Natasha woke up to her door being opened quietly. She squinted her eyes to see who it was, and saw it was her mom.

Pepper smiled. "I didn't mean to wake you prematurely, my beauty queen," she said, and sat on the edge of the bed. Natasha sat up. "That's alright, mom…. Look, I'm really sorry for what I did. I regret it all now. It didn't do any good for either of us." Pepper shook her head. "Don't worry about it. It's all in the past now."

Natasha got up, and Pepper sat behind her, brushing her hair out. She helped her get ready as she sang softly in her ear. When they were done, her mom stood up to admire her. "Oh, Natasha. You look beautiful," she said, eyes welling up.

They hugged tightly, and made their way down to the temple. She was to get married in the temple of Aphrodite, atop many hundreds of stairs by the beach. As they reached it, Pepper saw someone standing by the trees, and stopped. "You go ahead, Tasha, I'll catch up," she whispered. Natasha nodded, wondering why she was staying back.

She ran up the stairs, carrying her brides dress, and when she reached the top, Jane and Darcy were sitting on the bench outside the chapel in their bridesmaids dresses. They squealed with delight as she approached. She looked inside, and Bruce and Steve were already there.

"Oh my GOD!" shrieked Jane, "You look GORGEOUS!" "You so do, Nat!" said Darcy, hugging her.

"Thank you!" Natasha said, and they all laughed together, waiting on the bench for the ceremony to start.

Back at the bottom of the stairs, Pepper walked over to the man standing there. It was Tony Stark, and she knew it. He stepped out. "I knew it was you all along," she said quietly, and he nodded. "I know." She looked up.

"Why did you leave? I had to raise a child all on my own for twenty years! Not that I minded, Natasha and I were fine on our own. But it would've been nice if she had a dad, Tony!" She turned her back to him.

He came up close behind her, and she felt his breath on her neck. "I never meant to hurt you, Pepper," he whispered, and she scoffed, turning around to face him. "Don't give me that. You could have come back. It's too late, Tony. My daughter's grown up, and I'm passed the point of love now."

"But we can change that! I still love you as much as I did that day…" She smiled sadly.

"I don't wanna talk about things we've gone through. Though it still hurts me deep inside, it's all history now. I trusted you, you held me in your arms, and nothing else in the world seemed to matter. But when you left, all of that was taken away from me, and I fell to pieces.

The Fates are cruel, Tony, and taking you away from me was the worst thing I had ever experienced. I loved you… and I still do now," she uttered out, "But our love is impossible now. I can't give myself to anyone in the same way."

Tony's lip trembled despite himself, and he wrapped his arms around Pepper's waist. "Pep, let me embrace you, and show you what it is to love again. I'm so sorry for leaving, but if you trust me now, I will never let you down as long as I live. I promise."

Pepper looked at him for a second, but shook her head, and tears ran down her face as she ran up the stairs. Tony knew better than to chase her.

Up at the temple, the minister was holding his book, and Clint was standing beside him in a black groom's tuxedo.

The organ music started to play, and Pepper held Natasha's hand as they took the first step into the wedding. Natasha's eyes were nervous as she walked, and she was tense under her mother's hold. Pepper noticed this, but said nothing.

The minister cleared his throat. "Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today…"

His voice faded out in Natasha's ears as she looked into the audience. There was Auntie Betty and Auntie Peggy, smiling supportively, her excited friends holding flowers, Clint's friends giving him a thumbs up, and there was Bruce and Steve behind them, ready to do what the father figure does at weddings.

Suddenly, her nerves just exploded. She couldn't go through with this.

"Wait!" she suddenly cried out, and everyone looked at her. Her hands were shaking, and she turned to Clint. "Let's…let's not get married!"

Clint gave a look of disbelief. "What?" "I just…. I just don't think we should get married. Let's take some time, and go for a trip around the world together first!" There was a stunned silence, and after a minute, Natasha was beginning to feel very self conscious, and felt like she wanted to cry.

She felt Pepper's reassuring grasp on her arm, and she relaxed a little, waiting for Clint's reaction. He looked down at the floor, and who knows what he was thinking. What a terrible person she is, why would she be doing this on her wedding, she feared he was thinking.

But it was all forgotten when he took her hand and kissed it. "My Natasha," he said, "We'll do whatever you want to do." She grinned widely, and they kissed. Everyone started clapping, still rather surprised at what happened.

"Well, we can't waste a good wedding!" said Betty after a few seconds of clapping. She looked straight at Pepper, and raised an eyebrow. Pepper opened her mouth in a gasp, and Tony appeared at the door.

He walked in with his charming smirk, stopped in front of her, and began to sing their song for each other from when they were young.

"Love me or leave me, make your choice, but believe me. I love you…. I do, I do, I do, I do, I do."

Pepper let out a surprised noise, and blinked.

Tony continued in his charming, off-key singing voice. "I can't conceal it, don't you see, can't you feel it? Don't you too?" He paused, and waited with baited breath.

Betty, Peggy, Natasha, Clint, and everyone else in the temple looked at Pepper awaiting her response. She swallowed, feeling her stomach knot. But something in her mind, her heart just clicked in that moment. There was one feeling she couldn't contain inside of her. Her true love for Tony Stark.

"I- I do!"

She looked at him. "I do, I do, I do, I do, I do…." She sang back, rushing into his arms. Everyone cheered.

The wedding wasn't wasted in the least. Pepper and Tony were married that day, and the after ceremony was wonderful.

"I'd like to propose a toast," said Tony, standing up with his champagne. "To a long life with my beautiful wife, and a prosperous relationship for Clint and Natasha." Everyone raised their glass, and drank to it.

As Bruce set his glass down, Betty leaned in beside him. "Hey, Brucey," she sing-songed. He turned, and smiled. "Since you're single now… I'm the first in line. Honey, I'm still free… take a chance on me!"

He grinned, and stood up. "Betty, I'd love nothing more." The two of them kissed and walked down to the beach.

Peggy turned to Steve. "Well, that leaves us, hot stuff. Steve laughed. "Will you be mine, Miss Carter?" he asked timidly. She kissed him on the spot in answer to his question. Pepper smiled at her friend's matches, and kissed her own husband. She'd secretly been wanting to do that forever.

Thor swept Jane off her feet into a tight hug. Loki finally took the reigns with Darcy and pulled her into a passionate embrace, validating his feelings in return for hers. Darcy's eyes grew wider than ever, and she exploded inside.

Natasha turned to Clint. "Well, love is sure in the air tonight!" Clint smiled. "Yeah, it is. You know, Tasha, I'm glad you did what you did today. Your honesty, among other things, is what makes me love you so much."

As the fountains of Aphrodite started spraying in the night air in celebration of the wedding, he leaned in, and the two locked their lips in a love that was sure to last a lifetime.