Natasha would have apologised but it seemed she was just as geared up as he was. Funny how being separated did that and she shouldn't let it happen. She shouldn't have gotten this close to the point where being apart from him did strange things to her. She shouldn't miss him, it was dangerous territory.

"If I wasn't sure I wouldn't have instigated..." She smiled, pulling back enough just so he could see it, coy and innocent. "I'm blaming it on the wine though, if anyone asks." And they were bound to.

Even if that was an excuse, Natasha certainly wasn't drunk, just an excuse for a lapse of Natalie's judgement when people questioned her at the water cooler.

"Plus my house is warm, so it may be a opportunity to see if this warehouse work has really paid off."