The Wedding
The wedding came a few days later. Kat found herself Tony and Peppers bedroom, already in her dress, zipping up Peppers. She stood behind Pepper in the mirror and adjusted the veil for her. “Thank you for being here Kat.” Pepper told her. Kat smiled and looked at the mirror smiling. “Thank you for having me, this is my first time being in a wedding.” She said softly.
Pepper turned and hugged the younger woman. “You’re family Kat, there’s no one else I’d rather have with me. Is it okay that I asked Nat to stand with us? I know that Tony asked Happy to stand up there as well.”
“Of course, Pepper, Nat is family too.” Kat told her.
“You’re damn right.” Came Nat’s voice from the doorway. Both women turned to look at the gorgeous redhead in a dark maroon floor length dress, slit up the side, slightly plunging neckline. “Wow Nat, you look gorgeous.” Kat told her, pulling her into a hug.
“So do the both of you. Now come on, let’s get you married woman.” She said to Pepper.
The backyard was done up beautifully, cream and crimson everywhere. Kat smirked. She knew Tony would have that red in there, and from the look of him, his vest and tie were the same color. Happy met Nat at the back the makeshift aisle and they began their walk. Kat turned to smile at Pepper. “See you down there.” She said with a wink. Rhodey held his arm out to you and you took it and began your walk. Your breath hitched in your throat when you caught a glimpse of Steve. His vest and tie matched your dress and he was throwing you the most brilliant smile she’d ever seen.
Steve felt like he couldn’t breathe. She looked beautiful. The dress fit her perfectly. Her hair was a tangle of curls, half pulled back. She shot him a smile as she and Rhodey passed and he couldn’t keep his eyes off her when Pepper started walking down the aisle. Kat blushed and looked toward Pepper, feeling Steve’s eyes on her.
Pepper made it to the altar and Tony looked like he was going to cry.
“We are gathered here today to witness the marriage of Tony and Pepper. They elected to have this small ceremony, with just their closest friends and family. I understand you have prepared your own vows?” The minister asked them. They both nodded and Tony started first.
“Pep, I think I’ve loved you since the day I met you. Coming into my office, tall gorgeous, a look that could kill a man. I know that I haven’t been perfect, but it’s always been you. I love you with everything I have in me Pep, and I’ll love you until the day I die.” He said. Kat wiped a stray tear away before Pepper started talking.
“Tony, when I first met you, I could not stand you.” Everyone started laughing, even Tony. “You were so insufferable. But I stayed, because I saw the good in you. It’s the reason I fell in love with you. Your willingness to help people.” Kat’s eyes drifted to Steve, and he was already looking at her. Kat loved that Steve was so into helping people. It was in his blood and it was one of the things that made him an amazing person.
“You have taken me through the ringer the whole time we’ve been together, and we ended up here. We can make it through anything Tony, and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.” She told him.
Kat was so happy for them. No two people deserved to have this happiness more than Tony and Pepper. She handed Pepper the ring for Tony and they exchanged them, and then Tony being Tony, dipped her when they kissed. Everyone cheered and watched them walk down the aisle together, Kat followed with Rhodey and Nat with Happy.
There was a tent set up on the other side of the yard, and there was a small dance floor and stage set up for the DJ. There was a table up front for Tony and Pepper and Kat went over to the circular table to the left of it.
“You look beautiful Kat.” A voice behind her said. She turned around and saw Steve standing there, smiling down at her. She smiled up at him. “You don’t look so bad yourself Captain.” She told him. His jaw ticked as he pulled out her chair. She sat down and he sat next to her, watching the guests trickle in as they waited for Tony and Pepper to enter.
The dinner was amazing and Kat was having a great time. She was laughing with Steve and Nat and she felt like things were good. Tony and Pepper had their first dance and Steve held his hand out to her. “Dance with me?” He asked. Kat smiled and nodded, taking his hand. He led her to the dance floor and placed a hand on her waist tentatively, clearly nervous.
“I don’t really know how to dance, so if I step on your toes, I’m sorry.” He said softly. She smiled and pulled him closer to her. “It’s okay, you’ll do fine.” She told him. They started moving back and forth and Steve fell into it easily. He moved them around the floor gracefully, spinning Kat out and back to him, causing her to laugh. “See? You’re doing great.”
“I have a great partner.” He said, smiling down at her. A wave of hurt washed through him at that moment, remembering Peggy saying something similar to him in that bar. Kat saw the change of emotion in his face and her brow furrowed. “Steve? Are you okay?” She asked.
He shook the thoughts away and smiled at her. “Yeah, never better.” He said. Why did he feel guilty for sharing this dance with Kat? Peggy was gone, and it was a lifetime ago. A life that he should have gotten to live but didn’t. In some way, the feelings he was having toward Kat were making him feel guilty about Peggy, because he still loved her. He loved her from the first day he saw her. He wondered if he was capable of loving someone else.
When the song ended, he dipped Kat and smiled down at her. She was so beautiful. He pulled her back up and led her back to the table, sitting next to her. “Are you sure you’re okay Steve?” She asked, placing a hand on his arm. He looked at her and placed his hand over hers. “I’m fine.” He told her again. She nodded and took her hand away, placing it in her lap. She didn’t quite believe him. Everything was fine, then something changed in his face when they were dancing.
There was a fast-paced song playing and Nat was on the dance floor with Rhodey, he was spinning her around and she was laughing. It was so good to see Nat laugh. She deserved to have some fun. She came over to the table and held her hand out to Kat. “Come dance with us.” She said. Kat turned to Steve and raised an eyebrow. He shook his head. “You go ahead, I definitely don’t know how to dance like this.” He told her laughing. She chuckled and took Nat’s hand, letting her lead her back to Rhodey, who had been joined by Pepper.
Kat got spun around by Rhodey and then she spun Pepper around, swaying her hips back and forth. Steve was entranced by her. Women didn’t dance like that in his time. He was having a very hard time keeping his cool when his half hard cock was straining against his pants. Kat was moving around Nat now, pushing back up against her hips, and Steve wished he was in Nat’s place right now.
He caught Kat’s gaze and she was looking back at him, biting her lip. That did him in. He got up and carefully exited the tent, causing Kat to frown. What had she done wrong? She thought he would like watching her. She told Nat she would be right back and went outside looking for Steve. She walked around the yard and couldn’t find him. Then she checked the house. He wasn’t there either.
She didn’t see him for the rest of the night. They were supposed to be going back to the compound with Nat tomorrow so Tony and Pepper could go on their honeymoon. Kat changed out of her dress, putting on her pajamas, and got into bed, waiting for Steve to come back.
She fell asleep waiting.