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Steve's POV

"I'm sorry I missed our date," I said softly, as she laid her head on my chest. I didn't move fast, as I wasn't sure if I would break her or not.

"Don't be Steve. You have a wonderful life now. I've heard you learned quite a bit. Bucky says you used to take Sera dancing. He also mentioned that your tango could be described as foreplay," She said laughed contently. Chuckling I replied, "She wasn't about to let me step on her feet. We took lessons first. She's a natural."

"It comes with practice. Years of practice, and I'm sure that her fighting helped develop quick feet," She said. The song was perfect, I know it wasn't from the 40's but I was still thankful for Sera's taste in music.

"She's a wonderful woman. The kind I would have hoped you'd found when you woke up. And I'm happy you found Bucky as well. He always did bring out your playful side."

"There are still days I wish I had survived that crash. That Howard had found me. Is that bad of me?" I asked, quietly.

"Not bad Steve. We always want what we can't have, it's part of being human. But being thankful for what we got, and making the most of the time we still have, that's what shapes our hearts and our futures. Don't mourn for what could have been Steve." She said, grasping my hand a little tighter.

"Did you go to the Stork Club that night?" I asked, as I felt her tears hit my shirt.

"I did," She laughed, "And I wore that red dress you liked so much."

"You did look beautiful in it."

"But she looks beautiful in anything," She said redirecting my thoughts to my wife. I chuckled, saying, "She could wear a garbage bag and make it look good."

"Our life would have been so different. I wouldn't have become Director of SHIELD, maybe you would have recognized the mistakes we made sooner. And I wouldn't have had to work with pig headed men. But it shaped me into who I am today, and how I led others."

"You have two wonderful partners, both in dance and on your team. Lead them right Captain," She said, pulling back to look up at me. I leaned down to kiss her forehead, as she cried.

"I will." I said, smiling at her. The song ended and she said, "I should retire. It has been a long, full day."

"I'll walk you there." I said, offering my arm again. She accepted and as we walked out of the studio, I saw Sera slumped against the wall, snoring softly. Joey was sitting next to her protectively, and I smiled.

"I'll be back Joey," I said as his ears perked up. He laid down, and rested his head in Sera's lap in response as we walked past them.

Bidding Peggy goodnight at her door, I walked back to the studio hallway and picked Sera up from the floor. She mumbled in her sleep, clutching the twin's monitor tightly, and Joey licked the hand hanging limply at her side.

"Come on boy," I said to him and he followed obediently. I placed Sera on the side of the bed, pulling off her shoes and trying to undress her enough for bed. She continued sleeping as Bucky came in.

"She's out," He chuckled, and I tucked her under the blankets. Joey curled up at the foot of the bed, and I pet him as I moved away.

"It has been an exhausting week," I replied.

"I heard the music and thought you and her were dancing. Then I saw you and Peggy and figured it out," He said, hugging me. I accepted the comfort, as he rubbed my back.

"Do you… ever wish we could go back and do everything over again?" I asked, as I got into bed.

"Sometimes." He admitted crawling in beside me, "But most of the time I think how lucky were are to have even survived what happened to us. And we have her to thank."

"She's a rock," I smiled, leaning down to kiss Sera's forehead and get her to release the monitor. It wasn't budging, as she had a death grip on it, so I sighed and left it.

"I love you," Bucky said, leaning over to kiss me.

"I love you too," I smiled.


Sera's POV:

I woke to a soft crying, and I immediately shot out of bed. Stumbling and falling on my face as my legs got caught in the blankets, I ran to the twin's nursery, Joey trailing softly behind me. Callie was tossing and turning, on the verge of a meltdown.

"No my darling, Momma's here," I said picking her up and holding her to my chest. I was blown away by how hot she felt to my touch. I grabbed the baby thermometer from their tech draw and placed it in her ear as she whimpered. She had a fever.

"Okay my love, let's go an get some medicine," I said grabbing the monitor for Elijah's sake, as I quietly walked her out to the hallway. I padded barefoot down the stairs, Joey following at my feet.

"She's sick, so we better get her something to make her feel better," I explained to Joey, trying to make Callie smile.

