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After the morning at the beach Natasha, Athena and the dogs returned to the compound where Athena took them down stairs and rinsed off the salt water and sand before feeding them a little extra food and cold water before heading back upstairs. Athena walked into the kitchen and began making herself a sandwich when Lucy walked in. "Have fun at the beach?" Athena nodded wordlessly as she continued making her sandwich. "You making me a sandwich too?" Natasha asked as she padded into the kitchen a minute later. Athena looked up and rolled her eyes. "Yes mom, I got you a sandwich too. Extra pickles, and hot sauce."

Lucy made a face of disgust behind the mother daughter duo. "Not a fan of hot sauce? Or pickles?" Natasha asked. Lucy shook her head. "I'm not a fan of pickles." Athena put the top pieces of bread and passed her mom hers before she grabbed her own and took a hearty bite out of it. Lucy shook her head but she couldn't help but find it sweet how Athena made her mom a sandwich as well. "Do you always make your mom a sandwich?" Lucy asked before she could stop herself. "Most of the time, if we've been out somewhere together and come back here. If we're out together and not coming back here then we'll usually go to a restaurant and bicker over the check." Athena replied mid bite.

Athena sat down at the table with her sandwich and a bottle of sour cherry juice. "Sour cherry juice? Does it taste like cough syrup?" Lucy asked. Athena took a sip and swallowed before she responded. "No. It tastes good, it's a Romanian drink. I grew up on it at the boarding school." Lucy nodded as she listened to Athena talk. "That explains it. I've never been out of the states, myself." "It shows." Natasha chimed in. "My first mission was to Spain with mom to gather intel." Athena stated proudly.