Late October*

A few more weeks had passed without any emergencies or concerns. Kate had somehow managed to stay out of the hospital during this time. She even managed to get the all clear from the hospital that her wrist had healed appropriately and she could discontinue use of the air cast. She had never felt more excited for the free range of her arm. Truthfully, Kate had been more careful when out in the field in order to avoid any unwanted trips to the hospital. She already knew Natasha was leary of her and didn't want to drag any l more attention to her and her frequent injuries as long as she could hold off. Things were also going well with Cassie. She seemed extra cautious which Kate attributed to the fact that she was scared of Yelena finding injuries on her. The blonde was terrifying so Kate couldn't blame her for the extra precautions. "I just can't do anything to get caught. I need my job and I prefer not to die a slow and agonizing death from a tiny, very angry Russian." Those were Cassie's exact words on the night of their first outing. Carol and Kate had been fighting a lot over the past month. She found any and every excuse to not have to go out into the field and absolutely avoided Carol at all costs but it only lasted so long. Carol on the other hand was having a hard time with Kate's change in demeanor. For so long they had worked together without hesitation and all of a sudden Kate had flipped the script on her and she wasn't okay with it. "Why?"

"I just can't go out tonight. Or probably for awhile."

"Yes," Carol was angry and Kate knew it. "You said that but you didn't say why."

"You know I have school stuff coming up. I'm so behind that it's no wonder that I haven't been kicked out for the second time."

"That's bullshit," Carol wasn't even looking at her now, "you've been acting like a whipped puppy ever since that dinner a month ago."

"If you are just going to come over to yell at me and insult me then I'm going to have to start locking the window." Kate was upset with the treatment she was receiving but she honestly wasn't surprised Carol had finally reached her limit. She had been making up excuse after excuse since having dinner with Natasha and Wanda only going out a few times over the past month.

"Natasha doesn't know shit, okay? Maria hasn't been snooping around. What's the issue here, Bishop?" Her voice was raised to a level that probably could've been heard by the neighbors, "if you want out, just say it. I'm perfectly capable of doing this on my own."

Kate yelled back, "you know that's not what I want."

"Then fucking act like it." She was pacing in front of the couch, "Yelena isn't going to find anything out. If you are so worried then you could just fill her in."

"We've been over this. It's not happening. Plus," Kate shrugged, "this has nothing to do with her. I'm busy with school."

"Stop trying to bullshit me," Carol was getting angry again, "we've been through so much together. You don't think I can tell when you are lying to me."

"Okay," Kate shouted, "okay. I get it. I'm a big fucking disappointment. It's not news, I've been a disappointment my whole fucking life, okay. I was bound to let you down eventually. I like her. All right? A lot and I'm not sure what to do with that and this and it's all becoming very overwhelming."

"No," Carol shook her head, "you and i… we've… no. This is different. What we do is different. What we have is different."

"What do we have? You made it clear a long time ago that there was nothing romantic between us. Now, all of a sudden you are getting territorial because I'm not available at the drop of a hat for you anymore?"

"We've built this up from the ground, Kate. It's not about sex or fuck even friendship at this point. This is more than that and you are what? Throwing our investment away for a woman you haven't even slept with yet." There was a knock at the door, "it's her right? The reason you can't go out tonight? Not the school project."

Kate had plans with Yelena and unfortunately the doctor was early, "you need to leave. We can talk about this some other time."

"I'm taking Cassie. She asked to come out tonight. She said needed some stress release after her oncall shifts," Carol turned and headed towards the window. "Maybe she can do what you apparently lost the courage to do."

Carol left out of the window, slamming it behind her and Kate called after her, "yeah well… fuck you too." She rolled her eyes when the lock fell off of the window and headed over to the door plastering on her happy face, "hey," she swung the front door open, "you are early."

Yelena smirked, "I could turn around and come back later."

"No," Kate reached out, pulling her inside.

Yelena immediately noticed her girlfriend wasn't her normal, cheerful self, "what's wrong, Kate Bishop? I thought I heard yelling when I was coming up. Is everything okay? Are you hurt? Was someone in here with you?"

Kate watched as her eyes did a quick scan of the room before zeroing back in on her, "nobody was here. I was yelling but I am fine."

