**8 months in**
You tried a couple more times before giving up and plopping down on the kitchen floor, leaning against a kitchen cabinet, and started sobbing. Of course, it was at that moment Loki came back home to find you crying on the kitchen floor with a jar next to you. "... Can't open it?" He asked, trying his hardest not to smirk as he walked up to sit down with you.
"No..." you sobbed leaning against him and handing him the jar. He grabbed it and with a twist of his wrist, the jar opened and he placed it back in your hands. "... I loosened it for you... with my tears..." you said.
"Of course you did," he kissed your forehead and stood up, looking at the bench to see Doritos, cheese, and sour cream, the jar of salsa back in your hands. He was trying so hard to keep himself composed. "(name), do you want to finish making your nachos?" He took the salsa out of your hands, placing it on the bench before offering you a hand up. You took his offer and carefully rose to your feet. Loki placed a hand on your swollen stomach and smiled, bending down. "Hello sweetie. Daddy's home," he kissed your stomach lightly. The baby reacting to his every touch and the sound of his voice.
You smiled for the first time since he came home, wiping away your tears. "They're love you," you said, however crying again. But now they are happy tears, and not out of desperation and sadness of salsa.
He stood upright and bent his head down to kiss your lips. He stood back and looked at you, staring into your (e/c) eyes. You noticed his eye glancing from yours to the top of your head. He smirked before saying, "You've shrunk."
You pouted and swatted at his arm. "You try having a thing growing inside you and weighing you down," you said.
"I did once. Technically... I was a horse at the time..." He joked around, having read the midgardian's legends of Norse gods.
"I'm sure you would've made a flattering mother," you responded. "Make me fooood... I'm hungry," you whined, resting your head on his shoulder and leaning on him, almost making him lose balance.
"Alright, alright. You know, you're going to make us fall," Loki said bracing himself so we both stopped leaning any further.
"Fooooooood," you continued to whine.
"I thought I had a fiance, not a cat..." He said as he pushed me off him slightly so he could face the bench.
"You got both," you mumbled as you rested your head against his shoulder again, looking at the floor. Well, your stomach anyway. Loki made the nachos for you, every time he moved you moved with him with your head in the same position.
"You know, I can bring these out to you once they're done..." Loki said as he tried to turn around with me stuck to his shoulder.
"Loooove meee," you complained, wrapping your arms around his waist.
"... Do you want food or affection?" He asked.
"Yes."
"Okay..." Loki set down the nachos and started directing you to the lounge where he carefully pushed you onto the couch. "Sit," he ordered, pulling your arms off from around him and leaving you to the movie playing in the background.
"But-"
"Stay," he walked back to the kitchen and quickly finished making the nachos.
"Baaaaabe~" You moped, flopping onto your side, not bothering to stand up again 'cause it will take you a minute.
"One moment, Love," He called back, shortly returning with nachos.
"Food," you smiled and attempted to sit up again. "... Halp..." You reached a hand out towards Loki. He chuckled before helping you sit up. "Love you," you sang out before digging into the snack. He left the room and returned in a pair of trackydacks and a hoodie, sitting down beside you.
You were just happy he gave you food. Loki stared at you lovingly. It amused him how you acted during these past months. Though the mood swings varied widely, from loving and caring, to depressed, to murder, he loved seeing you in all your states. He loved you in all your states. He slipped a strand of your (h/c) locks behind your ear before it got covered in sour cream and salsa dip. His fingers continued to play through your hair. He moved suddenly to sit behind you on the back of the couch, his legs spread onto either side of you.
"Whatchya doing?" You asked, turning your head as he ran his fingers through your hair.
"I'm bored..." He said as he started dividing your hair. You shrugged as he began to braid it. You held a chip up to him and he ate it, mindful of your fingers, not ceasing his way to pass boredom. Five minutes later and your hair was awesome. "Beautiful..." He said with a flourish of his hand, presenting your hair to himself.
"As always," you smiled trying to see the reflection in the black parts of the TV screen. "I gotta ask, when did you learn to braid?"
"Have you seen Thor's hair?" Loki chuckled and leaned down, poking your forehead so your head tilted back and kissed your lips gently. You both sat back to watch the TV, Loki's fingers running over his handy work. "I love you," he said out of the blue, resting his head gently against yours.
You smiled fondly and put a palm to his face, keeping the dirty creamy fingers away from his, "I love you too," you cooed back.
"Never knew I could feel like this..." Loki sang along with Ewan McGregor on screen. "Like I've never seen the sky before... Want to vanish inside your kiss... Everyday I'm loving you more and more..." He kissed your cheek while waiting for the next part. "Seasons may change, winter to spring... But I love you until the end of time..." he stared at you the whole while, and you stared back. "Come what may... Come what may... I will love you until my dying day."
