Introducing Winona Ryder as Dr Juliette Johnson:

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Juliette leaves the lab to bring a file Chief Dooley asked for to his office. She walks into the bullpen and up to Chief's office door. She raises her hand to knock but the file in her other hand is snatched away by a certain blonde asshole.

"What we got here?" Thompson asks with a smirk, flicking through the file.

"A file" She says softly,reaching for it back but he raises it higher. Her brow furrowed in concentration as she reached up for it.

"Why so quiet,love?" Jack's smirk widens, thinking about how cute her face looked when she's annoyed.

She looks at him pleadingly and he hands it back to her after a second.

She turns back to the chiefs door and knocks, entering when he says and closing the door behind her.

Jack watches her through the window as she hands Chief the file. She looked so innocent sometimes, like a small cat or something. A part of him just wanted to hold her close and run his hands through her hair, tell her its all alright. He finds himself still staring when she exits the office. He tails her as the attempts to go back to the lab.

"Why are you following me?" She asks, turning on her heel to face Jack,who couldn't stop that fast and almost topples into her.

"Why are you walking away?" He quips, his tongue running along his lower lip as he looks her up and down.

"Because some people actually have something to prove, and unlike you Agent Thompson, Dr Johnson is invaluable and a genius" Neither Juliette nor Jack had noticed Peggy walk in, so at her voice Juliette nearly yelped.

Peggy was dressed in a blue suit jacket and skirt, a red hat on her head. She looked nice,Juliette thought.

Jack looked as of he was about to say something back but the alarm blared in the background.

Chief Dooley came out his office, barking orders "Agent Carter, we just caught a redback out of D.C. All hands on deck"

Peggy starts to walk to the briefing room but is interrupted by Dooley saying "Meaning, cover the phones. Thompson, escort Miss Johnson back to the lab then come to the briefing room"

Thompson starts to guide Juliette to her lab, putting his hand on the small of her back.

Peggy picks up a phone telling Rose to forward all calls to the briefing room and off Dooley's agitated look says "Covered. Shall we?"

Juliette can't help but smile at Peggy's action before batting Jack's hand away "I can walk on my own, I don't need your help"

He sighs and still walks her to the door. "Can I bother you for a kiss goodbye?" He teases, but regrets saying it. Though he did kind of want a kiss from her, not that he'd admit it.

Juliette sighs, bowing her head to hide her slight smile,before going back into the lab.

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Later that day, Juliette is going over some fingerprints from a still unsolved case and overhears the name Howard Stark from one of her co-workers. She feels the blood drain from her face.

"I'm sorry, what about Howard Stark?" She stands up straight as she asks them.

"You didn't know?" One of her fellow lab techs smirks condescendingly.

"Didn't know what?" She tilts her head to the side slightly, looking up at the rude man with her big brown eyes. The man immediately feels bad, the girl looked so sweet.

"He's a fugitive from justice" he hands her two newspapers from the table.

She takes them and one headline reads CAPTAIN AMERICA ALLY YET TO EXPLAIN WEAPONS SALE  with a picture of Howard Stark under it. The other paper's headline is STARK MANHUNT IN 3 STATES with a picture of Steve Rogers under the words CAPTAIN AMERICA ALLY IN HOT WATER.

The picture of Steve almost cheered Juliette up, but sadly not enough. She'd met Steve in a dance hall back in 1939. Bucky tried to get her to dance but Steve seemed like more plesant company, though she grew close with both men in the end.

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'Come on Ju, it'll be fun to dance' Bucky whined at her.
'Nope. Steve doesn't want to dance either so you can't drag us out' Steve nodded and the two sat together on the sofa of Steve's house 'We are sitting on the sofa and having a good old conversation with a cup of tea' she says matter of factly.
Bucky and Steve immediately jump to mock her english accent.
'Cuppa tea' Steve said, nudging her in the ribs.
'It's a couch not a sofa' Bucky teased, with a smirk.
She let out a half annoyed half happy sigh and leaned her head back against the sofa.

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She read over the headlines again. Howard couldn't do that. He'd helped her through everything, the two had gotten quite close. She couldn't believe the SSR was wasting time and resources on a clearly innocent man.

Juliette put the papers back down and stomped to the bullpen. Well, by stomped, she politely walked through the halls as to not disturb anyone, but in her mind she was stomping and slamming doors.

"Peggy!" She called, rushing to her desk in the far corner "They're hunting Howard? Why? I don't think he's done anything! Why would anyone be so stupid as to-"

She's cut off by Agent Thompson coming over "Gossip on your own time, girls"

Juliette turned to Jack and shushed him and it took all his strength not to laugh. She was like a little kid sometimes, it was adorable.

She turned back to Peggy but before Peggy could say a word or Juliette could start complaining again Jack put his hands on her waist and turned her to face him.

Peggy didn't miss the redness rise to Juliette's cheeks or the smile that rose to Jack's when he saw.

"Johnson, I need you to calm down, yes? Don't get your pretty little head in a worry" He patted her hair before he could stop himself.

"I'm not little" She crosses her arms across her chest "5'5 isn't short!"

"You tell yourself that, love" Jack grins and subconsciously moves her a little closer. Peggy just observes, trying not to laugh at Juliette's red face or Jack's smug smirk.

Juliette sighs and did something no one in the room could've anticipated and leans her head against Jack's chest. He let's out a breath he didn't know he'd been holding and looks down at her. Before he knows what's happening he presses his lips against her head.

"You alright?" He asks quietly.

