Leah was sitting on one of Steve's sofa's as he made them a cup of tea each, she lowered her hood and pulled her hair out of the jacket trying to get herself comfortable. She could feel herself worry slightly, she was putting a lot of trust into Steve right now. She knew he could be reporting this to SHIELD in as she sat there, she only hoped he understood why she had come back or else in the next five to ten minutes there would be a bunch of armed SHIELD agents bursting through his front door.

Steve slowly entered the room carrying two steaming mugs of tea, Leah just took the one from him smiling at him gratefully. He said nothing just sitting down opposite her, he looked tensed and apprehensive towards her which she understood his reasoning, he certainly wasn't expecting her to arrive at his front door. Leah took a sip of the tea, smiling at him while he stared back at her. Eventually Steve sat back relaxing slightly as he asked.

"What are you doing here Leah?" Steve asked sounding a little worried "Is everything okay?"

"I am fine." Leah smiled looking at him, knowing that he was still assessing that she was who she looked like. There were so many devices out on earth that could change appearances, she could understand his apprehension. "How are you doing?"

"Good." He nodded still looking a little confused about why she was here. "So why are you here Leah?" He repeated obviously looking for a good enough answer.

"It's okay Steve, I am fine." Leah repeated sighing knowing that he was worried about her and making sure she was her. "I just wanted to come home and see my family. I know Clint wants nothing to do with me at the moment but I can't accept that. I thought as you helped me last time, you would consider helping me again?"

"You're taking a risk Leah." Steve stared at her seeming a little worried about her actually being here. He leant forward staring at her, his eyes showing he seemed to care more now than just assessing, hopefully meaning that he trusted her now. "You cannot risk you or your." He paused as she began to slip the jacket off her body. "You have had the baby?"

"Yeah, it is the reason why I am back really." Leah nodded smiling at him placing her hand on her now flat abdomen showing him that she was definitely not pregnant any more. She knew that would shock him considering she should be only in the third trimester now, nearing her due date. "I had a little girl, Astrid, she is fine and healthy before you ask. Asgardian children can grow at a quicker rate than us humans. So she is developing quite fast at the moment. She is everything to me now but she also makes me realise how important family is. I want her to know my family here, not for her to miss out knowing important people in my life."

"You were only a half way through a pregnancy though?" Steve stared at her completely shocked by what he was seeing. "You should still be, Leah that is amazing." As he worked through what she had told him. "A little girl, wow."

"Yeah." Leah nodded "She is beautiful but very much like her father."

She noticed how Steve's eyes narrowed slightly at the mention of Loki, as much as he accepted who she had chosen to be with, she knew he would be a long way off even accepting Loki into her life. She knew this was the same with all her friends and family, she only hoped in time that they would at least be happy for them. She just took another mouthful of tea swallowing staring at Steve.

"Where is he, I would have thought he would be a little more protective of you after last time?" Steve asked sounding a little bitter.

"He is fighting a war at the moment with Thor, there is a problem with alliances to Asgard at the moment. So Thor and Loki left together to see if they could resolve the problems united." Leah answered honestly to her friend. "Leaving me and Astrid alone for a while, we were meant to be married soon but that's been postponed till he returns. So I thought I would take my opportunity while I had it, he would certainly not approve of me being here alone." Leah chuckled slightly thinking about it, she knew Loki would in fact be furious at her risking herself. "I have had a friend watching over you all since I was told not to return to earth by Fury. Clint is on a mission at the moment with Nat, I hear they have moved in together? I was also told that you were alone here. So I thought I would come and see you. I only hoped that you would be pleased to see me and not report me to SHIELD." Leah smiled at him knowing that speaking to him and telling him her thoughts would be the best thing to do for both of them. At least then he would understand her reason for returning and feelings towards them, which may work in her favour.

"Right." Steve frowned thinking about what she had said. "Thanks, don't worry I haven't reported you to SHIELD, considering it's been almost 6 months since you were last here and by what Thor had told Fury, they aren't looking for you to return any more, considering what we were told."

"How much does Fury know?" It was Leah's turn to ask a question. She was curious at what Thor had actually said to people here, as she only had his word and what he had told her.

"Just that you knew not to return, that you were to marry Loki and he certainly didn't want you to return. Then he mentioned there was a complication with the birth and you were ill, it was when he spoke to Clint." Steve told her.

"He was right there." Leah nodded "It wasn't a simple birth at all, I didn't give birth naturally and without my abilities I would certainly be dead. So what did Clint actually say when he found out?" Leah continued to fish for information.

"He was naturally confused, upset and angry." Steve sighed looking at Leah guiltily. "I spoke to him afterwards, all of his emotions weren't directed at you Leah you must understand that. He just believes that Loki has you under a spell of trickery. You can't blame him for that, after what Loki had done to him before New York. I told him that it wasn't a trick that you were you but he doesn't believe me."

