Rose was in the kitchen, sitting on a chair at the kitchen island. It was 4am and all the world was sleeping, even her children. Even though she knew the girls would soon cry. She took the little time she had to draw her milk through a useful electric breast pump. She had already made three bottles, it would take three more to make a deposit of six. Even if she wanted to feed her children by the breast, it became too complicated with the twins and she was most of the time she was too tired. So, her doctor suggested she use a breast pump.

The suction force of the breast pump could be manually adjusted and she could draw the milk from her two breasts at the same time. Often she had rises of milk which spoiled her shirts every time. She really needed this machine. Rose sighed as the milk poured simultaneously into two bottles. The machine made a little buzz, which she found oddly agreeable.

"Hey honey!"

Rose jumped up in fear, "My God, Bucky, I told you to stop surprising me like that, I might get a heart attack one day."

He laughed as he approached, "sorry, I couldn't resist, I like to see you pout and- Oh! Sorry Rose." He turned quickly. Rose frowned then understood. She was trying to hide her chest lightly with her black satin kimono.

"You can turn around Bucky, it's not very well hidden but I don't have much choice." She laughed nervously. Bucky turned, a little hesitant. "C'mon Sergeant! Why are you awake at this hour anyway?"

He ran a hand through his hair and walked to the fridge, "I was thirsty."

"So, you woke up at 4 am because you were thirsty?"

"No... I... I had a nightmare."

"Oh... Do you want to talk about it?"

"It was about Hydra." Rose stiffened as he heard the H word. Bucky took a small bottle of water and closed the fridge door. "I'm not going to talk about it if you do not want to. I'll probably tell it to Wanda tomorrow."

"She's like your psych uhn."

"Yes Ma'am, she can enter my head to relieve me then she is the best psych." He nodded and sat on a chair at the kitchen island not too far from her but enough to avoid an eye contact with her beautiful breasts.

"I'm sorry Bucky but I'm trying to forget what I've been through and I know it's not easy."

"I understand, I'll talk to her tomorrow."

"You and her... Are you umm dating?" She asked curiously.

"What?" He laughed.

"I mean you're always together and you talk a lot so I figured you're dating."

He shook his head, "No no, she's not the woman for me, and she's like my little sister. She's too young for me. I need a woman like you."

"Like me? I'm just twenty-five you know."

"I want a strong and gentle woman, a woman who will be my anchor to reality. The kind of woman who knows what they want. I can't be with a teenager, honey. I definitely want more than that. "

Rose smiled timidly, lowering her head. Bucky allowed himself to look at her for one second. Her long curly hair was in a messy bun and some strands of her hair fell on her face. He saw her biting her lower lip by blinking rapidly.

"Is something wrong, honey?"

"What? No, no, I was just... Often I wonder if I am the right one for him."

"What the hell makes you think of things like that? Of course, you're perfect for him."

She sighed, "I don't know, he's Captain America and often... I forget that fact completely, I completely forget he's a national hero who has responsibilities to the world and all that."

"I definitely think," he smiled, "that it's because you forget he's Captain America that he loves you so much."

"You think?"

"Yes, I think we all need this corner of calm in our lives, this corner of paradise where we are not soldiers but men. This little punk is a soldier for everybody except you and me. He's my best friend and even if he had all those muscles - by the way, did I tell you how he and I fought on a bridge? "

"No," she chuckled. Rose put off the machine while closing the bottles of milk and replacing them with others.

"I can tell you I was in Winter Soldier mode and all I saw was a blonde head target." Bucky laughed, "we started fighting and I was ready to tear his head away and when my black mask fell, he called me Bucky."

She put a hand on her chin, interested in the story, "and what?"

"And... I was like who's the hell is Bucky?"

Rose burst out laughing, "noooo!"

"Yeah, I didn't recognize him and I didn't even recognize myself. Yeah that's a little embarrassing." He pretended to be sad, but Rose kept laughing.

