A/N: As you guys know, Civil War is now out on dvd and there is a wonderful extension of the scene between Steve and Nat in the church. Because of that, I decided to do a revision of this story, as well as rename it. This now revised fic will contain more dialogue from the film, which is definitely a plus in my book! Please enjoy this revised story of For Now and Always - formerly known as My Heart is With You. :D

The Sokovia Accords couldn't have come at a worse time in Natasha's opinion. From the moment Secretary Ross told the Avengers that people were scared and there needed to be safeguards in place, she knew it would mean trouble. Even though Natasha had chosen in favor of the registration for practical reasons, she still hated it.

She didn't particularly care for the United Nations either, but what else could she do? It was the UN and even though the Avengers were a group of people with superpowers, they couldn't fight the government. It would only make things worse, make them outlaws.

Natasha had already been a rogue for a long time in her life, and she wasn't eager to start living that kind of life again. She needed the Avengers to stay together so they could continue the good work they had been doing, protecting the world from forces that threaten to destroy it. In order to keep from being taken out of commission, they would have to compromise some things.

Yes, she understood Steve's point of view on the subject. After everything they went through together, she knew that he might never agree to sign the Accords and that tore at her heart. The Avengers were her family now and she wanted to keep them together, not divide them. Unfortunately, the Accords were primed to be the battering ram that would separate them all.

It was true. The Avengers had made some mistakes and if they agreed to sign the accords, the government might be willing to loosen the constraints after a while. The point was to get on their good side and as much as Natasha couldn't stand Ross or the UN, the only option for the Avengers was to tread lightly.

Natasha had a feeling that Steve would go back to the church after Peggy had been buried, so she waited for a moment to be alone with him. It was probably the last time they would have such a luxury since the signing of the Accords was in a couple of days. After that, things would be very different for the Avengers.

As she predicted, Steve was leaning against one of the pews and she walked over to him. His hands were in his pockets and he was looking down at the floor. Natasha felt a sharp twinge of pain for him. She couldn't imagine how difficult it must have been for him to lose one of the only two people he had ties with to his past.

From what Steve had told Natasha and what she'd personally read about the woman, Peggy Carter bridged the gap between politics and espionage, especially for women. She was a pioneer in her own right, she was one of the founding members of SHIELD, and she had done many great things for the UK as well as the US.

Peggy was also the was the first woman who ever captured Steve's heart, a fact which, at first, Natasha found herself a little jealous over and she never got jealous. However, since she and Steve had became a couple a few months after exposing HYDRA, Natasha had gotten used to hearing about his past and the important people in his life. Not that it was burdensome by any means.

Steve's relationship with Peggy never had the chance to become very serious before he crashed into the ice in 1945. Still, they did share a bond and Steve did consider Peggy to be his 'best girl' for a while. Once he had been taken out of the ice and awakened in the present day, though, things between the two of them were different. Peggy was a much older woman and Steve was now a young man in his thirties.

Those feelings he had for Peggy never went away, but they matured into a caring friendship as he began to spend time visiting her in her final years. Before she passed away, Steve told her about he and Natasha. She hadn't been surprised. Prior to their established relationship, Peggy had a feeling there was more between Steve and Natasha than he even knew at the time. It was clear there was something between the two of them from the way he talked about her.

When Steve told Peggy that he was seeing the redhead, Peggy smiled at him and wished him every happiness. "I think that's wonderful, Steve. She's your girl now." There was arguing with that because it was true. Even though Peggy would always be Steve's first love, she was gone now and he felt more at ease with moving on. She'd given him her blessing and he wouldn't take something like that lightly.

"Hey," Natasha came over to Steve, standing opposite him and leaning against a pew. "How are you holding up?"

He sighed and looked up at her, face full of grief and peace. "As well as can be expected, I suppose. It's just...when I came out of the ice, I thought everyone I had known was gone. Then I found out she was alive. I was just lucky to have her."

"She had you back, too," Natasha replied. And she meant it, but Steve still looked unsure and pensive. Natasha wanted to reassure him, give him some kind of comfort to help him get through this.

"Even after everything that happened with SHIELD, during my little hiatus, I went back to Russia and tried to find my parents." She shook her head, remembering the sadness she felt when she discovered that they had died in her absence. "Two little grave stones by a chain link fence. Tsk. I pulled some weeds and left some flowers. We have what we have when we have it."

Her intention wasn't to depress Steve, but to encourage him that the time they had with the people they love was precious. Even after they're gone, as long as you hold their memory in your heart, they still live on through you.

Steve nodded and gave her a probing look. This was one of the very few times she had ever told him anything about her parents. He understood that it wasn't easy for her to talk about her past and respected that she felt comfortable enough to tell him a little about it. It didn't take him long before he asked quietly, "Who else signed it?"

