Natasha decides not to confirm or deny his theory, and instead reciprocates the kiss by pressing one to his cheekbone. Still relatively chaste, though she lets it linger for a few seconds before leaning back. She inclines her head to indicate her approval for my darling.

His question about her code name comes earlier than she'd thought it might. "A few reasons," she agrees slowly. "At first, after I got out, I used the name as a lure. I'd take some jobs, depending on what it was. But I'd kill some of the people that sought me out. It's what got me on SHIELD's radar. Then I figured it's my name, for better or worse. And I liked the idea of people that knew the Red Room having to hear that name and knowing what all their years of training ended up being used for."