Natasha held the kitten in her arms, scratching it lightly under the chin, while Clint went about getting its medicine ready. She knew they were probably giving it positive reenforcement for doing a bad thing, but she didn’t have it in her right now to scold the poor thing. She felt like an emotional basket case, something she was determined to blame on hormones, but if she had to be harsh right now and Liho gave her that wounded look she knew she was capable of then Natasha was sure she would just start crying.
“It’s certainly easier to stomach that way,” she said when Clint returned with the yogurt covered pill. She didn’t need to state how she had to take medication as a child. Maybe once, long ago, there had been pills covered in yogurt, but she barely remembered her life with her parents, and after that she had to take whatever she was given, as she wouldn’t like the consequences if she didn’t.
Liho struggled in her arms a bit but Clint held her mouth firm until she had to swallow. Of course he received a dirty look from the kitten after that, but he knew how to win her back and Natasha felt that twisting in her heart again at the grin on his face. As much as he had put on that he didn’t want the cat, any little bit of affection he got from it seemed to make him stupidly happy.
Watching him move back to the kitchen, she couldn’t help but think of how he would act with a little boy or girl, and the conclusion she came up with was that he would be an amazing father.
“I think you’ve had enough to eat now. We should probably let you back outside,” she said to Liho but the kitten nuzzled against her, clearly not quite ready to leave. “Okay, just a few more minutes, but then you’re out so we can eat in peace.”
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“It’s certainly easier to stomach that way,” she said when Clint returned with the yogurt covered pill. She didn’t need to state how she had to take medication as a child. Maybe once, long ago, there had been pills covered in yogurt, but she barely remembered her life with her parents, and after that she had to take whatever she was given, as she wouldn’t like the consequences if she didn’t.
Liho struggled in her arms a bit but Clint held her mouth firm until she had to swallow. Of course he received a dirty look from the kitten after that, but he knew how to win her back and Natasha felt that twisting in her heart again at the grin on his face. As much as he had put on that he didn’t want the cat, any little bit of affection he got from it seemed to make him stupidly happy.
Watching him move back to the kitchen, she couldn’t help but think of how he would act with a little boy or girl, and the conclusion she came up with was that he would be an amazing father.
“I think you’ve had enough to eat now. We should probably let you back outside,” she said to Liho but the kitten nuzzled against her, clearly not quite ready to leave. “Okay, just a few more minutes, but then you’re out so we can eat in peace.”