Second part of the Bold Type


She spent the weekend in Brooklyn with Steve exploring the borough and celebrating their new relationship with a nice dinners and even greater sex later at his place. She didn't know what it was exactly but it seemed like their bodies were made for each other. Everything was still new and exciting and yet they touched each other like they knew each other for years.

They talked with Pepper after the daily meeting in private to inform her about their relationship and she seemed happy for them. They had to talk separately to HR, and she was kind of uncomfortable with all the things they wanted to know even though they assured her that it was confidential and wouldn't leave this room and then had to sign a few papers and at least to the to company they were an official item. She still asked Steve to keep their relationship quiet for the mean time, she didn't want the gossip to start right away.

She went back to her desk and five minutes later Maria showed up. "Where were you all morning?"

"I had to deal with some legal stuff."

"Are you getting sued?"

"Ha, no." She shook her head. "Don't worry, it's nothing bad."

"You wanna get some drinks after work? Wanda already said yes."

Her and Steve wanted to cook tonight and watch movies at her place. She already emptied a drawer this morning so he could leave some of his stuff at her place and didn't need to bring an over-night bag every time he stayed over. She did wonder if they were moving too fast but she never felt this way before.

"I already have plans, sorry."

"With whom?"

"I met someone." She answered truthfully. "But it's still new."

Maria's eyes lit up. "That's great! Can't wait for all the juicy details and to meet this new guy!" She left and Natasha got to work to finish her article about meeting men in real life. She had told Steve yesterday about the piece and that it had been the reason why she had been in Brooklyn and she had been worried that he would get mad but he hadn't been and then admitted that he had read every piece she had every written. She had been so touched that she had dragged him back to his couch to show him her gratitude.


The next few weeks with Steve were like heaven, they didn't really see each other work (which was good) and spent the evenings and weekends together. Steve showed her all his favorite places in Brooklyn and she had to admit that she really liked this part of New York City. She got to know James better and met Steve's other best friend Sam. They both were really nice and didn't hold back on sharing embarrassing stories about Steve who blushed furiously and told his friends to stop.

Steve turned out to be the perfect gentleman when she mentioned that her feet hurt from her stilettos and offered her a piggyback ride home. She pressed a kiss to his neck. "Thank you."

"You don't really deserve this after laughing so much about me." He pouted and walked with her up the stairs to his apartment. She licked his neck and he groaned. "Stop that or I'll drop you."

She laughed softly and kissed his neck again. "I like your friends. They really love you."

Steve unlocked his front door and walked into the apartment. "Yeah, they especially show their love when they tell my girlfriend every embarrassing thing that ever happened to me."

Her heart was fluttering in her chest. Girlfriend. She loved it when he called her that. "Oh poor baby. Want me to make you feel better?" She slipped her hand into his button down.

He didn't let her down and walked straight with her into the bedroom. "Yeah? What do you have in mind?" He dropped her softly onto his bed.

"Strip, Captain, and I'll show you." Ever since he told her that he had been in the Army and was a Captain, she had started to call him Captain in bed and he really seemed to be into it. He put a little show on and soon joined her in bed where she did her best to make him feel better. And she was succeeding judging by the sounds he made.


She still hadn't told Wanda and Maria that her new mystery man was Steve which made Maria lusting after him extremely uncomfortable but she wasn't ready for the office gossip yet. She trusted her friends but she knew that it was only a matter of time until the entire magazine knew that she was sleeping with the art director. She could tell that Steve wanted to get to know her friends and she introduced him to her oldest friend Clint. They hit it right off and Clint told her later that he was happy that she finally found one of the good guys.

It was a hot friday summer night and they were sitting on her tiny balcony drinking beer and listening to the sounds of a New Yorker night. She was on his lap with her back to his chest and he was drawing circles on her naked thigh after he had pushed her dress up. She leaned her head on his shoulder and looked up at him.

"Steve?"

"Mm?" His hand slipped between her thighs and brushed her skin there softly.

She had to tell him how she was feeling. She never felt this way before but she knew what it was and he needed to know. Even if his feelings weren't the same. "I'm in love with you."

He stopped caressing her skin and smiled at her softly. "Yeah?" He titled her head and gave her a deep and long kiss that made her crave for more. "That's good because I love you,too."

The butterflies were dancing tango in her stomach and she was surprised her heart didn't jump out of her chest. No man had ever told her before that he loved her. "You do?"

He kissed her again. "Yes. I think I fell for you when I first saw you."

