a simple encounter

lagos

"Are you enjoying the movie?" I ask him

"I am, very much so," he smiles while looking down at me

"Good," I say with a smile

The movie was almost a quarter of the way done when I found my eyes getting even heavier. I knew that I would end up falling asleep before the movie was over and while Steve was still here. My real question was, would he stay? As the room fell dark I drifted off into a deep sleep.

When I woke the next morning, my room was filled with a soft tone of orange from the morning's sunrise. I sat up and looked at the clock that was on my wall. It was 5: 45 am. I looked beside me in the bed only to see that Steve was gone. I let out a sigh. I don't know if I wanted him to stay or go, but seeing that he was gone didn't exactly make me smile. I pushed myself out of bed knowing that we had to head to Lagos pretty early. I entered my bathroom and looked in the mirror, my hair was an absolute mess and there was dark circles under my eyes definitely from all the late nights and early mornings I have had recently. I quickly washed my face to wake myself up more and brushed my hair out to tame it. I knew Lagos would be an undercover mission so I opened my closet and chose a pair of black jeans and paired it with a dark blue fitted t-shirt. I left my room and headed down to the equipment room where I assumed everyone would be, getting ready. I entered the room and saw Nat, Steve, Wanda and Sam all getting ready.

"No Rhodes or Vision?" I ask

"We've gotta lay low, they'll be handling stuff here while we're gone," Nat replies

I nod my head and head over to my equipment to gear up. I feel someone walk up behind me.

"Hey," Steve says

I turn around and smile.

"Good morning, Steve," I smile back

"You ready for this?" Steve asks

"As ready as I'll ever be," I reply

We all finish gearing up and head into the Quin-jet. We land the jet on the outskirts of Lagos to continue to lay low. We head into the city, Steve and Sam break off taking the high ground while Nat, Wanda and I stay grounded. We find a small cafe to sit at while we scout out the area. We all sit at different table's with a coffee to blend in as much as possible. Steve comes on the comms as the mission begins.

"All right, what do you see?" he asks

"Standard beat cops, Small station, Quiet street. Its a good target," I reply

"There's an ATM on the south corner, which means?" he asks again

"Cameras," Wanda replies

"Both cross streets are one-way," Steve adds

"Which means compromised escape routes," Nat continues

"Means our guy doesn't care about being seen. He isn't afraid to make a mess on his way out. You see that Range Rover halfway up the block?" Steve says

"The red one? Its cute," Wanda replies

"It's also bulletproof, which means private security," I add

"Which means more guns, which means more headaches for somebody. Probably us," Nat continues

"You guys know I can move things with my mind, right?" Wanda says

"Looking over your shoulder needs to become a second nature," Nat replies

"Anybody ever tell you you're a little paranoid?" Sam asks

"Not to my face, Why? Did you hear something?" Nat asks him

"Eyes on target, folks. This is the best lead we've had on Rumlow in six months. I don't wanna lose him," Steve inturpts