Chapter 16-

The next morning just like Steve and Emerson predicted there was a knock on the door. Jenson being the closest one to the front door, grueling the sleeping blonde got up from the warmth and comfiness of the couch to answer the door. Standing in front of her was a red headed women who had a license to kill stare.

"Uh hi? Are you Natasha?" Jenson asked cocking her head to the side.

Nodding her hat covered head, Natasha answered. "I am. Are Steve and Emerson around?"

Looking over at the microwave to see the time. "At 5:30 in the morning? Yeah I think they are around. I'll go get them."

"Thank you." Natasha said as she walked into the apartment, sitting down on one of the kitchen chairs.

"Uh huh." Jensen mumbled walking to her sister's room hoping all body parts are covered. Going into the room, Emerson and Steve were sound asleep. Emerson had her face buried into Steve's chest. While Steve was snoring and holding onto Emerson like his life depended on it. "Emmy, wake up."

"Go away Jen." Emerson mumbled flinging her hand towards her sister.

Catching her hand. "Natasha's here."

"Stupid spies and them waking up early. Don't they know this is the only day I can sleep in?" Emerson said sitting up, waking Steve up in the process.

"What's going on?" Steve asked stretching.

"Well Mr. Snores A Lot, your friend Natasha is here to see you." Jensen said pulling the blanket she was wearing tighter. "And she is in my bedroom, so if you would go talk to her I'll greatly appreciate it."

Nodding his head, Steve got out of the bed pulling Emerson with him. "Thanks Jensen."

"Uh huh." Jensen said as she fell into the warm bed her sister and Steve freed up.

Back out in the living room, Natasha was nervously tapping her fingers against the wooden table. On contrary to what people think, mainly Stark, she does have more than two emotions. She knew she messed up when she blurted out that her and Steve kissed. Knowing that Steve didn't have any feelings for her since they talked about it on the way up to the camp in New Jersey. All he could talk about was Emerson and how he was going to get back together with her once he can leave D.C.

"Natasha." Steve said sitting down across from the red head. While Emerson walk into the kitchen. "Why are you here so early?"

Clasping her hands together, Natasha watched Emerson as she began to make a pot of coffee. "I wanted to apologize for what I said last night. I shouldn't have done that. Especially since I know that you two are in a relationship. Its just, ugh. Eto slozhno."

"Eto what-o?" Emerson said handing the two Avengers a cup of coffee. "What language was that?"

"Russian. And thank you." Natasha said holding on to the coffee mug. "Steve, you are the first man to actually treat me like I am an actual women. Not an agent, not an assassin. Not the Black Widow. But just Natasha. And I don't know. You just made me feel special and I just let that over take my emotions." Turning her body towards Emerson, who was now sitting at the kitchen table. "And I shouldn't have done that to you. You are probably the best thing that has ever happened to Rogers. When we were in D.C, you were all he could talk about. Even with you two being broken up. I just thought that if I had Steve, then maybe I would have that. But obviously I was wrong. So so wrong."

Taking a gulp of her coffee. Emerson looked at the apologizing look on Natasha's face. "I understand. I would think the same thing. But if you do that ever again, I will hurt you or at least try. I know for a fact you can whoop my ass."

"Thank you Emerson. It means a lot." Natasha said smiling softly at the blonde in front of her.

Nodding his head, Steve stood up with his arms open. "Come here."

"Thank you Steve." Natasha said wrapping her arms around his torso loosely. "I am sorry. Truly."

"I know you are Nat." The super soldier said hugging her tightly. Letting go after a few seconds he pushed her arm's length away. "But did you really have to come here at 5:30 in the morning to apologize?"

Smirking softly. "Say the man who goes on a run every morning at 6 o clock on the dot."

"I had 30 more minutes to sleep." Steve said sitting back down with a smile on his face. "And this one likes to sleep in on Sunday's so my run doesn't happen later until she goes down to the bakery."

"Well I am also sorry for waking you up so early." Natasha said with a smile on her face. "I'll make it up to you."

"Good you better." Emerson said fixing her hair with her left hand. Giving Natasha a good shot of the ring.

Taking the blonde's hand in hers. Natasha looked at the couple. "When did you get this?"

"Last night after the dinner." Emerson said softly smiling at Steve. "He proposed at the spot we first met."

"Very romantic Cap."

Hearing little footsteps running against the hardwood floors, the adults looked over to find Liam wide awake. Liam being a six, almost seven year old, didn't know what the meaning of sleeping in was just quite yet. So when he walked into the kitchen to find his mommy and daddy talking to a red headed lady, he just had to know what was going on. Climbing onto Steve's lap, he looked over at Natasha.

"Are you the Black Widow?"

Nodding her head, Natasha replied. "I am. Are you Liam?"

"Yep! Liam James Rhodes. What's your real name? Daddy doesn't go around being called Captain America. And same with Tony Stark."

"It's Natasha Romanoff. But you can call me Nat." She said smiling softly at the little boy. He looked comfortable in Steve's lap. Who welcomed the boy to climb onto his lap.

"You're pretty. Do you have a boyfriend?" Liam asked. "Daddy calls mommy pretty and they are dating. So you should have a boyfriend."

