Everyone finds out about Steve and Natasha's relationship.
"Wanda, I have something to tell you and it's...well, it's pretty important."
The girl nodded her head, a perplexed expression on her features. "Okay."
"This isn't bad news, either. If anything, it's great and I have a feeling that you'll be happy to find out."
"What is it, daddy?"
"Natasha and I are dating."
Wanda's eyeballs bulged and she squealed in excitement, throwing herself into Steve's arms. "Oh my gosh, yay!"
He couldn't help laughing as he wrapped her in a warm hug. "I guess this means that you approve."
"Are you kidding? This is the best news you've ever told me! It's better than Christmas and my birthday put together! Now I won't have to be a matchmaker anymore!"
"What?" Steve pulled back a little and gave his daughter a suspicious look. "What did you just say?"
"Nothing."
"Uh-uh, kiddo. I heard you. You said you won't have to be a matchmaker anymore! Natasha was right. You've been trying to set us up all along."
Wanda put her hands on her hips. "Yes, I was. I know you think I'm just a kid and I don't know about grown up stuff, but you guys were looking at each other a lot with all those goofy faces. If I were blind, I'd still know that you liked her. You act like a couple already."
"How's that?"
"The other day when you needed help with your tie and Miss Natasha fixed it for you? I wasn't eating my dinner. I was watching you. I know that you're comfortable around her and there are no other women I can say that about."
Steve picked Wanda up and bumped her nose with his. "You're the smartest girl I know."
Her tiny hands settled on his shoulders as she bumped her nose to his in return. "But I'm your favorite too, besides Miss Natasha?"
"Definitely."
"You haven't even been in Odessa for a month and you have a girlfriend? Steve, my man, you are slick!"
"It's not like that, Bucky."
"Oh, isn't it?" The other man waggled his eyebrows. "Because the last time I saw you, you were talking about your attractive neighbor. And now you're dating her. Moving pretty fast, don't you think?"
"I understand why you'd assume that, but it's not some meaningless affair. I really like this woman and she likes me and Wanda. That's a miracle in itself. From the first moment they met, Wanda took a liking to her. Hell, she even set us up together."
"She did?"
"Yes, and it actually worked. She kept nudging us in each other's direction and we had no clue. Everything finally clicked yesterday."
"Man, I envy you."
"Hey. If you want, I can get Wanda to find someone for you. Her gymnastics teacher is pretty attractive from what she tells me."
"Thanks, but no thanks. Wanda is cute and she was right about you and your neighbor, but I don't need a kid setting me up with anyone. The next thing you know, she'd grow up and have matchmaking as a hobby."
Bucky laughed and Steve joined him, tickled by the idea of his daughter becoming a miniature version of Jane Austen's Emma.
"You're dating him? You haven't even known this guy for an entire month."
Natasha held the phone away from her ear, wincing at her best friend's raised voice. "I can't help it, Clint. Sometimes these things happen quickly and when it's the right person...it makes sense."
A scoff came through the phone and Natasha knew that he had just rolled his eyes. "Romanticizing it still doesn't make it a wise decision. Wait, what do you mean by the right person? Do you think this guy is the one?"
"I do."
"And you really mean that? You're absolutely one hundred percent certain?"
"More than anything in my life."
Clint sighed and no words were exchanged between them for a few minutes. Natasha knew she didn't need to try and defend her actions or convince Clint to understand why she'd chosen to be with Steve. He was being cautious and protective because he didn't want her to get hurt and she appreciated that.
Natasha and Clint has been best friends for many years and despite his qualms about her getting into a relationship with Steve, she knew he trusted her to not make bad decisions that could be disastrous. Her parents didn't raise a fool.
"I have to meet him so I can see for myself what kind of man he is."
The tension in Natasha's body dissipated and she immediately fist pumped the air, mouthing a silent "Yes!" in happiness. Clint wasn't promising that he'd like Steve, but he said he'd meet him and that was a relief.
"I agree. All I can do is tell you about him, but you need to see who he is and what he's like in person. Just promise to be on your best behavior."
"Aren't I always?"
"You know what I mean." Natasha used the chastising voice that she saved for toddlers who pretended that they don't hear her.
"Yeah, yeah. I know and I'm sorry for snapping at you."
"It's already forgotten, Clint."
"Alright, I've gotta go. Nate just woke up and he's screaming bloody murder."
"Aw, tell Laura and the kids I said hi."
"I will. Talk to you later."
"Bye."