Disclaimer: I do not own Captain America 2 or anything to do with Marvel. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
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Sharon Carter's dirty little secret was she loved to cook. Well, that and the whole gay thing, but she hadn't been hiding that so much as implying her own don't ask don't tell policy, as in if nobody asked she wouldn't tell. Not that it was anyone's business anyway.
However, while she didn't mind people knowing she was a lesbian she did mind people knowing she liked cooking, because it seemed a little too feminine and while the emphasis at SHIELD had always been on a military professionalism which always seemed very masculine. Certainly, if she had more friends and they knew about her dirty little secret she was sure she'd get teased.
However, she had let Natasha in on that secret, and at this point pretty much all her secrets, The Black Widow being unsurprisingly disarming and easy to talk to without revealing much herself.
Perhaps that would change on this, their third date. They had been in public for the past two dates, one-time at the movies, so there wasn't much chance for talking there and Sharon could understand Natasha's reluctance to offer up anything but small talk in a crowded restaurant.
But tonight would be different, Sharon determined not to allow Natasha into her bed until she had got something out of the redhead she hadn't known before.
That would be a difficult task, especially now Natasha had gotten to know her body, and more importantly Sharon had come to know exactly what another woman could do to her.
What The Black Widow could do to her, Sharon becoming lost in blissful memories for a few long seconds before she heard a knock on her door, the CIA Agent quickly moving to answer it after once again checking herself in the mirror, Sharon never feeling more girly than in that moment. She both hated and loved it in equal measure.
"You know, a girl could get used to this whole knocking thing." Sharon smiled as she opened the door.
"I still prefer to make more of an entrance, but it has its perks." Natasha smiled, walking into a gentle kiss, Sharon happily wrapping her arms around her as she pushed the door closed behind them. They remained kissing for a while, then Natasha pulled away and said, "Something smells good."
"Thank you." Sharon beamed, "It's Auntie Angie's recipe. You remember, I told you about her?"
"Yes." Natasha smiled and walked further into the apartment, adding as an afterthought, "Your Aunt's lover?"
"Huh? Oh no. They..." Sharon began, before a lifetime of memories came flooding back to her and she mumbled almost as a question, "They were just roommates."
Turning back Natasha smiled, "Do you truly believe that?"
There was a long pause and then Sharon frowned, "They... they never said anything."
"Consider their generation." Natasha pointed out, "It wasn't that long ago such a thing was illegal, and it used to be much easier to keep a secret. I should know, mine are all over the web."
"All of them?" Sharon shot back hoarsely, and then when Natasha shrugged she added, "Come on, there must be something no one else knows."
"Well..." Natasha grinned, "I am dating this really hot blonde."
Before Sharon could get any more than that the timer on the oven peeped, forcing the 'hot blonde' to rush into her little kitchen and dish up the Italian cuisine.
It was probably for the best, given that the 'hot blonde' comment had Sharon blushing, and she was still reeling from realising the truth about her Aunt Peggy and her 'roommate'.
In retrospect Sharon felt really stupid. She had been encouraged since childhood to call her Aunt Peggy's best friend Auntie Angie for crying out loud, and she still hadn't suspected anything? Some spy she was.
"Sharon!" Natasha said loudly to bring the other girl out of her thoughts and then repeated, "It really is good."
"Thanks." Sharon blushed, then after a brief pause asked, "Did you ever meet my Aunt?"
"Which one?" Natasha smirked.
Sharon glared, then thinking about it for a second said, "Both."
"Yes." Natasha said, "Briefly."
"And from that, and everything I said about her, you worked out she was gay?" Sharon asked.
Natasha stayed silent for a moment, and then murmured, "I think she truly loved Steve... erm, Captain Rogers. But I knew she loved Angie Martinelli just as much, if not more, from a single meeting."
Sharon frowned, "How?"
Natasha smirked, "By having eyes."
Sharon glared at the other woman, "But, but... there has to be more to it. I knew the woman my whole life, how could I not know?"
Becoming solemn Natasha asked, "Are you sure this isn't about something else?"
"Like what?" Sharon asked.
"Like the fall of SHIELD." Natasha said softly, "None of us saw that coming, and-"
"The difference is I was never close with anyone at SHIELD. I loved Aunt Peggy and Auntie Angie. I had more in common with them than my own parents." Sharon protested, "Hell, I had more in common with them than anyone."
Natasha smiled, "I don't exactly have many friends either."
"You have The Avengers." Sharon pointed out.
"Yeah, but we don't exactly sit around swapping secrets." Natasha said.
"So do that with me." Sharon said softly, taking Natasha's hand, "Seriously Nat, tell me something no one else knows."
After a long pause Natasha said dryly, "I am dating this really hot blonde."