Shaking her head holding in her laughter. "I don't have a boyfriend."

"I'll find you one. I did it for mommy. So I can do it for you. Grandma calls me a match maker." Explaining like it was the most easiest thing in the world, to get someone in a relationship. "Mom whats for breakfast?"

"Um cereal?" Emerson said questioning herself once she said it. She hadn't gone grocery shopping in a couple of weeks and didn't know what they had. Liam had been going through a growth spurt and was eating everything in plain sight. And it didn't help one bit that Steve's metabolism worked four times faster then the average metabolism. Food rarely stayed in the apartment for long. It also didn't help, Emerson absolutely hated grocery shopping. Finding a box of Lucky Charms, she poured Liam a bowl.

"Mom I got an idea." Liam said watching his mom walk back over to the table, his breakfast in her hand.

Setting the bowl down in front of him. Curious Emerson asked. "And what is that?"

"For Saint Patrick's Day, you should make Lucky Charms cupcakes!" Liam exclaimed with a mouth full of the cereal.

Smiling softly Emerson nodded her head. "Yes I should. Good idea Liam. But before we start thinking about St. Patty's Day. What do you want to do for your birthday party?"

"Um I want a Minions party." Liam said pointing to his Minion pajamas. "Nat will you come to my birthday party?"

Natasha looked over at Liam surprised that he would even ask that. "Uh thats up to your parents Liam."

Turning to look up at Steve with his big brown puppy eyes. "Can she and the rest of the Avengers come? I'll be the coolest kid in school."

"Of course Liam." Steve said caving into the look, something that he will have to work on if he was going to be a father to the boy. "Nat can you let them all know to come?"

"It'll be December 28th and at my parents house." Emerson said after she poured herself another cup of coffee. "I don't have enough room here, to have 10 six and seven year olds. With their parents and well a team of superheroes."

Standing up from her seat Natasha smiled at the couple. "Of course I will let them know. But I should get going. We will have to try to have that dinner again soon."

"We will." Emerson said pulling the assassin into a hug. "Keep in touch, I need more girl friends in my life."

"I do too." Natasha said, surprised that Emerson would even say anything like to her after what she did last night, pulling away from the hug. "See you three later."

When Natasha left Emerson went down to the bakery to open up, leaving Liam and Steve to have a guy's day. Since it hadn't stopped snowing since the Steve proposed to Emerson, he decided that they should stay in. Not wanting to fight the people of New York just to go sledding down a hill a few times. Liam wanted to watch the Star Wars movies and stay in his pajamas all day long. Which was something Steve hadn't done once in his whole life. Steve made some hot chocolate for the two of them as they had their Star Wars marathon. A movie series Steve had yet to watch as it wasn't one of Emerson's favorites. But Liam loved Chewbacca and Han Solo so Steve gave the series a shot. Thinking if a six year old likes it, then it would have to be easy to follow.

"I watched a movie about what you did in the war." Liam said as the second Star Wars movie started. "Were you really a little guy?"

Nodding his head, Steve replied to his soon to be son. Liam hadn't seen photos of Steve pre-serum. "Yes I was. I was a foot taller then you before I got picked to turn into Captain America."

"Wow and were you really frozen for 70 years?"

Nodding his head again. "Yeah buddy I was. So really I am 95 years old."

"You don't look 95 years old. You should be all wrinkly like an alligator." Liam said laughing like he just said the funniest thing in the world.

Chuckling softly at the younger boy. "I should be yes, but if I was wrinkly like an alligator I wouldn't have your mom."

"Or be my new dad."

"Or be your new dad." Steve whispered as Liam snuggled into his side. "Are you okay with that?"

Nodding his head. "Uh huh. You are so much better then my old daddy. You do stuff with me and you let me eat things when mommy isn't looking."

"I don't want you to forget your actual dad Liam." Steve said wrapping his arm around him. "He may not be here, but he still loves you I'm sure."

Shrugging his little shoulders. "You're still the best dad I've ever had."

"You're the best son I've ever had." Steve said kissing the top of Liam's head. "What do you want for Christmas and your birthday?"

"A brother or sister." Liam said like he didn't just drop a bomb on Steve. "I don't want to be a only child anymore. Everyone else has a brother or sister and I want one too."

Clearing his throat, knowing this is something he shouldn't talk to Liam about before he talked to Emerson. "I'll talk to your mom about it."

Excepting the answer Liam went back to enjoying the movie. While Steve's mind began to wonder if now would be a good time to have a baby with Emerson. He had always wanted to have kids. And he was engaged to the love of his life. But does that mean its time to have a baby? Is Emerson ready to have another child. He knows she wants at least one more. But that doesn't mean she is ready right now to have the baby. Especially when she will be the one carrying the baby around for 9 months, then actually having to be in labor. Yet he could imagine a blonde hair blue eyed little girl, looking just like her mother, running around the back yard with another blonde hair boy with his mothers eyes chasing her. Liam would be laying a hammock ignoring his brother and sister when they would be trying to make him play with them. Smiling at the image his brain conducted, he thought maybe having a baby wouldn't be the worse thing for them. Hopefully Emerson felt the same way.