The Widow's Prey

July 1st 1940

Steve was allowing Natasha to stay in his home while she looks for a place of her own. So as Steve was getting ready for a day with his friends, Natasha watched him carefully.

"You know it's a bit creepy to watch me like that." He smiled. "What's wrong?"

" do I really have to go today? I'm still not sure your friends will like me very much." she said.

"We aren't having this conversation anymore." He said. "You already know my answer."

" you look really cute you know. I mean you kind of dress like an old man."

" oh you're criticizing how I dress? Natasha you don't look like 1 million bucks either"

" that's because all my clothes exploded. And this was the outfit that Nick gave me until I can get more clothes is what I have to live with." She said.

"Well either way you still look beautiful." He smiled. "Are you ready to go?"

"Who are we meeting?"

"Bucky, Sam, Sharon, Tony, Bruce, Thor and I think Pepper, and Jane, Thor and Tony's girlfriends."

"Stark has a girlfriend? What kinda world is this." She teased with a small smile on her face. " OK I think I'm ready to go now"

"Great." He smiled and held out her hand for her to take. Natasha looked at his hand for a small moment before carefully reaching out and connecting her hand with his. "This will be great."

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At this point into the lunch their food had just arrived at their tables and the group was talking and laughing. Natasha say there, watching, observing, and taking it all in. Making sure Steve was happy.
His friends were excited to meet her, even through she had met half of them already. She liked them. Well she liked most of them.

Natasha had to take a particularly good watch on Sharon, and she had not looked away from Steve since they arrived. Well that's not entirely true, because she did glare right at their hands, which were connected, when they had walked in. Natasha noticed this, and she also noticed that Steve released her hand when he noticed the glare. Weird. Sharon almost made sure that she sat on the other side of Steve, Natasha was not happy about this.

"So little red." Tony started. "What are you gonna do now that you're in the real world."

" I don't to Stark I'll start living my life when you start living yours."

" still as feisty as ever" he smiled. " I have a assistant spot open if you are interested in something like that. You know to help you get back on your feet."

" Stark why do you have an assistant spot open? You don't need an assistant" Bucky commented.

" I do I have a very busy life and I need more than one person to help me control it. Not all of us can sleep on the couch for a living"

" oh no you sleep on a multi million dollar bed for a living" Bucky smirked right back at him.

"What about you Barnes?" Natasha asked.

"What about me?"

" what do you do for a living I mean."

" I am a soldier. I am probably the reason your boy over here soldier, he wouldn't have met him if it weren't for me" natasha nodded when from the corner of her eye she saw Steve getting up with Sharon to go get something. Probably drinks from a bar they had in the restaurants.

" Who is she?" Natasha asked. " The blonde that mean"

" oh her?" Sam started. " that Sharon, she is Peggy Carter's niece."