A/N: Here it is, the chapter you have been waiting for since the beginning of the story: the wedding of Bruce and Natasha! Please note that since this is a two-chapters-in-one-day thing, I don't think I'll be updating with the honeymoon chapter until next week which means that there is a slight cliffhanger at the end of this chapter.

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Chapter 21: Equinox

Natasha POV

I stood in front of the mirror in the dressing room in the back of the wedding chapel as Pepper zipped the back of my gown up. I hitched up my skirt and pulled on the garter before loading a few bullets in my pistol before sliding it next to my two knives in the leg holster. It may be my wedding day, but that doesn't mean I won't carry weapons.

"Natasha? Are you okay?", she asked.

I nodded, but in all honesty, my heart was beating so fast and so loud that I could've sworn everyone could hear it.

Maria clipped the simple veil into my updo and told me that it was hers from when she and Phil got married before patting me on my shoulder, and telling me that it was completely healthy to be scared before getting married.

We went down the list of what I had that was old (Bruce's mother's engagement ring), new (a bracelet that I had bought two weeks ago), borrowed (Maria's veil), and blue (there was a bit of blue edging on my gown).

Pepper checked the time and found that it was one forty five, fifteen minutes until I was due at the altar. Beth came in with our bouquets (I had only Pepper, Beth, and Maria as my maid of honor and bridesmaids) and told me that, according to Steve, Bruce was almost ready.

I asked them to kindly leave for a few moments while I touched up my makeup. They left, and then I did the only thing I could at that moment.

I prayed.

I prayed that I would stay strong, and hold my head high in the face of anxiety. I prayed that I wouldn't forget my vows, drop the ring, or let my nerves get to me in any way. I prayed that nothing would happen to disrupt the wedding. I was yanked out of my thoughts when Clint knocked on the door.

"Nat? You decent in there?"

I straightened myself out and said, "Yeah Clint…", not even bothering to hide the shakiness in my voice.

Clint came in and said,

"Hey Tasha, are you sure you're ready for this? It's your wedding, I can go tell Bruce that you're really nervous and need to take five to calm down, I'm sure he'll understand…"

I shook my head, "No Clint, I'm not going to put this off. I'm not going to postpone this wedding because I got jittery."

I brushed the front of my gown off, and my hand lingered on my abdomen. I felt the baby kick, and then all my anxiety vanished. In that moment I was given a new, fresh wave of courage and grabbed Clint's arm.

"Tasha, wait."

I stopped as he smiled and gave me a hug.

"Go get 'em.", he said.

I walked out into the foyer and was met by the groomsmen who smiled at me and immediately started to compliment me. I was blushing already, I could feel the heat rising in my cheeks as we got lined up in processional order.

Beth and Steve would go first, then Maria and Phil, then Pepper and Tony. There would be a slight pause and then Clint would escort me down the aisle. We were processing in to Canon in D and I clutched Clint's arm as I heard the first few notes ring forth.

Soon it was time for me to walk down the aisle and a million thoughts flashed through my mind, but they all vanished as soon as I took that first step on my way to becoming Mrs. Natasha Banner.

Bruce POV

I stood at the front of the chapel, tapping my foot nervously as Tony took his place next to me as my best man. The Hulk was going wild with anticipation and I had been reinforcing the walls of his mental prison over the past few days so that there was no way he would be getting out.

My thoughts were racing around at the speed of light but I was pulled back to reality as the congregation stood and faced the back of the chapel.

Then I saw her.

My mind went blank and it felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders.

Beneath her veil, I could tell she was blushing and grinning at the same time. The glow coming off of her was nothing short of mesmerizing and surreal. She glowed on a daily basis but the multiple crystals that were sewn into her flowing skirt made her look like she was radiating with her own, powerful light. The natural paleness of her skin tone made her lips, hair, and eyes stand out in blossoming color. I wanted to have this image of her seared into my mind forever.

The emotional weight of this moment hit me like a ton of bricks and I felt a stray tear roll down my cheek. This was all I wanted in this life, but never I thought I would have it because of the Hulk.

Amazing how a beautiful assassin pointing her gun at you in a split second can change the course of your life forever.

