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Natasha was an Avenger. A hero.
At least that’s what she’s used to people saying about her ever since New York. All she has ever wanted was to wipe the red in her ledger. Now she’s not so sure.
It’s been 6 months since what people termed as the ‘Civil War’.
6 months since she lost her family. Or atleast 6 months since her family had broken up.
And it had been 2 months since her soldat had awoken. Or Bucky apparently. That still needed Some getting used to. But he remembered. He remembered her. He remembered them. What they had. And he’s the one who said it, that he wanted to try to be something again.
Natasha never did get over him. One of the few people who ever made her feel something back in those days. The last memory she had was of him getting put in cryo. She remembered feeling something akin to pain...to love. And that’s why she wanted to try. Wanted him to make her feel whole again. So she accepted it. Thought this was life giving her a second chance to have happiness again. Some days when Steve and Bucky would be just hanging out in the living talking about their time, Sam joining them just as enthusiastic to listen about the war, she could pretend that everything was normal again.
But she missed Clint, she missed the kids. She missed having the whole team together. And she missed Him...Tony...
Just as she delved further into his thoughts Bucky entered the room. “Doll, you awake?”
“Yeah did you need something?”, she said trying to hide the fact that she was clearly lost in someone else’s thoughts.
“Got you breakfast in bed. Thought you’d like the surprise.”
It was amazing how well he was taking this, the new world. Like he hadn’t just been the winter soldier for decades. Times like this natasha was in awe of how well he was adapting to this world which was so different from his.
“ You know me so well”, Natasha said as she pressed a chaste kiss to his lips.
As Natasha and Bucky came out of the room, she saw the others, Steve, Sam, Wanda clearly invested in something being shown on the TV.
Her heart dropped as she saw the headline:
BILLIONAIRE TONY STARK AND PEPPER POTTS ENGAGED.