Full Summary: Everything seems to be perfect in Steve, Natasha, and Livy's life right now. Steve and Natasha have been happily dating for six months, and Steve is about to take their relationship to the next step. What happens when Clint comes to Natasha with some bad news followed by more bad news? Natasha's nightmare is coming true. Her past is hunting her down. Will the love Steve has for her be enough for her to lean on at a time like this? If this doesn't seem to be enough to deal with, what happens when someone from Steve's past shows up again? Will they be able to fight for their love or will it all come crashing down?

Sequel to Finding Love Again

If you haven't read Finding Love Again, please do before reading this story.

Chapter 1

Natasha woke up to Steve caressing and lightly kissing her face. It was one of those rare Saturday mornings that Steve and she had to themselves. She slowly opened her eyes and was met by the ocean blue eyes of the man she loved.

"Good morning," Steve greeted in that morning voice she had always loved.

She sleepily smiled. "Good morning," she replied.

Steve leaned down and kissed her. Once he pulled away, he said, "I could get used to this."

Natasha giggled. "You know, you've said that every morning since I moved in with you."

"Don't tell me you don't love hearing it."

Natasha looked down to hide her blush. They had been dating for half a year already, and he still managed to make her blush.

Steve got up from the bed and put on some clothes. "I'm going to go make breakfast now. You take your time getting ready for the day."

"Please stay in bed a little while longer with me," Natasha pouted.

"You know I would love to stay in bed with you, but we both know where that would lead, and we have to pick up Livy from Wanda's house so that we can go to the Barton's. I don't want to be late and have to come up with a good excuse for the reason why we were."

Natasha smirked. "I would love to see you coming up with an excuse. I'm sure everyone would believe it."

Steve smiled and shook his head. "We both know that I'm a horrible liar, and I'm sure everyone else does too, so I wouldn't be able to pull it off. Anyway, I'll go down to start on breakfast."

Natasha sighed and nodded before watching Steve go out the door of their bedroom. She couldn't believe that it was actually their bedroom now. Steve had asked her about a month ago if she would like to move in since she practically already lived there, and she had obviously accepted. It had now been two weeks since she finally moved all her stuff in. She couldn't help but remember the time she entered on Christmas Eve to get Livy out of there. It felt wrong to walk in uninvited since it wasn't her space, but now, it felt more than comfortable. Everything that had happened for the past six months had felt comfortable. After accepting to be Steve's girlfriend at exactly midnight of the New Year, their whole relationship changed, not in a bad way though. Steve became sweeter and more attentive if that was even possible. She would find herself waiting to see Steve when he would drop off Livy at her ballet lessons and at the end of her work day when they had dinner plans. In contrast to how Alexei would treat her, Steve treated her wonderfully with so much love and respect.

And she would always treasure the memory of when Steve and she told Livy the news that they were dating. Livy's face was priceless. As she thought of the day, it seemed like it had happened the day before.

It was a lovely Saturday, and Natasha had spent the day with Livy since Steve had to go into work. They had plans to meet up with him at Longhorn Steakhouse for dinner which was where they were now going. Natasha was getting excited to tell Livy that Steve and she were dating. She couldn't wait to see her reaction to the news knowing that it would be a very positive one.

The dinner went by smoothly as always, and once they were finished and were sharing a dessert, Steve looked at Natasha to signal it was time to tell Livy.

"Livy, we have some news for you," Steve had said which immediately caught Livy's attention.

"What, daddy?" she asked eagerly.

"Well, Miss Nat and I are dating now."

Livy's face broke out in a wide smile upon hearing the news, and she squealed. "You're going to be my new mommy?"

Natasha smiled at her. "If all goes well, then yes, I will, but for now, let's just focus on one thing at a time."

Livy nodded her head in agreement. For the rest of the evening, Livy had not stopped smiling, and she was full of life.

She got up from the bed and went to go take a quick shower. Once done, she went to the walk-in closet that now held both Steve's and her clothes. As she was looking for something to wear, her eyes fell on her Valentine's Day dress. She smiled as she remembered that day.

She had honestly thought that Steve had forgotten what day it was, and she didn't blame him since he had a lot of work the past few weeks. She decided to let it go and just make a special dinner for him at her apartment. Around 4 P.M., Wanda came to see her, and she looked as if she was in a hurry.

"Cancel all your remaining classes. I need you to come with me," she had said with much urgency in her voice.

"Whatever is the matter?" Natasha had asked her.

"Nothing! But if we don't get going, you're going to be late," was her response.

"Exactly what am I going to be late for?" Natasha had been so confused.

"It's a surprise, but I have orders to buy you a new dress and get you ready by 7 P.M."

Natasha did not know what to think, but she went along with Wanda. She had an idea that Steve was planning something, but she didn't rule out that Tony might have had another party planned and was forcing Steve to go. But if that were the case, he should have just told her. Shopping for a dress was not all that difficult because she had recently seen one she wanted. Wanda had taken Natasha to her apartment and told her to take a nice long relaxing bath because there was still a little bit of time to spare. An hour before the appointed time, Wanda told her to put on her dress before she did her hair and makeup. The hour passed rather quickly, and soon, a knock was heard on the door. Wanda was the one to open the door, and Livy gave her a huge hug. Natasha had come out of Wanda's room to see who had arrived. When Livy saw her, she ran to her and gave her a hug.

"You look very pretty, Miss Nat," she had complimented.

"Aw, thank you! You don't happen to know what's going on, do you?"

Livy had shaken her head and pretended to zip her mouth, lock it, and throw the key away which was a first.

