Queen's Gambit

One month after the Battle of New York, Leila's still settling back into her life when Fury gives her an assignment: convince Steve Rogers to allow SHIELD to test him to try to recreate the super-soldier serum. This, however, turns out to be Fury's way of giving her an in for her real mission: convince Steve Rogers to join SHIELD as a special agent.Leila's no stranger to the art of subtle persuasion, but Steve Rogers is a hard nut to crack, and seems to catch every verbal sleight-of-hand she performs. It turns out, the quickest way to earn his trust is honesty--a different subtle art to which Leila is, actually, a stranger.(Oh, and also, there's a bomb crisis, because of course there is.)

Hi guys! So this is the first part of a series of fics that cover a case that Steve and Lei end up having to work for awhile. I'm really proud of the arc that starts here, and I hope you guys enjoy it too!