You finally got to join in and sang together, "Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place... Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace... Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste... It all revolves around you... And there's no mountain too high, no river too wide... Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side... Storm clouds may gather and stars may collide..."
"But I love you..." Loki said raising a hand.
"But I love you..." You intertwined your fingers with his as you both became super dramatic.
"Until the end..." You pressed foreheads together and closed our eyes.
"Until the end..."
"Of... time..." You broke apart from each other in a dramatic fashion, hands still locked together, "Come what may... come what may... I will love you..." Your lips came together as it finished.
You, by this point, were crying your eyes out.
"Hey, hey, hey..." Loki pulled you into his arms, cooing softly. "It's alright... Don't cry, Love..."
"But you're voice is just so beautiful..." You sobbed. You felt his chest shake as he chuckled.
"As is yours," He smiled warmly, rubbing a hand on your belly. The baby pressed up against his hand, having been moving the whole song. "Hello," he talked to the baby who responded to his voice.
"I can't wait to meet them..." You said wiping away your tears, placing your hands over his.
"Bet you it's a boy..." He leaned down to kiss your belly.
"Then pool your money with Nat's, Clint's, Nick's, and Tony's," I told him.
"How much is riding on this?" Loki asked.
"About a grand..." You responded.
"Fuck..." A rumble echoed through the sky outside. "Are we expecting storm tonight?" Loki asked, gazing out the window.
"Not that I heard... Nothing was said on the news..." you replied. The clouds outside started lighting up with strange colours. "Please tell me that is in fact a fucking storm..." Loki stood up and went to the window.
"Sssssshit..." He flashed gold and green and was wearing his combat clothes.
"Loki?" You asked, extremely worried now.
"I won't lie to you, it does not look good..." Loki knelt in front of you. "We should get to Avenger Tower, alright?"
Another loud rumble rattled the windows to the point they might break. At that moment a loud knock sounded at the door. "Y/n! Loki! It's Clint!" followed the knock.
"Coming!" Loki called back, he stood up and helped you stand before going to unlock the door.
As soon as the door was open Clint was in our home, bow out, quivers on his back. "We gotta go," he stated seriously. He turned to Loki and he nodded, quickly ducking out of the room and very quickly returning with a packed bag of essentials.
"What is it?" You inquired as Loki took your arm, guiding you to the door, Clint not far behind.
"Bad," is all the response you got. You heard Nat's voice down the hall telling everyone to get out and get underground. Clint helped guide you down the stairs with Loki, the elevators full of panicked civilians. At that moment the whole building shook violently. You instinctively crouched to protect your stomach, Loki shielding you. Clint had an explosive arrow sitting in the bow ready to fire an emergency exit at any time. A sharp suddenly struck through your stomach and you yelped.
"What?! What's wrong?" Loki was in front of you, fear trying its hardest to stay in check.
"Y/n!" Nat joined up behind you all and checked if you were alright. "Are you hurt?"
"M-my stomach hurts," you breathed heavily, hands rubbing your stomach as tears pricked in your eyes. You felt a gross wetness in your underwear. "Oh fuck..."
"Are you in labour?" Loki asked, eyes wide with panic.
You nodded, "My water just broke..."
"We gotta get her out of here now," Nat said to Clint.
"Y/n... We need to keep moving. I've got you, alright?" Loki wrapped an arm around your waist, taking your hand in his free hand and you both continued down the stairs. You clenched your teeth at another contraction. Clint went on ahead, making sure people were getting out of the building. Nat took the bag from Loki and went ahead of you guys, not going to far in case she was needed.
The building rumbled violently again and the metal rails making a sickening sound. A loud snap and crash was heard behind the wall where the elevator was. You reached the bottom of the stairs and entered the main lobby. Panicked people screaming and running out of the building.
You got outside and looked up. "Great, more aliens..." you said sarcastically. You saw Tony and Steve in the distance at other buildings, the streets flooded with shit scared people trying to get to the subway. Another loud rumble and crash. Rubble from the buildings began to fall. You heard scream of pain and squeezed your eyes shut, clenching to Loki.
"Y/N! LOKI!" Nat's voice shrilled out. Loki glanced up and behind as a large bit of rubble was falling directly above us.
"Run!" Loki forced you forward and you both ran. You held your stomach to support it as best you could. Loki cloned himself and grabbed your other side, practically lifting you off the ground as you ran to get out of harms way.
You heard an ear splitting roar in the distance.
