[She saved more than she knows, with the sacrifice she made. The people that came back--those who were lost. Clint's family was only part of it. Of course there are people who focus on the negative; on the families who have to re-calibrate, people who missed things like loved ones passing away, babies being born, people who got married, picked up, moved on.

But Kate--Kate knows what it's like to lose someone, and she would give anything to get him back.

And hey, she's seen Clint with his family now, see him with Laura and the boys and Lila, all of them laughing and celebrating Christmas, Nate learning sign language--

Look, Natasha saved the world, but she also saved people, too.]

He taught me how to knock someone out with a quarter. I used it to knock out Kingpin [That compliment has her flushing slightly, and she ducks her head, paying very close attention to her coffee.

That's Kate--over-confident to a fault, but not entirely sure what to do when someone she admires tells her she might be able to do what she's been trying to train for her entire life] Thanks.

It was hard for him--to open up. Once he did though, we made a pretty good team.

[She gives a smile, tight and tense]

Is it weird that I miss him? Even though--he's sort of here?