"So you won't be coming to our Friday sit on our asses and do nothing girls' night in?" Riley asked as she mock glared at her best friend as she helped Jamie pack for her mission in California.

"Sorry but Director Fury wants me and Agent Barton watching over Dr. Selvig. I would if I could you know that." Jamie said with a tired sigh. She really didn't want to have to miss out on her Friday night tradition with Riley, even after Riley moved out they kept up with the tradition like they had done since they first became friends years ago.

"Boo! You WHORE!" Riley said with a laugh drawing an x in the air in front of Jamie, it was obvious that she had watched Mean Girls again. She turned around to pack more of her clothes in her old army regulated duffel bag, she hated packing and she hated living in a suit case but that was the life of an agent. There was a heavy knock on her door and the two friends turned to see who was there.

"Barton, you're early. Don't tell me Fury is worried I'll be late. I swear one damn time, it wasn't my fault the driver got lost!" Barton gave her a friendly and mock flirtatious wink, their relationship was strictly friends. Sure the two flirted but it never meant anything it was a nonverbal agreement they would never act on it. Besides she was crazy about Steve and she knew he secretly loved Agent Romanoff.

"Nope just coming because I'm bored, and to tell you bring your speakers. I updated that playlist again and figured what the hell we'll have music. Shuffle is always fun." She couldn't help but laugh as he messed up her already somewhat messy blonde hair. For the longest time she had been a brunette and even a redhead but she got tired of dying her hair and went back to her blonde roots especially when Barton threatened to shave off her shoulder length locks if she complained about her roots coming through again. She didn't want to test that theory he had been spending a lot of time with Agent Romanoff.

"Well I have to go all alone because my BFFL is a bitch and ditching me for Barton. I see how it is. So goodbye you, whores." Barton just shook his head at Riley with a smirk.

"Love you too Donovan. Stay out of trouble spaz." He said with a chuckle Riley just winked and told him she couldn't promise anything as she walked out of the room.

"BFFL? So I'm your best friend for life? Sweet! See you when I get back Riley. And Barton did you add that Rob Zombie song you were playing last week? What was it Dragula? I freaking love that one and it cracks me up every time when Agent McDaniel looks at us like we were summoning some demon or something when we sing it!" The two friends laughed.

"I love the way your foul little mind works, I knew we were friends for a reason!" He said with a smirk as he threw her speakers into her duffel. She grabbed her stuffed dog she had since she was a baby in the bag with a sheepish grin when Clint raised an eyebrow at her.

"Don't judge me, it's a security thing. I can't help it! You have a blankie!" She said with a chuckle he just shook his head at her.

"It's not a blankie. It's a blanket, I have gone on far too many missions without a decent blanket so I bring my own. I can't help it that I like a fleece blanket over an itchy wool blanket. So stop your laughing!" He said as he shoved her with a groan. She finally finished packing and zipped up her duffel as she slipped on her light grey low top converse. Throwing her bag over her shoulder she did one last look around the room before grabbing the book on her nightstand, she forgot to throw that in her carry-on bag. Turning out the light she waited for Max to jump off the bed and run out the room before following the dog. Clint closed the door behind them as the two friends and Max walked downstairs. As she reached the bottom of the stairs Steve came up from his art studio in the, basement with a sad smile.

"Time for you to go?" He said as he took her bag from her hand and carried it to the car. Once he put it in the trunk and Clint threw his in he closed it. "Steve Rogers." Steve said offering his hand to Clint who shook it with a smile. Jamie at this point was saying goodbye to Max, she hugged the dog and gave him a kiss on the nose telling him to be good and that she would be back soon, he was after all the closest she had to kids at the moment.

"Clint Barton. Don't worry I'll keep her out of trouble. Well at least I'll attempt to you know how she is." He said with a laugh making Steve laugh in agreement, Jamie however was not amused.

The ride to the airport wasn't very long and Jamie couldn't help but wish it was longer she enjoyed holding Steve's hand as he drove it was comforting and she could tell he was nervous about her flying, he had rotten luck in the past when he flew and was still wary of them even though Jamie had taken him to a one hour flight just to get him used to having to potentially fly again. Let's just say he was calmer than she had been, and he had nearly broken the arm rests with his grip. But he came out in one piece and she did too. She had made a playlist for him to listen to during the flight and had held his hand. He had been fine with the takeoff but the landing terrified him.

"I'll be fine Steve. And I promise to call you right when I get off the plane okay?" She whispered in his ear, knowing that calmed him just a fraction but he was still nervous especially after he heard what had happened to civilian planes in 2001, but that was a taboo topic to Jamie she had been, traumatized as a child she mentioned once she saw those who jumped from the Towers something no child should ever see. He knew never to mention it just like she never mentioned his traumatic past unless he brought it up. She got out of the car and he got out to grab her bag placing it on the ground as he came to a halt in front of her.

"Alright, as soon as you land call me. And be safe, please just be safe. Goodbye Jamie." He said as he held her close. She could have sworn she heard a sniffle from him as if he was fighting back tears but for his sake and to keep herself from crying she didn't bring it up. Besides she would be back in two maybe three weeks tops it was just a security mission, babysitting really.

"Ah-ah, Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting. It's something Nana always says, it's from Peter Pan." Steve couldn't help but smile he remembered Bucky had said that when he shipped out saying he heard it from a girl, he later found out that the girl was Allie, who later became Jamie's grandmother.

"You know Bucky used to say that, after he heard it from her of course. It kind of became the Commandos' unofficial motto." Jamie grinned at that little fact as she stood on her tip toes to kiss him, just because she knew Clint was waiting she deepened the kiss. She heard a mock gagging noise in the background and grinned.

"Either get a room or get a move on Barnes. Don't want to keep Fury waiting. Don't worry Rogers I'll make sure she calls you right when the plane lands and I'll make sure she is in bed by nine but not before calling you to say goodnight." Jamie gave a mock glare at Clint which made him laugh, Steve shook his head and gave Jamie one last hug before she went inside to go through the security and then boarded her flight.

The flight had been like every other flight, to the other passengers nothing but to Jamie terrifying she hated heights and flying. But she kept herself relatively calm by blaring her Nirvana playlist on her phone. She wished that she could have held Steve's hand but he had stayed in New York so she instead found herself death gripping Clint's arm with any slight bit of turbulence. The second the plane landed and she was allowed to exit she turned off airplane mode on her phone and called Steve, the sound of his voice was a comfort.

"We just landed now. The time difference is already throwing me off. It's still breakfast time here for most." Jamie said with a yawn, she was always tired after a flight because she could never relax or sleep on a plane her nerves never let her.

"That's good, and I'm sure you can still get something for an early lunch there. How was the flight?" She could tell that Steve was still worried even if she had just called to say she was fine, it was just the type of person he was which was understandable.

"It was alright, for flying I guess you know I hate flying. The whole up thousands of feet in the air thing…" She heard him chuckle on the other line and telling her that was what planes tended to do fly high in the sky. "Oh hush, well I gotta go I'll talk to you later Steve." She said with a laugh as she hung up Clint was looking at her with a smirk as he shook his head.

"You are so…" She smacked him upside the head before he could say anything else and walked out the front door to find the agent that was picking them up.


This is really short I know! I wanted to quickly show the relationship between Jamie and Clint Barton because who doesn't want to be friends with him? If you can't hook up with him stick to the friend zone! Lol I promise the next chapter actually will be the start of the Avengers movie! I know I said this one would be but it would have been too long with what I have planned!