"I wonder if you're teething," I sighed as I walked into the lab.

"Jane?" I asked, wondering why she was up.

"Oh," She said, noticing my bleary eyes, "How late is it?"

"Like, 2am?" I said, looking at the clock on the wall.

"I should probably get to bed then," She said, shaking her head.

"Wait, do you know where Jemma keeps the medicine?" I asked.

"Um, I think that cupboard," She said, wiping her eyes with her wrist. I nodded and bid her goodnight, frowning at the cupboard of medicine.

"Fever reducing, not kid friendly though," I said, seeing a lot of different things as Callie continued to whimper. Taking an ice pack from the small cooler, I wrapped a wet towel around that for her to suck on. It seemed to do the trick, because she quieted some.

"Aha! I found you," I said, taking out the bottle of children's acetaminophen. Giving her the appropriate dose of gross pink liquid, she continued sucking on the ice pack.

"Well, I'm wide awake now." I said, rolling my eyes. I didn't want to leave her, so instead of returning her to her crib, I padded up to the kitchen. Callie was content, but I set her in her high chair anyways. Making myself a cup of tea, I grabbed a spare tablet from the table and flipped over the upcoming shipments, adding little things we needed.

I hummed Le Vie En Rose and she tried to hum along, babbling quietly. Callie was wide awake as well, cause she wasn't liking the idea of me taking her out of her chair.

"Okay, I won't fight you," I conceded, giving her an actual teething ring I had in the freezer. She chewed happily, sucking and slobbering over it. I just smiled at my girl, taking in the soft brown hair coming in atop her head.

"She's going to be quite a beauty when she's older," I heard behind me. Loki smiled, and said, "I apologize if I startled you. I'm not quite used to the time difference from Asgard yet."

"Fair enough. You did only get here this morning," I teased.

"That's new," Loki said, looking at Joey in slight disgust.

"He the Avenger's new mascot," I joked,

"Would you like some tea?" I offered, going to pour myself another cup.

"I'm not sure if that's a good idea," He chuckled, "Then I will really never get to sleep."

"Okay, how about a glass of steamed milk? Family secret, makes everyone fall asleep," I bragged.

"Do you tell stories with it too?" He teased, giving him the stink eye I said, "Ha ha. No I don't tell stories. My mother did though."

"You don't read to your children?" He asked, confused.

"I do, but they aren't old enough to fully grasp them yet. They just like the sound of my voice. I don't usually express myself through words. I dance, and sing when forced."

"Dinner's performance wasn't forced," He chuckled.

"You heard that, did you?" I hummed and hawed about that.

"It was and it wasn't. Phil was like a father to me when I needed a parent. My mom died before I joined SHIELD officially, and I didn't find my Dad until a year later. When I did, I was in too deep, so I pulled back some. He means a lot to me. So not forced, but not without reluctance." I said, not delving into the details as I steamed the milk in the espresso machine. Adding a touch of nutmeg and cinnamon, I stirred in a small amount of vanilla syrup. Placing the mug in front of him, he thanked me.

"Do you mind?" He asked, seeing the teething ring wasn't solid anymore.

"What do you plan to do?" I raised an eyebrow challengingly.

"If you would trust me," He laughed, "I was going to use my Jotun magic."

"Alright," I teased, taking the ring from Callie and handing it to Loki. He held it for a moment, and when he handed it back, I realized it was frozen again.

"That will come in handy," I said, giving it back to a whimpering Callie. She was excited to have it back, and sucked on it greedily. I sat back down and sighed, seeing our expense reports.

"Anything I can help with?" He asked softly.

"No, I just have to confirm with Maria about our budget for non-necessities. I don't have that much money," I smiled.

"Are your husbands missing you?" He asked, and I shrugged.

"They were out cold when Callie woke me up. They don't usually get up for them, because my ears are attuned for any sign of distress from them. I spent their first month, constantly on edge. I kept jumping to the worst possible scenario of Hydra finding our base," I shivered. Loki noticed and it took me a minute to realize he had made the air a bit warmer.

"Thanks, I forgot my sweater in the panic to get Callie something for her fever. I haven't had problems with them yet and this really freaked me out." I said, confessing my fear.

