Author´s notes: Since I first watched CATWS, this Romanogers thing became an obsession of mine and now every song I hear, in my mind I go like: "Huh, is this a good song for Steve and Natasha?" It´s crazy, really! So I heard this song on a video on the internet (I´m not going to tell you what song it is because you´ll see at the end of the story) which I found it was perfect for where Steve and Natasha are right now and my brain just went overdrive with ideas, trying to find a way to put it on a story. So, after weeks of day dreaming (LOL), I came up with this and now I hope that Steve and Natasha can finally leave my brain alone, please! For some time at least!

This story will have a few chapters, I plan on posting them weekly.

English is not my first language, I´m so sorry for any mistakes. I hope you guys can enjoy the story anyway!

I don´t own the Avengers or any of the Marvel characters.

It was Friday night at the new Avengers facility, in Upstate New York, as the Quinjet landed. The new members of the Avengers team had passed their last test which consisted in going on a real difficult mission and being successful. The mission was long and dangerous but they managed to accomplish it without much trouble and without any collateral damage which made Steve very happy. That meant that the training was over for now and that they all had some days off as a reward.

Wanda, Vision, Sam and Rhodes made their way to get out of the Quinjet and, as they exited, they were acknowledged by Captain America, who got out first and was standing by the end of the ramp that lead out of the jet, wearing his dark blue uniform without the helmet but with his shield still on his back. He said: "Good job Avengers! You were all great out there!"

Wanda smiled at Steve and Vision, who was besides her, said looking at him: "Thank you Captain."

Rhodes, who was right behind them said: "We couldn´t have done this without you Captain." And he saluted Steve as he passed by him, still in his Iron Patriot armor.

Steve saluted back and continued on his spot, saying: "Enjoy your time off!"

Sam, who was coming next, stopped in front of Steve and taped his shoulder saying: "I´m glad to be part of this team."

Steve smiled and said: "Glad to have you, Sam!"

Sam smiled back, nodded at Steve and resumed his way inside the Avengers facility.

Steve looked back at the Quinjet and saw Natasha, wearing her Black Widow suit, leaning against the opened door of the jet with her arms crossed on her chest and a smirk on her face. She had let her red hair grow and now its length was just a little below her shoulders.

Natasha had watched the whole scene from up there and she couldn´t help but smirk at how cute Steve sounded, like a proud teacher talking to their students. She thought about making fun of him but didn´t say anything because she felt that way too, but the Black Widow would never admit to that. So she simply said: "This teaching thing is exhausting! I had to keep an eye on Wanda the whole time. She almost lost control of her powers on our way out of the HYDRA´s hideout." Natasha remembered how she had to fight her way to Wanda and call her attetion, making Wanda focus on her voice so that she would stop her powers from blowing up the whole place down on the top of their heads.

Steve nodded in agreement and replied: "I know, but in the end you handled the situation well. She made great progress with her powers though."

Natasha started walking down the ramp, out of the jet: "Yes, she did. I can only image what she will be able to do once she has full control of them."

Steve started walking beside her as she passed by him: "Yeah, let´s just say I´m glad she on our side this time."

Natasha rolled her eyes at him: "Oh yeah! Definitely!"

As they made their way to the elevator, now silent walking beside each other, Steve´s mind was racing because there she was, Natasha Romanoff, so close, yet so far. She was the only one who could make him feel weak and strong at the same time, like he was on the edge of a cliff, about to jump out with nothing to hang on to, without knowing if he would survive or not if he did, the woman that had been avoiding him every time they got too close or too personal. They had been working together for almost a year now, since the destruction of Ultron, so he knew her better than anyone. He knew that she was afraid to let anyone in, that after Bruce left her, she had built her walls up again. He had missed his chance to get to her when they were in D.C., because back then, his mind was troubled between the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D and finding out that Bucky was the Winter Soldier. And then he almost lost her to Bruce because he had distanced himself from her in his nonstop search for Bucky around the world. But now, now he was thinking clearly and they were closer than ever and this was his second chance. He was willing to take the jump now. So Steve decided that it was a good time to put his master plan in action. Yes, he had made a plan, a plan to ask Natasha out on a date. After all, this was no ordinary woman, this was the Black Widow.

