…The Sound Of Breaking Glass…

/Warning/: This chapter contains, cursing, maybe a little fluff, angst (Maybe?), violence, panic attack, and poor Stevie! And who knows what! All reviews are appreciated.

"Character talking"

"Character thinking"

…Flashbacks…

Chapter 6

If you thought that Tony used to avoid Steve in the past few months of pregnancy then you haven't seen anything; because as of now Steve was 89% sure that Tony moved out of their home and into his office or the penthouse above SI. It was hard, it was heartbreaking, it made Steve feel like he was lacking something, because why else would Tony refuse to return home and be with Steve? Why wouldn't Tony be home with his pregnant mate preparing everything for their child if he didn't feel like Steve was lacking something? Maybe Steve shouldn't have said anything, maybe he should have kept his mouth shut; maybe then Tony will at least be with him for a little bit, even when it meant that Steve would only be wanted for sex.

Steve knew that stress wasn't good for both him and the baby, Steve knew he should take more care of himself for the baby in his tummy; the thing was it was hard, it was so, so hard, especially with Tony seemingly ignoring that he existed. Steve wondered for a second what would have happened if he kept his mouth shut; what would Tony do if Steve never pointed out his absence? If Steve let the older man be... if Steve just shut his mouth and let Tony do what he wanted until everything returned back to how it was.

It wasn't like Tony was always like this, far from it; in fact, before Tony started overworking himself to become SI's CEO, the genius will spend nearly all his days with Steve, always trying to negotiate with Steve for them to stay in bed today, even when they did that yesterday. Tony used to follow Steve around and hold him every chance he got, to the point that Steve got annoyed at how clingy the Alpha was sometimes; now, now Steve wished he was back to those days, where Tony was always beside him and refuse to let him go.

It made Steve wonder, it made him doubt himself, it made him feel unbalanced, wondering why the change of heart all of sudden; what did Steve do that made Tony pull away from him? Was it the pregnancy? Was it Howard? Was it Bucky? What did Steve do? It left Steve nervous, it left him heart broken, it left him scared, thinking that this is it and that Tony would leave him any day now. Steve was seriously thinking about going to SI, kidnapping Tony, and taking his mate with him to couple therapy, mainly to know why his husband seemed to hate him all of sudden.

Steve sighed as he continued his walk through the supermarket, frowning as he put a few things in his cart before continued his way. It was so stupid, it was so insane, and Steve in all of this was hurt; part of Steve couldn't help but think that this is it, that Tony will finally say enough is enough and leave Steve. It did nothing but cause Steve to panic every night, wondering what would he do when Tony left, wondering what would he tell his daughter when she asked about her father and why he doesn't want them, Steve wondered how he would overcome the heartache that would refuse to let him go. The only thing that Steve was thankful about was that Tony, even with their seven years of being together, never once gave him his bonding mark, even after three years of marriage; the only silver lining here is that Steve won't suffer the bonding sickness when Tony decided to leave.

a small part of Steve was hurt with how casual he was thinking of Tony leaving him and their daughter, but it wasn't like Tony made him think of anything else with his constant absence and uncaring attitude; as much as Steve wanted to blame Howard for what he did to Tony, Steve knew that unless Tony acted like that willingly, even Howard can't control him to do his bidding.

Steve stopped in front of the sweets section, gazing at their packets but not seeing them. Today of all days Steve decided to go shopping for food after he noticed how the kitchen supplies were getting thinner; now Steve knew he shouldn't leave the house, not after what happened, especially not with a stalker/God's-know-what on the loose. Steve, on the other hand, was on his wit's end, not only because he couldn't spend once more second in the house, but also because Steve got tired from how quiet his home was and how Tony was absent for many days now, without Steve catching a glimpse of him here or there.

Now it brought Steve to where he was, trying to sneak out of the house to the supermarket, only to be stopped by Bucky who nearly had an aneurysm when he caught on to what Steve was planning. Now Steve knew what he was doing was wrong (Oh he knew, Bucky gave him an hour-long lecture to make sure that he does, he even brought out the dangers of going out when they still hadn't caught the stalker/prankster/trespasser/serial-killer?) but Steve couldn't stay in the house another minute or he would end up killing someone.

