Grandma's Home

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               It was a nice and warm sunny morning for the agents to begin their annual spring cleaning. Both natasha an dominik were racing up and down the stairs with boxes their parents had dropped off.

"What's all this?" Natasha huffed wiping the dust off her hands. 

"I guess some old things mom and dad didnt need anymore?" Dominik coughed opening up a box to some old antique dishes. "Anything we don't need we can put it up for a yard sale when we get around to it." 

"We still have some Christmas decorations we have to put up in the closet," Natasha spoke munching on some chips.

"None of us are tall enough to place them back up there." Dominik huffed thinking of a solution when a lightbulb flickered over her head. "I kinda have an idea." She chuckled turning to natasha.

"What?" She munched raising an eyebrow. "I don't like that look..."

        5 Minutes Later

"Ack!" Natasha yelped trying to keep her balance as Dominik straddled her shoulder trying to steady herself.

"Hold still, will you!" Dominik sighed trying to put the box on the top shelf of the closet.

"I'm trying! You weigh a ton!"

"Excuse me but I weight-"

"Dominik just hurry up!" Natasha choked out to say. She slid the box into place and clapped her hands in accomplishment.

"There, that was easy!" She sighed. "Now carefully put me-AAAA!" Natasha lost balance as Dominik came toppling on top of her. "Down... Thanks for breaking my fall, sis." She sighed patting Natasha's back.

"Ow..." Natasha groaned face down on the carpet. "Yeah...I got your back..." 

Ding Dong

"Oh! I'll get it!" Dominik stood up  running downstairs to the front door. "Hey, Mike! We really could've used you a minute ago." 

"Sorry, I had to fix a fence. Wanna get pizza?" He smiled hugging her tight. 

"Sure, Hey Nat! I'll be back!" Dominik called out getting her bag. "-Oh and also, Install the new gadget that Dave sent! Bye!"

"Bye..." Natasha groaned cracking her back on her way down. She raised an eyebrow picking up the package and headed  into the kitchen." hmm, wonder what you are?" Once she raised her gaze she jumped back seeing ray tapping at the screen door.

"Ray!" She choked out sliding the screen door. "if you could knock on the front door like a normal person, that could save me from a heart attack!"

"Now where is the fun in that!" He chuckled walking inside. "I saw Mike and Dominik leaving."

"Yeah, to get some pizza for lunch." She sighed refocusing on the package on the kitchen counter. Raymond hopped up on the counter next to her, "Did you need anything? Or did you come just to scare me?" 

"Have you had lunch yet?" He asked.

"I havent even had breakfast yet." She said realizing, "We've been busy cleaning up and packing some stuff in the attic." Natasha opened the box revealing a red button attachment.

"We could go get lunch too...If you want?" Raymond mumbled hoping not to get rejected. "Is that a new gadget?"

"Hmm no, it's for the house. I should install it right away in case we need it." She sighed placing it back in the box. "Darn, but I don't know where Dominik left the tools."

"I got some in my garage." Ray offered, hopping off the counter. "I can help you, just gimme a sec."

"You sure Ray? I don't wanna-"

"I'm sure. Besides I like helping you." He said with a smile that made Natasha's face glow red. "Be right back."

                             Natasha sat crosslegged in the closet quietly reading the instructions while Raymond worked on unscrewing a panel. 

"What is this button supposed to do anyway?" Raymond asked.

"Emergency escape hatch, apparently," Natasha answered reading the pamphlet. "You got the panel open?"

"Yep!" He said placing the panel to the side revealing different colored wires. 

"Alright so it says here..." Natasha hummed flipping and turning over the pamphlet. "...Actually doesn't specify..But we gotta connect the button wiring to one of the house wirings. If that makes sense...." Both Raymond and Natasha took a long stare at the wiring until one of them spoke out. 

"The button is red..." Raymond thought trying to put his words together. "Sooo, red wire?"

"Hmm sounds right," Natasha said handing him the button wiring. Raymond used a wire fuser and attached the button wires to the red electrical wire. 

"Alright, done he said standing back." He sighed in relief standing back. "Now just place the panel back and-" Both of their hands touched the panel and looked at each other and looked away. "Sorry, did you wanna screw it back in?" 

"n-no, go ahead." Natasha stammered pulling her hand back. Ray sighed and pulled his hand back as well with the pane in his hand. 

"Is this how it's gonna be?" He quietly asked.

"Wh-what do you mean?" She blushed. "We're fine. Friends aren't we...I mean, my bad. Wasn't it your job to become my friend or something else?"

"You're still on that, huh," Raymond said sadly.

"We're working together...so let's just call it friends and we're done." Natasha gulped trying to hide her feelings and placed her hand accidentally on the button. Automatically causing part of the closet floor where ray was sitting on release under him.

"Raymond! Are you okay?!" She panicked looking down from the closet and seeing Raymond flat on the garage floor. "I'm so sorry!" 

"No worries..." He groaned slowly sitting up. "Trust me, I've fallen from higher!" Natasha chuckled a bit causing Raymond to chuckle in pain. he looked up at her and blushed looking away. "Maybe you and I can-" DING DONG

"Be right there!" Natasha called out. "Sorry Ray!" Quickly, she ran downstairs and opened the door to greet a much older woman wearing a flashy red dress, a red sunhat that was covering the black and white highlights in her pinned up hair. "May I help you, Mam?" She suddenly lunged at her and wrapped her arms around her tightly. "Wahh-!"

"My darling granddaughter! Everything is okay, Grandma is here!"