40. what the hell

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Months passed, Melina and Alexei left to help the widows, Yelena stayed for a bit to track some more with the help from River. Never thought those two would get along. River said that shes amazing and great company.

I made a room for Yelena at my place so she can have some space. Its nice to gave her here with me, sibling dinners, movie nights, her collection of plants around the apartment. I kinda don't want her to go. But mostly I'm not home since I've been with Matt, since I've been back, I never left his side, wow i sound cringy and too attached, what the hell happened to me? Ew.

Matts braille printer went off early, making me wake up. That thing was louder than any normal copier. I stayed in bed for a few minutes until I got up. Matt grabs me and pulls me back in, kissing my back.

"Not yet." He whispers.

"You have that big case today, you can't miss that."

"Have I ever told you that I love your accent?"

"Yes, many times." He doesn't let me go. He presses sweet kisses against my face, leading down to my jaw and then goes to my lips.

"My beautiful angel." I smiled as his hand trailed down to my back.

"Oh yeah? Say more." I whispered back.

"You are my angel, the most beautiful." He starts to kiss my lips. "Sexiest." Then my collarbone. "Pretty girl." Matt had me laying down on the mattress, opening my legs as he gets on top of me.

"Matthew."

"Say that again I will have you shaking." I didn't care how early it was but Matt already had me in a mood. I ran my hand over his hair, tugging it a bit, "so desperate huh?" I laughed a bit, pulling him to me and letting him go down on me.

I put on one of his shirts and went to the kitchen to make him some coffee before he leaves. He dressed up, practicing his statements around the living room as he got ready.

"Youre on record as saying that the new subway station at 50th and 10th would be, quote, good for the community. Would be qoute, unqoute, good for the community. Mr. Berkowitz, in your professional-" he stops. I knew he was listening whatever is happening outside. Its been hard for him, the whole putting daredevil to rest. I knew he was itching to go back, and he promised.

"Matt?" He shakes out of it. "Youre going to be great today." I gave him his coffee.

"Yes Matty Watty, you'll be amazing today! When you win, we will go out for dinner and then make love on the rooftop and-" Yelena walks in. I groan, hiding my head on his chest.

"Yelena." I spat. She laughs, pouring herself some coffee.

"Its cute but disgusting." The printer stops and his alarm went off. "Good luck Matty Watty."

"Thank you Yelena." I walked him to the door. "Good luck kiss?"

"Didn't you have enough this morning?" He waited. "Cocky bastard." I kissed him.

"I love you too, see you tonight. Remember dinner at Kratz." He walks away and goes to work. I walked back in and remembered that Yelena was still here.

"This place reeks of sex." She raided Matts pantry. "Open a window."

"Oh shut up." I poured some coffee into a mug and smirked at her. "I never been this happy, not for a long time."

"Get married for crying out loud."

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Later in the day i met with Matt at that Italian restaurant. He won the case, said they won 11 million dollars. I can tell he was happy for the win but it hasn't been the same with Foggy.

"Im proud of you! Finally they are seeing what you can do. You deserve it." He grabs my hand as I told him about the position that Connors gave me. Im now working with the big boys, which means working alongside with him and Norman Osborn.

"Yes, honestly they were pretty impressed by my regrowing project on the lizards." I smiled. "Osborn might make me work on some top secret projects for the military but I'll get there." I coughed. Feeling bad for even bringing this up. "Has Foggy or Karen, you know?"

"No, im sorry." I nodded my head. Kinda figured. Its been months. "Hey." He leans in. "Its okay."

"Yeah, i know. It just feels weird not having them in my life."

"Its better you saying it then keeping it a secret." I played with my ring and looked out the window. "Devon, they will come back one day."

"I know." I repeated. After dinner, we walked home and got ready to go to bed. Matt head to the fridge to get a beer and i took off my heels. "Matt!" The ground started shaking.

"Devon!" We ran to each other and watch everything shake. The lights flickered and frames fell. That earthquake came out of nowhere. Matt covered my head as the things fell and we slowly stopped up as it stopped. "Are you okay?"

"Im fine." He started to hear the sounds outside, the way he tilted his head.

"Stay here." He tells me and runs out and jumps out the window.

"Wait Matt!" I yelled out of the fire escape. That wasn't Matt, that was daredevil. He was gone for a while, so i waited for him, and I knew what he was doing. Matt comes back and his knuckles were beaten. I grabbed the alcohol and towel. We sat there as I patched him up. He knew I knew.

"Im sorry." He said. I didn't say anything. I was done with patching him up and my phone rang. River. Probably checking up on me. "Devon, listen to me-"

"Hey River whats up?" I answered the phone and walked away from him. Matt waited for me.

"You okay? Are you and Matt safe? That earthquake was strong."

"Yeah we're fine. How about you and mom? You guys safe?"

"Yeah, me and mom are outside, we're waiting on the clear to back inside." I pinched my nose. "How about Yelena?"

"I have to check on her, call me when you're in the house. Matter in fact, go stay somewhere else, i don't feel comfortable with you guys at the penthouse."

"Got it." We hung up.

"Hows River?" Matt asked.

"Hes fine." I walked out to go see Yelena. But she was gone. Damn it. I called her and no answer. Im getting worried. "Damn you Yelena, answer your damn phone, call me." Matt knew she was mad at him, he didn't want to push it more so he gave her some space and the went to bed. Devon faced away from him as they slept, Matt just couldn't sleep from what just happened and the idea of her getting mad at him. He knew he screwed up.

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Devon woke up early and head down to her apartment since they called from work to not come since the earthquake. So she put on her ballet shoes and warmed up. She needed to calm down after yesterday, she over reacted. Yelena walked in to the russian music playing and her sister waltzing around. She watched her twist and bend. She claps as the sing finished.

"Youre alive." Devon said.

"Why wouldn't I be?" She remembers. "Right, the earthquake."

"Where were you? I was worried sick."

"I found most of the widows" She walks closer. "Im heading to find them." Shes leaving. Yelena pulls the vial out of her pocket and hands it to Devon. "Its the last one and you haven't gotten it."

"Dont." She pushed her hand back.

"Devon, youll still be under the impression of anyone who-"

"Don't use the last one on me. Ill be okay, i can make it work." Devon sighs and Yelena shakes her head. "Make more, then come back and you can do whatever you please. They need it more than me." She hugs her.

"Ill see you soon okay?" Devon nods. Yelena picks up her suit and a bag and heads out.

"Be careful sister."

"You too, i have a feeling."

AN:
Im on a roll with the updates! I made the defenders storyline short because well, theres no use besides matts death... ENJOY