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…Chapter Fourteen…
"So, what are you gonna wear, Sam? For the party I mean." Darcy asked, as her, Samantha, and Jane were out shopping, looking at the clothes in the store.
"I haven't decided… how 'bout you, Jane?"
"I'll just wear a simple dress." she grabbed a black and white one, then held it up. "This is cute." she held it against her. "How's this?"
"Yeah." Samantha nodded. "You should get it."
"Ooh." Darcy pulled out a long brown and pink striped dress. "I got mine… that leaves you, Sam."
"Yeah, I know." she sighed. "I'll keep looking and find the perfect one, plus I gotta find something to wear for tonight."
"Oh, yeah, I forgot about that." Darcy grabbed Jane's arm and started to walk away. "I just need a shirt, come on."
Samantha chuckled, as she went in the opposite direction to look through the clothes. "Oh, this is nice." she muttered, picking up a ribbed V-neck dark purple dress. She looked at the size and smiled, holding onto it. She didn't want it for tonight or the party, she just wanted it because it looked cute. Looking around a little more, Samantha found a white 3 tiered lace top, and once she found the dress, she stared at it. There was something familiar about it, like she seen it before. After a few more seconds of thinking about it, she quickly grabbed it and went to go find Jane and Darcy. "This is it." both of them turned around to look. "This is the one."
"I like it." Darcy smiled. "You'll look adorable."
"I agree." Jane nodded. "Let's go pay for our stuff and grab a bite to eat." then the three of them went over to the checkout counter.
...
"So." Jane started, eyeing her salad as they were sitting down at the diner. "How come you didn't tell me that you were pregnant?"
Samantha sighed. She knew this question was coming sooner or later, and put down her fork. "I don't know… I was just scared to tell you."
"Who all knew about it?"
"Me." Darcy slowly raised her hand.
"And Steve knew." Samantha added. "And for now, the only ones that know is them, Tony, Thor, and Loki. I'd really like to keep it that way for as long as I can, but when did you find out?"
"After Loki took you, Steve told us."
"Oh." Samantha nodded.
"Yeah, so who's the father of my niece or nephew?" Jane noticed Darcy and Samantha exchange glances. "What? No, don't tell me that it's Loki's."
"Actually, it is." Samantha nodded again.
"He's the father?" Jane's eyes widened. "He's not even human, Sam. He's a God, like, Thor. He's… he's a damn Frost Giant. What if your baby comes out blue and not normal?"
Samantha took a deep breath. "I didn't even know about Loki being a Frost Giant until he took me and before I even knew he was in the building, I had my doctors appointment and I had the doctor check everything and he was completely thorough, and so far, the baby is fine and growing the way it should be… though, once he turned blue, I was a little bit worried if the baby would also turn blue like him." she sighed. "But after I told Loki that he was the father and he let me go, he told me all about him being one of them, how he found out and everything, telling me not to worry, before he said his goodbyes and left. He didn't lie to me when he said that he decided not to take over the world with his army and that's the real reason why he let me go."
"Yeah, well… you should of though about that."
"Jane, shit happens and there's nothing I can do to change it, but honestly, I strongly believe that the baby will be just fine."
Jane stared at her sister, a few seconds before responding. "I really, really hope you're right."
"Don't be so worried." Samantha took a sip of her soda. "And please don't say nothing."
"I won't, Sam." Jane gave her a weak smile, then noticed the sad look on her sisters face. "You miss him, don't you?"
"Yeah, I do, but there's nothing I can do to change that either. If Loki does come back, SHIELD will probably kill him and that can't happen. I may not be with him right now, but where ever he is, at least he's alive, and I'm okay with knowing that."
"Do you know what you're having?"
Samantha glanced at Darcy. "Not yet and when the doctor did an ultrasound, the baby was being stubborn, so we couldn't see if it was a boy or girl." she shrugged. "Besides, it was too soon for that anyway, but I'll be making another appointment in a few weeks to find out for sure."
"What do you think it is?" Jane asked, taking a sip of her water.
