Chapter 3: Telling Everyone
Sif's POV:
"Thor….." I say softly as I look at him. All my thoughts running rampant in my head. I love Thor but he is in line for the throne. Most kings take the fairest in the realm. "You are in line for the throne, you can have any girl you want."
"Sif you don't understand. I am willing to give it up in order to be with you."
I turn and hide my face as I feel Thor aproach me.
"Lady Sif, I would have confessed my feelings sooner but I felt that Jane deserved more time. I know now that you are the one for me. Please Sif just stay here and give me a chance."
I feel Thor place a hand on my shoulder and I turn and hug him tight. "I will stay, I love you." I whisper quietly but I know he heard me.
Steve's POV:
I am literally shaking with excitement as I head up to Tony's floor where JARVIS said all the guys were meeting for drinks. I step off the elevator and joins the rest of the guys grabbing a beer.
Thor seems just as happy as me today as he talking to Bruce.
"Hey Stevo, where did you and Tasha run off too?" questions Tony.
"We had some things to discuss, no need to get suspicious," I say laughing awkwardly. I take my drink and sits in a chair in the living room. Soon all the guys are there talking amongst themselves.
"So, uh, guys," I start and everyone turns to look at me. "Would you be okay with maybe getting a new team member?"
"What do you mean?" Thor asks.
"Who?!"Clint questions excitedly. Tony laughs taking a drink while Bruce looks even more confused.
"Well it won't be right away, it will take some time," I respond.
The others are still a bit confused so I reach in my pocket and places the picture face down on the table as I walk to get another beer. Out of the corner of my eye I see Clint jump to flip over the picture and I struggle to hold back a grin.
"STEVE!" I turn around to see Clint's surprised look while Bruce explains everything to Thor.
"So our new member will take another 6 months," I say.
"You and Nat! Oh! I.. I am just so HAPPY!" Clint shouts.
It doesn't take long before I'm surrounded by hugs and high fives and plenty of questions.
Natasha's POV:
I hide the small picture in the pocket of my hoodie as I walk downstairs to Bobbi's floor. I am greeted by homemade facemasks and girl talk once i step inside the cozy apartment.
"Nat, I'm glad you can join us! Sif was just telling us about Thor and her!"
I smile sitting on the floor to listen for them talk for a while. "So Nat, how about you and Steve? Anything new?" Bobbi asks trying to get me in the conversation.
I look down at my nails that I was just picking at, "Oh I wouldn't call it new."
"Oohh! Spill!" Pepper requests excitedly.
Instead of responding I pass her the picture in my pocket face down. She flips it over and a loud squeal feels the apartment and she turns to show the others. "You're Pregnant!"
Suddenly I am tackled to the ground by the four girls and I gasp for air. "You are squishing me."
They all jump back and Pep immediately leans toward my stomach. "I am sorry baby! Auntie Pepper didn't mean it."
"Pepper the fetus is probably the size of a peanut it won't feel or hear you for a while," Betty explains and Pepper glares at her. "Okay no more facts against Pepper," Betty jokes.
We sit talking the rest of the night before I excuse myself to bed. Though I of course head up to get Steve rather than head to bed.
Once I step off the elevator all the guys run to me. Thor unexpectedly picks me up and hugs me. Once he sits me down Clint hugs me and then Bruce.
"Why so much affection?" I question.
"You are giving me a neice!" Clint shouts. "I will never hurt her."
"Says the guy who was so excited about kicking Natasha's ass the other day. Plus stop calling it a girl its gonna be a boy," Tony remarks and Clint's face falls.
"I didn't know…."
"Clint it's fine, you didn't hurt me or the baby."
Steve walks out of the bathroom where he had been for the last few minutes. "Oh, Hey baby. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I was just wondering if you were ready for bed," I say awkwardly.
"Of course, lets go." Steve walks to me and puts his arm around my waist. "Night guys."
The Next Day:
Steve's POV:
I woke up when Nat rushes to the bathroom at about 5 am. I get up and follow her so I can hold back her hair. Once she is done I get her a glass of water and some mouthwash as she leans against the wall.
"I thought this was supposed to go away now that I am in the second trimester."
"Well you are only two days into it and every pregnancy is different. Though it does seem like it's getting better."
Natasha gets off the floor and starts the shower. "Okay well I am going to shower then we can go get breakfast before heading to SHIELD to do some paperwork before my 8:30 class."
After Nat's shower I hop into a quick one before changing into a pair of jeans and a black shirt. I notice that Nat changes into her favorite jeans and tanktop.
"You look absolutely radiant," I compliment as I walk behind her as she fixes her hair.
After we are both ready its about 6 am so we head upstairs. Once there we fix a bowl of cereal and have a seat at the table. Soon we are joined by Bobbi and Clint. Clint immediately greets Nat and 'baby Tash'.
"Clint I don't think Nat wants you talking to her stomach everytime you see her," Bobbi points out and I laugh. Bobbi sits next to me across from Clint. "So when is your next appointment?"
"Today, Nat is just starting her second trimester so they want her to come in for a check up."
"Oh cool, so are you going during your lunch break or after work?" Clint asks.
"Well I don't have a class after 11:30 so Steve and I are going to try and sneak a long lunch break."
"Why don't you go ahead and tell my dad? He will let you have a long lunch and he will keep it a secret," Bobbi points out.
I never actually thought of telling Coulson yet, though I know I trust him. I look over to Nat and can tell she wants to discuss it first.
"Well I have to go get some paperwork done before our class later Bobbi, So I will see you in a bit and we can talk about our sorority induction party." Nat says as she takes our bowls to the kitchen.
"See you at work Clint, have a nice day Bobbi," I say before following Nat.
We head down to the garage and Nat grabs her helmet and leather jacket off its hook by the door as I grab the keys. We load onto the bike and head off towards HQ. We park the bike and head up to our office. We get up the quickly and start on some paperwork for our next mission.
"Baby, I think we should tell Coulson," Nat speaks up.
"Okay, then we will tell him after this.
I read the file for the next mission. Nat and I will go undercover at a small highschool with some others. Since their are others and we are undercover I think that Nat will be fine handle this mission with the pregnancy.
Soon our alarm goes off and Nat stands and stretches, "Let's go talk to Coulson before I am late for class."
I smile and grab her hand as we head to Coulson's office. Natasha knocks on the door and we wait patiently for him to answer the door. The door opens and Coulson invites us in as he cleans off his desk.
"Good morning Ms. Romanov, and Mr. Rogers. How might I help you?"
"We have a secret but we need to ask you for a favor," Natasha answers squezing my hand.
"Natasha is 12 weeks pregnant and we have a doctor's appointment so I need you to cover for me at lunch."
Coulson looks a bit shocked for a second but then recovers. "Okay well uh, Congrats! Though I hope you will tell Fury soon so that we can keep Natasha safe."
"Of course sir, thank you. Now we must go so that Nat is not late for class."
"Of course, have a nice day."
After our meeting with Coulson I drop off Nat for her class and head back to HQ to train some newbies. Before I know it I am pulling in to pick up Natasha and we are off to the appointment.
We wait patiently in the secured waiting room that Tony funded so that the press wont find out about the baby yet.
"Mr. and Mrs. Rogers," the nurse snaps me back to reality as Nat drags me along.
Soon Nat is on a table with her shirt pulled up and our baby can be seen on the screen. It is just so unbelieveable.