[The moment that Natasha agrees, some of the tension leaves Steve and he's able to take another sip of the hot chocolate, which really is quite good now that he's not completely distracted by the subject at hand.
Natasha falls into place with this, taking it in stride just like she has everything else, and Steve will never stop being thankful to her for that. This is something they need to be on the same page about.]
Exactly. That's the story everyone knows, it shouldn't be too difficult to keep to it.
[Even if some of their teammates or friends show up, most of them aren't going to be clued in on this. Sam, Fury, and Maria are the only others who might drop that bombshell, and he can pretty easily assume they would follow his lead on this.]
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Natasha falls into place with this, taking it in stride just like she has everything else, and Steve will never stop being thankful to her for that. This is something they need to be on the same page about.]
Exactly. That's the story everyone knows, it shouldn't be too difficult to keep to it.
[Even if some of their teammates or friends show up, most of them aren't going to be clued in on this. Sam, Fury, and Maria are the only others who might drop that bombshell, and he can pretty easily assume they would follow his lead on this.]