“ that can’t . . . ” jessica hurriedly picked up some of the files. skimming through. “ they . . . they are. ”

her hands moved, going through all the documents. “ this enough to get us a place maybe? start a little life here. ”

a nod was given as she moved to sit criss crossed on the floor of their motel room. “ see if we got anything good in there. or some new clothes. ”

all those emotions lie clear upon his face. “ can see all the animals. walk around. enjoy the weather. ” jess didn’t question about the circus, not yet.

a laugh was placed against his lips before she returned the kiss. keeping close to him as she nodded. “ i actually love the zoo. ”

“ kinda doing everything out of order. ” the brunette teased before she nodded. “ i’d like a date, we can keep it nice and simple. i don’t need fancy. ”

her eyes were soft. and they looked at him in a way she had never looked at anyone before. with a sense of longing. lingering. every emotion thar could be felt. “ it’s alright, we are in the same boat with that one, actually. ”

“ both . . . but with you, i’m very interested. ” the brunette took a deep breath. those sweet green eyes looking up adoringly.

“ i’ve just never had the interest until now. ” she snickered softly. “ we can take this slow. extremely slow. ”

“ i don’t mind i just . . . don’t want to fight this feelings. ” hands moved to rest on his hips as she nodded. “ i’ve never fallen for anyone so, it is new. ”

“ if it means i get you, i can handle it. ” the spider nodded, keeping close to him. hands still upon clint’s cheeks. “ please . . . don’t push me away. ”

“ just . . . i trust you. so much. more than i should. I can’t deny my heart beats for you. every time i see you smile. every time you discover something. i didn’t know how much i wanted or needed you. ” she claimed his lips once more.

she was dragging them back into the warmth now, closing the door but, jessica never broke that kiss. only after enough time had passed, forehead against his own. “ i feel so . . . strongly about you. like we were always somehow connected. ”

her back hit the door. her squeak muffled by the kiss. oh, how jessica melted before him, hands upon clint’s cheeks as lips moved slowly. adoring him. his warmth. the feel.

“ you’re making me shiver even more than the cold . . . ” her cheeks red at the comment. “ can you just . . . kiss me already so we can go back inside and be warm ~ ? ” the spider teased.

“ arrows . . . ” she teased as that hand gently moved to his cheek. the cold breeze blowing her hair a bit as she looked up. “ clint. ”

a brow rose as she moved in, gripping his chin gently and tilting his head up. “ you don’t get to tell me what is good for me. you weren’t you before . . . now you are. and i like this you. ”

her face fell a bit. “ clint . . . it doesn’t make me uncomfortable i just . . . I must have misread the signs. i’m sorry. ” her eyes darted down. see, jess. it was silly. overthinking. “ i want you to stay. ”

“ you just kinda . . . look at me a certain way. ” she’d stop right in front of him. “ i get that you have a lot you are figuring out. a whole life you are catching up on. ”

“ . . . it’s all so weird. ” each glance, her heart raced. inching closer. just a bit as the spider looked up. gosh, he was tall. “ i . . . am i crazy? ”

the spider bit the inside of her cheek, thinking. it’d be silly to express those feelings, wouldn’t it? surely, he didn’t feel the same but it bugged her. jessica moved out the door of the apartment, feeling the cold crisp air against her face. but, words escaped her.

she’d simply stay turned, arms rising as she allowed the Tshirt to fall down upon her form once more. eventually they’d need more clothes. and yet, all her actions were slow. Jessica fought through those feelings. between wanting him to look away and wanting him even closer. a soft breathe —

“ no harm done. ” she shrugged a bit. “ we share a room, was bound to happen. ” oh, how those red cheeks made her swoon.

“ . . . no. ” now her cheeks flushed ever deeper. glancing up at him.

her cheeks flushed as she burst into laughter. “ you’re fine. i . . . thought you were still asleep anyways. ”

𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐟 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧?

those senses always helped in situations like this, intuition. “ take a sharp left and head straight down. should lead us outside. ” the brunette took small breathes, her feet carrying her as fast as they could.

the brunette nodded as she ran towards the door. a web being shot at the handle, wrist flicking to turn the knob and open. the shots rang through her ears, echoing. were those men apart of the hand, or had someone else come looking as well? was everything all tied in? all she knew or focused —

before jess could even open her mouth the alarms sound. loud. echoing. her eyes widened before she turned, starting to run towards the exit. “ shit . . . shit. ”

everything mostly looked the same to her, until they got to the special locker. spray painted. to blind eye it looked local but, the two knew better. and what a way to detour people from stealing. they’d think it was something so simple. jess admired clint at work. making a mental note to ask —

“ yeah? traveling with a skilled man. ” she teased as she looked about. examining the locks before them. “ it’s quiet out here . . . it’s almost a bit eerie. ”

jessica had always been so careful. always been planned out. everything had a place. everything was always in place. but, that wasn’t quite what it was now. everything was so . . . gray. especially with clint. she had fought him before and had known what he had done. so set on who he was as —

she’d finish buttoning her pants when she turned. giving a smile. “ definitely mets. ” the spider replied. this all felt, easy with him. perhaps it was now that he wasn’t hell bent on killing her but, it was all just very nice.

“ take your time. ” the brunette called out, she was still dressing anyways. looking about to where she had thrown her pants. back home, she had a place for everything organized. here, like her current feelings, everything was jumbled.

she was dressing the moment he had went into the bathroom. why was she excited to spend time with him? why was she even thinking about the archer. jessica’s thoughts consumed her mind as she dressed. it was all so . . . odd.

she’d clear her throat and stand. “ right, right. just give me a few to get dressed and i shall be good and ready. ”

a yawn and a stretcchhh. the motel bed is starting to hurt her back a bit.

a small pause. sitting down beside him. “ yes. i would love that. ”

she had leaned in as well, not even noticing. “ could be more exciting. ” jessica teased a bit before her cheeks flushed, leaning back herself now.

“ why not both? ” she playfully flicked a bit of water at him before going back to washing. “ i would like a bit of excitement. ”

“ sounds like an exciting time. ” she teased before taking her dishes to the small sink, starting to wash them.

“ minimal gear. maybe a few hidden weapons, just in case we need protection. ” she nodded. taking a sip of her coffee. “ not sure what we will run into there. ”

a genuine laugh escaped her as she took another bite of toast. shaking her head. “ i think we are way past that now. you don’t have to. just . . . don’t do it now. ” jessica teased as her foot gently tapped his leg from beneath the table.

a small snort escaped her. “ surprised I offered? cute. ” she shrugged a bit. “ we gotta stick together. ”

“ anndd i should probably come with you. ” she’d move to grab a piece of toast. “ can’t risk it, you know. in case the hand are here as well. rather not have you numb when you discovered cheese. ”

she felt a sense of pride. smiling softly as she finished her coffee. “ it really is no problem at all. ”

“ eggs, tomatoes, beans, toast, mushrooms, bacon, sausages. it’s like a feast. ” she nodded with an excited smile. “ if we get settled somewhere, i’ll make it for us. ”

green eyes peaked over the newspaper, hiding most of her grin as she nodded. “ we have many things to explore then. breakfast just happens to be one of my favorites. one day, i’ll make you a proper english breakfast. ”

“ we will have to get you used to a lot of things. i enjoy cooking. ” the brunette sat across from him at the table. reading the paper as she sipped her coffee.

the coffee was made. a bit of cream and sugar. the eggs were plated as well as the bacon before they were settled in front of the archer.