'We need to talk, Natasha... Is Clint within earshot?'

'Yes, give me a sec.'

Phil heard the sound of a door opening, and steps climbing stairs.

'Okay, whats wrong, whats so bad that Clint cant know?' Tasha sounded tense, despite his dramatic flare, Coulson would never call unless it was urgent.

'I... I don't know how to explain. I...,' Coulson sighed, and took the plunge.

'I'm with your daughter.'

'What.' Tasha's voice held no emotion, like a robot.

'We picked up a girl as a consultant, a month back, she's a hacker. We recently discovered she was lying to us, that she only joined because she was searching for her parents. All she has ever found leads back to a document, redacted by shield. She said it was why she joined, but it isn't why she stayed, even if she wont admit it. She likes it here, we are her friends.'

'Does she know about me?'

'No, I only found out about the document half an hour ago. I called you straight away.'

'Oh God, what do I do?' Her voice cracked, breaking the illusion of her emotionless facade, and she began to cry.

'I don't know, but I think its time Clint knew, you need to make this decision together.'

'Clint.'

Clint looked up from his bow, which he had been polishing. Seeing the tear tracks on Natasha's face, he immediately set it down, and went to hug her.

'Nat! Whats wrong, what did Coulson tell you?

Natasha took a shuddered breath. 'Our baby, she's alive.'

Clint looked at her in confusion. 'But.. you miscarried.'

Natasha shook her head, 'No, I didn't.'

The day Natasha gave birth, she cried. It wasn't tears of joy. She cried tears of desperation, as they had to physically restrain her exhausted and battle worn body. As they took her baby away.

She was so angry, she almost killed Nick Fury. She even held the knife to his throat, but that was until he told her about her about his son.

'Have you ever wondered how I lost my eye? I had a wife once. She was a civilian. When she gave birth to my baby boy, I was so happy. But we make our enemies in this line of work, they make sure you are never happy for long. He came in the night. Smothered my wife and child. He got me in the eye before I emptied a mag in his chest. There's a reason I implemented a No Fraternization rule. No one should lose their family like that, we are damaged enough. And i would never condemn a child to a life of fear and death. Not after my boy.'

Tasha sagged in defeat. 'Don't tell Clint,' she sighed. 'Tell him the baby died, that I took one too many beatings on the job, anything. He cant know. He was from an orphanage, he wouldn't let his child be as well.'

'She's with Coulson?'

Natasha nodded. She hadn't said a word since she told Clint what happened. She was afraid she would loose him too.

'Can we see her?'

'Shield doesn't know who she is. There is no one stopping us. Should we though? She thinks her parents are dead, maybe that's better than knowing I gave her up... or that we're assassins.'

'You're wrong. You didn't give her up. You protected her. She has had a life, something we couldn't give her. Imagine if the red room found her, the child of the black widow and the worlds greatest marksman. You saved her life, and she will want to know you, who wouldn't?'

Natasha hugged him, 'I'm sorry, I'm so sorry i didn't tell you.'

'Shhh, its fine, I forgive you. you did what you had to. I love you, that will never change.'

'We want to meet her, and don't tell her about us yet, we want to be the ones.' Clint spoke down the phone, determined he would get what he wanted.

Coulson gave his signature sigh.

'I know, I want you to meet her too, but you're not even supposed to know I'm alive, let alone meet. If I land the plane and you get on, Shield will know, Fury would have a fit, and then they will find out about Skye. You know they will want to recruit her, most likely as an assassin, what, with who her parents are. We are not going to let that happen. If you want to meet, you need to go incognito.'

Clint seemed to mull over the situation. 'Where are you landing next, and what type of plane is it?'

'Louisiana airfield in 24 hours, and a N1540 mobile command unit. What are you thinking?'

'You'll find out, see you in a day.' Clint said mischievously, before hitting end call.

Coulson couldn't help feel elated by being back with Clint and his shenanigans. Now that he thought about it, he could see where Skye got it from.

I am so, so sorry i made you guys wait, but school is really fucking me over right now, and after i finish all my work in the evenings i just crash, i have had literally no free time all week. I will probs post more this weekend, so stay tuned to this and my other fics. i hope you like, send a review with thoughts. xx