Pepper was helping Natasha walk down a hallway littered with bodies.
"We have to get out of the open." Natasha gasped. She was really trying to find her baby but every room they tried so far was empty. The next door seemed promising so they edged toward it. They had to hide and stay here even if she wasn't in it.
Natasha carefully twisted the doorknob. They didn't know if anyone was in the room and had to be careful. Natasha was not in the right condition to be fighting right now. She pushed the door open a crack before she stepped in front of Pepper and walked in the room. She didn't get more than a few feet when she was pushed back into a wall. Hands gripped her shoulders and pinned her down. She slowly looked up and took a moment to register that it was Clint.
They haven't seen each other in a very long time.
Clint's expression mirrored hers as his hold lightens. He smiled and Natasha leaned forward to kiss him.
Moments later Natasha broke the kiss, which was started to become something wrong to show in public, when she heard a cry. She clutched on to Clint and closed her eyes for a second before she looked over his shoulder and saw the nurse she had been looking for. A white blanket was in her arms.
The Hulk's roar was heard and the baby actually stopped crying. Clint looked over as if to see what she would be looking at. He was smiling when he looked back down at Natasha.
He started to walk over, her still in his arms and holding onto him, but she resisted slightly. Clint looked down at her. She looked at him then glanced at their baby.
"Clint…" She hesitated. She still wasn't sure how to be a mother. She didn't know what exactly would happen to her now. She knew that their baby was in danger and now she had a feeling people knew it was her and Clint's baby. She also knew that Clint looked like he went to hell and yet he was the one holding her upright and smiling.
"He'll love you Nat. Come on." He murmured. He said 'he'll'. So it was a boy then. She wondered if he knew for sure. She tried to not be disappointed if it really wasn't a girl.
Natasha did just realize that Clint had found their baby. She was happy he didn't have to be alone with a stranger while all hell broke loose.
Clint walked over and the nurse adjusted the baby so they could see him clearly.
Natasha smiled suddenly when his stormy blue grey eyes peered up at her.
No, she wasn't disappointed at all.
When Fury ran in a minute later he only seemed mildly surprised that Natasha and Pepper found Clint and the baby. He stopped and everyone looked up at him. He didn't seem like his normal calm self. He looked kind of panicked actually.
"We have a quinjet ready to get you four out of her and back to Stark Towers. Tony's already flying back now. So get your as-butts out of here and follow me."
Natasha actually smiled. Did he not cuss because of the baby? The thought made her smile again.
Clint was holding their son and Pepper helped support Natasha as they all went out after Fury.
They made it their easily. The place was mostly quiet and they saw no one except for their pilots when they got to the jet. Fury didn't enter but yelled some commands at the pilots before backing away. He hadn't said a word to Natasha or Clint and he wondered if he was mad.
They all sat down. Clint holding little boy Barton, Natasha leaning on him as she starred at their son and Pepper sitting across from them, smiling at the new little family. She was dying to ask if they were planning on maybe getting married but she had a feeling now really wasn't the time.
"Clint?" Natasha questioned.
"Hmm?" He questioned without looked at the sleeping baby in his arms.
"What happened to you?" She said as she glanced over him.
Clint's shirt was still missing but a white bandage was wrapped around to cover his ribs. He had a smaller one wrapped tightly around his left bicep. Along with the circling dark bruise around his neck he had stitches on his temple surrounded by a light bruise. And that was just the stuff she could see. He was littered with light scrapes and bruises but Natasha couldn't figure out why. He was just finishing off a target in France and heading back to her last she knew.
Clint smiled and looked over to her.
"It's kind of a long story."
Natasha raised her eyebrow and he sighed even though he still smiled. Pepper leaned in closer. This should be interesting.
The first place they went was the Nursery and they found Tony already there, sitting on the rocking chair. He stood up when they walked in and glanced down at the white buddle in Clint's arms.
"Can I see?" Tony asked as he edged closer. He saw Clint tense slightly but he let Tony get closer to finally see the little face, peacefully sleeping.
"He should be hungry." Pepper whispered.
"He's had a long day, probably just tuckered out." Clint said back just as Natasha was starting to worry. Tony smiled and reached forward to gently stroke his cheek. Pepper smiled at him but when he looked up at her she quickly looked away.
"Since when does Shield carry diapers?" Tony grinned when he saw the baby was wearing one.
Natasha gave him a hard look and Tony stepped back slightly.
She stepped up to Clint and they both just looked down and watched him sleep with smiles on their faces.
"We should leave them," Pepper whispered to Tony.
"Why-?"
Pepper grabbed his hand and dragged him out. She softly closed the door and they walked to the elevator.
"Have you even held him yet?" Clint questioned a few minutes later when he wanted her to take him but she hesitated.
She shook her head and bit her lip.
"Why?" He questioned.
"Nothing, it's just…" Natasha finally tore her eyes away from the baby and looked down.
"Natasha," Clint murmured and she looked up to meet his eyes.
"What if I do something wrong? I-I have blood on my hands Clint. I don't want that for him." She looked down and crossed her arms as if to hide her hands. "What if I hurt him?" She whispered.
Clint took a step closed and soon enough the baby was right in between them. She looked at him and his eyes opened as he woke up. "Natasha, you would never hurt him."
"Not on purpose." She shot back.
"That won't happen Tasha. Come on. Everything will be fine." He urged and Natasha waited a moment before lifting her arms and Clint gave her the baby.
He really had perfect timing because the baby started to cry. Natasha panicked and held him back out.
"What happened?" She said and her eyes scanned his little body before Clint took him.
"Shh, it's okay. It's okay little man." Clint soothed in a calm voice. Natasha starred in wonder when a few moments later the baby went silent again.
Clint smiled down at him before meeting Natasha's eyes.
"He's probably hungry." He said softly. Natasha looked confused at first.
"Oh."
"Ms. Pott's. Agent Romanoff asks for your help in the Nursery."
