"You're so wonderful, how could I have made it through all this without you." She laughs at the thought of all those little monsters running around, or even at the thought of one or two. The fact that she can't have kids has never given her thoughts of them to be honest. Maybe adoption wouldn't be horrible in a few ten or twenty years down he road with Clint.
"They'd be the best trained kids around. Our kids will all be secret underground ninjas able to kick the ass of anyone who tries to take advantage of them, and the girls will not be dating until they are thirty, at least." She laughs and smacks Clint's ass playfully, nudging him with her hip out of the water so she can rinse off and slide out of he shower to grab a towel.
“Yeah, but like, not right away. I’m not done with the whole Avenger thing yet, and I don’t think you are either.” There’s a reason none of them have children, and that most of them are single. Clint’s been married before, but things with Bobbi had been great at first, but they’d quickly deteriorated. Clint’s sure that it’s his fault. He’s going to be better this time, with Natasha.
He follows her out of the shower and turns it off behind him, then towels himself off quickly. He drapes the towel over his shoulders and doesn’t bother to cover up. He’s got nothing to be ashamed of, he knows, so why bother?
“Are you hungry?” Clint could use a coffee, at the very least.
Yay, happy thanksgiving! no worries tho, totally no pressure hobby here. ever. <3
It takes a few seconds longer to dry off due to things like boobs and longer hair. Nat's towel ends up in a wrap around her head for the time being, the rest of her naked. She laughs at his suggestion that they might have thought to start on their brood now. "I think we can safely assume that kids are a ways off. If and when we decide to adopt, I want a safe and stable environment for them." There hadn't really even been any long term relationships beyond Clint in Natasha's life, and even they had their roadblocks, but she had a feeling this time would be different.
They were getting better at communicating and if they both were serious about committing, then it was possible. Dumping her hair out of the towel, she speaks upside down. "Hell yes. I could eat a cow. You gave me a nice workout tonight." She comes up and leans over to kiss his cheek, moving over to the drawer she kept a few essentials and had for years. It made her wonder if she'd end up leaving more of her stuff here now that they were an item. Maybe.
Thanks! Might be slow for a little - found out that I have a compression fracture in my back :(
With that decision made, Clint calls his favourite local pizza shop and places an order. Natasha can eat with the best of them, but he makes sure to get her a salad as well, just in case she wants something resembling a vegetable in her meal. Once he finishes, he realises that he'll need to at least put pants on to answer the door, and he pouts over at Natasha, his girlfriend.
"Why is it culturally frowned upon to answer the door naked for deliveries?" he asks, coming over to lie back down on the bed, arms behind his head. "Like, I just want to pay for my pizza and not put on pants. Is that too much to ask for?"
omgosh OUCH! I've had two spine surgeries, and have a myriad of back problems, but a fracture. OUCH.
There's laughter at his question, and she rolls over on top of him naked, not because she wants anything, but because it feels nice to lay there against him skin to skin like that. It's a comforting feeling. It's far better than anything relaxation technique or medication she could take.
"You could just put on some boxers, or I could just put on some boxers. I don't mind. I like you naked and wandering around. I think we should always wander around naked at home. It can be a new rule." She giggled a little, a sign that she indeed was feeling giddy over the fact that she was dating and could make up stupid rules for things like that with Clint again, except this time was different. Obviously.
Backs are the worst, man. Kinda at a standstill now, so I am back-ish (ha!)
"I'm definitely a fan of that rule," Clint agrees. "But I'll get the door, no big." He draws Natasha in for a quick kiss, liking that he can do this whenever he wants now. He hadn't thought that Nat wanted this, but now that he knows she does, he thinks that they'll do very well together. It's been a long time coming, after all.
"Better warn everyone not to just drop in though, unless they wanna drop trou too." The image is hilarious. He can't imagine Cap walking in and immediately taking off his clothes.
I am so so sorry. They keep denying my MRI, so I'm at a standstill too. <3 glad to have u back.
"You're too good for me." There's a tiny part of her that still means it, but she's working on that part of herself. Natasha feels comfortable enough about herself with Clint to allow this, allow him to love her. She never thought she deserved it after everything she did, but he sees every bit of her and still finds her beautiful inside and out. If there's anyone she can trust with this, it's him.
This is right. It's how life should be. Reluctantly, she lets him go with a laugh. "No, no one else is showing up here naked. I do not want any of the other Avengers naked. Some of them might like it too much, and try to take advantage. I mean, Thor or Tony, you never know with them." She sat up a little and propped herself against a pillow as she watched Clint throw on the basics so he could answer the door.
