Chapter Eight: Trying Again
It's been almost two years since we lost our baby and a lot has happened. The Avengers came up with a plan to reverse the snap and bring everyone back that we lost. We as team went back in time, collected all the infinity stones and brought them back to our present time. Tony built a special gauntlet to store the power of the stones but Bruce was the one to make the snap, nearly killed him but we succeeded in bringing everyone back. However, our success didn't come without losses, Clint and Tony are gone. Clint died retrieving the soul stone and Tony gave his life to defeat Thanos once and for all.
"Proof that Tony Stark has a heart", the words are engraved into my head as I put a flower on Tony's floating grave. I can't contain my tears anymore, Wanda and Nat seeing the pain in my eyes come over to hold my hands. The man I considered to be my father is gone and I'm left with an empty is space where he once was. The day was spent crying and comforting Pepper and Morgan. At the end of the day Tony's Lawyer pulled people aside and took us into Tony's study for the reading of the will. I found out that Tony left me half of his assets and the other half to Pepper. I was now a billionaire and had no idea what to do with it.
It's been three months since the funeral and Wanda and I are still getting accustom to our new wealth. My heart still aches at the passing of Tony and I still think of him everyday. Though today my mind is elsewhere, I'm thinking about the baby and how I so desperately want to try again but I have no idea how to bring that up to Wanda. Deep in thought I don't even notice Wanda putting her hand to my head, when I finally realize what she's doing it's already too late and she reads my thoughts. She looks at me shocked and her hand falls into her lap.
"So, you want to try again huh?", Wanda says as a single tear falls from her eye.
"Yes my love, I do. I know they will never replace the one we lost but I think it's time because I know you want this just as much as I do", I say taking her hands in mine.
"I do want this as much as you do but I don't know if I can carry another child, the minute we lost our baby my heart shattered and I don't know if I can go through that again", Wanda says as she rubs my knuckles with her thumb.
I pause for a moment, "I'll do it", I say. "I'll carry our next baby".
Wanda looks at me in shock and jumps into my arms smiling and laughing. So it's decided that I will carry our next child, our rainbow baby.
One month later:
I'm standing in front of the bathroom mirror holding the test in my hands and praying to the gods that I see what I so desperately need to see. We went with the same donor we did before so our babies will be siblings. The timer on my phone made me jump when it went off. I picked up the test and took a deep breath before raising the test to eye level. I hold my stomach gently and begin to cry, I'm pregnant.
It's about 5pm when Wanda's car pulls up in the driveway, I jumped up from the couch and took my position by the door to surprise Wanda when she comes in. I hear her footsteps on the porch and her keys jingling when I take the test out of my pocket and put it behind my back. She opens the front door and looks at me suspiciously.
"What are you doing love? Not up to any trouble are you?", said Wanda with a smile.
"Of course not baby, just thought I would share something with you", I say slowly pulling the test out from behind my back.
It takes her a second before she realizes what's in my hand. She walks slowly over to me and takes the test from my hand and looks down at it. Her jaw drops and she jumps into my arms letting out a happy squeal. She kneels down and kisses my tummy.
"Ivy is this really happening?".
"Yes my love, it's really happening", I say pulling her in for a kiss
Today's the day of our first anatomy scan for the baby and I'm scared to death something will be wrong with them. I start to panic in the waiting room of the doctor's office, Wanda feeling my panic puts her hand in mine and reassures me with a loving smile.
"Mrs. Maximoff the doctor will see you now".
Wanda and I stand up and head with the nurse through the door to the exam room. He takes my blood pressure and asks me all those stupid questions about what meds I'm taking and stuff. When he's done he leaves and we're left in utter silence again.
"Hello ladies, are you ready to see your baby", Dr. Luke says sweetly.
Wanda and I both nod our heads in anticipation. I lay back and lift up my shirt to expose my lower stomach. Dr. Luke pulls the ultrasound machine closer and puts the cold blue jelly on my stomach, which seems colder just because I'm nervous. I have to take deep breaths as she's moving the wand around my stomach because my nerves reached a point where my stomach is in knots.
"So good news, both heart beats are extremely strong and the babies seem to be doing well".
It takes a second for her words to process through my brain but Wanda and I look at each other with our mouth hanging wide open.
"I'm sorry but did you just say babies", I say still trying to comprehend what she just said
"Yes I did, you're having twins", Dr. Luke says with an excited smile
We leave the office feeling a mix of emotions, both excited and nervous about what the future may hold. All I know is that Wanda and these babies are my top priority now.
