This is it the last chapter of Before You. I didn't plan on it ended as soon as it is. I just couldn't see it going any father. I hope you all enjoyed this story and thank you for reading.
Chapter 19-
Next Saturday night was the big day for Kara and James' first date. And it was also the day Steve was going to prove that Blair was the right partner. Steve helped James find a nice but not too fancy to take the girls too. The rugged brunette still wasn't completely comfortable with the modern world. It was a family owned Italian restaurant that had been around since the boys were in their teens. But back in the day neither were able to afford to take any dame to this restaurant.
Both Blair and Kara made sure to wear dresses similar to what women wore in the forties. They weren't exact but Kara tried her hardest to make sure they were similar. Kara's was a deep red in color that fell just past her knees and had halter straps to hold it up. Blair's had a deep scoop neck and the sleeves went half way down her arm. The light blue fabric fell down right to the top of her knees. The girls paired their dresses with black high heels, that were comfortable to dance and walk in.
"Of favorite daughter of mine!" Tony sang when he walked into Blair's apartment. Watching his daughter walk out of her bathroom, pinning the last place of hair up. "I need you to look less perfect. I can't have you go out in public looking like that."
"Oh shut up." Blair said with an roll of eye. "What's up? The guys will be up any second."
"I am going to be out of the country for about two days. Next week. Stark Enterprises stuff. And I was wondering if you wanted to come with." Tony said opening and closing her fridge multiple times before pulling out a bottle of ale. "I'm going to France. Paris to be exact. You don't have to participate in any of the meetings. Enjoy Paris. Bring Cap if you want. He will just have to stay as Steve Rogers, not as you know, Captain America."
"I would love to go!" Blair exclaimed with bright shiny eyes. "I've always wanted to go to Paris. Even if Steve doesn't want to go, I am still going."
"Where do I not want to go?" Steve asked when he and Bucky walked into the apartment. Stopping in his tracks when he caught a glimpse of Blair's outfit. "Wow. You look amazing."
Smiling softly, Blair gave a little spin letting the dress flare out. "Thank you. And dad invited me to go to Paris. With or without you." Wrapping her arms around Steve's waist, she looked into his blue eyes. "I mean don't you want to go to the most romantic city in the world with me. No war roaming over your head. Just you and me under the lights of the Eiffel Tower."
"You know what, no. Capsicile can not join us." Tony said pointing at his daughter, who then looked around Steve's shoulder and began glaring at her father until he changed his mind. "Right. Uh Rogers you are more then welcome to join us. Just keep the shield at home. Have fun on your double date." Looking over at the red head that just walked into the room. "Kara make sure these two don't do anything I would or wouldn't do."
"So the small little window of approved Stark behavior, got it." Kara said with a light smile on her face as she kept eye contact with Bucky. "Hi James."
"Wow, Kara you look wow." Bucky said as he rubbed the back of his neck.
Blushing softly, Kara took in Bucky's attire. He was wearing a light grey shirt that was tucked into a pair of black dress pants. No tie was around his neck, and the top couple buttons were undone. In Kara's honest opinion he looked like he just stepped out of photo shoot. "You look pretty wow yourself, James."
The two couples made it to the Italian restaurant for their reservation at 7. The hostess took them to the furthest table away from the public eye. A round booth table that made the men feel right at home. The dim lighting made it easy for Steve and Blair to go unnoticed as they were very public figures. And for Kara and Bucky it made them feel more comfortable without having camera's all over them, trying to get to their best friends.
Laughing softly, Blair ran her fingers threw Steve's longer hair. "Oh I can totally image Steve yelling at a guy in a movie theater. He hates it when I make a peep during a movie."
"He was being disrespectful. It wasn't just that he was talking." Steve mumbled as he moved his lasagna around on his plate.
"Stevie always found his ass getting kicked in an alley. Where I had to save him." Bucky said with a laugh of his own. "Then he had to go and get all big and strong."
"Thats cause you took all the stupid with you." Steve said with a strong smirk resting on his lips.
"Punk."
"Jerk."
"Alright boys as enjoyable as this is. I think its time to go dancing. We have to burn this food off somehow. Some of us don't have a serum running in our veins to keep us in shape." Kara said with a laugh, resting her hand on top of Bucky's.
The couples made it to the dance club and the swing band was already swinging. There were people dressed in period clothing and some were still dressed in modern clothes. Stepping into the hall made you fell like you stepped back in time for the forties. Something the girls had always dreamed. And it made the boys feel like nothing has changed.
