The next day, Irene had woken up from one of the most blissful sleeps that she's had in a long time. Just knowing that no one was framing her, trying to arrest her, or not running from any authorities… for now.

"Good morning" she heard from behind her, "I was hoping that you weren't going to wake up for another hour or so. It would've given me sometime to at least put a few things together for you"

Irene smiled as she wrapped one of Steve's jackets around her shoulders. She slightly winced when she remembered the bruise on her face. She picked up her hand and gently touched the tender surface and grimaced at how swollen it had gotten. Irene let out a little sigh as she tried not to worry about how her face looked right about now.

"But you don't really know how to cook" Irene put out, "I guess that's why I woke up so early"

"Thanks for putting so much faith in me"

Irene let out a little laugh as she followed him over to his small kitchen. She sat down facing the man as he went behind the counter and started to take out the food her had in Styrofoam.

She felt a mad blush rise to her cheeks as she couldn't help but remember her dream as of the night before. Irene had revision her future with Steve and their sons, hoping that that dream was still in effect. She even thought up of what one of the son's names that she thought would suit one, Thomas. Irene looked down to her fingernails as she couldn't believe that already she was thinking about naming their children.

"Steve. What do you think's going to happen now?" Irene asked, "I mean with the future"

Steve stopped for a moment and looked out into the distance as he wondered. Irene watched him with intensity, holding her breath for dear life.

"I don't know. Irene, why are you asking?" Steve went back to fixing up their plates, "I guess everything will go back to normal. I'll continue to learn about the history I didn't get to learn and you will get a clean slate. What do you think you'll be doing after all of this is over anyways?"

Irene stopped for a second and blinked in surprised. She completely forgot about her clean slate and why she was at SHIELD for the longest time. Irene looked around at her bearings in the small apartment as if trying to find the answer. Steve glanced up to her and waited for her answer, not knowing what might come out of the mutant's mouth as of right now.

She brought up her thumb and lightly bit on it. She could go back to college and work for a degree again. At least try to be human like Elizabeth was. Or maybe she could drop by Columbus and see the eldest sister.

"I don't know. I'm probably going to start talking to Nick Fury about something. Maybe open up a little department of my own in SHIELD" Irene suggested, "What do you think?"

"Really? And what are you planning on opening up?" Steve walked over to the table and sat down in front of her.

Irene smiled, "A department for mutants, Steve. I think they deserve to have a chance on working on the good side if they really want to"

"That's very thoughtful of you" Steve smiled, "I'm very proud of you. I guess this gift came in an opportune time then"

Steve reached into his pocket and placed a black velvet box down in the middle of the table. Irene looked down at it and felt her heart leap into her throat.

Irene's shaky hands reached out and touched the box, "What is it?"

"On the way back from the diner I passed by a jewelry store. When I looked at what's inside of that box, I felt like it was made just for you. I just hope SHIELD doesn't mind that I used some of the money they had loaned me" Steve smiled.

"You used SHIELD's money? Are you crazy?" Irene let out a laugh, "You shouldn't have done that. I don't need a gift right now. You're my gift, without you, SHIELD probably wouldn't have listened to me in the first place"

"And without you, I would've felt alone in this world" Steve told her making Irene's heart flip, "I'm so glad to have woken up 70 years out of my time in order to find you"

"I love you, Steve" Irene said, surprising herself.

"I love you" Steve smiled to her.

"I'm pretty sure my bruise is turning bright red" Irene joked as he laughed at her, "I can't wait for it to go away"

Steve lightly traced his fingertips on the other side of her face, "There will be more battle scars if you stay with SHIELD"

"I'll only leave when you leave" Irene told him, "We'll leave together when the time is right. I mean, if we still plan on being together for that long"

Steve smirked, "Planning our future out, are we?"

Irene shrugged, "Maybe it's already mapped out. Ever thought about that?"

Irene finally looked down to the box and opened up, her mouth dropped open at the beautiful gem inside. Sparkling in the morning sunlight was a pair of blue topaz earrings that reminded her of Steve's eyes. She glanced back up at Steve who smiled to her as she let out a little laugh. Quickly, Irene took them out of their case and started to put them on.

She got up from her place on the chair and went over to the mirror and pulled back her hair. She gasped and smiled at the gems as Steve slowly got up and walked behind her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed the side of her temple.

Irene glanced between the both and them and couldn't help but have her smile go brighter for a different reason. Captain America, Steve Rogers, is going to be the father of her children.

Irene turned her head to the side and gave him a kiss on the cheek… only time will tell.