A Love Like No Other

Chapter fourteen

Steve POV :

The day after our pool day, Tony decided to throw one of his famous parties to "celebrate the fact that I escaped death" as he bluntly yet jokingly put it.
Not that the party-animal he is actually needed a reason to throw parties anyway.

The celebration was about to start and I was finishing getting ready when I heard a knock on the door.

"Come in" I yelled, making sure the person on the other side of the door could hear me. The music from the party, which took place a few levels down, was so loud that we could hear it even from here.

I heard the door being opened but didn't turn around, too busy trying to fix the collar of my shirt in front of the mirror.

"Still not done yet Rogers? And they say women take too much time to get ready!" I heard Nat's voice say.

I chuckled and turned around to face her, about to remind her that she started getting ready way before me.

"Need I remind you that-..."
The rest of the words failed to get out of my mouth as my eyes landed on her.

"Wow" I breathed out, a huge grin on my face, completely mesmerised by how stunning she looked. She was wearing a tight long red off-the-shoulder dress with a high slit that showed her left leg. She had white high heels sandals and slightly curled her hair.

"Nat, you look magnificent" I managed to say, finally regaining my senses after a few moments.

"Thank you. You're not too bad yourself"
she answered, a smile on her red lips.
She then added "Blue really is your colour", referring to my blue shirt.

"Thanks" I said, my eyes still focused on her.

When I realised that I was still staring, I cleared my throat and quickly finished getting ready.
We then made our way to the room where the party was taking place.

As we got there, the room was already crowded with people, most of whom we knew but there were definitely a few persons I had never seen before.
We were among the last of our teammates to arrive.
We joined our friends gathered at one corner of the room and started enjoying the party.

The first few hours of the evening went pretty well. We had a lot of fun, some even way too much.
Sam and Clint were soon completely wasted and started dancing around the room like complete idiots.

Natasha tried to make me dance but I kept refusing. She didn't give up though and I ended up promising her one dance before the end of the party.

After a while, I felt the need to get some air and headed out of the tower.

About ten minutes later, I heard footsteps coming towards me. I turned around and was happily greeted with the sight of my favourite redhead.

"There you are! I've been looking for you. What are you doing out here?" she asked.

"Just needed to get some fresh air"

She nodded and stood next to me. She leaned towards me and rested her head on my shoulder.
We stayed there, not saying a word, for a little while. The fresh air of the night, the feeling of her body against mine and the music in the background making this moment feel just perfect.

"You still owe me a dance you know" Nat finally said, looking up at me.

I chuckled and turned to face her.

"Well, may I have this dance ?" I asked her, extending my hand for her to take it.

The loud music playing from inside the building having changed to a softer song, it was perfect for a little slow dance.

She smiled and grabbed my hand.

"I'm warning you though, I don't really know how to dance" I said, laughing nervously.

Nat chuckled and said : "It's okay. Just follow my lead and we'll be fine"
"But you better not step on my toes, at least if you want to keep yours" she added with a smirk.
"Got it"

We started dancing to the rhythm of the music. I struggled a bit at the beginning but quickly got the hang of it.

Holding her so close to me for so long made my heartbeat speed up. Nat probably noticed but at that moment I didn't care.
All I cared about was the feeling of her hand in mine and her head rested on my chest.

When the song ended, we slowly stopped dancing but didn't move away from each other.
We just stayed there, in each other's arms, staring into each other eyes.
Then, my eyes slowly made their way to Nat's lips and next thing I knew, my lips were on hers.
Surprised by the gesture, she didn't react at first but soon, I felt her lips move as she kissed me back.

The kiss was soft, yet passionate.
I felt electricity travel around my entire body and butterflies in my stomach.
I wanted this moment to never end.

But it eventually did when we separated, feeling the need to breath.

Our foreheads touching, we were once again lost into each other's eyes.

I was about to talk when I heard footsteps coming towards us, and Nat probably did too as we both took a step away from each other at the same time.

We turned to face the intruder and I was quite surprised to see Maria Hill approaching.

"Oh hey guys, Wanda told me I might find you here" said Hill, once right in front of us.

"Hill? Hi, what is going on? Is there a problem?" asked Nat.

"No no, everything is fine. Nick just wanted me to deliver you a message regarding your last mission" she told us, and paused before adding:
"It was a trap. Someone informed the enemies of your arrival that day. That's why you ended up ambushed and almost captured."

"What? Really?" I asked, confused.
"Did you catch them?"

"Yes, after some digging we finally caught the mole. He's being questioned by Fury himself as we speak"

"Okay, good. Thank your for letting us know"

"Of course. Glad to see you back on your feet Rogers"

"Thanks" I said, with a smile.

"Are you leaving now or staying a bit longer ?" asked Nat to the brunette in front of us.

"I guess I can have a drink or two before heading out" she answered, smiling.

"Great! Let's go and join the others" Nat said and we all headed back in.

Just like the beginning, the end of the night went very well.

Most people had left by now, including Hill,  leaving only me and the other Avengers in the room. We were talking, some of us still drinking even though they clearly shouldn't.

However, I wasn't focused on the conversation my teammates were having. All I had in mind was the kiss Nat and I shared earlier.
We hadn't gotten the opportunity to talk about it.

That kiss was just magical.
The feeling of her lips on mine was something that I would never get tired of.

I had to talk to her, as soon as possible. I had to tell her how I feel. And most importantly, I had to know how she felt about me.

Therefore, that night I went to sleep determined to tell Natasha that I loved her the next day.

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Finally, there it is : the KISS !! 🥳
I hope you enjoyed reading the chapter :)
Definitely the longest one so far.
We are getting to the end of the story guys. Only two chapters left...
Update: Thanks to the comments I've received, I've decided to add a few more chapters to the story!

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