"It's natural for a woman to be scared for her offspring."

"And I have two at the same age." I chuckled, "I'm kind of an emotional wreck."

"You don't seem it," He smiled. Shaking my head I replied, "I'm good at masking it."

There was a long silence as I watched Callie, her blue eyes shining at me as she offered me the teething ring. Wiping it off I gave it to Loki and he chuckled, freezing it again. She seemed thrilled that Loki's touch made it colder.

"Loki," I said to her, pointing at Loki. She looked at him hard and then said, "Oke."

"Close enough," I said, kissing her cheek. She felt normal temperature, but I wanted to stay up and make sure she didn't spike again.

"Okay, I admit it. The milk is working," He smirked. Bowing from my seat, I laughed, "Every time."

"I'm envious of Thor. I have been for nearly two millennia," He said quietly, and I didn't bother talking. Waiting for him to continue I nodded.

"Yes my mother loved us both, but Father loved Thor, and was particularly vocal about that."

"He was grooming Thor, but Thor only wanted to court war. It was his passion, fighting, killing and plundering."

"Now we know where the Vikings got it," I smirked. He laughed quietly in his throat, and said, "They learned from us."

"When it came time for Thor to be crowned, I had a Frost Giant break in and steal the Casket of Ancient Winters. It was Jotun's by right, but there was a tentative treaty of peace. Until Thor waged war with them against Father's wishes."

"Once he was banished, I thought, "This is my time to show Father how right I am to rule. He will love me more than Thor." But when I questioned him as to why I would not be king, he told me I was not his son. I was Jotun, stolen from the temple as I had been left there to die." Loki said, before looking down into his milk.

"If you don't want to continue, we don't have to," I said, sensing his unease about sharing his feelings.

"Well, I just needed to say that. For now," He nodded.

"Loki," I said as he got up to leave the kitchen, making him stop.

"Two things. You can always come talk to me about things like this. I would never betray your privacy by telling anyone."

"Thank you. And the second thought?"

"Go rinse out your cup. I'm not the maid around here," I said with a wink. He looked back to the cup and nodded.

"You know, if you need help learning about our world, just ask. I offered to help Steve and he wasn't technologically inclined to begin with."

"He doesn't even have a sword," Loki said, chuckling as he washed his cup out at the sink.

"But he wanted to be the defensive measure. 'The shield that guards the realms of man'," I said, laughing at my own joke.

"What's so funny?" He asked, confused.

"Just a quote from a TV show." I smiled into my mug.

"Well, thank you for your company," He said, nodding his head at me. Taking Callie's teething ring, he froze it once again and she clapped in excitement. Leaving me to my excited baby, I turned to find Callie's eyes shining.

"Still nothing?" I asked, putting my head down. Watching her from where my head rested on my forearms, I felt myself begin to fall asleep.

"Nope, you are not tired," I said to myself standing up.

"ARSENAL," I called out softly.

"Yes Ma'am."

"Please alert either of my husbands where I am, should either wake up before I return to our room."

"Of course ma'am," She replied.

"Oh, you're up," I heard from the doorway as I paced.

"Wow, is everyone an insomniac around here?" I joked, as I saw Wanda and Daisy come into the kitchen. They had really bonded over being the only girls with powers.

"What are you doing up?" Daisy asked as Wanda sat down.

"Callie was teething and running a fever. What about you two?" I asked confused.

"I'm looking for a snack, and Wanda here needs some girl time."

"Oh boy. What did my cousin say?" I smirked, putting water in the kettle for Hot Chocolate.

"It's what he didn't say. I thought we were just going to be friends. He said, and I quote, "You make me want to be a better man. I'm sickened that I worked for someone that used you as a lab rat for their gain. If you don't want anything more than friendship, I'll back off." How am I supposed to reply to that?" She said, putting her head on the table loudly.

"Wanda sweetie," I said, offering her the small plate of cookies. Daisy snatched two and grabbed mugs for their Hot Chocolate. Wanda took one hesitantly and nibbled as I said, "He's putting the ball in your court. Do you or do you not want more?"

