Chapter Thirty-Seven

Charlotte stretched her arms as she looked at the clock, 2am. They had been living in their DC house for almost a month and a half and Charlotte was still getting used to the idea that it would never been as rambunctious as the tower.

She couldn't believe that she was saying this, but she was actually missing them. It was like living at Hogwarts again. Charlotte could hear Steve's light snoring coming from the Master bedroom a few feet away. Pearl was asleep at her feet since her kitty could no longer fit on her lap.

Charlotte couldn't even see her feet at this point because of how big her belly was. It was so big that she could hardly get comfortable, so instead of ruining both of their sleep schedules, she decided to let him sleep while she went to the nursery to doze off.

The Avengers had done a good job and now it was an assortment of blue. There was an array of toys piled in the corner, courtesy of Tony who was taking his role of godfather very seriously.

"Lot, are you there? You didn't fall asleep did you?" Charlotte's green eyes flickered as she gripped the phone in her hand. She had been talking to Ron who had finally agreed to talk via phone because owl took too long in Charlotte's opinion. Hermione and Ron were coming to visit them in a few months once things calmed down at the Ministry and the babies were settled.

"I didn't," she lied. "Ron, has anything interesting happen back at the Auror Office?" She hadn't talked to Kingsley in months. She had been pissed when he had replaced her and then she had gotten pregnant.

"Well, the new guy that took your place is drowning," Ron let her know. "The poor guy nearly lost it when we had to deal with a witch who was cursing children and giving them three degree burns on their body. I don't think Kingsley likes him very much. Any chance that you want to come back?" He half joked.

She smiled. Her old life seemed to have occurred so long ago, almost a year ago she had been an Auror and now she was pregnant and married to a guy that the U.S. population considered their hero. Charlotte yawned.

"You're tired," Ron blurted out. "You should get some sleep. You'll need it soon."

She rubbed her eyes. "I think you're right. Good night."

She hung up the phone and wobbled towards her bedroom where Steve was fast asleep. Charlotte felt a pain in her lower section and a small gush of water. "Oh, Merlin." She hissed.

Steve woke up and stared at her sleepily. "Charlotte, honey is something wrong?"

"I'm going into labor." She winced as she felt another contraction. Damn it, couldn't they have waited until morning?

Steve sat up trying to look for his shirt and shoes. "I'll get my shoes, I'll find them just let's-"

"Steve, sweetheart, I'm sorry I know you don't like this, but I'm not getting into a car. I know you hate this, but I really want to have these babies now." Before Steve could react, Charlotte gripped his wrist as they apparated out of there and towards the hospital.

"Why won't you let me see her?" Steve glared at Natasha who was in the waiting room with him and wouldn't stubbornly budge. "I'm her husband and she is giving birth to my children. I should be in the room with her, not Wanda."

"She doesn't want you there," Natasha said bluntly. "No offense, Steve but you are overprotective of her and are just too fussy. Besides giving birth to babies is hard enough, she doesn't need you fussing over her. She's in good hands."

"So you're saying I will just be in the way?" Steve demanded.

Natasha sighed. "I'm not saying that, I'm just saying that you should give her room to breathe. Before you know it, you're going to have your babies in your arms."

"It's been hours."

"I know," Natasha said as she rubbed his arm. "Just be patient."

Steve and Natasha spend the next hour reading magazines from 2011 and they both seemed to breath a sigh of relief when Wanda came to find them. "The babies have been born," Wanda practically squealed. "They're so pink and fat and just so cute. They're perfect Steve."

"How's Charlotte?" he demanded. "Is she ok-"

"She's fine," Wanda interrupted. "You can go and see her. I called Tony and Bucky, they'll be here in the afternoon-"

Steve didn't let her finish her sentence as he went towards the maternity ward. Charlotte had been given the room towards the end of the hall. He opened the door and saw Charlotte in the bed, balancing two bundles. There was a slight sheen on her face and she had a nurse fussing over her.

Charlotte smiled when she saw Steve, "Steve. Come meet your sons."

"I'll leave you two alone." The nurse cooed as Steve went towards his son. Wanda had been right. His sons were small and pink with a small amount of blond hair. Steve kissed her on the forehead. "Our sons."

"Our sons. Finally." One of the babies started whimpering and Steve quickly picked him up, giving Charlotte some time to relax with just one baby. "How are you feeling?"

"Tired, but happy." Charlotte stroke the baby's cheek. "Oh, Steve. I can't believe that this is really happening."

Steve smiled as the baby in his arm, snuggled in his arms. "Are you ready to name them? I know it's a little soon, but since there are two of them-we need to name them soon."

Charlotte nodded. "This little guy is Daniel Sirius Rogers. We can call him Danny for short."

"And this is James Joseph Rogers. Joseph was the name of my father."

Charlotte smiled. "Welcome Danny and James to our little family."

"James peed on me again," Charlotte told Steve a few days later once they had settled back in their house in DC. She grabbed one of the blankies that had been a present from Clint and his wife. "Honestly, it seems like the kid is waiting for me to change his diaper so that he could pee on me some more."

"And least he doesn't cry." Steve landed on the couch in exhaustion. "Danny has been crying non stop, I barely put him to bed. So don't make any sudden movements otherwise he's going to burst into tears again."

Charlotte landed next to him. "I knew that parenthood was going to be exhausting, but I honestly didn't think it was going to be this tiring. I feel like we haven't slept in days." The doorbell rang and Steve groaned as he went to answer it.

He was surprised at the visitor. "Director Fury?"

"Hello," Fury stepped inside. "I'm sorry to step in unannounced and congratulations on the birth of your children."

"Thank you," she said faintly. "What are you-What are you doing here? Are you here to talk to Steve?"

