Chapter 26

Saturday, August 29, Livy's Birthday.

Even though it was a Saturday, Livy still had to wake up early. Sharon was coming to pick her up at 8 in order to get to the American Girl Café by 8:45. Sharon had talked to Steve about her plans which included a trip to the American Girl Salon and Afternoon Tea. Steve asked what they were going to do at the salon, and Sharon happily told them about the girl and doll hairstyling, manicure, and ear piercing. She wanted Livy to do all three before their afternoon tea at 2. Steve was a little skeptical about having Livy get a manicure and her ears pierced, but somehow, Sharon had managed to convince him. Steve knew that it was Livy's birthday, and she would appreciate getting spoiled. He made Sharon promise that she would pick a light color of nail polish, nothing too bright, dark, or flashy since Livy was barely five. About the ear piercing, Steve was a little hesitant about it, but Sharon had told him that since Livy was already in school, she would probably be asking soon why she doesn't have earrings and other girls do. Steve knew that was true, so he reluctantly agreed. He would rather wait, but he decided to just let Sharon pamper her.

Livy didn't know anything. All she knew was that she was going to go out with Sharon, and she was not happy about that. She dragged her feet all morning. She didn't want to take a bath, so Steve had to practically tie her down in the bathtub so that she wouldn't run out. She took forever in eating breakfast. Actually, when Sharon arrived, she was still at the breakfast bar eating. She was lost in thought when the doorbell rang causing her to jump.

Steve, who had been taking a shower himself, ran to get the door but stopped when he saw Livy was still in the kitchen. "Livy," he said sternly, "finish your breakfast and quickly go brush your teeth. Sharon's already here, and you two can't be late."

"But, Daddy, I don't want to go with her," whined Livy.

Steve sighed. "I'm going to let Sharon in, and then you and I are going to have a quick talk in your room before you leave." He quickly went to open the door knowing Sharon had been waiting too long. When he opened the door, he said, "Good morning, Sharon. Sorry it took me so long to open the door."

Sharon chuckled. "Good morning to you too. It's fine. I'm pretty sure you had a good reason." Steve motioned that she go in which she happily did. Once Steve closed the door, he turned around, and Sharon kissed him. "So where's the birthday girl?"

"She should be brushing her teeth right now. I'll go check. She won't take much longer." Steve hurried away checking the kitchen first to see if she was in there. Thankfully, she wasn't, so he went to check the bathroom. Livy wasn't in there either, so he checked her bedroom. He found her in there sitting on her bed with a frown on her face and her arms crossed. "Hey, Princess, did you already brush your teeth?" Steve softly asked.

She nodded her head still not taking off the mad face.

"I know you don't get along very well with Sharon when I'm not around, but give her a chance today. She has a fun day planned out for you. I know you're going to enjoy it very much. So can you please wipe the frown off your face, and replace it with a lovely smile?" Steve smiled at her in hopes she'd do that.

Livy shook her head.

"Come on, Livy, or the tickle monster will have to come and do its job." Steve got his hand ready to tickle Livy.

Livy started to smile a little, but being as stubborn as Steve, she quickly tried to hide it.

"Oh, I saw that little smile. I think you do need a little help to get it out." He started to tickle Livy's stomach which brought giggles and squeals from out of her.

"Daddy, stop it!" she squealed. "Please stop it!"

Steve tickled her a little longer just to make sure and also because he enjoyed hearing Livy's giggles. It reminded him of Peggy. Finally, he stopped so that they wouldn't be late. "All right, Miss Livy, are you ready to go out with Sharon with that beautiful smile you have on your face now?"

Livy slowly nodded her head still not liking the idea of having to spend so much time alone with Sharon.

"Come on. She's waiting in the living room." Steve and Livy made their way to the living room.

Sharon stood up when they entered. "There's the birthday girl! Happy birthday, Livy!" She gave her a hug. "Are you ready to have fun?"

Livy just nodded.

"All right!" She turned to Steve. "I'll have her home by 3:30."

"That's fine with me. You two have fun together." He crouched down to Livy's eye level. "Now, you be good okay? Have fun with Sharon." He gave Livy a kiss and a hug. "I love you."

Livy returned the kiss and hug. "I love you too."

Sharon and Livy left the house, but not before Sharon gave Steve his kiss goodbye. Steve waved them off from the door before going back inside. He was hoping with all of his heart that this would do the trick.


Livy's eyes widened with surprise and excitement when she entered the café. She had always seen the dolls from the window whenever they would pass but had never entered.

