Hey There (Joe/Roxie)

[the_next_avenger]

Joe crept into the loft quietly and carried his bag back to the bedroom, careful to set it down so it didn't give away the object within. He'd been gone for several weeks on an assignment for SHIELD and run into Quinn Barton. He'd tried to talk the former SHIELD agent into coming back and explaining himself but Quinn sucker-punched him and escaped. Joe was still pissed about that but he'd put it in his report..

He hoped Roxanne wasn't too made about him not calling. But in case she was pissed, he'd brought back-up.

"Yo, Alex! You here?" Joe called out. No answer. Joe thanked the gods because he wasn't up to listening to his roommate's mocking and passive-aggressive behavior.

"Roxie? You here?" Joe called out. No answer. Okay, good. That gave him time to set up a surprise. He pulled out his phone and called their favorite Chinese restaurant.

"Hey, Mr. Shin. It's Joe Rogers. Yeah, I need your special tonight. All the stuff the lady loves. No, I'm not in the doghouse. At least I don't think I am. Yeah, go ahead and send all of it, just to be on the safe side." he said.

Then he sent Roxie a text.

Dinner. My place. Tonight. Come on over. Pretty sure you've got a key. :)
 

 

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[avengingwarbird]

She'd had a gruelling couple of days, not the least of which had been fighting the Swarm and ending up stung by lots and lots of bees.

Bees which, it turned out, were full of toxins that weren't necessarily from Earth.

She'd stayed in SHIELD's infirmary as much as possible before she simply had to get out.

The good thing about your mom not only having ties to SHIELD but also being best friends with one of its highest ranking officers is that things get put through the channel pretty quickly. With Jessica Drew's help, they'd ascertained that none of Roxie's blood or DNA had been kept as samples for anything, and Roxie was free to go.

Back to work at Young Woman magazine.

Roxie had actually been at Fay Da Bakery when the text had come in.

Joe.

Her smile must have been infectious because the young man at the register was suddenly grinning like a maniac too.

"Two dozen apricot cookies, a half dozen taro puffs, and one coconut tart to go, please." Joe was back.

This meant it was time to celebrate. As she moved to the other end of the counter, where she could pick up her order, she looked down at her outfit.

If I'd known he was coming home, I would have worn something sexier. Pause. Gods, I hope Alexander's not home.

I'm bringing dessert. Roxie texted.

No sooner was dessert in her hands than Roxie was out the door, flying across the Manhattan skyline, towards home.