Homecoming

[iam_ironwoman]

Early in the morning of the day that Natasha was supposed to be back in the US, Toni got up with the sun, sucked down a few cups of coffee, and hit up her backdoor into SHIELD'S databases to see what airport the spy would be landing at. From there she had a three hour window, it turned out, to divert the driver that was sent for Natasha to the wrong terminal, pick out a casually adorable outfit and to select an appropriately sleek and black car from her collection.

She had an unhurried drive to the airport, found a rather ideal parking spot in the shade outside the terminal, and took her place by the side the car as the clock hit 8:35. Toni settled in sipping her mocha and holding up a little cardboard sign with 'Romanoff' written on it in big sketchy sharpie letters in her free hand as the morning's first flood of passengers emerged from the doors.

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[agent_romanoff]

Even though interrogating was her speciality, Natasha prefers the missions where she's undercover. Where she can be someone else for a few days, or weeks, and just escape SHIELD and her troubles. But 3 weeks away was long enough, and all Natasha wants to do is get back to the US and be herself again.

Well, what she really wants to do is get out of this dress and into some sweatpants.

She drags her suitcase behind her and stands outside of the doors, looking around over her sunglasses as her eyes land on Toni and her sign. Well that's what she gets for not mentioning the 'undercover' bit. Oops.

Natasha makes her way over, any surprise she has over seeing the other woman there rather than the SHIELD agent she was expecting is hidden by a small smile on her face.

"You've changed since the last time we met, Agent Anderson."