shield has fallen, yet maria remains in the safe house. people still check on her, multiple times a day, but there is one that hasn’t shown up in nearly a week. it is unlike them to go so long without visiting maria, so when a knock is heard at her door and that familiar voice is sounded into the home, the italian rushes to hug the woman. sharon carter, her best friend’s niece, has been visiting maria’s safe house for years now, having been assigned to her case, to protect maria stark at all costs. after all, if anyone were to find out that howard stark’s wife had survived, there would be consequences, and none that would end well for the brunette. but with her arms around the blonde’s neck, she’ll hurriedly mumble in italian before translating herself soon after; when emotional, her native tongue pours from her. ❛ i was so worried about you, sharon. where have you been? ❜ maria knows not of what’s happened as of late, though has heard briefly about the accords, yet knows very little about it. after all, the news is selective with what is made public, thus, her knowledge is limited. pulling back, she allows her arms to fall back at her sides, instead opting to grab sharon’s hands with each of hers.

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