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Second Chance | Chapter 19 - Not Again...

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Finally, you could relax in your room for a bit after an exciting morning. The other more outgoing, adventurous friends grouped at the activity room while you napped for an hour or two. You could join them, but you knew you were going to snap at them more than enjoy yourself.

Back in the activity room, the maths geniuses gathered to play poker and while Natasha is by no means bad at maths and probability, she wasn’t able to compete with the speed that which Tony, Vision and Bruce were able to do so. She promptly announced her defeat while she was still in the positive.

Air hockey was something she tried next with Wanda and she sees more success here. It’s just naturally in Natasha’s mind to do the best she can and improve even when she’s not seriously competing. In the beginning, they were at equal level but Natasha swiftly demolished her after a few rounds. If only Wanda had more ambition, she would have lasted much longer.

“Bullying Wanda are we?” Maria came over with a cider in one of her hands. “You can hardly count this as bullying. It's not like I’m forcing her to play with me, she’s free to leave when she feels like it.”

“No one can really say no to you.” Natasha dropped her paddle and walked closer to Maria. “What do you mean?”

“Y/N. How is she getting so close to you so quickly? Where’s the Natasha Romanoff who I know suspects everyone for a long time before she even thinks to approach them? You seem to be following her everywhere she goes today.”

“Are you… jealous? Ahhh, you’re thinking that Y/N’s replacing you as my girlfriend? And so what if that’s true? I am chasing after her. And let me tell you this, she doesn’t say yes to me easily.”

“So you just want someone to hunt? What does she have that I don’t?”

“Maria, you don’t want to do this here.” By this time, everyone was listening into their conversation, not that they were being discrete by any means. “I want to do this here! Why did she have to come to our annual retreat? And bring her friends too!”

“She’s friends with Clint, and Wanda too! What’s wrong with adding more people to our dynamic?”

“Are you tired of people chasing after you?” She continued without caring what Natasha said. “You want to have the thrill of chasing after someone?”

“MARIA! What are you trying to achieve here? She’s kind, she’s compassionate, she puts others before herself! The fact that you’re arguing here proves that!” Long forgotten are those sly glances, others are now watching them like a movie happening in front of them, especially Tony, taking the chips and looking at them directly. Camellia took out her phone and texted you what was happening. You deserve to know, after all, you’re part of their conversation.

C: Y/N!! Wake up!! Natasha and Maria are arguing about you! Do you know that Natasha has a crush on you? She’s defending you against Maria in front of everyone!

You felt the repeating vibration next to your pillow as you were sleeping. You didn’t want to check who it was, but you were afraid that it was an emergency with how much notification was coming in.

You squint your eyes as the light shone on your face. Seeing it was from Camellia, you swiped your phone to quickly see what was going on. Between you and her, she was nicknamed as Reporter Cam as she always stumbles upon news about friends from social media that you don’t bother about.

You couldn’t care less if Natasha and Maria were arguing about you, but the moment you saw that Natasha was announcing her crush on you to others, you sat upright from your bed. What is she doing? Why does she have to make things so complicated!

You quickly took a look at the mirror making sure you look presentable after your quick nap (you really wished it was longer, it had only been slightly longer than an hour), and rushed to the activity room.

Neither of them registered that you entered the room and continued arguing. You looked towards Diana and Camellia, giving them a silent plea to help in stopping them, but they only shook their heads. Neither of them want to accidentally get taken out.

“Natasha! What are you doing?!” You walked closer and stepped in between the two of them. “We are here to relax and have fun. What is going on? I thought the two of you were great friends?”

Comically, both of them looked away at the same time. Since you were privy to the information that Camellia disclosed to you, you tried to diffuse the situation. “If you guys are not happy with my presence here, it doesn’t take much for me to leave. I can leave if you guys want me to.”

“You always like to act like a saint. You can never be in the wrong, can you?”

“I can also act like a bitch if you want me to.” You turned to glare at her. With a flick of a switch, you changed your attitude towards her. “I’m not leaving. If you’re that unhappy then you can leave. You’re the one bringing the problem when everyone else is having fun. You’re unhappy that Natasha’s not following you around? That’s too bad! Cause she’s mine!”

