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(Also, sorry for the late update, it's because my family and I went to Germany - to our hometown - and we just got back from our trip. So anyways! Here's another chapter, enjoy!)
"Hey, Thor ! Over here !", Tony waved at the god of thunder when he saw him climbing up to the second floor
"Ah ! My Friends !", Odinson yelled while opening his arms
"Hello, Thor. How's it going ?" Bruce smiled and scoot over so he can sit next to him
Thor smiles back, "Very good, my friend", he said as he seats down. Stark and Banner already had ordered drinks (Tony a martini and Bruce a glass of water) "Where is my friend Steven ?", Thor asked
"He's supposed to be here twenty minutes ago", Tony said while watching the hour on his expensive watch
"Maybe he got stuck in the traffic - it's Saturday night and everyone else is going out", Banner told the genius
"But Cap has never been, like never ! Is late !", Stark yelled at his science buddy as Bruce rolled his eyes and Thor chuckled at him. A couple minutes later Thor's drink arrived as well a handsome Captain
"Sorry guys, I'm late", Steve sat next to tony while straightening his jacket
Stark growled "Yes, you are !", yelled Tony. Steve groans and said
"I got stuck in the traffic. Okay ?", The Captain told his friend
"Told ya", Bruce smirked as he takes a sip of his water. Stark screws his eyes, saying
"Whatever - " Tony stop talking and frowned, asking his Captain "Wait...You have the motorcycle I gave to you. You can't get stuck in the traffic"
Steve shrug his shoulders, "Well, I didn't bring it with me", Rogers set his jaw, nervous that he could be caught in his lie. Tony shook his head and narrow his brows, as he says
"But you always -
"Friend Tony, we came to have 'fun' - don't we ?", Thor rises his eyebrow at Ironman. Stark sighed and smirks
"You're right, Asgard man. Let's have fun !", said Tony. The rest smiled at him and nodded their heads.
Later that night, Steve and bruce were on the booth ordering drinks and chatting randomly stuff, while Thor and Tony were on the dance floor and also drinking while dancing around with some nice pretty girls
"Hey, Cap !", Tony yelled, bringing the attention of the Captain and the Doctor, "This girl is asking if you want to dance !", the billionaire said as he points at the girl dancing next to him. Steve set his jaw and gulped nervously - also with a faint blush on his cheeks - he says
"I'm sorry, but -
"Come on ! You are the type that hates saying 'no' to a dame ! You're a true gentleman !", Stark drunkenly yelled. Banner rolled his eyes while Steve sighed deeply
"You're okay, Cap ?", Bruce asked him
Rogers smiled sadly at his friend, "I'm not in the mood to dance, Bruce", he said as seeing the glass of whiskey in his hand. The Doctor nods and smiles while saying
"Alright, I guess -
"Steve !?", A girly yell interrupted Bruce words
Steve and Bruce turned around to see who called the Captain, "Oh, hi !", Steve said when he saw it was Nora his neighbor. So he stands up from his seat and shakes her hand while saying, "How are you ?", Rogers smiled at her as she smiled brighter
"Good. Thank you", Nora said. She stares at the blonde for a while (actually checking him out to head to toe) And again for the same day, making him feel uncomfortable with her stares. Nora quickly notices his body language and some pair of eyes heavily on her, so she turns her eyes at the man, "And who is this ?", she grins at the Doctor
"Oh ! Sorry..", Steve said and turns his glare at this friend, "..This is my friend, Bruce"
"Nice to meet you", Nora smiled at Banner and stretched her hand
"Bruce, this is Nora", Rogers introduced her at his friend
Bruce nodded at her, then to accept her hand shake (quickly breaking the shake) "And where you'd know Steve ?", Banner asked her, Steve widen his eyes while Nora smiled at herself as she started saying
"Well, actually, Steve is my -
- Friend..", Steve nervously finished for her, and the both of them turned to see him. Steve nodded to the two people as he continued how Nora and he 'knew' each other, "..She is the granddaughter of someone I used to know from the army", he lied (of course he had to ! Otherwise, Bruce would catch him !)
Bruce slowly nodded, "okaaaay..", he said, while Nora got the 'message' from the blondie, so she said
"I must get going, Steve", Nora waved at the two men
"Alright", Rogers smiled and waved back at her
"See you, " she says and leaves
"Bye", said Steve and waited until she completely disappeared. Once she was gone, he sat heavily in his seat and sighed deeply, throwing his head back, he earned a very very curious stare by Bruce Banner...
