Black Widow - Y/N Romanoff X Steve Rogers

Chapter 4 - Birthday

My plan worked, I was now his assistant, I joined him on his trip and met him by the door of the restaurant. "Mr Stark?"

Tony's face lights up, "Hey."

"Hello. How was your flight?"

"It was excellent. Boy, it's nice to see you." He nods.

"We have one photographer from the ACM, if you don't mind. Okay?" I step aside. After Tony and Pepper take the photo I point behind me, "Right this way."

He looks me up and down, "You look fantastic."

"Why, thank you very much." I smile.

"But that's unprofessional. What's on the docket?"

I look at my phone, "You have a 9:30 dinner."

"Perfect. I'll be there at 11:00."

"Absolutely." I nod.

"Is this us?" He points to a table.

"It can be." I nod.

"Great. Make it us."

"Okay." I step aside and find the manager. "Excuse me. Tony Stark would like this table."

"I see...I unfortunately already have a reservation for this table." He looks at his notebook.

"Can't we make some sort of arrangement? Mr. Stark would really...really like this table." I smile sweetly.

He suddenly smiles, "I'm sure I can move the reservation somewhere else, give me a moment to get the table ready." He nods frantically and shakes my hand.

After a couple minutes the table was ready, I walk over where Tony was sitting and lean down, "Mr Stark?"

"Yes?"

"Your corner table is ready." I smile.

"I actually have a slot this year. Yes, I do." Justin Hammer says as Tony stands.

"Hammer needs a slot, Christine." Tony points. "Where's the bathroom?" He asks me quietly.

"We kid, yeah. We kid. We're kidders." Justin laughs.

I smile at him and take him across the restaurant, "Here we go."

"Thanks." He quickly walks in.

For the next twenty minutes I take calls and sort out meetings and dinners, that is until Pepper calls me over frantically. "Natalie. Natalie?"

I rush over to her, "Yes, Ms Potts?"

"What do you know about this?"

I look at the TV to see Tony about to drive in the race. "This is the first that I have known of it."

"This, this cannot happen."

"Absolutely. I understand. How can I help you?" I ask.

"Where's Happy?"

I look behind me, "He's waiting outside."

"Okay, get him. I need Happy."

"Right away." I quickly run outside.

I ended up staying back and calling Nick, there was a new threat that had similar technology to Tony's. Ivan Vanko.

Two days later was Tony's birthday party, I walk into his room as he buttons up his shirt. "Do you know which watch you'd like to wear tonight, Mr Stark?"

"I'll give them a look....." He pauses as I set the box of watches down and step over to the small bar in his room. "I should cancel the party."

"Probably." I nod.

"Yeah. 'Cause it's..."

"Ill-timed." I smile.

"Right, sends the wrong message." He sits.

"Inappropriate." I say as I make him a new drink. Once I was finished I step over and hand it to him and watch as he takes a sip. "Is that dirty enough for you?"

He stares at me for a moment, "Gold face, brown hand. The Jaeger. I'll give that a look. Bring them over." I grab the box and hand it to him. "I'll take that. Why don't you..." He looks up as I sit on the arm of the chair and take out some concealer. I smile softly as I start covering his bruises on his face. "I gotta say it. It's hard to get a read on you. Where are you from?"

"Legal." I nod.

"Can I ask you a question, hypothetically? Bit odd....If this was your last birthday party you were ever gonna have, how would you celebrate it?"

I sit back and stare at him for a moment, "I'd do whatever I wanted to do with whoever I wanted to do it with."

Throughout the party I collect gifts and put them on the gift table, I take down names and numbers of those who want to speak with Tony.

I ended up stopping in the crowd as I see Tony at the front drunk. "You know, the question I get asked most often is, 'Tony, how do you go to the bathroom in the suit?'" He pauses. "Just like that." Everyone cheers.

Pepper walks up and takes the microphone, "Does this guy know how to throw a party or what?"

"I love you." Tony mutters.

"Unbelievable! Thank you so much. Tony, we all thank you so much for such a wonderful night. And we're gonna say good night now, and thank you all for coming."

"No, no, no, we can't ... Wait, wait, wait. We didn't have the cake. We didn't blow out the candles." Tony says drunkly.

"You're out of control, okay? Trust me on this, okay?" She whispers.

"You're out of control gorgeous."

"It's time to go to bed. It's time." Pepper nods.

"Give me another smooch" he tries to kiss her.

"You're not going to be happy about this."

"Come on, you know you want to."

"You just peed in the suit." She points. I turn as I see Rhodey standing aside angrily, I then turn back as Tony takes the microphone back.

"Pepper Potts. She's right. The party's over. Then again, the party was over for me, like, an hour and a half ago. The after-party starts in 15 minutes. And if anybody...Pepper, doesn't like it, there's the door." He accidentally shoots behind the crowd, "Yeah!" A girl steps up and throws a bottle in the air. "Hit!" He shoots. "Pull!" The drunk girl is still throwing things for Tony to shoot. Another girl appears with a watermelon. "I think she wants the Gallagher." A large blast erupts.

"I'm only gonna say this once. Get out." Rhodey reappears in one of the suits.

I quickly run off as Pepper disappears, trying to find her. After the crowd was outside, I eventually find her. "Natalie!"

"Miss Potts." I run up to her.

"Don't you 'Miss Potts' me! I'm on to you. You know what? Ever since you came here..." Tony and Rhodey suddenly come crashing through the ceiling.

"Pepper!" Happy runs in to get her out of the way. "Get out of here. Get out of here now."

I quickly take out my phone as the two fight and call Nick.

It was time.