Opposites attract – Steve Rogers
As soon as I laid my eyes on Steve Rogers for the first time, I knew why she loved him. His gentleman ways and respect for women outshone any other man that I'd thought I liked. He was very quiet and reserved, but he fought and defended for what he thought was right which made him admirable in my eyes.
I was raised by Peggy Carter, the previous love interest of Captain America, she wasn't my biological grandmother but I saw her as it because I never really had a stable parent figure in my life. My mother died when I was 15, I shed a few tears but she was hardly ever with me anyway. When Peggy passed away a few years ago, I was devastated. I loved her so much and then she was suddenly ripped away from me in her sleep. At least she died in peace and not in pain, that's all I could have asked for.
The meeting that Fury was holding had just finished and Steve went to go through the door the same time I did, making the both of us get stuck; squished in the doorway side by side. I laughed before trying to twist around so my front was facing his side, eventually popping myself free which made him stumble slightly out the room.
"Oh please, flirt somewhere else." Tony remarked with a cheeky grin.
"You're jealous Stark!" I yelled after the retreating man as he literally ran down the corridor. I flicked my hair to the side dramatically before looking over at Steve to find him already looking at me with a smile. I flashed him a grin back before we made our way towards the training room where Steve held the door open for me to go first. "You know, I now know why she loved you." I said once the door had swung shut behind him.
"Who?" he asked, frowning slightly at the randomness of my remark.
"My grandmother, well she wasn't really my grandmother I just saw her as it because she raised me." I said softly, turning away from him so he couldn't see my face. "Her name was Peggy Carter."
"You know Peggy?" I heard the shock laced in his voice and cursed myself for bringing up the hope in him. "Is she doing alright? Did she have a family? I hope she did, I wouldn't have wanted her to wait that long for me."
"She did have a family; her son actually has children now. Just know that she had a good life and…" I had to stop myself or I'd start crying. The memory of her death was still fresh in my mind, it had only been a couple years ago; three at the most. I cleared my throat a little and gave him a smile which felt fake on my face before walking over to the door again. "I think I'll pass the workout tonight."
"Nova." Steve said gently, grasping my wrist in his larger hand before I could make it back to the door. "She passed away, didn't she?" His voice was soft and gentle as he said the offending sentence, but it still struck me deep in the chest. The tears came fast and I could only nod in response as my back was still facing him. I felt myself get pulled back and squished against something slightly firm and warm, realising it was the Captain's chest as he hugged me. "I don't like seeing you like this; you're the opposite of me. You're supposed to be smiling and laughing all the time; not upset."
"I loved her so much, it was hard to see her go." I sniffled, trying to stop the crying. "She fell asleep one night three years ago and never woke up."
I felt a warm kiss placed on my forehead and looked up at Steve through watery eyes, seeing his expression was pained. I sighed, realising that he must still love my grandmother and assumed he would never fall for me as I'd just be a painful reminder.
"If I knew earlier I would have been there to help you, but I am willing to get you through this as well as myself now because over the past month I have realised that I've gotten over Peggy. I did love her, but I am in love with you."
I nearly choked on my tears as the words I so badly wanted to hear left his mouth, making me have to pinch my arm with my nails; making myself wince slightly. His face changed into the one of confusion and amusement which I found adorable on him.
"What was that for?" he asked, softly rubbing the section of my arm that I'd pinched harshly.
"I've wanted to hear you say that for so long and I'm just checking that this is real." He laughed which brought a smile to my face. "Which I'm presuming it is."
"Then you would be correct Nova."
"I'm falling in love with you Steve; I have been for a while now." I admitted quietly, so if anyone was passing by the door they wouldn't hear.
"Then we can definitely get through this together."