Clint and Nat and the rest of the Avengers

Chapter 8

NATASHA'S POV
I have already gotten my stuff from the Tower, Phil drove me there and sent me a car so I can drive by myself to my place in New Rochelle, I didn't tell him where I am going to stay, the only one who knows the information is Nick, and well, now Clint. The truth is, I'm going to stay at Erick's house, I found out he was the one who previously tried to kill Ivan, he failed, of course, but if he did succeed I would fucking kiss him in the mouth, all this years I've been waiting to kill him and I'm happy he at least tried, and I'm even happier I succeed at that. I'm on my way to Erick's, I realized we have a lot more in common than growing up on the same neighborhood, I'm sad I only stayed there till I was 7. I just need to know why he wanted Ivan dead.

It's past midnight, when I park at the front of the house I look at the address to confirm I'm in the right place. Suddenly someone opens the front door, it's Erick, with a baby girl on his arms, she must probably be 1 year or something.
"Erick"
"Natasha, I'm happy you called, I thought you would figure it out somehow"
I smiled at him and saw the red head baby girl smiling "Who's this?"
"That's Sophie. Why don't we go inside and talk in a more private space hum?"
"Sure"
And I went inside with my bags on my hands following him.

"Anna and I met 6 years ago, she worked in a cafe near my house in Kiev, we were in love in the minute we looked at each other. When we found out she was pregnant we were shocked, but we couldn't be happier, she gave birth in Russia, last year, 2 weeks after Sophie was born they took Anna, one minute Anna went to pee and the other one I heard her screams, I saw a tattoo on one of the guy's forearm, it was the red room, they took her and left me and my baby girl hopeless I had been trying to track them for 5 months when I finally got to them, but they are too fast and too good, I couldn't do it alone, years on the Russian army didn't help me at all, so I failed. I came to The United States to start a new life away from them, all I care about now is to keep my daughter safe"

I didn't know what to say, never in a billion of years I would think all this happened to him.
"I'm sorry to hear that Erick, I know that the Red Room destroyed too many lives and families, I didn't go to where they worked and kept the girls, I never knew where it was, I never got out until the day I escaped, some bad shits happened to me when I did so I don't remember most of things. When I had missions they would drive me to the location on a truck. When I got Ivan I wasn't planning on find their location, I just needed his location."
I looked at him sitting on the sofa in front of me as the little girl started to play with her toys on the ground.
"That's too bad, but I'm happy the guy is dead, I'm impressed by you, it takes a good set of skills to do what you did"
I gave him a weird smile and looked at the baby
"How old is she?"
"19 months"
"She's beautiful, was her mother a redhead?"
"She was a blonde actually, our girl came to this world with the most phenomenal hair"
"Yes, it is quite phenomenal"
He laughed at me
"So, you, ever found love?"
I was surprised at his question "hmm, I guess you could say that in a way"
"Remember when we used to date?"
"We were 6! I don't remember a lot of things of that time"
"We did have fun though"
"You mean when I ran away from The Red Room? Yeah I remember that, we weren't 6 no more"

"What's his name?"
"Who?"
"The guy? Or is it a girl? I'm fine with that..."
"It's Clint. Clint Barton"
"Where is he right now?"
"Probably having sex with his girlfriend"
"Ouch, that's complicated"
"Tell me about it"
He really seemed interested on that part of my life and was waiting for me to continue
"We used to go out, secretly, we were sleeping together, one day he mentioned that he wanted a domestic life, kids, a family, grow old together, quit being a spy... I can't have a baby, the Red Room made sure of that. I always thought Ivan would come after me, with his weird obsession, I would never be safe, and neither would Clint, and what can I do besides being a spy and a killer? So I told him he had to look for what he wanted. He eventually told me he would never leave me just because I can't get pregnant, but I know he wishes for this life so I can't take that away from him"