Hello guys! I'm sorry I've been kind of AWAL. I got caught up in personal matters. But here's something new I started. I actually deleted my story 'Dirty Little Secret' off her because it was literally going nowhere. I did not like it; I had no idea what to write for chapter 3. I'm sorry! You know if you liked it but I was stuck. I never would've finished it. So, try and enjoy this!

Disclaimer; I own none of the characters!

Maria Hill sat solid as a rock on the cold tile of the bathroom. She looked up at the door, realizing any of the female SHIELD workers could walk in, it was of course a public bathroom. She sighed loudly and gripped the plastic stick tighter. She ran a hand through her dark hair. This was the longest 5 minutes of her life. She checked her watch for the last time and looked down at the stick. She looked at the positive sign and swallowed. Her throat tightened and she breathed quickly and loud. She threw the stick after she jumped from hearing her name.

"Maria?" Steve was on the other side. "Are you alright?"

She cleared her throat, "I'm fine, I'll be out in a sec"

Maria heard his footsteps as he walked away from the door. She sighed and stood up. She examined herself in the mirror. Her hair fell to her shoulders. She was wearing a ratty, old T shirt and a pair of denim shorts. She walked over and picked the stick up of the ground. She stared at it. Hearing her name again, this time from Natasha, she dropped the stick in the wastebasket and left the bathroom. Her footsteps were quick as she tried to avoid everyone by going straight to bed. But, sure enough as she walked by the only room with a light on, she was stopped.

"Hey Maria! Come and join the party." Stark motioned for her to enter the room.

All the Avengers were sitting around the table laughing and having a good time. Maria entered the room. Steve stopped his conversation with Clint and gave her a smile. She gave a forced smile right back to her boyfriend.

"Come, have a drink!" Natasha gave her a soft smile.

"Uh, not thirsty" Maria declined since alcohol and babies don't really mix.

"What?" Pepper was utterly shocked. "Agent Hill turning down a drink, I've got to say I'm a little bit surprised".

Maria gave a soft, forced chuckle, "I'm going to bed anyway."

"Party pooper" Tony commented like a little kid.

"Goodnight guys" Maria turned and walked out the door.

Much to Maria's surprise, Steve did not follow her out. Of course Maria finds out she's pregnant and Steve chooses this one time not to be the perfect boyfriend. She reaches her room but decides to walk a little bit longer to Steve's room. She goes straight to his dresser. She opens the drawer and takes out a shirt. The fabric hits her knees. She inhales the scent of his shirt and climbs into his bed. A few minutes later Steve appears in the room. He walks in and undresses, thinking Maria had already gone to sleep. He climbs into bed wearing only his boxers. She turns so she's facing him.

"Oh" He sees that she is awake. "Hi".

He gives her a grin and he kisses her.

"Hi" She says pulling away from the kiss a few seconds later.

He grabbed her hand, "Are you alright Maria? Is there something you're not telling me?"

Maria wanted to tell him; she was going to but, "Nope, nothing at all. Goodnight". She kissed him quickly and turned away from him. Maria closed her eyes and drifted into a deep and forced sleep.

Natasha woke up and put on her normal cat suit. She walked out of her room and down the hall. Clint walked next to her.

"Good morning gorgeous" He said.

"Hi Clint" Natasha hurried down the hall. She continued to the bathroom. She opened the women's door with a sigh. She gripped the sides of the counter and yawned. She groaned when she dropped her phone. She bent over to pick it up; something distracted her after she grabbed it. She looked curiously at the stick in the basket. Natasha stood back up, her eyebrows furrowed. She walked out of the room. You could hear her quick footsteps miles away. But she stopped in a room with a table. There sat Maria, her hands wrapped tightly around a cup of coffee. Pepper was next to her. Her strawberry hair pulled in a ponytail. She was typing away on her blackberry. Bruce, the only man in the room, sat next to Pepper. He was reading the newspaper.

Natasha strode into the room, "Alright, which one of you is pregnant?"

They all looked up quickly.

"Well it's not me" Bruce said. He stood up. "This looks like a girl's conversation. I don't think I'll be needed here".

He left the room and Natasha sat down next to Pepper.

"Pepper, are you pregnant?" Natasha immediately thought it was Pepper. That relieved Maria.

"What?" Pepper asked shocked. "No!"

Natasha gasped loudly, "You're pregnant aren't you!"

"No Natasha I'm not. Why would you even think that?" Pepper asked calmly.

"The pregnancy test sitting in the wastebasket" Natasha said. "The positive pregnancy test".

Pepper went back to her blackberry "Well it's not mine".

Natasha sighed, she looked at Maria. Maria finally noticed her staring, "What? No". Maria stuttered.

"Well, whatever" Natasha sighed and stood up. "I'm done interrogating".

"You're not going to ask any other SHIELD agents?" Pepper asked.

"I don't care if any of them are pregnant. They aren't my best friends" Natasha gave a soft smile.

Pepper grinned, "You love us".

"I don't love" Natasha walked out of the room leaving Pepper chuckling. The room got quiet; Maria continued to grip her mug. She needed to tell someone it was killing her. If Coulson was alive he would've known. He would've been the first one she told.

"I'm pregnant" Maria said suddenly.

Pepper looked up, her eyes wide.

"I'm pregnant" Maria repeated.

"I heard you" Pepper said. "Are-are you sure?"

Maria nodded, "I'm positive...the test was positive".

"Does Steve know?" Pepper asked.

Maria shook her head no. She continued to look straight forward the whole conversation. Her slender hands wrapped around the mug. Her cat suit covered legs crossed under the table. They sat in silence; Pepper didn't know how to respond.

"You need to tell him" Pepper finally said.

"I know...I will" Maria said softly.

"When?" Pepper asked.

"Soon" Maria lied.

"Maria, why are you holding off telling him? Steve is an angel of a guy! In fact he'll probably be thrilled about the baby. It's not like he'll reject you. Why are you scared?" Pepper held her friend's hand tightly.

"I-I don't know" Maria choked.

"Well you need to tell him" Pepper said.

Maria swallowed, "I will".

"No, now" Pepper said sternly.

"What?" Maria looked at her.

"You heard me, now. Go tell him now" Pepper said.

"What? Pep I can't!" Maria said as Pepper forced her to stand up.

Pepper headed to the door, "Come on, before I go tell him myself".

Maria reluctantly followed her at the door. Maria grabbed onto Pepper's arm like a young kid but Pepper continued to walk, strong and tall. Pepper's heals clicked furiously as they walked to the main base. Maria was practically dragging her back. They reached the main base and Maria straightened up.

"Oh I'm definitely not telling him now" Maria said quietly to Pepper as she saw everyone sitting around the table.

"Yes you are" Pepper said quickly and softly. "Go".

Maria cleared her throat and met Steve halfway, noticing he was already walking towards her with a smile.

"Hi" He kissed her. "I didn't get to give you a good morning kiss".

"Steve" Maria said.

He looked at her, "Yeah?"

"I need to tell you something"

TBC

Ta da! There's chapter one. Sorry for the cliffy! I have no idea what Steve's reaction is going to be. Ok well that's not true. It's definitely going to be a good one! Obviously, Steve's perfect! But I don't know how I'm going to write it or what he's going to say so please bear with me! Thanks for reading review please :)