Clint lifted Natasha's veil, gave her a hug, and a light kiss on the cheek before he took her right hand and placed it in my extended left hand.

Natasha smiled at me and whispered,

"Hello handsome."

I whispered back, "Natasha, you are so beautiful.", causing her to blush some more.

The whole world seemed to melt around us as the priest began to speak.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God and this congregation to join together Bruce and Natasha in Holy Matrimony."

I gazed into her eyes through the whole service and saw my life, my love, my future, and my everything. The Hulk came through for a second and we shared a thought.

"Natasha finally mine."

It came time to say my vows and I said them from memory, recalling the day almost five months ago when I found out I was going to be a father again, the day Natasha and I wrote these vows.

"In the presence of God, I, Bruce, will have you Natasha, the love of my life, to be the wife of my days, the friend of my life, my partner to share whatever life may bring us, whether it be trouble or sorrow, goodness or joyfulness, we shall face it together as one." I picked up Natasha's wedding band and slipped it onto her finger, "With these words, and all the words of my heart, I marry you and join my life to yours."

Natasha smiled as she recited her vows and I somehow knew she was remembering the day when we wrote these vows too.

"In the presence of God, I, Natasha, will have you Bruce, the love of my life, to be the husband of my days, the friend of my life, my partner to share whatever life may bring us, whether it be trouble or sorrow, goodness or joyfulness, we shall face it together as one.", she slid my wedding band onto my finger and laced our fingers together. "With these words, and all the words of my heart, I marry you and join my life to yours."

I grinned at the priest's next words.

"By the power vested in me by God and the great state of New York, I pronounce you husband and wife.", the priest closed his book and nodded at me, "You may kiss the bride."

My eyes met Natasha's and time seemed to slow except for the two of us.

She smiled.

"You ready for forever Bruce?"

I pulled her close and murmured,

"I've been ready my whole life."

I kissed her, my wife, my Natasha and I could feel the surge of emotion behind her kiss.

When we broke apart, I still held her close as the congregation cheered.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to present to you, Dr. and Mrs. Banner."

Natasha POV

"Mrs. Banner."

The name repeated itself over and over in my head as I processed out of the chapel with Bruce on my arm.

"So,", he asked, "Mrs. Natasha Banner? I don't know about you, but I think we have a reception to go to.", he said kissing me again before we ran out to our limo, our friends throwing rice at us even as we drove off to the reception hall.

"I can't believe we just got married!", I said excitedly as I planted a kiss on Bruce's jawbone. He tipped my head up and captured my lips in a slow and loving kiss. I silently thanked whoever had invented a divider between the limo driver and the backseats. Bruce ran his tongue along my lower lip and I moaned softly against his lips as he pulled me closer.

He pulled away and murmured against my lips.

"We're here, but honestly, the only place I'd really want to be right now is someplace quiet where just the two of us are alone aside from each other's company."

I kissed his nose.

"Don't worry Dr. Banner, that's what Tony's mansion in Bermuda is for."

"Shall we then?", Bruce opened the door to the limo and helped me out.

We looked up and saw storm clouds forming.

"Let's get inside before it starts pouring on us.", I said as we walked into the ballroom.

We had planned the wedding to be sort of an intimate affair, so our hall wasn't nearly as vast as the Stark's had been.

We kissed before we sat down and then the meal began. I ate quite a bit of food, seeing as I was eating for two, but I saved room for cake and sparkling grape juice.

The plates were cleared as Tony got up to make his Best Man speech.

"Hey, I'm Tony Stark, and I'm Bruce's best man. I've prepared a little speech in honor of the newlyweds.", He flashed his Cheshire cat like grin and pulled a scroll out of his sleeve. Bruce choked on his champagne when the scroll was unfurled and it stretched on for seven feet at least.

Tony chucked the scroll aside and said,

"Forget that. When I met Bruce almost two years ago, he was more of a suffer in silence type of person, then again, weren't we all?", he gestured to our fellow Avengers who nodded in agreement.

"Bruce was the first one to move into the tower and we became fast friends over algorithms and flammable chemicals. When the rest of you people moved in, I saw Bruce checking out Natasha during the first few months of living together in the tower. Natasha here seemed to ignore the good doctor's advances. Their relationship really started last year on Natasha's birthday, or so I've been told. Their relationship got tested in the worst ways imaginable but they were able to stick together through it all. Well, it's all going to work out now that they're going to be parents in about three months."

