The Wolf And The Lamb ~ Maria Hill x y/n (fem reader)

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You waited, naked, in a foreign bed, for William to fall asleep. When he finally succumbed to a deep slumber, you grabbed your phone and quickly opened Steve's contact.

You

Did you get her back? Is she safe?

Captain Underpants

Most of her team escaped, but she didn't, she stayed behind to get them out.

You

Damn it

I'll see you tomorrow

"Why do you always have to play the hero?" you thought, clenching your fists in frustration.

~The day before~

You were in the middle of a combat training session with Maria when you heard Jarvis through the speakers:

"Sorry to bother you, ladies, but your presence is required in the conference room."

You shot a glance at Maria and she gestured toward the exit, as a sign for the two of you to leave. She exited the boxing ring, bending over to pass through the ropes surrounding de ring (just like 'Natalie Rushman' in Iron Man 2), and you took that opportunity to smack her ass. She threw you a side-eye, followed by a smirk, and then a whisper in the ear, something along the lines of "You're gonna regret doing that".

You arrived at the conference room as soon as you could, though somehow you still managed to get there last. 

"Nice of you two to drop by," remarked Fury with such heavy sarcasm you could almost see it float around him.

You quickly found some free seats and sat next to each other, quite far down the oval table.

"Now, my knights of the round table, you might've heard of L.A.M.B., or even had the luck of meeting them," started Fury, making eye contact with you at his last sentence. "They are a real threat to S.H.I.E.L.D., and an organization seemingly innocent, but with the dirtiest of backgrounds. I trust that you will be able to neutralize this threat, and for this, I, with the help of Agent Hill (as he said this he looked at Maria), have put together a plan. Stark and y/l/n, I need you to create a new prosthetic that might be of interest to them, and we will throw a masquerade ball in order to get them out of their lab. Maria, you and your team of agents will break into their lab while they're away, and meanwhile, Avengers, you'll try to get as much intel as possible. We'll use the masquerade masks to our advantage, being able to easily hide your identity. This, however, will also make our job harder, as we have to really pay attention to our targets' characteristics." 

He continued giving you a few details and dismissed you after a while. You excitedly looked toward Maria, finally about to get your princess moment. She, on the other hand, seemed unbothered. She had heard this plan many times, well... she was the one who created it. You couldn't help but wonder if she was into this whole 'masquerade' thing.

"Can I ask you something?" you shyly questioned Maria while you were going to your room.

"Anything," she responded, not fully paying attention to you.

"If it's... necessary... is it ok for you if I use my flirting skills to find out some stuff about L.A.M.B.?"

She paused for a second, visibly bothered by the idea, but she pushed aside her jealousy.

"As long as it's with men, you don't mean it, and it's not in front of me... then yeah... it's ok," she replied hesitantly.

You noticed her doubt, so you cupped her cheeks and kissed her affectionately, as if saying 'I love you, I'll always choose you'. 

"Promise me you'll be careful," she ordered with a slight tremble in her voice, and you leaned your forehead against hers.

"I promise. Please stay safe," you asked in return, and she nodded quickly and kissed you again, only breaking away when you heard the elevator door open.

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A/n - I hope it makes sense now

damn I couldn't keep myself from imagining this scenario with nat

also I'm in a Cate Blanchett phase and I just watched Carol and it's a freaking amazing sapphic movie