Natasha went to her apartment.

Upon arriving at the room, she went to the bathroom and put the tub to fill. Back in the room, she chose an outfit to wear. She picked her robe and call Steve.

S: Hi.

Natasha felt that Steve's voice was serious and heavy.

N: Is everything okay?

S: Peggy's dead.

N: Oh Steve, I'm sorry.

S: I'm in home, getting ready for funeral.

N: Do you want me to go with you? I mean… I'm not sure because of Sharon.

S: No need. It's fine.

Natasha wanted to avoid bringing trouble for Sharon, especially in a moment like this, but her heart was in pain with the sadness in Steve's voice.

N: I'll meet you there, Steve.

S: No, Nat. Better not.

N: All right.

S: Look, I have to go. See you later.

Natasha was going to say goodbye, but Steve hung up. She sighed and went back to the bathroom. She enter the bathtub and sat down, resting her neck on the edge of the tub.

Natasha sighed again, thinking how difficult it must be for Steve to lose someone else. He has lost so much in his life, already. She felt bad for him.

Natasha felt a slight dizziness and put her hand on her belly and began to think about the baby and what Hill said. He is so small. How could he be already threatened by the world? Natasha wondered what would happen if the KGB put his hands on her son and she stopped thinking quickly, for fear. Then she thought of SHIELD, who wouldn't hurt him, probably, but would want to experiment, train him to be like her and/or Steve... She wants him to have a normal life, she wants him to be able to make his own choices since she couldn't.

Natasha thought about running away, hiding from everyone. She could circumvent the SHIELD if she wanted. But she couldn't bring Steve along and just imagine being away from him... Does Steve think about retiring? He still has so much to contribute to the world, she can't take him out of the world. It would be too selfish.

And if she depart, Steve will hate her for sure. But that's not the issue. The problem is the seriousness that Hill stated, saying that the registry could cause a war. Natasha knows Stark's ego and knows SHIELD enough to know that they also have an advantage with the registry and how Steve would fight them all. And if she depart and they kill him or arrest him?

She didn't want to risk. But if she stayed, she would have to be on Team Stark, but she can use it in favor of Steve, she could gather information secretly and dismantle the side of Stark, standing inside his organization.

But Steve would forgive her if she stay on Team Stark? Doesn't matter. What matters is to protect their son and his life.

Speaking of Steve, she decided to go to the funeral anyway. She'll be discreet at the ceremony, but she will not leave his boyfriend alone.

Natasha put on her black dress, grabbed a sunglasses and headed for the chapel.

Once there, the ceremony has already started. She saw Steve and Sharon together in the front pew, Steve was comforting her.

Natasha remained in the background.

Steve helped carry the coffin to the grave, his face conveyed pain. Fury, Coulson and May were also present. Steve paid his respects, throwing roses on the coffin while the gravedigger threw earth over.

Steve hugged Sharon for a long time and said a few words of comfort. Natasha was near a tree and waved for him to know thae she was there.

Steve said goodbye to Sharon and the others and went to Natasha. He just hugged her and he was finally crying. Natasha stroked his back.

S: I was going to visit her this week.

N: I know.

S: I couldn't even say goodbye.

N: Sh... It's all right, Steve, you had no way to predict this would happen.

S: But I wanted to have talked to her one last time.

N: Steve, I'm not a person with religious side, you know that, but remember that Sam always says it's never to late to say everything we feel for someone who is gone, that the person can hear us from the other side?

Natasha stepped back so she could look him in the eye. She wiped his tears.

N: If you still have something to say. Tell her now. I'll wait here.

Steve looked at her and then looked tombstone of Peggy, everyone had gone. Steve went over and knelt down as he cried, he apologized and talked about life with her. He announced he is going to have a son with Natasha and apologized for what he did with Sharon.

Steve collapsed crying again, Natasha approached and touched his shoulder. He stopped crying and stood up.

N: It'll be fine.

Steve grabbed her hand and they went away. On the way home, Steve felt better while driving.

S: She had a good life.

N: Yes, she had, baby.

Steve smiled at Natasha.

S: Let's go to my place or yours?

N: It depends on where you want to fuck me this time?

Steve looked shocked.

N: Sorry, baby, I couldn't resist to see your face. Lets go to your place.

Steve drove there.

When they entered the apartment, Sam was in the apartment with Bucky, drinking beer.

Sam: Hey, man. How are you?

Sam went to Steve and hugged strong, patting the back of Steve.

S: I'm fine, Sam. I'm better.

Sam: Are you sure? I'm so sorry.

Sam hugged Steve again, he was kind drunk.

S: Yes, Sam, I'm fine, man.

Steve smiled.

N: Oh since you're here, Sam. We have something to tell you.

S: Do we?

Steve looked at Natasha with raised eyebrows.

Natasha was holding Steve's arm, she looked at him and smiled. Steve understood.

Sam: What? Are you getting married?

S: No.

Sam: You're going to have a child? Will retire? Will separate?

N: First option.

Sam's eyes widened.

Sam: Oh my God.

Sam sat with his hands on his face.

Sam: I can't fucking believe. But she was infertile.

N: Miracle?

Sam: MY GOD! YES! YES! IT IS A MIRACLE, MY GOD, MY LORD, THANKS FOR THIS.

Sam began to pray.

Sam: I'm so happy to be the godfather.

Natasha frowned and raised her eyebrow.

N: Sam, no one said you will be the godfather.

