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Savouring The Moment
The full moon was shining brightly through the window of the bedroom, keeping Steve awake. He'd never been able to sleep really well during full moon, and tonight, there also was something else that kept him awake.
Natasha was cuddled against his chest, her fingers curled into his t-shirt in her sleep. The pale moonlight partly illuminated her face, and Steve found himself unable to stop watching her. His arms were slung tightly around her slender body, holding her close like something precious he didn't want to risk losing.
The sight of her, the deadly spy who fought bad guys all day long, sleeping peacefully in his embrace probably was the most beautiful he'd had in a long time, and somehow, it soothed him.
With her in his arms, he could forget about the death and destruction they had already seen in their young lives. It left his mind, even though he could feel the bullet scar on her stomach under his fingers, a memento of one of the many dangerous situations she'd already been in.
And as he pressed his face into her red locks, listening to her even breathing, he savoured the moment and the little bit of peace that lay in it, knowing that already by dawn they could be thrown into the next potentially deadly situation.