This is truly the last part of the Hi series, I hope you enjoyed it.

2023

"Hi there, buddy." Steve cooed while he got a screaming James out of his crib. "I'm here. Are you hungry? Yes, you are, aren't you?" He pressed a kiss to James's forehead and walked out of the bedroom. "Mommy's having some me time, so you're gonna get a bottle, okay?"

James grimaced, causing Steve to think that his son sometimes understood them. James hated the bottle and preferred to get his food directly from the source, but Natasha was in her ballet studio at the end of the hallway, getting back into shape. Even though she looked perfect, but he wasn't going to tell his wife what to do with her body. He carried James downstairs to the kitchen to heat up the bottled breast milk. James gave him a wary look, probably suspicious that his mother wasn't taking him into her arms to feed him, but at least he'd stopped crying.

He put his son gently into the baby seat on the kitchen counter so he had his hands free to make James's food warm. Steve still couldn't sometimes believe it that they had a child now. The last three months had been like a dream. He loved James so, so much and his bond with Natasha had grown also stronger since they'd become parents.

He got the bottle out of the fridge and was about to put it in the bottle warmer when he heard Natasha.

"Is my boy hungry?" She asked softly and got James out of his baby seat.

"I can feed him with the bottle, if you want to go back upstairs." He offered, but he knew that Natasha would say no.

"It's okay." She smiled and kissed his cheek when she walked past by him to the breakfast nook. "I was done with my training anyway when I heard James." She sat down with James in her arms, pulling down the zipper of her sports bra. James made a happy sound and found Natasha's nipple almost on his own. His wife smiled down at their son and then looked up at Steve. God, she looked so beautiful with a baby in her arms. "He's already so big."

"I know." Steve smiled. "Half of his closet is too small for him by now."

"Yeah, we have to storage the clothes for his siblings." She said and helped James burp after he was done with his dinner.

"How many siblings is he gonna get?" He asked with a grin and Natasha grinned back. While Natasha wasn't too fond about child birth, she still wanted a big family. And he did, too.

"Well, I definitely want that little girl that you've been talking about." She kissed James's cheek and the baby giggled. "I love you, my sweet boy. So much." She walked over to him and he wrapped his arms around his wife and son, looking down at them. This was what life was about in his opinion. Family was everything and he had lucked out to have one with the prettiest and smartest gal. "And I love you, my darling."

"I love you, too." He smiled and kissed her softly.

"I'm gonna put James down for his nap and then I'm gonna take a shower." She looked up at him through her lashes and he licked his lips. "Do you wanna join me?"

"You know I do!" He growled quietly not to wake a dozing James.

She pecked his lips before she walked out of the kitchen, swaying her hips because she knew that he was watching her every move.

"Do we even like Tony that much?" Natasha asked him while they were lying on their bed with James between them. She rubbed his stomach and their son giggled happily.

He chuckled and blew a raspberry on James's tiny foot. "I don't want to leave him for a whole night as well, but it's Tony's birthday. And he's one of our best friends. And Rikki is great with James and we're only a phone call away, Nat. We have to leave the house without him from time to time."

"But he's so small and helpless." She kissed James on the forehead and he reached out his little hand to her and she pressed a kiss on his palm. "I don't think I can go. A mother can't just leave her son behind, Steve!"

He didn't really want to go to Tony's party as well, but he knew that they had to. Tony was their friend and they had to get used to the fact that they weren't going to be around their child 24/7. James was almost five months old and they'd managed so far that one parent was always with him if the other one had an appointment.

"You're not leaving him behind, sweetheart. We're probably gonna be back before midnight. And I think we need a little couple time for ourselves." He cupped Natasha's cheek. "We're not just parents."

She closed her eyes. "When did you become the one who's right?"

"I must have picked it up from my wife."

They managed to stay at Tony's party for two and a half hours until they wanted to go home. Natasha wasn't the only one who missed their baby. He just wanted to go home to their child and breathe in James's smell and nuzzle his face in his soft baby hair.

Rikki was doing her homework at the kitchen table, the baby phone next to her, when they got home and she told him that James had pretty much slept through. Steve briefly checked on James before he paid Rikki and walked her home. She and Bucky only lived a block away, but it didn't feel right to let a teenage girl walk home in New York at night.

Natasha had ditched her dress and heels for one of his shirts when he returned and lifted James up in her arms.

"He just woke up." She tugged James against her chest and the baby grabbed a strain of her hair to chew on it. "I don't think he even realized that his parents weren't home."

"Thank God, or he would have thrown a party." He joked and wrapped his arms around the two most important people in his life. "I missed him the whole time, but it was nice to do grown up things again, wasn't it?"

"Yeah, it was."

2024

It was James's first time at the Barton farm and it was such a joy to see his excitement about everything. He was still a little wobbly on his legs, but he loved to run through the big house, and to see all the animals on the farm. Steve was glad that they decided to visit Aunt Laura and Uncle Clint.

"Mama!" James wobbled towards his mother who picked him up with a big smile on her face. "Mooo!"

"Did you like the cows?"

"Mooo!" James clapped his hands. "Dada, moo!"

Steve laughed and ruffled his son's hair. "Are cows your new favorite animals? Liho won't like that!"

"Man, your kid is fast." Clint came into the kitchen. "One second he's looking at the cows and then the next second he just races off."

"Maybe you're just getting old." Natasha teased and bounced James on her leg who squealed happily. "Your uncle Clint is getting more gray hair each day."

"Hey, I'm not the one turning 100 this year, missy!"

"Do you know what you want to do for your birthday?" Laura asked and Natasha sighed. She'd talked with him about this before and she just wanted to spend the day with him and James, but she didn't want to upset their family and friends.

