The Truth and The Lie

Chapter 16

For a whole week, I kept leaving things outside of Natasha's room like a CD of her favorite movie, a book, flowers, and other things. But every time I would go for morning training with the agents I always found the things I left thrown outside the compound either shredded, burned, or in pieces.

I even made her favorite dessert one time which was peanut butter bites with oats and semi-sweet choco chips in it but Sam told me that she just threw it in the trash.

I tried to talk to her every day thinking that maybe she was mad at me because she wasn't able to release it all when we broke up since we just left and never seen each other for a year.

So I tried to talk to her but every time I try she'd ignore me, walk past me and make sure she hits my shoulder, or yell at me to stop.

My team and even the avengers told me to stop since they can see how Natasha was treating me but I always reassure them that it was fine and that Nat will lighten up.

So today I was stepping it up. I left her a pint of her favorite ice cream which was raspberry and her favorite street food which was a shashlyk which I always told her was just a kebab with a fancy name but she'll just ignore me and eat it.

"You seem happy." Riley said as we were just finishing eating breakfast. "Just feels like the weather's great." I said and shrugged.

"Right. The weather." Ria said sarcastically and smiled at me while I rolled my eyes.

"I have to go for morning training." I said and stood up while Gisele did the same thing making me look at her.

"I have to talk with Jenkins about the security patrols." She said and i nodded. "Toby, clean up." I said as i looked back at the others.

"What? Why do I have to clean up?" He asked looking frustrated. "Because you're lazy and almost always try to burn down the kitchen with your cooking."

"Sounds fair." Riley said as she smiles and shrugs. "Couldn't argue with that." Ria added.

Before Toby could say anything I dragged Gisele out of the room as we made our way out of the building since I'm already dressed for training.

"So what did you want to talk about Jenkins regarding the patrols?" I asked as we got out of the building and I let go of her.

"I'm thinking of changing the patrol schedule and mixing it up every now and then so that if someone does try to break in they wouldn't see a pattern." She said as we walked over to the agents and I smile at her.

"That's actually a really good idea." I said making her smile as she looks forward. "I think so. But I need to get Jenkins and Hunt's opinion before I ask Maria and Fury." She said and i nodded.

When we got to the agents I smile since I don't see the food I left for Natasha anywhere. So she probably ate it.

"You look happy." Jenkins said as we approached her. "So I've been told. Agent Yashar wanted to have a word with you." I said and she nodded.

Jenkins and Gisele then went to talk at a distance to my right while I face the agents who wore standing at attention.

"Did everyone get to eat breakfast?" I asked as usual since I don't want them collapsing while training. I then noticed an agent raise her hand so I motioned her to come forward.

"You didn't get to eat breakfast?" I asked and she shook her head. "I didn't feel hungry and I'm also on my period so I was thinking if—"

"It's fine. If you can't do training today I understand. You can just watch or you can also join in at some if you want." I said making the agent smile.