Romanogers One-Shots 2

Struggling to Pop the Question

Basically, Steve keeps trying to propose to Natasha but he's struggling. 

Steve had kept the ring in his pockets for weeks now. 

It was simple. Just a small silver band with a single small diamond. It wasn't flashy or excessive, but it was perfect for Natasha. 

Now that he had the ring, all he needed to do was build up the courage to ask her. 

It wasn't like he hadn't had opportunities.

He and Natasha lived together, worked together, and trained together. 

There was countless moments in which he could have easily pulled out the ring and asked her to marry him. It would have probably been easier to just ask her during one of their movie nights or while they were laying in bed together.

It'd be easy and simple. Natasha liked simple. 

But it didn't feel like enough. 

As much as Natasha had gone through, he wanted his proposal to be important...to be more then just a question. 

At first, he tried to set up the moment. 

"Why are we going out tonight? I didn't forget any sort of important date did I?" Natasha asked, smiling slightly at Steve as he finished zipping up her dress. 

Steve laughed, "No. I just figured we've had a long week and we could use a nice night out." 

Natasha shrugged, turning around and wrapping her arms around Steve's neck, "Fine by me...as long as that night out ends right back here." 

"You're impossible sometimes," Steve whispered as Natasha pressed a kiss to his jaw. 

Natasha smirked, "You love me for it." 

Steve nodded and gently kissed her, "I do." 

He wondered briefly if he should do it now, but ultimately decided that he didn't want to ruin his plan for that night. 

"C'mon. We gotta go or we'll be late," Steve said, grabbing Natasha's hand and absent-mindedly running his thumb over her ring finger. 

Natasha smiled, "Lead the way soldier." 

Steve chuckled and walked out of their apartment, his hand locked with hers. 

He drove them down to the lake, where he had set up a picnic for the two of them. 

"You know, you said we were going out for a nice night out. This is a lake,"  Natasha said, smirking slightly as she looked at Steve. 

"It will be a nice night out, and I never said where." 

Natasha rolled her eyes slightly with a laugh. Steve parked the car and looked over at Natasha with a small smile again, "Come on."

They got out of the car and Steve grabbed her hand, leading her down a path and towards the dock where he had set up the picnic. 

"A picnic?" Natasha asked with a small laugh. 

Steve nodded, "I figured it would be something new. I haven't been on one since I was a kid." 

Natasha grinned, resting her head on Steve's shoulder as they walked the rest of the way down to the dock, "I've never been on one."

Steve grinned, "Well I'm glad to be your first." 

Natasha smirked, "If I remember correctly, I was your  first." 

Steve's cheeks reddened and he shook his head with a small chuckle, "That's not what I meant."