"I don't know. Everyone has been teasing me about his age, even Pietro."

"Don't think about what anyone else says. As cheesy as it sounds, what does your heart say?"

"I- I do like him. I just don't want to move too fast. What if he finds someone else his age? What about Maria?"

"Do you remember the story I told about him hitting on me when we were no longer Student and teacher? He likes the younger ladies. And she's not his type," I said quickly, and they looked confused so I clarified, "He doesn't particularly like Maria's brand of attitude. He likes women that are tough, fun to be around but not nearly as bossy."

"Got your point there. Um, and if I were you and single, I would've moved way too fast the first night. He is gorgeous, I don't care how old he is." Daisy said gossiping as she brought over their Hot Chocolate.

"His age doesn't matter to me." She blushed.

"I'm gonna skip over what Daisy just said about wanting to bang my cousin," I chuckled, "And say that he's always been a gentleman. He'll take it as far and as fast as you'd like it to go. Give him a shot."

"I should text him back."

"Better yet, call him. He'd love to hear your answer verbally, no matter what time it is, wherever he is.

"Okay," She said taking her phone and going to stand by the large window. I smirked at Daisy and whispered, "That's how you play matchmaker."

"Trip said you threatened to lock him in a closet with me. And then you locked us in my room. I wasn't entirely stable, and I could have killed him."

"Skye, I wouldn't have let him in if I didn't think you could control yourself. Give yourself more credit. I was pregnant at the time," I said, sighing as Callie handed me her teething ring. Her eyes started to droop, so I just handed it back to her and she didn't seem to notice it wasn't colder.

"Tricking them so young," Daisy chuckled. I could vaguely hear Wanda's whispered response to whatever Brock had said. Smiling, I finished my tea and said, "Okay love bug, time for bed."

"G'night," Daisy said softly, catching Callie's hand in a high five as we left. Joey was up and following as we walked back to our room. Callie was passing out quickly, and I chuckled to myself as she tried to fight sleep. Padding my way into our room softly, I could hear both guys snoring loudly. Callie didn't seemed fazed by the noise as we walked back to the nursery.

As I placed her in the crib she whined, making me coo to soother her.

"Hush my darling. Time to sleep," I whispered, leaning down to kiss her forehead. She calmed, rolling onto her side, snuggling against Elijah's head. Sighing in relief, I sat down in the rocking chair in the corner, watching them. They looked so content, but something was telling me to stay put, and watch over them.

An hour later, I saw the sky lightening, and over the next hour, I watched the sunrise coming up over the Catskill Mountains. The door to the nursery opened the next morning, but I chose to watch the twins instead of reacting.

"Hey, have you been up all night?" Bucky asked softly.

"Callie was teething and running a fever. I just can't shake the feeling that I should watch her."

"Go get some sleep, I'll take second watch," He said kissing my forehead.

"No, I want to." I said stubbornly.

"Okay," He said after a minute of silence. Instead of arguing, he lifted me from the rocking chair and we sat together on the loveseat.

"Why are you up?"

"Steve rolled over, and he was confused when you weren't there. I told him I would find you," He smiled, tracing a pattern on my exposed stomach.

"It scared me, how hot she felt." I said, letting a tear slip out.

"I know. I was reading up that this happens."

"You read a baby book?" I teased, wiping my eyes.

"No, that mothers become frantic and irrational over the illnesses of their firstborns. We are still learning, and it's gonna be like this with all their firsts."

"God I hope not. I can't take this kind of worry," I said, still watching them sleep as I burrowed into Bucky's chest.

"Sera, I will watch them and let you know the minute something isn't right." He said, as I tried to fight off sleep.

"Just a quick nap." I said, conceding to defeat. With one last look at my babies, I closed my eyes.


A/N: Shoutout to Loveless Wings for her kind words in her last review. THank you guys for sticking with me. For those of you that don't like when things are stopped and made into sequels, I have good news. I have about 25 more chapters so far, and as soon as I figure out how to incorporate the CA:CV storyline (maybe not)/characters into this, it could go even further. I just keep getting such awesome inspiration from Marvel and I've got some more mystery coming up too. Love you guys!