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Natasha hated this.

The waiting and not knowing if the others were alright. She felt restless and if it weren't for the baby she probably would have paced the entire length of the tower by now. Then again, if she wasn't pregnant than they wouldn't be having this problem.

Only the presence of Wanda and Clint, who had finally showed up, kept her from losing her mind.

"How're you feeling?" Speaking of Clint. He was watching her closely and she shifted slightly, "I'm fine." He raised an eyebrow, "why do I get the feeling that if it weren't for us, you would go after the others regardless of the baby?" She huffed, "you're probably right."

A hard kick to her insides made her wince slightly, "But I won't." Clint hid his smile and nodded approvingly. She sat still for maybe another minute before getting back for 'fresh air'.

In truth, once she was outside she got out her phone and checked for updates from Steve. He had promised to keep her updated and she was already antsy even though it had only been a day and a half since they'd left.

Her phone buzzed and she anxiously opened her messages. Arrived safely. I miss you and baby already. Please get some rest and I'll be home before you know it.

Steve's worry for her made her tear up slightly. Putting down her phone she stared out over the lawn and towards the tree line. A second later and she was leaning forwards, her phone forgotten. Because she had sworn that she had just seen a flash of silver in the trees.

Carefully she surveyed the trees and tried to glimpse another flash of whatever had been down there. But the trees were silent and whatever had happened to reflect the light was gone.

Turning away from the balcony she ventured back indoors, feeling nervous. Whatever was out there, she had Clint, Wanda, Maria, Pepper, and herself to protect the baby. She was safe in here.

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"The baby's feeling safe and happy." Wanda closed her eyes and concentrated as her red power flowed out of her.

Natasha shivered slightly as the red energy flowed past her skin and reached her child. She knew that Wanda meant no harm, and yet her power made her nervous. Taking a deep breath she watched curiously as the power seeped back out and returned to Wanda's hands.

"The baby is fine. It likes to listen to your heartbeat, it's puts it at ease." She opened her eyes and smiled at Natasha, "everything's healthy."

She smiled back, "good. Nice to know someone is listening to me. Even if that person is inside me."

Clint who had watched with interest, spoke up. "Do you know the gender?"

Wanda smiled and nodded, "yes, but if you do not want to know than I won't tell."

Natasha ignored Clint's puppy dog eyes, "Thanks, me and Steve were hoping it to be a surprise."

Clint harrumphed, "don't you want to know if you have a boy or a girl?" He had secretly wanted to know the gender so he could buy something nice for it but it looked like he was going to have to wait until he/she was born.

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He'd been spotted. He had been to careless in his walk if the perimeter and Black Widow had spotted him.

He spent the first six hours of the night watching carefully to make sure that no one was going to try and see who was out there. When no one came he relaxed a little bit. He would need to be more careful if he was to remain here.

Huddling deeper into his jacket he glanced around warily. Rather than dissipating the feeling of worry has grown deeper and he was even more on edge. Something was happening, and it was heading his way. He was sure of it.