Chapter 10
By: MysticFantasy
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Clint smiled when he saw Natasha walk over in her gown with her bouquet of red roses in her hands.
"You look...amazing." the archer declared.
"Thanks Clint." she said with a smile of her own.
"Hey, I got you something." the archer said as he pulled out something from his pocket. He opened a small jewelry box to reveal a thin silver chain holding a polished round black stone with a red ruby shaped like an hour glass in the center.
"Clint." Natasha lightly gasped.
"Consider it a wedding present. Plus, it'll remind Cap not miss any anniversaries." he said as he quickly fastened it around her neck. "I really hope things work out for you and Steve."
"Thank you, Clint." Natasha said with a smile before she took his arm and they faced the doors.
Her heart began pounding when she heard the traditional music of the wedding march begin on the other side.
The doors slowly opened and she quickly spotted her soon to be husband.
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Steve stood at the alter. All eyes were on him as they waited for the music to signal the bride to appear.
He looked over the people who had shown up for the ceremony.
Fury, Hill and Coulson were sitting in the front row. The rest of the people present were people that Steve barely knew but also knew that they were trusted enough to keep a secret. Otherwise they wouldn't be here.
This wedding and news of a baby were two of the biggest secrets that SHIELD could have at the moment.
Steve could only imagine what someone would do to get their hands on his child. That would actually be his only weakness. That would be the only way that an enemy would have total control over him.
The soldier snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the wedding march begin to play and echo through the small church.
Everyone stood and Steve turned in time to see the doors open and reveal his bride.
He felt his breath hitch inside him once he saw Natasha.
She looked stunning. The dress suited her so perfectly that Steve was in complete amazment. The dress was satin and silk in material.
Her shoulders were covered in off white colored silk sleeves that traveled just under her elbows and the upper half of the torso part of the gown where the satin took over the rest of the dress. The satin hugged her frame and the skirt flowed perfectly as she walked down the aisle. She looked as if she was floating.
She's beautiful. Steve thought with a fond smile as Natasha and Clint approached the alter. The archer gave his friend a quick hug before she and Steve now stood together.
"You look beautiful, Natasha." Steve said.
"Thank you." she said with a smile. "You look pretty amazing yourself."
Steve smiled as they faced the priest and everyone sat down.
As the priest began speaking about weddings and unions, the soldier kept stealing quick glances at the woman standing next to him.
He had never seen her like this before. He was so use to seeing her as Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow. But right now, he saw her as the woman that he would spend the rest of his life with and raise a child with.
Steve lightly smiled when he felt a sudden warmth wash over him. He knew that it couldn't be heat from his uniform or the temperature inside the church. So that only left one explaination and it made him smile.
"Do you have the rings?" the priest asked.
Thor and Bruce stepped forward. Each of them holding a ring that they gave to the bride and groom. Steve and Natasha wanted the remaining Avengers to be as involved as possible with the small wedding.
"Please repeat these words." The priest said to Steve. "With this ring, I thee wed."
"With this ring, I thee wed." Steve said as he slipped the ring onto Natasha's finger.
Then the priest turned to Natasha and asked her to repeat the same words.
"With this ring, I thee wed." Natasha said and put the gold band on Steve's finger.
"It is by the powers vested in me that I now prenounce you man and wife." the priest annoucned. "You may kiss the bride."
Holding each others hands between them, Steve and Natasha leaned in and kissed each other.
They heard the clicks of camera's before parting as everyone began clapping.
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"Announcing for the first time, Mr. and Mrs. Steven and Natasha Rogers!"
Everyone present began clapping and cheering as the newly married couple walked in arm in arm. Steve was still wearing his uniform while Natasha was wearing a simple off white dress that still showed her figure.
The two moved toward the main table that was set to the side where the Avengers were standing. They stood at the front and Natasha stepped foward.
"Alright. Can we have all of the unmarried ladies present for the tossing of the bouquet?!" The dj announced.
"Pepper?! Pe...Pepper. Where are you going?" Tony asked as the strawberry haired woman hurried to the center of the floor along with Jane and all other unmarried women.
"Got your rays ready?" Clint asked with a smirk as Natasha turned her back to the small group of women.
"Alright ladies. Here it comes!"
Natasha tossed the flowers over her head and directly toward the crowd of screaming women.
"What is this tradition?" Thor asked as he watched Jane try to grab the flowers that was still being tossed around in the air.
"All of the women that are not married gather together in the middle of the room. When the bride tosses the flowers, they try to catch it. If they managed to grab it it means that they are the next to get married." Bruce explained and lightly gasped when the said flowers suddenly landed in his hands.
"Bruce! I had no idea you were ready to take such a step." Tony playfully exclaimed as everyone laughed.
"I'm not." Bruce declared and tossed the flowers back toward the women who began to fight it once more.
Steve and Natasha moved to their seats when a woman finally caught the flowers with a giddy expression.
The soldier held the seat out for his new bride before taking his own seat.
"Our first dance is going to start soon." Natasha said. "Ready for it?"
"As I'll ever be." Steve answered. "Still, compared to dancing, getting married sounds a lot easier."
Natasha chuckled at her new husband and held his hand as they waited for the announcement of their first dance.
Steve held her hand back and gave her a bright smile.
Finally, the dj announced that it was time for the newly married couple to have their first dance together.
The two walked to the center of the dance floor as the lights dimmed and slow music began to play.
"You learned somehow." Natasha said with a small smile. "What's your secret?"
"Truthfully, after you accepted my proposal I signed up for lessons at a small dance studio. Had to go in disguise so no one would recognize me. Tony and Clint just loved seeing me with black hair and a fake mustache."
"Well, you're an excellent student." Natasha said as couples began to join in the dance. The two spotted Pepper trying to get Tony out of his seat and Jane attempting to show Thor how to slow dance.
"Well, I wanted this marriage to start off right." he said. "There may not be love between us but I'm still going to do my best to be a good husband and father."
"You're already doing a good job so far." Natasha said with a smile.
Steve smiled in return as they continued to dance as everything around them faded away until the world just consisted of the two of them and the music that allowed them to continue dancing.
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A/N: Due to various requests about the gender of the baby, I'm going to let you the readers decide if it should be a boy or girl. Most votes within the next three chapters wins. Please provide name for child as well. Gender votes will win but I'll pick the name I like most. Thanks for the reviews, faves and follows.