Sam: Of course I'll be. Tell her, Steve.

S: Sam, we have not talked about it, yet.

Sam: If not me, will be Bucky? Now everything is Bucky.

S: Sam, that's not true, but it's too early to decide.

Sam: Okay, I'll be right back.

Sam left the apartment.

S: Now we are telling everyone about pregnancy?

N: No, but there's no reason to hide from our friends.

Natasha gave a peck on Steve.

N: Bucky, tell me you made dinner.

B: I did, your favorite.

N: You know how to prepare pelmeni? Wow, you have to cook every night here.

Natasha went to the kitchen and Steve was looking at Bucky curiously.

S: Bucky?

B: Huh?

S: I was about to ask you something... Natasha said she didn't tell you her favorite food, then how do you know that?

Bucky didn't expect that question now.

B: Steve, I...

N: Hey Celebrities, will you let me eat alone?

Steve and Bucky were into the kitchen and sat at the table along with Natasha.

S: Nat, Bucky was telling me how he knows your favorite food is pelmeni.

N: I thought you had told him. It was not you?

S: No.

Bucky was nervous, but it was time to say.

B: I know because she told me.

N: No, I didn't.

B: You did while we were having dinner.

S: Do you dined together?

Steve now looked at Natasha, wanting explanation.

N: Are you crazy? We never had dinner together.

B: You don't remember, but we had dinner together several times.

N: What?

S: Bucky, what does that mean?

Natasha didn't understand why Bucky was lying to Steve and very well, because he seemed to be telling the truth. He was telling the truth, but Natasha didn't remember.

B: We have a past together, Natalia.

Ok, now all the sympathy that Natasha had created for him, disappeared. He really is false and is trying to destroy what she has with Steve, but why?

N: I already told you not to call me Natalia.

S: What are you talking about, Bucky? What story?

N: He's lying!

B: I'm not. Steve I need to tell you how I met her.

Natasha could kill him now.

N: Stop inventing false history.

B: Natasha, do you remember Ivan?

N: How do you know about Ivan?

B: Natasha you and I fell in love when we met.

S: What?

N: What? Why are you doing it?

B: You were very young, I guess you were only 18. I had just been hired to KGB. You told me all about the Red Room.

Natasha took a fright when she heard him mention the Red Room.

B: Natasha, you don't remember how we work together on various missions, you don't remember when I fell in love with you and we dated.

Natasha looked down and was shaking, looked like she was trying to remember or find meaning in Bucky's words. Whenever Bucky was around, Natasha had nightmares about Red Room or the KGB.

S: You were dating? How could you not remember?

B: Because they made her forget.

Bucky not averted his eyes of Natasha, which left Steve a lot angrier. How could he omit it from him?

N: STOP! Why are you doing this?

B: They messed with your mind all the time, Natalia. They earlier saw advantage in our relationship because we worked well together, but then they realized that we were very close and moving away from their control.

N: I said STOP.

B: When Ivan appeared and tried to harm you, I intervened for you. Don't you remember?

N: I don't want to hear about it anymore.

S: You're confusing her, Bucky.

Natasha got up and ran to the bedroom. Steve was standing with nostrils flaring, seriously looking at Bucky.

S: Why did not you tell me about it before?

B: I was waiting for the right moment, Steve.

S: Do you still have feelings for her?

Bucky was silent. Steve became more desperate for him to answer.

S: Tell me, Bucky. DO YOU?

Bucky consented to the head. The World of Steve fell, he felt highly betrayed by Bucky and even by Natasha. If she doesn't remember anymore, if she does, is she going to have feelings for Bucky again?

B: Steve, I would never intervene in your relationship. She loves you and that's clear.

S: You don't know that. She doesn't remember, maybe she also loves you if she remembers.

B: Don't say that, Steve. She didn't love me even when we were dating. When I defend her from Ivan, I could have killed him but Natasha prevented me. Ivan told her to choose between me or him. She chose him despite all he had done to her.

Steve was thoughtful, trying to understand what's going on, trying to control that anger and jealousy he was feeling.

B: I'm telling the truth, she doesn't love me. She loves You.

S: She never said she loved me.

B: But she demonstrates that loves you, she come after you, Natasha never ran after me, I never saw she caring so much about someone, she never regretted leaving me. The way she looks at you, it's like I always wanted her to look at me. She'll have your baby, Steve.

Steve was silent for a moment, reflecting.

B: Steve, I'm sorry.

S: You should be. She's mine.

B: Steve I do not intend to fight for her. I just...

Steve interrupted.

S: You need to leave.

B: Steve.

S: Today.

Bucky understand his reasons, but he wanted to explain. But now wasn't the right time.

S: Call Sam and ask to spend the night there.

B: Don't worry.

S: I won't.

Bucky looked at Steve, regretted to have told the truth. Bucky packed a small bundle of clothes and returned to the living room. He would try to appease Steve again, but Sam knocked.

Steve opened the door and Sam was holding a huge bear. He came in carrying the toy.

Sam: Still in doubt about the godfather? huh? huh? How about that? Best Godfather of all time, huh.

Steve looked at Sam and looked down. Bucky was serious. Sam looked at them.

Sam: Jesus.

S: Sam, Bucky can spend the night with you?

Sam: Yeah, man...

Bucky walked out of the apartment.

Sam: Steve what happened?

S: Nothing. I need you to go.

Sam: Okay.

Sam lay the bear on the floor and left the apartment.