Wrong number honey!

Fights and Fury

Nat's POV:

Tony recommended us a therapist after everything that happened, and Wanda wouldn't stop apologising. I finally snapped at her.

"Okay Wanda. We get it! That doesn't f***ing reverse anything does it?" She looked like her heart broke and she ran out of the room. Clint came in 30 minutes later, knocking on Wanda's door. She came out with her bag and Clint took her out, whispering how he'll talk to me later. Peter came out of his room, talking non stop, and everything was too much for me.

"God Peter read the room do you ever stop talking?" He ran off into his room and Pietro decided now was a good time to mention he had an assignment due tomorrow which he hasn't started, and I just snapped, for the third time today.

"Jesus Pietro! What do you want me to do about it? You aren't a little kid for f***s sake! You're old enough to do it yourself!" He started sobbing, and he ran out of the room. Clint came by a second time and I was too emotionally drained to talk to anyone. He took Pietro and Peter with him, and I just collapsed onto the couch. James came home, and saw none of the kids home.

"Hey baby, how was your day love?" 

"How does it look like it was James?" I really wasn't in the mood for his bs.

"Woah, I was just asking a question Talia. Did you manage to pick up the groceries today love?" Crap, I forgot. Oh god. 

"I forgot. I'm sorry, today was very hectic."

"God Natalia! I ask you to do one thing. One thing all week. And you forget?"

"I'm sorry, todays been a bit much!" 

"You didn't even go to work today, this was the one thing you had to do, and it just slipped your mind? You just forgot?" I bit back tears, and heard him sigh in disappointment.

"Look, I'm sorry for forgetting. It was stupid of me, but what can I do about it now?"

"Well now we have no food for tonight Romanova! What do you say we do? And don't say take out, we've had that like 3 times this week. What do you say we do Star Assassin?" I hold back tears at the old nickname from the red room.

"Low blow Barnes." We don't usually have fights, but when we do it's back.

"No, Natalia, please, enlighten me on what we should do!"

"I don't know okay? You happy? You happy with the woman - if you can even call me that- you chose to marry you? Or do you want to take me back? The choice is up to you Soldier." Fight fire with fire. He stepped back a bit.

"Okay Natalia, how the hell is this my fault? You're the one who forgot to pick up he groceries. That was your job. Your only job. So forgive me if I'm a bit offended about the fact that this has turned into my fault, when it's clearly yours." I put my hands over my ears, everything definitely being too much, trying to calm down. James kept on yelling at me, so I grabbed my bag and walked out, running as fast as I could. Once I got to Fury's house I banged on the door until he let me in. When he saw me he hugged me, and Maria was already half asleep on his couch. He took me into his office and I laid down on his couch, feeling the familiar fabric under me was comforting, and the sound of reports being handwritten felt a lot better. I fell half asleep, and Dad pulled a blanket over me. I fully fell asleep, and I slept through him carrying me into the spare bedroom, which was littered with photos of Maria, Clint and I. The bed was big enough to fit all three of us when we need it, but Maria and I stayed curled up close to each other. 

"Hey Natty, hey Maria. Do you want some breakfast?" I nod, and lightly kick Maria to wake her up. She sits up, gasping. I sit up and move closer to her, and stroke her hair out her face.

"Shh, Maria, you're safe, I promise." We both got up and Dad was making pancakes.

"So Maria, why were you knocking on my door last night?" She shrugged, pulling her long sleeves down more. She rubbed her eyes, and she stole bacon off of my plate. I whacked her hand away and she hit mine back. We started hitting each other until Dad looked at the two of us, smiling. I hit her one last time, and she stole another piece of my bacon.

"I hate you."

"I love you to Tasha." I stole one of her pancakes and there was a knock on the door. We both reached for guns, and Dad opened the door, cautiously. James ran in coming to apologise. I remembered yesterday and I shut down again. 

"Yo, Barnes, she'll come home when she's ready okay?  Quit pressuring her!" Thank god for Maria. Note to self, give her a hug once you've calmed down. She shoved him out the door and locked it, and she took me into Dads office, laying me down on the couch.

"Hey, breathe. You're safe here. Dad wouldn't let you stay here if you weren't safe."

"I'm an awful person." I whispered, and Maria shook her head.

"No you aren't babes. Look at me. Do you think I would have an awful person as a sister." I felt more peaceful with her there, and we both fell back asleep like that. When I woke up, Dad was doing paper work, and Maria was laid down next to me. We had a blanket over us. I reached over for him. I mumbled out a Dad and he came over, picking me up.

"What's up Natty?" I shrug and when he tries to put me down I whimper so he has to carry me. I feel so much safer when he's with me.

"I snapped at everyone. Wanda, Peter, Pietro. And James. We argued over something as stupid as freaking groceries." I tell him everything and he was stroking through my hair, occasionally grabbing a brush to brush out a knot. Once I said everything he stayed quiet.

"I think that you're under a lot of stress right now, and everything has become too much."

"I tried to say that but I couldn't." He nodded and kissed the top of my head.

"I think you need to go home."

"I do too. I'm gonna go and say bye to Maria, then I'll go." He let me go, and I saw my hair braided. Once I got home I went in, going straight to James, hugging him tightly. I got on my tippy toes to hug him around the shoulders, and he put his arms around my waist.

"I'm so sorry."

"No, I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry. I love you."

"I love you too. I'm sorry." 

"You're under so much stress, I should've realised. I'm so sorry Talia." I was fiddling with my ring, and I calmed down with him close to me.

"Clint told me what happened. I know the kids were pushing your buttons and then I came and was such a dick. But it'll never happen again. Come on, let's go shopping babe." He offers out his hand and I shook my head, sitting down on the couch, cuddling with him while we watched tv. I felt safe with him, but everything changed after one phone call.