Almost one year has passed and the relationship between Steve and Natasha only improved, improved after the conversation between Natasha and his best friend Clint Barton. Steve was still dating Sharon, Natasha still felt jealous, but she is better with that, because now she learned to respect herself first.

Steve and Natasha spent a lot of time together in missions and training, even more time than Steve and Sharon had to be together. Sharon was upset because she missed being with Captain all the time, she was jealous because of the time, not of Natasha herself. She just saw them as good friends.

Sharon was having bad lucky, Fury demanded her presence on a mission in Tokyo, Japan. This mission would last 2 full weeks. She insisted to Steve come with her, but he couldn't leave the city for so long.

Sharon traveled on mission.

...

Late in the afternoon, after the day Sharon have gone traveling on mission, they were in the recreation room: Sam, Bruce, Carol, Rhodey and a Bucky Barnes depressed in the corner with disheveled and dirty hair.

Bruce was playing chess with himself. Sam, Rhodey and Carol were playing pool.

Natasha entered the room and went to the pool table.

N: Didn't call me to play this time, Sam? Are you afraid to lose to a woman?

Sam: Hah! You wish!

Rhodey: Well, since Natasha's here, we'll do a round of women against men.

N: Now you want to be humiliated by two ladies?

Natasha said with a sarcastic smile, joining Carol on the other side of the table. Carol picked up a bat and delivered to Natasha.

Carol: Let's kick the ass of these girls.

Carol said teasing the boys.

Natasha saw Bucky in the corner.

N: What's up with him?

Sam: Yeah, I almost took a beating to get him out of the room, but now he is here.

Natasha watched Bucky for a while, until Carol call her atention back to the game.

They were entertained with the game and decided that they would later have the night off and go to a bar to drink. They bet: whoever lost the game now will pay the round of drinks.

Steve entered the room and smiled to watch them having fun, he put his hands in his pockets and approached to them.

Carol: Steve!

Carol is always glad to see Steve and Natasha too, but Natasha is more measured.

Carol: Join us, Cap.

S: Oh no no, I'll be just watching.

N: Are you scared?

Natasha said as she bent over the table and prepare to give a shot. She smirked and looked Steve.

Wow, thought Rogers. When he thinks he's free of Romanoff charms, she looks at him that way and he already gets the heart accelerating.

Sam: Oh come on, come on. Have some fun. We are off tonight and tomorrow! Let's go crazy, come on.

Steve laughed at his friend.

S: Okay, but you're double. I need someone to pair with me

Carol: What about your depressed friend there?

Rhodey: Which one?

Rhodey said referring to Bruce and Bucky, playfully. Sam was laughing.

Sam: Oh, Bruce, Bruce, have you no friends?

Rhodey: Are you crazy? Don't mess with Hulk... Banner.

Sam: My God, it's true.

Steve went to Bucky.

S: I'm glad you here.

Bucky shrugged and said nothing.

S: Bucky, we're all friends here. You can trust us. Recall that I will be with you until the end of line.

Sam: Yo, Steve, C'mon man, don't run away. I conviced Banner to play.

Then the teams were formed. Sam and Rhodey, Steve and Bruce, Carol and Natasha.

N: It is men against women.

S: What? That is not fair. We are in greater numbers.

N: So?

Carol: We can handle you.

Carol raise her hand and Natasha give her a "hi-5".

S: Well, who am I to contradict these ladies?

The game went well and the girls were the winners, they won 6 of the 10 matches they played. Natasha's phone rang and when she answered, it was Fury. Another mission in her day off.

N: Sorry, boys, let the celebration for another day.

Natasha withdrew the recreation room of a hurry.

Carol: I want my prize! Let's go to the bar.

S: But Natasha can't be there.

Carol: So she takes her prize in another day.

Sam: I'm going home to shower and I'll see you in Lee's Bar. See you there too, right Cap?

S: I don't think so.

Sam: What? Are you going spent the night drawing? Man, Sharon traveled, you have the night off and tomorrow as well. You can have fun and arrive late and sleep all day tomorrow. Don't disappoint me.

Carol: Come on, Steve. Please.

S: Ok, ok. I'll meet you there in one hour.

Sam: Cut the check!

They all left for their homes to get ready. Bruce warned he wouldn't join them because bars are forbidden places for him. All they agreed in not insist.

...

The first to arrive at the bar was Carol. Soon after, Steve came along with Rhodey. Upon entering the bar, they noticed an old man with glasses, flirting with Carol who laughed a lot with the things that the old man spoke.

S: It's all right here, Carol?

Carol: Steve!!! You came.

Carol hugged Steve. Steve thinks it's funny the affection of Carol for him, now he is already used to the unexpected hugs from Danvers. She seemed a happy child when saw him and she used to tell all about her life for him until about her periods that left Steve out of his comfort zone.

When Carol hugged him, the old man got frustrated and left complaining to himself. He owned the bar actually.

Stan Lee: These losers, take everything that is mine.

