Whew, successfully returned from my mission, top secret of course, so I can't say much just that it was...noisy...

Hope you enjoy the conclusion of Just the Diversion!

Chapter 9

"Did I do the right thing?" Clint was sitting on the bed, his back to her.

Natasha gave a slight smile, she had just walked in and very quietly too, but Clint always knew when she was in the same room as him. When they had started, she grilled him on it; she thought that she was doing something wrong. "No," Clint had said, "I just know. I can…feel you in the room." She'd left it at that, because if there was ever someone she didn't mind not being able to sneak up on, it was him.

She focused on his question. It was so…Clint. He was asking an assassin who had killed many more people that she cared to remember if something was right or not.

"What do you mean?" She asked cautiously, but she knew. This was about Yelena.

Clint didn't want to say her name, he was so afraid that Natasha would be angry with him and he…didn't know how he felt about it. "Did I do the right thing by not pursuing her? Yelena I mean." He held his breath waiting for her answer.

She slid her hand on his shoulder, and he leaned his head gently on it. They'd had time to recover, there had been a couple touch and go moments, the poisons kicked up quite the fight in her system and they couldn't do too much without exacerbating her physical injuries, but given time she'd heal.

He would too, and he waited at her bed side like he always did when she was injured, just like she always did when he was.

"Why did you let her go?" Natasha asked. This was a very tentative conversation.

"I…she…I saw you in her. The old you, I guess she was just doing what she'd been told and lashing out against what had been done to her. I honestly don't know what she's going to do now, but I don't think she knows either." Natasha sat next to him, but he didn't met her eyes.

"I think she's at a crossroads and she has to decide for herself, about her life. She never had the opportunity to do that before, and I hope she doesn't keep going after you. I'm sorry if you're angry, I didn't mean you to be; but I couldn't go after her, physical reasons aside of course." Clint tried to explain. He still wasn't meeting her eyes.

Natasha put her cool hands on his face, and pulled it gently so he would look at her. Her beauty always left him breathless, but especially after the real possibility of losing her, he treasured every glance and moment. Her eyes were beautiful orbs of green…ness.

"Clint, I understand why you let her go. I see it too. Every time we fight, every move she does, I know what that feels like. You know what I went through, and now you know what she did. I couldn't expect you to hunt her after that. I always hoped she'd be better…able to handle life outside of everything." Clint took a breath, Natasha's words had calmed his racing heart.

"I'm so sorry for everything you went through." Despite Clint's words, it was Natasha who was holding him.

"It was not pleasant, but it was a path. A path that led me here to you, and I wouldn't change that." With that they kissed, a slow sweet kiss with all their feelings of caution and fear, as they melted in understanding and the true depth of their affection.

Epilogue

"Ana! Grab the cakes!" The woman formerly known as Black Widow pulled on hot oven mitts and pulled out three freshly baked chocolate cakes.

"We'll let them cool, and then frost them." Another woman spoke, her name was Kimberly. She owned the bakery shop. She'd been more than happy to give the mysterious Anastasia a job at her shop, she seemed very eager to learn and kind.

Yelena smiled, just maybe she could get the hang of this. Working shifts, having free time, and no one was shooting at her yet. Sounded like a good day. Who knows, maybe Anastasia's pretty handy with the icing?

She smiled, Anastasia means resurrection, and maybe, just maybe this could be hers.

Thank you everyone who has been a faithful reviewer and I hoped this tied the story up nicely for you! Have a great summer! If you want, check me out, but I'm all over the place so my next fan fic won't be Avengers, I know bummer right? Who knows, I might do another though!