Yelena reached up, cupping Kate's face with both of her hands. Her thumbs were tracing soothing patterns down her cheeks. She never broke eye contact, "do you want to know what my superpower is?" Kate nodded too scared to speak, "I can tell when people are lying to me, little hawk. Are you sure you are okay?"

Fuck this woman was perfect. "Im okay," she wrapped her hands around Yelena's wrists, resting her forehead against the shorter woman, "I promise."

"Okay," she leaned up to kiss her hello. When the kiss wasn't returned with Kate's usual enthusiasm, Yelena got concerned again. "What is wrong, little hawk? Please just tell me. I will do my best to make it better." She whispered against her lips.

"Carol is being a dick."

Yelena felt some type of way about that woman and it generally wasn't warm and fuzzy feelings especially learning what she and Kate had been casual fuck buddies. "Would you like me to kill her? They would never find the body." Finally, Kate laughed, "there's my little hawk." She pulled her into another kiss. This time the girl responded to Yelena's liking. When they broke apart she continued, "Was she here? Is that who you were yelling at?"

"No," Kate shook her head. "We fought earlier. I was yelling at the window. I think I need a new lock. It won't latch right."

She watched Yelena walk over to examine the window. The doctor bent down and picked up the lock, "well this is the problem, Kate Bishop. The lock is on the floor and not on the window where it should be. We will fix this, yes? I am very good with my hands."

"So you are a handy woman as well?"

"I wear many hats, Kate Bishop," she smirked. "And like I said before…"

"You are very good with your hands," Kate adorned her own smirk. "A claim I am very eager to have demonstrated on me in various different scenarios and situations."

"Been thinking about me? Hmm," Yelena brought the latch over and sat it on the table. "I've also been thinking about you," she wrapped her arms around her girlfriend. Standing on her tiptoes to whisper in her ear, "I thought about you in the shower this morning and I can attest that my skills are top notch." She could feel Kate sway a little on her feet at the confession. They had been officially dating for over a month. Of course Yelena was ready to sleep with the girl but she didn't want to rush into it. Still, a little teasing never hurt anyone. "Very adept, fingering," she chuckled when she heard Kate inhale.

"Are you doing that thing where you say a bunch of sexy stuff to me, eventually switching to Russian just to say you have to start dinner or take Lucky for a walk?"

Another deep chuckle, "Я не знаю. Это то, что я делаю, детка?"

"The Russian pet name and everything?" Kate whined, "this better be a good dinner."

Yelena pulled back to see the frustration on her girlfriend's face, "when have my meals ever been a disappointment?"

"Fine," she huffed a little extra air out before letting go of Yelena. "We will revisit this after dinner."

Yelena's eyes were smiling which was something Kate loved to see, "of course we will, детка."

"Detka," she repeated in a really poor Russian accent. "What does that mean?"

"Duolingo and find out," Yelena laughed, starting to empty the bags she brought over with her ingredients. She learned the hard way not to trust Kate's fridge to be stocked with anything besides beer, old pizza and condiments. How she was still alive perplexed her as a doctor.

"No, that bird is annoying. If he had a physical face, I would punch it so hard," she pulled out her phone and tried google translate. She wasn't sure of the spelling so she did her best phonetically. "Okay, baby."

"I thought you hated the owl," Yelena began prepping her herbs and veggies which of course Kate crinkled her nose at every time.

"Google translate, babe. No owls were harmed, this time."

Yelena hummed in consideration, "I just like the Russian for that better than the English. I think," looked up, "I just think it sounds pretty, I guess."

She was going to offer her help but the blonde always refused saying that she liked doing this for Kate. "So cooking, chopping, doctoring, apparently window fixing, showering activities… what else do your hands do?"

"You forgot military activities. Shooting. Mixed martial arts. Oh and they play the piano and guitar."

Yelena looked up from her knife work and saw Kate smile. The brunette asked, "will you play for me sometime?"

"It's only fair. You did take me shooting," she went back to chopping. "Even if we did end up running from the authorities in the rain."

"It was a great date," Kate wasn't backing down.

"It was," Yelena smiled at the fond memories. She couldn't remember the last time she was this happy. After everything that happened with Emily, she had convinced herself that she didn't deserve any sort of happiness in her life. She really held onto that ideation until Kate Bishop came into her life like a whirlwind and all of the colors returned to her world. She was falling hard and fast and it scared her beyond all thought.

"Your thoughts are almost as loud as mine," Kate pulled her back into the present, "what are you thinking so hard about over there?"

