Done with Trenton 6

Disclaimer: As usual the recognizable character are not mine I am just taking them out to play for a bit.

Prompt: Leave all your weapons.

Stephanie had put off going back to Trenton until Julie was safely home and delivered into her mothers arms. Thankfully her parents had supported her stay with Stephanie and had agreed to further visits which had warmed Stephanies heart. Her mother had flown into her arms and Stephanie would have fallen if not for Steve being right behind her to keep both women upright. "I am so glad you are safe! Thank you for saving my daughter for a second time."

"To be fair your daughter was in that situation because of me."

"She did the right thing and we are proud that she stepped up to try and stop something so wrong from happening. We cannot fault you for setting such a good example."

Steph had cried on the jet all the way back to Trenton more resolved than ever to handle the situation. Her mother had never once in her life said anything remotely supportive and this woman she barely knew had managed to make her feel more worthwhile than she ever had. It was an odd feeling and she couldn't explain why the brief encounter had such a profound affect on her.

Eddie met her at the door and motioned all of them to follow. He stopped before the interview room "Leave all your weapons they will be check and returned upon your departure." He kept his arm around Stephanie as the department seemed to be split into the people giving her supportive smiles and hatred filled glares. The team stripped down of their weapons the table filled to overflowing with more weapons than anyone expected or the amount of people removing them should logically be able to carry.

Stephanie glared at Natasha and Clint. "He said all of them guys I know you are still carrying." A dozen more weapons were piled on the table. Steph gave them a hard stare making them both sigh before a tiny back up pistol each was added to the table.

Eddie cleared his throat obviously intimidated. "Alright Steph follow me your entourage will need to wait outside."

"Oh I don't think so at least one of our team and the lawyer will be going in with her." Tony stated looking nearly as intimidating in his power suit as the iron man armor. "My team had to send out a rescue for Ms. Plum from one of your own officers so you will forgive us if we are not trusting of you or your handling of the situation."

"Tony this is my cousin Eddie please don't scare him like that." Stephanie shook her head looking to Eddie. "I do however agree with my friends I will not be going anywhere without at least one of the team and a lawyer. I am done not taking my safety into account to save peoples feelings. Steve would you mind coming into the meeting with me? I think you would be the most apt to keep your temper and still keep me safe."

Steve sat between Stephanie and her lawyer as she gave her statement. He held her hand as she started to shake when describing the attack in the basement and Morellis plans for her glaring at the officers in the room when their questions began to become personal. "Ms Plum it is well known that you and officer Morelli had an off and on relationship. Isn't it possible that you two had a fight and you now want to get even and get him locked up? It is well known that you two were volatile together."

"No I had permanently ended things with Joe! Did you see his basement? He turned it into a prison to keep me there until I agreed to marry him. I recorded his intent to rape and beat me into submission until I did agree!" Stephanie cried.

"Officer I will not allow this line of questioning. We have provided your office with proof in the form of statements from the team, voice recordings, and the medical records from Ms Plums attack. We will be leaving now." The lawyer cut the officer off when he went to continue his verbal attack on Stephanie.

"Fine I can concede officer Morelli was in the wrong, but are you very sure you want to have your own mother arrested Stephanie? It takes a special kind of hateful to send your own mother to jail." The officer growled out.

"At some point everyone has to be accountable for their own actions officer. My line in the sand is my own mother arranging for my kidnapping and imprisonment knowing full well what it was that Morelli had planned for me. She is the one who fucking dosed me! If that makes me hateful or a bad daughter I am willing to deal with that. I am done here. Anything further please direct it to my lawyer." Steph took Steves hand as he held it out to help her from her chair and left as calmly as possible and once on the jet she cuddled into Steve and fell asleep completely drained from the days events.

Pepper waited anxiously as the team arrived rushing forward when she saw Steve carrying Stephanie panic written on her face. "Oh god what happened?!"

Natasha intercepted and quietly told her Steph was just exhausted and described what had happened. "She fell asleep on the jet and we decided she needed the sleep and she didn't want to let go of soldier boy." Natasha waggled her eyebrows at Pepper getting a laugh when Steve turned beet red.

Jarvis let Steve into Stephanies suite of rooms turning on only the lights needed to see. "Thanks Jarvis." He set her gently on the bed trying to disengage her hands from his shirt without waking her.

"Stay please I just need someone to hold me for a while." Stephanies sleep husky voice murmured.

"Steph I don't know if that is a good idea." Steve answered Stephanie nodded and turned over hiding her hurt as Steve left the tears starting fresh.

"You are a fucking idiot." Natasha snarled at him as she shoved him going into the suite.

"Jarvis were you streaming that to the team." Steve asked putting his hand over his face.

"Yes Mr Rogers. The request was made and privacy mode had not been turned on so it was granted without override."

Steve shook his head going back to the team floor nearly turning right back around when he found everyone of them glaring at him. "What did I do?"

"I agree with Natasha you are a fucking idiot and I could slap you." Pepper hissed. "After everything that happened she reached out for comfort and you rejected her she was crying before you even got out of the room.

Bruce shook his head. "That woman is barely hanging on to her sanity. She has been treated like she is not worth anyones time for years. You just reinforced that by refusing the only request for help she herself has made since getting here. Tony have you reached out to see about adding mental health as a branch on the medical wing?"

"Yes I have one of the leading psychiatrists for this kind of trauma joining us."

"I.. I didn't mean to.. Should I go back?" Steve stuttered out.

"You mean make her feel like a pity case? She would have Nat toss you out and you'd be lucky if she didn't stab you or use her bites as she did." Clint laughed. "Besides Nat has her well in hand."Steve looked at the feed and felt his jaw drop as he saw Nat had climbed in bed with Stephanie holding her close and singing softly in Russian.

"Natasha feels drawn to her Cap. I will tell you this if you don't get your head out of your ass it may be Nat that winds up with the girl!" Clint laughed.

"She just got out of a relationship I am trying to give her space before asking to court her. Wait Natasha is a woman and aren't you two together?" Steve stuttered out embarrassed as he watched his lethal friend softly embrace the woman he felt so drawn to.

"You were on ice too long capcicle. They are together but in a relationship that allows for other partners Natasha is attracted to women as well." Toni laughed.

"I love her enough to give her what she needs. Like I said cap she was happy to sit back and let you woo the girl hell she has been trying to match you up since nearly the moment you two met, but she won't hesitate if you continue fucking up.

AN: Ok guys its voting time im debating what pairing I am going to go with.

Natasha/Stephanie

Natasha/Stephanie/Clint

Steve/Stephanie

Bucky (will be introduced soon)/Stephanie

Bucky/Stephanie/Steve.