Part Three: A Wedding and a Baby

"Are you ok? Are you comfortable? Do you want to go home and rest? I'm sure Bucky and Natasha will understand if we miss the ceremony?"

A heavily pregnant nine month Toni turned to stare at him annoyed. "I'm fine Steve and for the billionth time we are not missing the wedding. Besides Bucky is your best friend and Nat is our teammate. Besides I still have a week or two before Toni Junior is born."

Steve and Toni were currently sitting in one of the small benches in the outside patio of some venue where Bucky and Natasha were having the wedding ceremony. Everyone had been surprised when Natasha and Bucky had announced their engagement after only three months of dating, but everyone so far had been incredibly supportive. Toni and Bucky still didn't get along, the only seem to share their love for Steve. Toni doubted that she will ever forgive him for murdering her parents, but they seem to be at peace for now.

"You should be up there," Toni whispered to Steve. Sam was Bucky's best man and he was trying to ease up his nervousness. "You two have practically been best friends since diapers."

Steve smiled. "He did ask me, besides Sam is excited."

"Bullshit." Toni grumbled. "You just don't want to take your eyes off me. I'm not an invalid Steven." Steve had become extremely overprotective in the last months of pregnancy. At first it had been cute, but cute had turned annoying really fast.

"Watch your language." Steve scolded her. "And I would feel more comfortable if you weren't wearing five inch heels."

"Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I'm going to lose my sense of style." Toni pointed out as she squirmed slightly, though she would never in a million years would admit it to Steve she should have probably bought maternity clothes and worn flats instead.

Steve frowned. "You've been squirming for a while now, are you ok, Toni? Perhaps we should go back home and rest."

Toni scowled at him. "I said I'm fine, just back off, Steve. Please, believe me you can spoil me once I've given birth." Toni was grateful when the wedding march started playing and Natasha being led by Fury began walking down the aisle. She was wearing a beautiful cream color dress that hugged her hips, while Fury walked her down the aisle wearing that serious expression in his face, but he looked proud. Natasha smiled at Bucky when she reached the aisle and Toni squeezed Steve's hand.

"We should get married," Toni said. "Much more lavish of course."

"If you remember, I did propose to you, twice Miss Stark," Steve said dryly. "You rejected me both times."

Toni scoffed. "'Hey, Toni we should get married because I don't want my baby to be born out of wedlock is not a proposal."

"I apologized!" Steve frowned. "And you still rejected me."

"Will you two please shut up," Clint murmured. "You two already fight like a married couple, no need to act like one."

The rest of the ceremony was beautifully done, though Toni was glad that it was short. Ever since she had reached her ninth month of pregnancy she had the bladder of a squirrel. She and Steve clapped as Natasha and Bucky kissed as they were pronouncing man and wife.

They would be having a small reception back at the tower with only the Avengers and a few friends. When Toni stood up she felt a small throbbing feeling. "Ow,"

Steve turned around as well as half of the wedding guests. "What's wrong?"

"My water broke," shit another contraction. "Someone get me to the damn hospital!" Steve, however wasn't moving. "Steven, I swear to god, you better move or I will- "

"Yes, car," Steve sounded distracted and not like himself. "I need to get the car, where did I leave it." Another contraction

"Hurry," Toni hissed at him.

Natasha ever the agent was already on her cell phone. "We need an ambulance, stat." she said. "Hang in there, Toni."

"Don't be silly, Nat, you need to go to your wedding reception."

"It can wait." Both Bucky and Natasha said at the same time.

"Epidural! I want an epidural!" Toni hissed at the frightened nurse in her private room. They had made it to Memorial Hospital in under twenty minutes and they had changed Toni into a hospital robe and had allowed Bruce and Nat to be by her side.

Steve was on some other floor filling out papers, though Toni had a feeling that he had gladly volunteered because he was chickening out. The contractions were coming faster.

"Miss Stark, we can't give you an epidural," Dr. Brown said annoyed. "You're much too dilated already and we need you to push."

"Fuck that!"

"Toni," Bruce sounded exhausted. "Just do as the doctor says, please."

"No," Toni said stubbornly as another contraction hit her. "Ugh!" she laid down in the bed, she couldn't take the pain any longer. "This sucks!"

"I know," Natasha said as she pushed back a piece of Toni's sweaty curls. Natasha had been the only one who had showed her much patience. "But to show for it, you will have a beautiful baby girl."

Tony squeezed Natasha's hand as she felt another contraction and she started pushing, feeling as if someone was constantly stabbing her. She started pushing trying to remember what her annoying yoga teacher had said. Deep breaths and such. Finally, after what seemed like hours she heard a cry and she saw the doctor carry a bloody baby.

She felt Bruce squeeze her shoulder. "You did it, Toni."

Toni nodded, finally too exhausted to speak. "Can you tell, Steve."

"Of course."

One hour later mother and infant were together as the sleeping baby girl nuzzled against Toni's chest while Steve looked on like a proud papa. "You did it, Toni." Steve said as he kissed the side of her head. "I'm so proud of you."

"You better be, because it hurt like hell," Toni said. "Now the real question remains, what call we call her. I was thinking Mary, is a variation of Maria and maybe Sarah could be her middle name."

Steve smiled as he touched the baby's cheek. "Mary Sarah, that sounds just perfect." He bend over and kissed her. "I love you."

Toni kissed him back. "I love you too soldier, until the end of time."

The End

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