All of Me - Agent's of S.H.I.E.L.D

Chapter Part 77

This chapter contains some sexual content

CHAPTER 77

Thursday, 3rd April 2014 - Washington DC

Fury's secret Bunker (Classified Location) 20:42

Maria found Natasha in one of the makeshift rooms with low lighting that contained a basic double bed and a few other basic items. She was holding her phone horizontal, her eyes locked on the screen with a big smile on her face.

"... and Daddy said when you get back that we can all go back together."

Maria heard a young little girl's voice as she made her way in the room and towards the double bed that the redhead was laying on, her head propped up with two pillows. Was that Lily? She was talking?

Natasha knew that she wasn't alone anymore, but she didn't remove her attention from her little girl. She was holding the phone towards her face, making sure that her daughter couldn't see her injury. Clint knew about it, because she had told him before he put Lily on. It was almost eleven o'clock the next morning on the Gold Coast.

"I am looking forward to that, baby bird," she said softly.

"When are you coming home, mummy?" Lily's australian accent coming out strong.

Natasha kept the smile plastered on her face, even though a lump had lodged in her throat. "Soon, Baby Bird. Mommy just has to finish some things up at work and then she'll be taking a long vacation with you and daddy," she assured the little girl, not caring that Maria was standing at the end of her bed, listening to every word. "Look, mommy has go now - can you pop daddy back on?"

"Okay mummy - bye," the little girl supplied, before she disappeared from the screen.

Natasha felt a warmth flood through her everytime the little girl called her that. It sounded so natural coming from the five year old's lips. With her line of work and what the red room had done to her, she never expected to be a mother and she never expected to grow an attachment to the little girl so fast. The fact that she had a child to go home to made what she did kind of scary. That little girl was depending on her to come home, to be her mom. She couldn't lose another one. Natasha felt a flood of emotion wash through her. She was holding back the tears that were stinging her eyes. Stupid pain medication! the assassin thought.

"I'll be back in a minute, Lil," she heard Clint tell their daughter before his rugged face appeared on the screen. Several seconds later, she heard the sound of a door clicking shut. "Hey Beautiful," her partner voiced as a smile doned his lips. "You okay?" the concern evident in his voice.

Natasha cleared her throat and forced a smile. "Of course."

Clint narrowed his gaze on his partner. He knew her better than anyone in the world, knew every side of her and knew that she wasn't big on showing her vulnerability. "Don't BS me, Tasha ... I'm deaf not blind."

Natasha bit down on her lower lip as a few silent tears slid town her cheeks. "I'm okay, just missing the both of you like crazy ... Clint, just in case things don't go our wa-"

"No!" the male Avenger cut in. "Don't you dare even think like that, Tasha. You and the others will deal with the threat tomorrow, then come home to us. I can't do this without you, Tasha. I don't wanna - we're a family ... Just come home to us, please."

Natasha could hear the raw emotion in his voice and see it in his eyes. She blinked the tears away and nodded. "Okay," she whispered in a barely audible tone. "Love you."