anyastark:

Anya yawned and stretched lazily as she lay naked against Steve. Right now the world was absolutely perfect and nothing except the man laying next to her existed. Everything else disappeared and nothing could destroy this perfect moment. Nothing until she told her boyfriend about her plans. She yawned again. Sleep threatened to take her. Her stomach was full of really good food and she was coming down off the adrenaline high. She was enjoying basking in the afterglow.

Saturdays and Sundays had been set aside for time with Steve. With her working at the company during the week and him in school, there was little time to see each other. Saturdays and Sundays were spent with her boyfriend provided the world wasn't going to hell and the Avengers weren't needed. Since Anya returned to the Avengers, things had been quiet which meant time for other things. Like trying to find the best burger and finding a bed and breakfast for the evening.

Anya and Steve had made the drive to Rhode Island to check out this one burger place Anya had heard about. Lunch had been fantastic and worth the three hour drive and speeding ticket, but seeing how they were already that far north, Anya decided to head east to Cape Cod. From Falmouth they took the ferry over to Martha's Vineyard. Being the off season, there were rooms at the local bed and breakfasts even though they could have gone to the Stark house on the island. It had been closed for some time and staying there would have meant effort to stay there for the night.

She yawned again. She had meant to tell Steve about her idea about a team in the car, but it had never seemed the right time. Not that there would be a right time, but there was also the concern about ruining the day. She had to tell him and she had to do it before she was in the car and ready to go.

Fingertips trailed lightly over his chest and she smiled into his neck. He was a great guy and she knew she was the luckiest girl in the world to have him. She just hoped she wasn't destroying a great thing. A light kiss was dropped onto salty skin.

"I love you," she said quietly.