Natasha came downstairs running and she got into her car, although James's disappointment gaze at her didn't leave her mind.

What the fuck. Natasha thought. She called Hill and turned on the speakerphone.

N: Hill, I screwed up.

H: What?

Natasha was silent, Hill sighed impatiently.

N: Me and Steve last night...

H: You had sex?

N: Yes.

H: Was it good?

N: Hill, did you hear what I just said?

H: He's your husband, no big deal.

Natasha remembered that now.

N: I know but the next day, it was weird.

H: What do you mean? Was he clinging?

N: No, the other way around. Actually, in the middle of the night I covered him, like I put a blanker over his body because it was cold. I'm not like that.

H: And you're upset about that?

N: No, I'm relieved that he didn't insist with anything. But that's not all. The children, I mean James... He wanted me to go to a park with them today.

H: Why did not you go?

N: Me in a park? Hill!

H: Okay, I don't know why you called me then, I have more stuff to do.

N: Hill, it's just that I feel like I should go with them.

Hill rolled her eyes, though Natasha couldn't see her now.

H: Then go!

N: I think I'll go. I'll see you tomorrow.

H: Hm... Natasha? Can I ask you something?

N: What?

H: How Rogers is in bed?

N: Why do you want to know how my husband is in bed?

H: Oh now he's your husband, right?

N: Not now, baby, according to you, he's been my husband for years. And I won't tell you anything.

Natasha was taking a shortcut to the park.

N: It was very good, if you want to know.

H: Really?

N: I didn't expect much, and I was very surprised.

H: Rogers? Really... Who would know...

Hill smiled sarcastically.

H: And his thing is big?

N: Now you want to know too much.

Natasha hung up the phone and she was already near the park, she was still trying to contain the laughter of the conversation she had with Hill.

Natasha parked in the parking spot and got out of the car. The park was a little crowded, lots of kids running, screaming, crying, drooling and so on. Natasha was beginning to think it was a bad idea to go the park.

Natasha walked through the park looking for Steve and the kids. After a few minutes walking, she finally found them in a shooting tent.

James tried to shoot in vain, to get one of the prizes, while Steve waited with Sarah in his lap. James had only two more shots. He was flushed with anger because he couldn't hit any of the ducks. He took a deep breath and looked at the can. He shot and didn't hit again. By the time he was about to start to complain about it, Natasha approached them.

N: You're doing it wrong.

The three of them looked at her. Sarah smiled broadly, just like James. Steve smiled with happiness, but he was trying to be more controlled.

Sarah: Mamma!

J: You came.

Natasha nodded and approached James, she grabbed James's gun and duck to teach him. She pointed the gun and tilted her head.

N: You need to see over the gun, like this. Try now.

Natasha handed the gun to James and he pointed, trying to imitate his mother. He shot and it was closer this time, but he couldn't hit the duck.

J: Shit!

Sarah put a hand to her mouth, shocked, and Steve looked at James with reproach. Natasha didn't understand the panic.

S: James, language!

N: Shit is not a dirty word.

S: Of course it is.

J: It's not, Mom knows more.

S: Since when does she knows more?

N: Since forever.

S: Natasha, if they say these things at school, they will be punished and we both will be called there to hear the director's sermon, are you going to spend an afternoon listening to a sermon?

N: Jesus Christ. Okay. Sarah and James, no curses.

J: I just wanted that tank of war!

Natasha looked around and saw a tent with targets that moved endlessly.

N: What if I get something bigger for you?

J: What?

N: That skateboard from that tent.

J: Oh, no one can hit more than one on that tent, and you have to hit at least 3 to win the cheapest prize.

N: I'll win that skateboard.

Natasha walked confidently to the tent, James was running and jumping at the same time behind her. Steve put Sarah on the floor and gave her a hand, following Natasha to the tent.

Natasha paid the keeper and picked up the toy gun.

Natasha used only one hand, she looked at the targets moving fast. Natasha observed for a few seconds, to record the sequence with which they appeared. Natasha started the shots, there were 10 crazy targets moving around, Natasha shot 7 of them. James was open-mouthed, as were Sarah and the other kids around. Everyone near by applauded.

Natasha just didn't hit the rest because the gun seemed to be broken now.

Natasha got very angry.

N: But what the hell???

Natasha threw the gun on the counter.

N: The gun is broken! You give me another gun.

- But ma'am you've hit enough to win a big prize.

