Steve and Natasha were sleeping when Natasha began to stir in bed. She let out a groan that ended up waking Steve.

Steve took on her face.

S: Natasha.

Steve whispered trying to get her to wake up, he failed. He grabbed her arms and shook her lightly.

Natasha woke up screaming and shaking badly, she looked at Steve frightened.

Bucky woke up too with Natasha cries and knocked on their door.

B: Steve? Is everything okay over there?

Steve looked at Natasha, ran a hand over her face and whispered.

S: It was just a bad dream, Natasha.

Steve now spoke louder to Bucky.

S: It's okay, it was just a nightmare that Nat had. You can go back to sleep.

Natasha was still with the images of her nightmare in her head, but she was relieved to be awake.

Steve pushed her lightly, making her lie down again. He gave her a peck on the lips.

S: Do you want to lie on top of me?

Natasha could only move her head positively. Steve lay on her side and reached out to her, Natasha curled over Steve.

S: It's Okay, baby.

Steve stroked her hair until she fall asleep again, he didn't sleep, he take care of her sleep for hours.

...

It was daylight, Steve didn't realize that he fell asleep and looked around and had no Natasha in the room.

Steve sat up in bed and heard a noise in the bathroom. He got up and went after her. Natasha was finishing brush her teeth. Steve hugged her from behind and Natasha turned her face to be able to give him a peck.

S: Good morning. Are you better?

N: Yes, thank you.

S: Do you want to tell me about the dream?

N: No, I... I don't remember...

Said Natasha in a weird way, she moved out from Steve's arms, returning to the room. Steve didn't pursue the matter, it wasn't the first time she had nightmares, but it seemed they were more frequent recently.

S: I have to go to the base, I have a mission today.

Natasha was getting dressed, she had just taken a bath.

N: Do you?

S: Natasha, you're pregnant.

N: Keep your voice down! Again with this conversation?

Said Natasha, enraged.

S: You're not going to mission, being pregnant.

N: Okay, you can stop me from going to your mission, but not SHIELD's and I bet Fury has something for me. What do you prefer? Me working for SHIELD or with you?

Steve didn't answer, now he was angry too. He closed the bathroom door and went to bathe.

Natasha left the room and saw Sam and Bucky drinking coffee.

N: God, are you still here?

Sam: We're outgoing, but we thought Steve would get upset if we left without saying goodbye.

N: Probably.

Natasha and Sam looked at each other.

N: I won't be apologizing forever, Sam.

Sam: I didn't say anything.

N: But your thoughts scream. I thought we were friends, you and me.

Sam: We were.

N: What Sharon said was true? About what you think of my relationship with Steve?

Sam: I might have said it in a bad mood.

N: I know that's what you really think and you're probably right. I don't care what you think of me, you are a good friend to him, I just don't want Steve to be torn between his friend and his girlfriend. He suffers with it. If you stop acting like an idiot with me, I can stop being stupid with you.

Sam: Natasha, I like you, but what you did was wrong. I was defending Sharon, I don't want strange atmosphere between us.

N: Great! Me neither, egg head.

Sam: Now you crossed the line, head of tomatoes.

N: Brown candy.

Sam: Fatal Red.

Natasha and Sam smiled.

Sam: Please sit down. Let's have breakfast. Where's Steve?

N: He was taking shower. He'll join us.

Natasha said as she sat at the table. Natasha looked at Bucky who looked away from her.

Sam: Bucky is shy with women.

Sam said while he shake Bucky to disturbs him. Steve appeared in the hallway and was surprised to see the three seated, as if nothing had happened.

S: Oh how nice that no one invites me to eat in my own apartment!

Sam: Steve, my man. Sit, sit here.

Steve sat beside Natasha. Steve was happy to have the woman he loves and his best friends together and getting along. Although Natasha and Bucky have not yet exchanged a word. Natasha decided to start a conversation.

N: You shot me.

Everyone looked to Natasha.

S: Natasha!

That was the way Natasha found a subject to talk to Bucky.

B: Я выстрелил, но я был вне себя. (I shot, but I wasn't in control of myself)

N: Вы помните, что случилось? (But you remember that?)

Steve looked at Bucky speaking Russian and then to Natasha who responded in Russian too, completely confused. Sam had a mouthful of cereal, looking them talking, too confused.

B: Я помню все. (I remember everything)

Natasha was surprised because this last sentence it seemed to imply that he remembered something beyond the shot he gave her. But how? Natasha only saw him that day. What could he being talking about?

B: Вы не должны помнить. (You are the one who seem not remember)

Natasha was going to ask what he's talking about, but Steve intruded.

S: Do you speak Russian? That I did not expected..

Sam: Err... Can someone translate what they were talking about? Because I'm floating.

Natasha also looked at Bucky intrigued. Bucky stood.

B: It's time to go, Sam.

Sam: I have a mission today, right, Steve?

S: Yes, Bucky if you are willing, you can participate as well.

B: You can count on me.

S: I'll explain the operation in the way. Let's go.

They left the apartment and went to Avengers base. To getting there, they went to the conference room.

Steve called the projection screen and there was an image of a man dressed in black, wearing a mask and with bones design in his uniform.

Sam: Dude, that is so cool.

S: It's the enemy, Sam.

B: Who is this?

Sam: Crossbones. Still cool.

S: I don't have his name, but he has made illegal operations and maintained a people hostage his dirty work.

N: Where do we find him?

S: Hill sent a report pointing his last location for Africa.

Sam: Africa? My God. I thought we were going just in the corner and come back.

S: The priority is to complete the mission as quickly as possible. The operation will take place in the middle of the village, between civilians, we will be as unobtrusive as possible, and avoid that civilians get hurt.

Sam: A guy with metal arm, another who dresses in blue and red, with mask and a huge shield... I don't know how we will be discreet.

S: We'll be out of sight, Sam.

Sam: So who is going to show up there?

Steve looked at Natasha. Natasha smirked almost imperceptibly.

Like a black widow, baby