He turned to us and lifted his glass.

"I have nothing more to say to these two lovebirds than have fun, enjoy Bermuda, and be safe. To the Banners!"

"To the Banners!", everyone else chorused.

Pepper got up and started to make her Maid of Honor's speech.

"Hi, I'm Pepper Stark and I'm the Maid of Honor. I met Natasha two years ago and we bonded over exercising and I dragged her shopping, which she actually found fun. When I found out that these two were an item, I was jumping up and down like some hyper teenager. When tragedy struck, I never saw Bruce leave Natasha's side. I have never seen two people more in love then the couple sitting right here. To the Banners!

"To the Banners!"

Bruce and I got up and cut the cake and I stuffed a piece of cake into his mouth. Alas, a good sized chunk of cake did fall into the front of my gown and I had to fish it out much to Bruce's embarrassment.

Bruce POV

It came time for Natasha and I to have our first dance as husband and wife.

We made our way to the dance floor and began to sway.

"Bruce?", she whispered.

"Yes, Agent Banner?", I saw her smile at her new name.

"I love you and I just want you to know that I would never want to spend my life with anyone else but you because you mean the world to me, and you will mean the world to our little Robert Flynn or Cynthia Anastasia Banner. You will be an amazing father to our child. Jane told me that Thor became even more attractive in her eyes after Ed and Liz came along. If I think you're the most attractive man alive now then you're going to have to fight me off of you when this baby comes along.", she laughed at the end.

"Well," I kissed her forehead and pulled her close, "I'm not going to put up much of a fight against a woman who is not only my wife, but a master assassin…", I pressed his cheek against hers and said, "Well you can't blame me for just letting you jump my bones every time, can you?"

She giggled as a faster song got started and we walked off on our own, out onto the balcony to catch the evening air and see the last streaks of orange, red, and pink paint the skyline.

"Honestly," I said, "The view is better from the tower but this is nice too."

I don't know how long we stood out there for but we were called back inside by Pepper who had a completely sober Tony on her arm.

"Bruce we hate to ask you to do this, especially since it's your wedding day, but Loki is flipping out because Darcy twisted her ankle. Can you please look at it?"

I nodded and took Natasha's hand, we would be heading to the airport soon anyway to go on our honeymoon.

Loki was on his knees and was holding Darcy's injured ankle in his blue hands, keeping the injury cold to prevent swelling. He wouldn't stop apologizing for his clumsiness and Darcy kept telling him to shut up as I wrapped her sprained ankle in an ace bandage.

"…I was being an idiot, really, I should've let you wear my shoes if your shoes were giving you trouble. I ooph-", the demigod was cut off by his girlfriend firmly pressing her lips to his.

I smirked as they pulled apart and Darcy said,

"That was for rambling."

Soon Nat and I were back in each other's arms as we danced our last dance of the evening before tossing the garter and bouquet. We would say our goodbyes and head off on our three week stay in Bermuda.

"Are you excited?", I asked.

"About Bermuda? Yes, I've been there before for work, but never for leisure, so I am excited."

"I've never been there. What's it like? Anything like Hawaii?"

"Eh it's a bit like Hawaii. The water is really clear there."

"Sounds cool."

"It is."

The song ended and Natasha yelled over the crowd of women that she would be tossing her bouquet. Nat turned away from the crowd and flipped the bouquet over her shoulder where Serena caught it and cheered.

Natasha then sat on a chair in the middle of the dance floor and I untied my tie, used it as a blindfold and I knelt down in front of her. I felt her shiver as she felt my fingers brush up her leg and thigh, finding the garter. I put my head under her skirt and nipped/kissed up the inside of her thigh before grabbing the garter with my teeth and pulling off triumphantly.

Natasha was blushing after I tossed the garter away, landing it in Fury's lap. I leaned down and whispered in her ear in a low seductive voice,

"The best has yet to come, my dear Agent Banner."

We walked out into the night, started French kissing in the back of the limo, and were soon on our way to our tropical paradise.

A/N: Thanks so much for your support!