Emily's P.O.V:

I wake up to the smell of alcohol in the air. The room was bright, I heard machines beeping right next to me, and the white walls were too much. There's a cough in the other side of the room. It was Tony! Am I dreaming? I try to lift my arms, but I was too weak to do so. Gently brushing my hands on my stomach I feel a gauze. I grunted in pain remembering what happened. Tony woke the minute I tried to get up. "Babe, you can't get up, not just yet." Tony pushed me back gently.

I shook my head. "I need to know if he's okay, please… I need to know Tony." I cried. The tears ran down my cheeks.

Tony took a deep breath and looked away. My fear was growing with incredible speed. He never does that to me; he tells me everything up front. "Someone shot you from behind Babe; you need to lay down." He was holding information away from me.

"Tony… What happened with the baby." My voice was shaking.

"I'll bring Bruce to check you up, be right back." He left avoiding my questions. Why is he avoiding me? What the hell happened back there? A bunch of emotions swarm in. Sadness, anger, disgust and fear were all present at the moment. I couldn't get answers from Tony, and I couldn't get up to requests those answers. As my head fills up with all my questions, the door opens up to see Bruce and Billy come in with no Tony. I see my hair was turning orange, Billy apparently knew what it meant since he had asked me to calm down since there was no danger. Even with his sweet words I couldn't. Something was going on here, and Tony didn't want to tell me.

"I'm glad you are awake Ems. The medical team had to do an emergency operation or the bullet could have killed you." Bruce explained. "Now, we were a little scared…"

"What happened to my baby." I had interrupted. My voice was firm this time; I pierced Bruce and Billy with my eyes to get them an explanation.

Bruce tried to hold some tears, "The bullet broke the placenta causing you to miscarriage." Bruce sobbed a little. My eyes grew wide, and fear was no longer present. All I felt was anger and sadness.

"Tony, he didn't know up until today," Billy said. "We didn't want to break the news that he lost his kid and possibly lost you on the same day."

I rubbed my stomach back and forth, gripping it trying to give warmth to the empty hole that I had. The tears kept falling, but these tears were filled with anger. I ask them to leave and let Tony back in the room. Their faces were broken with sadness, but I didn't care I wanted my baby and Tony with me.

Minutes after they left, Tony came in. His eyes were puffy and red from crying; I could smell the stench of alcohol too. I make room in my bed for him to lie down beside me, and he did as I wanted. Once lied down, I rest my head on his chest I burst out crying. "I'm sorry Tony, I should have waited for to come back." I was gripping his shirt; and all he did was hold me close, letting me cry. "If only I stayed in the tower for that stupid job, I would still have our baby. I'm so sorry."

He shushed me while petting my hair. His arms were shaking, the sadness was overwhelming. "It's not your fault; you didn't know it was a trap. We didn't know the bases we went to were a dead end." Tony said. "I should have come sooner after Jarvis told us about them being an isolated area."

"They showed me a sonogram; he was growing fast, very fast." I wiped my tears. Tony brushed away my, now, blue bangs from my eyes. "But, his heartbeat was strong like yours."

"How did you know it was a boy? Nobody knows up until their 20th week."

"I had a feeling we were having a boy. I heard his strong heartbeat." I pause trying not to cry again.

"I'm sorry I couldn't get you sooner, Babe." He kissed my temple. "I missed you, so much." He hugs me tighter. I embrace the hug I have missed this past month.

"Tony, when you go to the tower I want you to check under your bed." I took a deep breath. "Our seventh month anniversary present is there."

I feel Tony leans his head above mine, and I make myself comfortable in his hug. The warmth I've been longing in my captivity was giving me the hope to move forward. In this warmth, I felt I drifted into a peaceful dream.

Bruce's P.O.V:

I entered and saw Emily asleep, and Tony was embracing her being as the only way of protecting her. Tony looks at me with pained eyes, hoping for any good news. I set the clipboard on the table next to the bed and sat down. "How is she?" Tony said.

"Her vitals are good, the wounds on her back will take the time to heal, but it all seems going great," I explained. "I didn't want to tell her this, but the moment the surgeons took the bullet out, it looked that the fetus held it to prevent her from dying."

"Wait, what are you talking about Bruce?"

"Your kid sacrificed himself or herself to protect Emily." I chuckled. "Your kid tried to keep you two together. There must be something supernatural; not even Thor could understand."

Toni looked over at Emily and kissed her head. "Nobody will understand the bond a child has with his mother's."

"That may be true, but there's more to all of this. The only way we can understand is looking at the files H.Y.D.R.A. had on her or that she tells us her past."

"No, we will not ask her anything. After what she's been through, I don't want her to experience the memories that come with her past."

"I don't think Emily thinks that way," I said. "Right, Ems?"

She flutter her eyes open and smiled. "I guess you know all my tricks now."

"You fluttered your eyes opened when I mentioned your kid." I smiled. "Do you want to talk about your past?" She never answered since Bill came in. He told us there was more to what Emily knew that only he could answer.

"I'll say what I can, if you're up to it, sweetie," Bill said.

She nodded, "It's time to come clean, I have a feeling there's a storm coming this way, and we won't be able to stop it."