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The sun hung low in the sky when Steve finally got Natasha back to his place. She was leaning on him heavily and her skin was pale from blood loss.

"We're here," Steve said as he reached into his pocket to pull out his keys.

"Thank you," Natasha whispered as Steve helped her through the doorway.

"You can lie down here while I get some supplies," Steve said as he helped her onto the couch.

"I'll get blood all over it." This made Steve want to laugh. Here she was, bleeding out, and she cared about the couch.

"It's an old couch," Steve said.

FLASHBACK

"You coming or not?" Peggy yelled across the house. Steve walked down the hall to find Peggy on the couch, a bowl of popcorn on her lap. It was 1962. The memory of that day had stayed with him forever.

"I can't miss a movie night!" Steve exclaimed and sat down next to Peggy as she began the movie. She rested her head on Steve's shoulder and sighed.

They watched the movie together, laughing and eating popcorn until it was done.

When Steve switched off the TV, and looked down to see that Peggy had fallen asleep on his shoulder. Her features were softer in the dim light, the wrinkles that were starting to appear seemed faded.

Steve gingerly moved his shoulder out from under her head and stood up. He then picked her up and carried her bridal style, into the bedroom. He gently lied her down and tucked the covers up to her chin. She moved slightly but did not wake.

Steve then turned out the light and slid into bed next to her, wrapping his arm around her side as he drifted off to sleep.

END FLASHBACK

Sure, it was just a couch, but it had witnessed Steve and Peggy's entire relationship. Strangely, Steve felt attached to that couch, no matter how stupid it sounded.

Natasha lay down slowly on the couch, grimacing when her shoulder hit the side.

Steve went into the kitchen and got a few dish towels, some rubbing alcohol, and a knife. He didn't exactly have medical grade tweezers, so he would have to do his best. He returned to Natasha and sat down, putting some rubbing alcohol on the rag. He pushed down her shirt and jacket and her right hand slapped his hand away so fast he gasped.

"I have to get your clothing off your shoulder to get the bullet out and dress the wound," Steve said.

"Mkay," she replied. He gave her a dish towel and she put it in her mouth to bite on. Steve proceeded to move her clothing off her shoulder until it was completely exposed.

The wound still trickled blood, which was a good and bad sign. He put the rag with the alcohol on the wound to wipe away and cleanse the wound.

Steve raised the knife. Good thing he wasn't squeamish. "This is going to hurt," he said.

"Get it over with," Natasha replied through the towel and clenched her eyes shut.

Steve maneuvered the knife into her wound until he felt something hard. He forced the knife up, causing Natasha to quietly yell through the rag. Steve picked out the bullet and set it on the coffee table. He then took another rag and doused it in rubbing alcohol and pressed it to the wound. Natasha took the rag from her mouth and twisted her head to look at the wound. "All done?" she asked

"Not quite. I think you'll need stitches," Steve replied.

"Screw stitches. I feel fine. And i heal really fast too."

"You sure?"

"Steve, I'm an assassin. I know my limits," she replied.

She tried to get up from the couch but lay back down as a grimace passed over her face.

"Could I maybe-"

"You can stay here," Steve said and smiled.

"How did you know I was going to say that?" she questioned

"Intellect," he replied.

"I was going to ask if I could have a glass of water," Natasha smirked.

Steve's cheeks turned red with embarrassment. "Of course. But you can stay the night too."

"Always the gentleman," she replied and grinned. Steve stood up and made his way to the kitchen, filling up a glass of water and bringing it back to Natasha. He sat back down and handed it to her.

She took it with one hand and drank, coughing a little afterwards and returning the glass to Steve's hand. He took the glass and remembered. The coughing, the water, the forgetting. He slipped back into his memories.

Flashback

It was just another normal day, Steve visiting Peggy in the nursing home. He put on his brave face and smiled as he walked into her room, sitting down beside her bed.

"Steve," she whispered. Steve kept his brave face on and smiled.

"How did you survive the crash? How are you here?"

"Howard got me out in time. I've been visiting you every day," Steve said as gently as he could. Telling her they were married and had kids had been too much of a shock to her the last few times he'd said it. So now he just stuck to the basics, for her sake. Watching her forget him every day was tearing his heart in two.

"Why?" she asked, confused.

" 'Cuz you're my best girl. I could never leave you," she replied. Her chest heaved as another round of coughing racked her body. Steve got up and poured a glass of water before sitting down beside her again.

"Here, Peggy," he said, moving the glass towards her. She did not move.

"I love you," she whispered.

"I do too, Peggy," he replied. She smiled and locked eyes with him before the light in her eyes faded out.

"Peggy?" he asked. The glass of water he was holding dropped to the ground and shattered. "Peggy!" He did't care how loud he yelled. He could wake up the whole damn nursing home and not care. He had no reason to care any more.

When the nurses rushed in, they found Steve, a broken man, weeping over the glue that had held his life together

End Flashback

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