So You're the One

Disclaimer in Chapter One.

A.N- This is it, the end (for now). I can't believe it's done. This was really fun to write and I'm amazed at how fast the plotbunnies multiplied. It took me just over two months to write and ended up at just over 50,000 words. Not bad at all, especially since I wasn't confident in my ability to write action-romance. Big thanks to ozhawk for letting me expand on her idea and for giving me encouragement along the way and thank you to everyone who has been reading along, I really appreciate it. Next up I'll be finishing "Awakening Quake" and working on "Nice to Meet You", the Steve/Sharon/Bucky companion to "So You're the One" and I have two alternate-history S.H.I.E.L.D ideas floating in my head, one of which is quite dark. But for now, I leave you with the very fluffy ending of "So You're the One".

Epilogue

Almost Four Months Later

"You can do it, Skye." Jemma urged. "You're almost there, just give me one more big push."

Skye nodded, though the pain of the contractions was excruciating. She thought she was prepared for labour, after all, she'd been shot before, but… Childbirth sucked.

She'd gotten her way and was having a homebirth, with Tony realizing it was the best option. Because they worried that her powers might manifest during labor, she was giving birth in the "Hulk-room", which had been temporarily transformed into a birthing suite.

So far, her powers hadn't been a problem though, maybe because while she was in pain, it was manageable and she understood it was for a purpose. With that in mind she concentrated and pushed and a few minutes later, the room was filled with the sounds of an angry wail.

"We have a daughter." Tony told her a moment later. They'd agreed that he would be the one to tell her their baby's gender. "It's a girl."

A girl.

Skye's eyes welled with tears and a second later, Jemma was laying the new baby on her chest. The baby settled immediately.

"She's beautiful, Skye." Jemma said and Skye saw the tears in her friend's eyes.

"She is." Skye agreed, looking at her daughter. Her daughter. She was someone's mom. It was pretty hard to believe.

The baby was beautiful, with a full head of dark hair and a very sweet, if currently very red, face.

"I'll go tell the others that she's here and she's perfect," Jemma said after a moment, "and then I'll come back and weigh her."

Skye nodded, her attention captured by her little daughter.

"She's perfect." Tony said softly, running a gentle finger over their daughter's tiny cheek. "Welcome to the world, Scarlett Maria Stark."

They had chosen the name carefully and after MUCH discussion. Skye had liked Scarlett, she thought it was different and pretty, plus it was a little bit of a nod to the colour of Tony's Iron Man suit, and Maria was for Tony's mother (though Maria Hill was pretty kick-ass).

Scarlett nestled closer to Skye, who breathed in her baby scent, marvelling at the feel of her. Tony sat beside them, his arm around Skye, and she just leaned into his strength. Soon, Jemma would be back and the baby would need to be checked over and then everyone else would want to meet her, but at this moment, it was just the three of them and it was perfect.

- The End