As Evelyn got off the elevator she saw the team all in the kitchen grabbing pizza around the island. She found Wanda sitting in a chair with Vision behind her rubbing her back. She looked so sad.
Wanda looked up and saw Evelyn walking to the room and jumped out of her seat and stood by the island, "Evelyn, I'm so sorry. I -" she started.
Evelyn took her into a big hug, "Hush, you have nothing to apologize for. You helped me unlock a part of myself today. I was the one who pushed myself harder than I should've. I was already tired from sparring this morning and should have realized my limitations."
Wanda hugged her back. "You did amazing today. I am so glad you're okay."
"I'm so glad I have such a wonderful trainer," Evelyn said, releasing her from the hug but holding her at arms length to look at her in the eyes, "now no more sadness. Enjoy your first night home."
As Wanda nodded; Vision came up and wrapped his arm around Wanda and looked down at Evelyn and smiled. "You are truly as wonderful as everyone says you are."
Evelyn blushed at his praise and before she could say anything she was engulfed in a hug by Natasha. "Don't ever do that again," she said into Evelyn's ear.
"It's not like I did it on purpose," Evelyn laughed but saw the seriousness in Natasha's eyes. "I'm sorry I scared you and crushed you when I fainted on you."
"We are increasing your calorie intake so that doesn't happen again and please - you're light as a feather. I could've carried you myself but Barnes picked you up before any of us had a chance," Natasha said, sneaking her a quick wink.
"I'm always up for more food," Evelyn said smiling and Natasha let her go to sit next to Bruce who had pulled out her chair for her. When Natasha looked up at Evelyn she blushed when Evelyn shot her a wink.
She looked around and saw that Steve and Bucky had gone to sit on the couch and Steve waved her in. She walked over and was surprised when Bucky grabbed her hand and gently pulled her next to him. She laughed as she plopped down on the couch.
"How are you feeling Doll?" Bucky asked, looking her over.
"Good, still a little tired but I'm hoping pizza will help that," she said, stealing a piece of his pizza.
"Watch out Evelyn - he is liable to bite you for taking his food," Steve laughed.
Evelyn looked over at Bucky while taking a bite of the pizza. "Nah, he shares his ice cream with me."
"You share ice cream?!" Steve asked, taking a drink of his beer.
Bucky shrugged and took a drink looking at Evelyn who had a mischievous grin.
"Maybe he just likes me more than you," Evelyn said, winking at him, making Bucky choke on his beer. "Okay, Bucky - it wasn't that funny of an idea." She said slapping his arm.
Steve raised his eyebrow at Bucky and gave him a half smile but took another drink when Bucky's eyes narrowed at him. Evelyn looked between the two men and shook her head and got up and took a slice of Steve's pizza.
"Hey! I was planning on eating that," Steve said laughing at her as she plopped back down and shrugged.
"Nat says I have to increase my calorie intake - Right Nat?!" Evelyn yelled at Natasha while finishing the slice.
"Whatever she said I agree," Natasha said from the island, making Evelyn laugh.
"That's a true friend right there," she laughed as she got up.
"Where you going?" Bucky asked looking up at her.
"Don't worry Sarge I'll be right back - I'm getting my own pizza and something to drink. I don't want to upset you guys," she laughed
"I don't mind sharing," Bucky said, gesturing to his plate and his beer.
"You guys are growing boys and need your pizza and I don't drink beer," Evelyn said walking into the kitchen.
Bucky watched her walking into the kitchen to grab a plate. He was so mesmerized by this woman and when she turned around he gave her a big smile. He felt his heart rate speed up when she returned it before talking to Natasha and Wanda again.
"Buck, you're staring," Steve said laughing as he handed him another beer.
"I literally can't stop myself. This is getting embarrassing," Bucky said as he opened his beer and took a drink.
"What's embarrassing?" Evelyn asked, sitting down next to him. "Talking about how I beat both your asses today or how I have been carried newly wed style by both of you?"
"Wait, when did Steve carry you?" Wanda asked as the rest of the group joined them.
"When we rescued her I carried her to the jet," Steve explained making room for the group.
"Yeah, I apparently have the luck of being unconscious when handsome men carry me," Evelyn said scooting closer to Bucky as everyone crammed on the couch.
"You think I'm handsome Doll?" Bucky whispered in her ear as he raised his arm to lay it on the back of the couch.
Evelyn looked at him and bit her lip and grinned turning her attention to Wanda, "Tell me about Wakanda!"
Wanda smiled at Evelyn, "It was wonderful. We were given our own suite and a Yurt so we could sleep wherever we wanted while I trained. Shuri and T'Challa helped me so much but we missed our family."
"A Yurt? That sounds romantic," Natasha said, raising an eyebrow at Wanda who blushed.
"Sounds peaceful to me," Bruce said thinking.
"Something can be peaceful and romantic at the same time Bruce," Evelyn said, taking a drink of her mixed drink. "Just the two of you away from everything and everyone." She winked at Wanda as she leaned into Vision.
"That's a good point," Bruce said looking out of the corner of his eye at Natasha.
Steve looked over at Bucky and saw he was leaning against the arm of the couch slightly turned towards Evelyn who was unconsciously leaning into him and he smiled. "Are you a romantic Evelyn?"
Evelyn thought about it for a second as she took another drink of her drink. "I guess - I love love," she laughed. "My parents were head over heels for each other. They gave me some high standards for how I want to end up."