"No such thing as too good for you, babe," Clint replies. There are still many secrets between them, but Clint doesn't think that the secrets Natasha is keeping will change his mind about her. She can keep those secrets; he doesn't need to know everything.
Besides, it's not like he doesn't have red in his ledger. They both do.
"You don't wanna see Thor naked? Steve? Bruce?" He teases. "Hey, we don't have many women avengers. Maybe we gotta fix that."
I need more physical therapy apparently, like it ever works. stupidest thing ever. like there's time
"Bring that pizza back here so I can kiss that mouth of yours again. I'm so fucking in love with you Clint Barton. I hope you know that. I'm no where near good enough, but I'm never going to give you up. I'll rick roll all over your gorgeous ass." She laughs from the bed, sheets pooling at her waist happy to wait naked in bed for him as he retrieves their dinner.
They might both have red in their ledger, but she'll always think the best of him because he saved her.
When he wanders back in she's grinning a little like an idiot, happy about life and being in the bed of the man she knows she loves. "Hmm, well, I imagine Thor's nice. You did say he was worth doing. I've seen most of Steve, and everyone has seen Banner. I mean, there's been a few times when he's come down from being hulk and he doesn't always come out with pants that fit."
Once she's got a slice in her hands, she plucks at the pepperoni, eating it first. "Nope. Sorry. I'm the only woman you get to see. Me. That's it."
Settling in next to Natasha, Clint grabs his own slice of pizza. He shrugs at her, since he'd been the one to suggest being exclusive in the first place. He certainly doesn't mind her being the only one to see her naked. "You know, I never stopped loving you right? Even when you broke it off and dated Daredevil of all people. I still loved you." It might be a bit too honest for the tone right now, but it's the truth. Clint's always been the kind of guy to fall in love quickly, and hard.
"Why now, though? I'm not mad about it or anything, but why is now the time?" He's very curious. It's not like Natasha doesn't have other options, better options even.
Leaning against him as she eats, she tips her head up and smiles with a small sigh. "I never stopped loving you either. I know that I dated a few people off and on along with work and things, but they were never you and in the end the other people fell in love with people who weren't me. I wasn't meant to be with them." Setting down her slice in the box, she turns to face Clint completely.
"You were the first man I really and truly fell in love with, and even though I've had my mind wiped several times, I keep coming back and you always return, our memories always come back and what's in my heart never goes away. I feel safer with you than with anyone else. You've always been on my side, and now is the time because I ..." She pauses and looks down, licking over her lip, trying not to feel all the things she has running through her mind, because it's a lot.
".. because I realized that I'm allowed to love, to really love and be loved. I am allowed this. I am allowed to be happy, and when you said you actually wanted to settle with me Clint, that you still wanted this, how could I ever say no? You're it for me. You always have been. I've screwed it up enough, and I'm not going to again. Can you forgive me?" She blows out her fear, because in her opinion, there's no one better for her than Clint. She doesn't actually have Matt, and even if she did, he's never been a better choice, and neither was James. Clint was the first, and largest love in her heart.
"You know you can always have me, Tasha. We got a lot of history, sure, but none of that matters now." It doesn't matter that she'd broken his heart; he's come to terms with that. He doesn't think she do it again, not with how far they've come together. Before, Natasha had just been a pretty face, but then Clint got to know her. They have such a deep friendship now, they know each other inside and out, and they know enough not to hurt each other again.
Natasha isn't the only one that's dated other people. Clint's dating history is longer than anyone else's that he knows, besides maybe Thor. None of them had been right either.
Clint kisses Natasha's forehead and finishes up his pizza. Today's been a good day, and he's gonna take it.
Today has been a win for sure, and she knows that their future is only going to get better from here. Nothing else really does matter, and Natasha is over the moon about her and Clint finally settling things together. It's been what she's wanted for quite some time now, and it all fell into the right place at the right time.
Curling up with him, she tucks her head against his side and closes her eyes. It's been a busy evening, and they can enjoy themselves later tomorrow. For now, she needs sleep.
[ooc: Good place to finish? Also, any ideas about what you want to do with them after this? I'm working through my externship right now, so I'm not going to be around on many of the memes, but if you want me on one, please feel free to toss me a link? This is a psl I really want to keep. It's one of my favs. ]
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you're fine. I was sick myself, then spent all day today with eyes dilated.
"They'd be the best trained kids around. Our kids will all be secret underground ninjas able to kick the ass of anyone who tries to take advantage of them, and the girls will not be dating until they are thirty, at least." She laughs and smacks Clint's ass playfully, nudging him with her hip out of the water so she can rinse off and slide out of he shower to grab a towel.
