Yay! A new chapter. Sorry, this took so long. At the time of uploading this, I've currently written over 18,000 words and 40 pages for chapter 28 in my other fic "More Than He Seems", and I'm just a bit over half done! It's a bit of a huge undertaking. I recommend you read it if you like my writing style and love Tony Stark!

Well, enough about that, on with the chapter!

As Tony entered his third month of pregnancy, he really began to feel different. He still had morning sickness and was tired all the time, that hadn't changed. But, now that Tony had actually seen his baby, had heard their heartbeat, it felt more real. Tony was mated to an amazing man, had a family on Asgard who loved him and was about to start a family. For the first time in a very long time, Tony felt happy.

What didn't make Tony happy was he was barred from working in the lab. He could be down there doing paperwork, but Tony wasn't allowed to do any physical work. Thor, Loki, and Bucky would normally be found down there with him to make sure Tony didn't over do it. It was more for Tony's safety than anything. He was so ill from the morning sickness that everyone was worried that he would pass out or get hurt.

Thor was becoming more and more overprotective. When Thor wasn't busy working with Pepper to fight SI's board of directors trying to keep Tony in control of the company, he was with Tony. They spent most of their time cuddling and talking. Thor would often rest his hands over Tony's stomach and talk about how excited he was for the baby to arrive. Tony couldn't help but smile when Thor talked passionately about all the things he was going to teach their kid.

"Do you think it's a boy or a girl?" asked Tony one night as the two mates were cuddled together in bed. Thor was half asleep and still a little sweaty from a battle against a HYDRA cell earlier that day. Tony and Bucky had stayed behind to run Intel and tech support. Loki had even joined the fight and proved that he could work well with the rest of the team.

"I think we're going to have a little boy." Answered Thor. "One with my hair and your eyes. A little boy who I can teach to fight and play with." Smiled Thor as he gazed down at his mate. Tony smiled back lazily.

"Well, I think we're going to have a girl. One with brown hair and blue eyes. One who I can teach science in the lab." Smiled Tony as Thor hugged him closer. "Either way, our kid is going to be smart and amazing. Just like us."

Midway through the third month, Tony noticed that his normally toned stomach had begun to soften. There was the tiniest baby bump there and Tony was beyond happy about it. When he pointed it out to Thor one morning, he was also over the moon. They could see now that their baby was growing. It gave Tony an excuse to give in to his instincts and just cuddle up to his mate for hours, not that Thor minded.

Life at the tower had adapted to having new members and a mated pair. Life went on as usual. The team, with the exception of Steve, actually took the time to get to know Loki. Without all the mind control stuff, Loki was a pretty decent guy. Sure he liked to play pranks and mess with people who offended his family, but it was all in good fun.

Now, the reason that Steve disliked, no LOATHED Loki, was the fact that the God had asked Bucky for permission to court him. And Bucky had said yes. Bucky and Tony would spend their free time sitting and talking about Thor and Loki like a bunch of high schoolers. It drove Steve crazy and made Tony happy. It was a win-win situation.

With everyone at the tower now having a routine, it was very rare that they were broken. Most days you could find someone filing a report for SHIELD, relaxing, or training. Every once in a while there was a fight that they needed to attend too, but for the most part, life at the tower was mostly calm.

That was until one Colonel James Rhodes showed up one afternoon unannounced.

Bucky, Loki and Tony were just chilling in Tony's lab and playing with the bots while Bruce and Thor were in a debrief for some mission they were going on. It was nice and calm… until Rhodey used his override to get into the lab. As the doors opened every head in the room turned to look at who had arrived.

"Tony, what is going on?" asked Rhodey as he entered the lab still in his military uniform. "I leave for 5 months on an undercover op and find out that You've been outed as an Omega! What did you do?!"

Tony just looked at the man he considered his best friend. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Had Rhodey just insinuated that Tony was to blame for him getting outed as an Omega?! If anything this was all Thor's fault. And even so, Tony couldn't completely blame his mate for what happened. They were happy and expecting a child. What made Tony angry was that Rhodey wasn't there to help protect him from all his asshole Alpha teammates Tony decided to get up and talk to Rhodey, face to face.

"You promised you'd be here! You promised you'd protect me! You left me alone!" cried out Tony as he hit Rhodey on the shoulders. Tony was so angry and overwhelmed that he just didn't know what to do. So he lashed out.

"Tones, I just want to know what happened to you." Spoke Rhodey as he tried to calm down his friend. It was at that moment that Bucky and Loki stood up to join Tony and calm him down.

"Tony, you need to calm down. All this stress isn't good for the baby." Soothed Bucky as he lead his friend back to his spot in the couch in the lab.

Rhodey just looked at Tony with wide eyes. Was Tony pregnant?! Rhodey couldn't believe it. Loki went and sat down next to Tony while Rhodey elected to sit in Tony's desk chair. The black one that spins. Having a chair that spins was the only good park about an office chair.

"Tony can you please tell me what happened?" pleaded Rhodey as he looked at his friend. Tony just sat there for a moment, his hands resting on the tiny baby bump, before taking a deep breath and talking.

Tony told Rhodey everything. He told him about the Avengers moving into the tower and forming a pack. How they wanted to keep Tony out of the pack but Thor argued for Tony's inclusion. He told Rhodey about how he and Bruce became science bros and how Thor would talk to him every day. How Thor would tell Tony jokes and stories to make him smile. How Thor brought him little trinkets from Asgard.

When Tony got to the part when he and Thor had their bonding heat, Tony left out a few details. It was more for Loki's benefit than anything. The god didn't need to know all the stuff Tony got up to with his brother.

From there, Tony told Rhodey about his bonding ceremony on Asgard and how Tony was now the God of Innovation, Metal, and Fire. Tony couldn't help but show off a bit. Rhodey was amazed at what his friend could do. Tony then began to talk about meeting Bucky and how he found out he was pregnant. Even with the shock of the situation, Rhodey couldn't help but be happy that his friend had found happiness and was starting a family.

Sometime during the story, Thor had returned from the debriefing as had entered the lab. He didn't like the scent of strange Alpha in his space so he went to investigate. Turned out it was just the friend his mate had shown him pictures of one day when they were cuddled up together in bed. He stayed near the door while Tony told his story. The second Tony was finished Thor was right there scooping his mate into a warm hug.

"Thor! When did you get back?" asked Tony as he snuggled into his mate's arms.

"Not too long ago Little One." Smiled Thor as he took Tony's seat and placed Tony on his lap, their fingers laced together over Tony's stomach. "Are you feeling alright my Beloved? Not too sick?"

"No, I only threw up a few times. Nothing too bad." Replied Tony as he let Thor nuzzle his neck.

"And the baby?"

"Baby's fine." Both smiled and Bucky made a fake gagging noise at all the sappiness that was happening.

"I guess I should do the good host thing now." Smirked Tony as he looked up at his mate. "Rhodey, this is Thor, Loki, and Bucky. Thor this is Rhodey, my best friend from MIT."

Everyone stayed down in the lab for a bit and talked until Bruce came down and let them all know that dinner was ready. Tony introduced the team to Rhodey over dinner and they all got along swimmingly. The only person on edge was Thor. He wasn't fond of having a strange Alpha in his space. It was all instinct. Thor didn't like the thought of a new Alpha around his pregnant mate. He had nothing against Rhodey really. Thor was just protective of Tony.

That night Thor made sure that Tony knew that he was his. Quite thoroughly. Nobody said anything the next morning when Tony came down for breakfast with his neck covered in hickies