"I don't know and it doesn't matter to me as long as he or she is healthy and happy."
"And hopefully normal."
"You're niece or nephew will be just fine, Jane."
"Yeah." Darcy nodded. "Think positive and send Sam's belly happy thoughts."
"Exactly." Samantha laughed.
A few minutes later, Jane took a deep breath before she spoke. "Sam, can I ask a question?"
"Sure, what's up?"
"With Steve knowing that Loki is the father, where does he fit into all of this? I mean, I know you two are close."
"I honestly can't tell you how he feels about the situation, but so far, he's been there for me, since I first told him that I was pregnant."
"But how do you feel about him?" Jane questioned.
"I'm definitely feeling something for him. I mean, he's a the sweetest and most caring guy I know."
"And Loki?"
Samantha glanced at Darcy. "I'll always love Loki. He'll always have a piece of my heart, but he told me that I should be with someone like Steve and be happy." she looked down. "So, yeah, he wants me to be happy, even if it's with someone else, and being with Steve, I am happy."
"And you should be." Darcy waved her french fry at her. "All of us should be."
"I concur." Samantha laughed, making Darcy and Jane laugh as well. As their laughter died down, she yawned and stretched. "I'm totally gonna take a nap. I'm so tired lately."
"Yeah." Darcy chuckled. "Better enjoy your sleep while you can, because you won't be getting any after the baby is born."
"That's true." Jane nodded, putting down a ten dollar bill on the table, as did Darcy and Samantha, then they left the diner, and went back to Stark Industries with their shopping bags.
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"Loki has decided to go against, my Lord." the main leader of the Chitauri said, walking up to the Other.
"He should know that's it a done deal and he cannot go back on his word. The plan is already in motion."
"What shall I do, my Lord?"
The Other grinned. "Find his weak spot. From what I hear, his weakness is a mortal woman in Midgard. Find her and Loki will have no choice but to do what I say."
...
After Samantha put on her new shirt with her pair of jeans, she looked at herself in the mirror, mainly at her baby bump and sighed, slightly rubbing it with her hand. It was time for her to make a choice: to let go of Loki completely, because of the fact that she'll never see him again, or hold onto that tiny glimmer of hope that one day she will.
"You look nice, Sammy."
Samantha was pulled out of her thoughts and smiled, watching Steve walking in. "Thank you."
Steve got closer and grabbed her free hand. "You ready to have some drinks?"
"I can't drink." she pouted.
"Well, then… how about I drink one for you? A Long Island ice tea."
"Fair enough." she sighed, then put both hands on his chest, and looked up at him. "But I have a better idea. How about we stay here tonight?"
"Here?"
"Just you and me."
Steve sighed. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah." she nodded. "I'm sure Tony will understand and like I said, I won't be able to drink, so where's the fun in that?"
Steve smiled, seeing Samantha stick out her bottom lip, looking at him with her puppy dog eyes, and he could not refuse. "Okay." he gave her a hug. "We'll stay here instead." he backed up to look at her. "How about you get comfortable and I'll get us something to snack on."
"Okay." she nodded, then Steve kissed her forehead before walking out of her room.
Steve came back within ten minutes with a big bag in his hands. "Hey, I got us…" he looked up and saw Samantha wincing in pain. He tossed the bag on the bed and went up to her. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah." she slowly nodded. "I'm fine."
"Is it the baby?"
"It might be." she took a few deep breaths, then laid down on the bed.
"Do you want me to take you to the hospital?"
"No, Steve, I'm fine." she gave him an assuring smile. "Let's just snack and relax." Steve didn't look convinced, then she sighed. "I told you, I'm fine. If I wasn't, I'd tell you."
"Okay." he slowly nodded and sat down next to her, up against the headboard. "You know." he started, pulling things out of the bag. "This is so much better than going up and having drinks."
"I told you so." Samantha stuck her tongue out at him.
"Yes, you did." he leaned over and gave her a soft kiss on her lips, then both of them were eating snacks and watching TV and movies for the rest of the night.