A surprise epilogue!

"James, no! Don't do that! Put that down!"

Natasha just walked through the door when she heard Steve's voice booming through the house. She smiled to herself and braced herself wondering what James had done this time. He was four years old now and a smart and clever boy. Very active and always wanting to discover something new. She stepped into the living room of their brownstone house in Brooklyn and laughed at the sight before her. James had drawn all over Steve with markers and he had a hard time holding his son still to get the pens out of his tiny hands. James had a combination of both his parents' serums running through his veins and he was stronger and faster than any other four year old.

"Mama!" James had discovered her and managed to escape Steve's arms for good and was now running over to her. He was smiling brightly at her and she picked him up kissing his forehead.

"Hi, chudo!" She smiled at him and kissed his cheek. "Did you have fun with daddy?"

"Yes!" James nodded eagerly and pressed a wet kiss on her jaw. "I drew!"

"Yeah, on me!" Steve got up from the floor and walked over to them. "We told you not to draw on us, bud!" James only giggled and turned away when Steve kissed her on the lips. "Hi, sweetheart!"

"Hey." She used the arm that wasn't holding James to wrap around Steve's waist. "How was your day?"

Steve kissed her again and even after almost five years her heart was still fluttering in her chest. "Aside from him using me as a canvas?" He laughed and ran his hand through James' hair. "Good. We ate our veggies and walked around the neighborhood."

"I saw a puppy, mama!" James pulled his perfect little face from the crook of her neck away. "Can we get a puppy? Please, mommy!"

She thought about what she was going to tell Steve later tonight and how stressful the next months and years would be. A puppy would be too much. "Not now, James. Maybe when you're older, okay?" She didn't think that she imagined that not only James looked disappointed but she was sure that she could at least lift her husband's mood later. She had some pretty great news for him.

She put James down and took his hand. "You're gonna have to pack your bag because you have a sleepover with Uncle Bucky! How does that sound?"

Her son's eyes widened. He loved his Uncle Bucky a lot. "Really, mommy?"

"Yes. He's gonna be here soon so we better start packing, my chudo."

She watched James put his things together and only interjected a few times when he wanted to put something in his little suitcase that she didn't think was appropriate for a sleepover. She really didn't think that James would need his father's shield at Bucky's.

Steve's strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist and he pressed a kiss to her neck. "Our son won't be here tonight, huh?" James was with his back to them and deciding which of his stuffed animals to take with him. He wasn't paying any attention to his parents so she didn't mind Steve nibbling on her ear lope. "You got any special plans for the night?" He whispered into her ear.

"I do." She whispered back and stopped his wandering hand before it reached her breasts. Yes, she did have that in mind for tonight but she had to tell him something before that. Something amazing. She gave him a heated look before she walked over to her son to help him finish packing before Bucky was here.

She still sometimes couldn't believe it that they were all living in the States again. She knew how much it meant to Steve that their son could grow up in Brooklyn. And it meant the world to her that James now had all of his uncles and aunts in his life.

It had taken another alien invasion that had forced them to come out of hiding and all of them almost dying but the world forgave them and more importantly Tony had forgiven Steve. And then Stark almost had fainted when they'd introduced him to their son. And when they had casually mentioned that they were married Tony nearly had a heart attack. They had moved from New Zealand to Brooklyn over a year ago and it had been so great to see how much James liked living here. He had Tony wrapped around his little finger and he unknowingly had helped to ease the tension between Tony and Bucky. They weren't friends and but they got along well enough and that was more than Steve could have asked for. She and Steve still suited up from time to time but never went together on missions so James would still have one parent in the worst case scenario. She prayed that it would never come to that.

The doorbell rang and James sprinted down the stairs to let his uncle in. She wanted to follow him but Steve pressed her gently against the wall. "I sometimes think he likes Buck better than us." As on cue James was chanting Uncle Bucky, Uncle Bucky downstairs. Steve brushed his lips over her cheek to her lips. "Do you want to go out tonight?" He kissed her softly and she pressed herself against him. No, she didn't want to go out. She had to tell him something that had to stay between them for some time. "You look beautiful today. Have I told you that yet?"

She smiled and pecked his lips. "You have. You tell me that every day, my love. I wanna stay in tonight. I already planned everything."

"You have?" He kissed her again and her knees got weak. Steve pretended to be a prude which made Tony comment that he had no idea how they had managed to make James but he definitely knew how to turn her into butter in his hands. "What kind of plans? We have the whole house to ourselves. And we haven't broken the new couch in yet." He wiggled his eyebrows and she had to snort. Steve was such a guy sometimes. And it was true, their love life was mostly happening in their bedroom when James was asleep.