Kara and Bucky went straight to the dance floor, the song being one of Bucky's favorites from back in the day. While Blair and Steve walked over to the bar. Blair knew this was hard on Steve. It was something he took very personally. It was almost like this would be the promise of him marrying the women he danced with. That was how serious taking Blair dancing was to him. He and Tony already had the conversation that neither of the men knew were going to happen until it happened.
"Tony I would like to talk to you." Steve said entering Tony's lab. It was the one place in the Tower everyone knew they could find Tony. He was always working on something.
Nodding his head, Tony glanced over at the super soldier. "Shoot."
"I, uh, I don't know how to even start this." Clearing his throat, Steve took a seat on the couch that Tony had in his lab to take nap periodically. Tony knew it was something serious when the leader of their team couldn't put together a full sentence without changing his wording. "I know you and Blair have just started this father daughter relationship. And she is a very independent women. But I need to ask you a question. It's a very old school question that I know most men don't ask anymore. Okay so here it goes. I want to marry Blair."
"And the question is, if you could have my permission to marry my daughter who I've only known for a year now?" Tony asked getting up from his stool and grabbing his bag of blueberries. Watching Steve nod his head slowly. Tony thought carefully what he was going to say. "You are right. Blair is a very independent women. She doesn't need my permission to do anything with her life. But this is more for me then it is for you. Why do you want to marry my daughter?"
"Blair is the first person I met outside of Shield that treated me like a normal human being. Sure in the beginning, she didn't know that I was Captain America. But when she found out she still treated me like Steve Rogers, the guy who over tipped her everyday until he built up the courage to ask her out on a date." The blond super soldier said as he stood up from his spot on the couch. He began pacing when she continued to talk about why he wanted to marry Blair. "Before Blair, I was nothing more then a superhero. Now after Blair, I am a normal human being who has a fun job. She is the one I want to marry. To have children with. To spend the rest of my life with. Blair is the one and I am taking her dancing tomorrow. She is my right partner."
"I give you permission to marry my daughter."
The band began playing something slow and Steve held his hand out towards Blair. "Would you like to dance?"
"I would love too." Blair said softly as she let Steve led them out to the dance floor. The song wasn't something Blair recognized which wasn't such a shock. But Steve seemed like he knew the song very well. His hand was resting on the small of her back, while the other held her hand close to his heart. The couple just swayed back and forth, nothing as elaborate as the other couples on the dance floor. But a speed that was perfect for just the two of them.
The two of them found themselves under the Eiffel Tower all lit up late at night. There weren't many tourists or locals around at night, something Steve was more then grateful for. He was about to do something that he only wanted to be between the two of them. Blair was staring up at the tall tower, memorized by its sheer beauty.
"It's beautiful. The pictures don't give it justice." Blair whispered, her eyes of the many light of the tower. Not on the man who was going down to one knee next to her.
"Blair Maria Riley-Stark." Steve said loud and powerful enough for Blair to glance over at her boyfriend. That was until she had to do a double take to what she was seeing. Steve was on one knee, holding a black little square box. Her hand was slowly raising over her mouth and a gasp let out of her lips when he opened the box to show a princess cut diamond with small diamonds wrapped around the band. It was the most beautiful ring she had ever seen. "I love you so much. You are my right partner. The women I want to spend the rest of my life with. Will you do me the honor and marry me?"
Nodding her head slowly, Blair let out the one word Steve was dying to hear. "Yes."
"I love you." Steve said slipping the ring on her left hand ring finger. "I love you so much."
"No I love you so much more Steve Grant Rogers." Blair said before capturing his lips with her own. "You just made me the happiest women alive."
"No you just made me the happiest man alive." Steve whispered before pulling her into another kiss.
"Is this how you wanted your first dance to go?" Blair asked looking into Steve's baby blue eyes.
"It is more then I ever dreamed it would go." Steve replied, pulling her closer and pressing his lips to hers.
Exactly one year after the happy couple got engaged, they were standing across from each other with a priest in the middle. One was wearing a pure white lace dress, with sleeves that went just past her shoulders. The other was wearing a black suit and tie. And they both just finished saying their vows to each other.
"You may now kiss the bride." The priest said closing his black leather folder as the couple engaged into a deep passionate kiss. Friends and family of both sides were clapping and cheering as the couple continued their kiss. When the couple pulled away the bridesmaids and groomsmen walked down the aisle to the lobby. Where the now married couple engaged into another kiss.
"To Mr and Mrs. Rogers!" Bucky and Kara cheered pouring themselves a glass of champagne to toast their friends. "Now lets party!"
As the song at the dance hall ended Blair and Steve looked up at each other, neither knowing how busy their lives were going to become during the next year. And neither could be more happy about what they were about to enjoy.