Waited long enough

By: MysticFantasy

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Disclaimer: I own no part of this movie or the characters in it.

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Natasha Romanoff stared at the wall before her, arms crossed and her mind deep in thought.

The recent accords had torn the Avengers apart but after the truth came out about the framing of James Bucky Barnes and the truth about Tony Stark's parent's, things were slowly turning back to the way they were before.

Tony was still on edge about considering re-assembling the Avengers. Especially since his last contact with Steve Rogers had ended on terms that made the inventor even more tense.

The only way that Captain America would return to the Avengers would be if his best friend became part of the team.

Needless to say, Natasha had heard Tony's every word during the phone call about it.

She wasn't sure what Steve was trying in hoping to make his best friend an Avengers but she could guess that it would be like what she was doing when she joined SHIELD.

Maybe it was a way for Bucky to redeem himself.

But Tony wasn't having any of it because, even though he had been under Hydra's control, Bucky had been the one that made him an orphan.

The phone call had ended with Tony vowing that Bucky would never be welcomed as an Avenger.

That call had been nearly two weeks ago.

Natasha wanted to speak with Steve, to find out where he was and how he was doing, but Tony kept the little cellphone with him at all times for reasons Natasha wasn't sure of.

So Natasha could only hope that Steve was in a safe place and taking care of himself. That hope also extended to the Avengers that had fought on his side when the accords were being set.

Six months of not hearing of Wanda, Sam, Clint and their new member Scott.

From what Natasha understood, Steve single handedly broke them out of the RAFT and they had not been heard from since.

The spy had contacted Laura but the woman claimed that she hadn't heard from her husband. Natasha suspected that the woman was covering up but she couldn't really prove it at the moment.

For all she knew, Laura and her children could have been moved to wherever Clint was or Clint was telling his wife to lie to anyone who asked about him.

Natasha honestly wouldn't be surprised if either of those events took place. Clint had been on the right side and now would be doing what he had to in order to keep his family safe and still in secret.

She missed them all and missed the way things were before the accords came into their lives.

She longed to have the days of when it was the six of them trying to decide what movie to watch when the weather kept them indoors, explaining technology to Thor while Clint and Tony tried not to laugh in the background, enjoying the many culinary dishes Steve would make with the cooking skills he learned since being in this time, the way Bruce would...

Natasha's thoughts trailed off at the thought of the scientist that was still missing. Or rather, in hiding.

No one had heard or seen him since the battle against Ultron.

Natasha wasn't sure if this was a good thing or not. While she did hope he was alright, she wasn't sure if she wanted to see him again after how he hurt her.

While she knew that she had been rushing the attempted relationship with Bruce, she wasn't sure if anything would actually become of it.

Bruce had too many issues trustig himself to be around others and believed that the greater the distance the better the safty for everyone.

It all lead Natasha to believe that she might not be meant to have someone in her life to be happily in love with.

She was truly starting to realize why the Red Room always told her the phrase 'love is for children'. It seemed that she always had her heart broken when she tried to allow herself to feel love.

There were very few men in her life that came into it and didn't do any harm.

Like Clint and Steve.

Clint saved her from the horrid life of a Red Room agent and Steve become someone she could truly trust and admire.

After their battle against a revived Winter Soldier and Hydra in the guise of SHIELD, Natasha learned that Steve really trusts her and their friendship had been as strong as ever.

Natasha had wondered, before she attempted the relationship with Bruce, if there had been a chance to be with Steve. She had told herself that he was beyond her chance.

He was the very symbol of America and was perfect in everyone's eyes.

There was also the fact that there were things he wanted that she could never give him. A happy life as a married couple and children.

It was one of the reasons she believed that she would be a good match with Bruce. She couldn't have children because of what the Red Room had done to her and Bruce wasn't sure if he could even have children from the radiation in his blood.

The chance of running away with Bruce had been a strong possibility and seemed like it was going to happen until he decided to leave without a word to anyone.

Natasha had been hurt by his actions and vowed that she wouldn't allow herself to become involved with another man again.

Today, however, seemed to make her go against that vow when Tony came over the coms and announced that they had a visitor.