Phil decided he needed to get some distance, thank goodness Fury had given him a task to speak to Tony Stark about the Avengers Initiative. He stood outside Stark Towers and was about to go in when a lavish car pulled up and Pepper got out the back carrying a briefcase.

"Oh hi Phil."

"Good evening Pepper." She leaned in and kissed his cheek.

"Oh Tony is out for a while. Can I help you?"

They walked through into the foyer. He was silent then he paused at the lift. "Yes, well, I was going to ask him something but I think I have a different topic to discus with you." He stepped in to the lift and from his perspective the uncomfortable silence grew. Pepper was smiling and happy go lucky, listening to the music.

"So Phil what did you want to ask?" she saw he wanted to say something but was hesitant.

"Pepper, you and Tony…do you discuss relationship um…"

The lift stopped and Pepper turned to him and turned him to face her. "Phil." She placed her hands on his arms and shook him reassuringly. "What is it? You can talk to me."

He sighed and the doors opened. "I think I need a drink." He said softly. She smiled and walked him in. she put down her things and pored him a stiff drink.

"Phil you have been distracted for a while. I have known you for a few years now, but I think there has defiantly been a shift in your demeanour. It all started when they pulled Steve Rodgers out of the ice." She paused and he looked her in the eyes.

"Is it that obvious?" he felt guilty.

"Oh my god! You like him!" she just twigged.

"Well.." he downed his drink.

"Oh you have to tell me, what is he like?" Pepper was giddy and tugging at his suit. "Is he a good kisser?"

"What? No. I.. we haven't." Phil bushed. "No I just like him from afar. I can't ask him or tell him about how I feel.."

"You fear rejection?"

"Sort of, more that he comes from a time where homosexuality is a crime and he is pretty stuck in his ways. I don't think it would even be on his to-do list." Phil poured himself another drink.

"Phil, I don't think you need to worry. Haven't you noticed? He isn't exactly chasing women." Pepper suggested.

"What?"

"Haven't you seen how many women throw themselves at him but he just smiles politely and walks away." Pepper smiled and Phil caught her drift.

"I never thought about it till now." He smiled and raised his eyebrows in astonishment. "You think I might have a chance?"

"Oh course!" Pepper leapt up and grabbed a bottle of champagne. "Let'scelebrate!"

"No, not yet. There is still the matter of how I even ask him, let alone him even saying yes." Phil cautiously said.

"Don't worry about that, I have the perfect plan." Pepper handed him a flute and he reluctantly drunk it. "Relax Phil, I will make sure you the perfect couple!" She clinked her glass to his.

Natasha and Hawk were running down the halls. Alwayscompeting over little things. First to the briefing, first to get to lunch. She hit him hard with her shoulder and Hawk bounced off the wall.

"Hey!" he shouted. He grabbed her arm and tugged her back.

"You just don't like losing to a girl!" She shouted as they kept running through the long concrete halls of SHEILDs new facility.

"I think you are far from girl as HULK is!" he jokingly taunted. She whacked him and beat him to the door. She stood in the door arms folded panted, slightly out of breath.

Hawk smiled as he panted and they walked into the Director's office. "You wanted to see us Fury?" She asked.

The imposing black man turned and handed them a folder with a mission. "There is a gap in the tracking of the Tesseract." They looked at the images from the surveillance. A strange black haired man stood with a glowing staff near the Tesseract. "Mostly, who is this guy. He came through the portal. Capt Rogers fought him and now he is in our containment facility and not talking."

Natasha smiled at the prospect of interrogation. "You want me to get him to talk?"

"No. I'm not worried about Loki, he's not going anywhere. No my concern is this." He handed her another photo showing Loki leaving with Selvig and Phil. "Why is he going with them and in the few weeks from when the facility was destroyed and his capture, where was he."

Hawk nodded and placed down the folder. "Investigate our own?"

"Phil I trust, Selvig is still an unknown as he is only a recent addition to SHEILD." Nat nodded and held out her fist to Hawk.

"Paper scissors rock?" she suggested. He nodded and they both bounced their fists and Nat won. She patted his face with a soft palm. "Sorry Hawk, this one's all mine."

Nat quietly broke into Selvig's house and commenced her search. She rummaged through the bins and the draws, looking for clues. "Shit!" she froze as a car pulled up in the driveway. She quickly ducked into the bedroom closet and waited quietly.