"It's nothing," Yelena shook her head. "I just really really like you, little hawk."

"Cooking for me, compliments, speaking Russian and confessions of adoration will get you a one way ticket to my bed tonight, Belova," she watched the blonde blush a little at that. "That invitation doesn't expire whenever you are ready to cash it in. No pressure."

Yelena laughed, "the fact that you think there is any universe where I don't want to fuck that sass out of you is such a ridiculous notion. When I have you, you better have a few days cleared so you can walk properly without raising questions."

Kate hoped her shaky exhale wasn't visible to the other woman, "you talk a big game, Belova."

Yelena stabbed her knife into one of the chicken filets, leaning across the counter inches away from Kate's face, "I am confident that if I reached into your panties right now, I would find just how much my words turn you on."

Kate was praying to every god that may or may not exist for Yelena to discard the dinner and fuck her agaisnt the countertop. She thought she was going to get her wish when the blonde fisted her shirt with both hands and bringing their lips together in a kiss that had Kate's world crashing around her. She immediately twisted her hands in blonde locks, deepening the kiss, returning it with equal passion. She felt Yelena's moan more than she heard it as all the blood was equally rushing to her ears and lower. She was throbbing, wet and to put it frankly ready to experience the full talents of the doctor. "Yelena, please," she moaned against her lips, "I want you."

A small predatory growl sounded through Yelena's chest, backing up just so, "you are an idiot, Kate Bishop, if you think I don't want you just as much." She pulled her back in for one more toe curling kiss before unclenching her fists, brushing out the finger shaped wrinkles. "Why do you think I fucked myself in the shower before i came over? Clearly one orgasm wasn't enough," her chuckle was deeper than it normally was, which was an indication that she was as turned on as Kate. "Next time I will give myself two," she winked at her girlfriend before turning her attention back to their dinner.

"Fuck me," Kate groaned, smacking her forehead. "I'm going to die from being overly horny."

"There is time for a shower if you want to go grab one, Kate. No judgment."

Kate eyed her girlfriend suspiciously, "I think I'm okay. Horny as fuck but okay."

Yelena smirked, "still holding out hope for later," she watched Kate's blush deepen. "Wise choice. You are hopeful and optimistic. I like that in a woman. Now, are you going to sit there like my good girl while I finish cooking up this delicious dinner for us?"

Kate's eyes noticeably darkened, "call me your good girl and I'll do anything you want me to."

After about ten more minutes of watching Yelena cook, Kate decided it would be a good time to take Lucky for a walk. After the fight with Carol, he had been hiding in the spare bedroom. She coaxed him out with a piece of doggy bacon. He almost knocked Yelena over with excitement on his way to the front door. He really loved that woman and Kate understood why. She walked him down the street around the corner before they made it to the small corner park. He successfully relieved himself and they sat down for a few minutes, enjoying the brisk fall evening. "I really like her, Lucky." He put his head on her lap, "like I like her like her." He licked her hand, "you do too, I know. I should tell her soon. Hopefully she won't run." He sighed. "I know if she likes me like I like her then it won't matter, right?" Lucky snuggled his head in deeper, "I know. There's still so much we need to learn about each other. I need to find out what happened with her and Emily. She said she really cared about her but she seems reluctant to sleep with me so I have to find out what happened so I don't hurt her the same way. I'm not a relationship expert. We both know this. I don't want to mess things up." He barked. "Okay. I know. I won't ruin things for you and Yelena. Should we get back to her?" He perked up and started barking. "Let's go see Yelena." Lucky started pulling her back down the street in the direction of her apartment. He practically ran the whole way back. "Now remember," she said as they approached the front door, "she's my girlfriend. Not yours."

Yelena was laughing as she plated the dinner, obviously catching the tail end of that sentence, "I have plenty of room in my…" she hesitated for a moment before continuing, "life for both of you."

Kate noticed how she didn't say room in her heart but there was a hesitation. "He was very anxious to get back to you."

"I know. I am his favorite," she heard Kate scoff. She pulled out a dog bowl that from the looks of it she had engraved with Lucky's name on it. He patiently sat until the bowl of chicken, rice and veggies was placed in front of him. "Okay good boy, enjoy."

"You made him his own portion?"

