Natasha's life has been looking up the past decade or so - she's got a job that uses her talents, a relatively safe apartment, and even "casual" love. For a long time, she's pushed away the feeling of something missing in her life - there's a lot missing, and she can't expect to have everything! However, a quiet wish of hers, silenced years and years ago, is about to come true. Who knows where this will take her...? Not a romance story! Set some time after the Battle of New York, but before the Black Widow movie.