When Clint released her hand Natasha rested it on the table, still within his reach.
“Yes, you should,” she said, offering a slight smile. She hoped that he would. This trip wasn’t just about relaxing and avoiding everything, it was about healing, and part of that involved dealing with things. She would give him a few days to become comfortable in their vacation spot, but after that she would have to start prompting him to talk. She wouldn’t push him, but he had to know that she wanted to listen, wanted to help him, and felt that talking about it was something he needed to do.
“Only a couple more hours and we’ll have the travel part behind us and we can just relax,” she said conversationally. I would be late by the time they got there, so going right to sleep was probably in the cards, but the next morning they would wake up to warm sun and no obligations; all the time in the world to do whatever they wanted.
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Date: 2014-02-17 08:33 pm (UTC)From:“Yes, you should,” she said, offering a slight smile. She hoped that he would. This trip wasn’t just about relaxing and avoiding everything, it was about healing, and part of that involved dealing with things. She would give him a few days to become comfortable in their vacation spot, but after that she would have to start prompting him to talk. She wouldn’t push him, but he had to know that she wanted to listen, wanted to help him, and felt that talking about it was something he needed to do.
“Only a couple more hours and we’ll have the travel part behind us and we can just relax,” she said conversationally. I would be late by the time they got there, so going right to sleep was probably in the cards, but the next morning they would wake up to warm sun and no obligations; all the time in the world to do whatever they wanted.