Phoenix <Book 1>

Part 2 Chapter 10

Ashlyn sat in her room, the door locked, tears running down her face and sobs leaving her body that echoed down the corridor. Clint stood outside her door and Natasha walked by, "Fury said it'd be best to leave her alone." Clint looked at Natasha, "What do you think?", she looked at him, "I think if you really love her, you'll fight for her. If you actually don't trust her, let her know.", Natasha walked away and the sobs grew louder, Steve stepped into the corridor, "Barton." Clint looked down, "I know you want to punch me." Steve scoffed, "No, I want to kill you. She did nothing but love you, trust you, believe you. You ruined it, and her.", the sobs stopped and they heard the water in her room start and a man in white walked toward her door and knocked, the water stopped and she unlocked it. "Miss Ashlyn, I was sent to retrieve you for the appointment." She nodded, "Alright." He looked at Steve and Clint, "Is one of these men the father?", she swallowed the lump and more tears filled her eyes, "No, the father isn't in the picture." Clint stared at her and Steve left, "Oh, I apologize." She nodded, "Maybe it was for the best." She stepped out and closed her door, "I'm ready whenever you are Doctor." He nodded and the two walked off, but Clint sighed before running after them. "Ash wait!", she froze and turned, "How many times do I have to tell you it's Ashlyn! Only call me Ashlyn! Nothing less and nothing more." He shook his head, "You're wrong." She shook her head, "No, I'm not." He nodded, "Yes. You're Ashlyn Barton, the love of my life and the girl who is ripping my heart out everytime she refuses to let someone call her Ash or Asher, or Barton." She glanced down and tears fell, "The girl that I fell in love with when she was 19.", she rolled her eyes and turned, "I'm not listening to this shit.", he grabbed her arm, "Yes, you are. I get it, I fucked up big time. I know, and I knew the moment I said it. Ash, trust me when I say that my questioning was misplaced and wrong.", she scoffed, "Trust you? Why should I? You never trusted me." He growled, "Damn it Ashlyn! It's them I didn't trust!", she jumped slightly, "Ash, I'm trying I really am. Please, stop. This is so painful for me alright. The woman I love, is ignoring me, our marriage, and the fact that the baby inside of her is mine." Ashlyn rolled her eyes, "Are you sure you believe it's yours or are you just sucking up?", he sighed, "Ashlyn! I know it's mine! You wouldn't cheat on me and I know that!", she frowned, "Then why did you accuse me?", he sighed, "I don't know alright." She shook her head, "Ma'am, is this the baby's father?", she looked at the doctor, "Yes, but I don't want him present. My decision is final, the baby is up for adoption." He shook his head with tears in his eyes, "No, it's not. It's my baby as well and I want to keep the little one." She nodded, "Then sign up for the adoption." He shook his head, "I don't have to, you're my wife and we live in the same house, that baby is 50 percent mine." She licked her lips, "Fury didn't tell you?", he farrowed his eyebrows, "Tell me what?", she frowned and her voice cracked, "I requested for my stuff to be moved to my new living location and papers are being typed up." He looked at her, "What papers?", she glanced down, "Divorce." He stopped, "What?", she sighed, "If we don't have trust, we have nothing." She started crying, "You don't trust me for some unknown reason, therefore-", he stepped forward and pressed his lips against hers and she slapped his chest, but her grabbed her left hand and slipped her ring back on her finger, and she pushed away, "What the hell!", he looked at her with tears on his face, "Ashlyn Evelyn Barton, you're my wife and you will continue to be until I die. I made a mistake and I greatly regret it. I will go for the rest of my human days making up for it and showering you in the love you deserve. I love you too much to let you just walk away. I won't sign the damn papers and I won't let you leave me in our house alone." She swallowed the lump in her chest and looked down, wiping the tears, "What was that file?", he looked at her, "That was a mission, before we were married and before we were together. She needed protection and I was sent to give it to her, she thought I was someone else and she fell in love with my undercover. She came on to me and I couldn't do anything but push her back, it was too late." She nodded, "Say I believe that, say I fall right back in, say I decide to forgive you. Why shouldn't I question?", he looked at her, "Because I love you and only you, always and forever." That line broke her and she started crying hard, and Clint wrapped her into his arms, "I am so sorry Ashlyn, I truly am. Please, don't leave me and don't take our baby away from me." She sobbed and Clint picked her up bridal style and the doctor lead them to the examination room. Clint laid her on the table and she quickly composed herself and went silent, listening to the doctor and raising her shirt, laying on her back, and staring at the monitor. "Do you want to know the gender?" Ashlyn shook her head, "No thank you. May I go now?", the doctor nodded and Clint's face dropped has she cleaned her stomach off and stood up, "Thank you for your time doctor." He nodded and she rushed out of the room, Clint looked down and began crying.

Ashlyn stopped in the hallway when she heard Clint's cries and her eyes filled with tears and she rested against the wall beside her. "He's never cried before.", Ashlyn nodded, "I know Nat, I know. I just, should I go back? He was so quick to not trust me, though I've done nothing to make him question." Ashlyn sat down on the floor and placed her face in her hands, the ring feeling heavy on her finger, and her silent sobs racking her body. Natasha sat down and wrapped her friend in her arms, "I think he got the wrong idea from a video he seen of you and Steve." Ashlyn gave her friend a look and Natasha got her tablet out.

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Ashlyn sat with Steve in the conference room, just the two of them has they went over files. "We've looked everywhere. Where can the scepter be?", she sighed and her head rested on the table, "Hey, we'll find it. Then we can all go back to our houses and stuff." Ashlyn sighed, "I just want the scepter back so we don't have another Loki incident. We almost didn't win that Steve." He looked at her, "Hey, we're a team. Has long has we work together, we can always win." She sighed, "I'm not so sure. We got beat to hell Steve, Tony almost died, Clint was compromised, and Phil did die." She started crying and Steve wrapped his arms around her.

Two more chapters until the story is placed on hold!!!!!