So after pleading and whining and crying to Bucky about how trapped he was feeling and how he was turning into a depressed whale (Making Bucky panic when hormones got the better of Steve and he started to cry) Bucky finally allowed Steve to go to the supermarket, but only if Bucky came with him. This was how Steve ended up here, walking through the supermarket as Bucky kept a lookout for any suspicious individuals; Steve was grateful to Bucky, he really was the Alpha stood by his side through the thick and thin, a position that his absent husband should fill.

"Vu are not zubozed to pe here…"

A heavy accented voice stated behind Steve making the Omega blink his eyes in confusion and turn to the speaker, raising his eyebrow when he saw an old Beta man with glasses behind him, the Beta was humming and looking around the place with wonder on his face; now what got Steve's shocked was not the strange words that the man spoke to him (Steve finally placed the accent, Germany.) but what the man was wearing. In addition to the glasses, the man was wearing a lab coat over his button-up and pants that were held by suspenders. the man surveyed the sweets on the shelves without turning to Steve, making Steve wonder to himself if the Beta meant him or was talking to himself.

"Excuse me?" Steve asked as he turned to the older man, the fight leaving him a little when the Beta gave him a happy smile as his eyes soften when it fell on Steve's pregnant belly. OK, maybe the man wasn't talking to Steve, maybe the man was talking to someone else on the phone and Steve just happen to be here and hear the man's words, thinking that they were meant for him.

"Vu are not zubozed to pe here; vu are zubozed to pe home vith your family, vith your mate und children." The man said once more, his words nearly hard to distinguish because of the heavy accent that seemed to get heavier as the man continued to speak; OK, now that was a little presuming of the man, does he go around supermarkets every day harassing Omegas with these kinds of words? Because for one these kinds of words are a little on the discriminating side, for another, this was a completely strange man who was ordering Steve around.

A tick appeared on Steve's forehead and Steve nearly started a fight here and now, but he stopped himself least he did something stupid and Bucky return to beat up the Beta before dragging Steve away from the supermarket and give him an earful. "Believe it or not, Sir, I can handle everything just fine," Steve stated through gritted teeth, hoping that the man would leave him alone before Steve punch him, pregnant or not.

"I don't doupt zat." The older man chuckled, his eyes becoming softer as he gazed at Steve, causing Steve to shift in his place at the fondness he saw in the older man's eyes, this was getting strange. "Vu schtill schouldn't pe here, not ven zey needs vu." The man looked around the place, taking oat cookies and putting them in Steve's cart, causing the Omega to puff his chest in irritation at the rude move. "Tell me, Schteffen, vere is Morkan?" The man's odd question stopped Steve from what he wanted to scream to the man, Steve froze in his place when the man's question finally made sense…

Tell me, Steven, where is Morgan?

Since when did the man knew Steve's name? Steve was sure as hell he hadn't exchanged names with this strange Beta, he was sure he never met him before, so how? How does this man knew Steve's name? Fear and panic sized Steve as he gazed at the older Beta in front of him, wondering if he should run away or call Bucky before it became nasty. "I… I don't know what you are talking about…" Steve whispered, wondering if Bucky would rush to him fast if he screamed.

The man gave Steve a sad smile before turning to walk away but not before throwing these words over his shoulder, leaving Steve more confused than ever. "Vu are ein kood man, Schteffen, vu schouldn't pe here... Ko pack to Morkan, sche needs vu…" That made Steve tilt his head in a confused look… who the hell was Morgan? This man was strange, he was crazy; that's the only thing that Steve can think of.

"Steve, are we finished here?" Bucky asked as he returned from the ice cream aisle with a few boxes of ice cream, the sight of Bucky made Steve snap from his confusing state and give the Alpha a small smile; this was probably just a big misunderstanding, the man was probably delusional, he probably had a son or someone he knew with the name Steven and he confused Steve with them.

"Yeah, I am done…" As soon as Steve finished his sentence, a gunshot rang in the supermarket (Close to where Bucky and Steve were), causing panic and chaos to spread like wildfire. As soon as the screaming started, Bucky pulled Steve with him, protecting Steve with his body as he tried to pull Steve away from the deafening noise. Turning his head to see what the hells happened, Steve's eyes widen in shock when he saw the strange old man (Who gave Steve a gentle smile, the strange Beta who knew Steve's name when he shouldn't) getting shot once more before falling down, his white lab coat, getting stained red with blood.

