Chapter 4
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*3 months later*
Peter and Madison never spoke about what had happened in the warehouse.
She didn't tell her father or Tony what had happened either.
Tony was becoming worried about her, but didn't say anything. He had tried to get her to talk about things, but she had refused.
She was down in the lab with Tony and Bruce when she felt her phone buzz. She looked down at it.
There was text from Peter.
'Look to your right', he said.
She looked over and saw him standing there holding a picnic basket.
'Go back upstairs. Meet you there', she text back.
"Got a hot date?" Tony asked her.
Steve turned to Madison and said, "We can do this. We'll get through this". "I sure hope so Cap. When this is over, you're taking me on a date", Madison said, knocking an arrow.
"Madison?" she heard Bruce ask her. She shook her head.
"Madison…" Tony said.
"I'm fine", she lied. She kissed Tony on the cheek and said, "Going out with Peter". She ran out of the room and Tony sighed.
Maybe it was time to talk to Fury…
Peter took her to Central Park and sat her down near the fountain.
She glanced up at the bridge near them.
That's where Loki and Thor had gone back to Asgard with the Tesseract.
Thinking of Loki brought up the nightmares she had every night.
Peter turned her head. He surprised her by planting his lips on hers.
God. Even when Peter kissed her she couldn't get Steve out her head.
She leaned up and kissed him. She pulled back and said, "I knew you weren't going to do it. Now go get 'em, big boy".
Madison leaned up and kissed him. Steve started to return the kiss when she pulled away.
Steve titled her head up and kissed her. Madison's hands came up to rest on Steve's chest as she returned the kiss.
Steve gave her a small smile and kissed her.
Steve leaned down and kissed her. He broke the kiss quickly and got up.
He shocked her by grabbing her face and kissing her. He pulled away and grabbed his shield.
Madison leaned in and placed a kiss on his lips. She tried to pull away, but Steve put his hand on neck, holding her there.
Madison pushed Peter away from her.
"I'm sorry. That was totally inappropriate", he said.
Madison suddenly burst into tears. "I want to forget him, but everything in this god-damned city reminds me of him!" she cried.
Peter gathered her in his arms, but once again she pushed him away.
"Don't touch me!" she shrieked.
"Madison, did you take your meds this morning?" Peter asked.
Madison glared and slapped Peter. She got up and stormed out of Central Park. She was running down the streets of Manhattan when she slammed into someone.
"Careful, love", a voice said.
It was the voice that haunted her dreams every night.
She looked up and saw emerald green eyes. She started to struggle, but Loki dragged her into an alleyway and covered her mouth with his hand. She bit down on his hand drawing blood.
Loki growled and put a hand around her throat. "I mean you no harm, Little Bird", he told her.
"You're lucky I don't call SHIELD on your ass", she snapped.
"Where's your soldier?" he asked her.
Madison froze. "He…he left me", she said.
Loki's eyes softened and he released Madison.
She rubbed her throat as more tears threatened to burst forth.
"Don't cry, love", he said.
Madison calmed down. "I never got to thank you for saving my life", Madison told him, "So…thank you".
"You and I are not so different", he said.
"Except I didn't destroy Manhattan", she said.
He sheepishly smiled and rubbed the back of his neck.
Steve used to do that, especially when he got nervous around her. "I do apologize for that. I was angry and handled it wrong", he said.
"May I ask you something?" she asked him.
"Anything, Little Bird", he said.
"I've been having nightmares and I was wondering if you could help with that", she said.
"Magic cannot cure everything, love", he said.
She sighed.
Loki walked towards her and kissed her forehead. "Give your soldier another chance", he told her.
When she returned to Stark Tower, she ran straight to her room. She grabbed her phone and dialed the number without thinking.
It rang two times before he answered. He sounded out of breath. "Madison?" he asked, "Madison, I know you're there".
Madison still didn't say anything.
"I love you Madison", Steve said and hung up.
Madison stared at her phone. "I love you too, Steve", she said out loud.
Steve didn't hear it, but he was sure, somewhere deep down, Madison still loved him too.