Wandas POV

Once Yelena tells us to ask her our burning questions, I'm quick to make sure I have the first word, wanting to spin this in the direction I want it to go, "what are you doing at this party? You're late. And you aren't an avenger."

I didn't realize I would be asking this first, but I guess it's a good place to start. Because she was very late. So how's she even know about it? Unless Nat told her so we could talk?

Better to just let her answer.

"I don't know why you're being so hostile, Wanda," Yelena says.

I go to make a remark, but I guess Yelena wasn't done.

"But. I know I was late. It wasn't intentional but I was held up. I'm not an avenger, thanks for the reminder." She has genuine hurt in her voice and it does it's job in making me feel guilty for bringing that up. "but I do work for Fury. And I was told we could come, too. Ya know, since we do work together on the occasion? You did realize Maria is here, right?"

Mm. I did notice that. But I've been too intoxicated to connect the dots. I guess this sobered me up some.

First, I need to apologize, "I'm sorry, Yelena. I wasn't trying to.."

"It's fine," she cuts me off.

But I can tell it's really not fine.

"No, I shouldn't of said that. I wasn't trying to make you feel like shit. I just knew this was a team bonding where we couldn't invite anyone else. You know I think you should be on the team."

"Sure," she adverts her eyes. "Was that all?"

"Lena, she didn't mean it that way. She's a little drunk and.." Nat tries.

"Yeah. So are you. So I don't really know why we're having this conversation. It's clear you didn't want me to be here. And honestly I don't want to be here anymore, so.."

"No. Don't leave. I really am sorry. You're way more of a badass than I am. Don't let my stupid drunk self ruin the night."

A small smile tugs at her lips, and I know I'm wearing her down.

Then I remember, "I'm not sure why I started this conversation like that, but that's hardly what I wanted to talk to you about."

She raises an eyebrow in response, obviously waiting for me to say something else stupid so she can just leave.

But I'll be sure to word this better. I'm really not trying to hurt her.

So, how do I do that?

Ya know, without me sounding like a jealous ex hookup of Blue?

Carefully.

"The other day.. at the store. When I saw you and.. Alex. Was that.."

"Was that what?" She's a little impatient with me. I get it. That's fair.

"I guess I just wanted to know.. for sure. You two are together? You and Alex? I know you said you weren't really seeing anyone and at the store you said it wasn't official yet, but.. I mean, you're dating?"

Her facial expression softens slightly and there's that small smile again before she looks away form us both.

"Yeah. I mean, I would like to know, too. Because as your sister, I'm a little offended I didn't know about it. Especially since it sounds kind of serious," Nat speaks up, but it's all in good nature.

"Yelena lets out a long breath, "it's.. fairly new. We've only been dating a few weeks, maybe a little over a month, now. I.. like her. Things are going well so.. yeah. I hope she asks me to make it official."

She stops, so I go to respond. But I can tell she's just taking a moment to gather her thoughts (no, I'm not reading them, some things you can just tell) so I wait.

"And I didn't tell you Nat because it's so new and I didn't want to jinx anything. I know.. I haven't really had anyone. Being in the red room.. she's helping. She's helping me. It's been good. Really good. I didn't want to mess it up." You can hear that she's trying not to let the walls crumble.

So I do what I know how to do.

I bring her in for a hug. At first she's reluctant, but she gives in and hugs me back.

That is, until Nat takes her from me. I let them have their moment, knowing she needs her sister.

Once they pull back, Yelena wipes her eyes really quickly and takes a steadying breath.

"Uh.. anyway. If she asks me to be her girlfriend.. you two will be the first to know."

I let a genuine smile take over my face, and I am honestly happy for Yelena. Even though it's with my.. with Blue Eyes, she deserves happiness. And if she's finding that with Blue, then I'm insanely happy for her.

I want to let out an excited squeal, because now we can have triple dates! But.. would that be weird? It might be weird.. I guess we'll find out, right?

My excitement is squashed when

"But. I don't want anyone else to know. I know they now already kind of know I'm seeing someone.."

Again, guilt rattles through me. Why was I so harsh on her?

"I am so sorry, again, Yelena. You shouldn't have been put on the spot like that. You should have been able to tell us all in your own time, not forced to tell us through a stupid drinking game. If anything I should have talked to you like this, without an audience."

I see Nat is letting us to all of the talking. Almost like she's reffing and just waiting to see if she needs to step in.

"Yeah.. you should have.." she talks quietly.

And the guilt.

I'm also glad I didn't read her mind. Seriously. What was I thinking? I wasn't.

"I'm just not ready for everyone to know. Like I said, it's new and it isn't official yet. And.. I don't want any pressure from.. yeah."

I'm already nodding my head, "of course, Yelena. You have my word I won't say anything else. And I will squash anything they try to bring up."

"Yeah, we won't say anything Lena. It's all on your time. We're just here for you," Nat says, reaching out to grab Yelenas arm in comfort.

She nods her head for a minute before answering, "thanks.. I really appreciate it. I know I made things weird at the market and I'm sorry. I didn't.."

"Hey. No need to apologize. Hopefully someday maybe we can all go on a triple date? Ya know, once she finally ask you to be official? Because I have no doubt she will."

"Really? You'd want to do that? Because at the market it kind of seemed like you and Alex weren't exactly on talking terms.."

"Yes. I'm sure." Is it just me or does it sound like Yelena doesn't know what happened between Alex and I? "We're fine. Just haven't talked to each other in awhile. Hardly constitutes as something to stop us all from hanging out," I assure her. Even though it hurts to even hint that it didn't mean anything.

But I have to. I have to let it go. Because Yelena is happy. And she deserves it. And I'm happy with Lexi. So nothing else should matter.

And it doesn't.

Yelena's smile just grows bigger, though there's a hint of something besides happiness that flashes across her face, "I would like that." I can't place it.

"Perfect. Then you can meet Lexi and Spencer," I give a look over to Nat.

"She's met Spencer," Nat says with the same look back to me.

"What? She met her before I did?" I'm wounded.

"I actually knew Spencer before Nat," Yelena says.

"And she is my sister," Nats adds.

The more you know.

"Fair enough. Shall we get back to the party? I'm sure they're all wondering what we've been doing this whole time," I kind of forgot we were still at the team bonding thing.

"Yeah. Probably should," Yelena agrees as she heads back to the common room.

We follow her back out where we all enjoy a few more rounds of truth, dare or drink where we share many secrets and grow that much closer together.

I guess team bonding wasn't such a bad idea after all.

And Yelena and I even fell back into our comedic selves as we drank more into the night, entertaining everyone with our awesomeness.

I would say it was a very successful team bonding experience. Many of us not wanting to leave for bed even as the night blurred into the morning.

Because even as I was about to fall asleep, even knowing I would have a horrible hang over the next day, I still had a smile on my face and the laughter could still be heard echoing in my head.

That is until a thought popped into my head, putting a stop to it all.

Yelena works for Fury. Not directly an avenger, but as close as you can get.

And unless Alex has no idea what she does for her job..

Why is she so okay dating Yelena who works for Fury, but she was about to rip my head off for being an avenger under Fury?