When We Were Young

Facing Reality

You were exceptionally grateful for Natasha's willingness to work out with out with you, even more so now that you had a secret that you wanted to keep your mind off of.

Despite how well you thought you hid it, you didn't hide it well enough.

"What's wrong with you?" Natasha asked roughly thirty minutes into your workout.

"Nothing," you replied, forcing the smallest of smiles. "What's wrong with you?"

"I really hope you're not this bad of a liar when you're interrogating."

"I'm not lying," you said with nervous laughter.

"I thought I trained you better than this," she laughed. "Now tell me."

You set your weights down and sighed, not sure what to tell Natasha.

"Is it about Thor?" She asked before you could even say anything.

"In a way, yes."

Natasha narrowed her eyes, studying you for a moment.

"Do you want to keep guessing or do you want me to tell you?"

"I thought you'd never ask," she teased. "Tell me."

"Steve and I slept together last night," you whispered.

Natasha took a sip from her water bottle, her eyes staying on you.

"Was it good?"

"Natasha!" You snapped, slapping her arm. "This is serious. I'm so screwed."

"Are you screwed because you have to tell Thor and hope he doesn't break up with you or are you screwed because you don't know how to tell him so you can break up with him for Steve?"

"I don't know yet," you admitted. "Natasha, you seriously can't say a word to anybody about any of this. I mean it. I know where you sleep."

"I sleep with a gun under my pillow so be careful," she teased.

"Isn't that ridiculously uncomfortable?" You asked, your head tilted in concern and confusion.

"Do you want to tell me how it happened?" She asked, ignoring your question.

"One minute we were talking and the next the next, I was in his bed getting the two best orgasms of my life."

"That good, huh?" She asked before pausing. "Wait, two?!"

"I'm never telling you anything ever again," you muttered as you walked over to the squatting rack.

"Hey, I'm happy for you. I didn't see it coming at all but I'm happy for you."

"Thanks," you sighed.

"So who's better? Thor or Steve?"

You tried not to smile, regretting ever mentioning anything to Natasha.

"I mean, it's a fair question. You're the only person to exist that has ever been with both."

"Alright," you groaned as you put the bar back on the rack. "I'm going back to the tower."

"Okay, okay," Natasha laughed. "I'm sorry."

"Do you have any valuable advice?" You asked as Natasha started to do squats.

"Well you've been with Thor for what? Two years or so? So you obviously like him," she laughed. "How do you feel about Steve? You have to like him to some extent."

"I don't know. I didn't realize I liked Steve," you admitted. "Like, even as a person I kind of despised him."

"That man must be a miracle worker," Natasha muttered under her breath.