Epilogue Part II:

After my initial shock about finding out I was pregnant, and after my brother got over his overprotective, overbearing attitude— and chased Steve around headquarters with his bow and arrows, for an hour— we eventually joined the celebration within headquarters.

Which happened to be Tony and Pepper ordering food for us, while Nat bounced Charlie in her arms cooing at him as she walked around the room.

"Is he done shooting arrows at him?" Nat asked while I sat on the counter watching Tony and Pepper arguing about an upcoming event they needed to travel to.

I scoffed, nodding before taking a sip of cold lemon water.

She sighed, "I told him this would happen… I don't know why he is getting so angry. He knew this day had to come sooner rather than later…" She muttered, leaning down to lay a sleeping Charlie down in the playpen.

"I think he hoped for the latter option," Tony commented dryly, smirking as we watched Clint aim again only for Steve to dodge him again.

"In all honesty, I think we all did. I mean, we all watched the little girl we met all the years ago, grow into the beautiful woman you are today, and we don't want to lose you just yet." Pepper said, patting my shoulder, tenderly.

Nat rolled her eyes but nodded and smiled in agreement with her. "We're not losing her, because family remains family even when we're not together." She said smiling at us.

"When are we going to stop them?" I asked, growing anxious.

Nat held up a finger before signaling for me to follow her. "Tony? Does the yard still have that mechanism we talked about?" She asked, amused.

Tony nodded, tapping his watch twice before a screen appeared. "Just the sprinkler?" He asked her.

"Yes," Nat said with an eye roll before she pressed the lock on the door.

I stared confused as the sprinklers suddenly shot out, and began drenching the entire yard before I realized why Nat locked the door.

"Food should be here in a little while, why don't you go take a nap? I'll make sure those two don't kill each other." Tony suggested moving away from the counter as Clint and Steve began running through the sprinklers trying to avoid the water fruitlessly.

I debated for a moment before deciding to take his offer, suddenly feeling exhausted. I quietly got up and headed to my bedroom and changed into a pair of sweats and a loose long sleeve cotton shirt before heading to bed.

* Time Skip*

"Where ya headed?" Nat asked as she cooed down at Ava Renee, the newest family arrival.

She arrived a month prior, being born at just a few weeks short of her original due date. Ava Renee popped into the world while Clint was in New York on an assignment. Leaving Wanda and me here to help her arrive.

Though Wanda calmly helped, I could feel a ringing in my ears as I watched anxiously from a safe distance. "Be useful, heat up water, and bring some towels," Wanda instructed as she helped Nat deliver.

Suddenly having a baby didn't seem so appealing, even after she and Nat were checked over by Vision, and made sure they were both fine. My small stomach protruding stomach churned as I saw all the blood.

"I need some air, I'm going for a walk around the yard," I replied, blinking back into the present.

"Don't go too far, Clint will be here soon along with Steve and you know how they'll react. Besides I thought the doctor said you needed to stay off your feet and rest." She said, raising a brow at me.

I sighed, "Yes, I know... just a short walk." i promised as I slipped on my black ugg booties, and the support belt I had been wearing since I reached the second trimester of my pregnancy.

As I slowly made my way around the large yard, I thought of the last few months.

It seemed as if they had gone by too quickly. Disappearing in the blink of an eye before us.

Now, almost eight months later, I found it amazing how life had changed so vastly.

Especially since the day Steve and I got married.

See, we decided after finding out that I was carrying twins that speeding up our wedding, and making it into a small gathering would be a wise decision.

So, Clint and Steve worked to clean out the barn, and fix it up so we could have the ceremony and small reception in there. Of course, me being me, I have never been one to be left sitting around doing nothing, instead I transported myself to headquarters to speak to Wanda.

I then convinced Wanda to allow me to perform a spell with her help. She readily agreed, as long as no harm came to the babies.

We performed the spell, making sure it worked before Vision appeared to ask if Mr. Rogers knew of my whereabouts. To which I smiled and shrugged before we touched his hands.

As his eyes rolled to his head, and his knees buckled, I smiled knowingly, helping Wanda take him into headquarters before transporting back home, to eat some lasagna with candied yams, and chocolate cake.

When everyone showed up to the wedding a week later, I received a raised eyebrow from my brother and my loving new husband, to which I shrugged innocently in response.

Now, as I walk silently around the yard, inhaling the fresh scent of wildflowers in the air, I can't but smile at what the future awaits for us.

~oOOo~

I went into labor the moment Steve reached my location in the meadow, just on the edge of the property.

It all happened so suddenly, that I didn't realize I had transported Steve and myself onto the back porch until I heard my brother rush out to help Steve take me inside.

The last thing I remember was being carried inside and into the den before everything became hazy. One moment, I was being instructed by Steve instructing me to inhale and exhale calmly. The next moment I was holding James Grant Rogers, and Joseph Gage Rogers before I blacked out from exhaustion.

Now almost four years later, as I am surrounded by my family as we celebrate Steve and I's anniversary, I can't help the smile that pulls on my lips.

Wanda and Vision, and their two boys Tommy and Billy, and their little girl Galyna Rose.

Her brother Pietro and his wife, Yrina, and their two little girls Nina and Olina, and their little boy Andrii.

Tony and Pepper with their kids Morgan and Eli, along with their youngest Bethany.

While my brother chases around Charlie and Ava Née as she calls herself.

I turn to watch Steve playing catch with Joseph and Jamie, while Charlotte and Sophie are eating fruit in their stroller.

I finally feel as if I am the luckiest person. Nothing can change that.

The End?

Author's Note: a.. and so we have come full circle... or have we?

Review if you think this story should have a sequel.

Either way, I hope you enjoyed the story between Steve and Marie.

Thank you for reading this story, and following it all the way through. much love.

Take care, make good choices, until next time! BYE!