"Pretty amazing." Sim grinned. "Come on, we'll go get some dinner and start picking things out today, because if you leave it until tomorrow you will be freaking out."

"Yeah, good plan," Ella said. She took a couple more quick breaths. "Though I think I'm already starting to freak out."

"No, no freaking out." Sim shot her an alarmed look. "Come on, up to the apartment, make some of that good Omega tea."

"Tea, yeah, okay, Omega tea sounds good," Ella said, nodding and following Sim.

"Good." Sim unlocked their apartment and ushered Ella inside. "Go sit." She headed into the kitchen to put the kettle on and start dinner.

Ella nodded and went to settle on the couch. She was already going over in her head what had happened, and the plans she'd made.

Sim made their special Omega tea and brought a cup over to Ella.

"There. See, not so scary now, no need to freak out."

Ella took the cup and took a sip.

"Trying not to freak out," she mumbled over the rim of the cup. "Oh god, Sim, there's an Alpha and a Beta interested in me, that's never happened before."

"I know," Sim said, sitting next to her. "You'll be fine. They're both well behaved and you can always call me and I've still got that Alpha-Mace."

"What if they don't like me?" Ella asked. "What if I chase them off somehow?"

"You haven't yet," Sim said. "Besides, they're Avengers, I'm pretty sure it's hard to scare them."

"What if I mess things up?" Ella asked. "I don't want to mess this up."

"You won't mess up if you just relax and be yourself. If you're too worried you'll be all stilted and formal and it won't be any fun." Sim shrugged.

"Would you be relaxed if it was you?" Ella asked. She sighed. "There's so much that could go wrong."

"...Probably not," Sim admitted. "Just try to relax. I know there are plenty of things that could go wrong but there's no point worrying about them prematurely."

"I am never going to get to sleep tonight," Ella said, settling back. "I'm going to need so much coffee tomorrow..."

"We'll get you to sleep," Sim said, leaning into her side a bit. "You'll manage. Just drink your tea and relax."

Ella made a soft, neutral noise and cuddled up to Sim a bit more. She definitely wanted the physical contact at the moment.

Sim draped an arm over her and let her get comfortable. She was perfectly okay with cuddling all night.

Ella settled in, tucked against Sim. Cuddling with another Omega sounded good, and it would definitely be good for her nerves.

Sim stayed there with her for the rest of the night. Omega cuddles were the best, after all. And the next day in the shop she didn't go out to run any errands, instead hanging around and occasionally leaning against Ella.

Ella gratefully accepted the cuddles. They were doing wonders for keeping her calm and not freaking out, and she definitely appreciated Sim for offering the contact.

Sim looked over when the door opened, and Bucky and Steve came in again. She rubbed Ella's back a bit but let her handle the two.

Ella couldn't help the warm rush of pleasure she felt when she saw them. Even though she'd only met them two days before, she found she looked forward to them coming in.

"Two straight black coffees?" she asked, smiling a bit at them.

"Got it in one," Bucky agreed with a flirty grin. "You're learning our preferences, doll." Not that they were all that hard to figure out coffee-wise. Steve just smiled at her.