Surprise!

Epilogue

Steve was able to leave work earlier today, but no one was here yet when he got home. Natasha and Wanda were probably still at the community center where his wife was still giving dance classes and their daughter eagerly attended, telling everyone that the dance instructor was her mom.

Wanda just adored Natasha and she was so excited that her mother was pregnant. Their little girl had been over the moon when they had told her that she would become a big sister. He had been worried that Wanda would feel neglected when she heard that a baby was on the way, but no, their little sunshine was very happy that she was going to be a sister.

And he...god, when Natasha had told him that she was pregnant...He had been surprised and so fucking happy. He had feared that Natasha becoming pregnant wouldn't happen and that it would destroy his wife because he had seen how much she wanted it and he was so fucking ecstatic that she was carrying his child now.

Natasha had started to show last month and Wanda always pressed her little hands on her mother's belly, waiting to feel her sibling kick. So far she hadn't felt anything (neither did he when he put his hand on his wife's baby bump when they were in bed), but Natasha said that she started to feel the baby kick her organs. They had bought a lot of baby books to explain everything to Wanda and their daughter even came with them to the doctor's appointments. It was important to them that Wanda was included in everything and didn't feel any different just because Natasha didn't give birth to her. No, they loved Wanda just as much as they loved the little bean.

He dropped his working bag with his laptop on the kitchen table and got himself a bottle of water. A photo of his two girls was smiling at him when he closed the fridge again. God, how lucky was he? He had a healthy and great kid, the most beautiful woman in the world had married him and another addition to their little family was on their way.

Seeing Natasha being pregnant was just beautiful. He saw how much she enjoyed it and Wanda was just wonderful to her mother. She looked out for her and always asked her if she needed anything. His favorite part of the day was when Natasha stepped out of the shower and rubbed body lotion onto her baby bump with a serene smile on her face. She always caught him watching her and made a come hither motion so he would kiss her. They always ended up back in bed when Wanda wasn't at home. And he couldn't help but smile when Wanda kissed her mommy goodbye and then pressed a kiss onto her mom's stomach to say goodbye to the baby. Wanda would be a great sister to the baby. He just knew that their two kids would be thick as thieves. He was already secretly thinking about a third child, but they should probably see how they could handle two kids before they tried for another baby or applied for adoption.

He heard the front door open and Wanda telling her mother something that he couldn't quite make out. Natasha laughed and he walked towards the hallway. Wanda was sitting on the bench and Nat was helping her out of her boots that she had gotten for Christmas from his mother.

"Hey, you two."

"Hi, daddy!" Wanda waved and pressed a kiss to Nat's cheek. "Thanks, mommy." She stood up to come over to him and hugged his waist. "I'm hungry. Did you make dinner?"

He laughed. "I just came home, sweetie." Wanda didn't look happy and he saw her walking into the kitchen out of the corner of his eye. Natasha had already removed her coat when he looked back at her and his eyes dropped immediately to her baby bump.

"My eyes are up here, mister." Natasha chided lightly and walked over to him. "Hi, my love." She slung her arms around his shoulders and pressed her bump against him.

"Hi, sweetheart." He smiled down at her and lowered his head to kiss her. Natasha hummed into the kiss and they just kissed for a few moments. "We should continue this when Wanda's asleep. You know, in our bed without any clothes."

Natasha grinned and pecked his lips. "So smooth, Mister Rogers. Are you trying to seduce me?"

"Always, Misses Rogers." He gave her perfect ass a light squeeze, causing Nat to laugh. "Now, let's make the kid something to eat before she tries to cook dinner herself."

"Yeah." Natasha placed her hand on her bump. "Me and the baby are hungry as well."

Wanda was talking about her horse show next weekend and both he and Natasha listened to her with a smile on their faces. Steve tucked Wanda into bed while Natasha still had to do a little bit of work in their office. She was still there when he came out of Wanda's room.

"I'm almost done." She smiled when he walked behind her and leaned forward to press kisses onto her neck. "Stop that." She laughed. "You're distracting me." He smiled to himself and kissed the back of her head before he left the office.

Natasha was sound asleep after he'd seduced her thoroughly and he placed his hand on her stomach, waiting to see if he could feel the baby kick. He couldn't feel anything yet, but Natasha mumbled his name in her sleep, pressing herself closer to him, and that was pretty amazing as well.