Maria smiled and clapped her hands. “You’re right, she’s yours. So take care of her.” You’re stunned, why did her expression and attitude change all of a sudden? Natasha pulled her away, “Maria, what are you doing?”

She whispered next to her ears. “I’m just giving you a push. I’ve seen you pinning over her in the last few weeks of school and the last few days.” Natasha couldn’t react fast enough before Maria addressed the crowd. “My uber just arrived at the lobby. Don’t worry and have fun without me!”

“Wait!” You shouted before she could step out of the room. “I didn't mean to make you leave.”

“You didn’t make me leave. I had to leave early due to some family stuff. I ordered the uber before you even got here. Don’t worry, no hard feelings from me.” She gave you a wink before leaving.

A whistle was heard from Tony before he dodged the pillow coming from Natasha across the room.

“What’s going on?” Camellia stepped closer and whispered as she watched as Maria left the room. “This is all so confusing.” Without replying to her, your legs moved after Maria, and managed to catch her before she got to her room.

Hearing your footsteps, she turned to face you with an inquisitive smile before asking your purpose for being here. You didn’t really think ahead of time and you didn’t know how to reply to her. “- Just… I don’t understand why you are doing this? I thought you liked Natasha.”

“I do… and I still like her. But I see the connection the two of you have. How you guys seem to know what’s on each other’s mind and coexist. You guys are on the same wavelength. But Natasha… she’s a bit slow in showing her feelings.”

Maria has always been like this, inquisitive and sharp. She was always able to gather information just by looking at her clients, which proved to be useful to Natasha when they worked together.

“And you too. Your heart seems to know what it wants, but your mind refuses to follow it. Listen, it’s been great being able to have a conversation with you, but I really need to get going.” She tapped her card to unlock the door and grabbed her luggage that she had prepared nearby. “I’ll see you when we are back in school, I guess.”

You gave her a small nod before saying goodbye and returning back to the others. When you entered, it felt as if nothing had happened here. The boys were back to playing their poker and darts whereas the ladies were playing air hockey and videogames.

Your heart seems to know what it wants, but your mind refuses to follow it. Fuck Maria and her brilliant mind.

You went to join Clint who was playing darts against Bucky. Although Bucky was holding well against Clint, he was unable to defeat his amazing accuracy and understanding of darts. “Haizz, I don’t understand why I keep trying when I can never beat you.” Bucky placed his beer down and went to retrieve the darts. “You’ll get there. You’re improving.”

“By the time I get there, I’ll have white hair.”

“Can I join you guys?” You stepped closer towards them. “Go ahead. I’ve had enough defeat in one day. Perhaps you’re more lucky than me today.” He passed you the darts before giving you the space. “Thanks.”

“I’ll go first?” Clint asked. “Sure.”

As usual, he was on a roll from his first shot, but you were keeping up with him. After the first round ended in a tie, more people crowded around to watch. You weren’t too fazed by their attention, but you would be lying if you said you weren’t nervous.

“Keep your elbows in.” You heard Natasha say before you took your shot.

“Wow, she’s actually keeping up with Clint.”

This went on for three rounds and it all ended up in a tie. Even Clint was amazed with you, which he shouldn’t, after all, it was all his lessons that brought you to this point.

“This is the first time I see someone end up in a draw with Clint.” Steve mumbled as he saw the points. To be fair, this was the only time you drew with Clint, and to do this after a long long break shocked you too.

“Phew… well, I’m going to get started on dinner. This really took a lot out of me.” Natasha and Diana immediately followed after you with the announcement. “Guys, if you want to have fun with the rest, I’m fine doing it alone.”

“But we can have fun together too! Nobody said we can only have fun in the activity room.” Diana responded and Natasha nodded along. “If you are sure… it’s going to be fun until the oils start popping, that’s for sure.”

