Hours had passed, Steve had gone and Helena was asleep in an armchair. It had gotten dark outside, night had fallen. Leah was still sat there staring at her brother, hoping for something to happen. The machines beeped, breathed for him as well as supplied him with blood and nutrients. He was covered in bruises and looked like death barely warmed up. He was completely helpless, only those machines were keeping him alive right now and that scared her completely. It was strange to see the strong brother that she grew up looking too, thinking he was the strongest man in the world. Now what was he, barely alive.

"I never expected this to happen." Leah muttered to herself looking at Clint. "I just wanted everything to be normal but that ain't going to happen now. Your going to be an uncle Clint. I don't know when but by the way I look now it may not be too long, that's a thought. I am seriously scared, there are a number of things that could happen but I guess one has been the most pressing. I don't want to mess up like mum and dad did, I don't want to leave my child like they left us. I mean Loki has been great considering all this has been thrown upon us. He will be a great father, I just don't know if I can do the whole mother thing. I'm terrified that my child will end up like us, screw ups." She looked at Clint, her hand hesitantly going out to his, taking hold of his hand and rubbing it. "Please get better Clint, I need you, Nat will need you too. Our family can't been torn apart like this." She ran both her hands through the loose strands of hair. "We all need you."

She took hold of his hold hand again, rubbing it with her own. She just wanted some type of sign that he was still there, a squeeze of a hand, eye movement or a noise. However she got nothing from him, he just lay there his eyes closed the machine breathing for him. The beeps and odd alarm had actually becoming soothing in a funny way, it proved that he was still alive at least.

There was a cough from the doorway, making Leah jump and look up from her brother seeing director Fury standing at the door way. He looked absolutely mad, she knew this was going to be bad, she wondered where Thor was when she needed him. She guessed he was trying to help clear up questions that other people didn't want to bother her with at the moment. Leah always knew that when she returned there were going to be a lot of questions but she wasn't ready to answer them yet. She looked to Helena who was still out cold, asleep, this really didn't concern her at the moment either. She didn't want to involve Helena in something that could spiral out of control. Leah just stared at her old boss, she knew that she had broken protocol completely, it would surely be the talk among SHIELD already. She actually felt slightly uncomfortable being alone with him considering she knew his feelings on Loki the war criminal that he knew, not the one she did.

"Agent Barton." He began sounding pissed.

"I am not actually an agent any more surely, I thought me running would have sorted that out." Leah retorted getting up out of her seat stretching as she felt her back ache from being sat still for so long. She just rubbed her stomach which ached too, she hadn't felt the baby kick once while being here but appreciated that in a way. It rarely seemed to kick when ever Loki wasn't about, why should this be any different. "Plus we know families don't do well in SHIELD do they, So I guess I am out."

"So Romanoff was actually telling the truth, not some sick joke." Director Fury muttered sounding even less than impressed staring at her pregnant stomach. "You and Loki are planning a family?"

"It's a little pass planning stage sir." Leah drawled looking at him seriously placing her hands on her hips and raising an eye brow. "What do you want Director, or can I just stay with my brother alone?"

"Answers are needed Barton." Fury insisted stepping into the room. "And you are going to have to answer all of them before I permit you to leave, if I do in fact permit that."

"Don't threaten me with empty threats." Leah snapped looking at the man, she didn't like what he was suggesting. "I am not entitled to do anything I don't want too, my brother is injured and I am here just for him. Not for SHIELD."

Leah then noticed the two guards standing outside the room, her heart stopped for a moment. She realized both of them were armed too, knowing Fury he wouldn't care if he had to cuff her, point a gun at her head and drag her out of here for her to talk. She didn't want to go though that not in her current condition.

"Barton." Fury began his eyes narrowing. "I don't want to do this, not like this."

"I will be a free person, if I come with you?" Leah rose an eyebrow looking at him as she felt a wave of worry pass through her. "I could leave when I want?"

"I am not going to make promises I can't keep." Fury muttered looking at her with that one eye "That I am unable to keep."

Leah nodded understanding what he meant, she looked to Helena not really wanting to get her involved with this mess. She would have her own family that she would eventually need to get back too, if this went sour. Leah knew that Loki was going to be mad with her for what she was about to do. She slowly went over to her brother placing a kiss on his cheek, looking at him before saying.

