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"Okay. That was weird" Steve said as he stared at the papers in his hands, confused.

"He's Tony. That kind of behavior is quite normal of him. But Pepper? Now that is weird" Natasha stated as she made her way to the kitchen, grabbing a beer from the fridge before returning to her spot next to Steve "Are you opening that?"

"I don't trust Tony. I can only imagine he broke something or created something and now I have to go and clean up his mess"

"That's what Pepper and Maria are for. Give me that" she handed him the beer before snatching the folder, ripping the seals before reading through the documents. She froze.

"What did he blow up now?" Steve tried to joke, but Natasha's reaction had him feeling uneasy. "Nat? What did Tony want?"

She didn't say anything. She was shocked and angry. Very angry. But for some reason she had completely disconnected from the world. Now he was worried.

"Nat?"

She bolted from the couch, thrusting the papers in his lap as she raced upstairs. He heard the nursery's door open and frowned again. He didn't heard the baby cry.

He sighed, pushing the beer away before reading the papers. Maybe they got a break in HYDRA and their labs and this was Tony's cheap way to get out of future troubles. Except it wasn't.

He was a smart man. He had done as best as he could during the 40's. And after agreeing to participate in Erskine's experiments, and SHIELD's constant check ups, he was familiar with labs. He was capable of reading certain information, and was well familiar with the serum marks in his DNA.

He saw a reference of his, and a reference of Natasha's in the folder. Again, he wasn't surprised, after all, Fury had paired them up because they were his most durable and reliable agents. He knew her serum wasn't as powerful as his, but it was still powerful. Enough for her to have a broken rib completely welded in a week or two. He wasn't sure what had triggered Natasha's reaction, until he found a third document with serum marks. It was the child's DNA. It had marks similar to both, his and Natasha's. And… Oh.

There was a paternity test. And it was a match. Clinton was his son?. He keep reading, seeing that apparently, the baby was also biologically Natasha's and well… Now he wanted to faint.

"FRIDAY? Is this true?"

"Yes, sir. Mr. Stark ran the test. Numerous times, and the result was always the same"

"How is that possible? I mean they…"

"Mr. Stark believes HYDRA took possession of samples from you as you were unconscious after being defrosted. And Miss Romanoff's samples were given willingly by KGB and RedRoom. Their aim was to create super babies, it seems"

"Did they succeded?"

"No, sir. Most of the samples were recovered and put on lockdown in the new Avengers facility. Five embryos were implanted but only this one made to birth"

HYDRA had created a baby. They wanted a human weapon and used him and Nat…

"FRIDAY? Keep an eye on Natasha. I'm going out"

He ignored whatever the AI said to him, walking out of the door and going for a long run.

Because this was a curve he never expected. And no matter how it happened, he had a son.

A son.

He's my son.

And he needs protection.

He need me.

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She knew she shouldn't have left the room like that. But she just couldn't believe it. She couldn't accept it.

This was not what RedRoom had told her when they sterilize her. She never thought they would actually…

Her eyes snapped to the crib, when the baby was quietly staring at her. He was intuitive, and apparently was able to tell she was distressed, and he kept from crying.

He was her son. And yes, he was created on a lab but still…

"Why… why would they do this? You…" she was so angry, and she couldnt remember the last time she was angry enough to cry. She held back a sob, turning her back to the baby as she griped the edge of the changing table "Get a grip Natasha" she scolded herself, failing miserably as the baby finally cried out for her and she instantly went for him.

"I'm sorry. It's not your fault. I should've know RedRoom would always haunt me. It's okay…" the baby kept wailing as she pulled him from the crib, sitting on the rocking chair as she cuddled him to her chest.

"God…" she pulled away to look at him, really look at him, red hair that curled slightly at the tips, pouty red lips and his eyes shape was all her, and she did nothing to stop the bitter laugh that came out of her "Of course everyone was right. You do look like me" she pressed him back to her chest as he once again cried out for her. He was a cuddly baby, and he really did loved when she held him that way.

"You got that from your dad I guess. I'm not into hugs" bright blue eyes stared at her and she chuckled "You also got his eyes. And his strength and endless energy. You are a handful" The baby closed his eyes and dozed off in her arms. "That you got from him too. Rogers can fall asleep in five seconds and be up in two. I actually love my bed"

She spend the entire night rocking on the chair with the baby fast asleep in her arms. She was not sure what she was supposed to do. 24 hours ago he was just her charge. A mission she had to accomplish. She had to keep him safe until he was placed with a family.

And now he was her son. And she was pretty sure she was going crazy because she felt that she could never let him go.