The door opened and she heard two male voices. It was Phil and Selvig. She breathed a sigh of relief.

"Loki is still not talking?" Selvig asked.

"Yes, he just sits there smiling and taunting his interrogators. He is not responding in the slightest." Phil put down his keys and they both walked to the bedroom. Nat could hear the voices getting louder.

"It's been a long day." Selvig sighed and began to undress. He pulled his tie and unbuttoned his shirt.

"No a long week." Phil smiled. He took of his jacket and hung it over the chair. He pulled out his belt and sat on the bed and undid his shoes.

Nat peered through the blinds of the cupboard door. Were they undressing? In the same room, with one double bed?! Nat covered her mouth and smiled.

Selvig walked over to the bed and leant down and kissed Phil. "I'm going to talk a shower."

Phil placed his shoes together and stood up. "Wait, I'll join you." He following him into the bathroom and the door closed. As soon as the shower started, Nat opened the cupboard door slowly and snuck out, placing a small camera above the curtain rod. She ran to her car and sat shocked with a smile on her face for ages. "Wow!" She gripped her steering wheel and rung her hands back and forth. "Phil and Selvig are a couple!" she couldn't wipe the smile off her face and dialled Fury.

"Nat, you have something for me?"

"You don't have to worry about Selvig."

"What do you have?" He wasn't interested in small talk.

"Selvig is only keeping one thing from you, it's about Agent Coulson." She paused. He waited.

"And?"

"They seem to be in a relationship." She said as vaguely as she could.

"Elaborate Agent Romanov."

"Currently they are showering together and will be getting into the same bed after that." She raised up her tablet and tapped it to watch the feed. The door to the bathroom was still closed and the bed was empty.

"Report back to me right away." He hung up.

Nat walked into SHIELD a few hours later. She walked to her office to write her report. She wondered what to put and decided pictures said more than words and she downloaded a clip or two from her tablet. In the time she took to get back, they had gotten out of the shower and were continuing their affections in the bed. She was a bit shocked at the two older men unashamedly hugging and kissing naked.

She needed something stronger than coffee. Nat grabbed her thumb drive and heading for the main control room.

When she got there Agent Hill was finishing up her work and running her fingers through her hair. Nat smiled as she looked as her figure.

Hill turned and saw Nat. "Feel like a coffee?" she suggested.

"No, something stronger." Nat joked.

"Shame we are on duty." Hill smiled and they walked out to open plan area. There was a split level. They walked along the top walkway looking down to the main lounge below. They stopped and main coffees at the little brew station and looked up to hear high heels tapping on the concrete floor. It was Pepper.

"Hi ladies." She walked over and Hill handed her a drink. "Oh cheers, I needed that!" She sipped it.

"What brings youto SHEILD?" Hill asked.

"I like to do things in person. Tony is on-board and Fury wants to go through some contracts for Stark industries." The three walked over to the balcony and sipped their hot drinks.

"I think we should all go get something a bit stronger." Nat suggested.

"Yeah, been a weird day." Hill said. They looked up and saw Steve walking alone through the lounge carrying his sports bag. "More workouts to clear his head again." She suggested. The ladies admired his body through his tight t-shirt.

The main doors opened and Selvig and Phil walked in. Nat smiled as she could see the closeness and smiling glances between them. Steve stopped and saw the two men approach. He waved slightly and then Phil involuntary waved back in an adoring fashion.

Hill looked down at Steve and watched his body language.

Pepper chuckled at Phil's attempts to break through to Steve. The three ladies then spoke their minds.

"I knew it!" then in unison. "Steve," Hill said. "Phil" Pepper said. "Selvig" Nat said.

"They are so into each other!"

The three stopped and looked at each other. "What?" they smiled and then looked down at the boys laughing. The men stoped and looked up at the three looking down at them and they waved and went their separate ways.

"Oh my god!" Nat said, "Who is sleeping with who!"

Hill paused and placed down her cup. "I thought Steve was into Phil."

"Phil is dating Erik." Nat stated.

"No Phil totally has a crush on Steve." Pepper corrected.

Hill looked around and then back to them and leaned in. "I think we need to get drunk and get all the goss."