Six months into my pregnancy and the babies are doing just fine but I however have reached the point where my back is hurting, my feet are swollen, and I have raging heartburn that radiates into my feet. Though I don't mind feeling any of those things because it just means my babies are healthy and growing. We found out a week ago that we're having twin boys and that they are the size of a cantaloupe. Wanda has been so patient and loving throughout this entire process, she's been waiting on me hand and foot. I told her not to make a fuss over me but she insists on taking care of me and not letting me do a thing for myself. The team has been amazing too; Nat, Steve, and Thor have been checking in on us almost everyday. Nat even bought the boys matching onesies that say 'auntie Nat's future gaming buddy' on them. It's just so crazy to me how your life can change in what seems to be a blink of an eye. I mean one minute I'm waking up in a wheat field with no idea who I am and the next I'm a billionaire with a gorgeous wife and two baby boys on the way. Just as my mind starts to ramble on about all my different thoughts a power surge goes through my arms and I'm face to face with my parents again but this time Thor and Loki are there, they give my parents what seems to be the tesseract.
Thor looks at my father and says, "I trust you to protect this with your life brother".
My head is spinning as my vision clears, I see Wanda standing over me concerned. I must've fallen off the couch during my vision because Wanda has to help me up off the floor.
"What's wrong Ivy? Did you see something", Wanda says concerned.
I tell her what I saw and she immediately calls Thor and tells him to come to our house right away. He comes in through the back door and I immediately tell him what I saw and put him on the spot. He comes over and sits next to me on the couch.
"Ivy you must understand I was only trying to protect you", Thor says as he puts a hand on my knee.
He tells me that my father is his brother and I am his niece. My parents were chosen to protect the tesseract and died by the hands of Thanos in their quest. I was injured in the attack and was hit so badly in the head that it wiped my memory clean. Thor left me in the wheat field so Shield could find me and bring me to The Avengers, he thought it was my best hope at controlling my powers but he never thought that I would remember my past.
I sat there in shock as his words swirl around my head. So Thor and Loki are my uncles and I'm from Asgard and my parents are dead because of Thanos. I stand up slowly and walk upstairs without saying a word to anyone. I crawl into bed and hold my growing belly for comfort when I hear someone coming up the stairs. Wanda opens the bedroom door and crawls into bed next to me, she kisses my cheek and puts her arm around me. I start to cry and she holds me even tighter, I hear Thor leave and breathe a sigh of relief knowing he is gone. How could he just lie to me like that for all these years? I guess I can't be too mad at him though as his actions led me to my family. Wanda, Nat, Tony, Bruce, Steve, Clint, Vision, Peter; I met them all because of him.
I'm now nine months pregnant and for the past few months I've been avoiding Thor like the plague. I literally can't look at him in the face without feeling sick to my stomach. I've been feeling super tired lately and I'm four days past my due date. Wanda and I have been trying everything to induce labor; eating spicy foods, going for walks, bouncing on an exercise ball, and even sex. Nothing, however, is working.
"Come on little ones, your mommy's want to meet you", Wanda says as she rubs my belly.
"Wanda my love, begging the babies to come out won't make them come out any faster", I say with a small chuckle.
She looks at me and rolls her eyes, "Well I thought I would try".
Later that night I'm lying in bed when I feel a sharp pain and tightness in my lower stomach. I feel a twinge of excitement in my chest, I'm finally having contractions. After an hour the contractions are becoming closer together and the pain is increasing. I finally call Wanda up to the bedroom and as soon as she opens the door a warm liquid starts streaming down my legs.
"Wanda?"
"Yes love?", she says concerned
"I think my water just broke", I say getting out of bed.
Wanda runs to my side and takes ahold of my hand. I change my pants and we collect the hospital bag and run out the door. On the twenty-minute ride to the hospital the contractions become significantly worse and my breathing quickens. We finally get to the hospital and some nurses come and wheel me inside. We get settled into our room and the doctor says that I'm 8cm dilated. I've decided to have a natural birth, not because I'm worried about the meds but because I literally want to test my strength and endurance.
Over the next few hours the pain becomes almost unbearable but my labor progresses normally. By the time it's time to push I'm already so exhausted but getting these babies into the world is my only thought. I grit my teeth and start to push; Wanda holds my hand and tells me how strong I am and how much she loves me. The pain is indescribable but then the most magical sound fills the air, the cries of our first son. Tommy Pietro Maximoff made his way into the world at 3:05 am and his brother Billy Anthony Maximoff came shortly after at 3:20 am. The labor felt long and took its toll on my body but our rainbow babies are here and healthy.
Footnotes: Hey guys, thanks for reading. Again, I'm very sorry for not updating this regularly but I'm going to try and write more for this story because I really love it. And yes I made Clint die instead of Nat on Vormir because I literally couldn't stand her dying again, it was hard enough the first time. Plus this is my story and I can do whatever I want lol. Please like and if you have any ideas for this story please comment them so I can take everyone's thoughts into consideration. Thanks guys and have a good day!