UNDERCOVER ⧗ BLACKHILL

Game Night - 4

(Natasha's POV)

It's been around a week since our latest transaction, our best. Of course, they sold faster than anything that's been sold before, but that's good for business. Sure, it means our schedule was a little busier, but then again, good for business.

Wanda called the bar we hold our game nights at a few days ago, and reserved it for the night. She always to make sure to do it a few days in advance, as that gives her enough time to tell people the date, and make sure nothing else is going on there that night.

No one dares to even bat an eye at the bar on those nights, when there's two guards standing outside the door. It goes unsaid that that means a meeting is going on, and it's the Maximoff Crime Organization's, which is the last group you want to mess with. You mess with Wanda, you better be ready to work because she is not about to just let you go free.

I remember at the deal, Wanda had said that sometimes in the business, you had to take a leap. Maybe that's what I need to do to, convince her to buy from Marci again sooner than she normally would. I can't place it, but I see something in her, and I'm not sure if it's good or not.

Might be hard considering I have no idea how they even made contact.

"Ready for tonight?" Thanos asks me, referring to poker game night at the bar.

"Are you ready?" I reply, trying to play up my confidence.

"You know I am."

"What are we talking about?" Pietro walks in, today being one of the days he comes visit to catch up with Wanda, see how business is going.

"Game night," I tell him, and he nods his head as he walks off. He hasn't come to one in a while, the last time probably a few months ago when Wanda was out on a job. Even if she may be out, she still makes sure that game night goes on for us, knowing it's a night we all enjoy.

"Have you ever thought about coming?" Thanos asks him. "It's a fun night."

"Nah, I'm only there when Wanda isn't."

"If you're worried that no one really likes you, that's not true, you know, right?" I step in.

"I'm just not around enough to just randomly show up."

"Stop making excuses, Pietro. Come tonight, I have a feeling it's gonna be a good one."

Wanda comes walking in, seeing us all talking. "What's going on in here?"

"Trying to convince Pietro over here to come to game night. He hasn't been in like months," I explain, catching Wanda up on our conversation.

"True, you haven't," she says, walking over to him, giving him a quick hug. "Why don't you come tonight? Sibling duo?"

"Only for you," he gives in to his little sister, to which he could never refuse.

"You should convince him more, it's good to get out for anyone," I speak up.

"I really should," Wanda replies, knowing how important he could be sometimes. "Well, same time as always, which Pietro, is 8:30, see you there," and she walks off, presumably to sort out an import or sell.

Wanda knows that business is picking up, and if she wants the Maximoff Crime Organization to keep growing, she's going to have to accept help at some point. And since it's a high risk, high reward business, Pietro is the best candidate as he already knows a lot of it. That would be a lot easier than bringing someone completely new to the organization who may not even know the other aspects such as our way of running, or poaching someone who could sell us out.