Jack was exhausted. Upon finding out that she was pregnant, it was soon discovered that she was carrying two babies. The twins seemed to zap her of any energy she had. She struggled to get comfortable every night, fighting her growing belly for sleep. Steve helped where he could, rubbing her back and even carrying her down to the pool for a late night swim. The motion of doing laps in the pool seemed to calm the squirming babies. However, it didn't always work.

Last night was a hard night. Jack was up more than she slept, back aching and feet swelling heavily. Her chest was sore and tender from her swollen breasts, and her hands had a constant tingling sensation from swelling to the size of sausages. She puffed her cheeks, blowing out a raspberry as she waddled her way from the elevator and to the common room where the Avengers assembled.

Steve took note of his waddling wife, grinning like a fool each time his blue eyes landed on her belly. However, his grin turned to a frown quickly. He could see the dark bags growing under her eyes, her frazzled appearance catching him off guard.

"Still tired, doll?" He asked, making his way over to her. He placed a hand on her lower back, the other landing on her belly. "You look awful."

Jack gave her husband a deep frown. "Gee, thanks, honey," she replied sarcastically with a roll of her eyes. "Just what every wife wants to hear."

Steve's face flushed, and he could hear his dysfunctional family laughing at him. "That's not what I meant, and you know it."

Jack gave him a snarky smirk. "Sure, Jan," she replied.

The two then made their way further into the common room. Their family surrounded them, each one placing a hand on her belly and lighting up when the twins would kick. Thor and Vision were absolutely astounded, their eyes lighting up in wonder and amazement. Tony grinned, talking to Jack's belly and promising the twins all sorts of crap. Pepper just smiled widely, cooing. Bucky and Sam argued over who would be the best uncle, whilst Pietro just shook his head, rubbing a hand over the large bump. Wanda said she could hear them, telling the parents that they felt joy and love within the womb. Peter simply gazed in wonder at the amazing miracle before him.

Jack could feel herself nodding off, her head falling easily to land on Steve's shoulder. She smiled sleepily when he kissed her head, before telling him, "I'm just gonna take a nap right here. Wake me up when something cool happens."

That 'something cool', turned out to be her water breaking.