Author's Note: This is it guys! The big Fosterson gender reveal! It was a really close call and the winning gender only won by 3 votes! But it was so much fun tallying the scores and posting new chapters with great anticipation for your votes :) Thanks!

Review Reviews:

special agent Ali: Tony and Pepper really lucked out with such a sweet baby boy didn't they lol Thanks for you vote!

NaviRebel16: Thanks for you input :)

Lollypops101: Oh okay well I hope you like the outcome and how the story follows our little Fosterbaby :)

Guest: Thanks for your vote! Aww thanks :) I love these kids too their just so adorable haha I love writing them and family!Avengers so much :)

Trinnie: Thank you! :)

Dancingqueen4LIfe: Oh boy twin girls really would be something! haha thanks :)

Guest: Okkkkkkaaaaaaaayyyyyyy ;) Thanks for the input!

Morgan: A very enthusiastic vote for girl noted ;) I look at their decision this way; Black Widow and Hawkeye had their run, now its time to focus on Natasha and Clint Barton. Their alter egos will always exist and pop up when need be but for now they're just Tasha and Clint, parents to a baby girl who needs them most :)

kimbee: I'm sure Anya's sickness would be hell for everybody lol especially cause she has both her parents strong will! Thanks :)

Luciacgca: I realized as I was writing that Clint/Ryland interaction that I really hadn't written much before and that most of their interaction as centered around Ace so I figured Clint could use a Ryland hug :) Thanks!

yuki90: I love the idea that a child brings out the best and worst in those around them. They're like little mirrors that show all your flaws but at the same time you want to be better for them; and I've always wanted to incorporate that into this story. So thank you for noticing! Aceland will definitely have an interesting time dealing with this new baby- be it good or bad!

Cybella: Thank you :)

Epic Elven Warrior Princess: Very enthusiast :) Thank you!

Tasha: Haha that's reason enough! If you've ever seen a picture of Robert Downey Jr as a child, that's pretty much exactly what I picture Ryland to look like so you're not wrong about him being adorable! Thank you :)

Hunter Watson: Why thank you! :)

AlbertaRose: Thanks for your input:)

The Madrigal: Thank you :)

jadesaturday: Thank you very much :)

Guest1: It is final and permanent! Thanks :)

discordchick: Haha more like Tasha pissed at hungover Clint ;) lol my best friend recently had a really bad cold and he acted exactly as Clint in that chapter so I understand Tasha's frsutraition lol especially considering she has to deal with his sour-ass and Anya's screaming! Gosh it's a wonder she puts up with it all ;) But their both cute so I'm sure it's worth it in the end haha Thanks!

firstbournelegacy: I actually have no freaking clue what I'm gonna do with Bruce haha! I was focused on getting legs under the story that I didn't think about give Steve or Bruce girls and then when I decided to introduce Mickey I focused on her and forgot about Bruce! I like you're ideas though and may steal one ;) Thanks! (P.S. thanks for clarifying the guest was you)

Guest: Eep thanks for noticing! Thanks hehe I'm sure Clint won't like anyone- be it Ryland or some other boy. His little girl is gonna have one hell of a time dating when she's older haha

CullensCookie: Thank you! The beginning of this story is very Steve/Mickey centered and the end has a bit of Anya/Ryland and in the middle is adorable Clintasha so I hope you like it :) Sometimes I feel bad for Tony cause Ryland has such an amazing and huge family and Tony never even got good parents but hopefully that means he'll be the dad Howard never was :)

maggie: Thanks! It's time S.H.I.E.L.D. moves on haha

GuestyWesty: It would be rather interesting writing Thor bumbling about with twins hehe! Thanks for your input :)

Okay, okay, I'm done rambling to you guys haha (P.S. I only respond to reviews on the latest chapter- so if we're up to chapter 10 and you review chapter 7 and don't get a response from me it's cause I'm only replying to the previous chapter's reviews. So chapter 10's Review Reviews are from chapter 9 and so on and so forth. A few of you guys have reviewed previous chapters recently and I wanted you to know I saw them and love them, but I only respond to the last chapter's reviews.) Okay I really am done now. READ ON!

P.P.S. Italics are flashbacks to Steve and Mickey at the bar.

Enjoy!

