Author: been working a lot and writing on another project or three. I own Rain and nameless characters
Clint patted Cooper's back gently as he quietly sang to his son.
"Is he asleep?" Laura whispered.
"Just about. How are the girls?" Clint asked, putting Cooper down in his crib.
"Rain's in her hammock outside reading. Nat's asleep." She said.
"I'm sorry for bringing her here out of the blue. But she was hurt and I was running on autopilot." Clint sighed.
Laura wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered, "It's okay. If it hadn't happened now, it probably would have happened later."
Clint squeezed her before looking out the window towards where Rain had a hammock stretched between two trees in the yard. "Does she talk to you? About personal stuff?" He asked.
"Like what?" Laura inquired, resting her chin on his shoulder.
"I don't know... Who she likes, what she thinks of the other young agents..." Clint muttered.
"I thought she'd talk to you about that since it's work related." Laura reminded him.
"It's just... She's nineteen and I don't remember ever hearing about her having a boyfriend. She's plenty old enough to be with someone." Clint told her.
Laura pulled on Clint's shirt to make him turn to look at her and asked, "What brought all this on? What are you worried about?"
Clint rested his forehead against her's and whispered, "Earlier... Right after Natasha woke up, the three of us were talking and Rain headed out to get her some food. But before she did, she gave Natasha this look. And I can't quite place it."
Laura giggled and shook her head. Her husband had amazing eyesight but he sometimes missed little details when it came to his loved ones.
"Honey... I think the reason you've never heard about Rain having a boyfriend is because she's not really into boys." Laura told him.
Clint pulled back to stare at her. "Not really into boys?" He asked before it clicked in his mind what he was being told.
Laura smiled and chuckled, "Sit down Hawkeye and I'll tell you how I found out."
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Two years prior
"Oh that's good." Rain giggled through a mouth full of caramel.
"You have caramel all over your chin." Laura laughed.
Rain wiped at her mouth before offered her mother a bite of the caramel apple in her hand.
Laura shook her head before saying, "I wish Clint was here for this. He loves these little carnivals."
"Didn't he used to work one?" Rain asked.
"It was a circus." Laura corrected.
"I wish he was home too. It's a perfect day to spend a day out here." Rain agreed.
It was sunny but not too hot so Laura wore a floral print sun dress and sandals while Rain opted for a tank top, jeans and tennis shoes.
A little bit of makeup hid the scars on Rain's face and a little bit rubbed on her arm hid the scar there as well.
They could almost pass for sisters and had been asked several times already if they were.
"You have an admirer." Laura whispered.
"Oh... Where?" Rain hissed.
"Over there by the cotton candy spinner. Grey shirt, torn jeans, dark hair. Looks like he's sixteen." Laura told her.
Rain glanced in the cotton candy spinner's direction and found the young man who was watching her.
"He is cute but... Not really my type." She shrugged.
"How?" Laura asked.
Rain sat down at a bench and whispered, "I'm not really into boys. There's a few I've seen that are cute. But I'm not really attracted to them."
Laura sat beside her and asked, "What about girls?"
"Girls I like and feel some attraction too. I been attracted to a couple of boys. But it's mostly been girls." Rain admitted softly.
"So you're bisexual with a preference towards women... That's no big deal. At least not to me." Laura smiled.
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Clint stared at Laura and asked, "How come nobody told me this?"
"I thought you knew. Or would at least figure it out eventually." Laura giggled.
Clint flopped back on the bed, shaking his head.
Laura flopped down beside him and said, "Honestly sweetheart... after what she went through it is a miracle she trusts anyone with her heart. As long as she's happy, I don't think it matters what gender her partner is."
"Yeah I guess you're right. Can't believe I didn't see it." Clint sighed.
Laura smiled and kissed his cheek.