N: I don't want to know, you're trying to fool me, give me a gun!

Natasha stepped towards the guy, aggressively, but Steve grabbed her arm.

S: Sorry, what's the prize you talked about?

Steve spoke with the keeper.

Natasha stared at Steve as if she was going to kill him for holding her, but Steve had raised his eyebrows and he had a smile that showed so much tenderness and pride at the same time, that Natasha frowned and strangely calmed down. She straightened her jacket.

J: Skateboard, skateboard!

But it wasn't a skateboard that James won, the keeper put on the counter a teddy bear that was almost the size of Natasha.

Sarah's eyes widened and James frowned.

J: Not a bear! Skateboard!

- Sorry, skateboard is for those who hit 5, this one is worth much more.

N: He wants the skateboard. It's all right, give it to him.

Sarah: Mine, mine, mine!

Sarah stood on tiptoe and grabbed the foot of the bear that ended up falling over her and made her fell on the grass with it. The bear got all dirty.

- I can not accept it back that way.

N: Listen, you moth...

S: Thanks, we'll keep the bear.

Steve picked up the bear and helped Sarah to her feet.

J: It's not fair!

S: You try another day.

N: I'm starving.

S: Let's go to the food court.

Sarah ran to stand in front of Steve and ask for a lap.

S: Sarah, I have to carry the bear now.

Sarah: Up, daddy, up.

Natasha sighed impatiently.

N: Come on mine, Sarah.

Sarah went to Natasha's lap and they all went to the food court, and arriving there there were booths of various types of food, but no McDonald's.

J: Ohhh, Dad, there is no Happy Meal here. I want the toy.

S: I forgot about that, James. There's no McDonald's here, I promise to take you another day.

J: Oh, dammit!

S: James, do you want to get grounded?

James folded his arms in disgust.

Steve stared at Natasha.

S: Stay here with them, one minute, I'll get the food for us.

N: You mean alone with them?

S: I'll be quick and they'll behave. In fact, James will come with me to help me bring the trays.

Steve retired to buy the food with James.

Natasha sat Sarah on the bench, but she stood and sat down at the table, facing Natasha.

Sarah smiled at Natasha, who frowned at her, trying to understand why she always smiles that much.

Sarah was amused at Natasha's seriousness and began to laugh. Natasha frowned even more.

N: You're crazy, aren't you?

Sarah held her laughter for a moment and laughed again.

N: What?? What is so funny?

Sarah was laughing even more, and the people at the tables around them, began to look at her and they were smiling and probably judging Natasha, as the best mother in the world for making her daughter laugh so much.

Sarah stopped laughing, but then she laughed again. Natasha watched the way Sarah was spontaneous, she was the translation of the word happiness. How can anyone be happy like that with a mother like her?

Natasha shook her head and she didn't notice that her facial expression changed, Natasha was actually smiling and she even laughed a little.

Steve approached the table with the food.

S: What's the joke?

Sarah looked at him and smiled, she waited for Steve to put the French fries on the table to pick one, she bit and immediately began to cry, Natasha looked at her worriedly.

S: Sarah, you never wait! It's very hot yet.

Sarah moved to Natasha's arms and laid her head on her chest.

J: You so dumb!

Sarah frowned and showed her tongue to James, who showed his in return.

Steve sat down to eat and looked to Natasha.

S: You want to give her to me, so you can eat?

N: No, it's okay.

Natasha managed to keep Sarah on her lap and get her hot dog. Steve couldn't help but look at her and smile, her maternal instinct was active now, Natasha was like this before the coma, she could nurse Sarah and do the day's activities, she took care of James and also took care of him, all at the same time.

Natasha blew one of the French fries and handed it to Sarah, who held it and was suspicious, afraid of getting her mouth burned again, after a while she ended up eating.

Sarah sat on Natasha's lap straight and ate a piece of the hamburger that Steve brought to her. She took only two bites and looked at Steve.

Sarah: My bottle!

S: Bottle not.

Sarah: My bottle!

Sarah threatened to cry.

S: Sarah, there's no bottle in here.

N: A bottle? A girl that big with bottle? No way a daughter of mine, in that age will keep taking bottles.

Sarah started to breathe hard and grumble.

J: Look, Sarah, the pigeons.

James pointed to a group of pigeons a little away from them. James is an expert at avoiding Sarah's cries, he fights with her, but he can't bear to see her cry.

