Steve grunted into Natasha's neck as the sound of her ringtone filled the room, earning a chuckle from the redhead. "Who is it?" He growled as Natasha reached a hand to the nightstand and grabbed her phone then sat up straight as her eyes fell on the screen. She frowned and connected the call "Fury".

Steve silently sat up and kept his eyes on her, studying her expression.

"You said I can't go on missions for now so I get a few days off. Now what's this about?"

Steve watched her eyebrows near.

"Can't it wait until tomorrow?" Her tone was stern but her voice was still respectfully low. "I really don't want to come to the headquarters right now. Just give the case to someone else.".

Steve mouthed a "It's ok." but Natasha shook her head, mouthing NO as she listened to Fury.

"What if I come first thing in the morning?" She asked with a hint of temptation "and I'll do the whole interrogation in one day!" She bit her lip and Steve could feel she had got under Fury's skin.

"Deal" she smirked and ended the call.

Steve scooched closer to her and wrapped an arm around her waist.

"He wants me to do a interrogation or something like that. He wasn't really clear." She tilted her head to meet his gaze "It's weird, he said I'm the only one who can do it." Steve nodded "You do have your way when it comes to interrogating" he chuckled as he earned himself a smack on the arm "What is that supposed to mean?" She demanded playfully. He shook his head "All I know is that if I were being interrogated by you, I'd give up everything the minute you send me one of your dagger holding glares!" He gave her a boyish grin.

Natasha teasingly batted her eyelashes at him while moving to straddle him "Are you sure that's the only way?" Steve gulped while his eyes traveled between her lips and eyes. Natasha smirked at him, her hands curling around his neck and lips brushing his earlobe "What's wrong, Captain? Feeling a little uncomfortable, are we?" She purred into his ear. Steve licked his parted lips but shook his head "No, no. I'm fine." He tried best to keep his tone steady; but failed to keep his gaze steady and let them fall to her parted ruby lips.

Natasha laughed as she pulled back and stood up "I'll take a shower in my room, then go meet the guys. Tony needs to finish the mission reports with you and I'm pretty sure he won't come up here as long as I'm here." She walked away and stood at the door to look back over her shoulder "And you, too, need a shower, soldier." Steve blushed and watched her walk out his bedroom with a smug smirk.

He got up and walked to the bathroom, taking off his clothes at the door and dropping them in the basket of dirty clothes. He made a mental note to wash his clothes and stepped in the shower, turning the nub and letting the warm water run over his body. His stitches had healed within two weeks, so he was allowed to take a shower or bath but hadn't had the time since he'd gotten back from the hospital, so he was going to take his time with no rush what so ever. So when he finally stepped out the bathroom and walked to his closet to change to a clean and fresh pair of underwear, sweatpants and shirt, Natasha was already back in the main living room, sitting next to Wanda with a bag of chips in her hands, giving Tony the massage that the cost was clear for him to go to Steve's apartment. So when Steve walked out his apartment, he was met with Tony who was walking out the elevator.

"Hey there, capsicle." He smirked at him with raised brows "I see you're finally free to do some actual work!" Steve's ears turned red as he remembered their morning encounter. A warning holding "Tony" was all he could mumble while walking to the elevator as Tony was holding the door for him.

"So, Hill's been kinda threatening me if we don't finish the report tonight, she's going to use the both of us as live targets in her next training session." Steve laughed "Really? I had no idea she was like this" Tony shook his head "Oh, she's just as crazy as your wild thing!" Steve gave him a confused look. "You know, your wild thing!" Tony crinkled his nose as the doors swayed open "Red".

Steve's eyes widened "Oh!" And walked out the elevator after Tony to find Natasha and Wanda curled up on a couch with Vision sitting on a chair, reading a book. "Where's the rest of the team?"

