Two weeks of questioning had passed before SHEILD were happy that she had given them enough information on Asgard. Leah had managed to keep them off questions of what she did and any relationship she had with Loki. She had also finally got Fury to grant her some leave but only after a full medical. Her usual doctor had returned from his leave, so she was finally summoned to his office to get the process started.

"Leah." Dr Walter greeted her in the private suite she sat in while reading her own notes. It was nothing new to her but she preferred that she knew everything about her condition.

"Mathew." She replied rolling her eyes as he acted all Dr like. She liked him, he was the only Dr who knew about her full abilities and she trusted him. He had helped her through her rehabilitation when he was just starting at SHEILD. They had over all become friends, it was nice, she had gone to his and his wife's Penny's wedding, the only SHEILD member invited. "How is Penny?"

"Resting, we have just had twins." He smiled at her before bringing out a photo for Leah to look at "Two girls, seems I am going be outnumbered for the rest of my life."

"They are beautiful." Leah took the photo seeing to small babies before looking back at him.

"You need to pop over, Penny would love to see you and for you to see the Twins." Mathew smiled as he opened her folder.

"I will once this is over." Leah nodded grimacing at the thought of all the tests that Mathew would want to do. "It will be nice to visit, so what have you named them?"

"Bella and Mia." Mathew beamed obviously very proud of his two daughters.

"beautiful names for beautiful girls" Leah sighed thinking aloud.

"So how have you been? any changes or developments?" Mathew continued to set up taking blood and some skin cells as he usually did.

"Ok I guess, a little tired if anything." Leah shrugged looking down at the floor "I haven't really slept properly since I have been back."

"Any reason why?" Mathew frowned looking at her with a concerned expression.

"I am currently putting it down to change of environment." Leah lied smiling trying not to think about her true reasoning. "I still get the nightmares too."

"Right I will see if I can get the tablets that helped you sleep from last time to help. Now let's start the usual." Mathew nodded still looking very worried from what she had told him.

She took off her jacket and just sat in the tank top she wore, she let him take blood and scrape some skin cells. While he ran the bloods he looked that the cells under a microscope muttering.

"Amazing."

"What?" She sat up a little straighter looking anxious, she hated being studied at the best of times.

"They look no different to over a year ago." Mathew looked up at her grinning. "Would you mind doing a full body scan? I mean it looks like you haven't aged since you have been away."

"Sure." She muttered rolling her eyes and letting out a long sigh.

After the scan, she pulled her trousers and jacket back on. She walked back into Mathews office and saw her friend frowning at the screen. She just stood there watching him finding it a tad amusing at his enthusiasm. He had always been very interested in her abilities, like Loki he was expecting further developments. However she was happy if nothing really changed. A good few minutes passed where nothing happened, Leah just paced the room feeling a little impatient but she always knew how much time this process took.

"You may want to sit down Leah." He muttered frowning as he continued to look at her scan results. A slightly bemused look on his face.

"Uh oh that doesn't sound good. Look I know I have lost weight like half a stone but I feel fitter than ever now." Leah began trying to think for any reason for him to be like that.

"No it's not that." He continued looking at the screen before looking at her. "Is there any possibility you could be pregnant it's either that or a parasite in your womb?"

"Shit." Leah just stared at her friend for a minute. Leah felt a huge wave of fear wash over her, not once had she thought about protection and she presumed he didn't. They had had a lot of sex quiet a lot over a few months so the likely hood would be that she was pregnant. But then again she never thought about getting pregnant with a so called Gods child or being able to. She could not believe she had been so stupid and naive about something that big. Her heart began to hammer in her chest and a wave of nausea passed through her as she began to realize what this meant. She put her head in her arms and let out a sob. She felt a hand on her back and Mathew putting a tissue into her hand. "I can't do this, it can't be happening to me. Why now?"

"I guess that you more likely to be pregnant. Let me do an ultrasound on your womb then we can find out and be 100% sure." He replied trying to sound calm and re assuring however it didn't work for her. She already knew the answer. "I will run the bloods to check your hormone level too. It will be fine Leah."

