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27 : GETTING CLOSE*
Everyone in SHEILD knew that Steve was off limits. The fact that every single one of living bodies in this organization uphold it beyond any other rule.
'Don't to touch Captain Rogers if you don't want to be incapacitated' is that rule.
But a certain someone didn't care about it at all and she took advantages of working with Natasha's boyfriend.
That certain someone is Sharon Carter.
Natasha knew everything, even if she didn't see it with her own eyes but she didn't say or do anything to stop the attempts to flirt with her boyfriend. Natasha thought that the news was clear enough for everyone that she and Steve were officially in a relationship.
So what's make this young agent so eager to throw herself at Steve?
The answer was very simple. Normal people tended to want what they can't have.
Only if Sharon knew that she kept a close eyes on her.
Natasha didn't want to cause any drama because she wasn't a crazy jealous bitch. She is an rational and mature, grown ass woman so she kept her cool.
It's been going on for a week now. First, Steve came home and told her that Sitwell was sending him and Sharon on a routine cover as a couple, started with as fiancé and then married couple. They will have to maintain their cover from time through time.
"Nat, if you're not okay with this, I will withdraw from this mission" He told her.
She should have say yes but instead "No, it's okay, baby"
"I don't know why they insisted to send me and Sharon in"
"I already told you that everyone thinks of you as a guy who likes blondes"
Steve frowned "They should send you in with me. The cover will be more convincing"
"Like last time in the Caribbean, yeah, very convincing indeed"
Natasha chuckled before she sat down on their bed. Steve took his clothes off, wrapping a towel around his waist and headed to the shower. After he was clean and put on his sweatpants, he sat next to Natasha.
"You know what, I think Sitwell ships you and Sharon"
"Ships?"
"I don't know how to explain it to a senior citizen."
Steve smiled "Whatever that means, I kinda want people to ship us more than me and Sharon"
"About that, you should have a little talk with Darcy, she will give you a tour to the world called Tumblr and fan fiction"
"Maybe later"
Steve and his strike team were at the gym together including Sharon Carter. Steve trained with Sharon because they had to work on their fighting compatibility. They were used to working together but not really fighting together.
Unlike he and Natasha.
Agent Wade and Blake were watching the pair sparring together to find some flaw on their movement.
"You two should spend time training together" Wade suggested "You have never exactly fought together. You two are new to each other when compared to you and Agent Romanoff, Captain"
"Yeah, it's a good idea" Steve agreed "What do you think, Sharon?"
"It would help with the mission"
"Then we should spend more time training together, develop our friendship"
When Steve told Nat about this arrangement, she wanted to disagree with him but his safety was way more important than her dislike of Sharon Carter. Her boyfriend must be safe if she wasn't there to save him.
She didn't trust Sharon to watch his back. After the last time they went on a mission together, Sharon was the reason for Steve's injuries.
Steve spent extra time after working out just to practice with Sharon. Sometimes, she was there, watching and waiting for him so they can go have a nice dinner afterward but if she couldn't do that by herself. Clint, being her best friend, had promised to keep a close watch with Thor tagging along.
For being the man of action he was, Steve took everything seriously. The training was no exception too. He practiced with Sharon everyday to make sure that they were compatible as soon as possible.
It was so unlike what Steve and Natasha had. What they had, came naturally since the battle of New York and the missions after he joined SHIELD and partnered up with her.
Natasha always kept watching everyone's' backs, especially Steve's.
She saw him very devoted to build the strength for his SHIELD team and his partnership with Sharon Carter which meant, he spent less time with her. The rumors began to spread and the Black Widow had to prove the point once more.
Natasha 'accidentally' got injured from her latest mission. She went with one male agent who was going to be her scapegoat for this plan.
"Clint, can you get Steve for me?" She asked while being tended to by the medical staff in the infirmary.
"Of course, Tasha"
Clint ran off and found Steve in the gym with Sharon and his team. They were sparring.
"Steve! Nat is injured" Clint told "She is at the infirmary now"
All of them could see the Captain stop the thing he was doing and ran off to the infirmary with his super speed. He burst the door open.
"Captain Rogers! You're not supposed to be here" the staff said and tried to stop him.
"I needed to see Agent Romanoff" He told them
"The doctor is taking care of her wound now, please wait outside"
"Stop telling me what to do. I need to see her now!"
The staff could not stop him and he reached her room. Steve wasted no time to listen to any warning and swung the door open to see his girlfriend sitting on the bed and talking to the doctor. Many medical staff gathered outside to watch Captain America and the Black Widow.
"Doctor, please tell me that she is alright"
"Yes, captain. It is just a bullet graze, some bruises, and one cut" the doctor told "If you need anything, just press that button"
Steve waited until the door was close behind the doctor and hugged Natasha tightly, giving her a loving kiss.
"I thought you were seriously injured or something."
"It's an easy job. I shouldn't get any injury from it" She said
"Who is your partner?"
"Agent Collins" She answered "Why do you ask?"
