Caught In The Widow's Web

Ch 27

New Avengers Facility

I'm sitting on a medical table as I got my wounds wrapped up.

"Thanks, doc." I sigh as she finishes.

"No problem. You'll pull through, Sergeant." She tells me and I nod getting down slowly.

I pull a plain burgundy T-shirt over my head, sliding it down my torso then place my signature aviators on my face. I then make my way outside and see Tony, Thor, and Steve talking.

"I must take my leave now, Sergeant. This is a short farewell. I hope you have a successful recovery." Thor says as he sees me approach.

"Thank you, Thor." I nod and he leaves which burns a circle in the grass he was standing on.

"That man has no regard for lawn maintenance. I'm gonna miss him though, and you two are gonna miss me. There's gonna be a lot of manful tears." Tony says and we start to walk over to his car.

"I will miss you, Tony." Steve tells him and they turn to me.

"Yeah, yeah. It'll be weird not to see your face all the time." I sigh making them chuckle.

"Yeah? Well, it's time for me to tap out. Maybe I should take a page out of Barton's book and build Pepper a farm, hope nobody blows it up." He says and I smile.

"The simple life." Steve nods.

"You'll get there one day." Tony tells him and Steve tilts his head unsure.

"I don't know, family, stability. The guy who wanted all that went in the ice 75 years ago. I think someone else came out." He explains and Tony nods.

"What about you, Sarge? I overheard something about you and Romanoff." Tony nods at me and I tilt my head as I cross my arms over my chest.

"It's uh, complicated Stark..We're taking it slow. No labels or anything. Who knows, neither of us have had stability." I clear my throat.

"You alright?" He asks and I nod.

"You guys gonna take good care of this place right?" He asks looking at the building then between us.

"Beats the apartment we had our eyes on." Steve tells him with a grin.

"About that, what are you guys, Bert and Ernie?" Tony asks amused making Steve and I look at each other.

"You're Bert." We say at the same time.

Tony and Steve shake hands as they bid their goodbyes and Tony extends his hand out to me and I raise an amused eyebrow at him while Steve heads back inside with a chuckle leaving us be.

"One day Sarge, *waves finger while pointing at me* one day you'll shake my hand and like it." He says making me laugh softly.

I place a hand on his upper arm.

"Take care of yourself, Stark." I tell him sincerely.

"Thanks, you too. And *looks behind me and around before looking back at me* give it a shot with Romanoff. Who knows, maybe you'll be each others stability." He says softly and turns back getting into his car.

I sigh before turning to look at the huge building. I head into the new facility to catch up with Steve and Natasha. I see them and they turn to me as they hear me approach them.

"How do we look?" I ask the pair with a nod.

"Well, we're not the '27 Yankees." Steve says as he hands Natasha a tablet.

"We've got some hitters." Natasha says.

"They're good-

"They're not a team." I point out cutting Steve off.

"Hey! I heard that." I hear making us turn and see Sam landing down below, his wings retracting.

"Wilson." I nod with smirk.

Rhodey in his War Machine suit, Wanda in a new suit and Vision also appear, gathering below.

"And here I thought we could've been the nightowl duo." He adds making me chuckle.

"And did you think I wouldn't notice you using my wings?" He asks and I fight back smirk but it comes out anyway.

"It was an emergency." I shrug slightly.

"That sounds like something a teammate would do." He tsks playfully.

I then turn to Steve who has a smile on his face. I pat his back and he turns to face the rest below.

"Avengers, let the training begin."

~

I get Natasha by herself and pull her aside.

"How are your injuries healing?" She asks looking down at my torso.

"I'll be okay, any word on Banner?" I ask and she sighs.

"Not a single hit." She tells me and I nod.

I then get slightly nervous for what I'm about to ask.

"So *clears throat* that second date, are we- do you still wanna- you know, go?" I ask scratching my nape.

"Oh I totally forgot." She says and I look down with a nod.

She lifts my face up making me look at her.

"I'm kidding." She chuckles softly then kisses my cheek.

"I told you I was holding you to it didn't I?" She smirks and I nod wordlessly swallowing thickly as I feel a slight blush.

She then takes my glasses and places them on her face and she looks even more stunning just by wearing them.

"So when and where, soldier?" She asks licking her red lips and I look at them.

"*clears throat* I was thinking something light hearted." I tell her and she raises a brow curiously.

"Coney Island, tomorrow. Dress casual." I tell her and she smiles.

"Looking forward to it." She says then goes to walk away.

"What about my glasses?" I ask after her.

"You mean my glasses?" She teases over her shoulder as she continues to walk.

I sigh with a smile as I slightly shake my head.