Chapter 4 — the bet

Group chat

We're the OG, bitch

Robert — You guys ready for tomorrow?

Hemsy — Of course. We are professionals.

Scarlett — What's happening tomorrow?

Robert — *le gasp* My God.

Mark — We have the announcement of the new movie, remember?

Scarlett — Oh, crap.

Cevans— Oh, crap, indeed.

Jeremy — What's with the 'oh craps'?

Scarlett — We're together.

Hemsy — OH MY GOD ARE YOU GUYS FINALLY DATING?

Scarlett — No!

Cevans — You saw the article, huh?

Hemsy — duh! The fan girl in me screamed

Hemsy — I woke up the kids and Elsa killed me. Literally, she yelled insults in Spanish, I'm not sure I know what she said

Robert — THE ship has sailed! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! AND PEOPLE!

Scarlett — Nothing has sailed, we're just quarantined together

Cevans — Hey! I'm a fun quarantine partner!

Scarlett — You soaked me merely minutes after we arrived.

Cevans — You poured a glass of water on my head!

Robert — 50 bucks say they sleep together by the end of the week

Hemsy — You're on

Scarlett — What's with people and thinking I'm capable of cheating? I'm engaged, you creeps.

Mark — So the only thing that keeps you from sleeping with him is the ring on your finger?

Jeremy — She could have said that they were only friends...

Scarlett — Not you guys too!

Scarlett — Chris and I are friends, I'm engaged, that's the end of the line. Now, is the announcement via Zoom?

Robert — ... Yeah it is.

Scarlett — Send me the link and we'll join you.

Cevans — I guess that's settled.

Mark — fans will go wild, just saying.

Scarlett has logged out

Robert — She's no fun

Cevans has logged out

Hemsy — The bet is still on?

Robert — Of course it is. If they sleep together, you give me Mjolnir.

Hemsy — No way!

Hemsy — This is Elsa, I took Chris' phone. You can take all the Mjolnirs and Stormbreaker if he loses. I'm tired of seeing them lie around.

Robert — You're on!

Hemsy — OH MY GOD NO

Robert has logged out

Hemsy — TINY MAN COME BACK HERE!

Seen


Next day

Scarlett read the last text messages from yesterday and rolled her eyes. They needed to stop thinking her and Chris were a thing, they weren't. They never were and never will be. Everytime they would spend time together on set, their other teammates would tease them and tell them they would make a cute couple.

She sat up on the couch and looked to her right to see that Chris was still asleep. She could hear his heavy breathing all of the way from here. She wrapped the comforter on her lap and decided on scrolling through her phone while he slept.


Group chat

We're the OG, bitch

Scarlett — I really hope you lose everything.

Robert — OH MY GOD

Hemsy — Downey, you may have all of my belongings.

Scarlett — But Chris and I didn't do it

Scarlett — Oh dear God! That's not what I meant

Cevans — You slipped, Johansson. I'm right behind ya.

Mark — You might have a chance to win, Robert


Scarlett's phone dinged a couple of times as she locked it and turned around to look at Chris with a falsely amused face. He was sitting up on the bed, his eyes looking at her and his lips giving her his boyish smile. She rolled her eyes at him and stood up to face him. "Tell me you're not agreeing to their game." She said, her arms crossing over her chest. "They're being childish."

"Or maybe they can see in the future?" He suggested with a shrug and raised from the bed, letting the sheets slide down and show off his shirtless body.

Scarlett scoffed and tried not to let her eyes wander around his chest. "We're not sleeping together." She told him and walked to the kitchen. "The Zoom is in two hours, you should get dressed."

"What? You don't like the view?" Chris asked her from behind, standing a few inches away from her. She spun around and looked up at him. "I don't agree with their game, but it doesn't mean that they're wrong." He said, his body boiling with confidence which could almost be out of character. She has never seen him be so bold, at least not with her.

"Whether they're wrong or not, we are not sleeping together. Ever." Her eyes defied him in a staring contest. She saw his lips smile and he burst out in laughter.

"I love playing with you." Chris chuckled and leaned in to kiss her cheek before disappearing in the bathroom. He left her a blushing mess, her cheeks were burning. She was so flustered.


Group chat

We're the OG, bitch

Robert OH MY GOD

Robert — WHAT'S HAPPENING?

Hemsy — Tell me they're not sleeping together right now

Cevans - Nothing's happening guys, chillax.

Scarlett – If you spent your time working instead of fantasizing about us you all would be ready for what you're supposed to do.

Robert – Says the woman who forgot about the announcing party...

Scarlett – Tell me Robert, did you completely read the email Kevin sent us?

Mark – Oof Robert

Robert – No...

Hemsy – we received an email?

Jeremy – Can I copy your answers?

Scarlett – You're all helpless. We've been apart for a year, how did you manage without me?

Hemsy–I have no idea

Scarlett –Alright Chris, I'm gonna change don't come out of the bathroom.

Hemsy –EVANS! EVANS! EVANS!

Robert–COME OUT NOOOOW

Hemsy – God I need to know what's happening in that apartment, we need to go and install cameras

Cevans – Like in Failure To Launch?

Robert – COME OUT OF THE FREAKING BATHROOM

Hemsy – Omg Chris you just gave me an idea. I'm gonna kidnap the two of you.

Scarlett – Chris, I'm done. And what is wrong with all of you?

Jeremy–Many things...


Chris walked out of the bathroom with a big smile on his face. "Honestly, I don't know how we cop with them."

Scarlett sighed, taking orange juice from the fridge and turning around to look at him. "You know, they're those really annoying friends you talked to once and who stuck around forever despite how much you tried to make them leave."

"Should we be afraid about the fact that Chris wants to kidnap us?" He asked her after laughing out loud.

"Nah," She shook her head. "We'll be done shooting before he'll even get here. At least the pandemic is useful for that." She laid, laughing and both started having breakfast.


Group chat

We're the OG, bitch

Mark – Alright kids, we're on in 5 minutes. You all ready?

Cevans – Absolutely!!

Hemsy – I can't wait for the fans to go WILD!

Scarlett – Downey, I didn't receive the link, are you sure you sent it?

Robert – Oh, there must be something wrong with my mail... let me try with another one...

Scarlett –


Chris brought two chairs over to the shelf while Scarlett removed the books and set down the computer. The shelf was situated between the two windows of the apartment and was facing away from the bed. The bed was far behind the couch but the camera would have caught it behind them if they had chosen to sit there. The two were afraid that people would just jump to conclusion and the press would go wild.

"You're ready?" Scarlett asked as she opened the mail with the link.

"Whenever you are." He told her, taking a seat beside her. "What are we supposed to talk about?"

Scarlett looked at him with an annoyed expression. "You didn't read the mail, either?" She shook her head with a smile. "We can't give away spoilers, of course, but we can talk about the cast as long as we don't tell who will appear apart from the six of us. We can talk about the plot without giving anything big away."

"Yeah, alright. Seems fine."

"Oh, and we can't talk about the fact that it's more concentrated on us. Not yet, at least." She told him and entered the zoom. Chris nodded and looked at the laptop to see that the others were already here.

"Finally!" Robert said, crossing his arms. "We were wondering what you guys were doing." He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively and laughed when Scarlett rolled her eyes.

Kevin Feige was going to assist the announcement so he could make sure they don't spill anything they weren't supposed to. He welcomed them with a wave and began recording. In the way of an interview, the six original avengers announced their next project together.


I know technically they are not coming back but hey it's a world where Evansson is a thing so anything is possible.

I watched Black Widow yesterday and all I will say is that it's amazing!