AN: I'm so sorry this took so long! I was a bit caught up in my new story 'Two redheads' but I'll try to update this faster!

When Pepper and Tony came back from their honeymoon, it seemed like nothing had changed. Steve still had problems with technologie, Bruce still stayed in the lab most of the time, Thor still loved Poptarts and Natasha and Clint still went on insane missions.

But Pepper hadn't forgotten. On the wedding, she had noticed a ring on Natasha's finger. So, after a few days of wondering, she decided to ask the other woman about it. When they where alone in the livingroom, she started:

„So."

„So what?" Natasha asked.

„On the wedding. You were wearing a ring that you didn't wear before. Something I should know?"

Natasha seemed baffled for a moment, then she started laughing.

„You do realize that we were there with about 200 other persons, half of them either military or spies, and you, the bride, are the only one that noticed?"

Pepper chuckled a bit.

„Maybe I wasn't the only one. Probably all the others fear you too much to ask."

Natasha considered this and then said:

„Well, I don't see Steve or Bruce fearing me."

„Bruce is way to reserved to ask and Steve had only eyes for Maria. So, are you going to answer my question?"

„I didn't hear a question."

Pepper smirked.

„Then let's formulate one: Are you and Clint engaged?"

Natasha's face went serious, obviously she thought about her answer.

„No." She said finally. „We're married."

Pepper was shocked. Sure, she had always known there was something between Natasha and Clint, but marriage?

„Ah... Congratulations! How long?"

„We hit the five-years-mark next week."

„So long?"

„Yeah. And well, we don't..."

„No problem, I wont tell anybody. Does Fury know?"

„I don't think so. At least, we haven't told him. The only one who knew was Coulson, he was our best ... we married on or more exact, after a mission. Budapest. Clint is the only man who would propose in the middle of a gun-fight! But it was … it fits to us."

Natasha smiled, and Pepper realized that all seemed to be normal because it was normal. Nothing had changed here.

AN: I was always intrigued by the idea of Natasha and Clint being married before the movie. That's my take on that. Tell me what you think! And, as always, prompts are welcome!