Sharon was pleased with her reaction. "So, how would you like to pick out a doll?"

"You mean to buy?" asked Livy.

Sharon nodded. "It's part of your birthday present from me."

Livy's eyes brightened up, and she ran to see what dolls they were selling. She was running from one doll to another until she spotted the one. "Miss Sharon, I want this one." She grabbed a box from under the doll on display. Sharon went over and read the name of the doll, Isabelle. She had seen it in the catalogue when she contemplated on buying one before her birthday. Isabelle was the ballerina. Of course, Livy would pick her.

"Good choice. We'll go pay, and get ready for the next part of your surprise."

"Can I get her a change of clothes?"

"Sure. If you want, get the matching outfit for yourself."

Livy ran to get the outfit for herself and the doll. "Can I wear it now?"

"After we pay, you can go to the bathroom to change. Are you sure you got the right size?"

Livy shrugged.

Sharon held up the clothes to Livy. "Yeah, I think it will fit." Sharon paid at the register and asked them if they could take the doll out of the box for her. Once they did, she accompanied Livy to the bathroom so that she could change.

While Livy was in there, she also decided to change her doll. When she got out, she modeled for Sharon.

"That's a very pretty outfit. Are you ready for the next part?"

Livy nodded eagerly.

"Follow me." Sharon took her to the salon. "They're first going to do your hair and your doll's hair. After that, you both are getting a manicure. The last thing will be getting your ears pierced, and you'll get to pick your earrings."

Livy smiled. "Ok."

The hairstylist showed Livy many different hairstyles before she settled on one. It took around an hour and a half to do both her hair and the doll's hair. Livy only had to wait around half an hour for the manicure. When it came time to pick the color, Sharon was there to make sure she didn't choose such a wild color. Livy picked a lavender color for her nails. The manicure took around an hour and a half as well. By the time Livy was to get her ears pierced, it was already 1. The lady who was going to pierce her ears decided to do it on the doll first so that Livy could see how it's done. But before, the lady had her pick out earrings for the doll and herself. She picked some little heart shaped earrings. Livy observed how they pierced ears and got a little nervous when she saw them sticking the needle in. Livy didn't like needles at all. When it was her turn, she didn't want to get them pierced anymore.

"Livy, it won't hurt. It's going to be real quick," Sharon tried to assure her.

"No, it's going to hurt. I don't want my ears pierced!"

"Come on, Livy. You'll get to wear earrings like Isabelle. Don't you want to match with her?"

Livy nodded.

"Then let's go sit in the chair so that you can get those earrings."

"No!" she shouted.

Sharon was startled. "Livy, I'll hold your hand. You don't have to be afraid."

"No! I want my daddy to hold my hand!"

Sharon was at a loss. "Hold on a minute. I think I know what I can do." Sharon got on her phone and facetimed Steve hoping he'd pick up.

He answered the call a bit confused. "Is something wrong?"

"No, everything's fine," Sharon nervously laughed.

"What's wrong, Sharon?"

"Ugh, fine! Livy doesn't want to get her ears pierced because she's afraid. She said she wants you so this is the best I could think of doing."

"Pass her the phone." Sharon gave Livy her phone. "Wow, Princess! You look pretty!"

Livy smiled. "Thanks!"

"I heard that someone's going to get her ears pierced but is afraid to do it," Steve said getting straight to the point.

Livy nodded. "I want you to hold my hand."

"I know, Princess, but I can't be there right now. How about you go sit down in the chair? I won't end this call until it's all over. Is that ok with you?" he bargained.

"Yes, Daddy." Livy did as she was told. She wasn't as nervous as before, and it sure did help that Steve was on the other end of the line. Before Livy knew it, the procedure was over.

"That's a good girl, Livy. Keep having fun. I'll see you later," Steve said once it was over.

"Thank you, Daddy. I love you."

"I love you too!"

The call then ended, and Livy returned the phone to Sharon. "You were very brave, Livy. Now that you and your doll are all prettied up, how about we go have a tea party with her?"

"Yes!"

Sharon led Livy to the restaurant side of the building and mentioned the reservation they had. They were ushered to a table that had two seats and a seat for the doll. They were given a menu, and Sharon read off what they had.

Livy decided that she wanted a turkey sandwich, cinnamon roll, and pink lemonade. Sharon got a frittata, blueberry scone, and coffee. When they had ordered, Sharon asked the first question that came to mind. "How do you like school?"

"It's fun," Livy answered. "I love it!"