Steve took a deep breath to gather his courage and tried to speak casually: "So Romanoff, are you doing anything fun Saturday night?"

They kept walking side by side as Natasha glanced at Steve with a weak smile, saying: "Nah, not really. You?"

Steve glanced at her too: "I was thinking about asking this girl out."

Natasha didn´t look at him but replied in an upbeat tone: "Finally Rogers! You should go for it!"

Steve smiled a little and said with confidence: "Okay! So, I pick you up on Saturday at eight."

Natasha stopped her walk abruptly and asked surprised: "What?"

Steve also stopped walking, but he had to turn and look back at Natasha who was now looking quizzically at him. He had a playful smile on his face: "Come on Natasha! You´re not busy, I know you´re not shy, so, are you scared?"

Natasha gave him a half-smile, remembering those words from when they were about to leave the Quinjet on The Lemurian Star mission. She answered: "Me, scared? Never!"

Steve smiled back at her: "Great! Saturday at eight it is!"

"Not so fast soldier!" Natasha said as she took a few steps to get a little closer to him. "If we´re going to do this, it´s going to be on my terms!"

Steve knew this wouldn´t be easy, that´s why he had made a plan for this, he had gone through this in his head a million times and he had predicted that she might say something like that, so he just stood there, waiting for her to go on with a calm expression on his face.

Natasha kept looking at Steve, waiting for him to protest but he didn´t, so she narrow her eyes suspiciously, and then after a short pause, she continued: "I´ll meet you tomorrow in the garage at noon, and bring the keys to your bike."

Steve looked with curiosity at her for moment but decided that he should take whatever chance he had, so he just replied: "Fine."

Then Natasha put a hand on his shoulder and got on the tip of her toes to whisper on his ear: "Don´t be late, soldier…"

Steve felt a shiver go down his spine when he felt her breath against his ear.

Natasha felt Steve tensed up and backed away with a teasing smile.

Steve blushed but managed to reply looking at her green eyes: "I wouldn´t dare."

Natasha then resumed her walk to the elevator; leaving a stunned Steve frozen at his spot.

Steve just released a long breath and felt happy that his plan was working, well, sort of. At least she had agreed to go out with him, so that was a start. Then he remembered that he was also heading for the elevator and turned around quickly saying: "Wait!" But he only had time to watch as the elevator´s door closed with a smirking Natasha inside.

Steve whispered to himself: "Nice going Rogers, already making a fool of yourself." He scratched the back of his head felling frustrated because Natasha made him lose focus so easily, which made his plan of getting her walls down a little harder. He walked to the elevator and pressed the button again and as he waited for the next one, he hoped that next time he met Natasha, he could resist her charms. He whispered to himself as he got into the empty elevator: "Not an easy task, definitely!"

Once Natasha was inside her room, she got her Black Widow suit off and went straight to her bathroom to take a shower. As the hot water relaxed her tired muscles, she realized that she had just accepted going out on date with Steve and she thought that she shouldn´t have done that. But he caught her off guard and she wasn´t going to admit to him that she was indeed scared of going out with him. She was scared and nervous because getting too close to Steve was dangerous. She knew she had feelings for him and if she let herself go further, and in the end it didn´t work out, it could ruin their friendship. She already got over Bruce Banner leaving her but Steve Rogers was different. If she lost him it would be too much for her to bear because she had grown so attached to Steve that it felt like her life depended on being on his good side. He had earned her loyalty, her trust, her affection, her heart? She realized that he had won her heart a long time ago, but she couldn´t give it to him because, in her mind, her black heart wasn´t a good match for his golden one.

Natasha shook her head to try stopping her chain of thoughts. She just focused on finishing getting cleaned and when she was done, she turned off the shower and wrapped herself on her towel. She touched the fogged mirror to wiped it clean with her hand so she could see her reflection. She kept looking at herself and said: "It just a day out with Steve, you can handle that. Just keep it on the friendship zone and everything will be fine."

Natasha convinced herself that that was going to work so she could get some peace of mind. Then she got dressed into her black tank top and panties, made herself a cup of tea and ate some crackers before she got into her bed and closed her eyes to sleep. After all, she was going to need the rest and be ready for whatever tomorrow would bring.

