Chapter 16


The rest of the night Rose was confined to her hospital room and an Avenger, Loki, James, or Sirius was constantly with her or outside her room. It was mainly Steve beside her bed but when Pepper, Natasha, and Rose could they would convince him to go get something to eat. James and Sirius were constantly outside her room or taking turns for shifts. When the Hospital Visiting hours ended after that day Tony had brought a large black dog into the hospital and when the doctors tried to get him to remove it he threatened their reputations with a push of a button. Tony had done this when Rose became terrified of the darkness in the room and kept asking where Padfoot was. That first night in the Hospital Padfoot slept at the foot of her bed, just like he had when they were on the move with Tom. Steve had fallen asleep beside her in the bed. Pepper in a reclining chair with Tony. Thor and Jane ended up falling asleep on the other bed in her room. Natasha and Clint fell asleep in the other reclining chair. Then there was Bruce who fell asleep in the chair beside her bed. James fell asleep in the chair beside Thor and Jane's bed. They all remained in Rose's room that first night because she was terrified of Tom not being dead. The only one not in the room was Loki, who had taken it upon himself to keep watch just outside her door so no one would disturb the sleeping team or the new mother. Johnny had been taken by the nurses to be taken care of for the night.

Early the next morning Rose woke up to see everyone was still asleep. She shifted slightly and saw Padfoot instantly raise his large black head, the dark eyes watched her for a moment before putting his head back down on his paws. Rose stayed quiet for maybe a few minutes before she heard the others stay to shift and move as they slowly woke up. Natasha was the first up and came over to her, "We've missed you. We all have."

Rose watched the assassin for a moment as she smiled at the other red headed woman, "I've missed everyone so much." Natasha gave a nod and then left the room to return about a half hour later with about a dozen bagels and donuts. Everyone devoured a bagel or donut. Thor ate four and Loki ate three, everyone else ate a normal human portion for breakfast. The nurse came in with Jonathan and gave the small boy to Rose, who was more than happy to see her baby once more. Rose wasn't permitted to move without supervision for at least another day due to her shoulder and leg. The doctors said she was healing exceptionally well and fast, but they still wanted to make sure everything would be alright and didn't want her making things worse by moving too much. Getting up to go to the bathroom was difficult enough for the young witch, who could make it a few steps before her right leg would become a searing pain and Steve would scoop her up to help her into the bathroom. He stood outside the door and when she was done he would help her back to her bed.

The Team stayed in the room with Rose, only leaving if Padfoot had to go out but return with Sirius. "Can I ask a question?" Steve asked looking at Rose, everyone else was talking and Pepper was hold their son at the moment. Rose nodded and Steve asked, "It was on my mind for sometime... I'm sorry I sound jealous, but... do you still love him?"

Rose fell silent she knew who Steve was talking about. He wanted to know if she still loved Scorpius, and to be honest she knew a part of her would always love Scorpius. "No." She said looking at Steve, he seemed to watch her for a few moments before nodding and they rejoined the conversation. Rose watched as Natasha now held their son before giving the infant to Steve, who was sitting on the edge of her bed. He held the small boy close to him, and Rose's heart swelled at the sight of the man she loved holding their child.


About a week later Rose was released from the hospital and was allowed to take Jonathan, who they had all taken to calling Johnny, with her. When they arrived at the Tower, with Steve driving Rose and Johnny. They ended up in the Penthouse, where everyone else was. Fury was standing there and Rose had spoken to him to about resigning from the Avengers, unless a World-Domination person was attacking she would not be called on any missions. He had grudging agreed and allowed her to resign to be with her son. Pepper had insisted on giving Rose and Steve a day together and took Johnny from her the second they entered the Penthouse. Steve then proceeded to help her change into something nice and he too changed into something nice as well.

"Where are we going? I don't want to leave Johnny too long." Rose said, beginning to panic for her newborn. Steve had helped her change into a long blue gown that covered her right leg as it went to the floor. He then helped her put on a beautiful white jacket. He said no one would see her shoes so she could be comfortable, and she ended up in her black and white KEDS sneakers. He wore black dress pants, black dress shoes, a white shirt with a blue tie that matched her dress, and he wore a nice black jacket.

"Out to dinner." He said with a gentle smile.

"I don't look good though-" She said as she looked at herself in the mirror. To her, her slim figure had since disappeared and now had baby-fat from her pregnancy. To her she no longer looked good in the slim fitting dress.

"You look stunning." Steve said and kissed her to show her he meant it. To him he didn't see the baby fat from the pregnancy, but a slim Rose. The one he had fallen for before her kidnapping and before her pregnancy. To him she was stunning in the dress with no flaws.

Rose believed him. She let him lead her to a high-end restaurant. They ate, drank, and laughed. When dessert finally came she was surprise to find that in an elegant display sat a stunning silver ring. The center stone was a her favorite Blue Sapphire and the small studs that surrounded the ring were a lighter blue topaz and seated on a silver ring. Her eyes widened and she looked up at Steve was already down on one knee. "Rose, I know it may seem rushed but there is no one I would want to spend the rest of my life with. No one else I would want to come home to. No one else I would give up my life for." At his last sentence she raised an eyebrow and he grinned back, "Okay, I'll change that. I would do anything for you and for Jonathan. What I'm trying to say is... Will you, Rose Weasley, marry me?"

Rose grinned at him and threw her arms around him and kissed him, "Yes." She said and he grinned back before kissing her fiercely back. He gently cleaned the ring and slid it onto her finger and kissed her again.


They made it back to the tower, Rose a little buzzed from the liquor and the events of the night. They went up to the Penthouse to find Loki asleep in an arm chair with Jonathon on his chest, passed out. Pepper and Tony were asleep on the couch, Natasha and Clint were missing same as Thor and Jane. James was half asleep on the floor and Sirius was passed out in the love seat, more like sprawled out as he snored away.

Loki's eyes flickered as Steve moved close them. Rose thought for a moment that Loki would attack but relaxed when she saw the God recognize them and give Johnny over to Steve.