Inside the room, Clint and Natasha roared with laughter; they had woken up when they felt Tony's presence in the room, and they were going to say something, but he had rushed out before they had the chance. But what could they say, really? Tony would never believe their excuses. "We've been found out!" cried Natasha, tears of laughter forming in the creases of her eyes. Clint shrugged, knowing good and well that they would be tormented ruthlessly once they left the room. He pulled Natasha back down onto the bed so they could continue to rest; Clint hadn't slept for three days, and Natasha had slept maybe a combination of ten hours in the past week.

For now, he wasn't going to worry about Tony; he was the most tired he had ever been in his whole life. His dreams were usually riddled with nightmares, but if Natasha was close, they were almost nonexistent, so the moment her returned (at about 6:00 that morning) he crept to her room, where he found her trying her best to stay awake. How she knew he was coming back he didn't know, but without saying a word, she scrambled up, grabbed his arm, and crawled into the bed, snuggling up against him. Natasha took a deep breath, then settled back into his arms.

Even though he nodded off again, Natasha stayed awake, anticipating Tony to return with the others. Sure enough, in about 15 minutes, she heard them in the hall, trying, and failing, to be remotely quiet. She slipped silently off the bed, then crept to the door, hiding behind the couch. When Tony opened the door, Natasha pounced, landing on top of the billionaire; the three others yelled, then ran for cover back down the hall. Natasha held Tony down by his throat, and whispered "If you disturb me and Barton one more time, I will knock you unconscious, or worse. Leave. Now." Without a backwards glance, Tony scrambled up, and rushed out of the open door. Smiling, Natasha shut and locked the door, then climbed back into the bed. "Good girl," Clint mumbled, before falling back to sleep, his arm draped securely around Natasha's shoulders.