R: I don't gain hugs when I arrive.

Carol: Well, you don't deserve.

R: Ouch, that hurts.

Carol: You look very handsome, boys. Steve, does Sharon knows that you go around like that?

Steve was embarrassed.

Carol raised her finger to the barman and he brought a drink for her.

C: I hope you all are prepared to spent some money, today.

Sam came screaming.

Sam: Whaaaaatssssuuup?

R: Whaaaaatssssuuup?

Sam and Rhodey hugged laughing. Sam shook hands with Steve.

Sam: Guess who I convinced to come here?

Sam pointed Bucky, who had showered, but he was in sweats at the bar, wearing a cap.

S: I'm glad you came.

Bucky said nothing and sat next to Carol. Steve respect Bucky's privacy, but Sam decided to be friends with Bucky and Bucky hated him from the beginning. The only way to make Sam stop talking was going out with him.

Sam: I came to drink. STAN! STAN! My old man! Drink for everyone here.

Stan just nodded and the waiter already knew what to do. Sam distributed the beers the waiter brought.

Sam: Let's toast.

R: To what?

Sam: To us! The Avengers. To the Captain. To women. At this beautiful woman, right here.

Sam said, looking at the ass of the woman who passed behind them.

Carol: You're a jerk

Sam: That's what she say. I want to drink to Bucky, who is finally coming out to life.

All: To Bucky!

They toasted and Bucky gave a small smile and toasted too.

Sam: Let's get drunk today!

R: Well, everyone except Steve, because these drinks do not affect him.

Sam: Haaaa, these drinks don't, but look what I got with my friend Thor.

Sam took from his pocket a bottle with Asgard drink, the only able to make Steve Rogers drunk.

S: No, no, I didn't like the feeling I had the next day when I drank it. It wasn't cool.

Sam put his arm around Steve's neck.

Sam: That's because It was your 1st drunk in life, man. What did you expect? Now it will be much better. Trust me.

Sam handed the bottle to Steve. Sam forced Steve to drink all at once, while all beat on the table, waiting for him to finish the challenge. They all had to take turns to turn their drinks.

Once the alcohol was circulated in the veins of Steve, the other beverages overpower the effect of the Asgard drink.

Natasha: I can't believe you didn't wait for me.

Everyone turned to see Natasha and everyone literally checked her from the top to the bottom, that's include Carol Danvers. Steve couldn't hide how much he was impressed. The tight black dress, cut low and moreover short, combined with that makeup and hair were perfect.

Carol: My God, Natasha. I think I'll have to go home and change. I feel crap now

N: Don't be silly, you're looking gorgeous as well.

Sam: Call 911 and arrest this woman for indecent exposure.

Natasha smiled.

N: Sam if you are going to court me, at least pay me a drink before.

Sam: You got it.

Sam asked to the barman a drink for Natasha.

Steve turned to Natasha while the others talked with each other. Natasha was a little uncomfortable with the way that Steve looked at her.

S: I thought you were on a mission.

N: I've been. I finished.

S: You look stunning.

N: Just like you.

Natasha said as she looked at him straight in the eye.

Sam came with her drink

Carol: I have to go to the bathroom. Natasha come with me?

Natasha nodded.

Sam: Why did you go together to the bathroom? Why women do that? What do you do there?

N: You really want to know what we're doing in the bathroom?

Natasha said, as she wrapped her arms in Carol's waist and looked at him over Carol's shoulder, with that fatal look of her.

Sam and Rhodey were flabbergasted.

Sam: Okay, I want to know, I want...

Natasha and Carol started laughing.

Carol: Better to have another round here when I get back.

Sam: You've had enough, right?

N: Forgot your wallet at home, Sam?

Sam: No, it's right here, but...

Carol: So... Bitch better have my money ♪

Carol sang while doing a little dance with her hands.

N: Pay me what you own me♫

Natasha completed the music, and snapped her fingers two times in the air as she moved to the bathroom with Carol.

While they were in the bathroom, Sam ordered another round and asked Stan to play some music, since it was past midnight.

When Carol and Natasha came out of the bathroom, they were surprised because the bar now seemed a nightclub, the lights, globe lights, loud sound.

Carol: Now things will get interesting.

They passed by people who were dancing, until reach the bar.

Sam: Carol, the next challenge is on the dance floor.

Carol: You can't beat me at that.

Sam: What??? Show what you got.

Carol: Just watch.

Carol, took her drink and went dancing followed by Sam and Rhodey. The funny thing is that neither of them danced well and they were so drunk, they dance as they're alone in the dance floor.

Natasha finished her drink and took another.

N: You wanna dance?

S: What?

The sound was very loud. Natasha stood on tiptoe to reach Steve's ear.

N: I asked if you want to dance.

S: Dance? No way. I don't dance.

Natasha put her drink at the bar and ordered a shot of tequila, she turned in one gulp and held the wrist of Steve and dragged him to the dance floor.

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