"Woo-hoo !", Tony lift his arms in the air and jumping to the rhythm of the music. Now it was a late hour of the night when Thor and Tony were still drunkenly dancing and with a couple of women around them dancing too
"Now, let's drink this bottle of Mead I bought !", Thor yelled and showing a small bottle hidden behind his jeans. Tony's face light up when he saw the Mead
But Steve (thanks to his super hearing) He quickly stood up from his seat, hearing Thor yelling, he said, "Oh my God..", Rogers cursed under his breath, leaving Bruce talking as running towards the dance floor and snapped the bottle from Thor's hand and saying, "..I think I'll get this - thank you", Steve got the bottle and walks quickly upstairs
"Hey !" "Aww !", The Captain clearly heard Tony and Thor complain. Ignoring them, Steve smiled at Bruce when the Doctor sighed, understanding why Steve ran - by seeing the Mead in the Captain's hand, and thankfully taking away that Mead from those two
"Thank God you took the bottle away from them on time", Bruce said
"Uh-huh", Steve smirks and puts the bottle on their table.
While seeing their friends dancing and being the center of the attention, (and everybody in the club freaking out taking selfies with them because Ironman and Thor were there !. Thank God they didn't notice Captain America and the Hulk were there too). Anyways, Bruce turned his eyes to Steve and study him for a moment, then to tell him
"So, where did you tell me you know Nora ?", the Doctor said
Steve gulped and turned to see him, "Uuuuhhhh…", he nervously says while thinking fast for a lie. The Captain shrugged his shoulders and says, "..I'd already said to you", Steve turned his glance away from Bruce. The Doctor chuckles at him
"Now I understand why Natasha says you're a terrible liar", Banner smiled as Steve blushed furiously, "Come on, tell me the truth", Bruce said. The blonde man sees him and rolled his eyes - defeated - and clearly that Bruce won't buy that awful terrible lie
"Ugh, Okay !", Rogers sighed, but then he put his finger in front of him - warning his friend, "But promise me you won't tell nobody - and especially Natasha"
"Steve -
"Please !", the Soldier puts his hands like a prayer. Bruce growled at him while rolling his eyes
"Alright !... I promise", said Banner
Steve smiled as he nods and sighs, "Well, she's my neighbor", said Rogers
"What ?" Bruce frowned
"Yeah, well, it's because I bought an apartment a few months ago, and I haven't told her yet - and also when I'm not in a mission, I like to spend my free time there", he explained to Bruce
"So that's why you'd disappeared", Banner now understands all of it
"Yeeeah", Steve scratches the back of his neck
"But why you haven't told Natasha ?", Bruce knitted his brows as Rogers sighed "She's going to be furious -
"I know !...", Steve rubs his face with his hands and then he sees Bruce to say "..It's because lately she's always mad at me. It's even harder to talk with her"
"What do you mean ?", Banner folded his arms and put them on the table, leaning closer to hear his Captain because of the loud music
"She's always in a defensive position towards me - like she always wants to argue with me..", Rogers lowers his eyes and sees his fingers, "..Also, even when just sleeping, she wants me to stop hugging or cuddle up with her - everything I do seems like to disgust her", he sighs as he keeps telling his friend the problems in his married life, "I mean, I love her and you don't have idea that how I do love her..", Steve makes a pause then to see directly Banner in the eyes, "..But everyone has limits, Bruce", the Captain smiled truly sad and sighs so deep. The 'Hulk' sighed too and pats on Steve's shoulder
"What can say, Cap - I don't like my friends fighting each other", Bruce admitted as Steve nods grateful at Banner for listen to him. The Doctor - after a few moment - remembered something very important. So he said to his friend, "Actually, Steve, now that you're telling me all this. Can I tell you something ?"
Rogers nodded and shrugged "Sure" said Steve
"Now you promise me NOT to tell Betty about this, okay ?", Bruce lifts his brow at him, warning him again, "She'll kill me"
"Okay... I won't", Steve smirked. Bruce nods and starts saying
"Well, I think it was like a week ago, that Betty was talking with Natasha on the phone.."
"And ?", Steve frowned
"Sooo… Natasha told Betty the same things you're telling me", said Banner
The Soldier knitted his brows "What ?", he asked as Bruce nodded at him "But, I don't understand" Steve say confused
"I think you guys are misunderstanding everything, you think that she's mad at you, and she thinks that you are mad at her - or whatever you guys are distant for", Bruce grabs his water a takes a sip. Rogers sighed and said
"Yeah, maybe that's what is happening", he lowered his head while Bruce sees his poor friend suffering about his tough marriage.
