Natasha could sense Clint’s inner struggle, and she couldn’t exactly blame him. She had already been scratched once by Liho, something that she had failed to divulge to him not because she was deliberately hiding it but because it had been during their breakdown of communication, and she’d had so much else to think about that she’d completely forgotten the incident only minutes after it had happened.
She just had to remind herself that this wasn’t all about her. This was her body, her burden, but she hadn’t made it alone nor did she have to do this on her own. Clint was just as invested in this child as she was, and as much as he had worried about her in the past now he had both her and the baby to worry about. It must be driving him crazy.
She let him think it over and when he decided to let her try she gave him an appreciative look. He was trying; it was going to be a long few months but he was trying, and if for no other reason she had to give him the same.
“I won’t force her,” Natasha assured him, reaching out to take the pill. “I will try to coax her, and if that doesn’t work then she’s all yours.” Give and take, that’s what a true, functioning relationship was about.
Leaving just one tiny bite on her plate Natasha worked the pill into it and molded the pancake around it before swiping up a bit of chocolate sauce as well and holding it down for Liho to take just as she had all the other bites. Clint was better at being direct, but Natasha’s strength had always been in deception.
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Date: 2014-07-06 07:01 pm (UTC)From:She just had to remind herself that this wasn’t all about her. This was her body, her burden, but she hadn’t made it alone nor did she have to do this on her own. Clint was just as invested in this child as she was, and as much as he had worried about her in the past now he had both her and the baby to worry about. It must be driving him crazy.
She let him think it over and when he decided to let her try she gave him an appreciative look. He was trying; it was going to be a long few months but he was trying, and if for no other reason she had to give him the same.
“I won’t force her,” Natasha assured him, reaching out to take the pill. “I will try to coax her, and if that doesn’t work then she’s all yours.” Give and take, that’s what a true, functioning relationship was about.
Leaving just one tiny bite on her plate Natasha worked the pill into it and molded the pancake around it before swiping up a bit of chocolate sauce as well and holding it down for Liho to take just as she had all the other bites. Clint was better at being direct, but Natasha’s strength had always been in deception.