"It's too funny! Say it again please, please."

"And I was like, who the hell is Bucky?" He frowned and she laughed again.

"It's sad," she continued to laugh.

"Yeah, maybe you should stop laughing then."

"Ok, ok I stop." She forced her lips not to laugh but she laughed anyway. Bucky watched her laugh. She was radiant even at this late hour of the night. Rose had a few pockets under her eyes but her lips were of a red rose and the way her cheeks seemed to blush made him smile. "Sorry I'll stop- I stop."

"Now you're taking me for a clown." She giggled, "even with all those muscles, he remains my best skinny friend that I must always save of battles. And you what is he for you? "

Rose smiled looking at her hands, "I think I see him as that handsome and polite man who held my son when he had just thrown me over. I see Steve as... A normal man for whom I fell In love."

"That's why you should not worry. That's exactly what makes you special, honey."

"You think?"

"I'm fuckin sure, baby-doll."

"Thank you for your words, Bucky."

"Whenever you want them."

"I should be the one who reassures you, it's you who made a nightmare. Could you turn your head please?"

"Of course." Bucky turned his head and sipped his already empty water. "Talking with you is already soothing."

"Ok then." Rose arranged her kimono in satin by tying the silk ties around her, "you can look at me now." Bucky turned his head and watched her do it. Rose cleaned the pumps of the breast pump with an antibacterial wipe and stood up with the machine to put it away but she had dizziness which made her wobble a bit. Bucky rushed to hold her.

"Hey, hey baby-doll, be careful." He held her.

"It's okay..."

"I'll take that," he picked up the machine and she sat down, "maybe you're pregnant again." He teased.

Rose squinted, "Do not make me angry Sergeant Barnes. Don't you see that it's been just three weeks since I gave birth to twins I'm too weak for that! Are you fucking crazy?"

"Ok, ok don't get upset," he laughed, "I was joking."

"You're annoying me," she sulked.

Bucky closed the shelf, "I was joking, don't sulk me. Tomorrow is the baptism of the children, be happy. Christmas Eve is coming, do you want to have a nice gift?

"You better give me nice gifts, besides all the super soldiers in this house must offer me a great gift, because I made super babies," she said as she got up and Bucky smiled. This time, no dizziness. She passed by, rolling her eyes and opened the fridge. "How can you dare-argh. I'm probably too emotional because of the hormones."

"What?" He took the bottles and put them in the fridge.

"Just... I will not be able to have this kind of activity for a long time and... I'm a little afraid that Steve... you know."

"Steve what? Oh Fuck no! He cannot."

"He is a man and all men cheat."

"Ouch you're hurting me." She closed the fridge once all the bottles inside and put a hand on her hip. "He wants to marry you for God Sake."

"And? Married men also cheat."

"So, you think he'll cheat on you because you keep your petticoat."

"My what?"

"It's the desert."

"The desert?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Uh, the desert sex-side."

"It's not my fault if I have this scar! It's been just three fucking weeks! I could not! How could you accuse me of keeping him in the desert-sex side. It's because of the lack of sex that he'll cheat on me that's what you said! How could you dare?" Rose burst into anger. Bucky didn't see anything coming. He looked at her as if she had two heads. She was stepping out of the kitchen in anger by mumbling.

Bucky turned around, "But... I did not say that..." He said softly to himself and then scratched his head, "Did I say something wrong?"

Steve had been educated in Catholic religion. He went to mass every Sunday, prayed with his mother, said the blessing before eating with her. He believed in God and the church. Even though his faith in humanity has been put to the test since he was Captain America. He had not lost faith in God. He wanted his daughters to be baptized and Rose had no objection. She was not Catholic but Protestant. Even if Rose had not said anything about it, Steve had noticed that she was pensive about it.

It was morning. Everyone was downstairs for breakfast. Steve noticed Rose's absence in the kitchen. He thought she was going to go down and eat with them but the more time went by and she didn't go down. Steve let Stevenson play with Bucky and Sam, he went to go see Rose.

