Til The End Of The Line

18.

1952
My relationship with Howard was still the same. "Friends with Benefits" is the label we put on. We keep it quiet so no one will figure it out at shield.
"Agent Barnes your presence is needed at Mr.Starks office." His secretary comes in to inform me. I smile and nodded and she left my office. I finished the page I was reading on a mission that will take place soon and i stand up and make my way towards Howard's office. I knock on the door and wait patiently.
"Come in." I hear Howard's voice. I walk in and smile at him his hair was a mess and paper were scattered everywhere on his desk. I shut the door behind me.
"Did you need something?"
"No I just needed a stress release." He laughs. I raise an eyebrow at him and he stands up from his desk and walks over to me. He gives me a peck on the lips and sighs.
"Much better." He smiles. He goes to sit down in his desk and I go and sit down on his lap.
"Did you really call me down to kiss me once."
"Yes I did." He smile is very cheeky. I roll my eyes at him and laugh.
"Alright I have to go because unlike other people I actually have work to do." I scrunch my nose up at him. Before I could stand up he snakes his arms around me holding me down on his lap.
"I actually wanted to ask you something." I look into his eyes and I smile.
"Yes?"
"Wait before that." He reaches into his desk drawer and pulls out something. "These are for you." Howard gives me a bouquet of roses.
"Thank you." I smile at him. "But can you drop them off at my house. " I ask and he nods his head before putting them back into his drawer.
"I was wondering if you would like to go out for dinner tonight?"
"Just us two?" I ask which causes him to laugh.
"Yes just us two." He smiles.
"I would love to." I smile.
"Alright I'll pick you up at your house around 5." I nodded my head at him and I get up and give him a kiss on the lips.

A car pulled up next to me as I was walking home.
"Hi do you know where the nearest diner is?" I blond woman in her twenties asked with a smile.
"Yes, straight down the road for about 5 blocks and it will be to your right." I smile. She nods her head at me telling who ever she was with.
"Are you Rebecca Barnes?" She asked. I slowly put my hand where my gun is for easy access.
"No, I'm sorry wrong person." I smile, I continue walking. The car drives away and I take a deep breath. All of a sudden the car does a u turn and comes back my direction it stops right in front of me.
"What the fuck."The woman takes out a gun and I pull mine out and start shooting at her. Her partner gets out and starts shooting at me. I hear a car speeding down the road behind me. I quickly turn to see it was coming my direction and stops right behind me. They get out of the van and there's about 6 or them pointing me with a gun. I'm completely fucked.
"What the actual fuck." I whisper
"это она." The woman says. She's speaking Russian.
(It's her)
"Русский. Русский я говорю по русски." I say as quickly as I can so they won't kill me.
(Russian. Russian I speak Russian.)
"Молчи." She yells back at me.
(Shut up)
"Скажи мне чего ты хочешь. Я могу помочь вам." She turns and smiles at me.
(Tell me what you want. I can help you)
"Опусти пистолет." One of them threatened. I slowly bent over and placed the gun down along with my shield badge and kicked the gun into the bushes leaving a pile of dirt onto of my badge.
(Put the gun down)

"Она такая же дерзкая, как и другая."
(She's feisty just like the other one.)
"она будет делать." Was the last thing I heard from behind me before being hit in the head by something hard.
(She will do.)
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Weeks later.
"Тоска"
(Longing)

"это не сработает" I whisper.
(It won't work)

"ржавый"
(Rusted)

"это не будет" I say louder
(It won't)

"семнадцать"
(Furnace)