Chapter 10- Last Chapter.
It was 2am and he was awake, watching TV in the living room and thinking about a certain redhead. She was driving him crazy. She would be the death of him. He had been trying to figure out what was going on inside that beautiful redhead, but he couldn't find an answer.
"Steve?" Sharon's voice brought him back to reality. He turned to meet her eyes. She was wearing a dressing gown. "Why aren't you sleeping?"
"There are some nights where I can't sleep. Did I wake you up?" he asked her, concerned. She shook her head.
"May I join you?" she asked him, shyly. Steve thought about it for some seconds before nodding. She made her way to the sofa and sat next to him. "What are we watching?"
"Harry Potter," he said, embarrassed. Sharon shook her head and laughed. "I couldn't help it. People say it's one of the greatest movies ever," he said, smiling. Sharon put her head on his shoulder.
30 minutes had passed when the door opened. Steve turned his head to find Natasha Romanoff and Bruce Banner whispering into each other's ears. He wanted to punch Banner for some reason.
"Were the two of you out?" Sharon asked, turning her head just like Steve did. Natasha looked at her and Steve. She raised an eyebrow.
"What if we did?" she replied, leaving her purse in the counter and turning the lights on. "Got yourself a partner I see," she added, taking a sip from a glass of water. Bruce joined her.
Steve didn't say a word. Natasha was standing next to Bruce. "Thank you for the night, doctor," she said, playfully.
"Anytime, Agent Romanoff," he said, kissing her in the cheek. Natasha followed him with her eyes until he disappeared.
"Good night," she said, taking her purse and walking to the hallway, but she stopped. "Enjoy your night movie, sweetheart," she added, sarcastically.
"Romanoff," Steve said, standing up from the sofa. Natasha stopped and smiled.
"Yes, captain?" she turned to look at him. He was upset.
"I need to talk to you," he said, making his way to her. They shared a look before he turned to Sharon. "Thank you for your lovely company, Sharon. We can continue the marathon another night if you want," he said, giving her a smile. Natasha rolled her eyes. He could have sworn that Natasha muttered a "so corny".
"It would be amazing, captain," she said, leaving the room while winking at him. Steve blushed and then turned to the redhead in front of him.
"What is wrong with you?" he asked her, serious. Natasha didn't answer. Instead, she was too busy trying to set him between the wall and herself. "Natasha," he said, upset.
"Why do you think there's something wrong with me?" she asked him, getting closer to his face. "Everything is perfect, don't you think?" she added while trying to kiss him, but he stopped her.
"It's not," he said, staring at her red lips. "I'm trying to understand you. I swear that I'm trying, but you're driving me crazy, Natasha!" he whispered. She smiled.
"I tend to do that," she said, giving him a playfully smile.
"This is serious. One moment you're kissing me and the next you're going out to do who knows what with Bruce!" he said, upset. Natasha sighed.
"I could say the same. One day you're kissing me and the other you are kissing her," she said, serious.
"I didn't want to and I had no choice! She kissed me to save the mission just like you did when we were inside the party," he said, serious. "What are we? Are we friends? Partners? Something more than friends? What are we, Natasha?!" he asked her, losing his temper.
"Who do you want me to be, Captain?" she said, putting a hand on his cheek.
"There's no point on discussing this with you," he said, removing her hand from his face. He was about to move away from her when she grabbed his wrist.
"This is new for me," she said, slowly. Steve raised his gaze from her hand on his wrist and stared at her. "The Black Widow doesn't know how to react to these...feelings. I don't know how to stop the wish to kill Sharon everytime she is near you, I don't know how to control myself around you when we're with the others nor the impulse to run to your arms and kiss you. I didn't know how to react when that bit-Sharon kissed you in front of me and I swear to you that I wanted to stab her. There are so many things that I'm afraid of, Steve," she said while taking deep breaths to stop the tears from falling. Steve put a hand on her chin and forced her to look at him.
"Running away isn't the answer and neither is going out with another guy," he said, wiping a tear from her face. She gave him a sad smile.
"Nothing happened. I just asked him out t-" Steve interrupted her.
"Like I was saying, there are so many things that I'm afraid of as well. I don't want to lose you, I don't want to punch Bruce in the face for going out with you, I don't want to make mistakes with you and I don't want to wait too long. Something could happen and...I can't be myself if you're not with me," he said, cupping her face with his hands. "I'm in love with you, Natasha. Since the moment we kissed in the mall I have been seeing you like more than a friend, but I was scared that you would run away and you did,"
"You should be scared. You're falling in love with the the Black Widow," she said, playfully. "I'm not running away anymore," she said, putting one of her hands behind his neck. "I'm not going to waste my chance to true love," she said, kissing him in the lips. Steve answered the kiss.
"I can't believe that the Black Widow said that," Steve said, chuckling. Natasha slapped his shoulder.
"She can still kill you, you know? Even if she is in love with Captain America himself," she replied, playfully. They kissed again and then stepped back when air was necessary. Natasha grabbed his hand and guided him to her bedroom.
"Steve?" she said, before opening the door in front of her. "I love you too," she said, sealing those four beautiful words with a passionate kiss before closing the door behind them.
We all know what is going to happen between them once the doors are closed haha.
This was the last chapter! The next one is the epilogue and with that this is really over!
-A.