"Actually Mrs. Rogers, I am here to talk to you. As you know your husband is helping me and Agent Hill reinstall SHIELD and we would like you to join our team."

"Me? But what could I-"

"As head of Department of Defense. We think that you will be a great addition to our team." Fury continued. "We know that you just had the twins, but it the future we would like to have you. Your experience as an Auror, not to mention your magic could greatly benefit us in the long run to help make earth a safe place."

Charlotte didn't say anything for a moment and then she simply nodded. "I accept."

"Good," Fury didn't smile as he excused himself. When he closed the door, the babies upstairs started crying and Steve and Charlotte exchanged tired looks as they went upstairs to the nursery.

Steve held Danny and Charlotte comforted James. Steve grabbed one of the stuff rabbits in the crib and started making funny faces. "Here you go buddy. Here look at the cute bunny. Peak a boo, peek a boo." Danny looked at the bunny with round eyes and Steve relaxed.

Charlotte sat on the rocking chair and started nursing James. "Steve, do you think we can do this-parenthood and SHIELD? What if we we screw up? Or something goes wrong? What if-"

"Sweetheart, sweetheart, we'll be fine." Steve interrupted her rambling as he kissed her. "You and me and the boys are going to be fine. That's why we are rebuilding SHIELD to make it safer for them. To give them a safer world to live in."

Epilogue: Five Years Later. . .

The paleness of her skin seemed to be even more noticeable once she stepped out her leg from the shade. But Charlotte wanted to enjoy the sun as much as she could, especially since DC was freezing and Charlotte couldn't remember the last time that it had stopped raining.

But apparently in the Bahamas it was perfect temperature year round, something that Tony Stark (who was sitting next to her) kept harping and bragging about, especially since Steve and Charlotte hadn't wanted to come in the first place because of her "condition" and having 3 children under five was tough enough.

She balanced her non-alcoholic Margarita on her pregnant belly. She was in her fifth month of pregnancy and she was just glad that this pregnancy hadn't been as hard as it had been with the twins and her daughter. Thank Merlin for Loki's magic and his "willingness" to help.

Charlotte smiled when she saw Steve helping their five years old twins James and Danny to build sandcastles. The twins were tall for their age with sandy blond hair and bright green eyes. They were both dressed in matching blue shorts. Next to Steve was a tiny three year old girl with long blond hair and blue eyes wearing a pink swimsuit. It was their daughter Georgina Lily who hadn't let go of Steve's hand.

"You know every time that I see you, you're pregnant, you're getting pregnant, or you just had a baby," Tony raised an eyebrow. "Sex with the icicle over there must be really good. Who knew that Steve had it in him."

Charlotte scowled at him. "Will you please stop being so interested in my sex life?"

"He's just having empty nest syndrome ever since Parker left for his junior year abroad in Germany." Bucky responded bored as he looked up from the magazine that he was reading. "He's been interested in everyone's sex lives, why do you think that he invited you guys over? He's driving everyone crazy. Why do you think Vision and Wanda offered to cat-sit your cat in the first place?"

"No one asked you to come," Tony snapped at Bucky. "Besides I haven't seen my godson in a while or the rest of the kids. I thought it would be fun, instead of having them freeze their asses in DC."

"Lottie, do you know if you're having a boy or a girl this time?" Bucky interrupted him.

"Another little girl. We already picked out the name Marielle Sarah."

"It's cute."

"It's a mouthful," Tony corrected. "You sure that I can't convince you guys to move back to New York? There are some great schools there much better than DC-"

"Tony," she said gently. "We've talked about this, we're happy in DC and SHIELD is better than ever. It's growing, besides Marielle will be our last baby. We don't want to move the kids all over the place. You can have the kids next summer if you really want them. Steve and I deserve a break."

Tony smirked. "You go it. I'll rent Disneyworld for them."

"Don't overdo it. You'll spoil them. Natasha might want to spend some time with them since she is Georgina's godmother." Charlotte took a sip of her ice tea. "After this we're going back to London, Hermione and Ron are celebrating their wedding anniversary."

"Has Steve gotten used to the flying brooms and the owls yet?" Bucky inquired.

Charlotte laughed. "A little bit. He's like the candy, though. He's going to have to get used to it, especially since our kids are most likely going to have magic in the next few years."

"Mama, mama, come play." Georgina cried out as she waved her over.

Charlotte stood up and headed over to where the kids and her husband were playing. "Hey," Steve said as he rested his hand on her hip as he gave her a quick peck on the lips. "Georgina wants to build a fairy castle."

Charlotte somehow managed to kneel down as Georgina handed her a shovel. "Mama, I want big tower and. . .a princess pony and a-"

Steve smirked as he kissed his daughter's blond head. "She doesn't want much does she?"

"I can handle a fairy castle," Charlotte said as she started putting sand inside a pail. "I think you need to make sure that Danny and James aren't throwing sand at each other's faces."

"Will do," Steve looked back towards the five year olds. "Boys, how about we stop trying to eat sand and go swimming?"

"Yay!" the blond twins dropped their pails and each took one of Steve's hands as they headed towards the ocean.

"Mama, I want Barbie." Georgina whined.

"We'll get your Barbie, sweetheart Uncle Tony and Uncle Bucky are taking care of her."

Georgina nodded. "Mama, I want Daddy and Danny and Jamie to help too."

Charlotte leaned back, she was too far along to be doing this anymore, "Georgina, why don't you get Daddy and the boys and we can work on it together."

Georgina stood up, wiping the sand from her bare feet as she ran towards where her father was. "Daddy! Daddy!"

Charlotte smiled as she put the pail down. Five years. So much had changed in the past five years, but one thing was for certain. She was finally at peace.

THE END

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