She turned around and straddled his waist. "I think I did too." Steve smiled brightly at her and kissed her again and they were both far too gone to move this back into her apartment and ended up making love on her balcony. She really hoped no one saw them but they did cover their lower bodies with a blanket. So even if someone did see them, they didn't see anything explicit.


Natasha couldn't believe her luck when Pepper told her on Monday morning that she would be the one to fly to Paris Fashion Week to cover it. She had never been there and would get to see every show. And it was even better that Steve would go with her as well in his job as art director. Maybe they would have some free time to explore the city together. What was more romantic than spending a summer week in Paris with your boyfriend after you told him that you loved him? Steve sent her a text after the daily meeting that he couldn't wait to go to Paris with her and that he already knew a very romantic restaurant he wanted to take her to. She smiled to herself, sent him a kissing emoji and went to the kitchen to make herself a coffee before she would get to work. She had to finish all her current pieces before Paris.

"I'm telling you that he suggested her! Probably so he can fuck her internationally!" Christine Everhart, the gossip reporter of the magazine, said in a fake-whisper to someone. She stopped around the corner, her heart pounding in her chest. Who was she talking about? About her ?

"You sure they're a thing?" Sharon Carter asked back.

"Yeah. I saw them this Friday! Fucking on her balcony! My boyfriend lives in the complex across hers. They were covered by a blanket but believe me I could tell that she was riding him!"

Fuck! She really was talking about her and Steve! And she saw them having sex! Oh, God! And of course that bitch thought that Steve was the reason she would go to Paris and not the fact that she had worked her ass off for Scarlett for years!

"Natasha is really good at what she's doing. Pepper chose her because she earned it." Sharon defended her and she was grateful for that. What was she supposed to do? Run away? No, she wouldn't give in to that bitch Christine. She straightened her shoulders and walked around the corner.

"Good morning!" She greeted them cheerfully and she could see that Christine was wondering if she had heard them. "I hope you have a wonderful day. I know I do." She filled her mug with coffee and saw how Sharon and Christine were starring at her. She smiled sweetly at Christine. "I hope your boyfriend likes our neighborhood." She took her mug and left the kitchen.

"That's what you get for being a fucking gossip." Sharon hissed before Natasha was out of earshot.

She should have known that Christine wouldn't feel bad about getting caught and the fact that she had seen them having sex was spreading like wildfire through the office. She knew that Maria knew when she dragged her by her arm into the fashion closet where Wanda was already waiting for them.

"How can you let me say this dirty stuff about Rogers in your presence when you're seeing him?" Maria asked her with wide eyes and smacked her arm. "I told you how I would ravish him."

"In my defense it was quite amusing and I might have used a few of your ideas on him." She said with a smirk but then dropped it. "So, everyone knows now, huh?"

Wanda nodded. "Yeah, I think so."

"I didn't get Paris because of him!"

"We know that, Nat." Maria assured her and Wanda nodded again. "We know how great you are at your job. Everyone knows that here despite that bitch's claims. Don't worry, I saw how Christine walked into Pepper's office. She'll set her straight."

The door opened and Steve was standing in the door frame. "Oh, I only saw you walking in. I'll leave you-"

"Nonsense." Wanda said and grabbed Maria's hand. "We were just leaving. We should all have drinks sometime." She smiled at Steve and then dragged Maria out of the closet and closed the door behind her.

"I've never been in here before." He said and walked over to her. "I'm so sorry about what happened." He hugged her and kissed the top of her head. "I wouldn't have ripped your panties if I had known that someone was watching."

"Steve, we both wanted to have sex. It's not your fault. I'm pretty sure Christine was not the only one who saw us." She looked up at him. "So, the cat's out of the bag."

"I'm sorry they say this shit about you only getting the Paris job because of me."

"Yeah...I did tell you that would happen."

"Yeah." Steve sighed and kissed the top of her head again. "It still sucks. You are such a great writer."

"I just have to ignore the gossip until the next juicy thing happens and no one cares about us anymore." She really hoped she was right about that.

Steve nodded and kissed her softly. "Yeah. You are amazing and I love you."

"I love you, too."

Some were looking at her differently but she had the suspicion that those women were mostly jealous that she was the one dating Steve and not them. Wanda and Maria were getting along with Steve and she didn't miss how they were some sparks between her girls and Steve's friends when they all went out for drinks.

Paris was incredible and she couldn't wait to go with her boyfriend on a real vacation. And she was incredibly pleased when Christine Everheart was fired because she was stealing stuff from the fashion closet. That was the new big thing now and no one cared about her and Steve anymore.