A/N: Hey all! Here's another chapter good to go! I hope you all like it! Again, I have to thank everybody who has left, follows, faves and especially the ones who keep reviewing each chapter you guys rock! If you could all keep that stuff up it would make my day! So I just had to throw in a dedication here to my good friend Enp who has become my partner in crime for this story. Honestly, without the help and ideas this story would half as good as it is so thank you from the bottom of my heart!

Note: This chapter is pretty much unadulterated hilarity and fluff with a side order of Stephen being super over protective. There is a smidge of plot thrown in there too.

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To Be Extremely Overprotective

Stephen

Letting out a low groan, Stephen cracked his eyes open. For a moment he couldn't remember where he was or how he got there until it all came crashing back to him. He shuddered at the memory of Irena losing control of her magic and passing out. He hoped to never have to witness that again. He looked to his left and saw that Irena was curled up into his side sleeping soundly. As per usual, at some point in the night she had tried to kick her sheets off. They were all wrapped around her legs. His undershirt had also ridden up giving him a glorious view of her swollen belly and…other things. Immediately, felt a jolt of arousal and he tried to tamp it down before she felt it over the bond. The last thing she needed was that at the moment. He let out a long, slow sigh and reached out to caress her bare belly. He was desperately craving skin on skin contact at the moment. He felt a strong little kick and then the familiar pulse of magic he loved so much. It seemed that their little treasure was full of energy today. He slid down a little bit so he could rest his head on her chest. He wrapped himself protectively around her small form and continued to caress her swollen belly until he felt himself drifting off to sleep once more.

Sometime Later

Stephen

Opening his eyes slowly, Stephen stretched slowly and languidly. Seeking out Irena, he saw that she was still out like a light but now he could feel her through the bond once more so that was a definite step in the right direction but that didn't stop him from still being very worried about her. Rolling over, he plucked his pants up off of the floor and fished his phone out of his pants pocket. He unlocked it and checked the time and realized that it was late in the afternoon. Irena had already slept most of the day away. He began to get more worried about her; he really hoped that she would wake up soon. Realizing that he had to get up to relieve himself, he made an annoyed noise. He really didn't want to leave Irena's side but he had little choice in the matter. Reluctantly, he detangled himself from her and went to go relieve himself. After he finished, he came about of the bathroom and looked around at all of the clothes strewn around all over the place. He made a face, he hated wearing wrinkly clothes and he was sure that Irena would want a fresh change of clothes too. That meant he would have to separate himself from her and go to the Sanctum to get them fresh clothes or he would have to call Wong over and get him to get them some clothes so he wouldn't have to leave her.

He briefly entertained the idea of Wong bringing clothes to him but then he realized that he would have to go through Irena's underthings and not only did that not sit well with him but he was pretty sure Wong wouldn't be comfortable doing it anyway. He wasn't at all happy about it but he knew that it was the best option he had. He threw on his wrinkly pants and his wrinkly shirt. He held back a shudder, oh how he hated wrinkles. It took him a moment but he managed to locate his socks and shoes. He threw those on too. He made sure that Irena was still comfortable; he pulled the blankets back up over her and gave her swollen belly a gentle caress as he did so. Satisfied that she was alright, he quickly opened up a portal and walked into it. He came out into the foyer of the Sanctum. He left the portal open and wasted no time in going to his bedroom. He was not at all shocked when he was attacked by the barrage that was his cloak and little Sapphire. He could sense that they were worried about their mistress and wondered where she was but he just didn't have time for them now. He didn't want to leave Irena alone any longer than absolutely necessary. It took a moment but he eventually managed to shoo them away for the time being. He entered his bedroom and retrieved a change of clothes for both himself and Irena. Also, he retrieved a couple of extra toiletries as well. He was not putting up with five o'clock shadow either. Satisfied that he had retrieved everything that he needed, he left the bedroom and went back to the foyer. He entered the portal and popped back out into Irena's bedroom on the other side. The portal closed automatically behind him.

Putting the stuff he had in his hands a side for a moment, he went to check on Irena. She was still sleeping quite soundly but she was moving a lot more. He sensed that she would finally wake up soon.

