Kate: Is it safe to come back yet?
Me: Yeah you can bring the boys back whenever they are ready.
Kate: Okay. Please make sure you light some candles, maybe open a few windows. I don't want to bring them home and the first thing we smell is you and Wanda.
Me: Kate!!! WTAF!
Kate: Woah calm down. I was just making sure that everything was sorted by the time we got back.
Me: Everything is sorted Kate, I've made sure of it while Wanda's in the bath.
Kate: I've changed my mind about bringing them back. Why don't you come around for dinner, since it's your last day. It's only 3 and dinner won't be ready until 7 or 8, so it gives you and Wanda time to relax. Also makes sure Wanda can actually walk.
Me: That sounds good to me. I will let you know when we're on our way over.
Kate: Perfect. Just because you have a few hours to kill doesn't mean you have to do it under the sheets.
I go to reply but hear my name being called out from the ensuite, deciding to ignore Kate I put my phone on the bedside table and head towards the bathroom. The door is already open so I lean against the doorframe and gently knock on the wood to gain Wanda's attention so I don't scare her.
"You called, princess." I see her smile to herself as her body sinks into the water more and she turns her head to look at me.
"Wash my hair? Please?" Her voice softly echoes around the quiet bathroom and I can't help but match the soft smile she has as I push myself off the door frame.
"Of course."
I kneel next to the bathtub, my right hand gently tracing over Wanda's arm that rests on the edge of the tub. My left hand makes its way to Wanda's hairline slowly pushing it under the water, her nose, eyes and mouth the only of her face sticking out of the water. Her eyes flutter closed as I now move slightly to drag both hands through her hair making sure it is completely submerged and wet.
After making sure all of Wanda's hair is wet, I use my hand on the back of her neck to lift her head out of the water as my other hand reaches for her strawberry scented shampoo. Wanda turns her body slightly so her back is facing me more, watching over her shoulder as I squeeze shampoo into my hand. I move her head, using my knuckles, so she is completely facing away from me and I start massaging my hands on her head and through her hair.
"How often do you dye your hair?" Wanda's head tilted back in bliss at the feeling of my hands running through her hair completely ignoring my question.
"Princess."
"Hmm?" She groans slightly as my nails dig into her scalp before weaving the shampoo to the ends of her hair.
"I said how often do you dye your hair?"
"Maybe once every one or two months. Why are my roots showing?" She asks softly as beads of sweat start to form on her head from the steam of the bath.
"Only a little but I think you'd make a cute brunette, or dirty blonde."
"I'm naturally brunette. That feels nice, don't stop." I smile as her head moves into my hands more as I bring my nails back to massage her scalp.
"Oh I know. I saw a picture of you when you were going through an emo Wanda faze. Very sexy"
"I was 17, a bit weird calling her hot." She says jokingly.
"So, I would have been 6. I stand by my point."
"Oh god, I sound like such a creep right now." Wanda's voice is slightly raised but her body is still completely relaxed as I apply some more shampoo to her roots.
"Well you're not because we met last month. It would have been weird if you had known me when I was 6 and we eventually got together. Head down." I place my hand back on Wanda's neck as she moves so lay back down in the water.
"I guess you're right. Just when we bring our ages up like that it sort of reminds me of the gap, not that there's a problem with our age gap. It's small compared to some people." I weave my hand through her hair to make sure I'm getting all the shampoo out, before lifting her head slowly out of the water. "I love you for you and that's all that matters to me."
"But you still worry about what some people may think." Wanda looks up at me as I smile softly down at her.
"I guess, maybe. But it's more about what my parents will think, they can be very set in their ways sometimes. They hated that me and vision had children at 18, just before we got married. Married at 18, kids at 18, left home at 18. They always said 'we just want you to be happy Wanda', and me being 18 never got on to the fact that they were saying they could see Vision wasn't it for me. I just don't want them to judge the situation before getting to know you."
I bend over the side of the bathtub slightly, bringing my lips down to hers in a small kiss before peppering one side of her face in kisses. I cup her cheeks in my hand turning her face towards me more so I can pepper kisses all over her face, making her giggle and my heart flutter. I press my forehead against hers brushing her noses together slightly as my thumbs draw circles on her cheeks.
"Why don't you invite them over for thanksgiving? I can cook us up a killer meal. You and the boys get to spend time with your parents and they get to meet me."
"You want to meet my parents?" Wanda's eyes light up, but I can also see some slight concern.
"Unless you don't want me to." Wanda's hands instantly move to rest on top of mine.
"No I do, baby. So much. They know I'm dating someone, I can't shut up about you to them. They are probably bored of hearing about it. They also know that you are a woman and they don't care about that. They just don't know anything else about you really because it's not my place to share. I don't want them asking you a question which accidentally sends you into a spiral."