The mac and cheese gets done pretty quickly and easily so you’re leaving it to the last, but the dumpling on the other hand, requires the dough and fillings. You made quick work of the dough as you instructed your friends what ingredients and amounts were needed for the fillings.

“Does this look about right?” Diana asked.

You took the chopsticks from her and gave it a quick swirl to feel the consistency. “Yup. Is good. I just need to finish kneading the dough.”

“Honestly, how did you learn all of this? My father keeps pestering me about learning how to cook. Saying how it is a life skill. I know that, but I’m just not interested.” Diana confessed as she leaned against the island.

You chuckled before answering. “It was the same to me. I liked the idea of cooking, giving advice to my mum, but never the action of having to do it myself until I had to. Then from there, it was a matter of practice.” Diana stood there nodding and internalised what you said as you gestured towards Natasha to get some rolling pins.

After rolling a few out, you gave the job to Diana since it was easier to roll the dough than to fill and shape it. Muscle memory kicked in after a few and you started to increase your speed. Natasha was doing great too. In a way, this is similar to the dumplings she wanted, but more greasy. She didn’t really get the chance to make it in the previous life, but she did have an attempt at making it when you were sick in the beginning of your relationship.

Since you were going to make around a hundred it has to be done to be in batches. You put in a few to the steamer to make sure that fillings are cooked before frying them. As everyone got to their rhythm, things got smoother and faster. You left Natasha to do all the construction as you get ready the hot oil for frying. You even made sure to tell Diana to move to the other side, further away from the pan.

As the dumplings had just been steamed, there’s quite a bit of moisture. And when it hits the oil, it instantly turns into a firecracker that you had to back away quickly from. You were doing well so far until it decided not to be cooperative and it splattered onto one of your fingers.

You pulled away instantly and shook your hands, resisting the urge to shout. But Natasha noticed your action and immediately went to check on you. “Are you okay? Quick, put it in cold water.” She moved you towards the sink and let your hands rinse under the water.

“I think it should be fine now.” You pulled your hand back to check on your ring finger. “I need to find the cooling cream just in case you get a blister.” She was ready to turn away, but you pulled her back. “We should finish this first. There isn’t much left and it isn’t comfortable and hygienic to have cream on our fingers as we are cooking.” Natasha looked around and see that there were about ten to twenty left and reluctantly agreed.

There’s really no way of avoiding the oil splatter if it really wants to hit you, but thankfully, there were no more accidents and you were able to successfully finish the dumplings. Once you placed the last piece on the tray, you were dragged away by Natasha and you barely had enough time to tell Diana to get started on the mac and cheese. “Don’t worry about me! I am able to do this much!”

Natasha took your hand in hers and inspected your wound. There was a red spot where the oil landed on your finger, but thankfully it wasn’t severe enough to have a blister. “Just a vaseline would be fine.” She took the tub from the first aid box and spread it gently on your fingers.

“Listen I-” / “I can-”

Both of you started at the same time and you looked up. “You can go first.” You said.

“Was… what you said to Maria true? That I’m still yours?” She looked into your eyes at the last second, being the least confident you have seen her in.

“Well, we didn’t manage to finalise the divorce. So technically we are still together?” You said, unsure of how this works. “Do we really not have a chance to be together again?” And before you could interrupt her she continued. “We are given a chance to have a fresh start, to take new paths and I am not going to give you up so easily.”

You sighed, having told her this before. You’re just stubborn like that, despite so many signs pointing towards you and Natasha together, you refused to acknowledge them. “Natasha, we didn’t work for a reason. It isn’t going to change just because we were given a new chance.” You explained to her.

“But I just want to try again. Can’t you give me a chance?”

“Just take what we have now, Natasha. At least, we’re still friends now.”

“Right…” She nodded her head. “At least we’re still friends.” She sighed and busied herself with packing the first aid box. “I’ll wait for you at the dining table, Natasha.” She nodded without looking at you and you left her for her own privacy.

The others have already started eating, except for Wanda, who have the habit of waiting for everyone to arrive before starting. “Is Natasha coming?”