"So what's a man like you, in your expensive suit and smooth speech, doing at a bar like this?" Mickey asked as she leaned against the counter right next to Steve. He started to retell how he'd wondered in after leaving the club but she cut him off. "I mean, what about this place held appeal to you?"

Steve hesitated a minute, looking above her head at a photo of three men. Mickey turned to look at the picture as well then looked back at Steve. "I grew up next door to him." Steve said, pointing to the photo.

"Who Danny?" Mickey asked, pointing to the youngest man in the photo but Steve shook his head. Mickey tilted her head to the side, studying the photo. The men pictured were all related and a few good year Steve's senior. She couldn't imagine he'd ever met any of the men so she turned back to Steve and said, "They own this bar; started it almost seventy years ago when Miguel was in his twenties. He's dead now and Willie is in a nursing home. So you gotta know Danny or…"

"I knew Miguel." Steve interrupted, throwing back his drink. Mickey studied him for a long minute, clearly trying really hard to comprehend what he was telling her. Steve didn't say another word as he let Mickey process the information and eventually it clicked in her mind.

"Oh," she said plainly, slowly nodding. "You're that Steve Rodgers." Mickey's expression was blank as she chuckled a little and picked up her cleaning cloth again. "Well then it makes sense."

Steve watched her go about cleaning off the bar nonchalantly and finally he had to ask, "Got nothing to say?" Everyone he'd ever met had something to say- anything- whether it was 'go back to the loony bin freak' or 'thanks' someone always said something.

Mickey looked up at him then, some unclear emotion in her eyes. She paused for a long minute, biting her bottom lip, and then she spun around to his side of the counter and sat on the stool beside him. "What was it like?" she asked excitedly. "That era, what was it like?"

Steve watched her excited green eyes as she propped her elbow on the counter and rested her chin on her knuckles. "The era…that's what you want to know about?" he asked slowly, calculatingly. Mickey bobbed her head up and down, smiling innocently. Her small face held a kind of interest Steve had so rarely ever seen. And slowly he started to smile as well, a slow grin but a wide one at that.

Steve sat in his living room with the TV on but he wasn't watching it. He was studying his cell phone anticipating a ring. It had been three days since he met Mickey and gave her his cell phone number. He wasn't sure how this sort of thing worked in the twenty-first century but he was almost ninety percent sure she should've called by now. He really thought they'd hit it off- he had a great time with her- and he was interested in getting to know her better. But in order to do so he needed to see her again and he'd been too stupid to get her number so he was stuck waiting for her call. He hated sitting around all the time just waiting for her to call but he was hoping she would nevertheless. Finally he shut off the TV and went upstairs, keeping his phone with him. He went up to the living room where Thor was sitting with Jane going through a baby supply catalog.

"This child will be tiny, yes?" Thor asked Jane with wide eyes. "Why does it need so much stuff?"

Jane chuckled as she grabbed a pen from him and circled another item in red. "Babies need things, Thor, like cribs and strollers and dipper bags. Not to mention car seats and highchairs and those playpen thingies."

"Don't forget clothes and blankets and toys." Steve added with a chuckle as he fell to the couch beside them. It was a giant U shaped couch that could comfortably sit the whole team plus a few so Steve was able to sit back and throw his feet up without disrupting Thor and Jane. "Oh and food, they need food."

"I am feeling overwhelmed." Thor mumbled, looking more terrified than Steve had ever seen. Thor leaned his head on the back of the couch and closed his eyes, trying to come to terms with the commitment of having a kid. Steve chuckled at him as he picked up a baby catalog and flipped through the pages.

"Oh Ryland had that, good choice." Steve mumbled under his breath, pointing out one of the items Jane had circled. "Relax, Thor, the tower is full of people willing to help with the mini god of thunder."

Thor's shoulders eased a little as he sat up again and picked up another catalog. "Well this is cute," he mumbled, pointing out one of the stuffed animals. It was supposed to look like a sheep but it was disproportionate with huge eyes and floppy ears. It was rather cute if unrealistic. Jane chuckled and circled the item.

"The key is to find cute stuff and let her pick out the necessities." Clint mused as he appeared from the kitchen carrying a water bottle. He fell to the couch to Thor's left, picking up a catalog as well. "I stick to blankets and clothes, Natasha handles the other stuff. This way I know if the crib breaks or Ace falls off the changing table it can't possibly be my fault."