Steve walked into their bedroom without making a noise. The babies were in their cribs sleeping peacefully while Rose was standing in front of the window. She was dressed in an oversized white sweater and a black yoga stockings. Her hair with tight honey-colored curls ran down her back. He approached her as she watched the snow fall on the surrounding trees. The view was beautiful and different from what she had ever seen. Living all her life in a hot country without ever seeing the snow and finding herself in a cold country filled with snow was a total change of scene. Seeing the snow slowly fall was beautiful but Rose was not really there, she was lost in her thoughts.

"Rose?" Steve muttered to her ear and put his hands on her arms. She tensed at the touch, "what's wrong Rose?"

"I... I thinking about my life."

"Do you want to talk?"

"Not really..."

"Is it because of the baptism?" He said softly and she sighed. "You don't want-"

"Yes, I want it, just... I don't know, I know it's important for you."

"These are our children, we make the decisions together, don't do things to please me. I love you as you are with your differences. I am willing to understand you, you know that."

"I know..."

"What do you want?" Rose turned around. They looked intently at each other before Steve put his forehead on her. She bit her lower lip nervously, her head lowered. He took her chin gently with two fingers to make her raise her head. "I want you to be open to me, I want to understand, we're going to get married, I want to be a good husband for you, let me be a good husband for you."

"You're right ... I'm just scared."

"Do not be afraid."

"Steve... My family was not practicing, we were not going to church or praying together... My faith in God was broken the day my father had..." She closed her eyes and Steve took her in his arms, "I killed him, I killed my father..." She melted into his warm arms.

"God is love, he forgives us all if we ask him for forgiveness. Listen, you're a good person, a good woman, you do not have to worry."

"You say that because you love me, but I will surely go to hell." He giggled, "Do not laugh at me."

"I do not laugh at you," he stroked her cheek, "I'm just the luckiest man on the planet."

"Why?"

"Because you feel guilty for killing such a monster."

"I killed in cold blooded. They taught me how to shoot and- Steve I'm scared."

"Shhh, don't be afraid, I'm here for you and I'll be there for you all my life."

"For life..."

He embraced her tenderly. Their lips moved gently as their eyes were closed. Steve put his arms around her and she put her arms around his neck. She always tastes sugar, as if her lips were sugar. He didn't know why, but since she gave birth, he found herself getting excited just by kissing her. It was enough for a kiss that she lit a hardening brazier in him.

As her hands snaked on his chest, he pressed her harder against him. Rose giggled and broke the kiss. His erection could tear his pants right now.

"Steven!"

"Sorry."

She laughed a little, "you'll have to wait for that, I'm not yet healed."

He nodded frantically, "Yeah I know. Uhm I'm just-"

"Horny?" She sniggered.

"Kind of." He's blushing.

"the soldier is horny uhn?"

He laughed, "Yes Ma'am."

"Uhm maybe," she spoke seductively, "tonight I can try to relieve you in another way. We can try something new."

"Something new?"

"Yup. I'll be your teacher."

"Rose!" He blushed furiously and she chuckled. "I could take you on a date and then you can teach me what you want."

"You have to find a babysitter to keep the babies."

"Your mother?"

"My mother goes to the restaurant with Scott and Sam tonight."

"On a date?"

"Oh My God! No. She just wants to get out a bit."

"Scott fancies her."

"Scott fancies me too."

He laughed, "So Bucky?"

"He already does a lot with Stevenson."

"Wand-"

"NO." She said quickly.

"OK..."

"I'm still not comfortable with her. No matter what you tell me, I do not trust her."

"Bucky then."

"But we need someone else. He's afraid to touch the babies."

"It will not be that difficult to convince Sam."

"It sounds good." She smiled happily.

"I definitely like to see you happy, I can't be happy without seeing you so happy." She kissed her again. This time, Steve picked her up from the floor and she wrapped her legs around his hips.