“Yeah, she’s just packing things up.”

You took an empty seat next to her and started digging in before nothing was left. You took a bit of everything and was ashamed to admit that Diana’s mac and cheese was better than you thought it would be.

Natasha arrived shortly after and took a seat next to you and only now did Wanda start eating the food on her plate.

“Y/N! You should make this more often! These are literally so good!!” Thor commented as he took another bite. You thanked him, but added that you probably won’t be making this too often. It’s rather tedious and creates a lot of mess to clean up.

Conversations were flowing with ease as everyone talked about their ambitions and what they want to be when they grow up. It’s nice knowing some of them kept to their dreams while some had to divert. But either way, you know all of them grew up to be really successful.

“What do you desire to be after college?” Thor asked and the attention was directed to you.

You sat straighter and looked at everyone. “I have no idea to be honest. I thought I knew, but I am having second thoughts.” You smiled and hoped that the conversation would end here. “Well, your degree is much more technical than some others, I’m sure you would find a career that fits you well.” Wanda said. You smiled kindly at her words, “Thank you.”

“Alright guys, today is the last full day here as you all know, so this is your last chance to use the swimming pool or whatever facilities there are.” Tony announced as he dusted his hands and walked off.

You felt more comfortable in the kitchen so you stayed to accompany the cleaning crew and catch up with Camellia. You haven’t been around her much during this trip and weren’t surprised to see that she has made close friends with all of them in this short period of time. “Wanda and I are going to head to the pool in an hour, do you want to join us? We should ask Diana too! Clint brought his volleyball so we are going to play some water volleyball later.”

“That sounds nice, but I’m only going to dip my feet for a bit.”

You went back to your room to take a quick power nap, not knowing why you feel so tired during this trip when you’re supposed to be young and full of energy.

When Diana and Camellia came back to change for the pool, you did the same.

It was a different vibe being in the pool at night, only lit by barely enough light. A lot more skin were shown here, but not everyone was present, and in particular, you were looking for Natasha. The boys were already making a ruckus here, with Bucky insisting on terrorising Clint by continuously smacking the ball towards him.

You stepped into the shallow part of the pool and sat on one of those chairs that were half submerged in the water as they were breaking into teams. Bucky and Steve were team leaders as they took turns picking who to join their team. You watched for a bit as they started playing and even took a short video of them to send to Wanda for her to send to the rest.

But eventually you got bored watching them and started using your phone instead, scrolling some social media and watching some YouTube videos of games that you will never be able to get your hands on nor have the time to invest into them.

“Y/N!” You looked up in time to see the yellow volleyball coming straight at you. In that split second, you thought of smacking the ball away, but you weren’t in the right position to do it sitting down. In the end, you settled with moving out of the way of the ball, hitting the back of your chair before falling into the water.

“Sorry about that, Y/N.” Steve said as he came to collect the ball from you. “It’s alright, part of the game.” You said as you tossed the ball over to him. Without wearing any jacket, you were starting to feel a little cold as you rubbed your hands over your arms. Just then a jacket came into view and you looked higher to see that it was Natasha who was handling you her jacket. “Oh, erm, it’s alright. I’m heading back. I haven’t packed my bags or anything.”

Wordlessly, she tossed her jacket on another chair and moved to join the rest. “If you want to join,” you stood up and said quickly before she moved too far, “Steve’s team is currently winning.” You informed her.

“Alright, thank you.”

You watched as she got into the water, joining Steve’s team as you expected. Once the game started, you were on your way out of the pool saying goodbye to the rest of them. “I’ll see you tomorrow, Y/N! Don’t be too early!” Tony shouted as he jumped to save the ball. You shook your head as you rounded the corner and arrived at the lobby.

You did what you told Natasha and started packing your bags, mentally checking through your checklist to make sure that everything was packed except for the things that you need tomorrow.

Sitting at the edge of your bed, you took the time to reflect on your day. What a day it has been after your nap. Getting trapped in a situation in order to get a confession from you and having Natasha admitting she still had feelings for you and wish to try again.