"That's nice. Do you have any friends?"

Livy nodded.

"What are their names?" Sharon asked, but before Livy could answer, Sharon's phone rang. She looked to see who was calling. "I'm sorry, Livy, I need to take this call. It's a bit important. I'll try to keep it short."

Livy just nodded. She didn't mind that Sharon answered the call because she wasn't in the mood to talk to her. She decided to play with her doll.

When the food arrived, Sharon was still on her phone call. Livy ate her food and pretended that her doll was eating too. Sharon would take bits while the other person was talking. Livy soon started getting bored. She wanted to go home, but Sharon still hadn't finished her call or her food. Livy sighed loudly to get Sharon's attention which worked. She glanced over at her and saw she had already finished.

"Could you call me in about fifteen-thirty minutes?" Livy heard Sharon ask. There was silence as the person answered. "Ok, perfect. I'll be waiting for your call later." Sharon hung up. "I'm sorry about that. It was something important from work."

"That's ok. I want to go home now."

"Right, it is time we should leave."

The car ride back to Steve's house was silent. Livy actually fell asleep hugging her doll. Sharon woke her up when they arrived. Steve had heard the car pull into the driveway and was already waiting at the door. He saw a sleepy Livy walk up the porch steps. He smiled at how adorable she looked rubbing the sleep from her eyes. "Did you have fun, Livy?"

Livy nodded.

"That's good. Why don't you go say thank you to Sharon and then you can take a nap?"

Livy nodded again. She turned around and mumbled a thank you and stepped into the house.

"It looks like it tired her out," Steve commented.

"Yes, I think it did."

"Did you have a good time?"

"Great, actually! I loved seeing Livy's eyes shine like the stars when we went inside the shop. She was very excited."

"She's been wanting to go in there for a while now. Thank you for spending time with her. It means a lot to me."

"It was no problem. I enjoyed myself." Just then her phone rang again. "I have to take this call, and I'd better be going. Work at the office needs to get done."

"Right. Drive carefully."


Wanda had been decorating her house all morning with Bucky's help. Wanda had decided to do a ballerina themed party, so there were a lot of pink decorations. She was setting up some balloons when she gasped loudly. Bucky was hanging streamers up. When he heard Wanda's gasp, he got startled making him lose his balance on the ladder which caused the ladder to collapse. "Ow," Bucky groaned.

Wanda saw all of it happen, and she burst out laughing. "What happened to you?"

Bucky, however, didn't see the grace in all that had just happened. "I should be asking that. When you gasped, I lost my balance. Now, why did you gasp? Is there something wrong?"

"Nope, not one thing is wrong," Wanda said smiling.

"Then I fell off the ladder for no reason. You scared me, Wanda. I thought there was something wrong."

"I gasped because I just had the most brilliant idea!"

"Oh no, whatever it is, it's not a good idea."

"But you haven't even heard it yet," pouted Wanda.

"I know that, but you have that glint in your eye."

"Just hear me out. I had the idea of inviting Natasha to the party. I'm sure she has nothing to do tonight, and Maggie will be delighted to see her here."

"You see, bad idea. When are you going to learn to stop meddling in people's lives?"

"Who says I'm meddling?" Wanda asked. "It's Maggie's party, not Steve's."

"Liv is Steve's daughter. If Natasha comes, they will have to talk to each other."

Wanda smiled. "You said it. I didn't." She pulled out her phone and texted Natasha. "There, the invitation is sent. Now, to wait for an answer."

Bucky rolled his eyes.

A few minutes later, Wanda's phone buzzed. She quickly took a look at the notification. Her smile dropped some.

"What's wrong?" Bucky asked after several moments of silence.

"Here," she passed him her phone. On the screen was a text from Natasha.

"Hi, Wanda. Thanks for the invite, but I don't think it's such a good idea that I go. Don't get me wrong, I would love to be there since Livy is such a sweet girl and has captivated part of my heart, but it's a little complicated as to why I can't go. I wish I could explain, but I don't know what to say. Maybe another time. Thanks again for taking me into consideration."

Bucky furrowed his eyebrows. "What does she mean it's complicated?"

"I don't know. Maybe something happened?"

"What are you going to say?"

Wanda held her finger up indicating to wait, and she typed out her response and sent it. She once again passed Bucky her phone. The message read:

"If it has something to do with Steve, don't let that stop you. He can be a jerk at times, I know because I'm his sister. At least come for the cake. You don't have to stay long if you don't want."

