Wandas POV

The drive back to the compound was quick and short.

Okay, it wasn't, but it seemed like it.

I pulled up and walked in with a smile on my face. I'm not sure where it came from or why it stayed.

Okay, I do. But I don't.

Nat is, not surprisingly, the first to see and greet me.

"Well, hello there, Wanda. I see you made it back to the compound.." she checks her watch, "only a few hours after you left. How'd it go?"

I roll my eyes, but it's more playful. Like I said, I'm in a good mood for some reason.

"I found her," it's all I say before I walk away, heading towards the kitchen to grab a snack as I realized I never ate lunch.

Nat is quickly on my heals. "That's all I get?! You found her? And then what happened! I want details," she shakes my shoulder gently.

I don't let it deter me, I grab some leftovers and throw them into the microwave before I allow myself to give in to her demands.

"Well, I went to the hospital first like you suggested. Which worked out well. I did find some nurses that.. knew her.."

Nat cuts me off, "why do you say it like that?"

Might as well tell her. Besides, Nat could probably analyze what went down better than I can and I need to know.

"I ran into one of her exes," I state plainly.

Nats eyebrows raise, "oh?"

"Yup. One of the nurses working at the time had dated her. Even warned me about finding her."

"Warned you?"

"Told me to watch my heart or something about the person behind the dazzling eyes."

"Dazzling?"

"Yes. They're dazzling. They're like a cold drink in the middle of summer, they're.."

"Damn, Wanda. I believe you. I guess I'll have to see them for myself. But please, continue," she sits on the chair across from me as I wait for the microwave to go off.

"Well, after she warned me and I assured her I was only looking for her to thank her," Nat scoffs at this, I ignore it. "She told me the fire house I could find her at. Or the one she worked at. She didn't know her schedule anymore."

"Okay? So a warning from the ex. That's not totally abnormal. I mean, most exes will tell you how crazy their ex is."

Okay, so that didn't bother Nat as much as I thought it would. Maybe if I could remember exactly what she said..

"Well, I went to the fire house, of course. Because I had gone all that way and asked her ex, I figured I should at least meet the girl," I feel the need to really explain.

Nat just waits patiently for me to continue.

"Right. So I got there and asked for the blue eyed girl and they knew exactly who I was talking about. They were going to help me find her as she was at work that day. But she came out laughing with some blonde.

"But.. when she saw me there, she was like a different person. An anger took over and she wanted to know why I was there."

"Different person?"

I run my hand through my hair, "yeah, I don't know how else to put it. She was so happy and bubbly with the blonde then she just switched to this angry, aggressive person.."

"What'd she say? What'd she do? What did you do?" Nat is on the edge of her seat.

"She didn't want to talk to me, but agreed for a few minutes. I got her to open up a little bit, but once I said I was grateful for the opportunities and doctors I had here, she shut right back down and left."

Nat furrows her brows, seemingly in thought.

"Hm. Interesting. And you never met her before? You don't know why she would act that way when she saw you?"

"Not a clue. Never met her before she pulled me out of that building," I shrug. "And I would know those eyes anywhere. There's no way I knew her before."

"Hmm.. well I'm sorry it wasn't what you were hoping for with rainbows and fireworks," she hops off of the stool. "But, I guess this means you can move on and go out with Lexi," she's smirking again.

"Ugh.. yeah. I guess. We have been texting since I woke up and she said she still wants to go on that date.."

"Do it! Ask her right now!" Nat is way too excited for this.

"Why are you so excited?" I narrow my eyes, suddenly very unsure of Nats intentions.

"Because! This could be good for you! I want you to be happy. And then maybe we can go on double dates.." she adds that in there slyly.

"Double dates?"

"Mhm. I'm sure my girl would be happy to."

"It is about damn time I met her. She must be really special to have you all giddy like this."

"She is. I can't wait for you to meet her!"

"Well then, we'll have to set it up."

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It's been a couple of weeks since I went to the fire house.

I've been going about my days like normal. A few missions with the team, some movie nights. We even went out a couple of times for dinner and to some clubs.

It was all a lot of fun.

But everywhere I went, all I could do was look for those blue eyes in the crowd of people.

I know I would recognize them if I saw them. And no matter how cold she was when I met her officially, something told me the person behind that cold stare still held the soft look she gave me as she carried me out of the burning building.

And I couldn't help but want to know more about her. More about the situation, about what I could have done wrong.

It has been plaguing my mind.

Which is really rather unfortunate because I have even gone on a couple of dates with Lexi.

It hasn't been anything too serious, it really can't be with the way Blue's eyes takes over my thoughts and leads me down a path I shouldn't let her.

But it still happens.

So the dates have been fun. We've gone out to a movie once, a dinner, even went to an amusement park for the day.

Like I said, it's all been fun.

And I wish I could give in and let Lexi take my thoughts, or better yet me, along with her.

But I don't feel right until I can figure out this issue with Blue.

And I have absolutely no idea how I am suppose to do that.

I clearly can't just show up at the fire house again. The one time with the excuse of thanking her was enough, anything else would be pushing my luck and I don't want to push her any farther.

If that's possible. It's not like we talk or anything. I'm probably a long forgotten thought to her by now.

And that's a little painful to swallow.

So for now, until I can come up with some crazy plan of winning her over, even if it's just to talk, well I'm all about the distractions.

And that's what tonight will be about.

"I am so glad we are finally able to do this!" Nat cheers as we all raise our drinks in cheers.

"Yes! I can't believe we waited so long for a girls night. We need to do this more often," Val agrees.

We haven't been here that long yet, but most of us are pretty gone ourselves.

Not having much time away from a group of super hero guys will do that to you.

Or any guy, really.

"Alright, ladies. A round of shots curtesy of the men over in the far corner," the bar tender says as she places the tray down.

We all grab one and look over to the guys, raising our glasses in a cheer to them before downing the shots.

None of us are really interested. This is a girls night after all. And most of us have interests that lie elsewhere.

I'm in the mood for another shot or two, wanting to drown out the loud thoughts of not just me, but the others accompanying me.

I grab Nats hand and drag her over to the bar so she can get some shots with me.

She doesn't even question it.

As we wait for the bartender to pour the shots, someone new comes through the door. And like any other person, my attention is drawn to the new comers.

And wouldn't you know it.

There's Ms. Blue Eyes.

I don't stop the smile that takes over my entire face.

I'm not sure why, but I take this as a good sign.

And seeing her in good spirits as she walks in the room with her friends only brightens mine that much more.

Soon I'm being nudged by Nat so I can help her carry the drinks.

With every step over to our table I'm on the verge of tripping.

Yup.

I'm watching her enter the room with confidence, leaving her friends to head over to the bar so she can grab a drink.

And it's at that moment, as I'm walking away from the bar back to our table and she's walking toward the bar to start her night that we catch each other's eye.

And again,

Those ocean blue eyes turn cold as ice.