Road Trip Part One
When Kat woke the next morning, she was tangled up in the Captain America blanket. She smiled and rolled her eyes. She still couldn’t believe she bought it. Steve would get a kick out of it. She sat up and stretched, throwing her legs over the side and going into the bathroom to do her morning routine. She opened her bedroom door and at the same time the door across the hall opened. She threw her hand out and blasted whatever was in the room. She heard a familiar grunt and ran in to see Steve sprawled out on the bed.
“Oh my God Steve! I am so sorry! You scared the crap out of me! You weren’t supposed to be home until tomorrow!” She said, running over to him and pulling him into a sitting position. “Are you okay?” She asked, checking him over. He laughed. “Yes Kat, I’m fine. I didn’t mean to scare you. I got in early this morning and I took a shower when I noticed you were still asleep.” He told her.
Before she knew what she was doing she was wrapping her arms around his middle. He slowly wrapped his arms around her, resting his head on top of hers. “I missed you.” She said softly. Steve smiled. “I missed you too Kit Kat.” He said. She pulled back and raised an eyebrow. “Kit Kat?” She asked. Steve shrugged. “I thought it fit. If you don’t like it I don’t have to-“
“I like it.” She said, smiling at him. She realized how close they were and she shuffled back, chuckling nervously. “Are you hungry? I can make pancakes.” Steve smiled at her.
“Pancakes are my favorite.”
After breakfast they sat down on the couch and turned on a movie. The Wizard of Oz. Steve had been talking about watching it. “Maybe you could come with me the next time I leave town?” Steve asked her. She turned her head slightly to glance at him. He looked nervous. Kat sighed. “When do you leave again?” She asked. Steve glanced at her, then back at the tv. “Three days from now. I’m going to Dallas for a week.”
Kat frowned. “Oh.” She shouldn’t be sad that he was leaving. He was helping people, that what he did. He turned to face her. “Hey, come on. Don’t be sad. You can come with me. Maybe talk Jared into letting you open up a center and some group homes in Dallas? I’m sure they need help too.” He told her with an encouraging smile. He was right. She’d really only been working in New York, but she knew that children needed help everywhere. She nodded and gave him a small smile. “Okay, but under one condition.”
“What?”
“We leave now and drive the car. I wanna take a road trip.” She told him. He smiled and nodded. This was going to be fun.
Once Kat had her bag packed, she met Steve in the kitchen and they headed down to the garage. They stopped at a gas station to get snacks and headed out on the road. “Okay.” Kat said, pulling out her phone. “I need to introduce you to some great music.” She flipped through the songs on her phone and picked out a perfect one. He had been stuck on the Marvin Gaye album that Sam had recommended him, and while she agreed it was good, he needed to broaden his horizons, so to speak.
‘Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Oooohhhhhhhh’
Won't you come see about me?
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Tell me your troubles and doubts
Giving me everything inside and out and
Kat started singing along to the song. It was from one of her favorite movies. Steve noticed and smiled as he watched the road. She had a really pretty voice. He also thought she was gorgeous, even in the leggings and sweatshirt she had on. He shook his head to get rid of the thoughts. He shouldn’t be feeling anything for her. She was his friend and he was helping her heal from losing the love of her life. He shouldn’t be thinking about how pretty her smile was and what it would be like to kiss her. He needed to stop.
Don't you, forget about me, Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't you, forget about me, Will you stand above me?
Look my way, never love me, Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down
Kat was bobbing her head up and down with the beat of the song, glancing over at Steve. He had a small smile on his face and she wondered what he was thinking about. She was glad she had him in her life. She was worried about how much she had missed him when he was gone though. Loki had only been gone a few months, and she shouldn’t be feeling anything for Steve. She still loved Loki, and she wasn’t sure she could ever stop loving him.
But Steve made her feel better. He made her laugh, he listened when she talked. It was nice to just have someone around again. But was that reason enough to have feelings for him?
Don't you try and pretend
It's my feeling we'll win in the end
I won't harm you or touch your defenses
Vanity and security
Don't you forget about me, I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Going to take you apart, I'll put us back together at heart, baby
Don't you, forget about me, Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't you, forget about me, as you walk on by, Will you call my name?
As you walk on by, Will you call my name?
When you walk away, Or will you walk away?
Will you walk on by?, Come on, call my name
Will you call my name?
Kat shoved her fist into the air and belted out the last part, smiling at the laugh that came from Steve.
I say
(Lala la la lala la la)
Will you call my name?
As you walk on by
“Well, what do you think?” She asked him. He nodded. “I like it. You also have a very pretty voice.” Kat blushed. “Thank you.” She hadn’t sung in front of anyone since Loki. She put her playlist on shuffle and pulled the bag of snacks up into her lap.
“So, what did you get?” Steve asked. “Only the best kinds of road trip snacks. Well, the best kinds of snacks for anytime really.” She started pulling the snacks out of the bag. “We’ve got Twizzlers, Gobstoppers, Gummy Bears, Sour Patch Kids, Doritos, Flamin Hot Cheetos and my personal favorite, Butterfingers.” She said smiling. Steve thought for a minute. "Well, the only one of those I’ve ever had is Twizzlers, so give me one of those please.” He told her. She opened the bag and pulled one out, holding it in front of his mouth until he opened it and bit down, throwing her a playful glare.
She smirked and pulled one out also, biting into it, bobbing her head to the music.
“Okay, let me try a Butterfinger.” He said. She opened the tiny wrapper, having gotten the bite size bag. She held it out in her hand, while she investigated the bag for another one. She did not expect Steve’s mouth to come down on her hand and suck the candy into his mouth. She snapped her head over to him and her mouth hung open. “I cannot believe you just did that!” She yelled, laughing.
He shrugged his shoulders, smirking at her. “What? I thought you were feeding me? I am the driver after all, gotta keep my hands on the wheel.” He said in a more serious tone. Kat rolled her eyes. “Of course, you do. You do know that only old people still drive with two hands, right?” She teased.
Steve rolled his eyes.