Happy (late) Canada Day to the Canadians, Happy Independence Day to the Americans, and simply Happy July to everyone else! :)

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"So what do you think of the fireworks, Nat?" Clint asked, a wicked grin on his face.

She studied the pyrotechnic blaze from their perch on a roof about a half mile away.

"Not bad," she admitted. "But not quite as colorful as I'd been hoping."

"Hey, it's hard to get a blaze like that going!"

"I know. Maybe if you had let me go in there with the C4 instead of just using the fancy explosive arrows…"

"Yeah, but then you'd have been busy hightailing it out of there and you wouldn't have been able to appreciate the Hydra nest going boom."

"This is true. Plus, now I get to enjoy some 4th of July fireworks with you in the best possible way," she said, smiling and giving his shoulder a playful nudge.

"Yeah," he said, wrapping a companionable arm around her shoulders. "Happy 4th, Nat."

"Happy 4th, Clint."