"Natasha?" Steve whispered softly as he walked into the nursery. He eyed the baby in Natasha's arms, his son, and smiled. He was asleep and snuggled to her neck and she was snuffling his hair.

"After joining SHIELD, I thought about this… After meeting Clint's family it finally sunk in, what they did to me… I realized that I was supposed to be Black Widow forever. Never fall in love. Never have a family. Just like they wanted…" she held the baby closer to her, running her left hand through his hair.

"It's like he always knew who I was" she said, hoarsely "When Maria gave him to me, he stopped crying. He simply stopped crying and cuddled to me."

"Maybe he did. I read somewhere, that babies know their parents. I remember when Bucky's sister was born. She would cry, but as soon as her momma held her, she stopped. It soothed her." He smiled, sitting on a bench near the rocking chair.

"What do you want to do?" He asked. He knew he wanted to keep the child. He had fallen in love with the baby long before Tony even told them it was biologically theirs. But he couldn't make a decision like that without Natasha's input, it was her son, too.

"What do you mean?" she asked, teary eyed as she kissed the baby's forehead.

"I called Pepper, and she wants to know if we'll keep him. And if we do, he needs a real name. We've been calling him baby for the past three weeks, unless we were in public and we called him Clinton. I believe he'll start thinking it's his name"

"His name is James" she whispered and Steve could feel his heart stopping "I've been calling him that for a few days, he seems to like it"

He was stunned to silence. It was obvious she heard more than she let on that day. But he was surprised she would even consider the name. He knew Natasha was not particularly happy about Bucky. She didn't trust he would come back or be okay, but they had found some common ground on him.

"Natasha you don't have to… We can choose a different name. I know you-"

"His name is James Clinton Rogers Romanoff. Do you really want to discuss it?" She gave him a pointed look that meant drop it. And he did, because his son had a name and he couldn't be happier with his family. Except they weren't a family.

"Ms. Romanoff, Mr Stark and Dr. Cho wish to speak with you. They request your presence immediately. Also, Miss Potts is in need of baby James birth certificate" FRIDAY's voice echoed through the nursery, startling James and causing him to cry "My apologies, Ms. Romanoff"

Natasha got up and started singing a soft Russian lullaby, calming James immediately.

"As soon as Pepper gets here we can head over to Stark tower. We are not taking him with us" She handed the baby to Steve, and he nearly dropped him when he saw Pietro and Wanda Maximoff standing by the door.

"We babysit. I babysit Wanda all my life" Pietro smiled, sprinting through the room before stopping in front of Natasha and kissing her cheek. He nodded at Steve.

"Tony sent us. In case baby needs protection. And I babysat Pietro" Wanda smiled "Vision is around too. Hidden"

Natasha nodded and kept an eye on James as he was passed to Wanda.

"Congratulations in order, yes?" Pietro asked as he stood behind his sister, knowing he wouldn't be hurt for taunting them if she was in front of him.

"He's an idiot. What is his name now?" Wanda asked moving to take Natasha's spot on the rocking chair, rolling her eyes as the redheaded was still glaring at her brother.

"His name is James. And do NOT sprint with him Pietro, or I will make sure you never do it again"

"Mama bear in! I don't sprint with baby. Relax" Pietro laughed as he walked out of the room. Steve glanced at Wanda warily, but then followed suit.

"If you need anything, call" Natasha stated, giving a pointed look at the brunette as she went to her room to change. She saw a light on her nightstand as noticed a file on her Pad. She open it to find James's digital birth certificate and instructions from Pepper on where to sign them. She read through it, hardly believing it.

Name: James Clinton Rogers Romanoff.

Mother: Natasha Alianovna Romanoff.

Father: Steven Grant Rogers.

"You do realize Clint will be pretty mad at you for that, right?" Steve asked as he sat next to her on her bed. He watched as she signed the document, handing the Pad to him.

"And Barnes will kill you, but who's counting" she gave him a slight smile "He's in danger now. SHIELD will keep him out of our files when they find out but, HYDRA knows he's alive. They know he's our son and they will go after him"

"Well, it's a good thing his mom and dad are Avengers then"


AN: Sooooo... Now they know! And they choose to keep him so there's that. I've never read the comic or seen the series, but what could have gone wrong in the universe that Tony Stark out of all people ended up in charge of all the Avengers kids? Because we know that Steve would rather freeze again before letting Tony raise his son. At least MCU Steve lol... Anyways... As usual, let me know what you think and dont forget to R/R (Thanks to all of those that have done it so far! You are my little romanogers angels) -OHP