But Steve didn't give her an answer "Get some rest, sweetheart. I will be back"
With that, the captain stormed off and went to find Agent Collins in his desk. Just as Steve thought, her partner didn't have any scratch on him and why his Natasha is the one with the injury!?
"Agent Collins, may I speak with you in private?" Steve's voice said clearly that he didn't ask, he was keeping his composure to not threaten his coworker.
The agent got up from his seat and followed the captain into the private meeting room.
Natasha followed Steve out from the infirmary but she lost him. Damn his super speed! But luckily she walked into Clint.
"Nat, you're not supposed to be walking around"
"Yeah, I need to find Steve"
Clint was about to replied when he saw a group of agents gathering in front of the meeting room and listening to the people inside talking.
"What's happening?" Clint asked one of them.
"Captain Rogers was really pissed at Collins for getting the Black Widow injured" The man answered but when he turned and saw Hawkeye and Black widow stood there. He was shocked.
Natasha could hear every word that Steve was yelling and yeah, he is really pissed. She opened the door and found Agent Collins was shaking, trying really hard not to cry in front of the angry Captain America.
"You can go now, Collins" She said and the junior agent ran off.
Clint shut the door before laughing so hard he had to lean against the wall.
"Steven Rogers just scared the hell out of a SHIELD agent" Clint said.
"What did you do to him?"
"I just ask how did it happen" Steve replied "And his irresponsibility and lack of training was the thing that made you get your injury so I did yelled at him"
Natasha giggled before she hugged her boyfriend. Her mission was accomplished. She did prove her point to everyone. The point that Steve always chooses her over everything else.
Steve is still her man and she is the most important woman to him.
The next day, Natasha had her early morning briefing and was shipped off right away to intercept the weapons cargo from the ship in the Atlantic Ocean. She told Steve that she would be back for lunch with him.
Steve was in his office, working the whole time until lunch. His Natasha would probably be back shortly.
"Cap, wanna grab some lunch together?" Wade asked
"Sure" Steve got up and followed the group out of his office.
When they got to the cafeteria, Sharon was there and waving at them. They all sat down with her. They enjoyed their lunch together.
Natasha walked into the area, scanning for her man. She saw him sitting with his SHIELD team and also Sharon Carter. She was happy to see the distance Steve kept from her.
"Hey, Nat!" Steve called and got up from his seat.
She walked to him and gave him a hug before sitting down next to him. Steve kissed her immediately and began to tell her how much he missed her. Everyone at the table found themselves smiling at the sight of the couple.
The Captain began to tell her every detail about his day. His eyes never left her green orbs as if she would disappear if he looked away for a second.
Natasha stopped worrying about Steve and Sharon for a while because she had her Steve back with her for a little while.
Until the day they went on an undercover mission together.
Steve told her that he would be back before midnight if nothing went wrong. He had to take Sharon out to have a dinner at a luxury hotel. Natasha could only wish him good luck and gave him a lucky kiss.
"Where are you going, capsicle?" Tony asked as he saw Steve in suit. "Taking Natalie out for dinner?"
"Undercover with Sharon tonight" Steve replied "We have to establish a very deep cover. She will be my fiancé for now before move on to the next step."
"Married?"
"Yeah, Sitwell wants it to be as convincing as possible"
"Really? Is Romanoff okay with this?"
"She said she is okay but I know she didn't like this idea"
"If you need back-up, Cap just call me. I will get you out"
"Thanks, Tony. I gotta go now"
Tony mocked a salute and watching Steve took the elevator down to the garage. Five minutes later, Natasha appeared.
"Did Steve leave yet?" She asked and Tony nodded "Good, JARVIS please activate the tracker in Captain Rogers' car"
"What are you doing?"
"I will follow him"
"This is not healthy, Natalie. Steve will be pissed if he finds out"
"He will not." She said before giving Tony a warning glare "And you will not tell him"
She didn't wait for any answer and walked to the elevator.
Steve and Sharon walked arm in arm into the restaurant. The captain, putting on a disguise with a bread, black wig and brown contact lens, and Sharon Carter in her normal look, wearing a dark blue dress. Heads turned to look at them.
"I look ridiculous in this disguise" Steve whispered as they approached the table.
"No, you don't. You look handsome, Matthew"
"Thank you, Serena" He said back with a smile.
Matthew Kendrick and Serena Brown, his fiancé, will celebrate their engagement tonight.
"JARVIS, please help me hack the surveillance system of the hotel. I need a video feed from the restaurant Captain Rogers currently in"
"Agent Romanoff, I need to repeat Mr. Stark's concerned. This is not healthy and there is zero chance that Captain Rogers would cheat on you"
"I'm not worry about him cheating on me, J. I just don't trust his partner." Natasha stated "Can I have my feed now?"
"Yes, ma'am"
The video feed appeared and Natasha saw Steve dancing with Sharon in his arms. The spy could notice that Sharon was heavily flirting with her man, she leaned in to whisper something and kissed his cheek.
