AVENGERS: The Switch.

PART 14.

GALINA POV:
Once I've used the loo, brushed my teeth, had a quick shower and gotten some fresh clothes on, I pull my stuff over to the door. I leave them just inside the room, as I leave and knock on the door opposite. Barnes opens the door and lets me in, he holds out two different packs of sandwiches, I chose one and start eating. As I eat in silence, the others speak in English, it's annoying that I can't understand them, but I could always learn English. Thinking about that gets me thinking about what I'm going to do next, I need to figure out where I'm going to live.

I guess I'll ask them to take me with them to New York and then find a hotel until I can find an apartment. Would Barnes be willing to move in with me or am I going to have to be away from him? Well, at least I won't be as far away as Russia.

Once I've eaten, everyone gets up. Natalia speaks “Grab your stuff, we're going.” Barnes helps me with my luggage and we leave the hotel, we get into my car and I drive them to their quinjet, on the way Barnes speaks from the passenger seat “You haven't spoken in ages.” “Huh?” I quickly glanced to my side, before looking back at the road “Something's bothering you, isn't it?” “I just… I'm trying to figure things out.” “I want you to move to New York.” “I will. That's already been decided for me.” “What do you mean?” “My apartment was compromised, so I can't live there anymore and Tarasovna refused to assign me a new apartment, told me to move to New York.” “Are you okay with that?” “Course I am. I want to make this work.” “Then what are you trying to figure out?” “Where I'll live, I'll have to find somewhere.” He looks at someone in the back, but I'm not sure who, then to me “With us.” “Hm?” “In the tower.”

Am I actually allowed? Why would they be okay with that?

“Are you sure?” “Yeah, we spoke to Stark and he's happy to have you move in. You can move into my room, with me, if you want.” I grab his hand in mine, while the other is still on the steering wheel “Please.” “Great! You can fly to the tower with us and you can move straight in.” “What about my car?” “Uh…” Natalia responds “Clint can drive it to New York for you.” “All that way?” “Yeah.” I laugh “How does Barton feel about that?” “He'll love it. A quiet drive, away from the rest of us for a bit.” She joins in my laughter and so does Barnes “Maybe ask him first.” “It's fine, we'll tell him when we get to the quinjet.” I look into the mirror, to see two confused faces either side of Natalia, which just makes me laugh harder and take back my other hand, so I can focus on driving. I park, and we pull out my luggage. When we get to the quinjet, Natalia opens the hatch and just as Barton is about to step inside, Natalia and Barnes block his path. As Natalia tells Barton his mission, he goes through different stages of facial expressions. He then turns to me with his hand held out, I smile and hand him my keys, he walks away and we all laugh.

I feel so bad making him do that whole drive on his own.

The rest of us fly to the Avengers Tower. When we get there I'm lead into a living room where everyone is sitting around, Tony Stark approaches me “Welcome home.” I'm impressed by his Russian, he walks over and holds out his hand, I shake it and he leans close to my ear “Tame Barnes for us.” I raise an eyebrow as he moves his head away from me, not completely sure if he knew what he was saying. I smile and nod “Sure.” He barks out a laugh and looks around, I think he's looking for Barton, as he goes into a laughing fit after the situation being explained to hi. I'm lead to Barnes’ room, by the man himself. We set down my luggage and he pulls me over to him, he looks down at me and he smiles “Welcome home, doll.”