'Thank god.' He thought to himself with relief.

He decided that while he was waiting for her to wake up that he would start getting himself ready for the day. He could handle the five o'clock shadow and wrinkly clothes no more. He went into Irena's bathroom and stripped out of his clothes. Turning on the shower, he waited for it to get to the right temperature and then hopped in. He washed his hair first and then the rest of himself. He wanted to finish quickly in case Irena woke up and he wasn't there. He had a feeling that when she did finally wake up, it would be messy. He knew despite what Sam said that she would never want to actually hurt him. Also, just before she passed out he felt her emotions and knew that she was petrified that she had hurt their little treasure somehow so he knew that she would more than likely feel a lot of guilt for that too. He sighed, he hoped that when he explained to her that her own body defended her against the onslaught of magic she tried to release it would help her feel better about what happened. He finished up in the shower quickly and turned it off. He stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. He then got to work on ridding himself of his five o'clock shadow. His hands were a little more shaky than normal due to the stress he was currently under but it wasn't enough to deter him from shaving. Just as he finished making quick work if his five o'clock shadow, he could sense that Irena was finally beginning to wake up.

Immediately, he left the bathroom and got her side as quickly as he could. Her mismatched eyes fluttered open and she tried to pull herself up into a sitting position despite her swollen belly being in the way. He immediately came around the bed to help her.

"Easy, sweetheart." He murmured into her ear.

He watched her take in her surroundings and he sensed that she was starting to piece together what had happened to her. Immediately, he felt her emotions begin to shift and he tried to calm her down because he couldn't have her losing control of her magic again at all. He could sense that the flood gates were going to open up and sure enough she let out a small sob. He immediately started trying to soothe her. He crawled into bed with her towel and all. He wrapped his arms around her and rocked her back and forth.

"I could have hurt our baby, Stephen." She sobbed into his bare chest.

He knew that this was coming; he could feel just how upset she was. It made his heart break open for her. He immediately tried to explain to her what happened hoping it would help her to calm down some.

"Shh my little love everything is okay and our little treasure is fine. After you lost control of your magic, you went into some kind of magic hibernation mode and it somehow protected you and our baby. I know it's scary and confusing but I promise you we will find out what is happening to your magic." He cooed softly to her.

Hearing this seem to help her calm down a bit thankfully. She nuzzled her face deeper into his bare chest and let out a soft sigh that was punctuated with some hiccups. His hand found its way underneath his undershirt and he began to caress her lower back. He could sense that it helped her feel better immensely.

"I'm so sorry, Stephen." She hiccupped.

Looking at her softly, a tender look formed on his face.

"Shh sweetheart, you have nothing to apologize for." He murmured to her.

He continued to sooth her until she was calm enough her him to explain to her about not doing any more magic while she was pregnant. He knew that this part would be hard for her but he would help her every step of the way.

"Sweetheart, I have to explain something to you that is very important. You aren't going to like it but it's very important that you listen to me carefully, do you understand?" He asked softly.

She gave him a little bit of a worried look (which he expected) and then nodded.

"You already know that your magic is very strong and because your magic is bound to the baby's it is even stronger. As long as your magic remains bonded to the baby's it too much for you to wield so you will have to refrain from using your magic for the remaining time you are pregnant. If you keep on trying to use your magic while you are pregnant you will keep having this episodes and one day you may not wake up from it and I would never forgive myself if I let that happen. I promise you Wong and I will help you to control your magic when you need it." He reassured her.

He could sense that she was upset and didn't like what he told her at all but she understood. He knew that she would do anything to keep their little treasure safe. He watched her let out a sigh and then she started caressing her swollen belly. He couldn't help but give her an affectionate look as she did this.

"Okay Stephen, I understand." She murmured softly.

He gave her a look of approval; he knew how hard this was for her.

"That's my good girl; now that you are awake I believe Darcy would like to see you. Would you like to go see her or would you like me to ask F.R.I.D.A.Y to send her down here to see you?" He asked gently.

He watched her mull his question over in her mind. He could sense that she wasn't quite herself yet so it would probably be better for Darcy to come and see her.