And then it was Canadian Thanksgiving…
He follows her out of the shower and turns it off behind him, then towels himself off quickly. He drapes the towel over his shoulders and doesn’t bother to cover up. He’s got nothing to be ashamed of, he knows, so why bother?
“Are you hungry?” Clint could use a coffee, at the very least.
Yay, happy thanksgiving! no worries tho, totally no pressure hobby here. ever. <3
They were getting better at communicating and if they both were serious about committing, then it was possible. Dumping her hair out of the towel, she speaks upside down. "Hell yes. I could eat a cow. You gave me a nice workout tonight." She comes up and leans over to kiss his cheek, moving over to the drawer she kept a few essentials and had for years. It made her wonder if she'd end up leaving more of her stuff here now that they were an item. Maybe.
Thanks! Might be slow for a little - found out that I have a compression fracture in my back :(
"Why is it culturally frowned upon to answer the door naked for deliveries?" he asks, coming over to lie back down on the bed, arms behind his head. "Like, I just want to pay for my pizza and not put on pants. Is that too much to ask for?"
omgosh OUCH! I've had two spine surgeries, and have a myriad of back problems, but a fracture. OUCH.
"You could just put on some boxers, or I could just put on some boxers. I don't mind. I like you naked and wandering around. I think we should always wander around naked at home. It can be a new rule." She giggled a little, a sign that she indeed was feeling giddy over the fact that she was dating and could make up stupid rules for things like that with Clint again, except this time was different. Obviously.
Backs are the worst, man. Kinda at a standstill now, so I am back-ish (ha!)
"Better warn everyone not to just drop in though, unless they wanna drop trou too." The image is hilarious. He can't imagine Cap walking in and immediately taking off his clothes.
I am so so sorry. They keep denying my MRI, so I'm at a standstill too. <3 glad to have u back.
This is right. It's how life should be. Reluctantly, she lets him go with a laugh. "No, no one else is showing up here naked. I do not want any of the other Avengers naked. Some of them might like it too much, and try to take advantage. I mean, Thor or Tony, you never know with them." She sat up a little and propped herself against a pillow as she watched Clint throw on the basics so he could answer the door.
How can they deny it? The medical field is wild
Besides, it's not like he doesn't have red in his ledger. They both do.
"You don't wanna see Thor naked? Steve? Bruce?" He teases. "Hey, we don't have many women avengers. Maybe we gotta fix that."
I need more physical therapy apparently, like it ever works. stupidest thing ever. like there's time
They might both have red in their ledger, but she'll always think the best of him because he saved her.
When he wanders back in she's grinning a little like an idiot, happy about life and being in the bed of the man she knows she loves. "Hmm, well, I imagine Thor's nice. You did say he was worth doing. I've seen most of Steve, and everyone has seen Banner. I mean, there's been a few times when he's come down from being hulk and he doesn't always come out with pants that fit."
Once she's got a slice in her hands, she plucks at the pepperoni, eating it first. "Nope. Sorry. I'm the only woman you get to see. Me. That's it."
Yeah I've been doing physio too :/
"Why now, though? I'm not mad about it or anything, but why is now the time?" He's very curious. It's not like Natasha doesn't have other options, better options even.
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"You were the first man I really and truly fell in love with, and even though I've had my mind wiped several times, I keep coming back and you always return, our memories always come back and what's in my heart never goes away. I feel safer with you than with anyone else. You've always been on my side, and now is the time because I ..." She pauses and looks down, licking over her lip, trying not to feel all the things she has running through her mind, because it's a lot.
".. because I realized that I'm allowed to love, to really love and be loved. I am allowed this. I am allowed to be happy, and when you said you actually wanted to settle with me Clint, that you still wanted this, how could I ever say no? You're it for me. You always have been. I've screwed it up enough, and I'm not going to again. Can you forgive me?" She blows out her fear, because in her opinion, there's no one better for her than Clint. She doesn't actually have Matt, and even if she did, he's never been a better choice, and neither was James. Clint was the first, and largest love in her heart.
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Natasha isn't the only one that's dated other people. Clint's dating history is longer than anyone else's that he knows, besides maybe Thor. None of them had been right either.
Clint kisses Natasha's forehead and finishes up his pizza. Today's been a good day, and he's gonna take it.
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Curling up with him, she tucks her head against his side and closes her eyes. It's been a busy evening, and they can enjoy themselves later tomorrow. For now, she needs sleep.
[ooc: Good place to finish? Also, any ideas about what you want to do with them after this? I'm working through my externship right now, so I'm not going to be around on many of the memes, but if you want me on one, please feel free to toss me a link? This is a psl I really want to keep. It's one of my favs. ]