So I decided to do a little bit of writing before I leave on vacation next week. I mean… if it can be counted as one. My little brother has his state tournament for baseball and I'm going so I'll have wifi access but no computer access all that week. Any who this idea came through while trying to find inspiration for the secret summer project. I gotta credit therealleonard on tumblr for the inspiration
Phil walks down the street with one arm strung across Melinda's shoulders despite her protests. While she claims she doesn't like the closeness between the two. Yet he can feel in her shoulders how relaxed she is, he can feel her head resting against his shoulder as they walk in sync. She hasn't been this relaxed the entire vacation. She would sit on the balcony with a knife by her side and stay up most of the night. Except last night where she curled into his side and fell asleep within five minutes. She looks so serene in her sleep. It was almost as if they were in their academy days after long nights studying yet again.
"What in the hell!" A shout snaps them out of their reverie. It was far enough not to startle May out of his arms and into action, but close enough that she had tensed up yet again. She recognized figures approaching their team at a quick pace. Obviously on alert Melinda sized up the shadows against the sun until recognition flashed across her face.
"No fucking way." He hears Daisy breathe out in amazement.
"Oh no." He mutters under his breath as a very angry Tony Stark storms up to him. Melinda hasn't relaxed, however. The small woman had never met the man he complained about so much in person. She only got as far as meeting Pepper on a mission. The only time she had been near the man was at his own funeral.
It was an odd sight if he was being honest with himself. Stark had tan lines on his face from where his sunglasses had rested on his nose at some point and he had plain mickey ears sitting crookedly on top of his head. Phil only got that far before a punch was landed across his jaw. "You were dead!" He thinks he heard him shout but honestly his ears were ringing too much. "Imposter." He hears the tell tale swing of a fist again but it never connected.
"Don't touch him." Melinda growls, Stark's fist clutched tightly in her hand. It would almost be threatening had she not had the ears Daisy had bought her keeping her messily braided hair from falling out of the tie. Phil feels Mack and Bobbi lift him from the ground helping him to his feet yet again while Stark and May had what appeared to be an intense staring match waiting for the other to back down. No matter how stubborn Stark was he knew May would win if she wanted to. All it would take was a quick turn of his wrist. He spies Natasha next walking calmly up to Stark to whisper information in his ear. His training is enough to see the infamous name read on her lips.
A smirk forms across Tony's face as he relaxes. "You're the cavalry?" Shit. Melinda's jaw tightens and he swears he can see his entire team and even Barton tense up waiting for Melinda to deliver the deadly blow.
"Melinda May." She states simply dropping his fist. "Shall we take this somewhere more private before security jumps us?" Stark looks startled looking around for the telltale security guards. To be fair, they were all undercover and not easy to spot from the untrained eye. The two men cuddling on the bench were pretending to be oblivious but he could spot a taser in one's pocket. No way he could've gotten that past scanners. Next was the woman acting as a store clerk. She was staring intensely at them as if waiting for a fight to break out.
"She's right. How about the rest of you go ride a few rides. I have a feeling this is gonna take a while." Daisy looks unwilling to leave but Yoyo and Joey steer her back away to Lincoln with promises of beignets.
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"How on earth did you buy out all of this place within five minutes?" Melinda frowns as she sits down.
"Famous millionaire who wants privacy always works." Stark smirks. Slowly the rest of the avengers come flooding in. When they were first approached it was just Tony, Natasha, and Clint. He finds himself staring back at Thor, Steve, and Banner as they stop at the door.
"Christ Tony… When you said you had a surprise I didn't picture this." Banner mutters crossing his arms across his chest.
"Son of Coul!" Thor shouts in surprise pulling him into a tight hug. "You are alive!"
"That's what I said." Stark mutters.
"Actually you punched him and called him an imposter." Barton points out with a frown. Stark just stares back for a few seconds before moving on.
After an hour of complicated explanations the six of them are fully caught up. At one point Melinda's hand had slipping into his to comfort him as he talked through the recent events of the past few years.
"So that was your team." Natasha clarifies.
"Yes give or take. Had a problem with Russia and that didn't blow over too well."
"The assassin was you?" She asks with a laugh.
"To be fair he was hydra." Melinda adds with a small smile. They exchange a look between the two of them. Melinda could feel Steve staring intensely. She excuses herself for a second squeezing his hand before she goes.
"So did you two…?" Tony drones off making obscene motions with his hands. Natasha smacks herself in the forehead, probably to refrain from hitting him.
"Excuse me?"
"I mean she's obviously perfect for you. Not to mention you spent all that time on the plane with her being your closest age. It's only natural."
"May and I-"
"Nonono! I want to guess. Was it a steamy makeout session after sparring got a little too rough or you couldn't take all of the sexual tension after an undercover mission? Personally rooting on the second scenario if you- Ow!" He cries out as Natasha punches him in the arm. "Not nice."
"Yes. Melinda and I are together."
"Maybe if you hadn't been so focused on punching him you would've noticed he had his arm around her or that they've been holding hands under the table this entire time." Barton remarks. A blush floods across his face as May returns.
"Agent May and Son of Coul! I am very happy for the both of you!" Thor exclaims enveloping them both in a tight enough hug to lift them both off the ground. "We must get celebratory drinks tonight!" He wishes he had a picture of May's face because she looked in a strange mix of incredibly uncomfortable and mesmerized at the same time.
"I'm happy you found someone good for you." Steve smiles shaking his hand. He felt like his mind was about to explode and he swears he could feel May rolling her eyes behind him. "You were the soldier who saved all those agents in Bahrain correct?" Steve asks Melinda. She nods, her teeth clenched. "Good. Keep him safe." He grins shaking her hand as well.
"I intend on it." With that he walks away with a smile. Clint quickly taking his place.
"So when's the wedding?" He teases raising an eyebrow. "You know I make a damn good strawberry cheesecake. Given I'm assured the spot of best man of course." He laughs. "Or I could just follow you around with rose petals until you get the right idea. Better name your son Clint and- Ow!" Natasha had at some point stuck up and elbowed him in the stomach.
"Go join the others." She says exasperatedly. Reluctantly he pretends to sulk as he walks off. "You owe me for leaving me with those idiots."
"How are they after the…"
"Getting better." She nods. "And you owe me for keeping that secret for so long." She says pointing at May. "It's not easy." With that she follows the rest.
"You told her?" Phil asks.
"I was drunk and it was 2 a.m. She practically coaxed it out of me." Melinda smirks. "Besides I trust her."
Finally that left Bruce who still had his arms crossed over his chest. His eyes were trained on Melinda who simply stared back. Finally he hugged Phil nodding slightly. "Yeah. She's good for you." He agrees. With a quick pat on Melinda's shoulder he exits leaving the two of them standing alone in the restaurant.
"Why do I feel like I went through the weirdest meet the parents scenario ever?"
Phil scoffs at the remark. "The opposite actually. I would call them children but children listen better."
"Good point. I thought I was going to lose you for a minute when Steve shook your hand."
"And you weren't when Thor hugged us?"
"Keep that up and I might just leave you for him. Have you seen his arms?" She smirks teasingly. He catches her by the small of her back pulling her to him. His lips land on hers as her arms circle around his neck.
"No. You're stuck with me."
