Lessons in Rule Breaking and Other Reader-Inserts*Steve Rogers*Reader*

Lessons in Rule Breaking - Pt.2/2

Oh god.

"Oh god, I'm such an ass," you whispered for the second time this evening, letting your head fall into your palm.

You thought he was being a dick. And had been saving the world.

"Oh my god, Steve, I'm so sorry."

"What for?" he asked, seeming confused.

""I... may have thought... you... lost the text?"

"That can happen?!"

You pressed your lips together. Sweet child, still learning about technology.... You cleared your throat. "It can. If you help it... disappear."

"...oh."

"Yeah. I'm sorry. I honestly don't know what I was thinking. Well, I know what I was thinking, obviously, but... yeah. It's... it would be a perfectly natural response, you know, to ignore it-"

"Yeah, no," he interrupted you, determined. "I'm sorry if I made you upset. I... if the offer still stands, I would really like to watch a movie with you."

And just like that, your heart melted completely.

"Awww, Steve," a new voice joined in the background. "You are so sw-"

"Go to hell, Romanov-" Steve cut off the woman and you could heard some rustling then – did Steve try to cover the speaker?

"Ouch. I'm wounded, Rogers," the woman continued teasing him and you bit the inside of your cheek to stop yourself from laughing since you could still hear Romanov clearly.

"Just— shut up. Go away."

You could hear a laugh and then a bang, another rustle and Steve was back with you.

"Sorry 'bout that."

You chuckled. "It's okay, Steve. She seems like a piece of work," you noted and heard him inhale sharply.

"...how much did you hear?"

"Not much, just about... everything?"

"I'm going to kill her. Yeah, Natasha can be a bit too much," he mumbled and you would swear he sounded embarrassed.

"Sounds like it would be a shame to kill her. Bet she's a keeper."

"Wait until you meet her, you might change your mind."

Your lips parted, your heart sent into a cardiac arrest. Holy— did he just imply he would like you and the Natasha woman meet? That he wouldn't be against you meeting his friends/co-workers? That was... nice.

"Anyway, can I still take you upon the offer? Please?"

Oh god, the soft timid 'please' was enough to erase the past few days. You were such a goner.

"Yeah. Yeah, you can. When do you have time? Did you pick any of the days I suggested?"

"Tomorrow?" he offered, taking you aback greatly, your stomach clenching immediately. That soon?! "Or not-"

"Yes! Tomorrow's fine. Why wait, right?"

"Exactly," he breathed, relieved. "I much rather meet with you soon so they can't call me away again before I do. So..."

Your heart just swelled. You needed to stop reading more into all this.

"...tomorrow. After eight. Looking forward to it, Steve." Too much, ALERT, too much!

"Me too," he replied and you would swear you could hear a smile in his voice.

"You got it bad, Rogers," came then and you covered your mouth with your palm to muffle the giggle on your lips.