Steve couldn't help but scream at the sight, part of Steve was in denial, refusing to believe that the man who spoke with him and putting healthy snacks in his cart was shot. They were talking not a few minutes ago, how did this happen? Bucky just held Steve tightly, giving the scene behind him a fast look before dragging Steve away, nearly carrying Steve as he rushed away, going to the back of the supermarket where the back door no doubt existed.

The rest of the day was a blur, a blur that Steve couldn't make a head or a tail of. He just remembered Bucky finally getting him out of the supermarket a few minutes before everything got from bad to worse; worse as in the person who shot the doctor/lab worker, had friends, and with his friends they decided to rob the supermarket, holding everyone inside a hostage.

Steve could only shake in his place, his breath getting faster and faster as a panic attack nearly sink its claws in him; there were a few other gunshots that were heard, causing Steve to whimper as he hid his face in Bucky's neck. Bucky, who was shushing him softly and rushing toward Steve's car, planning on driving them as far away from the supermarket as they can.

The police's sirens got louder and louder, causing Steve to let out a sob, shaking in Bucky's arms, wondering what was happening inside the supermarket with all the gunshots that were heard every few minutes. "Shhhh, it's OK, Stevie; it's OK, I got you, I got you," Bucky whispered in Steve's ear, causing Steve to take a shuddering breathes, trying to calm himself down before he passed out.

"They killed him, they killed him; I couldn't save him, Buck." Steve babbled as he took shaky breathes, trying to calm himself down before his heart stopped from how panic and stressed Steve was, Steve needed to calm down before something happened to his daughter, stress was not good for his baby. In the back, Steve couldn't help but catch a sound that made the hair on the back of his neck stand on its ends; it sounded closely like…

The sound of breaking glass…

"Steve!" It started with Tony screaming his name; terror and fear clear on the Alpha's face as he rushed to Steve, who was still shaking in his place. Cops, nurses, doctors, The SWAT, the fire department; everyone was rushing to the supermarket, trying to rescue the hostages that were shot, trying to lead the criminals they arrested away, trying to put out the fire that somehow was light in the supermarket.

"I'm sorry baby, I am so sorry, I am sorry; please forgive me, I am sorry…" That's what Tony choked as he held Steve tightly, his breath shaking and his arms tightened around Steve when the Omega broke down once more and start sobbing, holding into Tony's suit jacket, babbling words that made no sense to anyone but himself, Steve's hand was still caressing his belly, the fear of losing his baby was getting irrational as what happened two hours ago kept replaying in his mind eye again and again.

It was a mess; Steve was a mess every time he remembered what happened… what nearly happened if Bucky wasn't fast enough to get them out of the supermarket before the disaster started. "Let's get you home, Steve." That was Bucky, who gave Tony a nod before going to Steve's car, letting Tony handle guiding Steve to his car, sitting in the backseat with Steve as he let Happy, drive them home.

The rest of the day was spent with Steve in Tony's arms, his Alpha repeating that he was sorry over and over again; kissing Steve anywhere Tony can find a skin he didn't shower with kisses. "I promise I would change, I promise; I am sorry… I promise…" Tony whispered in Steve's ears, holding tightly into him, not letting Steve move an inch, as if he was afraid that Steve was going to disappear if he did.

It started like that, and Steve doesn't know if he should laugh or cry; Steve doesn't know why Tony finally got his shit together when Steve nearly died, why now? Why not before? Why when Bucky saved him and nearly got shot? Why not when Steve begged for a sliver of Tony's attention? But beggars can't be choosers; Steve would handle anything if it meant that Tony would return to how he was before everything happened.

It started like that; Steve on the other hand doesn't know how it would end…

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Steve grunt as he started to wake up, his head was killing him, and his body hurt; for a second Steve tensed when he felt someone snuggling into his back, only for Steve to relax when he remembered that the person behind him was no other than Tony, who was holding Steve and refuse to let him go.

