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20 : Refurnishing the Captain's Room*
Steve was forced to remain in the hospital, despite his pleas that he was 100%. Banner and Fury insisted he remain until they felt he was ready. Fury did however have Natasha return (albeit after a lengthy argument) in order to attend a meeting.
Restless and bored, the soldier's curiosity was peaked.
"JARVIS, can I see the footage from the past two weeks?" Steve asked the AI "Specifically, what happened between me and Nat"
"I would not recommend it, sir"
"Please"
"If you insist, but I must warn that it will be difficult for you, sir"
"I have to know what I've done to her"
JARVIS played the footage of all the attacks he made against Natasha. His heart sunk as each moment of the footage rolled. It did make his guilt worsen more than it already had. When it stopped playing, his hands went up to cover his face.
He almost killed her. She was trying really hard to free him from the confines of the spell but he had done nothing to help himself.
Damn it! He was not supposed to talk to her like that. He was not supposed to do any of that to her.
"I told myself I would never hurt her. I failed that promise"
"Sir, if its any consolation, you were not in your right mind"
"JARVIS, regardless of where my head was, that's the girl I love, and I hurt her. Perhaps...perhaps I should let her go. I should end things for her safety"
"I should mention that Miss Romanoff has informed everyone that should you consider that, you be given a slap. I cannot fulfill that, though"
Steve allowed himself a small smile. "I should at least do something to make it up to her"
Steve got up and removed himself from the medical machines.
"Sir, I don't believe you should do that. I was ordered to make sure you stayed in bed by Doctor Banner, Director Fury and Miss Romanoff as you are not yet fully recovered"
"J, I gotta do this. She's my gal. I have to make it up to her"
Before the AI could respond, Steve was gone.
Natasha's meeting was halfway through when the vibration of her phone attracted her attention. Sneaking a peek at the message, she saw it was from JARVIS.
Captain Rogers has left the premises. - J
The annoyance she felt surged through her to the point her fist tightened on her cell. She had told Steve to stay put constantly.
Find exact coordinates, message me when. - N
She pocketed her phone and stood. Sitwell looked at her.
"Miss Romanoff, we are not finished here"
"Sorry. Captain Rogers has left his hospital bed. I am tracking him now" and with that she left.
Steve browsed the aisles of the premium supermarket Tony told him about in an attempt to find something to cook for Natasha. It would be something to help him relieve the guilt gripping him.
"You are certainly one of the most stubborn men I've ever met" a voice said from behind him. Steve turned and saw his girlfriend standing behind him, arms folded, looking very angry at him. Her fiery red hair was covered by her sweater hoody in an attempt to divert attention from herself and Steve.
"I know but I really need to do this" He said.
"Do what?" She quirked her eyebrow, demanding an answer from him.
"I need to make it up to you for what I did when Loki had control of my mind"
Her demeanour changed when he said this. Her arms unfolded and she went to hug him. "Sweetie, you don't have to do that"
"Natty, I do. I feel awful about what happened. I...I could've killed you"
"Steve, listen…"
"Not only that, some of the things I said are things I can't-"
She silenced him with a kiss to stop him from blaming himself. The words unspoken through this signified all Steve should know. He wasn't at fault. She knew that was not him.
"Let's go home, shall we?" She said.
Steve just nodded and followed her to the cashier.
Steve cooked their dinner, made up of Natasha's favorite things to eat. Once the food was consumed, they had their private dinner on the balcony. Steve realized he needed to have a conversation with Natasha about what has been bothering him
"Natasha" Steve said with a serious tone "We have something to talk about"
She turned to him with her full attention.
"I think we should break up"
"What?!" She practically yelled at him.
"I mean, after the horrible things I've done to you. I almost killed you, not once, but twice. I tried to hurt you so many times and I cannot let that happen again. And the only way to ensure I cannot hurt you is that we should break up so no one can use me to hurt you again"
"Steve…" Natasha got up from her seat and sat down on his lap "I will not break up with you."
"Nat…"
"Listen to me. If we can get through what happened these past few weeks, I think we can handle what might come next"
"But…"
"No but, mister. I love you and I'm always with you, right by your side. We've been through hell together before and I already lost you once. I will not make the same mistake or let anything come in our way again"
"I'm sorry, Nat" He said, resting his head on her shoulders "I love you so much"
"I love you very much too, Steven Rogers"
After the meal, she led him back to their room, took a shower and made sweet, slow, passionate love.
The morning came fast and Steve woke with his sleeping beauty in his arms. he looked tired but he could see happiness in her peaceful slumber. She buried her face in his chest, curling herself into him.
He wanted to just lay there forever and look at her beautiful face. He brushed her fiery red hair out of her face gently but Natasha started to wake.
"Steve…" She murmured and held him tighter before opening her eyes and smiling brightly. "Hi"
"Hi, beautiful" He said and kissed her "Sleep well?"
"Definitely. Alot better than these last few weeks"
"I could tell. I noticed the first night back, you cried in your sleep. But last night instead you..."
"I what?"
"You kept saying my name"
Natasha turned slightly red. "Sorry about that…I know it's annoying. I'll try to stop"
"No, I think it's adorable"
"Really?"
"Yeah"
Natasha laid on top of him, kissing Steve furiously.
The couple didn't leave their room at all. For two whole days in fact. This caused their friends a deal of concern and soon they found themselves outside the soldier's door.