"What do you mean?" Vision asked, holding hands with Wanda.
"My Dad was very romantic. He planned secret dates for my Mom and they would take short trips just the two of them. He loved the outdoors and our house had a lot of random daisy patches around it - he'd always pick them and surprise her with them," Evelyn ended smiling at her hands.
Next to her Bucky's heart jumped; the daisy's he sent her. She peaked a look at him and blushed when she saw he was looking at her.
"Oh wow," Natasha said, "you're lucky to have a man in your life like that."
"Yeah I know. No guy my sister and I ever dated even came close to him," Evelyn laughed while taking a drink.
"Not yet anyway," Steve said, raising his beer to her and smiling.
"Here's to hoping," Evelyn raised her glass up to him and smiled before finishing it.
Natasha nudged Wanda and nodded to Bucky and Evelyn. Wanda gave her a small grin and looked at Bucky, "What about you Bucky? Are you a romantic or are you like Bruce here?"
"Hey wait -" Bruce started but Natasha pinched his elbow to make him shut up.
"I think I can be pretty romantic when the occasion calls for it," Bucky said taking a drink of his beer
"Hmm, how so?" Natasha asked him and Evelyn looked between her and Wanda and caught on and shook her head wishing she had another glass but instead started eating another slice of pizza trying to act natural.
"Oh no, I'm not giving away my secrets," Bucky shook his head laughing.
"You're no fun," Natasha said leaning back on the couch.
"What about you Steve?" Evelyn asked him trying to keep the conversation going because she felt a jealous pit in her stomach wondering what Bucky had done for other women.
"I think romance is putting the other person ahead of yourself and making sure they feel special and cared for," Steve said thinking.
"I knew you were a hopeless romantic," Evelyn said smiling.
"Guilty," he said smiling back at her.
Wanda yawned and Vision was quick to notice, "Okay everyone we're going to head to bed. I think we've had an exciting day."
Evelyn got up and hugged Wanda again. "Thank you again. I'm glad you were brought into my life."
Wanda looked at her and smiled, "me too."
"I think I'm heading to bed too," Natasha said standing up and giving Evelyn a big hug.
"I'll walk you up," Bruce shot up from his seat making Evelyn laugh.
"Night guys," Steve said, spreading out a little more.
"Night," Bucky said, raising his beer bottle.
When they walked out Evelyn sat back in her spot close to Bucky. "You guys said you can't get drunk from beer?"
"Nope," Bucky said, taking another drink.
"Oh gross - you guys drink beer for the taste," Evelyn laughed at the two men.
"Beers not so bad," Steve said laughing at Evelyn's face.
"Agree to disagree," Evelyn said, bringing up her leg under her.
"What do you have planned for tomorrow?" Steve asked, opening another beer.
"I plan on doing some baking to take to the VA next week but other than that I think my fainting spell ruined any chances that Wanda will be doing another training with me," Evelyn said leaning her head back feeling the coolness of Bucky's left arm.
"You can join us for the run in the morning," Bucky said looking over at her.
She thought about it for a second, "that'd be awesome. I've never been to a city this large before."
"You've never been to New York?" Steve asked, leaning his arm on the opposite arm of the couch.
"No, I'm a simple small town kind of gal," Evelyn grinned at him. "My hometown had one stop sign and a little mom and pop grocery store."
"Wow, that's definitely a small town," Steve said laughing.
"You guys grew up here - in Brooklyn right?" Evelyn asked looking over at Bucky
"Yeah, how did you know it was Brooklyn?" Bucky asked taking a drink of his beer.
"I can hear it a little in some of the things you two say - especially to each other" Evelyn said still looking into Bucky's eyes.
"I didn't think we had accents," Steve said, bringing Evelyn attention to him smiling.
"Of course you don't - you're the one talking. I love accents; I always have. Growing up in Ohio we don't have accents and me and my friends were obsessed with them growing up," Evelyn laughed.
"So what's your favorite accent?" Bucky said grinning at her.
"Oh no. I'm not telling either of you the answer to that question. Not having that information used against me. I haven't been here long but that sounds like information Tony would abuse," Evelyn laughed and stood up to go into the kitchen for a drink.
"Oh come on!" Steve said from the couch, "we just care if it's the Brooklyn accent."
"She's blushing Steve. I think we got our answer," Bucky said teasing her.
Evelyn shook her head and laughed "I hate both of you."
Bucky smiled at her as she walked around the couch and pulled her down next to him before she could walk past him, "that's not very nice."
Evelyn slapped him playfully and got up and walked to Steve and gave him a hug, "I'm sorry Steve - I don't hate you."
"I know Evelyn," Steve said laughing at Bucky's shocked face as Evelyn plopped down next to Bucky and stuck her tongue out at him.
"I share my ice cream and pizza with you and he's the one you give a hug to?" Bucky said shaking his head at her.
"You got to dance with me two times," Evelyn said, shrugging.
"Two times?" Steve said, raising his eyebrow at them.
"Not my fault he let Roy dance with you instead of doing the dance he asked you for," Bucky said laughing.
"Hey, I was going to dance with her but then she punched someone in the face and went upstairs with you," Steve said, making Evelyn snort into her drink.
"Oh that makes me sound so horrible," Evelyn said putting her face in her hands laughing. "I promise I won't punch anyone in the face at the next party until I dance with you Steve."
"I'll hold you to that," Steve said taking a drink laughing