"Since we didn't have training which you in the hospital, no one else is staying here." He turned his focus to the girls as Wanda spoke. He nodded with a smile while walking to them, leaning down to plant a kiss on her hair "And how are you?" He asked. Wanda smiled "I'm the one who should ask that" Steve shook his head "I don't mean that. How are you with staying here?" Wanda threw a glance at Natasha who was watching them intensely but her hand was digging in the bag of chips, bringing one to her mouth "I've got good company." Steve gave her a warm smile and both the girls could see a wave of relief wash over his expression. Natasha gave him a sweet smile, one of her most rare and whole hearted smiles. Knowing how much Steve both cared and felt responsible towards Wanda, she knew the young girl's happiness meant a huge deal to him. Wordlessly, she popped another chip into her mouth, making Steve raise his brows.

"Hey there grandpa! The report's not gonna finish it itself!" Tony called out to him, making him tear his attention away from her and walked to Tony, his mind still wondering to Natasha's new fondness in chips. He shook his head, deciding it was the most weird and new-boyfriend thing to do, making him grin boyishly at the idea of being her boyfriend, or even better, her being his girlfriend. "You do your part, I'll do mine." Tony said, sliding a bunch of papers over the table to where he was seated "So you're telling me you had all morning to do your part, but didn't?" Tony smirked and raised his voice "Wasn't gonna sit my ass here when you're having fun!" Steve shook his head "How long is it gonna take you to let that go?"

"Well, he got over the language thing pretty quick! So I'm gonna say a couple of weeks." Steve turned to see Natasha's head rested on the back of the couch, hands folded under her chin and a playful grin spread over her face. He smiled at her, then turned his focus back on the brunette "Ok then, let's get this over with!" Tony nodded, his expression turning serious "We need the part with you running over deck to the suicide yacht and what kind of weapon was on it." Steve narrowed his eyes "I can't really figure that out." Tony sneered "That's what I'm here for. You tell me what it looked like, it there was anything glowing or shining or any kind of weird light and I'll try to figure it out."

Natasha, her head still resting on her folded arms while her eyes studied Steve's figure, felt a tug on her hair and turned around to see Wanda smiling at her. "What?" She crooked a brow. "Nothing" Wanda replied, her lips still curled up to a dorky grin. "Wanda?!" Natasha's tone a held a question, making Wanda shrug her shoulders as if trying to ignore her but the piercing glare she received from the red head broke her "You're cute!" She squealed, gaining herself a swat on the arm "Ouch!" "Don't you dare call me cute!" Natasha warned. "Oh come on! You're staring at him when his not looking at you and you have lovey dovey eyes. It's cute." Natasha send her another glare before standing up to leave. "Hey" she turned to see Steve watching her "Where are you going?" Natasha smiled as she started walking to him "Going out for ice cream."

"Ice cream?"

"Out?"

Tony and Steve asked at once. Steve turned to Tony who went on "We've got any flavor you want in the freezer, why would you go out?"

Natasha shrugged "I don't know, I want vanilla and there's this place in Brooklyn Steve and I used to go, it has the best in the city." Steve's head snapped to her direction "Brooklyn? You're going all the way to Brooklyn?" She nodded, making Steve frown "Nat you didn't even like it there anymore!"

He could remember the time they went there. It was in their early days as partners and Natasha was helping him adjust to the century but also trying to find anything that would make him more comfortable, anything that would attach him to his own time. So she'd found one of the ice cream shops he and his mom used to go to back in his times. Of course the original owner wasn't there, but it had become a family business and his son had taken after his father, so the place looked fancier, too many new flavors were added to the list and there was always music playing. But there was one thing that hadn't changed the slightest and that was their vanilla flavored ice creams which was Steve's choice every time they had visited. Natasha had tried the vanilla on their first visit, then the cookie dough, cherry creamsicle, white chocolate Oreo, tiramisu and banana chocolate chips on their later visits all the while Steve would only ask for vanilla. On their last visit, she'd decided she was done with Steve's boring mono flavor routine and had banned the shop for good. So her wanting to go there and get the vanilla seemed a little too out of the blue.

