“True, and it would be a real sin to damage such a beautiful work of art,” Natasha responded before giving her head a little shake and heading for the shore.
The water was cold, and while most people would have found it unpleasantly so, she found it rather refreshing, invigorating even. She still didn’t feel quite like herself, but it helped somewhat just moving slowly and easily through the calm water.
She didn’t linger too long, and tried to keep her head above the whole time to prevent her hair from getting wet. She got more used to the cold the longer she stayed in, but when she finally stepped out her body was slightly numbed. The warm sun on her back was a nice contrast as she made her way back up the beach to where Clint was waiting. And watching.
And staring a little too hard while trying not to.
“I take it you like the suit?” she said, taking the other towel and drying off her arms, though pausing to adjust the top of the suit a little. “It fit a little better when I bought it...” she admitted quietly, talking just as much to herself as to him.
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Date: 2014-03-31 10:14 pm (UTC)From:The water was cold, and while most people would have found it unpleasantly so, she found it rather refreshing, invigorating even. She still didn’t feel quite like herself, but it helped somewhat just moving slowly and easily through the calm water.
She didn’t linger too long, and tried to keep her head above the whole time to prevent her hair from getting wet. She got more used to the cold the longer she stayed in, but when she finally stepped out her body was slightly numbed. The warm sun on her back was a nice contrast as she made her way back up the beach to where Clint was waiting. And watching.
And staring a little too hard while trying not to.
“I take it you like the suit?” she said, taking the other towel and drying off her arms, though pausing to adjust the top of the suit a little. “It fit a little better when I bought it...” she admitted quietly, talking just as much to herself as to him.