Bucky just shook his head. "If she declines again, just leave it at that. You wouldn't want an argument to start during Liv's party."

"I guess you're right. I just thought Maggie would be so happy to see her here."

"I'm sure she would," agreed Bucky.

Wanda's phone buzzed again. "Here, Buck. I can't look at it."

He opened the message.

"I'll see if I can make it."

Wanda watched Bucky's face closely, but he had an unreadable expression on. "Well, what does it say?"

"It says that she can't come at all. She's too mad at Steve," he bluffed.

"What? Give it to me!"

Bucky moved his hand from her reach. "Nope. You're just gonna have to believe me on this one, Doll."

"James! Give it to me! It's my phone. Besides, I have to respond."

When Wanda called Bucky James, he knew she was being dead serious. He handed her her phone back.

She looked at the text. "You little liar! You got me all worried about nothing!"

Bucky started laughing uncontrollably. "You should have seen your face!" he said between laughs.

"It's not funny. I seriously thought she was mad at Steve. I was about to go over to his house and demand him to tell me what he did to her."

Bucky stopped laughing. "You aren't serious about that, right?"

It was Wanda's turn to laugh. "No, you goofball. I would have waited until he got here. Now, let's finish decorating the house."


It was about time for Steve and Livy to leave to her party. He had only told Livy that they were going out to eat, but he didn't mention where.

"Livy! Let's go!" Steve called out from the front door while grabbing his keys.

Livy ran down the stairs with her new doll. "Can I take Isabelle, so she won't be lonely?"

"Of course, you can take Isabelle. Now, let's get into the car."

Steve locked the house while Livy got into the car and buckled herself in the car seat. Steve made sure Livy was buckled in before closing her door. After getting in the driver's seat, buckling himself in, and starting the car, he said, "Princess, we're going to stop by Aunt Wanda's house first. She told me she wants to give you a present."

"Ok, Daddy."

"So tell me about your day with Sharon. What did you talk about?"

"I first bought the doll and clothes. Then I got my hair and nails done. Then I got my ears pierced. Then we went to eat, but Miss Sharon got a phone call. So I played with my doll and ate until we left."

Steve furrowed his eyebrows. "Sharon was talking on the phone the whole time you ate?"

Livy nodded. "I didn't want to talk to her anyways."

Steve thought it strange that Sharon did that if she had said she had a great time with her. He'd have to ask her about it later.


They pulled into the apartment complex parking lot. When they arrived at Wanda's door, all the lights were off in her apartment. This did not go unnoticed by Livy.

Livy cocked her head. "Daddy, why are all the lights off?" she asked.

"I think she's not home, but she told me where your present is. Let's go in." Steve took his key out and opened the door. Steve entered with Livy holding his hand, and he turned on the lights.

"SURPRISE!" yelled Wanda, Allison, Jane, Pietro, Thor, Bucky, and Sam.

Livy jumped a little and held Steve's hand a little tighter. She was a bit shocked, but soon her smile appeared on her face when she saw everyone that was there.

Each and every one of them said happy birthday to Livy and gave her a hug, kiss, and her present. Steve was beaming with joy to see Livy so happy. He knew that he had successfully pulled the surprise off.

"Who's hungry?" Wanda asked after everyone congratulated Livy.

"Me!" shouted Livy.

Everyone laughed. "Well, thankfully, I made your favorites," said Wanda.

If Livy's eyes could light up more than they already were, they did. Wanda led her to the buffet table she had set out. Before her eyes were mac 'n cheese, chicken nuggets, French fries, pizza, meatloaf, fruit salad, cinnamon rolls, brownies, cookies, apple juice, and lemonade. Livy's mouth started to water at the sight of the array of foods before her. "I want everything!" she exclaimed.

Steve, who had followed Wanda and Livy, stepped beside her, "How about you get a couple of things right now, and then if you're still hungry, you can come back for more? Because remember, there's still cake."

"Ok."

Steve served her some mac 'n cheese, a couple of chicken nuggets, a small handful of French fries, and a little bit of fruit salad. The rest then went to serve themselves some food.

When Livy finished eating, she asked if she could open her presents.

"Let's wait until everyone else is finished eating," Steve answered her.

"No, it's all right, Steve. It's her birthday. She should open up her presents when she wants. We can all finish eating later," said Jane.

"But, I still haven't eaten my pizza," complained Thor. Jane shot him a look of disapproval. "I can eat it while she's opening her presents."

"If Thor gets to eat while Livy opens presents, I'm eating as well," declared Sam.

