25 Unicorn Street- Monday

[throughaphase]

Today was just going to be a nervewracking day and Kitty was committing to that. It was the first time ever she’d been wishing for Clint to just leave the house already, and once he was gone she immediately went upstairs and closed herself off in the bathroom.

Then there was time spent sitting on the counter with the timer going on her phone so she knew when there wasn’t a point in watching anymore, fidgeting like crazy as she waited to see if anything was going to happen.

For about a minute. And then she was left with, “Huh.”

[NFB and for that guy!]

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[so_hawkward]

Clint had every intention of just going to the gym to check on how things were going, but then he figured he should bring a toolbag, just in case something needed to be fixed, and the weather was nice enough for a longer walk for the dogs, so he hadn’t made it too far away from the house before circling back and coming inside.

“It’s me, not a burglar,” he yelled out, peering around for Kitty. “Where’d you go?”

[throughaphase]

Kitty immediately jumped off the counter, calling, “Upstairs!” before trying to clean up. The open box was going in the trash and getting buried, the backup tests (of course there were backups just in case) were getting shoved in a drawer...

[so_hawkward]

Clint headed upstairs and peeked into the bedroom. "Hey, do you mind if I take Lucky and Rook with me?" he asked, looking around. "Are you okay?"

[throughaphase]

“Totally fine!” she called from behind the door. Ignore any drawer banging, please. “Take whoever you want!”

[so_hawkward]

"Okaaay," Clint said slowly, going over to the door to listen. "Are you sure you're okay? If you're looking for something, I might have put it back in the wrong spot."

[throughaphase]

Belatedly, Kitty realized she probably should have locked the door, but now he’d hear if she did it. “Oh, okay! I’ll... just keep looking till I find it! Love you! Bye!”

She was super smooth.

[so_hawkward]

Yeah, Clint could be oblivious at times, but he wasn't that dumb. "Kitty, are you sure you're okay?" he asked quietly, leaning against the door. "I won't come in if you don't want me to." Probably.

[throughaphase]

There was a really long pause.

It wasn't like she wasn't going to have to tell him, and there was really no way she was going to be able to say this was nothing later today, but she didn't even know her reaction yet.

It was a really long pause.

"You can come in."

[so_hawkward]

Clint waited patiently, and to start, he just opened the door a little and peered inside. "Okay, no bloodshed, that's a good sign," he said, pushing the door open fully. "Are you not feeling well?"

[throughaphase]

"No, I'm fine," she assured him. Though hey, certain things on the not-feeling-well front made more sense now! "This is going to derail your entire day."

[so_hawkward]

That got a frown out of Clint as he came in all the way. "Okay, that's fine, I didn't have a whole lot planned anyway. Derail away," he said.

[throughaphase]

In response to that, Kitty picked up the test from the counter to show him.

And good lord was she going to be watching his reaction.

[so_hawkward]

Clint had really only seen these kinds of tests in commercials, so it took him a second to realize what Kitty had handed him, and what the symbol probably meant. "Wait, you... is this positive?" he asked. "This is... you're..."

He'd get a whole sentence out eventually, really!

[throughaphase]

"Apparently?"

She was super helpful at the moment! This was why she would have wanted to wait to say anything!

[so_hawkward]

Clint stared at the test for a moment, and then let out a yell and wrapped his arms around Kitty tightly. "Oh my god. Are you--are you okay?" he asked. "I mean, how are you feeling about this?"

[throughaphase]

"I don't know yet," Kitty said, but she was startled into a laugh, hugging him back. "It hasn't sunk in yet. Looks like you're feeling pretty good about it."

Which... was kind of the best.

[so_hawkward]

"Of course I am. I mean, I know we haven't talked about this a lot, and things always seem to get in the way..." Clint trailed off, taking Kitty's hands and giving them a squeeze. "But I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought about this in a hopeful way."

[throughaphase]

“You were hoping for this?” she asked, smiling a little.

She’d usually been the one to lead the way on things in this relationship, so hearing him say that was just good.

[so_hawkward]

"I mean, eventually, when we both wanted it," Clint admitted, looking a little embarrassed. "It's going to be spring soon, and that means surprise kids running around and... I don't know. I love you, that's what I do know."

[throughaphase]

That was a full smile on Kitty’s face now, and she leaned in to give him a kiss. “You are the cutest, and I love you like crazy, you know that?”

[so_hawkward]

"I love you too," Clint said again, wrapping his arms tighter around Kitty. "I can't believe this is really happening. You're going to be so good at this, and whatever you need, I'm here for you."

He was not thinking about what kind of a dad he'd make, because he was trying to stay excited, thank you very much.

[throughaphase]

“You say that now. Wait till I’m actually hormonal.”

Weirdly, she kind of hoped that happened soon, just fit something to point at to mentally say, “look, proof.”

[so_hawkward]

"Oh please, even in your most hormonal state, you won't be the worst person I've ever dealt with. Just think about the Avengers you know," Clint teased. "I'll get you whatever gross food combination you end up craving, I promise."

[throughaphase]

"You're sweet. And I will try not to be too tough on you, and not just because you're really stuck with me now," she promised, and paused. "Still doesn't feel real."