"Clint, that's terrible!" Jane chastised even as she laughed. Clint just shrugged and brushed off her comment. Just as Steve was about to reply his phone started vibrating in his pocket. He checked the caller I.D. but it was an unknown number. His heart ran away without him and Steve jumped off the couch and sprinted to the kitchen where he answered the call in private.

"Hello?" he answered, clearing his throat and trying to stifle his hope.

"Hi, Steve, it's Mickey from the bar Friday night." Mickey's voice sang through the receiver. Steve literally did a little happy dance, unaware that Clint, Jane and Thor were all hiding around the corner watching. "I was just wondering if…maybe you'd want to get coffee sometime?"

Steve paused for dramatic effect- something Tony taught him- then said, "Yeah I'd really like that. How about tomorrow afternoon at Café Luna? Say two o'clock?" with an audible smile.

"It's a date," Mickey replied, her smile also audible. "I'll see you then."

"I'll see you," Steve replied and they hung up. It took him a minute to end the call- unsure of the buttons still- but once the call was disconnected Steve thrust his arms in the air and whispered, "Yes!" under his breath. Normally he wouldn't make such a big deal about a phone call but he was really interested in Mickey and that was the first time since Peggy anyone's caught his eye. He wasn't used to this feeling but he knew he really liked it. Steve was light on his feet as he danced around the kitchen the way Ryland always did.

"Good news?" Clint asked with a stifled chuckle, making his presence known. Steve faltered, looking up with a warm blush coloring his cheeks. He could've straightened up and denied what just happened but instead he just smiled like a child and bobbed his head up and down adorably.

"Real good news,"

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"How? How? How?" Clint wondered aloud as he picked up a pile of towels off the bathroom floor. "You and I combined have about four inches of hair, Ace, how is it possible that we use this many towels?" he asked Anya who was standing in the doorway to the bathroom with a stuffed ducky blanket in her clutches. She looked up at Clint and shrugged making an adorable face. "I'm gonna blame Mommy for this." He grumbled, throwing the towels in a laundry basket. Anya tried to hide her giggle by burying her face in the ducky blanket in her hands but Natasha still heard the small laughter as she entered the bathroom.

"Say that again, Barton?" Natasha said smoothly, walking into the bathroom and placing both hands on her hips. She was standing behind Anya who looked so thoroughly amused by her father getting in trouble.

"Oh nothing, darling," Clint covered terribly, smiling at Natasha as he gathered the laundry basket and Anya in his arms and scooted past her. Natasha chuckled at Clint and followed him to the bedroom where he dumped Anya on the bed and tickled her. "Did you talk to Pepper about dinner tonight?" Clint asked as he tossed the basket of dirty towels aside and picked up a basket of clean clothes. He went about folding them but Natasha quickly grabbed the onesie and refolded it.

"You're a terrible folder." She teased with a chuckle. "Yeah we're all gonna go out tonight at seven. I let Pepper pick the place so be ready to get all fancied up."

Clint threw himself onto the bed next to Anya, almost knocking the laundry basket and the toddler off the bed in the process but he caught both and righted them. "Whatever works I just wanna tell them the big news all at the same time." He said as he rolled Anya onto his chest. She sat astride him and immediately started bouncing the way she did when they played Princess and Horsey. Clint grunted a chuckle and grabbed her little arms, swaying her back and forth as if she was on a roller coaster. Her giggles soon turned manic and a few seconds of the game and she couldn't breathe she was laughing too hard.

"She's gonna barf on you, Clint, she just ate." Natasha warned as she went about folding the clothing. The tower had a few different maids to clean up after everyone and do their laundry but Natasha felt weird having someone come and change their sheets and put away their clothes. So she had Esperanza (the maid for their level) come every few weeks and do the vacuuming and dusting and major cleaning while Natasha handled the laundry and day-to-day stuff. Of course Clint helped out and Anya recently took to "sweeping" the hardwood floors. In reality she just pushed the dirt around with a little hand broom but they let the toddler have it and then cleanup for real later.

"No you're not gonna barf." Clint said to Anya in an adorable baby voice. "Save that barf for when Uncle Tony is holding you." Natasha threw a shirt at his head for that comment but Clint just chuckled. "Oh! Can I pick out Anya's outfit for tonight?" he exclaimed, sitting upright and getting all excited. Natasha heaved a sigh, slapping a hand to her forehead.

