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9 : VALENTINE DAY
It was back to sneaking around again now that their vacation was over. Fortunately, the day of love Valentine's Day was right around the corner. Natasha could feel the days rush by as she began preparing a surprise for Steve. On the 13th, however, Steve broke the news he may be later than expected.
"I tried telling Fury I had more important things to do, but he insisted that work was more important to me at the moment.
"Don't worry, baby" She reassured him "I have a mission tomorrow too. We'll just go out for dinner or something afterwards"
Steve pulled her into a hug "All I want is to spend tomorrow with my Valentine"
"Me too. And we will. I'll see you later" and she began walking away.
But Natasha just lied to him about the mission. It was so she could prepare her surprise without him being suspicious.
It'll all pay off in the end, she thought to herself.
The big day came and Natasha awoke to find Steve already gone. He left a note saying he had to go in earlier than expected, but would be back as soon as humanly possible.
She took this time to spend some time with her girlfriends, going out shopping, and having them assist in the big surprise for Steve. They stopped off in a coffee shop to take a break, so Pepper seized the opportunity to grill Natasha on her plans.
"So you and Steve have anything planned for tonight?"
"Maybe. There's a possibility he might not get home in time"
"Oh no! This is your guy's first Valentine's. Aren't you disappointed?"
"Slightly, but we spend all our spare time together anyway, so if we miss Valentine's, its not that big a problem. Me and Steve...everything is perfect"
"So I'm guessing that includes the sex"
Natasha unintentionally blushed and Pepper smiled gently at the sight.
"Words cannot describe how brilliant...wait, can we please change the subject?"
Pepper laughed. "Oh honey, once the day comes when everyone finds out, no one will ever stop prying for details"
"Which is exactly why we want to keep it a secret in the first place. I know Clint and Tony would tease Steve since he's never had a girlfriend before. I want the relationship to be without Tony Stark's remarks"
"He's a tad mean here and there, but since we had little Anthony, he's started changing. Slowly, of course. Speaking of Anthony, Tony mentioned removing you and Steve as godparents since you hardly ever spend time with the baby"
"Give me a break, Stark wont let anyone else see him! Did I tell you that he's already making blueprints for an Iron Baby suit?"
Pepper's gaze turned icy. "I going to kill him. After Valentine's, of course"
"Only if I don't first" Natasha replied.
As the two kept talking about their significant others, Natasha could feel the eyes of Darcy Lewis burning into her. She turned to the girl.
"Anything I can help you with, Darcy?" she asked in a frosty tone, surprising the girl a bit.
"Umm—just a few questions, actually"
"You have 10 seconds. Make them count"
"Are you dating anybody?"
"No" Natasha replied convincingly. All her years of spying taught her to keep a straight face. And it's paid off.
"Really? I figured you were dating the good Captain. Steve Rogers"
"What's make you think that?" Natasha asked, still straight faxed, but a bit concerned this girl found out.
"You two are practically inseparable, something that male and female friends would never be if there wasn't any additional benefits"
"Let me be very clear here: I am not dating Captain Rogers. He is my close friend and that's it. Your ten seconds are up"
"So you wouldn't care if I was to ask him out then?" Darcy prodded.
That was what got Natasha to dawn a new facial expression: one of possessiveness, jealousy and anger. Darcy pumped her fist in the air.
"Ha! I knew it!" Darcy exclaimed "How long have you been dating? Tell me or I tweet the happy news to People Magazine"
Natasha sighed heavily and began telling Darcy the story of how they got together.
"Only you, Miss Potts, Doctor Banner and Agent Coulson know this. I can trust those three, you not so much. If I hear anyone or see any paper, magazine or Internet article discussing even the slight possibility of us being together, I will punch you into paralysis. Got it?"
Darcy swallowed. "Got it. But...can I at least tell Jane?"
Natasha glared at her. The intern had her answer.
After completing his tasks, Steve had gotten off work and had five hours to spend with his Natasha.
"Greetings, Captain Rogers" the AI system greeted once Steve entered his floor.
"JARVIS, where is Agent Romanoff? Has she come back yet?"
"Not yet, sir. Would you like me to call her?"
"No, that's fine" Steve replied. "Is there anyone else in the tower?"
"Vacant, sir. You have the tower all to yourselves"
"Thank you, JARVIS"
Steve set about preparing his own surprise for Natasha when his phone rang and he quickly answered it.
"Captain Rogers"
"Hi, Steve, its me" Natasha replied. "Did you get my gift I left for you?"
"I haven't yet. Just got back. Listen, when will you be home?"
"Soon" she replied mystically. "Got to go" and she hang up.
Steve hung up his phone and began heading to his room. He could smell her scent, apples and vanilla, as he approached the door.
When he walked into his room, he saw rose petals drizzled across the floor, with a note reading "follow me". He looked to see the petals formed a trail. He followed them to the secondary elevator located in his closet. A rose petal was taped to the elevator button for floor 92: Natasha's floor.
He pressed it and waited as the elevator docked on his destination. The doors opened and more rose petals led him into her apartment. He could see they led to her room. He could smell the concoction of apples and vanilla again as he entered her room. What he saw next nearly caused him to faint.
Natasha lay on her bed, sexy red and black lingerie complimented her body. She laid in a seductive position, beckoning him over.
He slowly approached.
"Nat. I'm...I'm...speechless"
"That was the aim, Rogers. What do you think?"
"I think you are literally the most beautiful woman that I've ever met"
She smiled brightly as she pulled him down to her.
"Now allow me to give you the other half of this gift" she said, undoing her bra.
Steve knew where this was headed and undid his pants.
They lay panting in the bed. They just went five rounds and now they were in need of rest.
"Steve Rogers, with movements like that, I am fortunate I have the privilege to enjoy it"
He smiled and kissed her again. They took some time to catch their breath.
"This is a Valentine's Day that'll be for the books" she said.
"Definitely" Steve replied. "Now it's my turn to give a gift"
"I don't think I have enough energy for another round"
"Not that gift" he said, reaching into his uniform pocket and produced a medium-sized velvet box. He handed it to her and she looked at it curiously.
She opened it up to reveal a dazzling emerald necklace glimmer in the box. Her jaw dropped.
"Steve...it's beautiful"
"It's my grandmother's. I stored this away in a safety deposit box in 1940. My grandmother gave it to my father, and said to give it to the right woman. He gave it to my mom. And when they passed, I inherited it. For 73 years, this necklace sat in the bank, waiting to be worn by the right woman, and I am confident that woman is you"
Tears formed in Natasha's eyes and she looked at Steve, a quivering smile on her face.
"I love it, Steve. Thank you" she said and passionately kissed him.
"Happy Valentine's Day, my love" he said.
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