"Um, could Darcy come and see me? I am still feeling kind off." She told him softly.

He gave her an understanding look.

"Of course sweetheart, just let me help you to get cleaned up and then we can call her down, alright?" He suggested.

She nodded in agreement at his suggestion. He helped her off of the bed and helped her to the bathroom. He let her take care of her bodily functions and get cleaned up while he got himself dressed. After she finished cleaning herself up, she popped out of the bathroom in nothing but a towel. He couldn't help but let himself admire her for a moment before he gently got her all dried off and helped her get dressed for the day. Again, he picked out a flowy maternity top with little colored lizards all over it and another pair of black stretchy leggings. Because of her bathroom issues she had been living in the black leggings because they were so easy to get on and off. Because it would more than likely take a bit before she felt like herself again, he wanted her to be comfortable and not have to worry about trying to get her pants off when she ran to the bathroom repeatedly. He could tell that she knew that he was thinking that. She gave him an extremely grateful look at his choice of clothing. He gently helped her get the leggings on. This was the most difficult part for her because of her belly so he always helped her to get them on. Next came the shirt, he gently helped her get it over her head and her arms through the holes. Before he smoothed the shirt over her belly, he bent down and kissed it tenderly. He could sense that she really enjoyed the tender gesture and their little treasure seemed to enjoy it too. He felt what felt like little hands more so than feet pushing against the spot where he kissed, he couldn't help the sweet emotion that jolted through him at the feeling. Gently, he smoothed her shirt over her belly. Looking up at her, he saw that she was looking down at him with affection.

This moment had to be right up there with some of the best of his life, Irena and their baby were his entire life and he would whatever it took to make sure they were well protected no matter what.

Two Days Later

Irena

It took two whole days but Irena finally felt normal again. Right after she woke up and realized what happened, she had been so scared that had hurt her and Stephen's baby losing control of her magic like she did. Thankfully, Stephen had been there to explain what happened to her. Honestly, at this point she didn't know what she would do without him. Hearing that she couldn't use her magic while she pregnant anymore had really upset her but she did understand the reasoning behind it. She never wanted to go through an episode like that ever again. Thinking of the episode made her think of Sam, while she was losing control of her magic she could sense that something had been off with him. It was exactly the first time he came to see her to talk to her and get his wings tuned up. It was like as soon as he saw her, some kind of switch flipped. It was very unnerving. She decided that when they got back to the Sanctum that she would talk to Stephen about it. They had to do some research on what was going on with her powers anyway. Thinking of the Sanctum, she knew that she wanted to leave the tower and go back 'home' now. Stephen had been preforming minor spells around her to see how she would react to magic that wasn't her own and nothing happened. She and Stephen pretty much established that it was her magic being bound the baby's that was causing the problem. She missed the Sanctum's magic and desperately wanted to get back there. Plus Sapphire and The Cloak must be worried sick about her.

Currently, she was curled up on her bed with Stephen. In the last two days, Stephen had been very picky about what she could and could not do. Not that she could blame him after what had happened but it was kind of annoying, he even tried to follow her into the bathroom when she tried to go pee a couple of times. Did he think that she was going to drown in the toilet somehow while she was in there? She sighed; at least he let her see Darcy a few times. That really helped boost her mood and helped her to get better faster. She turned to Stephen and gave him a look like she wanted to ask him a question.

"Hey Stephen, do you think we could go back to Sanctum today? I feel better and I miss the magic humming in the walls." She asked softly.

He gave her a look but nodded. She knew that he could sense that she was back to normal.

"Sure sweetheart but no portals. It's one thing for me to preform minor spells next you but it's another to walk into a portal." He said in a voice that left no room for protesting.

She made a face but nodded. Perhaps a walk would do her some good anyway. Stephen helped her out of the bed and they gathered their things. After making sure they had everything, Stephen led her from the room. Before the left the tower all together, she made sure to say goodbye to everybody. She would either come back at another time to get all of her presents or ask somebody to bring them to the Sanctum for her. She and Stephen left the Tower and started walking back to the Sanctum. Halfway there, she saw a smoothie shop and desperately wanted a smoothie.

