Prompt: "Do you think this, us... do you think it could ever... be something more?" ()
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"Why don't you and your girlfriend come over for dinner this weekend, the kids have been asking for you the past two weeks." Clint says during a sparring session with Kate. Kate freezes in place by the question, which results in her being too zoned out to block Clints attack. She falls to the ground, hitting her head in the process. Clint is quick to help her up, "I'm so sorry, Kate. I didn't mean to hurt you." He says concerned. He takes her to the living room and sits her down, before heading to the freezer to get some ice.
When he comes back with a frozen pizza in his hands Kate jokes, "I love pizza, but I don't think it would be very helpful in this situation." Clint rolls his eyes and hands her the pizza, "We're out of ice, this was the only thing in the freezer. Put it on, it will help with the pain and will make the swelling less."
"Now tell me kid, what happened out there?" Clint asks with a concerned look. He knew Kate could get distracted easily but didn't see any reason for her to be this time. "You said you and your girlfriend. I don't- I think you meant y/n, but she- she's not my girlfriend." Clint looks even more confused now, "Y/n is not your girlfriend?" Kate shakes her head, which prompt Clint's next question. "But.. you want her to be?"
The answer to that question was easy, of course she did. She has wanted that for a while now, but you are best friends, she didn't want to ruin what the two of you had by confessing something that could make her lose you. She told Clint all about it, hoping he would have some advice. Which he did, "By the way the two of you act around each other I assumed you were dating. So, in my eyes she thinks the same way about you, Kate. I know it's scary, but if you really feel this way about her I would tell her." When Kate didn't totally seem convinced he tried one more thing.
"You know Laura was my best friend before we started dating, right?" Kate's eyes widened, she did not know. Clint told her about their story to hopefully get Kate to confess to you and eventually drove her home, not trusting Kate to drive herself. With a new frozen pizza on her head, she let herself into her apartment. Where you were already sitting on the couch playing a video game. The second you saw Kate you stopped the game and got up.
"Honey, what happened?" You say walking closer and lifting the pizza box slightly to see how bad it was. "Clint kind of knocked me to the ground during training, but I'm fine. You don't have to worry." She smiled at your scrunched up nose. "Clint did what?" You say, sounding like you're ready to fight Clint Barton who also happened to be the Hawkeye. "It wasn't his fault, no need to fight anyone." Kate says with a chuckle and sits down on the couch, once again putting the pizza box to her head. "It was my fault, I got distracted."
"Oh, Kate.. you have to be more careful with yourself. You know I'd like to keep you around for a bit longer." You say with a wink as your hand puts the hair that fell in front of her face behind her ear. Kate diverts her eyes from yours, "Y/n, can I ask you something?" You nod for her to go on.
"Do you think this, us... do you think it could ever... be something more?" Kate asks struggling to find the right words to ask you, making a slight blush appear on her cheeks. Your cheeks turn a similar shade of pink. "I think we definitely could."
Kate looks at you with a faint look of shock in her eyes, "Oh ehm okay, I didn't think this far ahead. I never imagined you'd say yes. Ehm let me think, what's next?" You smile at her nervous rambling. "I could help you with that. Next you could kiss me and then as me out on a date." You say, surprising yourself with your confidence. Kate smiles back, "I can do that."
She puts the pizza box down and places her other hand on your cheek, gently pulling you in for a kiss. The kiss was everything you dreamed of it being. Her lips were soft on yours, your lips moving in synch. The way your whole body felt warm from the gentle was she was kissing you.
When you part from the kiss, neither one of you can stop smiling. "Y/n, will you go out to lunch with me tomorrow?" Kate asks, your foreheads still connected, "As a date." You kiss her again, after saying you would love to.
The rest of the evening you spend cuddled up on the couch watching a movie. Both with a smile on your face that was going to be there until you fell asleep.