A month, a month had passed since the supermarket terrorist attack (That's what the media took to calling it) a month passed with Steve being jumpy, scared, and suffering from survivor's guilt (Or so Bucky and later his therapist liked to say) a month of Tony refusing to leave Steve's side, staying beside Steve and refuse to let Steve out of his side for a second.

Part of Steve was a little pissed that it took a terrorist attack for Tony to get himself together, but another part of Steve was content and happy to have his mate back once more, his mate who finally start involving himself in Steve and their daughter's life. "Good… morning…" Tony murmured behind Steve, nuzzling the back of Steve's neck before the Alpha started rumbling deep in his chest, the scent of Mate/Happy/Safe, made Steve sighed and his muscle relaxed further.

"Good morning," Steve whispered back, giving a soft purr when Tony started kissing the back of his neck, an action that caused Steve to sigh and snuggle back into Tony. "Tony let go… I need to start breakfast soon," Steve said as he tried to stretch; as much as Steve loved to spend the day in bed with Tony, Steve needed to start breakfast soon, he was hungry, and the baby was hungry, let's not forget Bucky who was probably starting coffee now. "Besides, we are going to choose a baby name for our daughter today, and you promised to help Bucky decorate our daughter's room," Steve stated causing Tony to sigh before letting go of Steve.

Steve smiled at the childish actions of his husband, accepting Tony's hand as he stood up; ever since the supermarket accident, Tony seemed to warm up to Bucky. They still glare at each other and huff when something doesn't go the way the two of them wanted, but they stopped fighting and screaming at each other, and for Steve that was a huge step up from how the two of them used to fight and blame each other for silly things.

"Think I could join you?" Tony said as he wiggled his eyebrows, causing Steve to laugh and push Tony away, causing his Alpha to pout and follow the Omega to the bathroom, ignoring how Steve sighed and pushed him away. The pout on Tony's face was endearing, but Steve knew that if Tony entered the bathroom with him, it meant that the two of them would stay in the shower until Bucky come and knock on the door.

"Tony, you know what happened when you come with me, it happens every time!" Steve pouted, gaining a sigh from Tony who looked at him like a kicked puppy… unfortunately for Tony; Steve had mastered the art of defending himself against such a look, which meant he was immune... sorta. "Tony…" Steve said in a playful tone pushing Tony outside of the bathroom and closing the door, which got him a squeak of betrayal from Tony.

It was a month since that terrifying day; a month, a short time, but at the same was a long time as any, Steve just hope that he won't end up crushed when Tony decided that he was done playing house and that he was content with being back to work, where he will ignore Steve until he remembered that he had a husband waiting for him back home; a husband that was pregnant with his daughter. Steve sighed as he went under the shower, welcoming the warm water that descended on his back, trying to distract himself before hormones decided to act up and Steve would find himself crying in the bathroom.

The old man in the supermarket asked Steve why he was there, he asked Steve to go back home… part of Steve wondered what the older man meant by that; Steve wondered if the older man knew that this was going to happen and that's why he was trying to make Steve return back home.

Vere is Morkan?

Morkan…

Morgan…

Who was Morgan? Steve desperately wanted to ask the man what he meant by these words, who was Morgan and why does she need him? "Morgan… such a beautiful name…" Steve whispered to himself, his hand going to his belly automatically, smiling when he felt the flutter there. "Morgan is a beautiful name, isn't it?" Steve asked no one in particle, just talking to himself and his daughter; the flutter was more noticeable this time causing Steve to let out a chuckle, it seemed that his daughter liked the name a lot…

Morgan… it's not a bad name at all…

"Hello, who is this?" Steve answered the phone when it rang, wondering who was calling in the middle of the night; today was an eventful day, a day was full of hard work and moving (Tony and Bucky) and preparing the baby's room (Also Tony and Bucky because they refuse for Steve to raise a finger) a day that Steve and Tony finally agreed on their baby's name (Mainly Steve, who told Tony that he love the name Morgan and want their daughter to have that name) so yes, today was an eventful day and Steve just wanted to go back to sleep.