"Of course I did," Yelena scratched behind his ears while he ate, "I just left off the sauce and good stuff. It is bland but so are a dog's taste buds. He will love it." Kate was staring at her again with hearts shooting out of her eyes. She really needed to get that under control because she was sure Yelena noticed when she looked up with a blinding smile. It was the smile that caused her nose to scrunch up in the cutest way. "Okay Kate, sit. Dinner is served."

Yelena was glad she had cleaned as she cooked so all that she had to do after dinner was put the dishes in the dishwasher and put the leftovers in Kate's fridge with reheating directions on the containers. "At least I will know you have been fed for a day or two," she mumbled as she closed the refrigerator. While Yelena was finishing up she had gone upstairs to change into her movie watching shorts and tshirt. She also threw on an oversized sweatshirt and brought down her Columbia sweatshirt and leggings for Yelena if she wanted to change. "Always so chivalrous, Kate." She took the offered clothes and went to the downstairs bathroom to change. She quickly got undressed looking in the mirror when she was just down to her spandex black boxer briefs. She had scars littering her body. Most of them were from the military but there were older ones mixed in there. She wasn't shy realizing she took good care of her body. All that time spent at the gym kept her body looking exactly as she wanted. "Did I tease her enough for one night?" She thought as she picked up Kate's leggings before discarding them and only pulling the sweatshirt over her head. The shirt was large on her, covering her underwear leaving her legs exposed for the brunette to deal with. "Did you pick out a movie?" She asked, walking from the bathroom sweeping her hair into a top knot. The desired effect was achieved when her girlfriend looked up, dropping the remote. Yelena watched as Kate's eyes roamed down to her legs, slowly taking in every inch of exposed skin. She couldn't hold the smirk in when Kate nodded seemingly unable to speak. "Cool, that's very cool," she walked over and took her seat on the couch, "are you going to sit?" She asked after a minute when the brunette didn't move.

"I'll grab some snacks," she didn't look back down, "give me a minute."

Yelena chuckled, "I will be here, waiting." Lucky hopped up on the couch in the space on the other end that he deemed his seat which meant when Kate came back she would be squished up against Yelena and her bare thighs. An evil little grin spread across her lips, "need some help, darling?"

"No," she was facing the microwave waiting for their popcorn to finish popping. She brought over a tray with the popcorn, various movie theater candies, cokes and a few treats for Lucky.

Yelena sat and watched Kate put the tray down and then the realization came across her face when she saw that Lucky had taken her seat at the end of the couch. The blonde reached down and patted the seat next to her, "here's a spot for you right here, детка." Kate nodded, sitting down carefully not to have her skin touching Yelena's thigh. "Comfy?"

"Mmhmm," Kate willed her heart to slow down. Going into cardiac arrest simply due to seeing Yelena's thighs was not a cool way to die. Now, Kate reasoned with herself, if those thighs were wrapped around her head that would be her ideal way to go. "Are you?"

"Am I what?" She shifted so her knees fell down onto Kate's legs.

"Comfortable?"

"Very," she dropped her head to Kate's shoulder and could feel her pulse beating. "Relax, Kate Bishop."

"Ha," she glanced down at Yelena's legs. "I don't think I'll be able to relax for even a second tonight." She let her head fall against the back of the couch. Yelena felt that her teasing may have gone too far and started to shift her legs when she felt Kate's hand come down and stop her, "don't you dare move your legs."

"As you wish, little hawk," she snuggled in deeper, "so what are we watching?"

"Something scary? It is spooky season after all."

"Yes," she kissed below Kate's ear, "scary movies are one of the ways to my heart."

About an hour or so into the movie was when Kate started to gently trace circles up and down Yelena's thighs. She didn't think the brunette was doing it mindfully but it was causing quite a distraction for her. Yelena was desperately trying to concentrate on the movie even though she had seen Scream so many times she could probably recite all of the lines from memory. Every little movement Kate made was starting to get to her. The little laughs or gasps when something happened in the movie. The way she always smelled like gummy bears. It was starting to hit Yelena hard even though she was the one who set out trying to tease the younger woman. She took a moment to study the girl as she watched the movie. She really was adorable and Yelena was gone.

