Accidentally on purpose

Chapter 9

And it's all fun and games,

'Til somebody falls in love.

Steve had been pacing around Natasha's apartment house for about twenty minutes now. He couldn't get himself together enough to face her. He felt small drops of sweat run down his forehead ant he wiped it away, taking deep breath after deep breath. For a moment, everything had almost been good. Perfect. He made a plan with Natasha before he left her this morning to go home to Sharon, break up with her and make sure she was okay before heading back to Natasha's for a movie night.. and some fondue. Finally, the two of them could be together. For real this time. No more cheating, lies or disappointments. Just the two of them incredibly happy to finally be together. Then the bomb hit. Sharon was pregnant. Steve was about to be a father. The right thing to do was to be there for Sharon and their daughter or son. Steve knew that and that's why what he was about to do teared him apart. Which is also why he couldn't bring himself to do it. He loved Natasha with everything that he is, but he was about to have a child. A child who will need him and depend on him. A child who deserves to be raised in the best way possible. Something so pure and vulnerable shouldn't have to suffer because of Steve's choices and feelings. Steve took one last deep breath of the cold night air before walking inside the building.

"It's open!" Natasha shouted as Steve knocked on the door. Steve's stomach hurt at the sound of her beautiful voice with such a happy tone to it. He didn't want to take that away. He didn't want to hurt her, but he needed to do what was right. He opened the door and walked inside and for a few seconds he forgot everything but Natasha. She sat on the couch dressed in grey sweatpants and a white top. Her red hair fell over her shoulder as she looked at him with a bright smile that reached her eyes. She was so happy to see him. Steve would have done anything to stay in that moment forever. Seeing those lips break into such a big beautiful smile and her green eyes piercing into his, showing so much love for him he barely knew how to handle it. It hit him right in the heart. Her smile faded a bit as she opened her mouth to speak but her eyes told the same story.

"How is she?"

Steve sighed at the question. Natasha didn't even say hello. Her first priority was to make sure Sharon was alright. Steve knew Natasha wouldn't have let him come back tonight if that wasn't the case. Natasha needed to make all of this right, which means making sure Sharon will be okay. It was the right thing to do, and Natasha wasn't planning on making the wrong choices anymore anytime soon.

Steve took a deep breath, biting his teeth together as he looked at Natasha. Natasha furrowed her eyebrows a bit, tilting her head to the left.

"Steve, are you okay? What happened?" She asked, getting off the couch to walk up to him. She gently placed her hands on his cheeks, kissing his lips quickly before focusing on his eyes.

"Steve, talk to me."

Steve placed his hands over hers, taking them down from his cheeks but kept holding her hands in his.

"We need to talk." He said and Natasha immediately got a bad feeling down her stomach.

"Alright.."

Steve brought Natasha to the couch and they sat down. Natasha didn't take her eyes off Steve, trying to figure out what was so bad Steve was almost sweating. He dragged his hand over his face before meeting Natasha's eyes again.

"Sharon.. She's.."

"What, Steve?"

"Sharon is pregnant."

Natasha raised her eyebrows in surprise before quickly frowning, trying to find the right words to say. She sighed a bit, shaking her head slightly.