Chapter 16
By: MysticFantasy
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Steve felt the pressure on his hand increase as Natasha gripped it harder. It wasn't enough to hurt him but he was surprised at the strength she had. Even though she was already strong, the pain she was currently going through was more than enough to boost that strength.
"It's almost time to push." Bruce declared. "Are you sure you don't want anything to help the pain?"
"I'm sure." Natasha answered between pants. "This is the only time that I can give birth and I want to remember every second of it."
"Alright but let me know if you do want anything." Bruce said.
"I will." Natasha replied then looked up at Steve. "He's almost here."
"I know." Steve agreed with a smile. "Our baby is almost here. I'm sorry you have to go through so much pain."
"I'm savoring it." Natasha replied as Steve dabbed a wet wash cloth on her face to try to rid her of the collecting sweat. "That's part of motherhood right?"
"Some women see it that way." Bruce answered. "Alright. It's time to push. Get ready."
Natasha gripped Steve's hand more firmly. This was the moment when their child would soon arrive and they would be parents.
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Clint paced the floor of the living room where the rest of the team and Pepper were gathered. The room was so quiet it would be easy to hear a flea. The hours passing were tense for everyone.
"Does it normally take this long for a woman to birth a child?" Thor asked.
"It can actually take longer in some cases." Pepper answered. "The worst things to be concerned about is if something wrong happens."
"Natasha's a tough one." Clint said. "She can handle child birth."
"That's both reassuring and more nerve wracking at the same time." Tony said.
"I can't wait to see how you'll be when you finally start to have kids." Clint said with a smirk.
"We should test that theory." Pepper said.
"Get that out of your head. At least for now." Tony said.
"Let's try to take our minds off of this to try to stay calm." Clint said. "Let's make a bet. Hair and eye color. Low bills, Stark. Not all of us are billionares."
"Alright." Tony agreed as he fished out a twenty from his pocket and placed it on the coffee table. "I say that the kid is going to look like Captain Perfection but he's going to have Widow's hair and eyes."
"I agree that the newborn will look like his father." Thor stated as he put down a gold coin on the table. "Although I do believe that the child will have the captain's eyes and hair."
"Clint? What do you think?" Pepper asked as she wrote down Thor's and Tony's votes.
"I say the kid will look like Natasha but will have her hair and Steve's eyes."
"Pep. What about you?" Tony asked.
"Hey, as long as the baby is safe and healthy I'm happy." Pepper answered. "Either way, as long as there's a little bundle of joy here I think that it'll be an improvement on all of the hard super heroing you guys go through."
"Point." Clint agreed.
"As long as I'm not changing any diapers." Tony said with a smirk.
"Of course." Pepper said.
The doors to the living room slid open and Bruce walked in with a small smile on his face.
"Well?" Clint asked as they gathered near the doctor.
"Everything went smoothly." Bruce answered. "Natasha and the baby are doing fine. They're ready for you guys to come visit."
The group smiled as they followed Bruce back to Natasha's suite. They quietly entered and right away heard soft whimpers being calmed. They entered the bedroom and away felt the warm atmosphere.
They quickly spotted Steve sitting on the edge of the bed but close to his tired looking wife as she held a small bundle in her arms. They were both gazing lovingly at the face of their newborn son.
The five adults quietly made their way to stand around the bed and look down on the face of the newest member of their family.