"Turn around."
"Hmm?" Wanda scrunches her brows at the two words.
"I need to apply conditioner."
"Oh." Wanda does as I ask, turning around slowly before looking at the tiled wall ahead as I reach for the conditioner.
"I want to meet your parents princess and if that means you giving them some information beforehand then I am perfectly okay with that." I start with the ends of her hair as I slowly apply the conditioner.
"What would be okay to tell them dorogaya." I smile at the sound of the pet name as it always makes my insides melt with how soft she is when she says it.
"You can tell them I'm a widow, and how I came to be one. Maybe mention that I don't have much family."
"You have lots of family though y/n. You have the Barton's, the Stark's and you have your sister and her wife, you have Kate also. You also have us now too. It may not be the family you were with when you were younger but they are your family." I pull on Wanda's hair lightly, getting her to tilt her head backwards so I can plant a kiss on her forehead.
"I know princess, I just don't want to be surprised about them bringing up my past or asking about my childhood." I gently push Wanda's head back up straight as I start massaging her scalp as I apply more conditioner.
"I know, but you are not required to tell them everything. Only what you are comfortable with, they won't judge you or ask more questions about something if you refuse to answer the first time."
"I love you." I say so softly my voice cracks into a whisper.
"I love you too." Wanda tilts her head back slightly as I dig my nails in more. "Baby, that feels so good."
"I know." Wanda hums as I move my nails in a circular motion. "Tell me about your parents."
"Hmm?"
"You parents, what are they like?" Wanda pulls her legs towards her body more, resting her chin on her knees.
"Well they are quite protective of me, but I put that down to them being Sokovian and the only two people I've brought home to them were Vision and some Sokovian boy I thought I was completely in love with when I was like 12."
"Oh so I'm only the third person you've dated." I smile to myself at the thought.
"Yeah, and only the second person I've slept with." I raise my eyebrows in surprise letting out a small hmph at her confession.
"So you never did one night stands in the two years after yours and Visions split." Wanda shakes her head lightly as I move my hands from her hair to her shoulders letting the conditioner set in, and start rubbing my thumbs over the sore spots I know exist in her muscles.
"No. I mean I tried once or twice but everytime it came to the 'take me home' bit, it just never felt right. I don't know. It just felt like I was being used for my body, the way that these men would look at me, and that's not who I am. I would always disappoint them and sometimes they would get angry but Nat was always there to protect me. I wouldn't say I would get drunk enough to fall into men's arms but it's what I was told was the thing to do. Get under someone else to get over someone. But I never did and eventually got over vision without any of that, so it wasn't a big deal to me."
I continue to gently massage her shoulders as her thumb swipes her chin just below her lips as she pushes her head further down, resting her nose on the back of her arms which are now resting on top of her knees. I lean my head forward slightly to see Wanda's eyes closed as her fingers tap at her forearms. I go to move my head away but she must have sensed that I have moved closer as her eyes flutter open and she moves her head to rest her left cheek on the back of her arms. Her soft eyes looking into mine, so I lean down to give her cheek a small peck before moving back up. I help turn her around and lower her head back into the water so I can wash out the conditioner thoroughly.
Her hands are on either side of the tub helping to keep her head afloat as she stretches her legs out slightly, smiling when I hear a few pops of her joints from under the water. I delicately weave my hands through Wanda's hair, smiling down at her when she moves her right hand to hold onto my bicep, her thumb gently rubbing at the skin. I tilt my head down to plant a kiss on her fingers that are curled, to the best of their abilities around my bicep, as I once again help her sit up.
"I love your muscles." She breathes out as she squeezes my bicep.
"Oh yeah?" I raise an eyebrow playfully as her hand starts moving up and down the muscle.
"Yeah. I mean I can't wrap two hands around them properly, how am I not meant to love them." She demonstrates as she wraps both hands around the muscle and she is right they hardly wrap around the muscle at all.
"Or you might have small hands, they make everything look bigger." Wanda gives me a pointed look as I smirk down at her cheekily.
"Naughty." She giggles as I roll my eyes.
"Do you want me to put the scalp scrub thing you use on?"
"Mmm. Yes please." Wanda crosses her legs back over, turning herself around, as I reach for the scalp scrub that helps with dry skin and protecting damaged roots.
"So back to earlier." I say as I apply the scrub right along her parting.
"When earlier?" Wanda's head tilts back slightly as my fingers make contact with her scalp.
"When you were talking about not being someone to do one night stands. What changed?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well you let me take you back to my place. Technically I am a one night stand who just haven't left yet." She giggles a little at me.
"And you better not." I lean down to kiss her cheek before whispering in her ear.
"Never, princess. You're stuck with me."
"Good."
