In this chapter; Evie is 13, Elijah and Henry are nine, Alexis is four and Cecelia is three, Jacob is nine and Oliver is four

After the scan was completed, Clint and Natasha were assured everything was fine, but were asked to come back the following week to check on her head injury and they'd perform another scan then.

They got back to the tower and were greeted with five excited children. Everyone was gathered in the communal lounge, which wasn't unusual, but they seemed to be waiting for something. All the kids went down the hallway to join Jacob and Oliver in the playroom, while Tony stood and motions for Clint and Natasha to sit.

"Okay, so me and Pepper have some news... We're having another baby!"

There was a chorus of "congratulations" and "that's great news" from everyone

Hugs and handshakes were exchanged all round; Tony was beaming, Pepper was glowing and everyone was happy for them. They'd decided a little over a year ago to try for another baby and it had proven difficult, they'd had a few false alarms, but now they were finally pregnant. They'd waited to tell everyone until the results of the genetic screening came back; making sure the baby was healthy. Pepper was now 20 weeks pregnant and had somehow hidden it from everyone for this long.

Natasha and Clint glanced at each other, smiling at their own little secret. It'd be a while, but hopefully they too could share their news with their friends soon.