You sighed as you flopped back on your bed. You had told yourself since getting a chance at this new life, you were going to be different. Try out new things and achieve a different result to improve your boring lifestyle. But things didn’t seem to change, in fact, it remained the same with a quicker result. You became friends with the rest of Natasha’s friends earlier, went to Tony’s resort earlier and most importantly, got comfortable with Natasha earlier.

You decided you were going to delay this as long as possible as you covered yourself and went to sleep.

As you woke up the next morning, you realised you didn’t even hear Camellia and Diana enter during the night. Both of them were still sound asleep but you figured they could sleep a little more as it was still early.

You quickly used the washroom, brushed your teeth and started packing up.

Once it hit the hour mark for them to get ready and you still see no movement from them or any alarm ringing, you decided to take matters into your own hands and started waking them up. You had a much easier time waking up Camellia, only needing a few pushes for her to wake up. Same couldn’t be said for Diana.

You were about to give up until Camellia gave you an idea to call her phone. Being the phone addict that she is, she is more likely to have a reaction to her phone ringing. With nothing much to lose, you took out your phone and dialled her number. There wasn’t much movement in the beginning, but she started to move closer to her phone and eventually answered it without looking.

“Finally you answered! We are going to be late if you don’t wake up! Tony is going to leave without us!” You shouted into the phone even though you were right next to her. It was hilarious to see her jump out of bed and into the bathroom, not registering that you were all laughing at her.

“What are you guys still doing here, moving so slowly! Y/N said Tony was going to leave without us if we don’t go down soon!” Diana rushed around and dumped her things in her luggage and shouted.

“Look carefully who you’re speaking to.” Camellia said before she also went to pack her bags, albeit more calmly.

“Y/N? Then the phone call earlier?”

“It was to make you wake up. I have been trying for 15 minutes to wake you up. You have another 30 minutes to get ready, make sure you leave nothing behind.” You warned as you took your space on your bed again.

===

Natasha was supposed to room with Maria, but with her leaving earlier yesterday, it was up to Natasha to pack up alone. When she’s done, she waited for Clint who roomed with Thor whose voice could even be heard from the other end of the hallway.

“Another day of rooming with Thor and I’m going to go crazy.” Clint grumbled as soon as he saw Natasha waiting at the lobby. She chuckled as he glanced towards Thor who has yet to stop talking. “Is no one else here yet? I need someone to get him off my shoulders.”

“I think Tony should be here soon.” And indeed he was next to arrive.

However, perhaps you have taken Tony’s advice too literally and you ended up being the last to arrive with Camellia and Diana.

“Right, everyone’s here. Nat, bring your motorcycle to meet at my van, Y/N you follow me to put your bag with us first. Let’s go!” He clapped his hands and directed everyone to the carpark.

You trailed behind the rest of them as you heard them talk about the breakfast bar that was the next destination. Apparently it has such nice reviews that it often has long queues before it even opens. But thankfully, Tony booked it for a few hours and we have a whole place to ourselves.

You gave your bags to Steve who tried stacking everything like a tetris. It took a few retries but he got there in the end. “Alright. Nat will follow behind us, but in case we get separated, I’ve already given you the address.” Tony said as he addressed the crowd.

You took your place next to the bike again, taking a few deep breaths before wearing the helmet. “Are you ready?” Natasha asked softly, not rushing you even though Tony had already gone ahead. You nodded your head and she got in so you could hold onto her as you climbed on.

Natasha was riding in the middle of an empty lane, intending to go straight as most of the car filtered to the left to take the exit. However, one car swerved to the right suddenly causing Natasha to move to the right to avoid getting hit and ended up hitting the barriers. You and Natasha got flung out of the bike due to the momentum but she managed to stand up and shout at the driver. “What the fuck! What the fuck did you think you were doing??” She looked at her bike in pieces which landed a few metres away and you motionless on the floor. “Y/N!” She only managed to take a few steps before her body gave way and the adrenaline left her body.

