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It was so early none of the other agents had shown up yet. Nat liked mornings like this , when it was just her and Maria. A small little tradition they had both taken to doing. ( a product of the two of them being victims of being workaholics. ) But it was something Natasha had gotten used to , ┈┈ a pattern she even started looking forward to in the mornings. It wasn't anything special either. Just the two of them , sipping on bad gas station coffee because all the good places weren't open at such an early hour. Sometimes they would walk around the city , ┈┈ other times they would stay on the headquarters campus and just…talk.
At first , she thought it was strange. Sometimes they talked about such inconsequential topics like taste in music or the weather , ┈┈ sometimes Natasha would feel brave enough to open up about her insecurities. How a lot of the time , ( she wasn't sure if she knew that she belonged here with the rest of them. ) Maria liked to shut that down. Always made sure Nat knew that she belonged there. For a while , Natasha didn't bother believing it , ┈┈ until Maria's persistence won out. Slowly , Natasha started believing her more and more.
“ You know at first , I thought these meetups of ours were…pointless. ” She scoffed. Enjoying a gust of crisp morning air as she took a sip of her coffee. “ Now I actually think I might be disappointed if we ever had to cancel one of these. ”