A/N: Thank you to those who have given me feedback, especially to Tielan for giving me the advice that she did. I have two more chapters plotted (I need to plot the rest out) but I don't know when I will be able to start working on them as I start classes next week. If you like this, please bear with me, I will update whenever I can. (I updated the version on Ao3 first before this one, just FIY)

*I don't take any credit for the idea, nor do I take credit for the idea of Sophie's character.*

After their disastrous date, both Maria and Steve thought that they would never have to see each other again. Maria had complained to Natasha about it while Steve had complained to James. Unfortunately for them, their mutual best friends were getting married, which meant six months of seeing each other for pre-wedding events and holidays.

Steve ended up making the wedding cake (which everyone raved about). At their Christmas party, Maria took a date and Steve made sure to give her crap about not wanting to kiss him under the mistletoe (which was caught on video because James was really into making home movies, especially with Natasha four months pregnant with their first child). Even during Sophie's birth, they had to bicker, it's like they couldn't help themselves.

Now, a year later all four friends were at Natasha and James' house celebrating Sophie's first year. Steve and James were outside with Sophie, making sure the castle guys didn't steal anything while they were setting up the jumper. While Natasha and Maria were inside, getting the food and last minute touches done.

"Why didn't you bring Lillian with you?" James questioned, glancing over at Steve who was bouncing Sophie in his arms.

"Because we broke up."

"What? I thought you really liked her? Was it the lip ring that made you call it quits?" His voice was teasing, lips curling into a smirk before he turned his attention to the teenage boys trying to set up the jumper.

"Yeah, I did like her but I just couldn't see myself marrying her. She wasn't the one." Shifting the babbling baby in his arms, he raised her in the air, a cry of joy escaping her as she gave him a toothless smile. "Sophie is the only girl for me, aren't you?"

"Don't do that you punk, Nat might see. Besides, Soph was just fed, she gonna puke on you."

Ignoring his friend's comments, he continued lifting Sophie into the air a few more times before settling her back in his arms.

"Alright you two, knock it off." James scowled at the teens as they stumbled towards him.

"Uh… just a warning, no babies on there…" The one with long floppy hair said.

"And no fat adults" The taller skater looking one added before they both broke out in stifled giggles.

"Are you two stoned?" James asked, crossing his arms and raising a brow at them.

"No, sir. It's illegal." The floppy haired guy commented as they both shook their heads.

"Your eyes are red," Steve pointed out as he came to stand next to James.

"C'mon, cough it up or I'm calling the cops." James held out his hand as he waited for one or both to give him their stash.

Steve couldn't help but chuckle as he watched the floppy haired kid hand over a small plastic baggie containing the drug. Wow. They had asked for a jumper and got drug dealers instead. Making his way onto the jumper with Sophie in his arms, he gently started jumping as he held her up in the air.

"Rogers. She's going to puke, I already told you."

"She's fine, look at her, she loves it."

As soon as he said those words, Sophie threw up part of her breakfast on him, causing Steve to groan and loudly complain that it was in his mouth while James stifled a laugh and reached for the video camera.

"There's this guy who-" Both women turned their attention to the back door, as James and Steve walked in.

"Did you lift her again, Rogers? I told you not to do that." The two men had just come through the door, when Natasha moved to take her daughter from Steve's outstretched arms.

"He deserves it for being such a punk." James moved towards the sink zooming in on the camera as Steve washed his mouth out and tried getting the puke off his shirt.

"Good girl Sophie, you're not the first to throw up on Uncle Steve." Maria cooed to the little girl as she took her from her mother's arms and sat her on her lap.

"Very funny, Hill."

"You reek of baby puke, Rogers. Do us all a favor and go shower." The brunette commented before standing and handing the birthday girl back to her mom.

"Go upstairs and change, I don't want you looking like that in pictures and please take that stupid cap off." The red head said before disappearing up the stairs.

"What are you a frat boy? Who wears a cap like that anyway?" Maria quipped before pushing him away from her. "You reek of baby puke!"

"He's trying to hide his widows peak." James added, still recording the interaction on camera.

"Widows peak? You mean receding hairline." Maria sniggered and James laughed before turning off the camera.

"It's a widows peak." Steve said, trying to defend it hairline.

"C'mon. Let me give you something to change into." Moving out of the kitchen, James climbed up the stairs before stopping midway. "Maria, wanna help change Sophie? Nat needs to finish a few more things."

"Sure!" Maria moved around the table and towards the stairs.

Handing off, the birthday girl to her godmother, Natasha moved back into the kitchen with Steve.

"The cake is amazing Steve. I like it better than my wedding cake."

Steve raised a brow at the redhead, "I made your wedding cake. You said you loved it."

Natasha made a face as she helped Steve take the yellow duck out of its box. "It was a bit dry."

"Anyway, that's not what I wanted to talk about. You know how I was taking Sophie to that one pediatrician. Who turned out to be very rude, I started taking to this other one…."

Steve shot her a look, he knew where this was going and that small smirk of hers only added to it. She was going to mention someone who was single and hot.

"Nat-" He warned, as he carefully placing the yellow duck to one side of the chocolate frosted cake.

"She's great with Sophie and she's pretty hot looking. No ring on her finger and I talked up the receptionist and she isn't seeing anyone."

"Tasha, seriously? I'm not interested. You just keep having gorgeous babies and I'll keep spoiling them with cake."

Once Maria came down with Sophie and Steve changed, people were already filling the house. The kids went out back to play on the jumper and run around while the adults were inside. A few keeping an eye out on their kids in the back. There were a lot of kids. It seemed that most of Natasha's and James' neighbors had kids of their own already.

Maria was trying to find Natasha as she listened to one of her neighbors go on and on about her kids.

"Are you dating anyone? I couldn't help but notice you don't have a ring."

"No, I'm not dating anyone."

"Well," The woman drawled, "You really should start looking, you aren't getting any younger. I have five kids and my husband is just the best. This is Jake, the newest addition." She looked at her son who was still in his car seat.

"John, honey, I think it's time to change his diaper."

The man who had been sitting on the loveseat with his three-year-old and seven-year-old, sighed and got up. "Of course, I'm on it."

"Thank you. And don't forget to feed him later."

Maria sighed and took a long sip of her wine, this was going to be a very long day.

Steve wasn't having much luck outside either. After over hearing a group of women talk about how great the catering was, he made the mistake of saying he had made the food. Now he was being surrounded by a husky guy who claimed he had been a quarter back in high school and college, his wife who wouldn't stop eyeing him and a gay couple (one of them wouldn't stop eyeing him either). He was beyond grateful when Natasha called out to him to come inside for the cake.

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy birthday dear, Sophie, happy birthday to you." Everyone gathered around the dining room table sang as Natasha brought out the cake lit with candles. Setting it in front of her daughter, she placed a kiss a top her head before blowing out the candles. James was recording on the video camera, while Natasha took pictures.

"Can we get the godparents next to her." Motioning for Maria and Steve to get next to Sophie, she got the camera ready.

"Get a bit closer. Alright."

"Say 'Steve has a widows peak!" James said, the group erupting into laughter as Natasha snapped the picture.