"Typical Clint he needs to see to believe." Leah laughed leaning back. "I want to try to reach out to him Steve, I miss all of you but I know if I see him now he would only turn me into SHIELD to be evaluated or institutionalised."

"I really don't know how you could do that safely." Steve shook his head. "It will be a huge risk, considering your a mother now, you can't risk yourself or your daughter's life." Steve said firmly, she knew that he was right but she needed Clint in her life, he was a big part of her. "But I can see what I can do to help, if that is what you want."

"I do." Leah nodded. "Look I better get back to Asgard, Astrid is being looked after her grandmother and the longer I am gone the more questions which will be asked." Leah stood up pulling her jacket around herself doing it back up. "Thanks for trusting me Steve, I knew I could rely on you."

"When will you be back?" Steve asked following her on to his feet.

"I do not know, when I get a chance I guess, Astrid comes first." Leah smiled at him before giving him a hug. "Thanks for being a true friend Steve."

"I will always be here for you Leah." Steve returned the hug. "Always."

Leah left his apartment making her way back to the secluded park where Heimdall had technically dropped her off. She took a couple of minutes to look around making sure that she was in fact alone and there was no SHIELD agents waiting to ambush her. She kept to the shadows looking around, scanning the perimeter for any movement. After a little while of watching and reassuring herself that there was no one there she stepped out from the shadows. She looked up into the starry sky praying this would work and that Heimdall was actually watching her.

"I am ready to return Heimdall." She said staring up knowing that this would either be it, she would either be able to return or not.

The bright white light sucked her from the ground she stood upon, she travelled through the bright light till landing back on Asgard being caught by Heimdall himself. Leah just looked up at him smiling saying.

"I am glad that you brought me back."

"Have trust in me Lady Leah." He smirked back at her.

"How long have I been gone?" Leah stood up straight lowering her hood and straightening her jacket.

"Under two hours." Heimdall replied "Did you get what you wanted."

"I think I did." Leah grinned back at him. "Thank you."

Leah walked slowly back just enjoying some time to think about everyone and thing. She knew that Steve would help her get her brother back which made her smile. She was not as alone as she thought she was, she still had friends and family on earth. Perhaps there was hope after all in having the big family she always wanted.

As she arrived back at her quarters she heard Astrid crying, she let out a sigh opening the door to see the Queen cradling her.

"Is she alright?" Leah frowned walking her way over to the pair of them.

"Teething I believe by the redness in her cheeks." The Queen explained looking down at the reddish cheeked child in the Queens arms.

"She is beginning to want my meals more than my milk these days." Leah smiled taking the grizzly child off her. "I am guessing that is a sign too, Thank you for looking at her for me."

"If you wish it to be for longer." The Queen told her. "All you need to do is ask." The Queen kissed Leah's cheek.

"Thank you." Leah nodded smiling back to the Queen.

The Queen left her with Astrid still crying, Leah just rocked and sung her into a sleep. She sat on the sofa while Astrid slept in her arms, her own eyes closing till she heard the door open. Helena entered the room carrying a tray of food looking at the pair of them being as quiet as possible.

"Do you want me to take her while you eat?"

Leah nodded slowly slipping Astrid from her arms into Helena's without disturbing her sleep. Leah sat down and started her meal when Helena said.

"News is Thor and Loki have been able to get another alliance. The war may be over sooner than we think."

"Really." Leah smiled looking up at Helena. "That is good, where did you hear this news?"

"Yes, one of Odin's servants said so." Helena continued. "It was a critical move on Thor and Loki's behalf."

"Brilliant." Leah looked down, hearing little snippets of news actually made her happy, knowing that Loki was alright was all that matter to her.

"How did you spend your evening, while the Queen had Astrid?" Helena asked, Leah could hear the curiosity in her voice. Normally she would tell Helena everything but consider Helena's experience on Earth Leah knew that she couldn't risk telling her what she had actually done. Just out of fear that she told the King who made sure she could not return again. Then again Heimdall may tell the King any how but he would at least be reasonable about it.

"Just walked for a while, clearing my head." Leah lied smiling up at her friend convincingly "The night sky was beautiful tonight."

"Indeed." Helena agreed "I enjoy the change in seasons and night skies. Do you want me to put Astrid to bed?"

"If you would." Leah answered nodding taking a bite of her meat before sipping her wine. "You can go then, have an early night."

Helena nodded doing what she had been told before leaving. Leah just sat by the fire enjoying the warmth coming from it. Thinking about when she would next be able to visit earth and Steve, she knew that while Loki was off Asgard this would be her only time in reuniting with Clint.