"Cuddle bear!" She laughed on her lips. "Rest me on the floor."

"I don't want to." He teased.

"Steve!"

"Mommy!" Little Stevy was crying in Bucky's arms climbing the stairs. "Mommy! Mommy!" He sniffed. The little boy had his head resting on the hollow of Bucky's neck. He was crying sulkily.

"Oh My God, who dared bothers my little angel?" Steve let her down. And she quickly went to Bucky. "Baby?"

"He want-"

"You! Don't talk to me."

Bucky chirped. Steve squinted at him. Rose was still angry. Even though she did not really know why she was angry.

"Mommy? Mommy?" He repeated in the arms of his mother who shook his blond mane.

"What baby?"

"I want same! Please mommy!" The little boy pointed at Bucky's metal arm. "Please mommy! Same!"

Rose glared at him and he quickly raised his hands in the air.

"I don't know, I swear I didn't say anything, I'm innocent, innocent like a baby."

"Guilty!" Rose growled.

Steve laughed and came to stand behind Rose.

"Daddy? Daddy? Daddy?"

"Yes?"

"I want same! Please Daddy I want same!" Stevenson begged and began to cry again.

"I'm innocent," Bucky kept his hands up but Steve could see he was amused and even happy.

The baptism of the twins and Stevenson took place in a Catholic church north of Seattle. Steve was wearing a tie suit as well as Bucky. Sam and Scott wore simple shirts. Steve and Bucky looked like two wise little boys going to Sunday Mass. The church was beautiful, full of sculptures and paintings. Rose loved the place. Maybe this will become their favorite church to come to on Sundays.

Rose wore a plum-colored dress and Tasha was wearing a traditional Nigerian dress with a yellow head-tie scarf that framed her face like a sun. Rose had worn a headscarf tied in the same way. The two African women resembled to two radiant suns. Not to mention his children who was just beautiful in their dress.

Stevenson was going to be baptized too. Choice of Rose who surprised him. She knew Steve already considered Stevenson as his son. It was one of the most beautiful surprises that life has offered her. Rose wanted Stevenson to be baptized in the same way as his little sisters and become a family united in a blessed love.

Steve held her hand all the time during the ceremony. She held her breath every time the holy water touched her children's forehead. Then smiled on seeing that she was squeezing Steve's hand too hard in the process. Bucky was the godfather of the children, he even made a shy speech swearing to protect them at the peril of his life. And Rose was convinced he would.

After the ceremony, they all went home and had a dinner together. Steve blushed like a teenager when Rose looked at him. She was like an exotic painting. Her scarf, her light African pearl jewelry, her makeup that illuminated her face. She was a beauty and she was his fiancée.

Bucky was laughing at him, Steve looked like he was a teen when he looked at her Rose. As if she were a pretty Lady who accompanied Bucky to a bar in Brooklyn in 1940 and he didn't dare to take the first step. Yet this time the beautiful lady in the room was not interested in Bucky but Steve. That pride he had in his heart was invaluable. If one would have said that he would be with such a woman one day, he would have laughed at the person's nose. But he was there in his house, with his fiancee, his children and Bucky. A perfection that never lasted long in his superhero life. Maybe if he had stayed Steven Rogers of the pre-serum, he could have lived a peaceful life like this one. But being Captain America, he was always afraid of threats around him. He was afraid of losing this perfection. This perfect moment where he was surrounded by all the people he loved. He would cherish those moments all his life.

"So which one do you want to choose for her?" Sam asked.

"That's exactly why I asked you to accompany me, too he me choose." Steve replied.

"Does she like gold or silver? Diamonds or rubies or sapphires? C'mon Stevie, give us some details. " Bucky pressed.

The three men were in a wedding ring shop in all in kind. Steve had asked two men to accompany him to buy Rose's engagement ring on the pretext that they were going to buy the Christmas tree. He wanted to take advantage of the date tonight to make her a proper marriage request.

