Tainted Dreams

Miss me?

Fem Reader x Natasha Romanoff

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Beep! Beep! Beep!

I groan into my pillow hearing my alarm go off. I hit the alarm on my bed side table missing it a few times before turning it off.

I roll onto my back looking up at the dark ceiling. I stay like that for a while before my alarm goes off again. I turn it off then take my phone of the charger to check the time .

The bright screen makes me squint my eyes to read the time. It is 4:00 am I enter work in 30 minutes. Putting my phone down I rub my eyes still feeling tired.

I get out of bed heading to the bathroom to take a quick shower and do my morning routine. Now feeling fresh and clean I get some clothes to but on.

I go for a pair of black jeans a white tank top and a flannel. I put on my clothes leaving the flannel open not bothering to close it.

I put on some black work boots then head to the bathroom to fix my hair. Since I have short hair it didn't take long.

I live in an old tailer house so it is pretty small but easy to get around. I walk out of my room to the kitchen to get a cup of coffee. I lean back on the counter looking out the window into the dark morning sky.

After finishing my coffee I put it in the sink then head to the front door. I put on a jacket then grab my keys and helmet and exit the house. Feeling the cool breeze of the morning hit me. I step down the 2 steps and make my way over to my Harley-Davidson.

I stare at it running my hands over the handle admiring it. It was gifted to me from an old friend. I put my helmet on before I let my emotions get the best of me. I hop on it kicking the stand and rev it a few times before taking off.

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Arriving at work I park turning off the engine kicking the stand down before getting off. I take my helmet off putting it on the handle. I fix my hair a bit before walking into the shop.

I work in a auto shop in a lonely part of town. I'm one of the 3 mechanics that work here. I have a part time job as a waiter in a dinner in the other part of town. I need that extra cash to buy food.

"Dean" I hear my name being called out. I turn to see Kevin one of my coworkers waving me over I walk towards him. "Good morning kev whats up" I greet him. He gives me a hug before pulling away.

"Boss wants to see you in his office" He says. I give him a nod before asking" Do you know for what?" he shakes his head no. "He just said to tell you when you got here to see him in his office." "ok thanks kev" I tell him.

"No problem" he replies before walking away. I make my way over to the office knocking a few time before hearing a faint come in. "Morning sir" I greet the old man sitting in his chair. He gestures for me to sit which I do.

I wait for him to say something but he just stares at some papers in his hand. "Is everything ok sir" I ask. He drops the paper in his hand looking at me. "Everything is fine Dean" he says with a smile on his face.

"Just wanted to let you know that your new car parts came in" he continues. "Oh, thats all?" I say. "Not all, I decided to give you the day off and the garage for a few weeks to fix up your car." He says giving me a bright smile.

I am so happy right now, I haven't been able to fix my car because of my busy schedule. "Wait really" I ask him in disbelief. "Yes kiddo you have the garage all to yourself" he says going into his drawer and taking out a pair of keys.

He hands them to me. "Thank you so much sir I owe you one" I say as I take the keys. "No problem kiddo you deserve it you helped a lot around here." He says going to give me a hug.

"Thank you." I hug him back "Go on kid" he says patting my back. I exit his office with a big smile on my face. I make my way over to the garage spinning the keys in my hand.

I haven't been able to fix the car since I have been super busy. This was a project me and my dad where working on. It was his dads but he never used it because he was alway at work. So he wanted to give it to me which I happily said yes to and we worked on it every night after he was done with work.

He went missing 3 years ago on a work trip. His plane was later found on a old field in Wyoming. I wasn't able to sleep hearing about it but soon I learned he was in a better place now. I take the keys and open the garage door.

Sliding the metal door up it reveals the 1970 ford mustang. I open the boxes that had a few car parts and put them out on the table. I turn on the radio and get to work.

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Its been about two hours an a half since I started working on the car and I so for I had put on a new catalytic converter and changed the oil and right now I am fixing up the engine. The car was almost finished when me and dad where working on it.

So I am just picking where we left off. I hear a car drive up behind me but I don't bother looking since I think it's a customer. "Dean Russo" I hear a familiar raspy voice call out.

I stop what I'm doing grabbing the rag that was next to me on the car. I turn around wiping my hands as I do. I am shock at who I am staring at. "Well if it isn't Natasha Romanoff" I say with a smile on my face.

"Miss me?" she says with a smirk. She makes her way over to me giving me a long hug. "I have, what are you doing here?" I ask into her hair. She loosens her arms around me . "What I can't visit an old friend"she ask teasingly.

I laugh at her question. "I mean yes but I haven't seen you in a years what brings you here."I ask. "Well I was on my way back from a mission before my car was acting weird and I know you're a mechanic so I thought you can take a look at it?" She ask as she looks over at her black corvette.

"Yeah I can take a look" I say as I make my way over to her car. I take a look before telling her what wrong with it. "You need to change your brakes thats why it's making that noise."

I say getting out of the car. She look up at me as she seems to process what I just said. "If you're in no rush I can fix it for you?" I suggest. "No, not at all how long will it take" she ask as she follows me into the garage.

I grab a bottle of water from the mini fringe opening it up taking a big swig. "About 3 hours or so maybe less " I reply putting the cap back on the bottle. "You can come by tomorrow if you want" She seems to think about it before answering.

"Yeah seems good to me" "Alright, are you staying somewhere?" I ask her going to take off my flannel. "Yeah I came here with clint we are staying at this undercover house." she replies.

I nod looking at the car in front of me. "After you're done with my car wanna head out to eat dinner tomorrow to catch up?" She ask me I move my gaze back to her. "Yeah we can catch up" I reply. She just stares at me then down to my uncovered arms.

"Yeah so you can tell me how you grew these" she says squeezing my biceps. I laugh at her playful actions she looks up at me then at the clock. "I better get going but I'll see you tomorrow" I nod giving her a reassuring smile.

I walk her to her car with my hands in my pockets. She gets in the car starting the engine before saying "See you later hot stuff" she winks at me I smile and shake my head. I wave her goodbye before watching her leave the dirt road.

It was a little weird seeing my ex after years , then her asking me to go to dinner with her tomorrow. This is going to be awkward tomorrow because I still have feelings for her and the reason we broke up was because she choose to.

She probably doesn't even feel the same. She flirts here and there but thats just how she is. I shake my thoughts away heading back into the garage to work on my car to finish of the day.

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