"Tone!" Jennifer Stark pulled into her tower in NYC with every sparkle in the world in her smile as she spotted her brother in the garage with his girlfriend, Pepper Potts. Jenny parked skillfully and jumped out of the red convertible (Apple) and raced over to him to be hugged, lifted a centimeter off her feet, as he laughed in her ear.

"Jay!" He mimicked her tone and despite his manner, he was glad to see her. He had received the comm alert that morning, and the video link of what SHIELD was and what was going on. She called him while she was searching for Steve after the heliocarrier went down. The fact that she did not look too worse for wear made Tony that much happier.

"Looks like you always find trouble," Pepper remarked and Jenny winked at her. Jen let go of Tony only to hug Pepper next who added, "Good thing you seem to handle it well."

"Got that right Pep" Jenny took a step back from both of them and looked at the elevator, "Is Bruce home?"

Pepper and Tony shared a look but Jarvis beat them both from answering, "He is Miss Stark, and he has placed multiple calls to your phone, may I alert him that you have returned?"

`A small smile replaced itself onto Jenny's face, one that gave Tony a little hope that his friend's torture these past few days was not in vain, "No, thank you Jarvis, nice to hear you again, I think I'll tell him myself. What floor is he on?"

"He's in your library."

"Thanks Jar," Jenny started moving towards the open elevator and waved to Tony, "See you guys for dinner at the very latest?"

Tony winked at her while Pepper confirmed her question and Jenny rolled her eyes with a smile.

"You know what you need to do." Steve said and Jenny leaned back in the kitchen chair of Sam Wilson's home as they were planning.

She circled the rim of her glass and nodded, "First we have to get through this."

Steve smirked, "Try looking forward to things Jenny, when did you stop that?"

She hadn't noticed but somewhere in her life she forgot that looking forward to things was meant to be. She forgot that she had things to look forward to. Love, adventures, a wedding... "Probably when my life was in danger multiple times a week."

"Haven't died yet, right?" Steve caught her look, "Permanently, I mean."

"I suppose not."

The elevator was silent and Jenny relaxed for a moment, allowing her guard and all to release. She already made her decision. There would be no going back. No changing her mind. She just had to speak her mind. Lord knows she was good at that.

The elevator opened with a ding but Bruce was facing away from it, looking towards the fireplace with his nose in a book. He sighed, "Tony, we already talked about this, that video comm is anxiety causing!"

"Then I'll be sure not to include you in the link next time." Bruce jumped from his seat to face her instantly, surprised to see her smiling, in her black boots and shield apparel but no scratches or dismay to be seen, "I just wanted you to know I wasn't dead yet."

Bruce forced a laugh, "Your super healing sort of ensures that in my mind."

No going back.

She smirked and took step into the room, "Really? Not my awesome strength and fantastic brains?"

That air she was trying to bring up was stifled and Bruce tried to forget the awkwardness, "Well, those ensured that none of us were in actual danger." Jenny smiled and broke eye contact to look at the ground and wring out her hands.

No changing her mind.

"Jenny."

"Bruce."

"You can go," Jenny said with a flourish of her hands to hear what Bruce had to say, "I'm not in the mood for saying a lot of words."

She just needed to say a few things.

Bruce took a deep breath, "That's a change and well," He collected his thoughts, "Jenny, I love you. Believe me when I say that. I would never want to hurt you and all I'd like is to wake up every morning beside you and know that you wi-"

"Yes." Jenny laughed and Bruce stopped at the interruption while she raised her eyebrows, "Yes, I know all of that, and yes."

Bruce stuttered as he moved around the couch to approach her, "Yes to what?"

Jenny steadied her nerves, ready to tell him all of it, "Yes I'd love to wake up every day beside you, and go to sleep that way too. I'd love to make you happy in every way I can and I would neverhurt you intentionally," Another deep measured breath.

Just tell him.

Tell him.

"And yes, I'd love to marry you." Silence as he stopped a few steps from her, speechless, "If the offer still stands."

He crossed the few steps in a moment, quick to grab her shoulders and lean just enough to look straight into her eyes, "The offer stands."

"Then it's accepted." She meant every word she said, and the immense happiness in Bruce's embrace was enough to conclude that she made that right decision.

The right decision.