"Your going to have to report this aren't you." Leah looked up at him her face getting paler as the realization crept in. "If I am pregnant?" She did not know how this was going to be accepted, SHIELD would surely have questions and her brother would have even more.

"Technically yes, but your obviously in no fit state for questions which there will be many and you are overall my patient. Perhaps it would be for your best interest not to tell anyone yet. I don't want your health or the health of your child to deteriorate, I can give you some time."

Mathew got her to lay down on a bed to begin the scan, she saw on the screen an image of a baby inside her. It was amazing, there was a little person growing inside of her. There was little arms, legs and a head, Leah could also see what she presumed was the babies heart beating. She felt a tear run down her cheek as she knew this was her child. She just stared at it as Mathew did the measurements before turning to her and smiling.

"Your around 16 weeks I would say." He looked at her smiling handing her a picture of the scan and her baby. She just looked at it, not really sure what to say. "With a perfectly healthy looking baby."

"Right." She just stared at the screen of the little image before her before sitting up and doing up her trousers.

"How did this happen Leah?" Mathew frowned sitting down on a chair across the room

"The usual way." Leah sighed looking away from Mathew "It was a weak moment on my part."

"So an Asgardian." Mathew asked

"Yes." Leah felt a few more tears run down her face as she knew that this was Loki's bastard child considering he was married with another family already. It was never going to know its father.

"Look I am going to be finished here in an hour, I am sure if I ask Agent Ward nicely you could come home with me to see Penny and the twins and have dinner with us. Perhaps Penny can give you some advice." Mathew suggested sounding very calm and relaxed considering the situation.

Leah smiled at her friend nodding, she went back to her room picking up her coat and stuffing the picture of her child into it. It was only a few minutes it felt when Aiden and Mathew arrived in her room.

"Dr Walter has asked if you were able to see his two newborns." Aiden said sounding a little suspicious "As you have had your medical and all is apparently all clear. I can't really stop you. However you need to wear this and call in to get a lift back to base." He held a metal wrist band out to her, Leah just stared at the tracking device before looking up at Aiden raising an eyebrow. "It's just till Fury sees the report on your medical."

Leah reluctantly took the tracking bracelet off Aiden putting on nodding understanding what he told her. Leah followed Mathew out to his car and climbed in, she didn't really say much during the journey the baby news was still really setting in. Her mind was now even more messed up than it was before.

"So the father will you tell him?" Mathew finally asked looking over to her before looking back to the road. It was the first time she really had a chance to think about it. It was funny to hear Loki as 'the father'.

"I don't know yet." Leah shrugged wrapping her arms around herself. "It didn't really end well between us, the reason I actually came back here."

Leah knew that she couldn't go back to Asgard and ruin Loki's family with some mistake that he made. She felt a fat tear run down her cheek knowing this baby was never going to have a biological father in its life. It was not the way she ever thought about having a family.

"Oh." Mathew sighed "I am sorry Leah."

"Well its made this situation better a whole lot better. I ran from Asgard to get away from him to only find I brought something with me. People will soon have questions when i balloon up or the news slips, what will I tell everyone." Leah looked to her friend feeling confused and very anxious. "No one will really understand and will they actually allow me to have this child?"

"Its your choice." Mathew sounded very firm in that "They can't do that to you Leah, there are protocols in place."

"I guess." Leah muttered looking down at her lap. "Won't mean that they won't try."

"It will be okay Leah." Mathew reassured her.

They arrived at his house to see Penny come out of the door, she looked amazing considering she had only had twins a month ago. As Leah got out of the car, Penny threw her arms around her giving her a huge hug.

"Mathew said you were back." Penny smiled at Leah looking very please to see her. "I hoped that you would be able to visit us."

"I had to when I heard your news," Leah grinned holding her friend "Congrats."

