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I was sitting in the kitchen later with a cup of hot chocolate and staring at a wall when Nat walked in. At first, she didn't say a word, just toood in the doorway watching me. I was too lost in my thoughts to acknowledge her.
"Need a friend?" She said, laying a hand on my shoulder.
"Yeah, a friend would be great right now." I chuckled, offering some of the hot chocolate in the large pot. She agreed, pouring herself a mug, and sat down next to me. We sat in silence before Hope walked in. And then Wanda, and then Darcy, Jane, Bobby, Daisy and Jemma. And finally Maria and May walked in.
"We've worked out a solution with the guys." Daisy said, as everyone poured themselves a cup.
"We get a total girls day tomorrow." Darcy smirked.
"And the guys get to beat up Clint. His suggestion, not ours," Nat said, holding up a hand in surrender.
"He shouldn't have to feel guilty."
"He should," A voice said from the doorway. Turning, I felt the tears well up. Cooper and Lila came up to hug Nat and me, as Laura brought Nathaniel in by car seat.
"We missed you Auntie Sera," Lila said as I hugged Cooper close.
"I missed you too my darlings." I cried, kissing Cooper's head.
"Auntie Sera," he said annoyed at the display of affection.
"Don't you Auntie Sera me, I haven't seen you guys in months!" I said laughing, getting up to hug Laura. She held me tightly, rubbing my back.
"Well, I officially have all my sisters here," I joked. Everyone laughed as I went to pour a cup of hot chocolate for Cooper and Lila.
"Thank you!" They said in unison before carefully sitting down.
"Girls day starts tomorrow at 9am. We are heading to the city and Pepper will meet us there. We are going shopping, and then to a spa, and finishing it off with a night out dancing."
"Oh that sounds heavenly," Jemma said, sighing contently.
"Damn, now I'm kind of hungry," Bobby said, looking to be wondering why.
"Maybe all that…. 'talking' you and Hunter have done has finally caught up," May said, being mindful of the little ears at the table, to which we all giggled.
"No, definitely not. I would know." Bobby chuckled.
"Now I'm hungry. Thanks a lot," Maria said, smiling.
"I made cookies this morning too, but I wanted to keep them away from the guys," I said, bringing out a box of cereal from the cupboard.
"Dude! That's where you hide the good stuff?" Darcy exclaimed.
"No, I have a secret panel behind the cereal." I said, punching in a combination on what appeared to be a plain wall. The wall sunk back and moved to the side so I could bring out the large container of cookies. The girls were singing my praises within the first few bites.
"Oh man, I'm gonna get fat," Daisy laughed as she debated a third cookie.
"Fat sounds awesome!" Everyone said, laughing.
"Uh oh," I said, hearing the monitor.
"No no Princess, Mommy needs the night off. Dad and I will take care of you. Are you hungry?" I heard Bucky say softly from the monitor. Steve was hushing Elijah, and I heard a creak form the rocking chair in the background.
"You really hit the jackpot," Bobby said, smirking.
"Specimens," Natasha said, making us all giggle.
"I think the talk should shift from my love life to Jemma and Wanda's," I said, looking at the two.
"Oh, no please," Jemma blushed.
"You and my brother seem to get along quite well," Wanda smirked, noticing how flustered the young scientist was.
"He merely goes along with my little experiments. I wanted to understand his ability on a molecular level."
"And an intimate one," Daisy whispered into her cup. Jemma blushed and smacked her sister's arm.
"It's nothing to be ashamed of Jemma," Hope smiled.
"He is quite handsome. And he likes to make me laugh," She said, smiling.
"But I notice how Wanda steered the conversation away form the topic of her and Vision."
"Come on, spill," Nat said, bumping her teammate.
"He is… different. His mind is a beautiful thing to read. He doesn't wish for anything from me, but to talk. It's nice to have him as a friend, but I'm not looking for a relationship with him."
"Does he even, you know, have the 'hardware'?" Darcy asked, making us all chuckle.
"I have no idea." Wanda said, perplexed.
"You seem to have taken a liking to Brock though." Maria commented, and Wanda blushed slightly.
"I don't get to talk in my native tongue very often, except with Natasha and Sera. Bucky knows a little Cyrillic, but not enough to hold a conversation."
"It's close enough to Bulgarian and Russian that I can guess what you're saying," May said, as Lila hopped onto Natasha's lap.
"He is very sweet." She smirked, "We went for a walk earlier around the grounds and he picked a flower for me."
"He's like twice your age," Jane smirked.
"I like older men," Wanda said with a smile.
"I do too apparently," I joked, making everyone laugh.
"Well, it's getting late for these three," Laura said as she finished feeding Nathaniel.
"Has Pietro met his namesake yet?" Nat asked as we all finished off our hot chocolate.
"No, but maybe tomorrow."
"We should rest ladies, we've got a crazy day ahead of us tomorrow." I sighed.
"Still keeping them out of your bed tonight?" Hope smirked.
"There are plenty of couches, they'll find somewhere to sleep." I said, nodding. I was serious about that threat. The girls smiled, knowing how I got my way with the guys.
We parted ways, going to our respective rooms, me showing Laura and Hope their rooms. Hope was a bit disappointed that we weren't bringing the twins tomorrow, but understood my concern.
"Hey Angel," Steve said sweetly as I pulled out my sleepwear. I said nothing as I entered the bathroom and shut the door.
"Oh no, she was serious," Bucky said quietly, and I smirked as I heard the sadness in his voice.
Changing into my provocative sleepwear, I brushed my hair, taking time to make it look soft and touchable. Brushing my teeth and washing my face, I finished up my nightly routine with a bit of scented moisturizer. I walked out of the bathroom, not looking at the two of them. Yawning for show, and tossing my hair over one shoulder, I pulled back the covers, got into bed and made a show of settling into bed on an angle. Basically, I took up the whole bed.
"Good night," They sighed softly, before grabbing extra blankets and pillows and leaving for the lounge. Sharing a secret smile with my pillow, I knew I was going to milk this for another few nights. It was only minutes later that I realized I hadn't had either of the guys sleep next to me in over a month. My tears came out of nowhere, and I tried to stop myself from crying.
"Sera?" I heard Bucky's voice say softly. I thought I was quiet enough, but apparently they heard me. It was another few minutes before I heard noise again. I was lifted and placed in the middle of the bed, one body sinking into the mattress beside me, and tentatively wrapping around me. I continued to cry as another body held me from behind. They were soft, so I knew it was two of the girls. I fell asleep within seconds of a familiar tune being hummed.
Every night you hear her croon,
A Russian lullaby.
Just a little plaintive tune,
When baby starts to cry.
Rock a bye my baby,
Somewhere there may be
A land that's free for you and me
And a Russian lullaby.
