Today I almost witnessed someone get hit by a flying awning. Stupid wind, that would have been horrible.
Chapter 20-
Emerson put the plate down on the night stand and looked over at Steve. Taking a deep breathe she nodded. "I am pregnant. I have a doctor's appointment when we get back. You can come if you want. But I'll still be able to train. It'll be good, I won't have any pregnancy weight left on me."
"You're pregnant?" Steve asked a smile growing on his face. "We're having a baby?"
Nodding her head, Emerson crawled over to Steve. Resting her hands on his cheeks, she stared into his eyes. "We are having a baby. I mean this isn't how I wanted you to find out but with Liam being a nosey seven year old anything can happen."
"I don't care how I found out. You just made me the happiest man alive." Capturing her lips with his own.
Melting into the kiss, Emerson moved her hands down to his shoulders. "I'm so glad your excited." She said in between kisses.
"Eww!" Liam yelled, his towel wrapped around his whole buddy for him not to be able to see his parents kissing.
Pulling away from Steve, Emerson swooped up Liam in her arms and planted kisses all over his face. "Is this ew too?"
Laughing Liam tried to push his mom away from him. "Mommy stop it! Daddy save me!"
"Save you? Now why would I want to do that?" Steve asked laughing at the two. "I can help mommy."
"No!" Liam said laughing harder now that Steve was now tickling the little guy. "Stop!"
"But mommy and daddy are happy." Emerson said stopping the kisses. "And do you know why?"
"Is it because your having a baby?" Liam asked with his little green eyes showing excitement. He is finally getting a sibling, something he had always wanted.
"It is. You are getting a brother or a sister." Emerson said pulling the younger boy into a hug.
Liam wrapped his arms around Emerson's neck while Steve wrapped his own arms around the two. And for the first time since Emerson and Liam let Steve into their little family, he felt like he truly belonged.
After the Smithsonian, the growing family drove over to Peggy's nursing home. Peggy was already waiting outside with a nurse standing behind her wheel chair. Steve got out of the car and walked over to Peggy.
"Need help getting in the car?" Steve asked nodding to the nurse.
"No I'll be just fine." Peggy said right before Steve bent down and picked her up bridal style. "Steven Grant. I am just fine with getting into a car."
Setting her gently in the back seat next to Liam. "Oh be quiet. You don't have to be strong all the time."
"Thank you Steve." Peggy said before Steve closed the door.
Steve ran over to driver side after putting Peggy's wheelchair in the trunk of the car. Emerson looked over at Steve with a smile on her face, when he began driving to his favorite restaurant when he lived in D.C. Liam was talking Peggy's ear off, while Emerson and Steve sat in the front in silence. Both thinking about their growing family.
"Emerson, Steve you both have been very quite." Peggy said as the waitress gave them their table. "Is there something wrong?"
"Oh no Peg no. We are just fine." Steve said taking Emerson's hand in his own. "We just have a lot on our minds at the moment."
Nodding her head, she smiled at the couple. "And what is that? I don't mean to pry, but you two are better then my shows."
"Well I'm glad our lives can be so amusing for you." Steve smirked over at the older women.
"Are you going to tell me or not Captain Rogers?" Peggy asked giving Steve a look he hadn't seen since she shot a gun at him.
Glancing over at Emerson, he smiled softly. "We are having a baby."
"Oh I'm so happy for you two." Peggy said covering her mouth. "This is so exciting. I can't believe you two are going to have a baby."
"Yeah I can't either." Emerson said smiling, giving Steve's hand a squeeze. "We are going to have a lot of changes in the next two years it looks like."
Smiling over at his future wife. "Well who wants to live a change free life?"
"You would think that you would want to after everything you've been through." Emerson said smiling at her future husband. "You've had a lot of changes in the past what would be for you two years."
Resting his forehead on Emerson's lightly. "I know but with you I am ready for everything to change. I love you Em."
"I love you too Steve." Emerson whispered before lightly kissing him.
Groaning Liam set his head on the table. "Mom, dad stop kissing. It is gross."
Looking over at his adoptive son, Steve smiled. "Oh you won't find it gross when you get older."
Lifting his head up to shake his little head as fast as he could. Brown hair going crazy. "Nu uh. Girls are icky. They have cooties!"
Covering up his mouth so Liam couldn't be able to see his smile. "No they don't. If they did wouldn't I have cooties too? And you let your mom kiss you, and she's a girl."
"Mommy's not a girl. She's a mommy." Liam said rolling his eyes. "And you got the cootie shot."
"No I'm 100 precent positive that your mom is a girl. I am Captain America, I'm supposed to know everything right?" Steve asked when he phone began to ring. "Who's calling me?"
"Maybe Maria? She only calls you when something is important." Emerson said looking at her own phone. "No one on the team has called me and they all call me before they even try to call you."
Looking down at the caller id, Steve said as he stood up from his spot. "You were right. Excuse me."
Watching him walk away, Emerson ran her hands threw her hair taking a deep breath. "He is getting called out for a mission. Maria is always the one calling him out for missions."
"Who is Maria?" Peggy asked concerned looking at the blonde.
"Maria Hill. She was Director Fury's right hand when S.H.I.E.L.D was still around. She works at Stark Industries now." Emerson explained facing the older women, glancing at Liam. Who was so into the coloring book that the waitress gave him, he didn't know what was going on. "She makes sure that the Avengers are still out there saving the world. Especially Steve it feels like."
"And you don't approve?" Peggy asked.
Shrugging her shoulders. "I don't know honestly. I love that Steve is a superhero, but I get so stressed out when he is gone on a mission. No matter how dangerous, or complicated."
Nodding her head in agreement. "He has been like that since I've known him. He went alone to that HYDRA base. I gave him a way to contact me when he needed a ride back, but it broke and was 2 days until we heard from him again."
"Great so there is no getting him out of this ever." Emerson sighed as she watched Steve walk back to the table. "Do you have to go?"
Nodding his head Steve stood behind Liam's chair. "Yeah as soon as we get back to New York. A secret HYDRA base has Loki's scepter."
"So what your saying is we have to go?" Emerson asked. "Alright well Liam come on we have to go."
"Can I color in the car?" Liam asked with a puppy dog pout.
Putting his hands on Liam's shoulders, Steve said. "Of course bud. Lets go, we have to drop Peggy off before we leave."
While Steve was pulling Peggy's wheelchair out of the trunk, the older women called Emerson over to her spot in the car. "Be patient with him. This is all he has known, he hasn't had a family in over 70 years."
Nodding her head, Emerson gently hugged Peggy. "I will. I'll call you any moment I get frustrated with Steve."
"Sounds good my dear." Peggy said rubbing Emerson's back gently. "I'll always answer."
Setting the wheelchair down behind Emerson, Steve wrapped his arms around Emerson waist looking at Peggy. "I'm sorry again for cutting our lunch short."
"Oh it is just fine. We got to eat and that is all that matters. The world needs Captain America." Peggy said slowly positioning herself to get out of the car. "Steve grab my arm, I need help getting out."
"Of course." Steve said letting go of Emerson, stepping over to Peggy. "You ready?"
Taking hold of Steve's arm. "I am." Peggy said as they walked to her wheelchair.
"You all good?" Steve asked making sure that Peggy was seated. "I am sorry again."
Shaking her head. "Oh I'm fine. But I am not the one you should be apologizing too. Your future bride needs the apology. She may be the perfect women for you, more so then I ever thought I would be. You, Steve, need to learn how to be a family man and Captain America. Not one or the other."
