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━︎━︎━︎━︎"𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊 about this?" Natasha asked, following Olivia to their room. Olivia just shook her head. "Liv, it's the best way. You know it is. It's the only way that we can stay together. Isn't that important?"

     Olivia stopped and turned to face her. "It is important, Natasha. You know it is. These people are my family. But. . . I can't stand the thought of us needing to go somewhere to save people and they don't let us. For the first eighteen years of my life, my life wasn't my own. It was controlled by someone else. I won't go through that again. I won't." She entered their room and Natasha followed her. Ivory and Amethyst turned their head, and instantly Amethyst frowned.

     "Why are you angry?" Amethyst spoke up. Olivia cursed to herself. Empath.

     Olivia forced a smile on her face. "It's nothing you need to worry about."

     Ivory then asked, "What's the Sokovia Accords?" Mind reader. Olivia cursed again.

     Olivia cleared her throat, deciding to avoid the question. "Girls, I need you both to go back a bag. You're gonna stay with Uncle Clint while we get this thing figured out, okay?" They both nodded, knowing better than to push the situation. They stood and left the room as Olivia pulled out her phone.

     "Liv," Natasha softly sighed. "Talk to me, please."

     "You made your decision, Natasha. And I've made mine. There's nothing more to talk about." Olivia replied, dialing Clint's number and placing the phone up to her ear.

     Natasha closed her eyes. "I don't want to fight with you about this."

     "Then don't." Olivia said. "I don't want to fight with you either. What's done is done."

      "I haven't even signed yet."

     "But you're going to." She pointed to the direction the twins had gone. "I don't want them trapped in the middle of this, so again, until we figure this thing out, I'm letting them stay with Clint."

     Natasha nodded. "Okay." A small frown pulled on her lips as she watched Olivia walk away. She hated this. She hated that they couldn't agree on the accords, but she understood where Olivia was coming from. Natasha was doing what she thought was best, and so was Olivia. They were still together, that's what mattered most to her.

     Olivia walked by towards her after hanging up the phone. "Clint said he'll take them. I'll drive them to his house, probably stay the night there. Steve is going to Peggy's funeral tomorrow, and you're signing. I don't know what I'm going to do, but I'll let you know." She turned her head as Amethyst and Ivory walked out, both with bags in their hands. "Come on, girls. Say bye to Nat."

They both dropped their bags in order to hug Natasha who gave them a kiss on the top of their heads. They grabbed their bags and Olivia opened the door, waiting for them to walk out. As they did, Olivia looked at Natasha one more time before following after them and shutting the door behind her. She put their bags in the trunk, making sure the twins were buckled before pulling away from the compound and towards Clint's home. 

     "Girls, while you're here, I expect you both to behave you understand? You'll listen to everything Laura and Clint tell you to do. They have three little ones of their own so their hands are already full and I'm going to need you to be slightly responsible for yourselves." She glanced at them through the rearview mirror, watching as they nodded. "And no powers around the kids, okay? If you want to train, that's fine, just do it outside."

      "Mommy, what's happening?" Ivory softly asked.

     Olivia bit the inside of her cheek. "Honestly, I don't really know. There's some disagreements going around and until we figure it out I want you somewhere safe." She sighed. "Get some rest, it's going to be awhile before we get there."

     By the time they got there, night had fallen. She turned off the car, opening the door and closing it. The twins were fast asleep in the backseat and Olivia couldn't help herself as she watched them, a small smile pulling on her lips before it fell. She opened the door, gently waking both of them up. She grabbed their bags and the twins followed her inside the home. She dropped the bags gently on the ground and two sets of footsteps approached her. She couldn't help but smile as Laura approached her, the two women exchanging a hug. Clint appeared behind them.

     "Thank you for taking them in." Olivia softly said.

     Laura waved her off. "It's not a problem, really. You've done so much for us, it's only fair we repay the favor." Laura looked at the girls and smiled kindly at them. "Come on, I'll show you your rooms." The twins grabbed their bags before following Laura upstairs, leaving just Olivia and Clint in the entry way.

     Clint took a few steps closer to her. "Liv, what's going on?"

     Olivia sighed, running a hand through her hair. "This Sokovia Accords thing. It's not good, Clint." They took a seat on the couch. "Nat has agreed to sign them, but I just. . . I can't. It doesn't feel right. Natasha thinks it's the best way to keep us together, but at what cost? I won't be controlled again, Clint."

     Gently, he rubbed a hand up and down her back. "It'll be alright."

     Olivia continued, "And Tony decided it was a good idea to bring my kids into it and that didn't sit well with me at all." She turned her head to look at her best friend. "I don't want them to go through more than they already have."

     "Liv, you don't have to explain to me. I get it."

      "I'm going to crash on the couch tonight, tomorrow I'll figure out what the hell to do."

     Clint nodded. "Get some rest, Liv."

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━︎━︎━︎━︎𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐀 𝐖𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐔𝐏 the next morning and said goodbye to the twins, promising them that she would see them soon. She left the Barton household around 2:00 and was now making her way back to the compound when she received a phone call. She grabbed her phone, blindly answering it.   

     "This is Jade."

     "Liv." Steve's voice was on the other end.

     Olivia let out a breath. "Steve. Hey, what's up."

     He paused. "You haven't seen the news, have you?"

     Olivia frowned. "No. Why? What's happened?"

     "Someone blew up the building where the signing was happening at. The King of Wakanda is dead."

     Instant panic filled her body. Natasha. "Oh my god. Oh my god, Natasha's there. Oh god. I have to call her, I have to make sure she's okay."

    "She's fine." Steve assured. "I talked to her. But, that's not why I was calling."

     Olivia frowned. "What is it?"

     She could hear him hesitate on the line. "I need your help."

     Her frown deepened. "Okay. With what?"

     Another moment of hesitation. "They think it's Bucky. They think he did it."

     "What?" A breath left her lips.

     "It wasn't him, Liv. I know it."

     Olivia pressed her lips together before nodding. "Alright. Where do I need to meet you at?"

     "I'll text you."

     Olivia nodded. "Okay." She hung up the phone, instantly calling Natasha. After the third ring, she picked up. "Nat, are you okay? I heard about the explosion and I―︎"

    "I'm okay." Natasha interrupted her. She paused. "Steve called you, didn't he?"

     Olivia swallowed. "Yes."

     Natasha sighed. "Liv, just go home. I'll meet you there."

     Her grip tightened on the wheel as she softly said, "I can't do that."

     "Please, this is already bad enough as it it. Don't make it worse."

     Olivia cleared her throat. "I'll see you soon, Nat." Before Natasha could respond, she hung up. A text message came from Steve telling her where to meet him. She changed the direction of her car and as she was driving towards her destination, a thought popped up. Where the hell was Allison?