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Bruce was zoning out in his laboratory again. It wasn't doing him any harm, so Kasia decided to let him be.

He always worked hard, so zoning out was actually a fork of relaxation to him, even though Kasia would have preferred him to stop working and maybe watch a movie.

"I think about her sometimes," said Beth as she walked into the laboratory with a brown bag in we hand. "Natasha. I brought tacos by the way. It's an offering."

Bruce stared at her, while Kasia jumped onto her legs to paw Beth's legs. She smiled and gave a taco to Kasia who held it into her mouth and jumped onto a table to eat it.

"I think about her a lot. Mainly, whenever I'm training or when I see a redhead passing by. She was my friend too, Bruce, and yeah, she was more to you, but we're all hurting. She loved you, she was Clint's family, and she was my best friend."

"I should have ran away with her when she wanted me to. When Ultron was created," he whispered.

Beth shrugged, dragging a stool out from under a table to sit on. "Maybe, but it happened already. Technically, we could go back in time and change it, but... It's not what she would have wanted. She never stopped loving you. She's just so dull to people caring about her. Trust me, I would know. We would spend hours staying up late, drinking and gossiping about guys. You were always a name out of her lips."

He nodded, moving his glasses up to rest on his head before wiping his eyes with the back of his hand. "Whose name was out of yours?"

Beth smiled softly. "It was always Steve, but that makes sense, doesn't it? Every woman loves him, but his heart was set on someone else. I can't blame him. What we had was a fleeting, nice moment."

"Sorry."

"Nah, it's okay. So, tacos? I've noticed you have quite a fixing for them," said Beth.

"They're great. What's not to love?"

"Meow."

"See, even Kasia agrees," he pointed out.

Beth shook her head, but laughed. "Okay, so I didn't really know what you'd like - Thank God, you're not vegan - so I got a lot. Beef, chicken, or pork?"

"Chicken first," he answered.

"Just how much do you plan on eating?" she questioned.

"Have you seen me?"