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the last of the trilogy: breakup sex, second chances

Natasha flopped down onto her bed, staring at the ceiling, covered in glowing stars. She had originally put them up as a cure for her nightmares, because staring out into the starry night always seemed to help, now that Steve was gone and could no longer comfort her. However, the more she looked, the more she realised it's double meaning. The star spangled man with a plan. She bit her lip and sighed, missing Steve more than ever now. She couldn't go anywhere without missing him. The gym where they spared and trained recruits, the breakfast bar where most of the teasing happened, the home theatre where late night movies were their thing. And that day when she ran into him while doing her groceries. She squeezed her eyes shut as tears pooled in her eyes. She shouldn't be crying. Not for Steve, not for anyone. Crying was a sign of weakness. 

There was only one other way of releasing all this built up tension, stress and anger, by hitting the gym. She got up and changed into her workout clothes, which consisted of a sports bra and a pair of shorts. She inspected herself in the mirror, realising a small bump was showing and sighed. The others all knew about her pregnancy and who the father was but something about the small bump made her feel slightly insecure. She contemplates not going to the gym this once, but as her nails claw into her skin, she knows she has to go in order to release all the anger within her. With a sigh, she grabs one of the hoodies from her wardrobe, one of Steve's favourite hoodies which she had adopted over the years. The hoodie had been one she had gotten Steve for his birthday, a Captain America one for Captain America. But she had worn them so much, it kind of became more of hers than his. 

As she wraps her hands and positions the punching bag, images of Steve's smile and his laughter flashes through her mind and she bites her lip while resisting the urge to smile. Then their conversation from a few days ago replays in her head. 

SORRY. I CAN'T. START OVER. I CAN'T. I CAN'T. I LOVE YOU. IT HURTS. I CAN'T. 

The words play over and over in her head and she sees the disappointment and hurt on his face as she leaves and screams. 

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Steve stands at the front door of the Avengers Compound, hesitating. He places his hand on the scanner apprehensively but suddenly retracts in fear. He turns on his heel and walks three steps but something compels him to turn back. He stops just before the door and hesitates again, pacing back and forth. The doors slide open, revealing Tony Stark standing in the middle of it with a smirk. 

"Welcome home Capsicle," he says with open arms and they share a small hug. 

Steve pulls away from the hug and looks around the Compound. Not much has changed since he left, but he did notice the atmosphere was a little colder. It was quiet, there was no laughter, no teasing, no giggling, no flirting, no nothing. 

Steve looks at Tony as he runs his hands through his own blonde hair nervously. "Where's Natasha."

Tony hesitates for a moment before letting out a sigh. "Little Red is in the gym. But she's in a terrible state and I'm not sure if she wants to see you. She's gonna get so mad at me-" With that, Tony gives Steve a look and leads him to the basement. 

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Natasha hears footsteps coming down the stairs leading to the basement and she can only assume it's Tony again. calling her to eat or reminding her to take her vitamins. She sighs and throws harder punches at the punching bag, causing it to fly right across the room. She tightens her ponytail and hangs another bag up. As she is stabilising the bag, Tony's voice calls out, again. Not that she didn't like it, she appreciated his concern, but it seemed to her that he cared more for it then she did. Not that she didn't, but with her body's killing rate, she wasn't sure if it would survive and hadn't thought of emotionally attaching herself to it, lest she lose it and all hell breaks loose. 

She turns to face Tony, shaking her head. "What now, Stark?"

Tony sighs and Natasha raises an eyebrow at him, tearing off her gloves. 

"Let me guess, it's time for my afternoon dose of vitamins?" Tony shakes his head. "It's lunch time and I haven't eaten breakfast yet?" Tony shakes his head again. "This is bad for it?" Again. 

"Natasha, there's someone here to see you." Tony says with a sigh. Natasha raises her eyebrows again and Tony gestures to the doorway of the gym entrance. A silhouette walks out and stands before her. Natasha's jaw drops. 

"Rogers," she whispers.

Steve looks at her with those eyes of his and gives her a small smile."In the flesh."

Natasha walks up to Steve and looks him straight in the eyes. He looks scared, worried, anxious, possibly all three. She reaches her hand up to his chest and presses it there, a sign of comfort for both of them. 

"Okay, I know I yelled and I know I said some nasty shit but the truth is, I miss you. Like a lot. And I don't know about you, but I haven't moved on yet because I'm still harbouring a small hope that we can start over. That day when we met, I kind of lost it and I-" Natasha rambles but is cut off by a kiss to her lips. 

She pulls away almost immediately. "We need to talk." Natasha says, shooting a glare at Steve. He gulps and sits down on the bench of the gym, half expecting her to slide in next to him. "And by talk I mean, talk. No cutting in, no yelling, no kissing to get out of this." 

Steve sighs. Natasha slides in next to him and glances over, before leaning her head on his shoulder, the stress and pressure of the past few weeks coming to her as she sobs. Steve holds her body against his, whispering sweet little nothings to her. 

"I'm pregnant." Natasha blurts, unable to keep it in any longer. 

Steve looks at her and pulls her closer. "We'll make it work. We'll be alright."

A/N: finally after all the angsty here's a happy ending. that took a long while to write and honestly i wasn't sure if i wanted to give them a happy ending or not because im evil hehehe. anyways hope you like it and remember to vote & comment <<3 also titles from 2nd and 3rd parts were lyrics from exile by ts. ;)