Labyrinth

Chapter 26: Poison and wine

Chapter 26 Calida pov

I follow Nat into the kitchen, where we find Clint chopping celery. "Hey Clint."

He doesn't look up, he doesn't stop chopping, he is in the zone. I smile as he says, "Don't distract me."

Nat smiles, "I cant help it. I am distracting."

I pick up a piece of carrot from a pile of chopped carrots and nibble on it, as the two go back and forth about hitting up some nightclub tonight. he points the sharp knife at me, "why don't you and Cali go?"

She side eye me, "she doesn't want to, and I need to get out of this tower. Weve been trapped in here for a week."

I pop what's left of the carrot in my mouth and say, "I didn't say I didn't want to. I said I would think abut it."

I walk around the kitchen counter to the fridge and get a bottle of water. Nat sighs and says to clint, "please lets go do something? maybe if you come, she will say yes."

Clint goes back to focusing on his chopping and he says, "I cant. gotta call the family tonight. were reading the night before Christmas."

I nudge nat. "cut him some slack, because of me, he cant go home for Christmas."

Clint looks up, "its not your fault."

I lean on the counter, "then why do I feel like shit..."

Nat says, "you know what will make you feel better? Sneaking out, drinking, mocking Tony while sneaking out and drinking."

Clint tells her not to nag me and remind her that were under strict orders to stay in the house for the time being. There was a possible Kai sighting a few days ago, so Tony and Steve have been on high alert. Nat says, "we've never listened to the rules before, what's so different now. plus if he does pop up, Cali can just fry his ass."

I turn to look at her, "I will not be frying anyone."

Clint laughs and says, "that's the holiday spirit."

Clint asks me to help with the chicken broth since I'm the only real cook around here, aside from Wanda. he wanted to make real chicken noodle soup tonight but its taking a lot longer than we all thought considering how long it's taking him to cut the veggies.

As I gather the ingredients to make the both, Bucky walks in shirtless, wearing only shorts that is hanging low on his hips. I try not to stare as I watch him walk past us straight into the sitting room. he makes a beeline straight for Sam, says something to him and then they both head straight back to his bedroom.

nobody knows what happened between Bucky and I. we decided to keep it between us and chalked it up to... we had another weak moment and agreed it was just a slip. Or I had a slip, I mean I was the only one, half naked and cummin on his fingers that night. I close my eyes and have to mentally shake some sense into myself. what was I thinking?

"Are you okay?" Clint asks

I look over at that Clint and Nat who are watching me curiously. I try to smile and say, "yea. why?"

Nat says, "you look like your in pain."

I frown and turn back towards the stove, "I'm fine."

Nat narrows her eyes at me, "did something happened between you and Bucky again?"

I mumble, "I thought you knew everything?"

She smirks, "I do. but I would rather you just tell me. it's exhausting being the all-knowing Nat all the time."