She leaned in closer to Kate, cupping her face with her hand that wasn't resting on her shoulder. She pressed her mouth up against the younger woman's ear, "hey," she breathed out before nipping a line of soft bites from Kate's ear, across her jaw, working her way down the brunette's throat. She sucked and nipped, licked and kissed until she got to her pulse point. She sucked hard on the tender flesh and felt Kate's breath hitch. "Mmm," Yelena moaned against her neck trying to rile the girl up. "You like that?" She sank her teeth into the spongy flesh of her pulse point before lightly lapping over the bruised skin. "I apologize, that's going to leave a mark," she didn't sound sorry at all as she slid her hand that was resting on her face around, tightening in the brown waves, creating a tension that had Kate whimpering. "How's the movie, darling?"

"Yelena," it came out breathy and Kate was once again cursing her hormones because she knew it was only a matter of time before the blonde stopped them, "I thought you wanted to watch the movie."

"Oh this? I've seen it before. Two murderers. The boyfriend and the other guy," Yelena nuzzled in the girl's ear and nipped lightly at her lobe, "I'd much rather be kissing you." She pulled back slightly, "the smell of your shampoo, the little gasps you make when you get scared, the way your fingers are moving against my thighs. It's intoxicating, Kate, and it's doing all the right things for me." Yelena saw the hint of disappointment on the brunette's face when she sat back against the couch and continued watching the movie. "But I will behave if you insist."

Kate's chest was rising and falling rapidly. She was trying desperately hard to let Yelena take the lead and not pressure her into having sex but this was a true test of will. Kate gently swatted Lucky's butt and he took that as his motivation to leave the couch. She looked at her girlfriend who was staring at the television with a self-satisfied smile on her face as Kate looked back and forth between her and the tv. "Fuck it," she all but groaned out as she pulled Yelena her lap groaning when the blonde sunk down onto her straddling her hips. Kate's hands immediately held onto Yelena's thighs as the doctor leaned down and captured her lips in a heated kiss. The blonde rocked her hips forward into Kate when she squeezed her thighs, moving one hand around to cup her ass, pulling her into her harder. Yelena let out a filthy moan causing a matching one to slip from Kate's lips. The archer was sure this was the sexiest moment of her entire life and she was trying not to get her hopes up. "Fuck, Kate," Yelena pulled away so she could catch her breath, kissing along her jawline. "The shower was not enough," her hips never stopped rocking against Kate. "Трахни меня, детка. Я так мокрый для тебя."

Kate's fingers tightened their grip on Yelena's ass, pulling her in harder, "I have no idea what you just said but it was by far the sexiest thing I've ever heard…" her sentence turned into a moan when Yelena bit down on her ear lobe again. "I must have fallen asleep during the movie." She shivered when that deep chuckle sounded in her ear, "or I've died and the after life is you fucking my brains out. Either way, I'm not complaining."

"You talk too much. Have I told you that?" She looked down at Kate from her position on her lap. Reaching down, she lifted her sweatshirt over her head leaving her only in her boxer briefs. "You are missing some of my best moves here, Kate."

"Holy fuck," she couldn't hold it in as she drank in the sight as Yelena's bare chest for the first time. Her nipples were already excited and begging for Kate's attention. She looked up at Yelena who was practically daring her to explore, "you are a goddess."

"What are you waiting for?" Yelena raised an eyebrow waiting for Kate to make her move.

"And you called me sassy?" Kate asked as she cupped one of Yelena's small breasts, circling her excited nipple. She wasn't sure which one of them moaned first but it sounded like a chorus ringing through the apartment. "A goddess," she whispered before taking Yelena's other nipple into her mouth.

Yelena groaned, cupping Kate's head to hold her in place, "О, черт. Я знал, что твой рот будет хорош для чего-то, кроме неприятностей." She ground her hips harder onto the woman below her trying to relieve some of the pressure building up. "Oh fuck," Kate actually heard her whimper, "so good."

Kate held her grin back, letting go of her nipple and kissing the hinge of her neck, "I haven't even touched you where it counts yet, baby."

