The two of you were on the balcony staring at the fireworks. The feathery lights obscured her features while Natasha seemed to have a blank expression but if you were paying attention you could see the subtle smile on her lips. You were a new member of the Avengers, you joined the group of heroes relatively close to the new year so it was decided that they would spend the new year at your house. It's been an hour since midnight but his neighbors seemed excited because they were still setting off fireworks.

Over time, people leave and you say goodbye to them until only you and Natasha are left. But then the wind picked up and you and Natasha decide to go inside. Natasha told you that she would leave while putting on her coat, but you insisted that she stay a little longer and it turned into a small argument. She really couldn't understand why you were insisting so much on her staying. The redhead admitted that the evening had been very fine, she just didn't want to admit to herself that she wanted to stay too, so she started making excuses like 'Melina, her mother, would be worried or that Alexei, her father, would be pacing the floor.'

So you offer her a little more drink and she seems to hesitate but then she goes back to making excuses like 'the neighbors will think', why would she worry about that? You insist and she: 'Yelena would suspect. So you both look at the window and start to see that it was starting to snow. You have a victorious smile while Nat sighs, after a few seconds she speaks, breaking the silence.

-"I really can't stay."