"I love you dearly, Clint, but your fashion sense is not something I envy." She mumbled but it didn't faze Clint. He was too happy for Natasha to say no so she decided to let him pick out Anya's outfit so long as she could oversee and approve the final product. "Only because she could look freaking adorable in a potato sack." She added with a chuckle.

"It is true," Clint mused as he played with Anya. "You're a looker, Ace. Lord knows you get that from your mama."

"Hey, you're not half bad yourself." Natasha added, kissing Clint's cheek. He immediately looked down at Anya with wide eyes.

"See that, Ace? Occasionally even idiots like me get really lucky!" Clint cheered, tweaking Anya's nose.

Eventually Clint and Anya got off the bed to get ready for dinner. Clint's last few wardrobe choices for Anya hadn't exactly gone over well so he really needed to get this one right. So he stood in front of Anya's close, the toddler weaving between his legs, staring at all of her clothes trying to put together an outfit in his mind. He always went for cute and slightly over the top so he decided to scratch that and go for something formal but simple.

"What do you think, Ace?" he asked, holding up a salmon colored silk dress with jewels around the neckline and a sash around the waist. Anya examined the dress, tilting her head from side to side before smiling and nodding her head. Clint smiled, tossed the dress onto a nearby chair and dug around her dresser draws for black leggings. Once she was finally dressed Clint slipped her little feet into a pair of tiny metallic leather boots. "Oh my god you're cute." Clint said as Anya twirled around in the pretty dress.

"Pretty! Pretty!" she said with a smile as she danced about her bedroom in her new outfit. Clint let her dance for a bit, sitting back and watching with a smile. Natasha had set out a pair of black slacks, a black button up and a black tie for him to wear so he quickly went to throw it on and run a comb through his hair. "Pretty!" Anya said again as she pointed to Clint when he was finally dressed.

"Awe thank you, Little Bird!" Clint replied as he gave her a sloppy kiss on the cheek and brought her back to her bedroom where he brushed her unruly curls. He was almost finished when Natasha entered the nursery in a snug hotrod-red knee length dress with cap sleeves and peplum. Her hair was done up, with one side pulled back in a fancy pin and the rest falling in natural curls. Clint's mouth fell open as he examined her and Anya had to close it for him.

"Are you almost ready?" Natasha asked and after stammering a minute Clint said yes. He stood up and shifted Anya to his hip where she just rested her head against his shoulder. "Alright hand Anya to me. The sight of you in that suit holding her is really doing something to me." Natasha said flirtatiously as she reached for Anya who willingly went to her mother's arms. Clint wiggled his eyebrows at Natasha and she literally had to look away to keep from postponing the evening's festivities.

"Pretty!" Anya exclaimed, hugging her mother's neck. Natasha smiled warmly, thanking Anya before looking to Clint.

"I think that's her new favorite word." Clint mused as the three of them headed out of the apartment and down to the lobby where everyone was waiting. It was no surprise that everyone else was dressed up as well and so Anya went around to everyone and told them they looked pretty. She even told Ryland who was wearing nice jeans, a white button up with black cuffs and collar, a grey cardigan, a black/grey checked fedora and red Converse high-tops.

"Thanks, Ace!" Ryland replied, tipping his fedora to her as she giggled. He let her wear his hat for a bit while they were waiting for everyone else to get ready and leave. Jane always took the longest to get ready because so few outfits fit her anymore but eventually she and Thor joined everyone in the lobby and they headed out to the restaurant.

It was a nice place- to be expected- and Pepper had called ahead so they had the backroom ready for the whole team. They always made a ruckus when they went out together but they managed not to be too disrupting this time. It wasn't Ryland or Anya causing the trouble it was usually just civilians recognizing them. Tony of course was the easiest to recognize and he always caused a little scene but so long as they had a secluded area to eat they could go out as often as they pleased.

Upon arriving at the restaurant they were showed to a private seating area where they were secluded from prying eyes and the loudness of the restaurant. They all took their seats, Tony taking up one end with Pepper to his left and Ryland to his right, Clint next to Ryland with Anya sandwiched between him and Natasha. Thor took up the other end of the table with Jane to his right and Bruce and Steve next to her. It was always an interesting thing ordering; especially for Thor. Everyone had to pitch in and help describe the basic foods to him and occasionally they'd just order for him and promise he'll like it. Steve was also a picky order occasionally. He was more a hamburger and French fries kind of guy not an Osso Bucco kind of guy. But they eventually got their order in and conversation came and went easily. Halfway through their meal Ryland moved his seat down near Thor so he could listen intently to another grand tale about the nine realms. He was still into space and loving having Thor around to tell him bedtime stories that were better than any book he could ever buy.

