Folly Beach, South Carolina - Wednesday

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With the island being all gross and weird, and with everything Kitty had been through recently, Clint had jumped at the chance to get out of town, and was using work as an excuse. Specifically, he was checking up on one of the safehouses he had through SHIELD that just so happened to be in a warm state within walking distance of a beach. He'd learned early on that hiding out didn't always have to suck.

There'd been some cobwebs and dust in the place when he and Kitty first arrived, but the electricity and water worked without a hitch, and that was all Clint could ask for. Now, he was relaxing in a chair in the sand, watching Lucky and Rook approach the water while he waited for Kitty to come down from the house. There were definitely worse ways to spend a few days, that was for sure.

[For the ladyfriend!]

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"You have," she agreed. "But she seems to be an only child and she should be able to be around kids her own age. I had problems with that growing up and it made things really rough. She should have it better."

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"She should have it better than both of us. That's one of the points of parenting, right?" Clint asked.

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"Yup. And I think that's realistic," Kitty said, thinking about it. "We're in a pretty good place, I think, and she's not even happening yet."

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"Yeah, that's true. I'm definitely not worrying about it." Thinking about it didn't count. "Hey, look, Lucky's trying to catch the water."

Thank you, Lucky, for being a good distraction.

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"See, and now's the point where I die of cute," Kitty said, looking over at the dogs. "He is gonna figure out real quick this isn't gonna work."

Or not, because dogs would actually chase their own tails, but she gave him credit.

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She might have given Lucky too much credit, because he veered too close to the water, got splashed, and began barking at the waves. Rook, for whatever reason, started barking as well.

"It's a good thing they're cute," Clint said.

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"You can't say they're not entertaining," Kitty said. "They're really giving the ocean a talking to."

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Clint laughed, and slipped his arm around Kitty. "So, this was a good idea?" It was always exciting when he had ideas that worked!

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"This was such a good idea the next time things are terrible I might ask which safehouse is next on your list," Kitty teased, leaning against him.

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Clint laughed at that. "Not all of them are as nice as this one. Some of them are kind of out in the middle of nowhere. Some of them don't even have heat or electricity."

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"Middle of nowhere doesn't sound terrible. No heat or electricity is only acceptable if you're camping or in Skyrim," Kitty said. "Or in Fandom when it decides to knock out the power in the winter."

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"Mmm, and there are blankets and fireplaces," Clint said, wrapping his arm a little tighter around Kitty. "And nice company."

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"Next you're gonna tell me we have to figure out ways to keep ourselves occupied," Kitty said, grinning at him