Yelena used her body weight to flip them so Kate was lying on her back with the blonde straddling one of her thighs. The other one was pressed deliciously into Kate's center. She was willing herself not to cum early. "You seem to be mistaken," Yelena started leaving love bites down her neck. "You are not the one with the power here, darling," she flexed her leg against Kate. She was slipping her hand up Kate's shirts when her phone started to buzz on the table, "leave it." It stopped when her hand made it to the bottom of Kate's sports bra. "Не могу дождаться, чтобы попробовать тебя, детка." Her hand slipped under the sports bra, seeking out Kate's sensitive nipple when her phone started going off again. "I'm going to kill whoever that is," she growled against Kate's neck. Removing her hand, she reached for her phone while remaining on top of her girlfriend. "

"What do you want, Wanda?" The frustration was clearly evident to the woman on the other side of the phone, "yes, I'm with Kate. I'm a little bit busy right now." Her cheeks were turning pink and Kate wasn't sure if it's flushed from being turned on or whatever it was the other woman was saying on the other side of the phone. "Why?" Her eyes turned a dark shade of black as she listened to whatever Wanda was telling her. "She wants to talk to you," Yelena handed Kate her phone, getting up off her lap, grabbing the sweatshirt she had discarded, pulling something out of her bag and heading to the upstairs window.

Kate watched as she pulled the sweatshirt over her head, opened the window, leaned outside of it and lit a cigarette. "Hello? Wanda?"

"Kate, sorry to bother you and Yelena. Seems this is really bad timing."

Kate let a little nervous chuckle out, "we were in the middle of a movie."

Wanda laughed, "so that's what the kids are calling it these days. I tried to reach you on your phone but I wasn't having any luck."

"I plugged it into the charge when I was upstairs," she looked up at her girlfriend who was taking long drags from her cigarette. "Why are you calling me though? I don't understand."

"As I told Yelena," Wanda's voice had slipped back into her Chief of Surgery voice, "you are the only emergency or known contact listed for a patient who was brought in as an emergency tonight."

"Who?"

"Carol Danvers."

A chill ran through Kate's body and she automatically understood why Yelena appeared upset, "fuck. Is she okay?"

"We really need you to come down to the hospital to discuss this further. I would say time is of the essence," Wanda gave Kate the location details for when she got to the hospital and apologized for interrupting their evening.

"Fuck," Kate mumbled while exiting out of the call. She fucked up. She already knew that eventually the situation would need to be explained to Yelena but during what seemed like it was going to be their first time wasn't ideal. If Carol pulled through whatever it was the Chief needed to talk to her about, Kate was going to kill her. She walked up the stairs, handing the phone back to her girlfriend who seemed to be onto her second cigarette. "Yelena…"

"No Kate," she shook her head, "now is not the time. Your person needs you," Kate noticed the sadness in Yelena's voice.

But you are my person, is what Kate would have responded had she been strong enough. Instead she just nodded and walked into her room to get changed. "Yelena?" The blonde was already walking back down the stairs to the bathroom where she discarded her clothing, "I'm sorry."

"I'll drive you to the hospital, Kate Bishop." She didn't acknowledge the apology or turn to see the look on her face. Yelena continued downstairs and into the bathroom, closing the door behind her.

"Fuck me," Kate hurried to change her clothes, grabbing her phone and seeing the many missed calls from what she assumed was the hospital's number.

"Wanda made it sound serious," Yelena called up from downstairs, "we should probably go."

"I'll be right there," Kate called back knowing that this wasn't going to be nearly as pleasant as the rest of her evening was. She stopped at the bottom of the stairs to say goodbye to Lucky, "be a good boy for me. I'll be back as soon as I can."

"I don't think you are going to be home anytime soon," Yelena mumbled from her position at the front door.

"Yelena," Kate turned around. "This isn't how I wanted this night to go. Believe me. I also didn't know she put me down as her emergency contact."

"Her only contact apparently."

Kate sighed, "yes apparently but that doesn't mean I knew anything about it. I also don't know what happened to her yet so before you get pissy and start pulling away from me can I please go and deal with whatever is going on?"

Yelena knew she was being unfair to the younger girl. She just really didn't like that woman and truthfully there was no logical explanation why. She just got bad vibes from her, "fine. You are right. I apologize. If you'd like I can come back later to sit with Lucky until you get home."

"Oh," Kate tried to hold in her disappointment. She thought Yelena might stay with her but apparently that wasn't happening, "I don't want to put you out. He will be okay."

Yelena nodded, "then we should get going."

Kate watched her girlfriend leave, keeping the door open for her to follow her. She reached out and grabbed her wrist, "there's some things we need to talk about after this is over." Yelena nodded once again, walking to the elevator. She quietly pushed the button to take them downstairs, "I'm sorry, Yelena."

The blonde didn't say anything. She simply grabbed Kate's hand, squeezing just enough to let her know that they would be okay.