"There are too many rings, my eyes ache." Sam complained.

"We don't care."

"Shut up, James."

Bucky grunted.

"Please guys, I need help. I have absolutely no idea what the ring might be like." He watched the magnificently exposed rings through the shop windows. "I know she loves gold but she prefers pearls. She loves white and red color and I have no idea what she likes as precious stone."

"Then choose her a diamond, all women love diamonds."

"Get a diamond gold ring." Sam proposed.

"And the central stone?"

"I don't fucking know."

"Sam!"

"My mom told me that only I know what I want, you already know what you want to offer her but you hesitate."

"You're not telling us anything." Bucky growled.

"You know what she loves, visualize her hand and now visualize the ring she would like to wear the rest of her life."

Steve thought for a moment and Bucky rolled his eyes.

"You're jealous because I'm a better friend than you," Sam teased.

"You can do whatever you want, I AM his best friend."

"Sam you're the best!" Steve smiled and Bucky frowned by turning his head quickly toward him.

"What the fuck?"

"Gosh Buck, we were in church not even three hours ago, stop with your bloody language."

"Oops James is jealous," Sam chanted.

"I will kill him." Bucky whispered.

Steve rolled his eyes and walked away from the pair that was beginning to argue.

"Hello sir, can I help you?" A saleswoman came towards him.

"Yes ... I would like a center diamond engagement ring that would have a flower like center with a yellow gemstone in the middle."

"Wow that's very accurate."

"Well, I know what my fiance loves and she loves flowers."

"So cute! What's her name?"

"Rose..."

"So let's get a flower for Rose."

Steve smiled.

After spending money without counting in the ring of his choice. The three men went to choose the Christmas tree in a market that they would decorate.

It was a big Christmas market full of fir and decoration of all kinds. Bucky, Sam and Steve walked on talking about what he was going to do for New Year's Eve. When Bucky saw the perfect Christmas tree, he bought it with several Christmas decorations. Sam was busy buying the lights that he would hang around the house. Everyone had his task to do. Steve helped Bucky with the tree just for appearances, Bucky could very well lift the fir tree all by himself. With his bionic arm, he could lift three easily.

The men had finished making the deal and were now getting all in the car. The tree was attached to the hood of the car. Steve was putting the last box of decoration away when someone stopped him.

"Uh excuse me?" A pretty blonde woman interrupted him.

"Yes?"

"I just wanted to ask, uhm maybe It's crazy but... Are you uhm Captain America?"

Steve was surprised. He wore glasses and his cap. He was not recognizable. He glared at Bucky.

"Uh no."

"Are you sure?" The woman narrowed her eyes.

"I'm often confused with him, but I am not him."

"Oh well, my bad. You look as gorgeous as him."

"Madam I don't want to look impolite but-"

"You look pretty busy right now... I'd like to see you afterwards, you can help me." The beautiful blonde with green eyes said seductively. She was beautiful, the kind of pulpy woman for whom men would fight. Steve just smiled politely before answering.

"You need my help when you don't even know me? You're putting yourself in a dangerous situation by talking to strangers if I may say that."

Sam snickered. Steve was not subtle at all.

"I like to live my life dangerously. Listen, this is my number." She wrote her number behind a brochure distributed in the Christmas market. "Maybe you can call me, Text me, whatever you want.

"Uh..."

"My name is Tiffany. Call me." She made a meaningful gesture with two fingers to her ear before sneaking at her girlfriend who was chuckling.

Steve stood with the piece of paper. He did not really know what to do so he put it in his pocket and went up to the front while Bucky was sitting behind with the rest of the packages.

Sam and Bucky didn't say anything but they giggled on all the way.

Steve was a little nervous. Rose was in her room with Tasha and even Wanda. Scott told her that he had accompanied the women to make some shopping and that she had literally burned Steve's credit card. He laughed at that. Rose could do whatever she wanted with his credit card. That's why he gave it to her. He didn't know what to expect with her.

