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Carter never could understand why Obadiah had been so insistent on reassigning Happy to be her bodyguard. She didn’t need one, despite his insisting (“I can’t lose you,” he would say, usually with a sigh, as he’d put an arm around her shoulders. “You’re too reckless for your own good, Carter.”), and she had a feeling the only reason for it was to keep track of her. Because when she was out and wasn’t with him, she was with the Avengers. And when she wasn’t with them, she was with Happy, and-- She never had time to be alone when she was out.
It bothered her, and there were plenty of times she lashed out because of it. Never at Obadiah, of course, not when she was scared of him, but at the others. At the Avengers or at Happy. She knew they never deserved that, but her resentment and anger often choked whatever apologies wanted to leave her lips. And there had been once where she managed to slip away and just be alone, spending the day wandering the city without the weight of being a damn hero burdening her shoulders, but when she returned home (it wasn’t home, Obadiah’s mansion wasn’t her home--), Obadiah had been furious. At the time, she believed she had deserved his anger - she had disobeyed him, after all - but--
Happy had tried, constantly, to talk to her about Obadiah, but she refused to listen. She didn’t want to believe that Obadiah was bad - that he didn’t have her wellbeing in mind - because she couldn’t afford to accept such a thing when she needed him. Obadiah had always been there for her, had been the one to take her in when her dad died - had been the one to save her life. But after nearly a year since his death... she was finally realized just how right Happy was.
Carter found herself on Happy’s doorstep unannounced, needing someone to turn to. She didn’t trust the Avengers, not like she should have, and a small part of her feared that, maybe, Happy would end up the same, but-- She ignored that feeling, and just hoped he wouldn’t send her away. It wasn’t like she could blame him if he did, she knew she probably made his life hell for all of those years, and it was a worry she did her best to swallow. She could trust Happy (at least, she kept trying to convince herself that, since her trust in everyone around her had been shaken by her discoveries--), and she needed to tell someone what Obadiah had done. She couldn’t keep it to herself any longer.
With a shaky breath, Carter pulled out her phone and sent him a quick text.
[sms: Happy]: im outside
[sms: Happy]: can you let me in?











