Natasha watched the dinner show with comfortable amusement; yet even more evidence that Barnes had rehabilitated well down here in the South. When AJ offered to help her pick out her meat, she shrugged and gave a slight nod. "Sure. Go right ahead."
Sarah, coming to the table with the rest of the full glasses, thumped her youngest son on the top of his head and told him to get his rear in his chair and behave, and she also eyed Bucky a little sternly. "Try not to encourage him, Bucky," was all she said, giving him a Motherly Look before taking her own seat.
Sam chortled and started passing around the dishes, indicating that everyone should serve themselves, and Natasha did so with pleasure; the food smelled great. The chicken was lightly spicy and delicious; she actually ate another piece after the first. Talk centered mostly around the kids, school, and their other activities, AJ chiming in how awesome it was that Bucky was there to help with soccer practice, and also got them out of helping their Uncle Sam with the boat, since he had a much stronger partner to lug parts and fetch tools.
Natasha then inquired what the boat was primarily used for, and both Wilson siblings regaled her with a brief history of the Wilson family, how their family had long been bayou fishermen, the growth of their community and their family's part in it, and the redhead listened with the innate curiosity that made her the very best in her field. In fact, her listening was only broken now and again by the accidental bump of her left hand against Barnes' right as they ate, a mild distraction.
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Sarah, coming to the table with the rest of the full glasses, thumped her youngest son on the top of his head and told him to get his rear in his chair and behave, and she also eyed Bucky a little sternly. "Try not to encourage him, Bucky," was all she said, giving him a Motherly Look before taking her own seat.
Sam chortled and started passing around the dishes, indicating that everyone should serve themselves, and Natasha did so with pleasure; the food smelled great. The chicken was lightly spicy and delicious; she actually ate another piece after the first. Talk centered mostly around the kids, school, and their other activities, AJ chiming in how awesome it was that Bucky was there to help with soccer practice, and also got them out of helping their Uncle Sam with the boat, since he had a much stronger partner to lug parts and fetch tools.
Natasha then inquired what the boat was primarily used for, and both Wilson siblings regaled her with a brief history of the Wilson family, how their family had long been bayou fishermen, the growth of their community and their family's part in it, and the redhead listened with the innate curiosity that made her the very best in her field. In fact, her listening was only broken now and again by the accidental bump of her left hand against Barnes' right as they ate, a mild distraction.