So imagine when Steve got a call in the middle of the night; a call that was making Steve not only twitchy but made the Omega extremely angry. Especially when the past few months Steve's cell phone was constantly called by wrong numbers sometimes once a week, or once every two weeks, it happened even once a month; Steve wanted to be concern by this, but so far nothing happened, and a few who called apologized for calling the wrong number. But Steve noticed in the months that pass that no two numbers were the same, they were always different; it was making Steve twitchy the more he continued to hear harsh breathing at the end of the line without an answer.

Steve promised himself that this would be the last time he will answer an unknown number; the next time he will either give the phone to Tony and make his husband track them, or he will give it to Bucky and enjoy the shouting match that will ensure, it was getting tiring and boring, maybe he should change his number? "Who the fuck is this?" Steve snapped, finally running out of patients. It was a few minutes later that Steve heard a chuckle at the end, and Steve gritted his teeth at that, this is it! He was going to wake Tony and demand his husband find the fucker at the end of this line.

"You look so beautiful when you are angry …"

A hushed voice murmured, causing the hair on the back of Steve's neck to stand on its ends; Steve shifted in his place, gazing at his side and shook Tony causing the Alpha to open his eyes and frown at Steve, only to wake up when Steve's terrified eyes gaze back at him. "Who are you?" Steve hissed, trying not to stutter as he opened the speaker on Tony's cue.

"…"

The person on the other side was silent, not answering Steve's question, and Steve would have thought that the person hung up if it wasn't for the panting on the other side; gazing at Tony, Steve saw the calculated look on his husband's face, it made Steve wondered what would happen. Before Steve snapped something at whoever was calling him a sigh was heard from the other side of the phone.

"I am disappointed, baby doll."

The voice drawled in a heavy voice before switching to a heavy accented tone (Russian or German, Steve only know that it was harsh and cold) and Steve felt a shiver going down his spine at the dark undertone, what Steve hated the most was that the voice kept changing, kept wavering, like the person on the end of the line was either putting a piece of clothes on his mouth or was doing something that changed his voice.

"I don't apprrreciate you listening to ourrr konverrrsation, Mrrr. Starrrk."

At that Tony snarled and snatched the phone from Steve's hand, not that Steve was going to object, not when he was too frozen from shock to do anything other than shiver. "Who the fuck are you, asshole?" Tony growled, which only gain him a dark chuckle from the other side of the phone. "Do you know who I am? I will destroy you! If you ever dared to call this number once more you have no one but yourself to blame!" Tony hissed his hackle rose when the chuckle at the other end turned into a burst of booming laughter.

"You arrre funny, Mrrr. Starrrk… as funny as korrrpse."

Steve's breathe hitched, fear taking hold of him when he heard those words; Steve nearly snatches his phone from Tony and starts screaming and cursing at the other person who dared to say these words to Steve and his husband. This was crazy, is this who Steve thought they were?

"Don't vorrry, Mrrr. Starrrk, I vill give you one chance and one chance only to live; after all, I don't vant Steven to crrry, I hate it when he sad."

Those words got a snarl from Tony who nearly threw the phone at the wall, the only thing stopping him from doing just that was Steve's shaky hands on his knees. "You talk big for a stalker who is chased by the police." Tony spat taking one of Steve's hands in his and giving it a reassuring squeeze, and only then did Steve notice, Tony, using his phone to record the conversation.

"You say zat, but I at least am loyal to my love, unlike you, Mrrr. Starrrk. If you don't vant ourrr prrrecious Steven to know what happens betveen you and Ms. Potts. You know what to do …"

That was the last Steve heard before the person on the other end hung the phone, leaving Steve and Tony in a suffocating silence; Steve opened and closed his mouth a few times, not knowing what to say before he finally gathered himself enough to gaze at Tony. Tony, who looked pale like he saw a ghost in front of him; Tony who was clutching Steve's phone tightly in his hand, like he was about to break it, Tony who... "What does he mean, Tony? Tony, what does he mean?" Steve's voice cracked as he asked the question, wanting to know but at the same time, he doesn't want to know the answer least his heart broke more than it already did hearing what the stalker implied.

This was a nightmare...

So what do you think?

What's going on? My poor Stevie!

Things are starting to get darker and dark and fast.

The next chapter will be darker…

The first ascent at the beginning of the chapter is Germany; the second accent is Russian.

for everyone who wanted to know; Sorry if I butchered it up.

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