"Stevie, get off your wife and say goodbye to your kid!"

Steve rolled his eyes at Bucky's comment but moved away from the wall to let her go. She gave him a quick kiss before she walked downstairs to say goodbye to her son. She was looking forward to have Steve all to herself and almost giddy when she thought about what she was going to tell him and she knew that James would be back tomorrow morning but she would still miss her boy. It was insane how much she loved him and that love was just going to grow bigger now.

James was already in his jacket and boots when they came downstairs. He ran over to her and hugged her leg. "Bye, mommy."

She picked him up and kissed him softly on the cheek. "Bye, sweetheart. Be good to your uncle, okay?" James nodded. "I love you."

"Love you." Her son answered and kissed her on the jaw. She chuckled lightly and handed him over to Steve.

"Have fun, bud. But not too much, okay?" Steve kissed James as well and then let him down. "We're gonna come over tomorrow morning to pick you up."

"Don't worry too much." Buck said mostly to her. "I'll take good care of him." She knew that. She knew that Bucky would never let anything happen to James. She would never forget the look on his face when he had held James in his arms for the first time. And the tears in his eyes when they had told him his name. "You enjoy a nice evening with the punk over here."

Steve rolled his eyes and walked his best friend and their son to the door. James turned around and waved with his little hand before Bucky took it and they left. She ignored the urge to run after them and concentrated on what she had planned. The food she ordered would be here soon and she wanted to freshen up before she told Steve her great news.

The dinner was already here when she came back downstairs and she basked in the looks Steve gave her when he saw her. She was only wearing a simple black dress and nothing else but he still looked at her like she was the sun.

He came over to her and wrapped his arms around her. "You take my breath away every time I look at you." He whispered against her temple and she was glad that her face was tugged against his neck and he didn't see her cheeks turning pink. Only Steve had that effect on her. "You are so beautiful. So amazing and brave. I love you so much, Nat. I thank my lucky stars every day that you married me."

She didn't know what to say, so she just kissed him. Soon her tongue was licking into his mouth and his hands were pushing her dress up so he could cup her bottom. He would never admit it to her out loud but he was such an ass man. She had to pause this because she almost forgot what she was going to tell him. They had the whole night to continue this and she was pretty sure that Steve would be even more into it after she told him her little secret.

She pulled reluctantly away from his lips and grabbed behind her to take one of his hand off her ass to lead him to the dining table. "Let's eat."

Sweet Steve with his swollen lips and dark eyes looked a bit confused but he followed her willingly and pulled her chair out. "Wine?" He asked her and his hand went for the bottle.

"No, thank you." She pointed at his chair. "Come sit."

They talked about work (they were mostly training new recruits and helping with mission planning these days) and James over dinner and she tried her best to act casually. She was positive that Steve would be surprised. She knew that he would be over the moon but it happened faster than she had expected. They had only been trying for two months but she should have known better than to doubt her husband's super swimmers.

She got up after dinner telling Steve to stay where he was and quickly got the gift box out of her handbag. She handed it over to Steve who looked at her with wide eyes. "Please don't tell me I missed our anniversary. I'm pretty sure that's next month."

She laughed and shook her head. "Don't worry. As if you would ever forget that. It's just a little gift. Open it."

Steve removed the wrapping paper and opened the box. He pulled the gift out and looked at her with confusion on his face. "Why are you giving me a sweater that would only fit our son? I know my clothes are a bit tight sometimes but even I would never wear that."

"Turn it around." She chuckled.

He did and then his eyes almost fell out of their sockets. "Nat? Really? Already?"

She nodded. "Yes. I'm four weeks pregnant!"

His eyes got teary and he got out of his chair and picked her up. "We're having another baby?" He whispered and kissed her deeply. "God, I love you so much, sweetheart!" He carried her upstairs and spent the rest of the night worshiping her body.

They cleaned up the dining table the next morning and she hid the sweater with World's best big brother embroidered on it in her closet. They agreed to wait a little longer before they would tell James about the baby. Steve kissed her stomach before they left the house to pick up their son. He had whispered last night into her ear that he hoped they would be having a girl, a girl as beautiful and amazing as her mother, and she had fallen in love with him all over again. And this time he would be right with her from the start. This time he wouldn't miss the first months of her pregnancy. This time she had a family to celebrate this miracle with.

A series of festive one shots about the Rogers' family is online:)