Her eyes opened seconds later when passerby tended to her, trying to check if she was conscious. “Hey, don’t try to get up, you could have some internal damage.” He said when Natasha was trying to sit up. Try as she might, but she wouldn’t be able to get far even without the guy stopping her.

“Y/N, I need to make sure she’s alright.” Nat said with much struggle.

“Is that your friend’s name? She’s going to be okay. The ambulance is on its way. Both of you are going to be fine.” She shook her head, she isn’t going to believe you’re going to be fine without seeing with her own eyes. “No… I have to see her…” And before she can say more to persuade the guy to see her, she passed out again.

===

When you opened your eyes, your body felt unusually heavy and the lights were whiter than what you remember.

With great effort, you managed to sit up and realised you were in a hospital. You see the cast on your right arm and you remembered about Natasha. No one was here to tell you how she was and you forced yourself to get out of bed to look for her. There was still some slight pain as you moved around, but you did your best to look for her name as each door that you passed.

“Y/N!” You looked up Natasha was walking towards you in the hospital gown.

“Nat!” You met her halfway, “You’re okay!” You looked at her body, checking for any injury.

“I’m okay. I’m okay.” She allowed you to check her, knowing that you needed it even though she was just as concerned about you.

“You’re okay…” You said quieter this time and finally letting out a huge breath, sagging in her arms.

“What about you?” She asked after a while and peeled her body away from you, but keeping her hands on your shoulders.

“I guess… I have a broken arm?” You raised your right arm to show her.

“And?” She continued.

“And?” You didn’t know what she was hinting at.

“You have a plaster on your forehead! We better sit down. You have been moving too much.” She moved you to a seat nearby and made sure you were not feeling off.

“You’re never getting on a motorcycle again.”

“Okay.”

“Okay? That’s it? You’re not going to convince me otherwise?”

Slowly, she took your hand in hers and when there was no negative response from you, she continued stroking your knuckles with her thumb. “This bike… has caused you, caused us so many problems in the past. And now, it continues to do so. I think it’s best to get rid of it.”

“I think this is the first time in a long while that we have agreed on anything. But, are you sure? It’s your prized possession.”

“There’s nothing I want more than you.”

===

Both of you didn’t sustain any serious injury and were promptly discharged once the doctors told you what to beware of. Tony and the rest even dropped what they were doing to come and get you both once you replied to one of their many messages and calls asking where you were.

“I can’t believe this, Nat. You? Getting into an accident?” Tony questioned even though the evidence was right in front of him. “I think I’m going to strike the lottery today.”

“That’s enough, Tony. Let them eat. They haven’t had their breakfast since this morning.” Wanda chided as she slightly pushed him away and urged you to continue eating.

“Thanks Wanda. I’m absolutely starving.” You tried your best to scoop what's on your plate but the egg was just dodging you. You couldn’t get it on your spoon or stab it with your fork.

“Let me help.” Nat took your plate and began feeding you like it was a normal thing for her to do. Even Wanda froze and sneakily looked at the rest who were bewildered at the sight. They didn’t know how to react, seeing the both of you benign so amicable.

“Thank you.” Nat smiled and continued helping you slice the foods into smaller pieces before feeding you each of them individually and alternating between each bite.

“What happened between the accident and now?” Clint whispered next to Camellia, who had no answer to give.

You know that all of their attention was on you and Natasha, and based on the way Natasha is acting now, she knows it too. But you were willing to let them go for the sake of soaking up all the attention from Nat that you missed so dearly. Maria was right, your heart missed this and you felt most at peace with Nat.

“Are you sure the both of you will be ok alone?” Camellia asked when you announced that Natasha and you will be taking an uber back.

“Yes, it’s just a ride back. We aren’t going to do anything special.” You told her as Natasha placed both yours and her bags in the back of the car.

“Just… be careful.” She reminded you again.

“Not to worry. I’m not going to let anything happen to her.” She held your hand and led you to the uber. Ever since fracturing your right arm, Nat hasn’t even allowed you to use your left arm much.

