Clint lapsed into silence again, settling in. Following the girls' lead and getting some sleep sounded good.

Natasha woke them all before they landed, and she led the way off the private Stark jet and onto the private Stark runway. As she expected, there was a limo waiting for them, and she would be quite surprised if Phil and Steve hadn't come along in the limo.

Jasmine peeked outside and blinked a few times. There was a limo. Why was there a limo? But she didn't actually ask, instead debating if she could get away with hiding in the plane for a while longer.

Victoria blinked when she saw the limo, and hung back a bit with Jasmine.

"A limo?" she murmured. "This is crazy. That can't really be waiting here for us."

Jasmine shook her head. "I don't know if I want to get in," she muttered. "I mean, it must be safe, they're all waiting and they don't look upset. But..."

"But it's a lot," Victoria agreed, nodding. She understood what Jasmine was getting at. At the same time, she didn't want to make her Alpha angry at her by making him wait.

"Yeah," Jasmine breathed, looking at the limo. It was a lot. And after the rest of what had been going on, she wasn't sure she wanted to deal with this, too.

Bucky noticed their hesitation and took a few steps back up the staircase attached to the plane.

"Alright?" he asked, focusing on Victoria. Clint could mind his own Omega.

Victoria looked at him for a moment, her eyes a bit wide. Then she hesitantly nodded.

"Is it really okay?" she asked him. "Me in the limo?"

"Yeah," Bucky said, slowly moving an arm around her. "It's fine, really. This is one of the ones the team uses." He quirked a grin. "Trust me, this limo has seen worse than you can do to it."

"It's not that," Victoria said, still a bit tense. "I guarantee I'm not worth a limo. I promise."

Clint went to see what was holding Jasmine up.

"You alright?" he asked when he found her still on the plane.

Bucky shook his head a bit. "You are now," he said quietly. "Come on, it'll be fine."

"Mostly." Jasmine shook herself a bit. "Just a bit overwhelmed, I guess."

Victoria hesitated a bit longer, and then followed him out to the limo. There was nothing else she could really do for the moment.

"I get that," Clint said, moving so he was next to her. "Trust me, I totally get what that's like. Are you alright?"

Bucky stuck close to her side, and then settled in next to her once they were in the limo. He started rubbing her shoulder soothingly.

"Maybe." Jasmine shook her head a bit. "I guess so. Alright enough, anyway. Guess we should get going."

Victoria made a small noise and leaned into the touch once she was settled into the limo.

Natasha just raised an eyebrow at Bucky.

Clint gently put an arm around her.

"The limo's only to get us home," he said. "After that, no more unless you want to."

Bucky gave Natasha a look that told her to back off and just settled in with his Omega, trying to calm her down again.

Steve was definitely going to kill him.

"Alright." Jasmine took a breath and let him steer her away from the plane and into the limo. She was still stiff but she wasn't resisting, at least.

Victoria sat there quietly, her hands in her lap. She leaned a bit into Bucky's touch, though, taking some comfort from it. It made a point to not make eye contact with anyone.

Clint gently steered Jasmine into the limo, making sure she was settled and comfortable before getting in himself. He glanced at Natasha to try to gauge her reaction.

Bucky didn't relax as they headed back to the tower, as he might normally have. There were too many things to worry about this time for him to really relax.

Natasha looked mildly amused and also a little violent, because clearly these girls had been scarred and she did not like it.

The ride back to the tower was quiet. When the limo stopped, Clint sighed.

"Alright, time to head in and face the music," he muttered as he fidgeted with one of the bands he had on his wrist.

Bucky got out and held out a hand for Victoria, staying quiet. He would at least make sure that Steve waited to yell at him until she was comfortable.

Jasmine got out, fiddling with her clothes nervously. Sure, she worked for SI, but she'd never been to the New York HQ. It was really, really big.

Victoria hesitated, then got out and stayed close to Bucky. It was kind of intimidating being near SI headquarters, and it didn't help that she was still trying to keep her Alpha happy.

Clint just touched Jasmine's shoulder gently and nudged her inside. Best not to linger too long, it made the waiting worse.

Bucky led her inside and straight to the elevator. He knew that the rest of the team already knew they were on their way.

Jasmine stayed close to Clint, tense and a little wary. But she didn't resist going inside and to the elevator, either.

Victoria started to fidget with the hem of her shirt as they got into the elevator, but she didn't ask where they were going yet. She didn't want to make her Alpha angry at her for anything.

"Welcome back," Jarvis intoned smoothly when the elevator doors opened again. "Sir and Captain Rodgers have been waiting for your return."

"Great," Bucky muttered. "Ask the rest of the team to join us, please," he said to Jarvis.

"Of course," Jarvis agreed smoothly.

Jasmine blinked at that but didn't say anything. She'd heard Jarvis once or twice before in the London SI, but nothing like this.

Victoria blinked as well. She'd heard Jarvis as many times as Jasmine had, and she hadn't expected it here. Then again, she wasn't sure what she had been expecting.

Bruce had already been in the kitchen, making some tea, and he came out with a mug in his hands. He looked at the two girls and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Don't ask," Clint said, raising a hand.

"What took you so long?" Tony asked as he came in from the other room, Steve on his heels. "We almost thought you got lost somewhere in Europe."

"Wouldn't be the first time," Bucky muttered, looking at Steve, who was relaxed enough to crack a little smile.

Jasmine tensed at the new arrivals and shifted a bit to half-hide behind Clint.

"Had to lay low for a bit," Clint said, moving just slightly so he was completely in front of Jasmine. He wasn't even aware he was doing it. "Things went south on the op like they always do when Hydra is involved."

Victoria stayed behind Bucky, not even daring to peek out around him. There were other Alphas in the room, and she didn't want to risk drawing their attention.