Wanda helped him paint the walls of the nursery. Natasha was now seven months pregnant and it was time to finally take care of the nursery. They already had a crib, but they still had to get other furniture for the baby. And a stroller...God, there was so much they had to think of to get before their daughter was here. He smiled to himself. They were gonna have another beautiful girl. Wanda was super excited for a sister and he was happy that his fate was to be surrounded by beautiful and amazing girls. They hadn't had a name yet, but there was still time for that and he and Natasha agreed that they had to meet their daughter to choose the right name for her.

He was drawing elephants with a pencil on the walls of the nursery and Wanda carefully colored them out. She just looked adorable, so deep in thought and concentrated to not get over the lines.

His gaze fell onto the little horse in the baby's crib. Wanda had saved her allowance (and she didn't get much because they didn't want to spoil her too much) and bought her little sister a stuffed animal since she didn't want to give up her buckybear (not that anyone had expected her to). The stuffed animal was very well made and he figured that Bucky had pitched in because she had come home with the gift after she had spent the afternoon with her uncle. Wanda's savings couldn't have been more than twenty bucks and that horse looked like it had cost more than that.

"Daddy?"

"Yes, munchkin?"

"Um..." She stared to the ground and he wondered what was wrong. "Will you like the baby more than me? Because she's...like you?"

"What? No!" He immediately pulled his daughter into his arms. He'd always thought that she knew that her parents loved her as much as the baby. Wanda knew that she was adopted because he wanted her to know where she came from, but he never introduced her as his adopted daughter. No, she was just his daughter. "I love you so much." He cupped her little, perfect face in his hands. Her green eyes were wide and it was insane how much she resembled Natasha, even though they shared no DNA.

"I was meant to find you. You were meant to be my daughter. Just like it was fate that we found Natasha. She was meant to be your mom and to be my wife." He brushed his thumb over Wanda's cheek. "We both love you so, so much. You are our child, just like the baby is. We love you and your little sister more than anything. You are my first girl." He beeped her nose and she giggled. "Without you, I wouldn't have any of this. No amazing and perfect daughter who is super smart, no Natasha and no baby. I wasn't truly happy until I looked into your eyes, Wanda. The day I found you...It changed everything for me. I didn't really know what love was until I met you, munchkin. You gave me everything. You are my child. You are Natasha's child. And we are so damn lucky that we get to be your parents. There is no difference between you and the baby. Okay?"

Wanda nodded and buried her little face in his neck. "I just...I just thought that you maybe would like the baby more because she's your blood." She mumbled into his skin. "I didn't really think like that until Teddy said that you like the baby more because she is your real family."

God, this fucking kid again. "Well, Teddy is a douchebag." Wanda giggled and looked at him. "And he has no idea about our family. You are our real family and we love so very much, Wanda. And I know that your sister will love you, too. She's gonna look up to you and yeah, you two are probably gonna be mad at each other from time to time, but you're gonna be sisters. And there's no stronger bond than that."

Wanda nodded. "I know. Can we not tell mommy about this?"

He frowned. "Why not? She'll tell you the same. You know much much she wanted to be your mother."

"I know. But she's so pregnant and I don't want to upset her."

He smiled at Wanda and kissed her forehead. "Oh, Wanda. You're such a sweet and amazing kid, you know that?"

He didn't tell Natasha about the conversation just like Wanda had asked, but Natasha's maternal instincts seemed to pick up that Wanda had been upset earlier and she spent the rest of the day with their daughter on the couch cuddling with her while they watched a Disney movie.

"Steve."

Someone was poking him. He was still half asleep so he didn't really care and tried to go back to sleep.

"Steve!" Now someone was punching his shoulder. Ugh!

"What?" He managed to get out. He was so tired. He surely still had a few hours until he had to get up.

"Steve! The baby's coming!"

Uh-huh. The baby was coming. Interesting. Couldn't Natasha wait to tell him that until it was time to get up? He hugged his pillow and was already drifting off again. Wait, what?!

He popped his eyes open and found Natasha leaning over him. "Get the fuck up! My water broke! It's time!" Natasha yelled and climbed out of the bed which wasn't very graceful anymore since she was nine months pregnant (not that he would ever tell her that, he valued his life).

"Uh, what am I supposed to do?" His mind was completely blank. The baby was coming! Holy shit.

Natasha looked like she regretted marrying him in that moment. "Call your mom so she can look after Wanda and then get me to the fucking hospital!" She snarled and grabbed the hospital bag that was next to the bedroom door.

God, he had to get his shit together. His wife was about to give birth and he had to be there for her. He called his mother while quickly changing into a shirt and jeans. She promised to be there as soon as possible, and Natasha wasn't in the bedroom anymore after he ended the call. He found her in the hallway leaning against the wall with Wanda by her side.

