On Va Voir

Chapter 10: Two Months Late

"I should've done that sooner," you mumbled into his hair while his arms snaked fully around your waist, pulling you in and breathing in your scent. "On the helicarrier. I wanted to, but..."

"You were afraid. It's okay, I was too," he whispered into your shoulder.

There was a loud unsettling beep that interrupted your moment, causing you both to chuckle and shake your heads. It beeped again, louder if possible, and Steve broke away from you.

"I think your laundry's done."

"I think even a partially deaf man down the street knows my laundry's done," you commented and he rolled his eyes, popping open the dryer and tossing your clothes in the basket.

"How many more months do I have to do this?" he asked.

"Just one. I'm gonna miss it though, I hate laundry." you grimaced and Steve came back to you, basket separating the two of you by only one foot.

"I guess I'll just have to make up for it in other ways," he murmured, leaning down to press his lips to yours once more.

"We should go," you said softly. "It's late,"

Steve pulled out his keys from his pocket, handing them to you and saying, "Why don't you go over to the car, I'll grab the rest of the stuff and be out in a minute."

You nodded and slowly walked out of the laundromat, unlocking the doors to the Benz and hopping in the passenger's seat while Steve grabbed the rest of his things, turning off the lights and shutting down the power before stepping out and unlocking the door. You figured he'd done this many times before just from the looks of it.

Steve opened the backseat doors and placed the laundry baskets inside and then opened the driver's seat door, and slipped in.

You were curled into your seat, your sweater pulled tightly around you. Steve chuckled lightly at the sight and tucked a few stray strands of hair behind your ear.

"If you're tired you can sleep," he assured you.

"You sure," you yawned.

"Yeah," he grinned. "I'm sure, you were drinking tonight that probably drained you."

"I'm not a lightweight I promise," you mumbled. "It just-I just-"

"Shhh, it's okay," he chuckled. "I believe you. Now get some sleep (N/N),"

—

"Hey have any of you seen Steve?" you asked yawning and walking into the kitchen where Pepper, Tony and Sam were sitting.

"He and Natasha went out to follow a lead," Sam answered and passed you a cup of coffee.

"You were out late last night," Pepper said, "Everything went okay?"

"Yeah, it was fine." you nodded. "I just had to check up on some stuff after drinks with Nat," you said vaguely and sipped the hot bitter drink, savouring the feeling of the warmth rushing through your body as it ran down your throat.

"Did you go see Cap? He was a bit unlike himself today," Tony asked. "I mean not in a bad way, he was just different."

You shrugged, "Don't know why that could be," you lied and headed for the fridge, checking to see what you could make yourself for breakfast that day, settling on a bagel and cream cheese. "Tony do you have a bike I could borrow?" you asked. "I have to go to court today, the hearing's in a few hours."

"What kind of bike? Like a pedal bike, electric bike, motorbike?"

"How bout a Harley," you said. "You're rich, you should have something." you chuckled.