Natasha woke up last and she found that she was alone. Maybe last night was a dream and she had left him. Maybe that was for the best, she still didn't want to ruin his life. "Steve?" She whispered. No answer.

She sighed and got off the bed. She looked around the room and saw a note on the dressing table. Sighing she picked it up and read it.

Hey Nat,

I just went downstairs into the dining hall to get some food. You were sleeping peacefully and I didn't want to wake you.

Steve xoxo

Natasha smiled and clutched the note close to her chest. She changed into jeans and into Steve's jumper and ran downstairs to the dining hall. She stopped when she arrived at the door.

Everyone turned to look at her; clearly they'd heard Shuri shouting at Steve. She began to shrink in on herself but she saw Steve and he was smiling at her. She smiled back and began to walk towards him but was stopped by Bruce, who was smiling sweetly.

"So, you came back?" Natasha peered around him and saw Steve looking at her worriedly. She lightly shook her head and looked back and Bruce. "Yes?"

"For me? Because you thought about what I said?" Bruce asked hopefully. She could still see Steve looking at her. "No and no."

"What? I thought that was why you would've come back. I thought you felt the same." Bruce begged and took her hands. She yanked her hands away and tucked them in her jean pockets.

"Could you please fuck off?" She asked in the sweetest voice she could muster when the person she hated most in the world was talking. When Bruce didn't move she shoved past him and went to sit next to Steve.

"Hi." She whispered and grabbed some toast from the centre of the table. "Hi. You ok?" Steve asked. She nodded and leant her head on his shoulder and began to yawn.

"Nat? Why are you back with him? He cheated on you?" Bruce came back and started bugging her again.

"Seriously Bruce?"

"Oh shut up Steve. This is none of your business. You cheating fucker." Natasha joked but she saw his face fall. "It's ok." He whispered so only she could hear, "See you in our room." Steve got up and stormed to their room. "Steve!"

"Good, cheaters gone." Bruce said and sat down next to her. "Now you can speak your mind without someone, Steve, telling you you can't say that." Bruce put his arm around her and she tried to wriggle out but she couldn't.

At that exact moment Sharon walked past and saw the two getting cosy and she smiled. She ran up to Steve's room and opened the door. "Oh, hey baby. How'd it go?" He stopped when he saw who was in his room.

"Hi. I just saw Natasha getting comfy with Bruce." Sharon smiled poisonously and Steve tried to hold in his laugh. "Ok then. What did you see?" He played along; he knew what Nat was doing.

Sharon began to explain and Steve instantly got bored. He heard footsteps from outside and heard Natasha shouting. "Quit it jackass, get off me! Leave me alone."

Steve shoved past Sharon and opened the door to find Bruce pushing Natasha against a wall and kissing her neck. She was struggling and had tears on her cheeks. "Bruce, stop." She gasped out between sobs.

Bruce didn't and moved his hands up and down her sides. Steve walked up behind Bruce and pulled him off his fiancée. "Leave her alone." Steve hissed and shoved him away.

Natasha pushed her way past them and ran into their room. Steve heard the door slam and he turned but Sharon stopped him. "Sharon move. Please."

"She's a spy. I'm sure she can deal with this on her own." Sharon said and Steve grew frustrated. He pushed Sharon away from where she'd stepped closer to him.

He pushed open the door and locked it shut. "No, no! Stay away from me! Bruce please!" She begged and pulled the duvet further over her knees.

Steve walked over to her and sat on the edge of the bed. He didn't walk any further towards her, for fear of scaring her. "Nat? It's me. It's Steve." He reassured her.

Natasha looked up and moved closer to him. She rested her head on his chest and waited for him to wrap his arms around her, but he didn't. "Steve?"

"I don't want to worry you." He said as answer, he knew what she was saying. "Please. I'll feel safer." Steve nodded and wrapped his arms loosely around her.

"It reminds me of what happened to me in the Red Room. I couldn't protect myself. I felt helpless." She cried into his chest. Steve kissed the top of her head and tightened his arms around her.

"They're not here. I'm here. No one will do that to you again, not Bruce, not Ivan, not anyone. I promise." He said and kissed her temple. Natasha looked up at him, her eyes questioning, Steve knew what she was saying.

"I won't do that to you either. I promise. I love you." Natasha looked up and at him and flung her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.

"I love you too."

"Do you want to stay up here or do you want me to tell T'challa about Bruce or what?" Steve asked.

"I wanna have a shower or a bath. I wanna get Bruce's stench and that off me." She said with a small laugh. Steve let go of her and she got out of his embrace and walked to the bathroom.

"You coming?" She asked. Steve laughed and followed her into the bathroom. He climbed in the water with her and hugged her from behind. He started to kiss her neck but stopped when he remembered what happened with Bruce.

"Why'd you stop?" Natasha asked and leant back into his chest. She turned and kissed his lips.

"I didn't want to scare you."

"You really are over protective, aren't you?" Nat asked with a smirk.

"Yes, very much so." Natasha laughed and began to clean herself off. Once they were both clean, Steve helped Nat out of the bath and wrapped a towel around her.

She walked over to the bed and got under the covers. "Come on. I'm fine babe." Steve nodded and joined her in the bed. "Night baby."

"I love you, night Steve."