When Toni's water broke it wasn't at any convent time or in the middle of a project or the avengers family movie night.

It was at 3:17 in the morning when she was fast asleep, unaware of the wet spot that grew under her.

Steve was fast asleep beside her. Then the contractions hit and Toni woke up gripping her round stomach. "Ah.." She was terrified. Her back and stomach were hurting so much. She whimpered which woke Steve up. Nothing wakes him easily with the exception of Toni in pain or in a nightmare.

Steve turned over to, worried about Toni. "Toni? You ok?" She gasped in pain, scaring Steve. She breathed out. "No...the baby's coming...ahh get Bruce.." He held her hand through a contraction. "I'm not leaving your side. Jarvis, can you alert the others, get Bruce in here." "Right away captain Rodgers."

She whimpered, tears running down her face as the contraction passed. "Oh god...get me to the bathroom, I do not want to ruin this bed.."

Steve quickly and gently picked her up, kissing her head as he stood. "You'll be ok. No need to be scared." She swallowed her tears as he walked her to there adjacent bathroom, turning the light on. "Your not the one having a human being pushed out of you."He sighed, ignoring the fear he felt. "True."

He placed her in there shower as she tensed, whimpering and gripping her stomach and back. Steve helped get her pants and underwear off,getting a towel to place over her legs. Steve held her hand,wrapping his free arm around her shoulders. helping her though the contraction. "That was only about five minutes. Maybe less." Bruce suddenly barged into the bathroom, hair askew and medical bag in hand. He started getting supplies out as Toni gasped as the contraction passed. Bruce spoke up. "How long in between contractions?" Steve spoke while trying to sooth Toni, stroking her hair, sitting next to her, holding her. "About five minutes. Getting shorter." Toni shook her head, gripping Stevens hand in a white knuckle grip. "No...Bruce I..need to push..oh god I feel him.." Steve saw how terrified Toni was. He can't imagine how scary and painful it must be to bring another life into the world.

Bruce kneeled quickly in between her legs, reaching in and feeling under the towel. "I can feel the head, not crowing yet but just entering the birth canal. Toni, next contraction I need you to push." She was breathing heavily and whimpering. "God it hurts so much.." She tensed, gasping in pain. Bruce looked up at her. "Toni push." She swallowed down her tears, baring down and pushing her child out.

She whimpered and gasped as she pushed. She tried to focus on the feel of Steve holding her and feared breaking his hand. Steve was worried about her breathing. Then Bruce told her to rest and she gasped, breathing heavily and he felt a little better. He kissed her head while Bruce spoke. "We're half way. A few more pushes and your child will be in your arms." She whimpered. "I'm not..sure..what was more painful...getting this reactor put...oh god..in my chest..or giving birth...I have to say...it's a very close to first..." Steve smiled against her cheek, kissing her head. "Both give life to those I love more then anything." She smirked weakly to him, breathing a bit more normal. "Sap." Bruce told her to push and she was scared again but she listened to one of her friends she trusts more then anything.

She pushed, baring down and gripping Stevens hand with such force she was glad he was a super soldier. Bruce kept talking her through it as she pushed and pushed and nearly screamed in pain as she felt her baby crowning. Bruce smiled."Almost done, baby's crowning. Keep pushing."

Toni whimpered from the pain, gasping as she felt the baby's head leave her and the shoulders start but it was a short lived pain as Bruce had her baby in his hands, whimpering and wiggling. She was catching her breath as Bruce smiled. "It's a boy. Steve, would you like to cut the cord?" Toni saw Steve's eyes watery and smiling as he moved, taking the medical scissors and cutting the cord. Bruce stood with the crying baby in hand. "Il clean him up for you and get him wrapped up." Steve nodded. "Thank you Bruce. For everything." Brice smiled, taking the tiny baby to the large sink, starting to wash him of the birthing fluids.

Steve went back to Toni, holding her close and kissing her head. "It's a boy Toni." She smiled weakly, looking exhausted. "A baby boy? I bet she looks like you." Steve chuckled, wiping away a few happy tears from her face.

It was a few minutes later Bruce came back to them, there new baby boy wrapped in a blue blanket as he handed there son over. Toni out stretched her arms as Bruce handed her there son. "Congratulations on your baby boy Toni. I'l go inform the others." Toni held her son close to her chest, almost crying at the sheer about of love and adoration she felt.

His little hand was escaping the blanket and she smile, holding his little hand. Her voice was thick with emotion. "I was right..he looks just like you." Steve chuckle softly seeing the small tuff of blonde hair and blue eyes staring at them. "Should have known. Your always right." He gently pet his son hair as Toni smirked weakly. "Damn right." Steve chuckled, kissing her head. "What should we name him?" Toni sniffled as her baby boy wiggled and held his mothers hand tightly. "Peter?" Steve suggested. Toni smiled. "Yeah. Peter is perfect."

Once Toni gained enough strength Steve helped her to the bed while holding there son with his free arm. Once Toni was laying down she fell asleep. He helped, laying the blanket over her. He smiled, holding there son with both hands, rocking him gently, kissing his little head.

While Toni slept Bruce brought in the crib they had bought for they baby's room. Bruce smiled. "Thought you might need this tonight. If you like I can give his her first medical exam after we've all gotten some rest." Steve nodded, placing him in the white crib. "Jarvis can keep an eye on her. If anything happens we'l call you. Thank you Bruce, I would have been lost In this had you not been here." "No problem. Toni and you are my family. Of corse I'm going to help. Now get some rest because the others are going to want to see the new arrival at a much better time. Oh that reminds me." He went to his medical bag, getting out a birth certificate he brought with him. Toni didn't want a hospital if it could be helped.

"I wrote down the time of birth but the rest will have to wait until I can give her an exam." Steve nodded. "Please, Bruce go get some sleep. We'l see you in the morning." Bruce nodded. "Good night. Congratulations." Steve nodded as Bruce left the room. Steve kept watch over his baby boy. He couldn't sleep. Not now. Now that he has a son that was just brought into the world not more then 20 minutes ago.

At some point in the night Steve had fallen asleep because he was being woken up by high pitched crying. It took him a moment to realize it was his infant son but the sound got quieter and he heard Toni softly shushing him. He turned over, seeing Toni holding Peter to her breast, feeding him. Steve watched quietly, not wanting to disturb the beautiful first moments between mother and son.

Toni saw Steve was awake as she feed peter. "I guess I didn't get to him fast enough. " Steve sat up with worried eyes. "You should be resting. You just gave birth hours ago." Toni nodded, gently swaying back and forth as she feed her son. "I know but he's hungry. I had to do something." Steve got up, gently leading her and the baby to the bed. "At least sit down while you feed her. Your still healing."

Toni was quiet for a moment while she stared down at the tiny being in her arms. then she spoke, nearly startling Steve. "I think that's the most scared I've ever been. I woke up feeling like my insides trying to push everything out of me. It was awful. Then when it came to actually feeling him moving inside me. It was surreal and agonizing and I was so scared I'd hurt him or if he would be a still born..." She trailed off, her voice becoming thick. Steve smiled softly, kissing her head and wrapping an arm around her. "I know. I was scared to. Not just for Peter. You to. I've seen a few friends of my mother die from it. I know medical science has gotten so much better and whatnot but dosnt make me scared any less." Toni sniffled, smiling weakly, looking at Steve. "We're both ok. And we're not going anywhere any time soon."