I sat on the couch feeling everyone's stare on me, as I thought for a moment.
Yeah, there was no way around this. We are married.
"How fast can you get those things here, Lenny?" I asked after a moment.
"Let me call Andy, maybe she can drop them off on her way to her parents house." She said as she got up and pulled her phone out.
Nat gave me a small smile as she got up and went up to change the kids' clothing.
"Don't worry, Alexei and I had way too much vodka at our wedding. That night is still black in both our memories. Though my Natalia arrived a year later so we're sure something good must have happened." Melina said, patting my hand lightly.
Bucky coughed as he tried to hide his laughter.
I turned to raise a brow at him. "Something funny, Bubs?" I asked.
He cleared his throat, before coughing again and nodding, "I just realized my mom is going to shit a brick when she finds out we got married and she wasn't there." He replied, laughing as he said it.
I snorted, shaking my head at him. "We might as well tell all the family now…" I muttered, rubbing my stomach.
"Are you hungry?" Melina suddenly asked.
I turned to look at her confused. "I — I am not very hungry, at the moment." I replied, swallowing thickly.
I heard Bucky sigh, before reaching over to rub my back, soothingly. "I'll get her some fruit. That'll work so she doesn't get nauseous." Bucky said.
"I'll go get that for her. You two stay put." Melina said as she rushed out of the room.
I turned to look at Clint watching us amused.
"Finding something funny, dickwad?" I asked him with a raised brow.
"Oh no, of course not. Not a thing, small fry." He replied looking at Bucky and chuckling.
"What's going on, Barton?" Bucky asked him, raising a brow.
I looked over at him, brow furrowed, as I watched him curiously.
"Alright. It's Melina. " He finally said.
"What about her?" I asked, tilting my head to the side.
"She's been wanting more grandkids. Pushing for them, actually. You two just pulled her attention away from Nat and I, which we are honestly thankful for. Now, she isn't going to allow Ari to do anything for the remainder of their visit. She's going to be making sure Arianna feels good too. She's a nurturer." My brother explained as Nat walked in with Nate and Aubrey.
"Daddy!" Nate squealed as he rushed to climb onto my brother's lap.
"Hey, champ. How'd you sleep? Are you hungry yet?" He asked him.
Nate thought for a second. "No. Is Baba Mel here with Дед?" He asked. (Grandfather)
"Yes, they're in the kitchen." My brother said with a smile.
Nate smiled excitedly before hoping down and rushing into the kitchen, squealing a moment later.
I smiled at the sight before slowly getting up and heading out the front door.
Walking towards the porch swing, before pulling out my cell phone.
Dialing the familiar number of my boss.
"Stark here."
"Hey, Tony, uhh. I need a favor." I said as Bucky walked out and sat down next to me.
"Sure, kid. What's going on?" Tony asked.
"Yelena said Bucky and I got married the night of my brother's bachelor party in Vegas. I need you to check to see if that's true. Bucky and I don't remember anything besides meeting that night." I said.
"Wait… Hold on a minute there, princess. You're telling me you two have been married for seven years and you didn't know it?" He asked, amused.
I sighed, "Yes."
He began laughing loudly into the phone causing me to wince.
"It is not funny, Stark. Can you do it or not?" I asked, annoyed.
He stopped laughing, chuckling occasionally before he cleared his throat. "I sure can. What else are you going to tell me, that you're pregnant with his kid and that you're living with him?" He asked, amused.
I almost snorted at how spot on he was with his sarcastic comment.
"Actually, yes. I am pregnant with his baby. And we are living together." I confirmed.
"Huh. Well, what do ya know? Who would have thought you two ended up getting married... Anything else you're hiding from me, kid?" He joked.
"Hm. Let me think about it… hm… No. Now, can you do this for me or not? I need to have this information asap." I replied.
"Easy there, kid. I'm already working on it as we speak. I'll get back to you by tomorrow afternoon at the latest, 'kay? In the meantime relax, this can't be all that bad especially if it's with Barnes you're married to. Maybe, I don't know, tell Barnes to get you some food or something to make you and the kid happy." He said.
I scoff. "Haha, you're so funny, Stark. Now, please get this to me as soon as you can." I begged.
"On it, Mrs. Barnes. See ya soon." He replied before hanging up.
I felt my jaw drop as I heard him say it. "You asshole!!!" I growled, throwing my phone down next to me.
"What did he do now?" Bucky asked, shaking his head, amused.
I shook my head, unwilling to answer as I stared down at my hands.
"What's wrong now?" He asked me quietly.
I sighed, staring blankly at the rings on my fingers.
Most of my fingers held a ring.
Choosing to wear multiple rings on a few of my fingers. Except my left ring finger, and both the left pinky.
"Button, what's wrong?" He asked, turning towards me before forcing me to face him with his thumb and forefinger.
"You do realize we've been cheating on each other for seven years if this is, in fact, true, right?" I finally asked.
He stared at me, eyes widening, before he let out a surprised chuckle. "Well, I'll be…" he muttered.
"Do you want to see if we can get a quick divorce or annulment?" I asked, biting the inside of my cheek.
He sputtered, "No. Why? Do you want to get the marriage annulled?" He asked, looking sad for a moment.
"I don't. I mean, we don't even know if it's true. But if it is. No, I don't. Though I am sad we don't remember anything of what's supposed to be the happiest day of our lives, but hey maybe Nat is right… You can't stop something that is meant to be." I replied softly.
"Oh, my love, we can always renew our vows. You know, have a small vow renewal with all our friends and families. It'll be great. We'll make new memories. I promise you, if this is what you want, I'll make it happen, all you have to do is say so." He replied, after using his arm to pull towards me, before kissing my hair as I weaved my fingers through his.
A throat clearing caused us to turn.
"I called Andy. She found all of the things at my place, she'll be here in a few hours." Yelena said.
"I called Tony. Said he'll be getting back to me as soon as possible with the records." I replied with a nod.
"So, will you two be doing a ceremony or something?" She asked as she walked over, leaning against the porch beam with a wide smile.
I sighed, tightening my hold on Bucky's hand as I nodded, "Yes." I replied shortly, as I felt him kiss my hair again.
"Sounds like a plan." She said, smiling as her phone began to ring. "Be right back…" she muttered before rushing away, shouting in Russian.