Working With The Winter Soldier

Chapter Twenty Five

"How's she doing?", Fury asked.

"She's okay, just very annoyed." Matteo replied

"I can imagine, she kept it quiet for quite a while.", Fury added.

"You knew?", Matteo asked.

"Come on, you really thing her Doctor and Therapist would have kept that confidential from me?" Fury stated with a chuckle.

"She has a therapist?", he questioned.

"Y/N has had a therapist since she got out of the Raft, it's a -"

"I know what the Raft is.", Matteo cut Fury off.

"Any person who has been through the amount of trauma Y/N has faced, they have to be assigned to a therapist, especially since we let her out on the premise she helps us.", Fury continued.  "Y/N was very stand off ish when she joined, kept to herself and never spoke to anyone, we brought Mr Barnes in as he has an extremely similar background to her and he actually helped her open up, she's most definitely improved."

"Would you say her and Bucky are close?", Matteo asked.

"I don't exactly know how close they are, I know they can argue like cats and dogs, but I also know they make each other laugh and that's something I'm happy to see come from both of them." Fury replied, "I do have to ask though Mr Jenkins. What is your relationship with Miss Grant?" 

"Friends? I guess you would call it that. She's carrying my child yes, but nothing else is there. As soon as she told me she was pregnant, I knew I had to change. That's the real reason why I came clean and wanted to help. It was wrong what I did, and I am happy to own up to my mistakes.", He replied.

Fury nodded and smiled, "Thankyou for your honesty. Go take care of her." 

-

Matteo knocked on Y/N's door.

Nothing.

"Y/N?", he said knocking again.

He pressed his ear up against the door and could hear muffled crying. He opened the door and found her under her covers of her bed.

He sat next to her and placed his hand on her.

"It's going to be okay." 

The cover began to move and she sat up sniffling.

"I didn't want anyone to find out yet and now everyone does.", she spoke softly.

Matteo wrapped his arm round her, "Maybe this is for the best." 

"Everyone is going to act weird around me again."

"Again?", he questioned.

"When I first joined the Avengers, everyone knew about my past and that led them to ignore me and act different around me, even though I had no control. I can't go through that again."

He squeezed her slightly. "And it won't. Nat and Wanda already know and I know they won't let that happen. And Bucky.... I know he'll protect you to the moon and back." 

Y/N wiped her noses. "What?" 

"I can see he cares about you very much Y/N, I know he didn't mean to expose you like that, he just wants what best for you." 

"He doesn't...", she replied.

"Really? I see the way he looks at you, you guys have been closer than anyone here, I know that's because you've had to work with him, but you've dealt with the same things in life. Talk to him and you'll see.", he gave her a small smile and stood up. "If you don't talk to him, Ill be very cross."

He pulled a cross face which only made Y/N laugh.

"Now that's what I like to see. See you later beautiful.", And with that he left the room.