"Look Stephen." She tugged on his shirt to get him to look in the direction of the smoothie shop. "Can we stop and get a smoothie?"

For a split second, she honestly thought that he was going to tell her 'no' and so she gave him the best puppy dog eyes she could muster. It took a moment but she finally got him to relent and she couldn't help but giggle at the look on his face.

"Thanks, Stephen." She giggled.

He gave her a look of complete exasperation.

"Why is it I can never tell you 'no'." He said sounding annoyed with himself.

She couldn't help but let out more giggles.

"Let's see, because I'm 5 months pregnant and I'm hungry?" She supplied in between giggles.

He rolled his blue eyes at her and led across the road to the smooth shop. The entered the little shop and realized that it was quite packed full of people. Immediately, Stephen was on guard and gave the stink eye to anyone who even remotely looked at her funny. Oh, Stephen. He wouldn't let anybody near her belly either which she thought was kind of adorable. She didn't mind his protectiveness she thought it was cute. As they waited in line to get a smoothie, a little voice suddenly spoke.

"Baby!" The little voice said.

Turning around, she came face to face with a lady that about 3 months pregnant with a little 2 year old son. She smiled at the little boy and tried to crouch down at his level the best that she could.

"That's right! There's a baby in this belly." She told him pointing to her belly.

The boy let out a peal of laughter and hugged her belly. She thought that he was just the cutest thing ever. She heard somebody clearing their throat above her. With Stephen's help she managed to get herself back into a standing position.

"I'm sorry he is bothering you, he just seems to have a thing for pregnant ladies." The lady laughed.

She laughed too.

"It's no problem! He is just too cute!" She told the lady.

She and the lady continued to make small talk while Stephen entertained the little boy with a couple of simple magic tricks. It had been awhile since she had felt this relaxed and she was enjoying it immensely until a commotion broke out in front of the store. She looked to see what the problem was and saw that a young girl was yelling at a man to leave her alone. She could immediately sense the poor lady's embarrassment and realized that this must be the lady's husband. She immediately felt sorry for her. What was wrong with this douche-noodle? He had a two year old to take care of and baby on the way and he was flirting with random girls? She couldn't believe what she was witnessing! She 'read' him for a moment and realized that he was one of those men who would never actually cheat on their spouse but had to continue to prove that he hadn't lost his 'touch'. It made her so angry that she immediately she felt her magic try to activate but she tamped it down she would not have any harm come to her little peanut. Oh how she wanted to teach that asshole a lesson. She turned to Stephen who was now trying to distract the little boy from the commotion that his father was making. She couldn't teach the pile of dicks a lesson but he could.

"Stephen, you have to do something! I can't!" She hissed.

Stephen gave her a look of understanding; she knew that he wanted to teach the guy a lesson too. Immediately, she could see that he had a plan formulating in his brain and she knew it was going to be a good one. Stephen made a tiny arm movement and suddenly the man began jumping around like he had ants in his pants. She couldn't help the snort of laughter that escaped her. Stephen changed his hands movements slightly and then the man was suddenly failing his arms every which way. One of his arms started really started going crazy and he accidentally clipped his own junk with it! For a moment, Stephen ceased what he was doing and the man slid down onto the floor grabbing at his crotch with his face pinched in pain. Both the little boy and the lady couldn't stop laughing and neither could she! At the rate she was going, she would end up peeing her pants but it was just so funny. The man regained his composure and he was fuming. He stomped up to the boy and lady with the clear intent of making them leave the little shop. As he opened up his mouth to tell them so, all that came out were animal noises, gross animal noises. She way dying, this was just too much.

The little boy pointed to Stephen and yelled. "Again! Again!"

The man turned to Stephen clearly intent on giving him a piece of his mind.

"Hey you, you freak what did you do to me?" He yelled angrily.

Stephen remained completely composed and quirked a brow at the angry man.

"Me? I did nothing, it's not my fault you can't control your own bodily movements." Stephen snickered.

The man let out a growl knowing that he wouldn't win this fight and tried to lead both the lady and the little boy away from the shop, both the lady and the boy waved at her and Stephen as they were led from the shop. She smiled up at Stephen.