After Thor's story was done and their desert was ordered, Clint and Natasha decided it was time to tell their big news. So they got everyone's attention and Clint dove in. "Natasha and I have officially decided to retire from S.H.I.E.L.D. We're sticking with The Avengers and if you'll have us we'd like to stay in the tower; but from here on out we're not going on any more missions or putting our lives in constant danger. From now on we're putting Anya first and staying home with her." He said with a big grin and everyone cheered.

"Of course you can stay in the tower, don't be silly. You're family now; I wouldn't have you anywhere else." Pepper said sweetly as she stood up and hugged Clint then Natasha. That started a small line of hugs and congratulations from everyone around the table.

"You have made a wise and difficult decision." Thor said with pride in his voice as he slapped Clint on the back and nearly knocked him over. "One day when she is older, I believe Anya will look back on your decision with great pride."

"Well thanks, Thor; we sure hope it turns out that way." Natasha replied as she hugged Thor. He all but smothered her in a big bear hug, his body twice her size. She chuckled as they pulled apart and he went to ruffle Anya's hair.

"Speaking of big news…" Jane mumbled, standing up and gesturing for Thor to leave. He kissed the top of her head and promptly left their private eating area without so much as an explanation. Everyone turned to look at Jane who just said, "We were able to find out the gender of the baby at my doctor's appointment this afternoon but Thor doesn't want to know. Some Asgardian tradition or something, I'm not too sure myself, but he's waiting until the baby comes to find out if it's a he or she."

It made sense for such an old fashioned guy not to want to know the gender of the baby but Tony couldn't imagine waiting nine months to find out. As soon as it was possible, he dragged Pepper to the doctor's to find out if he was going to buy a bunch of blue stuff or pink stuff. Honestly he couldn't have cared either way but he just needed to know. More power to Thor, he thought but he knew he could never last.

"So what is it?" Bruce asked excitedly when Jane didn't immediately reveal the gender. She looked like an excited school girl as she giggled and tried to prolong the moment as long as possible.

"Well we're keeping the nursery red," she started slowly, unable to keep the giddy smile off her face. "But we'll be adding touches of pink soon." She continued and everyone jumped in a chorus of cheers.

"Oh it's a girl!" Steve exclaimed, mimicking everyone's excitement. Everyone rushed Jane with hugs and congratulations and she just giggled. "Got any names in mind?" Steve asked once the commotion had cooled down a bit. He glanced over at Natasha who once shared her fear of a wild Thunder God Asgardian name.

"We're not sure yet. Thor keeps coming up with old traditional Asgardian names but they are all so confusing and hard to pronounce. As much as I love his sense of history and grandeur I really don't want to send a little Alfdis to school so she can spend all her time teased and isolated." Jane joked with a chuckle. Natasha joined in on the joke, her own fear of such an outcome making the situation even funnier to her.

"Well it looks like you're not gonna be the only little girl around the tower anymore, Ace." Tony said to Anya as he picked her up and ruffled her hair. She wasn't quite sure why everyone was freaking out and cheering so she was just kind of going with the flow, pretending to be happy if just because everyone else was. But she looked very serious when Tony mentioned not being the only girl. No one was really sure how much of that concept she understood but it sure had a curious look on her face. Tony laughed and sat her back down next to Ryland so he could go hug Jane.

"Don't worry, Ace," Ryland whispered while everyone else's attention was elsewhere. "You'll always be my girl." He said reassuringly, as he kissed her cheek and made the baby smile.

Author's Note: Not so subtly setting up an Aceland sequel there at the end hehe! IT'S A GIRL! Woohoo! I hope those of you who voted for a boy aren't too upset.

Got any name ideas?

As always you can check out my Polyvore (samitballi. polyvore. com) for a set titled Part X from this chapter which includes Ryland and Anya's adorable dinner outfits as well as a photo of Clint's sexy suit and a general picture of what Ryland looks like!

Thanks!