The ladies just shook their heads. "Well, then, let's go to the living room so that she can open presents," Wanda said.

They all went to the living room except for Wanda who started to clear the table to get it ready for cake. Bucky, who had gone to the living room, discreetly looked around for Wanda. When he didn't see her in there, he left the room. "I thought I'd find you in here," he said when he found her in the kitchen.

"Yeah, I had to clear the table for the cake. I was just about to go to the living room." She made her way to the entrance of the kitchen when Bucky grabbed her arm. "Wait, we're alone right now."

"Yeah, and?" Wanda asked lifting her eyebrow knowing full well what he meant by that.

Bucky grabbed her by the waist and pulled her in for a kiss. They started to deepen the kiss more when they heard a little gasp. They quickly pulled away from each other and looked to see who it was that gasped. There stood Livy giggling. "I knew it! You two are in love."

Wanda blushed, and Bucky looked down. His best friend's daughter just saw them kissing. Buck knew he was screwed. Steve didn't like Livy to see that sort of thing.

"Look, Maggie, you have to promise us that you won't say anything, especially to your dad. We're not ready for anyone to know yet. Can you promise us that?" Wanda pleaded.

Livy smiled. She put both arms behind her back. "Yep. I promise." While she said that, she crossed her fingers behind her back.

"Thank you, Liv. Now, go to the living room. We'll be out in a minute. If anyone asks where we're at, say that we were clearing the table, and we'll be right out," Bucky instructed.

Livy nodded and skipped away. When she got to the living room, Pietro asked exactly what Bucky knew they were going to ask. "Where's Wanda and Bucky? I want to see your presents now."

Livy smiled her mischievous smile. Steve knew that smile anywhere, and he knew she knew something. "Livy, what's going on?" he asked.

"Aunt Wanda and Uncle Bucky are kissing in the kitchen," she said loud enough for Wanda and Bucky to hear.

Wanda and Bucky came out with flushed faces. "Care to elaborate?" Steve asked in his fatherly tone.

"Later," they both answered. "Today is about Livy."

Livy giggled and reached for her first present. "That present is from Allison and me," Pietro let her know. Livy eagerly opened the bag and pulled out her present. It was a UK Barbie doll from the Around the World collection. "Thank you!" she said before moving on to the next present.

She grabbed the next one, and Sam said, "That one is from me. I hope you like it." Livy opened the bag. Inside there was a set of Shopkins. "Thank you!"

The next one she opened was from Thor and Jane. They gave her the movie Barbie in the Pink Shoes. After that one, she opened Bucky's present. He gave her a set of crayons and colored pencils. Wanda's present was opened next. She gave her a baby doll. Lastly, Livy opened Steve's present. He gave her a big sketching pad. Livy thanked everyone again for the presents going around and giving each one a hug.

"Who wants cake?" Wanda asked.

Everyone agreed it was time, so they went back to the dining room. Wanda went into the kitchen and lit the candles. In the dining room, the lights were off, and when Wanda walked in, they all started singing happy birthday to Livy. Once the song was over, Steve said, "Now make a wish and blow out your candles." Livy closed her eyes and made her wish then blew out the candles. Everyone clapped, and Wanda turned on the light. She started cutting the cake which was chocolate flavored.

"What did you wish for?" Sam asked Livy.

"Uncle Sam, you know I can't tell you because then it won't come true," Livy said very seriously.

"Aw, come on. You can tell your Uncle Sam. I'll make sure to talk to the wish fairy and help her out," Sam suggested eagerly.

"Nope." Livy pretended to zip her lips, lock them, and throw the key away, something she had learned that week in school.

They had all just started to eat their cake when there was a knock on the door. Wanda's eyes went wide, and she smiled. "I wonder who that could be?" she said out loud. "Steve, could you go see who's at the door?"

"Sure," Steve said a bit suspiciously. He knew Wanda was up to something. He set his cake down and made his way to the door. When he opened the door, he was surprised to see who was on the other side. "Na-Natasha! What are you doing here?" he asked a bit shocked.

"Wanda invited me. I thought you knew, but obviously, you didn't. I'll just go." She turned to leave, but Steve grabbed her wrist.

"Please, don't go. Livy will be happy to see you. Besides, you're just in time for cake. It's chocolate."

"Well, who could turn down chocolate cake?" Natasha smiled.

Steve ushered her inside. "Wait here," he said. He went into the dining room and said, "Livy, there's someone here to see you."

"Who?" Livy asked curiously.

"Let's go to the living room to find out."