“Are you guys together?” Wanda finally couldn’t take it anymore and asked. “You’re suddenly so touchy with each other when you couldn’t even stand to be in the same room previously.”

“Yeah, we are dating now.” You lifted the arm that was connected and kissed the back of her hand.

“Ermm okay… well, congrats. We’ll talk more about this soon. Get some rest.” She definitely wanted to ask more questions then, but she needed to get her head around the idea of the two of you getting together so quickly.

“See you guys soon.” Nat said to her friends before going to the other side and entering the car.

You know you’re moving at ten times the speed now. Only dating for less than a day and you’re bringing Nat to meet your parents. While you do know that they had a great relationship together, that was after years of meeting them as their daughter’s friend. Not as a long time partner.

“I think we should stop somewhere to get something for your parents first. I don’t want to turn up empty handed the first time I meet them. And also as the person who hurt their only child.”

“Good on you to know that you hurt their only child.”

You had to pay extra for the change of destination but Natasha ended up getting a pack of beer for your father and a loaf of bread for your mother, just what they love.

“You’ll be fine. You have already experienced them once. You just need to get over the fact when they nag at you for injuring me.” You told her when you saw that she was anxiously playing with the things in her hands.

“Yup, yup easier said than done.” Soon, you reached your home Nat helped you out before pressing the doorbell of your home.

“Coming!” The sound of your mother’s voice rang and you squeezed Nat’s hand a little while giving her a small smile.

“Y/N. You brought a friend. A very close friend. And what happened to your arm?” You gave her the eye for her to stop talking and brought Nat to the living room before grabbing a few drinks that she may want.

“Thank you.” She quickly took the drinks out of your hands and made you sit down. “You don’t have to do anything for me.”

“Let’s talk about your arm first.” Your mum said as all of you settled. “What in the world happened?”

“It was an accident-” You started, but was quickly interrupted by Nat.

“It was my fault, Y/N was riding my motorbike-”

“No, let me talk.” You told Nat seriously and she finally took a back seat and sat deeper on the couch. “I was riding her motorbike, but we were riding on an empty lane when suddenly a car swerved into our lane. The driver wasn’t paying attention, he was using his phone, and the police already settled the case and the insurance will take over. This was entirely not Natasha’s fault.” You emphasised at the end.

“Fine by me. It’s your father that you have to convince.”

“Not to worry. We brought peace offerings.” You nodded towards Nat for her to bring out the things and you saw how your mother’s face changed slightly.

“You’re getting more cheeky.” You took the bread back before she could even reach for it. “You don’t have to have it.”

“Give it to me.”

“Make sure you know what it means to accept this.” You held onto the loaf of bread until she nodded.

Your mum continued to grill Nat about what she’s doing or planning to do after graduating. And now that Natasha has been through this once, she is able to give a clear answer more confidently. She knows she has the capability to earn the money and provide which is what all parent wants for their children.

“Just head up to your room. I call for both of you when dinner is ready.” She shooed the two of you up when there was no topic left to talk about.

“You know, I’ve never been in your room when we were dating.” Nat said when you were walking up.

“That’s because I was too busy getting close to you and making sure you saw me. It was better to go to your dorm so I can spend as much time with you.”

“I really made you chase in the previous life, huh.” She teased.

“Shut up. This is all your fault. I’m going to sleep.” You pulled back the covers and laid on your bed.

“Are you comfortable?” She asked, making sure you weren’t lying weirdly or putting pressure on your right arm.

“I’m fine. Are you not coming in?” You questioned.

“I wasn’t sure if you wanted me to.” Her question was answered when you moved the covers. “How long has it been since we slept like this?” She lowered her voice as she wrapped her arms around you.

“Long, that’s for sure. We weren’t really on good terms for quite a while before the accident.” You recollected.

“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have put so much pressure on you.”

“Things were tough, that’s for sure. When I think back, there were lots of things we could have changed to prevent this. We could have communicated better, set out better boundaries, but ultimately we drifted apart and hurt ourselves.”

“I’m going to be better this time round. I’m not going to lose you again.”

“Same here. We are going to be better.”

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