Requested by dracaryswitch... Natasha and Steve talking about the snap but it's more romanogers focused.

Steve entered the compound quietly. He knew Natasha was here. She hardly ever left.

He walked into the meeting room, knowing it's where she spent most her time and paused at the doorway when he saw Rhodey's holograph figure in front of Natasha.

"Just check in with me when you hear something." Natasha told him.

Rhodey sighed. "Are you sure it's even worth it anymore?"

Natasha nodded, slicing the sandwich in front of her diagonally. "I'm sure. Just let me know."

Rhodey nodded with a sigh and disappeared from the room.

Steve emerged from the doorway and smiled sadly at Natasha, who had tears in her eyes as she took a bite out of her sandwich.

"Did you come to do some laundry?" She asked, not looking up from her plate.

Steve frowned. "I came to see a friend. I missed you."

Natasha gave him a small smile. "Yeah. I missed you too. It's been a while... I guess our weekly lunches got away from us."

Steve frowned, knowing that it was mostly his fault. "About that, I'm sorry I haven't been visiting much. Things have been tough lately." He said, looking down.

"Things have been tough for everyone Steve. You don't have to explain anything to me." Natasha said, wiping the tears from her eyes.

Steve nodded and sat down across from Natasha. "You know...I keep telling people to move on." He forced a sad laugh and looked up at Natasha. "Some do...but not us."

Natasha set her peanut butter sandwich down and tried to fight the tears that threatened to spill again. "If I move on, who does this?"

"Maybe no one needs too."

She looked around the room with glossy eyes and sighed. "I used to have nothing. Then I got this. This job. This family. And I was better because of it. Because of all of you guys."

Steve reached forward and took Natasha's hand into his own, attempting to comfort her.

"And even though, now their gone...I'm still trying to be better."

Steve rubbed her hand with his thumb and forced a smile. "I think we both need to get a life." He joked.

Natasha smiled back at him. "You first."

"How about together?" Steve asked.

Natasha smiled again. "I could live with that."

"Good. Because I was thinking it's about time I move back here. If you really insist on continuing this, the least I can do is help."

"We do make one hell of a team." Natasha said.

"Sometimes." Steve joked.

More tears welled up in Natasha's eyes and she stood up from her chair. She pulled Steve out of his and hugged him as tightly as she could.

Steve hugged her back, resting his hand in her red hair.

"I really missed having someone around here with me. It's been so empty."

Steve frowned. He never should have left in the first place.

"I'm sorry Nat."

She shrugged. "Don't be. It's not your fault."

"But I left." Steve said, confused.

Natasha nodded. "You weren't the only one. So did everyone else."

Steve hung his head. "I never wanted to leave though."

"What?" Natasha said, her head tilting to the side.

"I didn't want to leave."

Confusion washed over Natasha's features. "Then why did you?"

Steve sighed. "I felt guilty."

"Why? About what?"

"I felt guilty because I still had you. The snap wiped out half of the population and somehow I get lucky enough to not lose the person who means more to me then you could ever know. It doesn't feel right. We...I failed. We couldn't stop Thanos and now half the university is gone. But somehow I didn't lose you."

Natasha was still confused.

Steve sighed and continued. "Some people lost everything. And I got a second chance to tell you how I really feel and it's five years later and I'm just now trying to do it. It just feels selfish."

"What do you mean how you really feel? Steve you're confusing me. Are you feeling ok?" Natasha said, putting her hand on his forehead, concern all over her face.

"I'm fine, it's just...I love you Nat."

Natasha's eyes softened and her hand slowly slid from his forehead to his cheek. "You what?"

"I love you." Steve said, taking her free hand in his own.

Natasha scanned Steve's face for any kind of tell. Anything that would let her know that he was lying or that this was all a trick. But when she searched his eyes all she saw was honesty and love.

Natasha's eyes glossed over with tears of joy and she leaned forward, quickly catching Steve's lips with her own.

Steve kissed her back and gently lifted her into the desk.

She poured every emotion she had into that kiss. It was years of unspoken love for Steve all overflowing into one blissful kiss.

Steve could tell.

He didn't pull apart until Natasha gently pushed his chest. She looked up at him out of breath.

"I love you too." She told him, running her fingers along his jawbone.

Steve smiled and melted into her touch. "So what now?"

Natasha leaned forward and kissed Steve's swollen lips with her own once more. "Now we get a life...together."

"I like the sound of that."

Natasha hummed in response. "Me too."

For a few blissful days they were happy, then Scott showed up.

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