"So what changed?" I start scratching her scalp and Wanda lets out a small hum of pleasure.
"So I may or may not have spotted you a couple times before the first time we officially met. The first night Natasha dragged me to the bar was probably 2 weeks before. I don't know why, but I couldn't take my eyes off of you. You were sitting alone at the bar, drinking your whiskey or whatever it was. You ignored advances from girls and guys alike who tried their best to flirt with you. I never mentioned it but I would see how you would avoid their touch if they instigated it. I myself was curious why such a beautiful woman was alone at the bar."
"So you stalked me?" I laugh out so she knows I am truly joking.
"No, not really." I give a half convinced hum. "Okay maybe a little, but not the point."
"What's the point then stalker?" Both me and Wanda giggle as she rolls her eyes.
"Natasha caught me staring. She called me out on it, I did try to deny it at first but when my eyes kept sweeping back to you it was hard to hide it from her. She told me just to talk to you, but I thought nothing would come of it because you had turned everyone else down. Then the second week we spotted you again, but you were with a blonde haired woman so I sort of just watched from a distance a little jealous that she had grabbed your attention. That blonde lady I now know to be your sister, but I don't even know why I felt so jealous. It's not like we had talked, interacted or even made eye contact with each other. You were sitting on the same stool, drinking the same drink and I couldn't take my eyes off you. Once again Natasha tried to get me to go over to you but once I pointed out the blonde she gave me a sympathetic look and brought me quite a few drinks."
"You were jealous of my sister?" I hold in a laugh as I apply a tiny bit more scalp scrub to do the base of her hairline.
"I didn't know she was your sister at that point." Wanda defends her voice raising in pitch as I giggle down at her.
"Okay. So the night you finally found the courage to come to me. What finally made you join my side? And don't say Natasha because even she can't convince you to do something you don't want to do. I just know she gave you a confidence boost."
"I...I don't know truly. But all I can describe it as is that invisible string that we've talked about before. I just had to speak with you. I didn't care if it didn't get us anywhere that night, it's not truly what I was after. Sure you're hot, and the sex is and was great afterwards but it wasn't about that. I wasn't trying my hardest to get in your pants, I wasn't trying to convince you to take me home. I was truly relaxed in your presence and I just wanted to see where the night went. I didn't care if it ended up with us under the sheets, a simple exchange of numbers or just a conversation. Something was pulling me in and I took the bait, followed what my heart desired and took a seat next to you."
"You didn't touch me." Wanda turns her head to look over her shoulder with a soft smile.
"No, I didn't. I had seen how you reacted, and at the time I thought it was just because strangers were touching your arms and that without permission. But we both know the true reason being, is the surprise of being touched by someone when you can't see them and aren't familiar with their touch. I didn't even get your full name but the moment mine rolled off your tongue it set a fire inside of me. I never wanted to stop hearing my name roll off your tongue, then I thought about how your name would sound coming from my mouth. I didn't initially start the whole conversation with that goal in mind, but when you asked to dance and our bodies were pressed together I couldn't help but let the images of my imagination roam free. The closer we got to one another the more I wanted you, the tugging at my heart was almost painful until you asked me that question. You were so different from anyone I had ever danced with, talked to or thought maybe I will. Just tonight, maybe I will. I never did delve into the latter until you. You were cheeky, a little cocky but just enough that it came off as charming all the same. You weren't some sleezy guy who was just trying to get with me, you weren't just another creepy dude at a bar that cares more about what he wants to do with me then have actual conversation. I was someone who had been caught in your trap, unbeknownst to you, and I couldn't help but let myself be pulled in by you. You talked with me, got to know me a little, danced with me and even when things started to get heated in the car you made sure I was okay every step of the way. I never had high standards for what I should expect but you raised the bar so high that anyone else would need a fucking ladder to reach it. You are something else Y/n and I'm so glad I get to call you mine."
"You want to know a secret." She turns her head so her chin rests on her shoulders as she looks at me.
"Okay."
"I saw you that first night and you couldn't stop staring at me." Wanda's eyes widen and her jaw drops slightly.
"But the first time we spoke you said you hadn't seen me around before." She playfully shoves me as she turns around to lay down in the water, washing her own hair out. "You are a sneaky son of a bitch."
I wait for Wanda to remove her head from the water so she can hear me, as I quietly laugh to myself as she grumbles about the discovery. As soon as she sits up, she splashes me with some water and I hold my hands up in defence.
"Hey, I wasn't the one creeping on a stranger from a booth at the back of the bar. I thought you had spotted me looking at you to be fair. I mean I didn't send the girls and guys away for no reason." Wanda's jaw drops open again.