The next morning…..
"Should I'd be privileged that you received me, even that you seem like you're going to kill somebody ?", Bobbi told Natasha when she early in the morning entered the Soldier and Spy floor
"Hello to you too, Bobbi", Natasha sarcastically says as she invite her friend to sat with her at the couch
"Aw, come on, Nat. You know I'm joking", Bobbi smirks at her while she and Natasha take a seat
"Well, maybe dating Clint affects you", Natasha said
Morse chuckled, "Maybe", she smiled at the Spy, then to frown and asking "Hey, where's Steve ?", Natasha rolled her eyes and growled
"Ugh, I don't know where he is and don't even care", said the Black Widow
"Are you guys fighting again, Natasha ?", Bobbi crossed her arms and legs too
"Yes. But I don't want to talk about him - Why you're here ?", Natasha knitted her eyebrows
Bobbi gasped, "Oh yeah, Fury told me to give you this", she handles Natasha the folders (that was all the time on Bobbi's hands)
"More paperwork ?!", Natasha groans, "Ugh !"
"Sorry", Bobbi smiled apologized
"I hate doing these fucking things", the Spy gritted between her teeth while grabbing the folders
"Aw, they can't be that bad", said Morse
Natasha snorts, "Yeah ? Well try to read and fill them up all day, and let's see what you think", Widow rise her eyebrow at the Agent, and Bobbi widen her eyes as she nervously says
"Uhhh -
"Yeah, that's what I've thought", Natasha smirked. Mockingbird rolled her eyes
"Look, I'll convince Nick not to give you so much of them, okay ?", she said to the Spy
"I don't need your help, Morse", Natasha stares at her
"But, if I tell him -
The redhead cut her friend words as she says "I said no, Bobbi", Black Widow narrow her brows and give her a glare that everyone in SHIELD and in the world was scared about
"Nat, what's happening to you ?", Bobbi tilted her head while seeing her friend eyes, full of pain and sadness
"Nothing, Barbara", Natasha looks away from her
"Yes, there's something…", Bobbi stands from her seat and started walking to the redhead, "..Because, recently you're the old Natasha"
The Spy frowned as she turns her glance at the agent, "What do you mean by 'the old Natasha' ?", Natasha said a little bit offended while Bobbi took a seat next to her and tells the Spy
"Yeah, you used to be all grumpy all the time -
"Look, Bobbi..", Natasha lifts her hands at her and stands up - rejecting Bobbi's hands to comfort her, "..Thank you for bringing me the paperwork - and tell Fury I'll be done tomorrow morning", she told Morse and turning her back at the Agent.
Bobbi sighed defeated at her friend and says
"Alright.. I won't force you..", she pats her thighs as she stood up. Bobbi walked slowly to the elevator while seeing Natasha still with her back at her, but Bobbi didn't want to let the things like this, so she took a deep breath and when she was about to press the button to call the elevator, Bobbi turned around and begin to tell at the redhead, "..You know..", Morse noticed Natasha sees her from her shoulder, so Bobbi continues before Nat could throw a knife so she can leave already, "..Someone once told me that relationships got harder in this century - and it's true - because, the conversations became texting, arguments became phone calls, insecurities have become the way of thinking, getting jealous became a habit, trust has been lost..", Mockingbird saw Natasha lowered her head and turning again her back at her while wrapping her arms tightly to herself,
"..Also, leaving seems to be the only option and being hurt become something so natural", continued Bobbi saying, "..Nat, you know I love you and Steve as well, but I don't want to see both of you hurting each other, and I'm so sure you guys are just passing through a hard step in your relationship..like everyone else", the Agent smiled fondly and keeps with her words, "..You and Steve are going to fix this, I know it. Your relationship won't be like the ones from today...You two never give up - like never - and I bet you would not give up on him that easily", Bobbi smiled again and clearly heard a small sob near from there
"Tomorrow morning - don't forget to tell Nick", said Natasha. The Spy sees her friend from her shoulder and walks into the hallway that leads to the bedroom, disappearing from Morse's sight. So the Agent just sighs deeply and turns to press the button and said
"Okay. Good night, Natasha", she pressed her lips together as she entered sadly the elevator
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