2 years.
2 very long years.
That's how long he's been gone.
He was sent out on a mission and hadn't returned. He was meant to come home after three weeks tops. But he never did.
He left behind a loving wife and a beautiful 4 year old daughter
"Sarah, honey come on, it's time for bed"
"No, he's coming back i know it"
Tears pricked at Nat's eyes, she had to accept that he wasn't coming back, she didn't want to gain hope just to be let down.
"Honey..."
"He's coming back, i know he is, daddy doesn't let me down, he promised he'd come back"
She was right, Steve never let her down and never broke his promise, he did the same with Nat, he always followed through with his promise.
However, maybe this was one promise he couldn't keep, Nat let her mind drift off to the same memory that would play through her mind anytime she fell asleep
"Fury wants me on the mission"
"How long?" Nat asked as she poured herself a cup of tea
"Three weeks, but i can't just leave you two"
"Steve, when we got together we knew it wouldn't be easy, when we had Sarah we knew that maybe she wouldn't see one of us for a while but we still made a decision"
"But what if i don't come back?" Steve asked, that's what made Natasha's heart break, what if he didn't
"But what if you do? And if you don't....Sarah will still be protected"
Steve pulled his wife close, holding her in a hug which he didn't want to let go
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It was the day he was about to leave, he was in his suit, Sarah was now in Nat's arms once she let go of her dad
"Please come back" Sarah told her dad
"I promise" he kissed her head before turning to his wife, yes it may only be three weeks, but in their job, three weeks could possibly mean forever
"I love you" he told his wife
"I love you too"
"I'll be back in three weeks, i promise"
"Just don't be late" she said with a small smile, he smiled back before they kissed, he picked up his bag before waving goodbye as the aircraft raised off the ground
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Nat came back to the focus of reality, Sarah was still peering out of the window into the closing sun, she did this every single night, she would wait for him and would eventually fall asleep on the couch, Nat would then carry her up to bed and tuck her in.
In Sarah's room, it was filled with pictures, one's that she had put up her self, one's she had put up with Steve, Nat, Clint, Peter, Tony, Pepper, Morgan.
However there was one which Nat had noticed one night, one that she hadn't seen anyone else help Sarah put up when they was decorating her room. On her night stand, she had a picture of her and her dad, as he lifted her up, her with the widest smile on her face, giggling. One with her and Nat, as Steve drew them both and one with all three of them, down by the beach when she was a baby, maybe just 9 months old, sitting in the sand as Steve and Nat help her build a sandcastle.
However one, the fourth photo was one she hadn't seen in a long, long time.
Steve in his uniform. Just him.
She never questioned her daughter about it, because she knew that it was the photo she would always say goodnight to, one she would always hold if she woke up in the middle of the night for no reason.
Nat was now sat down on the sofa which was placed under the window, her head placed on her elbow as she closed her eyes, her daughter still looking outside, however something made her jump
"Mom! Mommy! Look"
Nat rubbed her eyes and looked down the road, someone was walking down, a bad in their hand which was over their shoulder.
They was in a army regiment type, a cap on his head and shades hanging from his collar.
That was when he came closer and more in focus
"He's back!" Sarah jumped up and ran towards the door, Nat came running after her, Sarah had ran down the road as fast as she could
"Daddy!"
She ran closer and closer to Steve, he placed down his bags and opened his arms, she practically jumped into them, he lifted her up, her sitting on his arms, him supporting her as she hugged him
"Your back, i said you'd come back"
Nat slowed down and was only about a meter and half away, tears wanting to fall
"Are you really here?" Sarah asked her father
"Yes, i'm really here" he said with small tears, kissing his child's head.
"Your late" Natasha said with a small smile on her face
The pair almost spoke with their eyes, and within seconds she ran to him and hugged him.
He was back. Finally.
He pulled her in for a longing kiss, he hadn't seen either of them in 2 years
That night Steve explained what happened and how he'd been taken in by HYDRA, he managed to escape however had to go undercover if he was to take down one of the biggest HYDRA bases, he finally managed to get hold of SHIELD and finally managed to get back-up.
Sarah had fallen asleep in her father's arms that night, he carried her up to bed and once tucked her in, he saw the photo's on her nightstand and picked up a certain one.
He turned back slightly holding the photo, showing Nat
"She's held on to that for the past two years, holding it at night" she whispered
Steve placed it back down on her nightstand before kissing his daughters head, he then switched off the light and kissed her once more.
They closed the door and walked down the hall and into the kitchen, Nat walked over to him and hugged him, kissing him once more
"I'm glad your back"
"So am i"
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Romanogers One Shots
FanfictieA one shots book filled with Romanogers This will also include some Peter Parker/Baby Spider chapters too //// I don't know who made the cover i just found it one google images, so if it was you i give credits to you