"Wait, wait. Hold up. When did we make eye contact, and you were that confident you were going to get me you said no to everyone else. Oh I feel so stupid for not making a move that first night." Wanda stutters slightly before she presses her palms against her face and groans into them.
"Well yeah, I think we made eye contact as I sent the third person away that night."
"Oh my god, I thought you were staring at that woman's ass as she walked away."
"Now why would I do that when I had a perfectly alluring red-head staring at me most of the night."
"Oh, I'm so stupid." She laughs into her hands as she pulls them away from her face to look up at me with big doe eyes.
"You're not stupid, maybe a little clueless but not stupid." I laugh and duck behind the side of the bathtub as Wanda splashes me again.
"Rude. But also you're so right. However, I think I spaced out a little watching you. I mean I had never even looked at a woman the way I was looking at you. Well I've always appreciated a woman's beauty and power, and maybe had little crushes here and there but it was nothing compared to you. It was crazy in my mind, but I was always certain of one thing. That I wanted you. You were my first woman and I want you to be my last ever. I hope you are my last everything."
"You're cute, adorable and very sweet. But by the third time of you going to the bar I had to make it obvious I was staring at you, which seemed to work as not too long after you came and sat next to me."
"And look at us now."
"Yeah, I'm making sure my best girl is okay after ensuring she won't walk straight for days." Wanda half scoffs half laughs as she gently hits my chest.
"Once again rude, but also thank you for the images." I lean down to press my lips against hers.
"You're welcome. Now I think it's time to get out of the bath. Kate has invited us over for dinner." I stand up grabbing the towel from the towel rack as Wanda slowly stands from the bath using her hands on the edge to hoist herself up.
"One last thing before you disappear you disappear to let me get changed." Wanda steps out of the bath allowing me to wrap her in the towel.
"What's that princess?" I pull the towel snuggly round her body before tucking the corner in so it doesn't fall down.
"I love you." She says in the softest tone, matched with a soft but slightly cheeky smile.
"I love you too princess. Now get your cute butt into some proper clothes so we can get ready to go."
"Yes boss." She gives me a toothy grin as I quirk a brow.
"I think you said my name wrong baby girl." I press my body against hers, using my finger and thumb to lift her chin as my lips move down to her ear. "I think the word you're looking for starts with a D and ends in a Y."
"You have many names. That one is one of my favourites." Wanda bites her lip, her head tilting backwards as I nibble at her ear.
"It's one of my favourites too, princess. Can't wait for the next time you're screaming it." I see Wanda's arms move to grab me but I move out the way towards the door. "We have places to be, princess, no time to get distracted."
"That was mean." She crosses her arms over her chest giving me the biggest pout and puppy eyes in the world.
"But you know I'm right." Wanda rolls her eyes.
"Yeah whatever." Wanda waves a dismissive hand as she moves past me to get into the room, and my smile drops as she starts to unwrap the towel from her body, seemingly annoyed.
"Are you actually mad at me?" I fiddle with my fingers as the question leaves my lips as soon as it springs to mind, and I see Wanda spin around with scrunched brows holding the towel back around her.
"No baby, I'm not mad. A little flustered and impatient but I'm not mad." Wanda tucks her towel back in itself and her soft eyes allow me to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Okay. That's okay." Wanda's brows furrow as she tilts her head a little trying to analyse my behaviour, before deciding to move back over to me cupping my face in her hands.
"Baby, I will never be mad at you for not having sex with me. We've discussed this, you told me yourself no is a full sentence. It applies to you as well. I was just a little flustered, that's all. You can deny me sex all you want because I don't need sex to know that you love me and that I love you. Yes the sex is, just wow, but it is not the be all and end all. If this is because Steph used to get angry with you for saying no then it's just another thing to add to the list of reasons to keep me, Nat and Yelena away from her."
"I just find it hard sometimes to decipher certain emotions from one another because of how they can be manipulated. Not that you ever would. But Steph would use such a gentle tone sometimes but her words would cut deep like a hot knife through butter, and then she would switch to the shouting just to reinforce her points. Normally I can tell what people are actually feeling but sometimes, just sometimes it's hard to tell."
"Thank you for telling me, baby. But I've already said, and I will say it as many times as you need me to. I will never be angry for you not wanting sex, yes I can be sexually frustrated when you work me up and nothing comes from it but I will never ever be mad at you for it. Ever." I lean down to rest my forehead on Wanda's.
"Okay."
"You definitely okay?"
"I'm okay."
"Good. Now let's get ourselves dressed and sorted."
"I love you princess."
"I love you too dorogaya."
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Word Count: 4410
I was going to make this a really long chapter including the meal with Kate but decided that, that would be tomorrow's chapter.
Sorry for the late chapter everyone! And thank you for all your well wishes. I feel a lot better, food poisoning sucks.
See you in the next one!