He fixed his tie for fourth time perfectly done when he looked in the mirror.

"It's not like you haven't already proposed to her, you've already done it and she said yes, I don't even know why you're so nervous, you're Captain America." Scott said by feeding Izzie while Sam feed Ava and Bucky was playing with Stevenson. The three badass men were like marshmallows in front of Steve's children.

"I'm not nervous."

"Stop touching your tie, you're going to tear it."

"I'm not nervous."

"And I'm Beyoncé." Sam rolled his eyes.

"Who?" Steve and Bucky asked at the same time.

"Izzie is adorable, such a cuttie." Scott took a small female voice. Sam and Bucky chuckled.

Steve sighed, "this will be our first date, guys. I'm afraid of missing everything."

"You're Captain America." Scott repeated it as if it explained everything.

"Give us some info, tic tac. What will she wear?"

"It doesn't matter." Steve whispered.

"I can't say anything; if I speak, Tasha will kill me with a knife."

"You fancy her." Bucky nodded.

"He even fancies Rose." Sam added.

"Hey I do not fancy Rose."

"Guys! Stop! She's my wife." Steve turned, frowning.

"Fiancée!" Bucky retorted. "Maybe you should call Tiffany."

Sam giggled.

"Who is Tiffany? You know what? I don't want to know, Tasha would kill me."

"Tiffany is NOBODY." Steve was defending himself.

"But you have her number." Sam said, rocking Ava in his arms.

"Booky! Booky!" Stevenson handed a toy car to Bucky.

"Thank you little boy." Bucky smiled at him and gave him a kiss on the forehead.

"Don't call her. Just sayin." Sam shrugged his shoulders.

Steve sat down on the bed, annoyed.

"Just to tell you my opinion, Rose is the prettiest." Bucky added.

"I'm not going to call Tiffany." Steve almost shouted.

"Who is Tiffany?"

All the men turned their heads towards the beauty in front of the door.

Rose wore a vintage red dress from the 1950s Rockabilly Purple Swing. The dress had a beautiful cleavage in the shape of a heart that drew her small breast. The black pumps at her feet gave her long legs. It was breathtaking. Plus, Rose had smoothed her hair with a hair straightener, thanks to the shrinkage, her hair were so long that it touched the bottom of her back. Her hair now smooth flowed around her brown face.

"Eh oh? Guys?" She clapped her hands as if to wake them up from a trance.

"Honey, you look fabulous."

"Beautiful."

"She is Captain America's girlfriend, it's normal." Scott shrugged.

"Steve?" Rose was walking towards him. He could not find a word, he opened and closed his mouth without knowing which was the best compliment to say. "Steve? Are you ok?"

"I think... I'm madly in love with you." He said no more than a whisper and she smiled.

"I'm too. We should go now."

"Uh yes."

Rose turned and the three men's eyes in the room fell on her round ass.

"Do you know if- what?" Rose narrowed her eyes.

"Uh uhm nothing." Steve said quickly and then followed her.

"Sam, Scott, be wise with my babies. Bye my loves." She sent kisses to her twins.

Bucky laughed and carried Stevenson in his arms to follow the two lovers.

"Who Is Tiffany?" She went downstairs.

"Nobody." Steve panicked.

"Uhm..."

"Here," he took her coat to put on her shoulders. " It's nothing to worry." He gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Alright." She helped him to put on his coat too. "See you Bucky. If something's wrong, call me okay?"

"Yeah."

"Bye mommy." Little Stevy waved his little hand to his mother.

"Bye my angel." She replied with love.

Steve opened the door for her and frowned.

"Good evening Steve." Tony Stark said, "Yeah I know I was as surprised as you when I learned that you're a father of two babies and you were going to get married. I'm so hurt, I didn't even get an invitation for the wedding."

Yes, guys! Iron Man is here.

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