"Are they dead or something?" Tony spoke up and leaned closer to the door to listen.
"They could've went out somewhere. They have lives you know" Bruce stated.
The billionaire could hear a sound of pleasure came from behind the door. He quickly pulled away before he heard anymore.
"I'd say Capsicle went in somewhere, if you know what I'm saying" Tony muttered "Damn it, I wish I hadn't heard that"
Thor looked confused as the rest put two and two together. "What does Lord Stark mean?"
"Apparently, our Captain and the Widow have been sexually celebrating their love for two days now" Tony answered
"Did you guys read the news?" Darcy asked as she handed Tony her IPad.
Super grocery shopping! Captain America and the mysterious redhead
Captain America off the market? Our very own poster boy was spotted smooching a mystery girl while grocery shopping last afternoon. The captain, real name Steve Rogers, has never been in a relationship, so should this be legit, then he may or may not finally cash in his V card!
"Not sure who's more lucky: Natasha for not being recognized, or the website who haven't felt her wrath as of yet" Bruce said, as loud as he could over the laughter from Tony.
"V card!"
Tony was walking back to his room when he heard the sound of something breaking. Could Steve be trying to attack her again?
He stood in front of the door, concentrating all his focus on listening. He could hear something cracking, maybe the wall, followed by something falling to the ground, glass shattering.
Tony banged on the door. "Red? Capsicle? What the hell's going on in there?"
What the hell have those two done in Capsicle's room? Tony thought curiously.
"Hey! Can you two keep the noise down?" Tony yelled
A door from within the apartment opened, and small relief swooshed through him to hear Natasha giggle.
"We'll try" Steve replied, panting heavily.
Tony had enough as he walked away. He had it with the are they/aren't they tension between them. It's time for an intervention.
"You look like you didn't get any sleep last night, Stark" Clint noted when he and Bruce saw Tony walk into the kitchen.
"I'm fairly certain I heard the most traumatizing sound last night" Tony said, sitting down and resting his head on the counter of the kitchen island.
"Which is-?" Bruce asked as he took a sip of coffee.
"I'm fairly certain I heard Steve and Natasha fucking" Tony replied. Bruce spat out his coffee. Clint went wide eyed.
"There was glass smashing, Natasha giggling, Steve panting. I think Natasha has taken his V card"
"Tasha did text me last night to buy her some whipped cream. And some strawberries" Clint said while recalling this.
"And Steve did ask me what women like in sex" Bruce remembered.
"That didn't give you any suspicions whatsoever?" Tony asked. Bruce shrugged.
"Never mind. I decided to confront the two about this. No more lurking around. Time for,everything to be out in the open. Come on"
Tony led the two to the Captain's floor, a tinge of uncertainty within them as Tony overrode the lock. Upon pushing open the door, they were met with a massive mess. Broken glass and tables littered the carpet. A few dents in the walls demonstrated some major aggression.
"Holy shit. Tash must've unleashed the beast within our fair captain" Clint remarked.
Tony heard the sound of snoring from the bedroom. "Alright. Time for the confrontation"
They walked into the bedroom and found the two sleeping. Natasha was laying on top of Steve, arms firmly latched around him. Tony went over and poked her arm. She began to stir and upon seeing Tony standing near her, she practically flung herself off Steve to conceal her naked chest. The movement woke Steve and he too made a movement to cover up.
"Stark! What the fu-" Natasha began before Tony interrupted.
"This is an intervention. Get dressed and meet us outside" and led Clint and Bruce out.
The two got out of bed. Steve found Natasha's robe and helped her slide it on. He grabbed his shirt and pants and quickly dressed before stepping out into the hall.
"Alright, I first want to know why this place is so trashed. I know you were having sex, but holy hell, THREE broken tables?!"
"We were getting really intense" Natasha lazily defended. Tony sighed and continued.
"Main point. You have to respect that there are others here. I couldn't sleep last night!"
"I too was woken at sporadic times due to loud banging from down here" Clint chimed in.
"Hold up, this is hypocritical,of you, Stark. I mean, you and Banner with all those late night experiments-" Steve said.
"Oh please! Those are for scientific research! I'm just saying be courteous"
"Give me a break, Stark!" Natasha shot back "First off, super silly puddy is not scientific research. And secondly Steve's been frozen for seventy, I repeat, SEVENTY years. Excuse him for getting his desires fulfilled" she said as Steve rubbed her back in support. He knew better to stay out of this. Clint and Bruce watched with amusement.
"I cannot believe we are having this conversation" Natasha muttered.
"Really? You use Rogers as an excuse to have yourself a "sex cleanse", as Clint has called it, and you try to defend this?"
"He is not an excuse" Natasha said, anger burning through her. Tony was drawing the line when he suggested she was using Steve.
"Whatever, Red. Just for future reference, keep it down. As for this room, I'm gonna have to refurbish it. I'll get a few guys to come tomorrow. In the meantime, Steve can bunk with Bruce or Clint. His choice"
"Steve can bunk with me" Natasha said with determination.
"Fine. Just don't go destroying that one too" and with that Bruce, Clint and Tony left. Natasha sighed with frustration. She felt Steve's hand grip her chin and turn it to face him.
"Now that's over with, I get to say good morning. Good morning"
Natasha smiled and kissed him. "Good morning"
AN:
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