Mathew guided both woman in, Leah was taken to see the two sleeping twins, they were tiny. Leah just stared at them placing a hand on her tummy, she could feel a little bulge there now. Which she thought was just down to eating earth food and putting weight back on. She knew she couldn't hang around SHIELD if she wanted this child to be safe. She looked at the little breathing babies who were dreaming happy dreams. She knew that she wanted this baby, it gave her a purpose, she was looking for. Penny walked into the room looking at her two children handing Leah an orange juice smiling at her.

"Mathew said you were off the alcohol." Penny looked at her seriously eyeing her up and down for a moment before adding. "Your pregnant aren't you?"

"How?" Leah looked up at Penny frowning at the woman.

"I have never been around you where you have not been able to drink Alcohol." Penny told her with a huge smile on her face as she realized that she was right. Leah just stood there shocked not knowing how her friend had worked it out so quickly. "Its just a guess, Mathew would never tell me anything from work"

"I know that." Leah sighed accepting the Orange juice looking at her friend as she felt tears form in her eyes again. She knew that it was still the shock causing her to be like this. "I found out today."

"What are you going to do?" Penny frowned now looking serious.

"I don't know." Leah shrugged as the tears fell. "Though these guys are amazing, I can't believe." She let out a long sigh. "I am terrified."

"I know." Penny grinned giving Leah a supportive hug. "Come on lets leave them sleeping, before long they will be up and ready for a feed, you can have a cuddle then."

Penny kissed each babies head before leaving the nursery. They went down stairs and sat down. Leah wished she could drink right now, to help her settle her mind. Penny sat down beside her looking at her.

"I know it must be a lot to take in Leah." She began looking like she was trying to find the correct words "We weren't trying when the Twins turned up, we were planning to wait for a year or two but then it suddenly happened. It was the best thing too, it was so special and amazing. You won't feel anything like it Leah, when you hold your baby for the first time. I can't even describe it."

"I am not mother material though." Leah shook her head thinking what she had been through and done. She had been tortured and tested on because of being related to her brother who worked for SHIELD at the time. It was not safe to bring a child into such a world.

"Don't be stupid." Penny scoffed shaking her head. "All woman can be mother material, there isn't a set way in doing it."

"I don't know what I am doing." Leah looked up at Penny feeling the fear continue to build up inside of her.

"Non of us do." Penny laughed pulling Leah into a hug as tears began to flow down her cheeks once again. "But you will get it when your little one arrives."

They eventually ate and discussed the twins further, Leah slowly began to accept the situation. Suddenly the table conversation was interrupted by a ear piercing scream, making Leah look up at the ceiling. The noise was like no other she had heard. Mathew and Penny got up from the table going upstairs the screaming ceased and they brought down two crying and whimpering babies. Leah just smiled watching them move around the room settling the twins. It was amazing watching two people she knew changing around there babies and looking so happy about it. Part of her only wished that Loki was going to be a part of it but she knew that would never happen. Instead she was going to be alone.

"Would you like to hold?" Mathew offered one of the babies to her.

"Oh, I wouldn't know." Leah began only to have the child thrusted into her arms. "Oh." She smiled down at the little child.

She held the small child in her arms as it looked up at her, a big warm smile appearing on her face. Babies were amazing, she could see parts of Penny and Mathew in this one child already. She just rocked the baby in her arms smiling down at him feeling a warm feeling grow in her heart for this little adorable being.

Her mind was completely made up in that moment. She wanted this, to have something so precious in her life. Her own child who she would love, give everything too and sacrifice herself if it meant it was safe.

"See its easy." Mathew grinned at her watching his sleeping daughter in her arms making Leah come back to reality.

"I guess so." Leah looked up at him grinning. "Thank you." She felt herself feel more confident in what she was going to do. "Perhaps this will be alright."

"You will be fine." Penny added

Leah spent the rest of the evening cuddling the twins before a car came to pick her up. She thanked Mathew and Penny for the evening getting big hugs from them. She got back to her room sitting down on her bed pulling out the picture of the little baby growing inside of her. Knowing that she had to do everything to protect this little treasure within her.