"Well, to be honest...not much. I just want a nice day with my two boys." She said and James blew a wet raspberry on her cheek, causing her to giggle. "You know that I'm not one for big birthday parties."

Laura smiled. "I know. And you can do whatever you want on your birthday, Nat. But I still like to visit you after your birthday for a nice girls weekend." She came closer to Nat and James and tickled James's tummy. "Cute boys are also invited."

"Oh, so what shall I bring?" Clint quipped and Steve laughed. He was pretty sure that neither he or Clint were invited.

"Oh honey, we both know that you're not a cute boy!" Laura sassed back and Clint stuck his tongue out.

"Come lay with me." Steve patted the spot next to him and James, who was asleep.

"In the biblical sense?" Natasha raised her eyebrow playfully. "You might wanna bring James to his room then."

"Haha. You know what I mean."

She grinned and laid down next to him and James, her hands placed on his tummy. James grabbed her thumb in his sleep and made a happy sound. "He's so tall already! I can't believe he's turning two soon!"

"I know." He agreed, turning to lie on his side. "So, how did you like your day, birthday girl?"

"It was perfect. I was with my two boys, what more could I want." She smiled at him. "Going to the zoo was a great idea, darling. And dinner was amazing. And thank you for the beautiful necklace."

"Anything for my girl." He was glad that she had enjoyed the day, because he hadn't really known what he could plan that would be fun for Natasha and James since she wanted to spend the day with their son.

"Anything?" Her hand moved from James's stomach to Steve's chest and she played with the button of his Henley. She almost seemed a little bit shy. What was on her mind? What did she want?

"You know that I'll give you anything, you just have to ask, sweetheart." He promised her.

"I want another baby." She whispered softly and looked at him hopefully. "James isn't so little anymore and I don't want the age difference to be too big between them."

"Really?" He had been dreaming about another baby as well, but waited for Natasha to address the topic since it was her body. "I would love to have another baby."

Natasha beamed. "Yeah? We can try for your little girl this time."

"Sounds great!" He grinned back. "I'll quickly bring James to his room and then we can get started?"

Natasha laughed and smacked his chest. "I still got my implant, but I can get it removed tomorrow."

"I'll still take James to his room, so we can practice, babe. So we know what we have to do tomorrow." He winked at her and gently lifted their son into his arms. James stirred a bit, but he didn't wake up. He was really exhausted after the trip to the zoo.

"Then I better get naked." She teased, pulling her sweater over her head, revealing a new bra. "You still owe me birthday sex, my love."

He saluted her, his other hand holding James against his chest. "Yes, ma'am!"

2028

Steve was greeted by Liho when he walked through the front door and petted her head. She wasn't the youngest anymore, but still very agil and loved to play with the kids. He came home from dropping off James at preschool where he proudly told his friends that Captain America was his uncle. The Avengers had been on TV yesterday and it seemed like James had completely forgotten that his father had been once Captain America as well. But then again, Steve couldn't fly and it looked pretty cool when Sam was in the air with the shield in his hands.

"Where are the girls?" He asked Liho who purred and then walked back to her spot on the cat tree. "Thanks for the answer, furball!"

He heard music coming from upstairs and walked up the stairs, already knowing where his girls were. He could see Natasha and Sarah in the dance studio because the door was open. Both were wearing tutus and Natasha moved gracefully to the music and Sarah tried to copy her. He smiled at the sight. Sarah looked just like her mother. While James was a mix of both of them, Sarah had inherited all of her looks from Natasha. She was only two years old, but she was already so bright and joyful. And her and James got along so well. They were thick as thieves and it just warmed his heart to see them together. God, he was so goddamn lucky. He had everything that he could ever want.

"Daddy!" Sarah had spotted him in the mirror and came running towards him. He knew that Natasha had been aware of his presence. "We dance!"

He knelt down to pick up his little girl. He just loved the way she beamed at him and he prayed that life would always be kind to her. "Hi, my little bug."

She scrunched her little nose. "Not a bug!"

"Yes, you are. My little lady bug. The cutest bug." He blew raspberries on her cheeks, making her giggle.

"Hi, my love." Natasha turned the music off and came towards them, giving him a quick peck. "Did James remind everyone again that Sam is his uncle?"

"You know it." He sighed. "It's like he doesn't even believe that I was the first Captain America! The original one!"

Natasha gave him an amused look and took Sarah from him. "How about we get changed and then we go outside to cheer daddy up, Sarah?"

Sarah clapped her little hands. "Yay! See ducks!"

"I think Sarah wants to go the lake." He snickered and Sarah nodded her head.

"Then we'll get changed real quick and then we can go to the ducks, sweetie." Natasha kissed their daughter's head and walked out of the room. He followed them, offering to help Sarah get dressed. "I can do that, darling." She gave him a knowing look and let Sarah down who ran to her room with Liho in tow who had come upstairs. "I'm pregnant, not sick."

"I know, Nat." He said sheepishly. Of course his wife of almost fifteen years would see right through him. "But this time we have two little kids and your first trimester is always the worst and the kids don't even know yet that you're pregnant. I don't want anything happen to you and the baby."

"We're fine. Don't worry, my love." She kissed his cheek. "I feel great today. So great actually, that we should tire out the kids, so we can have a little fun tonight."

He laughed, shaking his head. God, he was such a lucky guy. He had two healthy and beautiful children, a third addition to the family was on their way, and he was still madly in love with his wife. Even after all this time. And she loved him back. She'd waited for him and she'd given him all he'd ever wanted.

"I love you, Steve." She whispered softly. "I've loved you from the moment I first saw you."

He cupped her beautiful face and kissed her. "I love you, my sweet Natalia."