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Chapter 7

Broken Family

Once Bruce had been secured, Tony brought him back to the jet for protection for him, and everybody else. Once that was done, Tony returned back to the sight of the incident to find Jamie, who was unresponsive over comms. It didn't take him long to find her in the rubble of the events that had taken place. Even if this malfunctioning equipment, he could still track the tracking device she had in her uniform (Each member had on, accept the Hulk, because no matter how many times they attempted to do so, it always came off when he Hulked out. Whether that was intentionally done by the Hulk, or if it just happened to happen was unknown).

Tony eventually found her buried under a pile of wood from a crumbled street stand. The brunette was unconscious, and clearly in bad shape. The second he picked the woman up, she cried out from the shifting of the broken bones along her abdomen. He needed to get her back to the jet for her injection to speed up her feeling process, and she needed it yesterday.

Amir, along with some theories from Dr. Simmons, had helped to create an injection with a fusion of the type of energy that Jamie produced, and the chemicals that they had used to create her ability in the first place, to help speed up her healing process, and to give her the equivalent of an Andenogy shot for when her energy was nearly or completely depleted.

It was created for this very situation. By the time he returned with Jamie, Bruce was wrapped up in a blanket with headphones on, trying to distract himself from everything that had just happened. The rest of the team had made their way there as well. Everyone except for Clint had been affected by Wanda's mind trance, and even though they had broken out of it, it left them all very occupied by their thoughts, and definitely not with their head on the mission.

Clint was there to greet them, the syringe in hand just waiting to be of use. The whole way there the poor woman was in constant pain, moaning and gasping with every single movement. They placed her on the large table, that acted as a stretcher (the very same that Clint had been on several days prior).

"Jamie?" Steve asked, catching sight of the movement as they laid her down. It was just enough to temporarily break him out of his funk. He moved closer and looked over the woman, who wasn't taking in anything of her surroundings through the pain. "What happened?"

"She went a couple rounds with the Hulk," Tony answered.

"She did what?!" Steve nearly growled.

Tony rolled her sleeve up and got the needle from Clint. "Well, I needed backup, and everyone else was otherwise indisposed…" Tony answered, not too pleased that Steve was putting this all on him. Primarily because he was already blaming himself.

When the needle slid into her arm, and the content missed with her blood, Jamie gasped. Pain was the first sensation to come, as the chemicals moved rapidly throughout her body, then went to the damaged areas inside her to start to rapidly heal and correct them.

"Okay, I need your help to help set her bones again," Tony told the other two. "They're already starting to heal, but they're in the wrong places."

"So you have to break them again," Clint finished.

"Is that really necessary?" Steve asked.

"I wouldn't be doing it if it wasn't," Tony said. "Now, hold her down. She's not going to like this..."

The surprise guests was a lot to take in, but it wasn't as if Laura Barton had never thought that it may ever come to something like this. Housing the Avengers was not going to be a cakewalk, especially being as pregnant as she was, but these were important people to not only her husband, but to the world, and she'd gladly do what she could.

What she was doing now, after having let the team do whatever to keep their minds off of what Clint said, "Biggest Fears in Vision From" by one of the enemies, she went up to one of the occupied guest bedrooms to make herself useful.

Jamie Roe had been placed upstairs alone to rest and recover. Laura had been the videos of what had happened with her and Hulk on YouTube, and on the news. She wasn't going to lie, Solace looked like hell, but if there was something Laura could do to make her more comfortable, she was glad to do it for the young woman. So Laura sat there with a bowl of water and a warm wash cloth cleaning the girl's skin, since she was still caked in dirt and blood from her battle.

It was incredible to see her up close and in person, instead of on TV or in the newspapers and tabloids. She looked so much younger in person, and she looked more peaceful while asleep. It was hard to believe that she was only twenty-seven years old. From all the stories she had heard from Clint, one would imagine someone older with all of the adventures she had gone on, and the horrors she had been through.

She was only a child.

Jamie's eyes finally fluttered open as Laura gently wiped off some of the dirt on her forehead. It took several seconds for her eyes to focus, but when they did, it was no surprise that she was confused and didn't know where they were. When her eyes landed on Laura, it was clear that she didn't understand what was going on.

"Hello Jamie," Laura said softly with a smile. "My name's Laura. I'm Clint's wife."

"Wife?" Jamie asked. She tried to sit up, but the pain prevented her, as well as Laura...Clint's secret wife...

"Yeah," she said. "When Clint joined up, he and Fury kept us out of the files for safety reasons. We'd prefer to keep it that way, if you don't mind."

"Not at all. I understand," Jamie nodded. "Guess I should've seen that coming."
"Really?"

"Yeah, I mean, he never dates and he turns down everyone that tries to," Jamie said. "It's no wonder why. He's got a beautiful wife at home waiting for him. And a baby, apparently."

"Actually, this will be our third," Laura said. "Our oldest is Cooper, and our daughter is Lila. This one here is Nathaniel," Laura said, looking down at her stomach, her hands gently running over her shirt over it.

"It's nice to know he can do the job and still have all this," Jamie admitted.

"Well, it seems to me that maybe I won't be the only one," Laura said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Jay asked.

"Well, for starters, Bruce and Natasha," Laura pointed out.

"Oh thank God, I'm not the only one that see's it. They're good together," Jamie said with a smile.

"I wholeheartedly agree. Then, of course, there's you and Steve," Laura said.

"I'm sorry, I don't follow," Jamie interrupted. "Steve and I aren't together."

"Oh, I'm sorry. It's just...from how Clint talks about you two, and from how many times he's come by to check on you, I just assumed you were together," she explained.

"No, I thought…" Jamie sighed. "He was going to ask me out a couple days ago, but when I pressed him about it, he had changed his mind completely and said it had been a mistake. He said that it wasn't important anymore,," Jamie explained.

"Well, he wanted to do it once, and changed his mind. Why don't you just change his mind back?" Laura suggested.

"It's not that simple," Jamie said. "Once Steve's made up his mind, it's hard to change it."

"Maybe, but it's not hard to decide to change it."

So, Jamie's gonna be okay, but not a lot of her perspective in this chapter, which I kinda liked! Eventually...But she'll be okay. Doesn't mean she won't be in a whole lot of pain for a while. Steve's being hesitant around her, but at least he's checking in on Jamie every so often. You can tell he still cares. He's just an awkward little bean. Anyway, I hope you guys liked the chapter. Let me know what you thought! (Sorry this one was short)

Thanks go to the following for their review on the previous chapter:

Jedi Jesla777- Yeeeeeeees! I saw it. I loved it. It was so good, and Groot is my spirit animal. And yes, this story is on Wednesdays, and Thursdays is for Candle in the Dark.

The girl with no life - She was only there alone for a short time, until the end of the first and Tony could go there to her.

19irene96 - I know. Poor thing can't get a break. Or...too many breaks. Lol

FelixFelicis02 - There was more Steve in this chapter, so I hope that fulfilled your need for him for a little bit.

Jo - Yeah, poor thing needs some time to just lay down and rest.

CJ/OddBall - Oh yeah, there will definitely be so many videos of Jamie getting her ass kicked. Internet if forever! It did make Steve a bit more social with Jamie, but really because he feels guilty for getting caught up in the fear from Wanda, and not because of the breakup.

WaywardandWanderlust - He is, and since the internet and cellphones are a thing in existence, he'll definitely see a whole lot of what he did if he doesn't remember.