Steve had a quick shower in his room and then headed for the common room of the Avengers facility to get something to eat. The serum not only enhanced his physical skills, but it also gave him a lot of appetite and he was really starving after their last mission.

Sam and Rhodes were there too, in their ordinary clothes, sitting across each other on the large dining table, eating. Sam looked up from his plate when Steve came in and said: "Hey Cap, good thing I made extra steaks and mashed potatoes, come on and join us!"

Rhodes spoke with a full mouth: "Yeah, you know Sam isn´t the best cook but I´m just so hungry that this food taste delicious!"

Sam had a hurt expression on his face as he looked at Rhodes: "Hey man! My cooking isn´t that bad, is it?"

Steve chuckled as he grabbed a plate and sat down next to Sam: "I´m pretty sure this is better than the canned beans that we used to eat on the field." He got a big steak, a good portion of the mashed potatoes and some salad.

"That´s not exactly a compliment, you know." Sam said before putting another fork full of food in his mouth.

Steve only shrugged at Sam and started eating.

Then Rhodes spoke looking at Steve: "We´re going downtown tomorrow with the rest of the team to celebrate. Just to hang out, have a few drinks and real food!" He said the last part smirking at Sam.

Sam smirked back at him: "Oh, that´s how is going to be Rhodes! Next time you cook bro!"

Rhodes knew there was no chance that was ever going to happen, so he rolled him eyes at Sam and replied sarcastically: "Yeah, sure..." then he turned his attention back to Steve: "So Cap, anyways, you have to come with us, man!"

Steve finished chewing his food and then answered: "I can´t, sorry. I already got plans for tomorrow." He couldn´t help the smile that slowly appeared on his lips.

Sam noticed that an narrowed his eyes at Steve: "Huh, says the guy that spend most of his free time on the training room. Don´t tell me your plans involve punching bags, please!"

Steve chuckled: "No, it doesn´t Sam." He looked at Sam as he debated in his head if he should tell them or not: "I...I got...sort of...a date." He just couldn´t lie to his friends.

Rhodes looked at Steve with curiosity in his eyes.

Sam had a broad grin on his face now as he spoke: "Oh, man! That´s great! Wait, don´t tell me it´s Hill, you know I´ve got my eyes on her!"

Steve shook his head: "No, it isn´t Hill." Steve knows that Natasha is a reserved person and wouldn´t like for him to brag about going out with her, so he continued: "And before you ask, no, I´m not going to tell who it is."

Rhodes was shocked: "What? Oh come on Cap, don´t leave us hanging here! We´re dying to know who is finally getting you out of your shell."

Steve glared at Rhodes: "What´s that supposed to mean?"

Sam kicked Rhodes from under the table and said looking at him: "Shut up Rhodes, that´s not helping!" He then looked at Steve again, ignoring the angry look that Rhodes was giving him, and continued: "Is it that hot blonde agent from CIA that we met once during a mission? She was all over you, man! What was her name again...hum..."

Steve was now looking at his half empty plate as he quickly replied: "Sharon. No it isn´t her and stop trying to guess who it is, please Sam. Just let me finish my meal in peace and, if everything goes well tomorrow, then I might tell you, okay?" He looked at Sam with a cold stare, hoping he would intimidate him enough to stop this guessing game, because he knew that Sam would eventually get to Natasha and that he wouldn´t be able to hide the blush that would certainly appear on his face.

Sam let out a frustrated sigh: "Okay, fine."

Steve smiled a little, feeling relieved for a moment. The silence went on for a while, giving him time to finish his meal. When suddenly, Rhodes spoke casually: "My bet is on Natasha."

And before anyone could notice his red face, Steve quickly stood up and headed to the elevator, speaking in an upset tone as he walked away from his friends: "Okay, that's it! I´m gone! I knew I shouldn´t have mentioned this! Jesus!" He got into the elevator and left.

Sam looked at Rhodes with an annoyed expression on his face: "You had to open your mouth, man!"

Rhodes just smirked and said playfully: "I think I hit the jackpot!"

Sam just shook his head in disapproval, but couldn´t help and smiled a little, knowing that Rhodes might be right.