To say that the rest of the team was surprised at the news, it was Tony who went from shock to nonchalant.
"Well, that was fast." Pepper shoved him.
Natasha rolled her eyes with a sigh. Clint put his arm around her as Thor and Steve let everything sink in.
"A child, that should be quite remarkable," Thor said smiling gripping Clint's shoulder as sign of congratulations and support.
"It may be," Steve added, "but this means there could be higher threats from enemies. I say we take some extra precautions for now on and maybe limit Romanoff's work load once she's further into the pregnancy."
"I appreciate the concern, Steve," Natasha said nodding. "But I'm sure I'll be able to keep doing missions for a while; I'm not even out of my first trimester."
The team nodded, but Clint noticed that Bruce had an uneasy look in his eye.
…
When their gathering was dismissed, the doctor went over to the couple, asking them to join him in the infirmary for a quick talk.
"Natasha," he said as they sat down. "I hate to say this, but I think even now you should start taking it easy."
"Bruce, I made it perfectly clear…" Natasha started to say, but he interjected.
"With your past history of physical extremities, you could be at a very high risk for miscarrying." he said solemnly.
Her face went pale. She should have known something like this would be possible. She'd been through so many violent missions, some nearly costing her life, and now with this child could come much worse.
She felt Clint's hand on hers and looked over at him. "What if there's too much for you to handle? I have to help you all…"
"Tasha, it's been a year since the Chitauri. There hasn't been anything that extreme since," He assured. "Whatever happens, we'll handle."
He moved his hand to her stomach, which was still unnoticeable, but the moment he touched it he could feel a small hardened area near her navel.
"All that matters is you keep our baby safe." He murmured.
Natasha sighed and nodded. "I know." She looked back over to Bruce. "Alright, agreed." The scientist smiled.
"BUT...you'll have to deal with Fury once we explain why I'm doing this..."
"Agreed."