"Have I told you how awesome you are lately?" She giggled.

"Well yes, but it never hurts to hear it again." He preened.

She rolled her mismatched eyes at him and gave him a playful slap on the chest.

After finally getting their smoothies they left the shop and walked the rest of the way back to the Sanctum. She could only hope that her life would get mostly back to normal and Stephen's over protectiveness wouldn't go into overdrive.

4 Weeks Later

Irena

Currently, Irena was hiding from Stephen in the bed room that he had given her when she first came to the Sanctum. She knew it was childish but she was just so very angry at Stephen right now. For the last 4 weeks now, he had been driving her nuts with how over protective he was being! He barely even let her use a knife any more when she was preparing dinner, not only that but he had been also spurning any kind of sexual advance she made towards him and it was causing her hormones to go crazy. It also just made her plain feel like crap, deep down she knew he was doing it because he was worried about somehow hurting the baby but it was making her feel terrible and ugly. He of all people should know that it wouldn't hurt the baby; he had been a Doctor after all! She could sense that he was coming; it was the one thing about being full of magic that she hated. She couldn't hide anywhere without him finding her, it was so frustrating. Sure enough, he started knocking at the door.

"Sweetheart, please let me in I need to talk to you!" He pleaded.

She scrunched up her freckled nose, she could feel the tears coming but she tried to hold them back.

"NO! Go away, Stephen!" She yelled back.

She could feel his emotions and they felt terrible. She knew that he felt absolutely horrible for accidentally hurting her but she was still so angry. She heard him sigh and then she heard some movement against the door. She knew that he slid against the door onto the ground.

"Oh my sweet little love, I am so, so sorry. I was so intent on keeping our little treasure safe that I didn't think what it would do to you. Please forgive me." He begged, his voice muffled by the door.

She knew the he was being incredibly sincere but he still hurt her. She sighed; she knew that she wouldn't be able to ignore him for long when he was begging her like that.

"Okay, you can come in." She murmured.

Immediately, the door magically unlocked and he strided into the room and crouched down in front of her (she was sitting on the bed). He looked at her with such sad eyes that it made her heart clench.

"Oh sweetheart, I cannot tell you how sorry I am." He murmured softly.

She gave him look like she was contemplating something.

"You don't think I am ugly or huge or anything like that?" She asked him softly.

Taking her small hands in his, he gave her a tender look.

"Of course not, I think you are beautiful. I love you, so, so much." He intoned.

Her mismatched eyes softened. She knew that he was being nothing but sincere. She took his hands and guided them just where she desperately wanted him to touch her.

"Show me how much you love me." She ordered him gently.

Immediately, she could feel his arousal spike at her words and actions. It was almost overwhelmingly strong. She knew that this partly the product of having no contact for 4 weeks but it still it felt so, so good. He looked at her with darkened eyes and she could see just how aroused he was becoming from just her actions alone. She loved the sight that he made. She could sense that he needed it as much as she did.

"Yes." He growled lowly.

She never knew that one word could sound so hot coming from him.

Spoiler

Irena

After having that 'talk' with Stephen, things had become much better. Of course, he was still very overprotective of her but not so much that it was driving her insane any more. Currently, she was at Kamar-Taj being looked after by Wong and Maximus. It turned out that being the new Sorcerer Supreme entailed much more than either she or Stephen thought. He had been called to Kamar-Taj to teach a couple of classes. She didn't mind at all, she was beginning to really enjoy coming to Kamar-Taj.

She was about 8 months and a bit along in her pregnancy now and it was getting very hard to get around now but Wong and Maximus did a great job of looking after her when Stephen couldn't be there. She was in the library with them looking for books to help her figure out what was going on with her wayward magic. It was becoming even more wayward than normal as of late. Suddenly, she felt something…wet had dribbled down her legs. She looked down and saw that she was standing in small a puddle. What the heck? Did she actually just pee herself? All of a sudden she felt a sharp jolt of pain in her lower abdomen.

Her eyes became impossibly large. OH. CRAP.

"WONG!" She yelled loudly.