the front and found Happy was gone. October grabbed her suitcase and headed up the stairs. Steve followed close behind her with his own suitcase.
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October and Steve stood in the bedroom. The room had white walls while the bed consisted of red and blue sheets. The hardwood floor had a blue circle rug that sat in the center of the room underneath a futon. The bed was king sized and had a bedside table on each side. Steve shuffled his feet against the floor with a blush coating his cheeks.
"I can sleep on the couch." He said quietly.
"We're both adults here so we can share the bed. I have a feeling that locked door down the hall is Tony's doing." October said. She walked across the room to the bathroom and looked inside. She sighed in relief that the bathroom walls weren't made of windows or she would be having a talk with a certain someone.
A ringing sound brought October away from the bathroom. Steve looked around the room for the source of the ringing when he pulled open a drawer. He pulled the cell phone from the drawer and turned it over in his hand. October walked over and plucked the phone from his hand and showing him how to answer it. She slid her finger across the screen and hitting the speaker phone button.
"How are you two love birds doing?" Tony's voice circulated around the room.
"Tony, what is behind the locked door?" October asked in a sickly sweet voice. The other end of the line was silent for a few minutes. Steve and October shared a look before they heard Pepper's voice.
"You locked the second bedroom? Why would you do that?" Pepper exclaimed.
"Uh hello, we're still here." October said holding the phone away. There was some scrambling on the other end as Tony quickly said something and hung up. October stared at the phone speechless.
"What did he say?" Steve asked equally speechless. October tossed the phone onto the bed before answering.
"We're going to be having some company here tomorrow. And here I thought I'd finally have a Tony free week." She said sighing.
October walked out of the room, down the hall and down the stairs to the kitchen. She was on a mission for something to make for dinner. Steve took a seat at the kitchen table watching October rifle through drawers. He heard her make a noise and looked over to see her holding a pizza menu.
"Wanna order pizza for dinner?" she smiled waving the menu around.
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A two large pizza boxes sat on the kitchen island. Steve and October sat at the table eating in a comfortable silence. October stood up and walked over to the fridge pulling it open. They had learned that Tony had the fridge filled before they arrived and they were thankful for that. She grabbed two cans of soda and went back to the table. Steve thanked her as she set down a can for him.
"I've been meaning to ask, but what did Tony mean by you being on probation?" Steve asked taking a drink from the can. October lowered the can and set it on the table not removing her hand. She spun the can on the table as she thought back to what Steve was talking about.
"I'm surprised you remembered that. I got into an argument with the Council. They wanted SHIELD to abandon their search for you. I made quit the impression and they didn't like that a subordinate such as me you shout, scream and curse at them. Fury tried to back me up but they wouldn't listen. They had Fury send me on a wild goose chase of a mission. The same one I had finished when I met you." She answered.
"I guess I have you to thank then." Steve quietly said. October glanced at him and smiled setting the can down.
"You don't have to thank me…I wasn't there when they found you."
"But you still believed that I would be found. If I wasn't then I never would have met you."
"You're welcome Steve." She said with a light blush. Steve stood up and took her empty plate and his over to the sink, rinsing them off. October leaned her elbow on the table with her chin on her palm as she watched Steve. She stood from the table and approached Steve who had turned from the sink. He looked down at October who was leaning against the island looking up at him. Steve leaned forward and captured her lips with his, a hand on her cheek. The kiss was short but October didn't mind. Steve pressed a kiss to her forehead afterward and pulled her into a hug. October wrapped her arms around his waist while her head rested against his chest.
"Pepper was right. You're a true gentleman. I like that." She said with a yawn.
"I'll finish cleaning up. You go ahead to bed."
October nodded and reluctantly pulled out of his embrace. She turned around in the doorway watching Steve place the left over pizza in the oven. She smiled turning around and heading up the stairs to change into her pajamas. October was lying in bed when Steve entered the room. He opened his suitcase and pulled out a pair of gray pajama pants and a white t-shirt, and headed into the bathroom. He reentered the room a few minutes later and turned off the light before climbing into the bed.
"Goodnight Steve." October said turning onto her right side.
"Night October."
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Sorry this is so short but I just wanted to give them some alone time. I promise the next chapter will be longer! Don't forget to review! :D