She smiled as she leaned down to peck his cheek "I guess I got bored with you working here." and then turned on her heels to walk out the room. "Wanda, you can come if you want." She called back and Wanda waisted no time, jolting out the room behind her.

"That was weird, right?" Tony asked. Steve nodded "Yeah" but turned his focus on the papers in front of them "Come on, let's finish this before they come back or she's gonna want to drive to LA for dinner."

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It took the girls three hours to get back; but that wasn't the most unexpected part of the evening. They held bags of what seemed to be pastry and fresh fruits, making Tony who was sitting next to Steve with his head buried in the papers scattered over the dining table, immediately jerk his head to their sight and jolt to them "Whatcha got there?" He asked.

"Back off, Stark!" Natasha warned as she pivoted her body, keeping the three bags in her hands out of his reach "Mine" she nearly hissed and walked past him to Steve who was eying her curiously, a smile spreading over his too tiered face "Hey!" He greeted her as she stood next to him and placed her bags of snacks on the table and leaned down to peck his lips. "Hi" she whispered on his lips with a deep smile and sat on the seat next to him.

"What took you so long?" He asked her while curling his fingers around her hand, his thumb brushing lightly on her knuckles. "Had ice cream, then lunch, then went for a walk that made me hungry so we went snack shopping" Natasha shrugged and nodded to the bags. "That, I can see" he chuckled and picked his nose as he felt the smell of fresh doughnuts "You open to sharing?" He asked her and she nodded "With my sexy super solider? Always!" He grinned and reached his free hand to grab the bag he thought the smell was coming from.

Tony walked back to them with a box of doughnuts in his hand "How come this is for all of us and you two get a whole box to yourselves?" He didn't seem bugged though, as he took a bite of the sprinkled doughnut in his hand. "I was the one who wanted them in the first place!" Natasha retorted possessively but her attention was soon tore away from the genius as Steve opened the other box of doughnuts and the fresh warm and sweet aroma danced around her nose, making her hunch over for a chocolate coated one "Gimme!" She let out a squeal as Steve reached for the same, a squeal that got all their attentions, giving her questioning looks. Steve's brows had jumped upward with his lips curled to a surprised smile as he handed her the cause of that new sound she had made.

"Are you unlocking new options on her?" Tony mumbled to Steve that got him a stern stare from Natasha. Steve, trying to keep the two safe and apart, turned his focus back on the paper work spread in front of him and Tony who followed his action and did the same. Soon the two were busy with their argument over discovering the weapons structure. All the while Natasha kept digging in the box in front of her, eating three more doughnuts. Steve studied her from the corner of his eyes. Natasha wasn't known for her sweet tooth or for snaking or even eating food for that matter. She would only take in as much as kept her strength at its pick. Watching her eat like that made him happy, but also worried him as it wasn't her normal self.

"Aren't you two done already?" She nagged just as she finished her forth doughnut. Tony shook his head, the word miserable visible in his expression "We can't figure this out. Not like this."

"Why do you care so bad?" She asked while stretching her hands over her head, throwing a glance back at the empty living room. Wanda had told her she wanted to spend the evening with Vision, and they had left as soon as they'd got back.

"We don't know if it was a one of a kind thing or they have hundreds build up!" Tony exclaimed "If there's some one out there who knows how to design that, we're in big trouble."

Natasha hummed, seeming disconnected from the two and they wondered if she'd even being listening to him and what she said made them realize she hadn't.

"Steve, can we go to bed?"

Steve stared at her with wide eyes "Nat, it's hardly nine. We haven't had dinner yet"she nodded, her eyes telling him she wasn't convinced on why that sounded weird. "You never turn in this early, is something bothering you? Are you sick?" She shook her head "Just tired, Rogers" then she moved to stand up "Are you coming to bed or not?" Steve, his mouth slightly ajar, nodded and stood up before her, pressing his hand on her shoulder ever so lightly, indicating she shouldn't get up yet. "Tony and I ordered pizza and burgers before you and Wanda came back, just wait until they get here and I'll grab us our dinner. Then we'll go." Natasha pushed her lips up, pouting. That alone made Steve wonder how could she be that adorable. "But I'm tired, Steve." She sounded so innocent that he wanted to scoop her up and take her to bed just then, but he'd seen her eat nothing but doughnuts and was almost sure she hadn't eaten anything descent earlier. So he had to make sure she would at least eat a slice of pizza, or two. Even that wasn't the best choice, but it was better that nothing. "I'll carry you up if you wait until then" he watched her eyes lit up and she leaned back on the chair, a smirk growing on her face "You've got yourself a deal, Rogers!"

