"Daddy, are you done yet?" a four-year-old Lucy Rogers asked her father impatiently. "Mama and I are waiting," she pressed.
"Almost ready Lucy. Give me a minute," Steve trailed off.
Lucy let out a sigh and marched back into the living room of the communal floor at the Tower. Lucy had for sure inherited her mother's impatience, and was clearly demonstrating that today.
"Daddy says he'll be ready in a minute," Lucy announced dramatically to her mother and James. It was Sunday—Easter Sunday to be specific, and Steve had requested that their whole "family" go to Easter mass at his old church in Brooklyn.
"Okay Lucy. Don't worry, we have plenty of time to get there," Natasha stated calmly. Naturally, she wasn't religious herself, but she was doing this for Steve. And for the fact that he wanted to raise the kids with Catholic influence and values.
Steve had helped her out by getting James ready, and now was running slightly late by getting himself ready. Natasha couldn't deny it though; her kids looked adorable. Lucy had on an ivory lace dress that had pink fabric underneath and a matching pink sash. She even had a matching sun hat and little purse. Her crimson curls fell loose, just past her shoulders. James, on the other hand, had on a navy suit with a pink shirt and tie to match his sister's dress. Natasha now understood what people mean when they claimed that they could eat their kids up.
Lucy sighed and flopped back dramatically onto the couch.
"Don't do that Lucy, you'll wrinkle you dress," Natasha scolded. The little girl stood up reluctantly and straightened out her clothing.
The sound of the elevator arriving on the communal floor grabbed Lucy and James's attention. The doors slid open to reveal Tony, Pepper, Bruce, Clint, Thor, and Jane. Lucy immediately ran past Tony and into Clint, James close behind her.
"Hey munchkin, I think you missed me," Tony stepped aside as he addressed Lucy. The redhead finished greeting Clint and moved to Tony.
"Hi Uncle Tony," she said sheepishly as the billionaire scooped her up and began to tickle her.
"Hi Aunt Pepper," James said quietly as he moved to greet his aunt.
"Hello sweeties," she replied as she bent down to hug her nephew. "You two both look so cute!"
"What do you say?" Steve asked as he entered the room.
"Thank you!" James and Lucy said in unison, polite as always.
Lucy squirmed out of Tony's grip and ran over to her father. "Come on Daddy, we have to go pray!" she insisted. Lucy took Steve's large hand in his own, and dragged him towards the elevator. Natasha took James by the hand, and the entire "family" squished into the elevator. Steve gave Natasha a knowing look as they stood next to each other on the ride to the lobby.
Natasha had on a spaghetti-strap dress that fell just above her knees. It was black, tight at the top, and had a floral print on it. Steve leaned over to her and whispered, "You look hot babe." He almost blushed at his own remark.
"Ew! Daddy, I heard that," James commented. Steve ignored the comment and pecked his wife on the lips as the elevator came to a stop in the lobby.
"Come on guys, we have to go see Jesus!" Lucy insisted as she led the group to the waiting car.
Happy Easter!