During dinner Steve could feel something was off with Natasha. He grabbed her hand and she looked up from her plate.

"What's wrong?" Steve asks

"It's just my friends." Natasha says

"Did Maria trash talk about our kiss?" Steve asks

"No, not that." Natasha says

"Then what is it? I don't like seeing my Natooshie sad." Steve says

"I went to the shopping mall to buy something for tonight and then I saw them, with two others and it just hurts. They always talk about how I'm never available to do something, but at the times I am available they just don't invite me." Natasha says, "They looked so happy together, like if they are happier without me."

"No one can be happier without you, you brighten up everyone's day." Steve says and squeezed her hand.

"I'm just a bit upset about it all." Natasha says

"Which is understandable." Steve says

"But I won't let it ruin our night." Natasha says and smiled.

"Good, because I want to do some fun activities later." Steve says and smirked.

"Of course you do." Natasha says

•••

Natasha laid in Steve's arms and linked her fingers with his. She looked up at him and smiled.

"I love you." Natasha says

Steve felt like his heart stopped, was he dying? He felt like he was. Was she serious? She loved him? Him? Of all people?

"You don't have to say it back, I just wanted you to know." Natasha says and kissed his cheek.

"Nat..." Steve says

"You don't have to say anything about it, Steve." Natasha says and relaxed in his arms.

"Thank you for loving me." Steve says and kissed her head.

•••

Natasha and Steve were great together, fantastic even. They spend almost every day and night together. They went to events together and had lots of dates. But still Steve wouldn't tell Natasha he loved her.

"So what are we doing in a jewelry shop?" Bucky asks

"I'm looking for a ring." Steve says

"Why?" Sam asks

"To propose to her." Steve says while looking at the box of rings in front of him.

"I'm sorry, what?" Bucky says

"Yeah." Steve says

"Why? You don't love her." Sam says

"Yeah, but if I marry her it will be easier to take over Romanoff Enterprise." Steve says

"Take over? You're planning on buying it?" Bucky asks

"It's been in the works for months. I was glad to hear she doesn't care about the company collapsing, that was the last push for going through with it." Steve says

"Oh, wauw. You played her hard." Sam says

"I like this one." Steve says and held up a ring with a gorgeous diamond on it.

"She would die for that one." Bucky says

"How much is it?" Sam asks

"500.000 dollars." The seller says

"I'll take it." Steve says

"Half a million for a fake relationship?" Sam asks

"Do you also got necklaces with a diamond pendant?" Steve asks

"In the back, I will get them for you." The seller says

"Thanks." Steve says

"What is going on?" Bucky asks

"The necklace is for her birthday in two weeks, I have to get her a gift. And the ring is for Christmas Eve when I propose after dinner with her family." Steve says

"Seems like you got it all planned out." Sam says

"Yup." Steve says

The seller came back with some necklaces and Steve looked at them. He eventually picked one with a silver necklace and a small diamond pendant, the necklace still costed him 500.000 dollars, but for him it was worth it.

"So, let me get this straight." Bucky says, "You just spent a million dollars on a girl you don't even like."

"That's about right." Steve says

"About?" Sam asks

"Well, yeah, she's okay to be around. She's great in bed though, so once we get married it's gonna be even better." Steve says and unlocked his car.

"Or worse if she finds out it's all fake." Bucky says

"I'm not that worried about it. She's in love with me." Steve says and sat in his car.

"She's what now?" Sam asks as Steve drove away from them.

•••

"Where do you think I can host my birthday party?" Natasha asks while cutting some tomatoes for dinner.

"What about my parents house? It's big enough." Steve says and wrapped his arms around her.

"My parents would object." Natasha says

"Your mom loves my mom, I think she will convince your dad." Steve says and kissed her cheek.

"He would probably be in a mood all night." Natasha says

"Why should you care? It's your birthday, Nat." Steve says

"You're right. Can you ask your parents if I can hold it there?" Natasha asks

"Of course." Steve says and kissed her head before walking away to call his mother.

A while later dinner was finished and Natasha sat down beside Steve at the dinner table.

"So I know your birthday is in two weeks, but I got you an early birthday gift I really want to give you." Steve says and pulled out a box from his hoodie pocket. He handed to box to Natasha and she looked at him. "Go on, open it."

Natasha opened the box and found a pair of keys in it. She held them up and looked at them.

"For what are these?" Natasha asks

"My apartment." Steve says and grabbed both of her hands. "Nat, I want you to move in with me, or we'll find a new place together. I just want to wake up beside you every morning and be with you everyday. I know it's quick, but I just really want you to be with me all the time."

"Steve, I would love to move in with you!" Natasha says ans threw her arms around him.

"Like, my place or?" Steve says

"Let's just move in together in your place first and we'll see how that goes." Natasha says

"Okay." Steve says and had a huge grin on his face.

"I always liked your place more than mine, you got a big bathroom and a great view on Central Park." Natasha says

"You're only moving in with me because of a bathroom? I take it back, you're not gonna live with me." Steve says and grabbed the keys from her.

"I'm kidding. Also you live there and I love you." Natasha says

Steve smiled and pecked her lips. They started to eat and the whole time Steve looked at Natasha.

•••
So Nat loves Steve,
but Steve is secretly a bitch.

The book will have about 30 chapters (maybe more), I'm currently working to the big stuff/ending.

Also the first part of the chapter is in like August/September and the last part in November.

Hope you liked this chapter!