A/N I like Pre-serum Steve so I wrote an OC fanfiction that gives Pre-Serum Steve some much needed love! My OC looks like Zoey Deutch in my head so there you go.

I don't own any of the characters! I only own my OCs.

CHAPTER 6

"What took you so long? I was going to leave without you." Howard exclaimed once Olivia boarded the plane.

"Please! You wouldn't leave without your favorite passenger!" Olivia joked as she sat on the copilot seat. She didn't want to talk to Howard about Steve right then. She wasn't certain she would be able to talk about him without breaking down and crying. She was really going to miss him. She wasn't sure how that skinny, wonderful guy crawled into her hard so fast.

"Most annoying passenger you mean." Howard teased.

Olivia laughed and punched his shoulder. "Just fly, Howie"

Once in the air both Starks commenced to relax. The twins loved being on the air, it made them feel free. "Do you think the good doctor has found a candidate?" Howard asked

"I'm sure he has. Dr. Erskine seems like a man with great judgement."

"Let's hope so. We don't want to be responsible for building a weapon that turns on us."

"Dr. Erskine said he's looking for someone with a good heart since the serum magnifies everything." Olivia explained remembering the conversation she shared with the doctor when they were first introduced.

"We better perfect that Vita-ray machine. We wouldn't want a repeat of tonight." Olivia commented.

"We both knew that car wasn't ready but hey it was a crowd pleaser!" Howard exclaimed smugly.

Olivia chuckled and shook her head exasperated by her brother's attitude. He couldn't accept he made a mistake. "Always right, right?"

"We're geniuses, Livy, we're never wrong." He smiled cheekily

"I hope your right. I don't want it to be our fault that a brave man dies." Olivia said worry creeping into her body.

Howard noticed her attitude change and took a hold of her hand. "We´ll run tons of tests. We can do anything we set our minds to. We´re the Stark twins!"

"Alright." Olivia answered with a soft smile.

"Born together, die together…" Howard prompted for her to finish.

Olivia couldn't help the genuine smile that lit up her face. "or live forever."

It had been 26 days since Steve and Olivia had seen each other. Steve had been training with the SRR for the super soldier program and Olivia had been working on perfecting the machine for the program. Neither knew of the other's involvement. Steve couldn't stop think about Olivia. Smart, funny, witty, wonderful Olivia. He worked hard at the training camp wanting to make her proud even if she had no way of knowing what he was doing. Steve wondered what she was up to almost every second of every day. Did she think about him too? 'Probably not.' He thought. She's a Stark, she has better things to do than daydream about a scrawny Brooklyn boy.

On another part of the country Howard Stark was starting to get annoyed by his sister's constant daydreams. She wasn't concentrating and she was making stupid mistakes in the data she was working on.

"Focus!" He hissed.

"I'm sorry!" Olivia apologized.

"He has to be quite a fellow to have you like that." Howard commented fishing for information on the mysterious man who had captured his sister's heart.

"He really is. I hope I see him again." Olivia sighed.

Howard handed her a welding torch "The faster we win the war the faster you'll reunite with your knight in shining armor."

Olivia smiled putting on her mask and welding. She concentrated though it was hard. Olivia decided to leave her roaming thoughts for when she took breaks and her lonely nights. She hoped Steve didn't forget about her or that he didn't start to question himself because of her last name. Most of all she hoped he was safe. She knew he wanted to join the army but Olivia kept constantly worrying that he'd make it and die and she'd never see him again.

Steve couldn't believe he was chosen. His nerves were set on high. He wanted to make Dr. Erskine proud, his country proud, Bucky and Olivia proud. He hoped he wasn't a disappointment.

He rode in the car towards the secret location with Agent Carter. He liked her. He hadn't had time to get to truly know her but she seemed like a strong able dame and he was certain Olivia would get along greatly with her.

"I got beat up in that alley, and that parking lot, and that diner." Steve commented to fill the silence of the car.

"Did you have something against running away?" Peggy asked.

"You start running they'll never let you stop. Stand up push back. They can't say no forever right? I only ran once…but I had someone else to think about then." Steve said remembering his date with Olivia when she kicked down that soldier and they both ran like hell.

"Who were you with?" Peggy asked curious about the young man's story.

"Olivia…a beautiful dame...I mean a woman…though she is beautiful…she just…Olivia her name is Olivia." Steve stuttered he didn't want to offend Agent Carter with his description of Olivia. Women stick together.

"You have no idea how to talk to a woman, do you?" Peggy asked with a playful grin.

"Longest conversation I've had with one has been with her. Women aren't exactly lining up to dance with a guy they might step on." St0eve answered dejectedly

"You must've danced." Peggy offered

"Asking a girl to dance always seemed so terrifying and in the past few years it didn't seem to matter that much…a month ago I figured I wait."