Sarah jumped from Natasha's lap and held out her hand to James, who held her hand and ran to play of scaring the pigeons.

Natasha watched them both and found it all very strange, playing with pigeons... What an idea!

N: Are they normal?

Steve was offended now.

S: Of course they are.

N: They don't look like it.

S: What do you mean?

Natasha noticed that Steve was really offended by her phrase, she didn't even want to be rude, it was just a joke.

N: Nothing... I was just joking, soldier. Relax.

At the end of the meal, Steve, Natasha and the kids returned to the park to see the rest of the tents.

James spotted a tent, that the person has to use a sledgehammer to hit the machine and whoever that hit that hard enough win a prize. The prizes varied from water gun, balls, skateboard to a bike.

J: Dad, you have to win my skateboard, now! You're strong!

S: All right, James. Let's try.

Steve agreed and paid the machine keeper.

Actually, Steve wanted to show off his strength to not only his children, but for Natasha, because she doesn't remember how strong he is, and he needs to demonstrate it to her now.

Steve moved his shoulders a bit and held the sledgehammer, he asked Natasha and the kids to move away to be safe, Steve turned the sledgehammer in the air and hit with all force the machine. Steve marked the highest point and an alarm sounded.

- OH MY GOD! Congratulations, sir! Geez, nobody's ever hit the mark, but you're the Captain America!

J: Yaaaayy daddy!

James ran and jumped on Steve's lap.

Steve glanced at Natasha, who was still paying attention to the muscles in his arm. She was impressed, but she pretended to not be, after all, she's the Black Widow, she can't be easy to read.

- Your prize, sir.

The keeper didn't bring the skateboard, but he brought the bike. If James was excited about a skateboard, imagine how he was to see a bike, he came down from Steve's lap and ran to get the bike.

Sarah laid her head on Natasha's shoulder and yawned.

N: You're sleepy, Sarah.

Natasha looked at Steve.

N: We can go home now, right?

Steve nodded and when they walked to parking lot, they had to split by the two cars. The children returned with Steve and Natasha returned alone, but bringing prizes that the kids won.

Steve and Natasha arrived at the same time. Natasha got out of the car and went to Steve's, she sensed that James was going to sleep in the car as well, they played too much.

N: I'll take her and you take him. We get the bear and the bike after.

Steve nodded. They went up to the apartment and they put the children on the bed. Natasha was in James' bedroom after she had put Sarah in her bedroom, she was just checking on him, she was about to leave when James opened his eyes and looked at her.

J: It was very nice today, Mom.

Natasha gave a small smile and nodded.

N: It was, right?

J: Can we do this again?

N: Maybe, now go to sleep, kid.

Natasha closed the door to his bedroom, and Steve was just leaving Sarah's room too, the two of them bumping into each other as they turned around. Steve held onto Natasha's waist to lessen the impact between their bodies.

S: Sorry.

N: Sorry.

They both laughed at having spoken at the same time.

Steve was now looking at her, watching her perfect smile, he loses his breath every time he sees her smiling spontaneously like that.

Natasha looked at him without judging, but trying to understand what was contained in that smile and those eyes and why he makes her feel so strange... It's kind of bizarre the effect he has on her, it's like he has some kind of enchantment. She almost felt like kissing him now.

S: Good night.

Natasha felt more strange again.

Good Night? Good night? Only that? Aren't you going to try and kiss me? To take me to bed again? Aren't you going to use the beautiful day we had as an excuse for us to go to bed? Any man would do that. Natasha thought and she remembered what Hill said about Steve, that he wasn't like the other men.

N: Good night.

Natasha went to her bedroom, and as she closed the door, she checked to see if Steve was still looking at her, and he was, but he was still not trying anything with her.

Steve went to the living room, he lay on the couch.

Natasha also lay down on the bed, she closed her eyes tight but she couldn't sleep, she was irritated and confused.

Natasha punched the mattress, then she bit the pillow.

Natasha, don't! Don't do it! Natasha thought as she got up and opened the bedroom door, she went to the living room and she looked at Steve, who was on the couch, also unable to sleep.

Steve stared Natasha, then smiled a little.

Natasha looked at him in surprise, as if she didn't know what she was doing there.

Natasha, what are you doing? Go back to your room now! You gonna regret this! Natasha screamed at herself in her thought, but her body no longer obeyed, she was already on top of Steve's body.

**It seems that Natasha can't control herself with Steve**