He leaned down, his eyes locked in hers and the tip of his tongue brushing his lips, giving them an irresistible glow. Natasha's eyes went from his eyes to his lips, her bottom lip soon got trapped between her teeth as she waited for him to connect their lips.

"Aaaah" they were pulled out of their moment, mere seconds before their lips met and turned to face Tony who was making mocking disgusted faces at them, letting out gagging voices. "I Do Not Want To See That, Again!" He frowned. Natasha wanted to curl her hand around Steve's neck to pull him in a kiss when they heard footsteps nearing them and turned to look at the woman dressed in a formal white suit pants and coat with three pizzas and a bag of what smelled like burgers and fries on top of them.

"Oh my god, just when I thought I couldn't love you anymore, you come home with food!" Tony jumped to his feet and rushed to take the boxes out of Pepper's hands, planting a soft kiss on her cheek. She smiled, happy with the greeting she received. It was much better than when he would be at his lab, sending one of his suits to greet her instead. Steve straightened his back, offering her a sweet smile "How was your day, Pepper?" she smiled back "Good. And yours?" They were used to greeting each other in the most friendly yet formal way and didn't bother them at all. "Oh, I can answer that!" Tony chimed in with a smirk. Pepper raised a brow, studying him. He opened his mouth to talk about their adventures morning activities but was cut off with Natasha's voice "Pepper, it's really nice to have you back!" Pepper turned to her and chuckled "I wasn't gone that long!" Natasha shook her head "He's been trying to steal my boyfriend all day. Now you can keep him away from us!" She stood up next to Steve who was blushing lightly and Tony was waiting for Pepper to scream out loud but all she did was smile.

Smile!

Natasha tilted her head, looking at Steve "I'm still tired" he nodded, walking to Tony who was staring at Pepper, blankly, and took two boxes out of his hand "I'll get Wanda's to her apartment." And then he curled one arm around Natasha, walking them to the elevator, leaving the blonde and brunette behind.

"Did you see that?! She called him her boyfriend!" Tony blurted out to Pepper. "It's about time, don't you think??" He looked at her, puzzled "You knew?" She sighed, leaning forward to peck his lips "Tony, everyone noticed how they look at each other or care for the other. They would eventually open up about it to each other, I think it took them longer than necessary." He smiled "Like us?" She chuckled softly "No. it took us long because other reasons, but what matters is that we're here now." His smile weakened upon remembering all the things he'd done before getting in a relationship with Pepper, how they broke apart after everything with his suits started, how they got together, how they broke up and again, got back together.

"What's wrong?" She asked with her hand cupping his cheek. "Promise me something?" He asked, his chocolate brown eyes pleading for a yes. She nodded. "Don't leave me, ever." His voice was strong, his eyes staring deeply in hers but he was pleading, with all of him. Pepper smiled, resting her forehead on his and wrapping her arms around his neck while he did the same to her waist "I won't, I promise" her tone was reassuring but he was still afraid "Even if I make some stupid mistake?" She laughed, truly. "Oh I'm sure you will!" He chuckled. "But I believe we've passed the worst, I don't think anything will tore us a part." He let out a sigh of relief "How did I get so lucky?" He mumbled, brushing his lips on hers. "You fired your ex-assistant, then got me to do your everything!"

"And now, you are my everything."

They were connected in a deep kiss, peace falling over them and hearts melting into each others touch.

They truly deserved a blissful moment.

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