Wanda then told Natasha that someone was at the door for her, and she knew that it was the cue to leave. She grabbed her clutch bag and coat and made her way to the door. Wanda had already gone to play with Livy. Upon getting to the door, she was met with a dashing looking Steve holding a bouquet of red roses and a box of chocolates. Even though she isn't much for receiving flowers, the sweet gesture touched her heart.

"These are for you," Steve had said as he gave them to her.

Natasha took the bouquet and the chocolate. For some reason, it made her emotional, and she felt herself get teary-eyed. "Thank you, Steve! That is so sweet of you!"

Steve noticed her glassy eyes, and he thought that it was because she had thought he forgot. "I'm sorry for making you think that I forgot what day it is, but I wanted to surprise you," he had apologized.

"Oh, don't worry about it. I knew that you had been busy, but you haven't celebrated the day in a while, so I'll let it slide."

"Then why are you teary-eyed?"

"Oh, that. I swear it's all your fault. Ever since we started dating, I have become much more emotional than I used to be. These are happy tears, not sad ones."

Steve had breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that, and he was much more relaxed.

The evening was perfect. Steve had made reservations at Olive Garden. He apparently asked for privacy because no other couples or families sat in their area. They ate by candlelight which made things more romantic. She couldn't have asked for a more perfect night. Once they were done, Steve took her back to his house where he popped a bottle of champagne, and they both stayed up talking about anything that came to their minds. After a couple of glasses, Steve got up and set up his record player, and they danced to some slow 40s music. In the last song, the sexual tension in the room was so thick. They both knew started leaning into each other and their lips finally met. Let's just say things escalated from there. Steve, ever the gentleman, had asked her if she really wanted it that night, and she said yes without a shadow of a doubt. For her, it was the perfect ending to a perfect night.

Natasha was absentmindedly brushing her hair as the memories faded. She hadn't noticed that Steve had walked into the room because of how lost in her thoughts she was.

"Hey, Love, breakfast's ready," Steve announced.

Natasha turned towards the door a bit startled. "How long have you been standing there?"

"Long enough to admire you. Were you thinking about me because I don't know anyone else that can make you smile that wide."

"Oh you wish I was, but I was actually thinking about Livy," Natasha teased.

"That's just cruel," Steve said mockingly.

"Aw, did I hurt your feelings?"

"Just a little bit. But I know something that will make me feel better," he said as he walked towards her.

"Oh?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. "Whatever could that be?"

Steve was now behind her and had wrapped his arms around her waist. "I think you know exactly what I mean," he huskily replied near her ear.

His warm breath on her neck caused desire to course through her body, but she knew better than to give in at this time. Besides, she wanted to give him a taste of his own medicine. She turned around in his arms and started to lean in towards his lips. They almost touched his before she pulled away. "I'm hungry, so I'm going to go downstairs now and eat whatever you fixed for breakfast."

Steve stands there dumbfounded. He honestly thought he was going to get what he wanted, but I guess he would have to wait until later.

Natasha reappeared in the doorway. "Aren't you going to join me?" she asked.

He nodded and followed her out.

After their quick breakfast, which had consisted of scrambled eggs, toast, and fruit, they headed to Wanda's house to pick up Livy to go to the Barton's. It didn't take them long to get to Wanda's house since there wasn't much traffic. They soon found themselves ringing the doorbell to Wanda's apartment.

The patter of little feet and the steps of an older person were heard on the other side of the door. The door opened and Livy jumped right onto Steve. Thanks to his quick reflexes, he was able to catch her. "Hey, Princess!" he greeted.

"Hi, Daddy!" she returned the greeting before giving him a kiss on his cheek. "Hi, Miss Nat!"

"Hello, Livy. Were you good for your Aunt Wanda?"

Livy nodded her head, and both Steve and Natasha turned to Wanda for confirmation.

She smiled and rolled her eyes. "I've told you both before, she's a little angel. But if you really must know, she was on her best behavior the whole time."

"That's nice to hear," said Steve. "Well, Wanda, thank you so much for taking care of Livy last night."

"Oh, you don't have to thank me. I always love spending time with this little one. I am so rude for keeping you three out here. Won't you come in for a bit?"

"Thank you for the invitation, but we really need to get going. It's a bit of a drive to Clint's house, and we don't want to be late."

"Oh, don't worry about it. I'll just have to invite you three over here for dinner. It's been a couple of weeks since we've done that, and I'm sure Bucky would love to see you both again since you all are so busy with your jobs."

"Yeah, that's a good thing and a bad thing. We haven't really been able to spend time with friends and family because of it."

"Yeah, my friend Maria called me the other day to ask if I was still alive. It's been forever since I've seen her!" Natasha put in.

"Well, you two will just have to make a little bit of time. At least you, Natasha, are your own boss. And Steve, you know Dan will give you a day off if you ask for it. I don't know why you two don't have more time."

Steve and Natasha laughed. "Well, we really need to get going. And let us know when you want to hang out, and we'll put it in our agendas," Steve told her.

"All righty! I'll talk to Bucky. Well, drive safe."

"I will! Don't worry," he answered before following Natasha down the stairs and to the car.

Once at the car, Steve unlocked it, buckled Livy into her car seat while Natasha turned on the A/C, and they were soon on their way.

Well, I finally took out the first chapter of this story. I have had writer's block, and I honestly didn't know what was a good place to end the first chapter since I realized that if I didn't, it would be too long. I also had troubles coming up with a name for my series, and I finally got the perfect name for it. I have named the series Enduring Love. The other thing is that I've been busy with school, and since I have my Thanksgiving break tomorrow and Friday, I decided to go on ahead and keep working on this story.

I hope you enjoyed the first chapter. I'll try to update soon, but I won't make any promises since I'm not totally over the writer's block and I'll be a bit busy again after my break, but hopefully, I won't leave you guys waiting too long.