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If only she knew then what she knows now.
Maria pauses in the small, white room in medical where Clint is getting his post-Battle of New York checkup and deglassing, and waits for him to actually look at her before admitting, "I called you in, when you went rogue," even if she regrets it now.
He looks at her for a long moment before finally answering, "I would have," as if it is forgiveness, as if it is that simple, and she finally gets why the Black Widow chose him for a partner.