Her response came with no hesitation. "Tony, Rhody, Vision." Honestly, it was no surprise that those three signed it. Tony had been clearly emotionally compromised, Rhodey was a colonel in the military and would do whatever the government required of him, Vision was...well, Vision. What else was there to say?

"Clint?" There was a hinge of doubt in his voice. Steve had gotten to know Clint well over the past couple of years and he had a strong gut feeling that the man would not have signed the accords.

"Said he's retired." Not that she could blame her best friend for that decision. Natasha knew Clint well enough to see that there was no way he'd have signed the contract. She respected his decision to retire though and hoped that Steve might consider seeing things that way, too.

"Wanda?"

She sighed and let her hands rest at her sides. "TBD...I'm off to Vienna and there's plenty of room on the jet." She was likely not going to get anywhere, trying to convince Steve to change his mind, but Natasha had to try. She loved him too much to just let it lie.

Stepping towards him, she added, "I know it's hard, but...just because it's the path of least resistance doesn't mean it's the wrong path. Staying together is more important than how we stay together." Natasha was saying this about the Avengers, but she meant it about she and Steve as well. Perhaps she was being selfish, but she didn't care. She loved him and wanted him to be by her side.

It would be painful for her if she had to be an Avenger without Steve there. After all, he was the one who helped break through her protective shell and get her to open up more. He made her realise that she was doing something good for the world and redeeming herself by being an Avenger. Steve Rogers reached out to the human inside Natasha and made her believe that the Black Widow wasn't who was she as a person.

No one else touched her on such a deep level, not even Clint. She was past the point of feeling like she owed Steve a debt that could never be repaid. Steve Rogers had proved himself to her over and over again and she knew him intimately. He didn't want or need her to think she was beholden to him for anything. All he wanted was to have her in his life, and so did she.

She knew she disappointed him when she spoke in favor of the registration act, but she hoped he could understand why she chose it. Natasha didn't say yes to the Accords because of an emotional reason, like Tony did. She took it for practical reasons. Being under the supervision of the UN wouldn't be easy, but at least the team wouldn't have to retire. That was not an option for her, but what did it mean for Steve?

As she looked into his eyes, Natasha saw that there was more resolve in those blue orbs than she had ever seen before. Her heart was breaking already and the Accords hadn't even been signed yet. It was doing its job on the both of them right here and now.

He shook his head. "What are we giving up to do it?"

Natasha had nothing to say to that. No helpful words of advice, no witty comeback. After all, even if she did, how would that possibly fix the situation they'd found themselves in? She opened her mouth to speak, only to close it again. She felt so helpless and she hated it.

"Sorry, Nat. I can't sign it," Steve said, beautiful defiance etched across his features.

It was that steadfastness to his morals that originally drew Natasha to Steve and in the end, was part of the reason she fell in love with him. Even if they ended up being enemies - which is something that Natasha hoped would never happen - she would always love him for that.

The redhead sighed. "I know..."

"Well, then...what are you doing here?" He asked her, not unkindly.

Natasha's lips parted and she looked into his blue eyes, marveling at the strength she saw there, but also the vulnerability. "I didn't want you to be alone..." She stepped forward and put her hand on his shoulder. "Come here." She wrapped her arms around his upper torso. It didn't take Steve long before he slipped his hands around her waist.

They held on tightly, as if they would never touch each other again. Several minutes passed before she pulled away and gripped his hand in hers. They just gazed into each other's eyes and she lovingly cupped his cheek with her other hand.

"See you when I get back?"

"I'm not going anywhere." He could see the concern in her eyes and it touched him. Even though he decided against signing the accords, he didn't want her to feel anxious. Things definitely wouldn't be the same since he'd have to retire and hang up his shield, but there was no way that he was going to let her go. "Nat...we're going to be alright. I promise."

Natasha blinked back the tears that threatened to spill down her cheeks and she nodded. The loving gaze in his blue eyes made it impossible for her not to smile back. It would be hard, leaving for Vienna without him, but his words gave her the encouragement that she needed. Leaning forward, Natasha placed a tender kiss on his lips, letting her fingers graze his scalp.

Steve's hand rested on her hip, holding her close as he kissed her back. When they pulled away to catch their breaths, she whispered, "I hope so..." Natasha squeezed his hand and looking at him longingly before she turned to walk away.

Maybe he was right. Maybe there was some hope for the Avengers and for the two of them. There had to be. They had all been through a lot together and perhaps this storm would make them stronger. No matter the future held, Natasha knew that she would always be loyal to Steve, and that gave her peace.