"Please get better."

She picked up her shawl off the chair she was sitting in, wrapping it around herself before leaving with Fury. The two armed guards following behind both of them. She was allowed to walk on her own terms and get into the jeep without being pushed in. She at least appreciated that, she had seen no sign of Steve, Nat nor Thor which made her suspicious that this was all planned out.

The drive was relatively short, she was taken into a larger building, it seemed to be the back route as they didn't bump into anyone. Leah knew she was in trouble now and that Loki was going to be seriously furious with her for this. She only hoped that he wouldn't find out about this till after everything had calmed down and she had a chance to explain herself. They put her in a dark interrogation room, there were no windows and only one door. This was a high level interrogation cell, one which they tend to put dangerous or way ward agents in. Leah just paced the room knowing that perhaps she should have woken Helena so she knew what was happening.

Leah didn't know how long had passed, she had completely lost track of time in her own thoughts. She thought about what Thor would do when he found out, she knew he would have to be diplomatic but then again there was no stopping a god. The door opened and a guard walked in with a bottle of water and a plate of food on a tray. Leah watched as he placed the tray down on the table and then left her. She knew that they were making her wait to get to her nerves and make her frustrated. She wasn't going to let it work on her, she just continued to pace, ignoring the growing hunger.

Finally the door opened she saw Aiden walk into the room looking pissed, she knew she must have betrayed his trust. she just stood there staring at him her arms crossed.

"Sit down." Aiden ordered not even looking at her. She watched as he sat down at the table opening up his folder on her she presumed. She saw her agent profile in there as well as Loki's folder from the attack on New York. She just rubbed her neck feeling a little out-of-place.

"I would prefer to stand." Leah muttered not moving, she wasn't going to let them boss her about. She knew this was all about the mind games and she wasn't letting them have the upper hand. She just stood there not moving from the spot she stood.

"What happened to you Barton?" Aiden finally looked up at her after making her wait for a few moments. "You disappeared for 3 months"

"Something cropped up that was more important than staying here." Leah looked down at her pregnancy bump. "Something big actually."

"Why didn't you tell any one you were going?" Aiden continued sound very official as he wrote down her response. "And that you were pregnant?"

"You really want to know." Leah came closer staring at him, feeling her emotions bubble and boil under her skin. "I found out I was pregnant with Loki's child, a child that was going to be different any way. I knew what you would as an organisation suggest that I did. You would have forced me into an abortion. Just because his father was seen a danger, a threat, a war criminal and well a god. I wasn't going to let that happen. I wasn't going to give up or destroy something so perfect, innocent and mine." She slowly sat down staring at Aiden. She took in a big breath before letting it out slowly calming herself down. She knew she needed to explain this correctly, to get them to understand her actions. "I was actually planning to run around this world to hide from SHIELD, keep my baby safe, till the child was born at least. Except everything suddenly changed, I needed to go back to Asgard suddenly. Thor came back to earth, there was a problem that only I could solve for him, I had to return to Asgard I had no choice. But I knew that at least there I would know my child would be safe."

"That was the reason you left?" Aiden looked a little baffled by her reply. "Only because Thor came back to Earth and ask you to return."

"Yes." Leah nodded looking down before looking back to Aiden looking a little baffled by what he had said. "Was there another theory?"

"That Loki had you under a mind control." Aiden told her looking up from his folder and putting his pen down. "That he had tricked you, put you under a spell. Your brother searched for you for weeks, all of them did actually, Romanoff, Rogers, Stark. They all looked for you worried for your safety."

"I am sorry that it happened like this but Loki never did that, not to me any way." Leah shook her head looking up at him. She knew the reasons why they would think like that but Loki had changed now. "I wanted him as much as he wanted me. I still do, I love him and I forgave him. He helped mend my broken soul like I repaired his. He has changed, he is not the man who was on earth over a year ago. I don't know what to say to keep you lot happy but this is the truth."

Aiden stood up and left her, she knew this was obviously not what they wanted to hear from her. She heard the door shut as she put her head in her hands. She had no idea how long she had been here but she knew if Loki had any wind of this the consequences could be grave. She wasn't willing to lose him over such a stupid thing but if he came to earth that would be the only fate for him.