She nods and pulls away slightly. He lets his arms rest at his sides.

"Peggy he's innocent" Juliette turns to the woman who'd been silently watching.

"I'd have to agree" She nods.

"Back to work ladies, Miss Johnson get back to the lab" Chief Dooley calls out "Thompson, get in here"

Jack gives Juliette an almost sweet smile and makes his way to Chief Dooley's office.

"Care to explain what that was?" Daniel asked. No one except Peggy had noticed Sousa watching.

"What?" Juliette asked, as clueless as ever.

"Jules, please tell me you're kidding?" Peggy presses.

Juliette looks between the two agents, she genuinely seemed to have no idea what they meant.

"You. And Thompson. The cuddling" Sousa said awkwardly.

"Your point?" The doctor asked, her nose scrunching up in confusion.

"Oh lord" Peggy sighed, burying her face into her hands.

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After her long day at work, Juliette got into her small room at the Griffith and collapsed in her bed. She could hear Angie talking loudly outside her room, probably about to ask her to come for dinner.

"Angie, I'm not feeling great" She opened her door, knowing Angie would be there, her arm raised to knock.

The woman smiled and said "You physic or something, Doc?"

A smile tainted Juliette's cheeks "Maybe I am" She teased "Not feeling like socialising though, tell Miriam I'm ill or something"

Angie nodded and moved onto the next room. Juliette shut the door with a sigh.

She nearly jumped from her skin as her phone rang. She picked up and immediately said "Doctor Juliette Johnson speaking"

"Why so formal Johnson? Good to know your full name though. Got a middle name I don't know about?"

"Thompson? You need something?" She fiddled with her necklace and sat at her dressing table.

"I'm not sure. Working late at the office and uh felt bored" He admitted sheepishly "Didn't even think about it. Just dialed your number"

"I gave you this for emergencies"

"It is an emergency. I'm urgently in need of a better conversationalist that Agent Yauch"

She laughs softly, making Thompson smile giddily onto he other end of the line.

"I don't think I'll be any more entertaining than your work"

"I disagree. You're always a pleasure"

Juliette silently smiles to herself before saying into the phone, her voice soft "Agent Thompson?"

"Yeah,love?"

"Go do your work"

Juliette hears a groan from the other end of the phone but eventually Thompson gives in.

"Fine, goodnight Johnson"

"You too,Blondie" and she hangs up before he can argue the nickname.

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Juliette walks into the dance hall, a little overwhelmed by the amount of people in the building.

Men and women dance in a circular dance floor while tables surround it, a bar in the far corner of the room.

She scans the room for a free table, a frown reaching her cheeks when she can't find one.

A small blonde man sitting alone catches her eye. He sits alone, drawing in a notebook.

She walks over to the man and asks 'What are you drawing?"

He jumps at the voice and shuts his notebook. "I-er I-well its not I'm not- I don't I-I-er-"

"No need to be nervous" she reassures "It's a good drawing" she looks up at the red-headed lady at a nearby table, the one the small man was drawing "Why don't you show her? I'm sure she'd love it!"

"I don't think that's a good idea" the man looks down at his hands, his face turning red in embarrassment.

"Why not?" Juliette asks, looking down at the man, putting a hand on his back "I'm sure she'd love it! I know I would"

"Because talking to a woman always seemed so terrifying" he admits.

"You're talking to one right now" She smiles.

The man indicates for her to sit opposite him "Steve Rogers" He holds out a hand for her to shake.

"Dr Juliette Johnson" She shakes his hand with a smile as she sits down.

"Doctor? That's cool"

"Thanks, I learnt from my Father. He was a scientist and he always loved to teach me things about it. Eventually I got accepted into a college since he's pretty well renowned, for once they let a girl in and well-" she takes a second to pause and grin "here I am! And look at me rambling on I'm sorry" Juliette held her head down in shame.

"No, No! I like it when you talk" Steve smiles at her, the two finally making eye contact "Why isn't a pretty dame like you dancing? Not dame sorry, girl-woman I mean I-" he cuts himself off with a groan.

She chuckles softly "Not much of a dancer. I'm not really sure why I'm here, my brother's into all this though. I was supposed to meet him but he was busy with work" she paused, looking at Steve in the eyes "figured I'd choose to be sociable for once" She jokes.

"Yeah, my friend Bucky dragged me out. He's somewhere round here, dancing with a blonde british gal I believe. She kinda smelt like burnt toast" Steve sips his drink.

"Woah, didn't know my grandma came dancing" Juliette grins at him and it widens when Steve returns it.

"Who's this?" A voice makes both heads turn.

"Buck, this is Dr Juliette Johnson, she-" Steve starts but Bucky smirks and interrupts.

"She's pretty" He winks leans against the table, looking her up and down. "What brings you round here?"

"Just enjoying Steve's company" She smiles at Steve.

The song changes and Bucky gives Juliette one of his signature smiles "Ah come on Doc, I love this song, care to join me?"

"I don't dance" She responds.

"Why you in a dance hall then, doll?"

"I'm not sure. But I quite like talking with Steve so maybe go dance with my grandma again"

Bucky looks confused but Steve nearly chokes on his drink laughing. "I don't get it" Bucky looks between the two laughing idiots.

Steve and Juliette are too busy laughing to respond and Bucky just sighs with a smile, sitting down next to Steve.

And that's what led her to this mess.

A/N-Heyyy! Hope you like this so far! I'm not sure how frequently I'll be posting the chapters but I'll try post as much as possible :) tysm for reading this first chapter and hope you'll read some more!