Livy scrambled off her seat and ran to the living room. When she saw who it was, she screamed, "Miss Nat! You're here!" She ran to her and hugged her.

"I couldn't miss coming to your birthday party," Natasha told her.

"We're eating cake. Come on." Livy grabbed her hand and pulled her to the dining room.

Steve smiled at the interaction between Natasha and Livy. He followed them to the dining room after a couple of moments. When he entered, he saw that someone had already pulled up a chair for Natasha, and she was already eating cake. After the cake was eaten, Livy led Natasha into the living room to show her the presents she received.

"I got this Barbie doll from my Uncle Pietro and Aunt Allison. My Uncle Sam got me Shopkins. Oh! and look! I got this ballet movie from my Uncle Thor and Aunt Jane. Uncle Bucky got me these crayons and colored pencils. Aunt Wanda got me this baby doll, and my daddy got me this notebook. It's for me to draw in." Livy proudly let Natasha look through the presents.

"Wow! You got many great presents from your family."

Livy nodded. "I liked the present you gave me too."

Natasha smiled remembering when Livy had opened her present yesterday. She had given Livy a purse with a ballerina on it. "I'm glad you liked that present too."

Livy then hugged Natasha. "I made a wish when I blew out my candles. I want to tell you, but you have to promise you won't tell anyone."

"But if you tell me, it might not come true," Natasha pointed out.

"It will come true. Do you promise you won't tell anyone?"

"I pinky promise it."

Livy was confused. "What's a pinky promise?"

"It's a promise, but you and the other person wrap their pinky's around each other, like this." Natasha grabbed her hand and wrapped her pinky around Livy's. "And then you shake."

"Cool!" She moved to Natasha's ear, cupped her hands around the ear, and whispered, "I wished that you will be my mommy."

When Natasha heard those words, she was stunned. She wasn't expecting to hear that. She then felt sad for Livy knowing that that would never happen. Natasha forced a smile and said, "That's really sweet."

Livy nodded and left her to go talk to Jane.

Natasha sat there on the floor thinking about what Livy had just told her. Tears threatened to come out, and she knew it was time for her to leave. She couldn't let anyone see her like this. She wiped her eyes and stood up. "I'm going to go now. It's getting late, and I have a long drive. Thank you, Wanda, for inviting me. I had a nice time."

"You're welcome. I'm glad you could come," Wanda said.

"You're leaving already?" Livy asked with disappointed eyes.

"Yes, Livy. I need to go home. Enjoy the rest of your birthday, ok? On Monday, you can tell me all about it."

"Ok. Bye." She hugged Natasha and whispered her "I love you."

Natasha grabbed her purse from the couch she had left it on. When she looked up, she saw Steve standing in front of her. "I'll walk you out."

Natasha inhaled sharply. "There's no need for that. I can get to my car just fine."

"Oh, come on, Natasha. It's dark outside. I want to make sure you get to your car all right."

She hated to admit that he had a point there. "Fine."

They left the apartment and walked in an awkward silence for a little bit until Steve said, "I've been thinking about what you told me that night. You're right. I shouldn't have done what I did. I'm very sorry for that."

Once again, tears started forming in the corner of Natasha's eyes. Thankfully, it was too dark to see that. She debated on telling Steve what Livy had just said, but before she could gather the courage, he had already started talking again.

"This past week, I've hated not talking to you as we used to. I hate it that we're avoiding each other. I don't want what happened to get between us. You're too valuable a friend to let go."

Natasha nodded. "Yes, I've hated it too. I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry too. Friends again?"

Natasha nodded. "Yes, we can be friends again." By that time, they had already arrived at her car. "Well, I'll see you Monday."

"Yes, see you Monday." Steve watched as she got into her car and started the engine. He waved goodbye to her and watched as the car sped off. He was satisfied that they had gotten back on good terms as friends, but at the same time, he wanted something more. He knew what he wanted, but he was too stubborn to let the other one go.


I hope you enjoyed Livy's birthday chapter. With each chapter that I post, we're one step closer to the turning point. If you want to see pictures of the outfit Livy got and her hairstyle, go to my Wattpad. I'll put the link down below. I also posted a picture of Livy.

So, today is the long-awaited day for everyone. Infinity War is now in theatres! I'm going to watch it in about 3 hours, and I'm super excited! If someone has watched it already, please don't post spoilers in the comments. This is going to be a spoil free account. If you want to talk about the movie, you can send me a you want to, you can ask me in the comments for my account name, and I'll gladly give it to you.

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