I love you so much I'm gonna let you kill me ●

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She can't keep the smirk off her face as Steve gets into the passenger's seat, like so many times before. Except this isn't like any times before, because this a real undercover mission. One she isn't completely sure he's ready for, or more to the point one he isn't sure he's ready for so she'll have to do a lot of validating him. Which isn't exactly her strong suit, as they'd found over the course of working together and admittedly growing much closer than she ever could have anticipated.

"I'm surprised Stark is letting you go for a whole month." But she sure isn't disappointed. Out of all the people she could be (and had been) fake married to? This might not be such a challenge to sell. Not that she's reading into that any, why bother.

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Steve is nervous about this. It's not much of a surprise. He doesn't think he's the guy for a job. This is also the first time he'll be away from Tony for longer than a handful of days since he moved in. It's scary to tear himself from the other man's side. He's starting to suspect Natasha may be right. They've become ridiculously codependent.

That doesn't mean he'll ever admit it. Steve frowns in her direction as he tosses his bag behind him. "You act like he has me locked up in there. I can leave whenever I want."