Steve looked more comfortable than she liked. It's must be the result from his team building exercise.
Finally, Natasha saw them walked out from the hotel and got into the limo together. She followed and was sure to park her car away from Sharon's apartment so no one would notice.
Steve and Sharon disappeared into the building and five minutes later, Steve exited the building. He didn't get in the limo but instead he walked toward her car and knocked on the window.
"Open up, Nat"
Busted, Natasha thought and unlocked the door.
Steve got in the passenger's seat. His face was stern and he didn't say anything to her. He picked up his phone and dialed his limo driver.
"Kevin, you can go now." Steve hung up and turned to Natasha "Shall we go home now?"
Natasha complied. She didn't know what he's thinking. His face was blank. The way home was a long awkward silence until they reached the tower.
Steve got out of the car before pinned Natasha to the car, two arms caged her so she couldn't go anywhere. The spy knew she was in trouble. He was indeed upset with her for sure so she leaned up and kissed him on the lips
He pulled back and murmured "Good plan, Nat. It could distract me in other situations but not today" His deep blue eyes locked on her green ones "Why are you following me, Natasha?"
"I just wanted to make sure my boyfriend was safe" She lied but he seem to know it.
"You don't need to stalk me, Natasha. Sharon and I are SHIELD agents, we can defend ourselves"
"I know. I just wanted to be sure. I don't like this, Steve. Last time, you were on a mission with her, you almost died."
"It's my job, Nat. I cannot go back now"
"I know. I'm sorry, Steve"
"It's okay, sweetheart."
He kissed her before scooping her up in his arms and heading to their room.
Steve was working late because he had to fill out the incident report from his latest mission, undercover report from last night with Sharon and the progress report on his team.
Natasha went home already because he didn't want her to wait so she went home with Clint and Bobbi.
It was 10 pm and Steve packed up his thing and will head home soon.
"Cap, you're still here!" Wade called him when he saw Steve at the main lobby.
"Yeah, just finished up all the reports"
"Wanna join us? The team is going for some drinks"
"I see you guys already get along with each other very well."
"Thanks to your team building exercises, Cap" Wade said "You could go with us, Cap. You can call Romanoff"
"Fine, just a few drinks"
They headed out. Steve saw Sharon was there with the team as well. They all squeezed themselves into two cars so Steve offered Sharon to go with him on his bike.
They arrived at a small bar. Wade ordered two bottles of beer for everyone.
"Cap, what are you doing?" Blake asked
"I'm texting Nat"
'I will be home late, grabbing a drink with the team. Don't wait up. Love u'
'Have fun, baby' is all her reply.
Steve walked back to their table and enjoyed his time with the team.
Natasha tried very hard not to open any social network but it is so tempting to find out what Steve is doing.
After an hour of looking at her phone, finally, Natasha gave in and opened Instagram. On her home feed, she saw a picture of Steve and his team were drinking beer, posted by Agent Wade. He also tagged Sharon Carter in the photo.
And her spy's instinct kicked in, she clicked on Sharon's username and found the account. Sharon posted a photo of her and Steve dancing together.
The spy tried really hard not to crush the phone in her hand. She checked the feed every ten minutes and Steve's team uploaded many picture. Luckily, the picture of her boyfriend dancing with her archenemy was the most intimate thing they did that night.
Finally, Steve was home. The door to their bedroom opened.
"Have fun, Steve?" Natasha asked
"Yeah, it's a good time hanging out with the team"
Her piercing green eyes looking at him, trying to read his reaction. Steve took off his clothes, wrapping a towel around his waist.
"What did you do with them?"
"Had three bottles of beer, talked, danced with Shar..." Steve stopped in the middle of sentence, turning to face Natasha "dancing with Sharon before I came home"
"What did you guys talk about?"
"Mission, training, Wade's love life" Steve paused, pulled his sweatpants from the drawer "They want to know in detail about our relationship but I didn't tell them a thing"
Natasha chuckled and asked him more questions. Steve did answer truthfully but when it started to get weird, he stopped.
"Are you interrogating me, Natasha?"
"I just wanted to know what you did today"
"It sounds like questioning my loyalty to you and I will not answer your questions anymore"
"Steve, I have every right to ask you. You are my boyfriend and I want to know what is going on with you"
"Nat, don't you think I noticed that every question you asked came back to Sharon"
He looked upset but she didn't say anything. He headed to the shower and it took him forever to come out of the bathroom. Natasha already turned off the light and went to sleep.
He got in the bed and turned his back on her. Unbeknownst to him, Natasha didn't fall asleep yet. She waited to see what he would do and felt sorry that he didn't hold her in his arms like he did every night.
Fine, she will apologize to him tomorrow. She thought and closed her eyes.
But then she felt his arms snake around her small form and pull her to his chest. She could feel his hot breath at her neck.
Steve couldn't sleep too if he did not have his spy in his arms. He could feel Natasha relax and lean into his touch.
Finally, they fell asleep in each other arms.
AN:
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