"For what?" Peggy asked enthralled by his tale

"The right partner…for her." Steve said looking out the window. His mind drifting away to the memory of Olivia's smiling face.

Steve was amazed and intimidated by everything in the lab. It was filled with scientist, army officials, nurses and doctors. He was met half way by Dr. Erskine who waved the cameras away.

"Mr. Stark how are we doing?" Dr. Erskine called and Steve's heart palpitated with excitement. 'Would she be here?' He dared to hope.

His wish came true when he heard a shocked exhale followed by her voice "Steve?!"

He turned and saw her standing there. She wore dress pants and a white button blouse with heels. It wasn't the clothes women usually wore but it just reminded Steve that Olivia wasn't a typical woman. She was special.

"Olivia!" Steve smiled brightly. He felt the oxygen leave his lungs as her petite form crashed into his fragile one. He held onto her tightly afraid she'd vanish.

"What are you doing here?" She asked smiling up at him

Steve motioned with his head towards the machine.

Olivia's eyes filled with worry and she stepped away from him. "No." she simply said.

Steve frowned and he was going to assure her that everything was going to be alright but Mr. Stark stood before him blocking his view of Olivia. "So you're the fellow my sister can't stop raving about?"

"It wasn't raving…I just…talked about you…sometimes" Olivia explained blushing.

"Every second of every day." Howard teased.

Steve blushed and didn't know how to answer. 'Had she been thinking about him as much as he had about her?'

"Let´s do this shall we?" Dr. Erskine announced.

"We might dim all the lights in Brooklyn but we are ready!" Howard exclaimed clapping his hands.

Steve looked into Olivia's worry filled eyes and sent her a soft smile. "It's okay" he mouthed

Olivia nodded and walked to help her brother though the worry didn't leave her body. 'What if something went wrong?'

Steve was buckled inside the machine and ready to commence. Dr. Erskine gave the speech he'd written for the benefit of the investors and army officials.

With a deep breath Olivia pulled down the levers while Howard spun the crank. When the machine reached 70% Steve began to scream out. Olivia went pale with fear.

"Stop! Turn the machine off, Howard!" Olivia shouted tears threatening to spill from her eyes.

"Shut it down!" Peggy shouted from the balcony

"Howard!" Olivia yelled.

Howard moved to turn it off.

"No. Don't. I can do this." Steve groaned out in pain.

Howard paused looking for confirmation from his sister. Olivia bit her lip and nodded shutting her eyes. If Steve wanted to do this she couldn't stop him. She wouldn't be another person in his life who held him back.

Olivia's heart felt like it was ripping into millions of pieces hearing Steve in so much pain. She felt someone squeeze her hand and looked to the side to find her brother. She bit her lip and squeezed his hand tighter.

The screams died down and the machine powered down. They all waited with bated breath as the doors opened. Collective gasps were heard from all around the room.

"It worked." Olivia whispered in awe.

"We did it." Howard said with pride.

Olivia ran towards Steve and stood in front of him as Howard and Dr. Erskine helped him out of the machine. "How are you?" she asked breathless.

It's not that she didn't find Steve attractive before because she did but now he was perfect. The serum had enhanced everything creating the perfect man. The perfect soldier.

"I feel fine." Steve answered still in a daze.

"You look fine…I mean good…well…in healthy condition." Olivia stuttered and she heard her brother chuckle at her fumbling.

She was handed a shirt and she pressed it to Steve's chest for him to take. She could feel his body heat pass through the shirt to her fingertips. She shook her head and took a step back. She needed to control herself. Agent Carter was standing beside her looking at Steve in a daze. Olivia barely had time to register the feeling creeping up her stomach as jealousy because Dr. Erskine yelled "Stop him!"

Shots were fired. Steve instinctively grabbed her arm and pulled her behind him. Olivia held onto him for a second till she looked around and saw Dr. Erskine laying on the floor, bleeding. Olivia ran to him closely followed by Steve and Howard. Dr. Esrkine took hold of both Starks hands and moved them so they were clasped together. Olivia and Howard didn't need to ask, they both knew what he wanted to say and couldn't. 'Stick together.'

Howard nodded and held on tighter to his sister's hand. Olivia placed Dr. Erskine's head on her lap as she sobbed openly. Dr. Erskine then pointed towards Steve's heart and even though Olivia didn't know what that meant she could tell by the look in Steve's eyes that he did.

Steve hesitated looking between Dr. Erskine and Olivia's chocolate brown eyes filled with tears.

"Go, Steve. Get the serum." she said between choked sobs. Steve nodded and ran after the Hydra agent.