Natasha and Bruce were shopping for Morgan's birthday present at the mall when she spotted a giant green teddy bear.
"Cute," Natasha said as she smirked. "It looks like the Big Guy."
Bruce disliked the color green or anything to do with the Hulk, but he loved his wife more and would do anything to see her smile and be happy.
When they got their apartment at the Avengers Tower, he said, "I forgot something at the store. I'll be right back."
"Okay," she said.
Bruce drove back and bought the giant green bear that he knew Natasha wanted but didn't want to admit it.
When he got back home Bruce handed her the giant bag and watched her take it out.
"You bought Morgan the giant bear?"
"Actually, it's for you. I know you liked it the second you saw it."
"Bruce..." she said with tears in her eyes.
He stepped closer to her and softly asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's just... No one does stuff like this for me. Even when I was living in Ohio for a few years as a kid, I never got surprise gifts. And then after I broke out of my programming, the closest that I got was when Laura and Clint wanted to name their third kid after me. Until you, I never had a boyfriend, let alone a husband, so I'm more emotional than I should be. Thank you."
Bruce reached into his back pocket as he said, "There is one more thing I wanted to give you."
He hands her the box and takes a breath while fiddling with his hands. He spent days making her the object while he was in the lab.
Natasha's jaw dropped when she opened the box and tears started falling from her face. She took it out to reveal a metal firefly on a necklace chain.
He knew how much she loved fireflies and that they reminded her of a precious moment she once shared with Yelena and Melina before they had to leave Ohio when she was a kid.
She finally looked at him and he could tell she was both happy and emotional.
"I might be dumping too much at once," he blurted out. "But I've been looking at houses in Ohio like we talked about and this morning I saw that the house you lived in with your family is for sale. I don't know if you and Yelena would want to move in there or not, but I thought it wouldn't hurt if you wanted to look. I didn't call anyone, but I wanted to run it by you first."
They had been discussing moving to Ohio for a few months. Yelena was living downstairs for the time being, but they had all discussed moving back to their childhood state. Bruce had to reassure Natasha that he was fine with moving back since he didn't have the best memories living there, but he saw this as an opportunity to make new memories. He knew Natasha wasn't going anywhere and he loved his little family.
Natasha was speechless and looking at him with such pure adoration that he couldn't bring himself to look away from her. He broke the small space between them and cupped her face to wipe the tears that were still falling.
She kissed him for a few seconds, silently telling him yes to the house. While handing him the necklace Natasha asked, "Can you help me put this on?"
Bruce nodded and she turned around while pulling her hair up. One he clasped the necklace, and she was facing him again he said, "The chain is from a few of our friends in Wakanda as a late wedding present, so it won't break or get destroyed while you're on a mission for Fury."
"That reminds me," she said while walking to the cabinet drawer, taking something out and handing it to him as she walked back towards him. "I thought you'd want this."
It was a photograph of him and his mother. He thought he had lost it when Thanos destroyed the place before Tony rebuilt it.
"I asked your aunt if she had any copies and she sent me that one yesterday," Natasha said as he looked back up at her. "I know how much it hurt you when you saw the other one was destroyed."
He put the photo next to the bear that was on the counter and hugged her.
When they parted, she said, "I adore you."
"I adore you too. There aren't enough words to describe how much I love you."
"Will you let the bear stay on the bed," she said with a hint of humor in her voice.
"It can stay on your side," he said with a smile.
