RED IN MY LEDGER.

My Date (The Ending)

Steve: None. Here take it.
N: Okay.
I smiled and go to the bathroom. After a couple of seconds. Steve pulled the bathroom curtain.

S: What are this!?
N: He's holding my purse. Oh Nothing..
S: You planned last night and asked me what happened?
N: No.. Hmm.. I was drunk.
S: Just so you know, you're 300 short.
N: Wait a minute! You're telling me that if something happened last night I would have to pay you $1700! That's a down payment on a Ford Focus!
S: Not dollars, pounds.
And he leaves

***

Dance Instructor: The Wedding Dance is a timeless ritual. Surrounded by a group oftaking bets on how long it's going to last. All you'll have is each other and whatever skills you aquire today. So let's partner up.
Tony: Oh, come on. Who heard about dance lessons for a wedding?
Steve: Just about everybody.

Steve and I go to each but still not talking..
N: So Rogers. do know how to shake that booty?
S: I can teach you if you want..
N: So let's start.
I step on his foot and he made an painful expression. He sway me roughly and after some minutes we enjoyed dancing.. We swing around and laughing, Tony and Pepper seems to have difficulty due to Tony feet's are both left and Maria dancing alone since Bruce didn't attend.

***

We're on our way to Tony's lake house to spend the night there before the wedding..

N: You know what pisses me off? I've been spilling my guts all weekend and I don't know a thing about you.
S: Hmm.. I'm allergic to fabric softener. I majored in comparative literature at Brown. I hate anchovies. And I think I'd miss you even if we never met.
N: You're like the Yoda of escorts. Getting you on the phone was harder than getting into college. It also happened in the sense that I picked up the phone, tracked you down, flew you here, and gave you $6,000.
S: When I told you I've never done a wedding before, it wasn't because I've never been asked. I just never said yes.
N: Why'd you say yes to me?
S: There was something in your voice on the phone that day
N: Desperation?
S: I think it was hope..

***

We are now at the Lake house and having dinner.. I happy being Steve now, I don't even care or think Bruce. I'm very lucky to have Steve.

Dad: Steve I can see you're a lady's man, can you get Pepper to join us?
S: Yes Sir.

***
S: I saw Pepper standing in the balcony with Bruce.. This is kinda weird.. When Bruce saw me he just nod ang left us..
P: Hi Steve.
S: Is everything okay?
P: Yes. Hmm Steve, don't breaks Nat heart okay? You're lucky to have that girl. She have a good heart and very honest..
S: I'll keep that in mind.. You sure you're okay?
P: You know I love Tony right? even he's sometimes crazy I still love him. But there's something..
S: Pepper told me everything..
P: Steve, please don't tell Tony and Natasha? I want to be the one who will tell them..
S: Okay.. and we went to the veranda to join everyone.

N: You okay?
S: Yes.. and I kissed her. I'm so sorry for her on what I heard.. Let's get back there..

We are having a great dinner, Maria told me stories when Nat is still young..

N: Maria you stop okay haha, Steve, I will just get some more wine okay?
S: Okay..

I went to the wine room to get some.. Then I sense someone in my back. Bruce..

B: Hi Kat, can we talk?
N: What?
B: About past. Look I'm sorry.. Its just..
N: Bruce its okay, Past is past and I'm happy with Steve now. I said to him honestly..
B: Nat I just want to free myself from my past mistake. I loved you.. But I love Pepper more.. I'm sorry that I left you because of her.. I'm happy now that you have Steve, maybe this is my karma. Seeing Pepper marrying my best friend..
N: What!? What did you just said?

I walk off running to the veranda.. Steve saw me and shocked with my reaction.. He went to me.. I hug him and started to cry.. They all follow him seeing Bruce behind me..

P: I told you don't tell her Steve!
N: You know Steve?
M: You asshole! I told you Bruce don't tell her!
N: I back off.. Everybody knows and no one have a concern guts to tell me!?

I run to the woods.. Steve followed me..

S: Nat, stop please..
N: Go away! I shouldn't have believe you! I forgot that your good at lying and pretending.. Because it was your job!
S: Go ahead, Nat, hate me. I think you're running out of steam on this whole Bruce thing anyhow. Maybe now you'll be able to hold on to this long enough to ruin your next relationship.
N: and he left me, I stayed there for a while to think and calm myself. I think I cannot see Pepper now. She knows how I love Bruce and she will do this to me..

***
When I get home. Steve's things are not there anymore.. Then suddenly Pepper came to my room..

P: Hey.
N: Hey.
P: I just...
P: I wanted to thank you for not outing me in front of Tony. I want to tell him just not the night before our wedding, you know... with these things, timing is everything.
N: You're right.
N: You should really time it right so that when he hears that you repeatedly screwed his best friend, he won't feel like the whole world is collapsing around him, and there's no escape because you tricked him into marrying you.
P: Nat...
N: Oh, don't worry. Your wedding will be perfect tomorrow. I'll smile and say all the right things, and you'll deal with Tony when you're ready.[I said harshly], But right now, tonight, I'm not going to pretend it's okay. and she left.

T: Steve buddy.. Don't do this. Don't leave Natasha because of a small misunderstanding.
S: It was not like. I'm okay.
T: Just think about it for tonight. Here's the key on the cottage near the lake, you may stay there for the night.
S: Thank you..

***Wedding Day - Church.***

When the church bells rings and the piano start to play. everyone get ready for the bride.. But after 10seconds of no show from Pepper. Tony check her on the waiting room.

T: I went to check on Pepper why she's still there. I went there with my hands on my eyes, since they say that it wasn't lucky if the groom see the brides before the wedding.. You okay baby?
P: Tony I want to tell you something before you marry me..open your eyes look at me.. I told tony everything that I slept with Bruce before. I wanted to tell you but I was afraid you'd never forgive me and I just... I love you so much.
T: I knew you were seeing someone when we finally got together, but not Bruce. Does Nat know?
P: Bruce told her last night.
T: Excuse me.. and he leaves.

Tony exit the door and look at Bruce. He looks him like he is gonna kill him. So Bruce run outside the church and outside the town. Tony chases him, until Steve saw him..

S: Hey Tony.
T: I need to catch that bullshit! I look like a total wanker, don't I? still chasing Bruce.
S: Yeah, kind of. Get in the car, Tony. He's halfway to out of town by now.
S: You know what Tony.. The hardest thing is loving someone and then having the courage to let them love you back. But if you know her shit and she knows yours, and at the end of the day if you still would rather give up than try, nothings ever going to be worth it. Maybe think about it this way... you go back, you get to spend the rest of your life having really great makeup sex.
T: How do you know so much about so much?

We went back at the church so Tony can continue their wedding.. I saw Nat sitting outside looking upset.

S: Nat.
N: Steve.. Look I'm sorry las...
S: Its okay. I'd rather fight with you than make love with anyone else. and I kissed her.

N: After we kissed. I told him that we should go inside for the wedding. I'm still the bride's maid and Steve is now the best man of Tony.. After that vacation, Steve and I went back to New York and stay together. He ask me for our first date and of course he paid for it.. and our forever started then..

And I got the exact love life that I wanted.. Of course Steve quit his job.