"Do you need anything, mommy?" Wanda asked with big eyes. "Is the baby coming now?"

"She's soon here." Natasha breathed out. "I'm at the beginning. The contractions aren't so bad yet."

"Do you want me to rub your back, mommy?"

Natasha nodded, turning around, and Wanda rubbed her little hands over the small of Natasha's back. Their kid was more of a support to Nat than he was. "Ma's on her way."

"I want to come with you!" Wanda whined. "Please!"

"No, sweetie." Natasha stroked Wanda's cheek. "You'll come when the baby's here. It could take hours until then. You would get bored."

"Your mom's right." They didn't want Wanda in the delivery room and he didn't even know if it was allowed. He didn't want Wanda to see her mother in pain. "It's better this way. I promise you that you will be the first one after us to see your sister."

Wanda chewed on her lip. "Okay. I wait until the baby's here."

He and Wanda helped Natasha downstairs and thankfully his mother showed up a few minutes later because he could see that Nat's contractions got worse, but she was downplaying it in front of their daughter.

His mother wished them good luck and reminded him to call her regularly and to take good care of her daughter in law before he got Natasha in the car they barely used and drove her to the hospital.

Natasha was groaning and panting next to him. "Oh God! Hurry, please!"

"I am!" He was driving faster than allowed and he was just glad that the streets were almost empty at this time.

They reached the hospital in record time and he helped his wife into a wheel chair because the contractions were getting worse. It had only been an hour since her water had broken, but Natasha was sure that the baby was soon here. He really hoped that for her. He didn't want her to be in labor for hours. The doctor decided that Natasha had to go immediately to the delivery room and not a normal hospital room. The baby was really coming.

"I can't believe I let you do this to me!" Natasha snapped while they checked her cervix. She looked terrified when the doctor told her that she was almost at ten centimeters. She grabbed his hand and almost squished it to mush. Jesus, had she always been this strong? Her face was twisted in pain and he just wished he could take that pain away from her.

"I'm scared." She whispered when the doctor and her nurse were gone.

"You can do this. You're so strong, sweetheart." He assured her and pressed a kiss to her sweaty forehead.

"This is all your fault!" She hissed out and he was sure that she was having another contraction. "Why couldn't you keep it in your pants! You did this to me!"

He tried to bite back his grin and washed the sweat off her face with a wash cloth. "You almost made it, Natasha. The baby is almost here. You're gonna have our beautiful baby in your arms very soon. You're doing so great."

Natasha looked like she wanted to punch him but the doctor came back into the room. She checked Natasha's cervix again and announced that it was time to push.

His wife looked at him with a scared expression and he nodded at her. "You can do this. I love you, Nat."

She nodded back and started to push when she got hit by another contraction. And after that, everything happend so fast and the doctor was already laying the baby on Natasha's chest while Steve cut the umbilical cord.

"Hi, baby." Natasha whispered in awe and placed her hand on their baby's back. God, their little girl was here. And she was fucking perfect. He fought back against the tears in his eyes and looked at his wife and their new baby daughter. "Welcome, my sweetheart." Natasha looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "We made this."

"Yeah, we did." He rasped out and cradled his daughter's head. "Hi, sweetheart. Welcome into this world."

Two hours later Natasha was sitting on her hospital bed with their daughter in her arms and he opened the door to get Wanda. She was sitting next to her grandmother and immediately jumped off her seat when she saw him.

"Are you ready to meet your baby sister?"

"Yes!" Wanda beamed and ran to him.

"She's sleeping so you have to be quiet, okay?" Wanda nodded seriously and he walked with her into the room.

"Hi, my little sunshine." Natasha was brightly smiling at them. She looked so beautiful with their baby in her arms. "This is your sister."

Wanda walked to her mother and looked at her sister. "She's so tiny." She whispered and touched with her finger carefully the baby's cheek. "She's so cute!"

Natasha smiled. "Just as cute as her big sister. Your daddy and I decided that you should be the one to name her."

"Really?" Wanda looked from her to him with big eyes.

"Yes, really."

Wanda bit her lip, looking at her sister. Natasha made space on her bed and told Wanda to join her. Steve remembered to get his phone out and took a picture of his three girls.

"She looks like an Emma." Wanda decided. "I think she's Emma."

"That's a beautiful name." Natasha smiled and he had to agree. "Welcome to the family, Emma Rogers."