Second Chances

Chapter Five

3 months later...

The compound was empty, well not completely empty, but most of the Avengers were off on a mission. Emily was tidying the kitchen when Vision came in, she was the only one that didn't seem to jump when he just appeared. "Hey Vision, you ok?"

"I am fine. I just wanted to check on you?"

"I'm doing ok. This place is rather cold and empty when they're not here."

Vision placed his hand on hers. "You're wondering about Bucky?"

"I am, I'm hoping he's ok." She sighed, taking a seat at the breakfast bar. "I'm wondering if he's ever gonna get to meet this little one." Her hands move to the small bump she now had. Vision sits beside her. "Can you feel them?"

Vision looked at her. "I can. Do you want to know whether it's a boy or a girl?"

"I'd love to know."

Vision closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them and looked straight at her.

"You and Mr Barnes are having a little boy."

Emily hugs him, Vision is taken back, then slowly wraps his arms round her.

The following day the compound was a hive of activity as the guys arrived back. Emily had watched the news and seen the fire and accident. She had felt helpless, Wanda was very upset when she got off the Jet, Steve looked worried, Nat and Sam followed. Nat gave Emily a huge hug.

Put her hands on Emily's belly. "This one being behaving without me?"

"He has been just fine."

"He? A boy?" She pulled Emily into a hug.

A few days later, they were all called into the conference room by Tony. The secretary of state was waiting for them. Everyone took a seat round the table, Emily went and stood near Tony, who squeezed her hand slightly. Something was wrong. Emily listened as the secretary spoke, he showed videos of everything, Steve told him it was enough. He gave them the accords to read, they had to sign or retire.

The secretary left after giving his ultimatum it was long before the tense silence in the meeting room spilled out into a rather heated discussion. Tony wanted them to all sign, but Steve disagreed. Emily, not wanting to be a part of the argument, busied herself cleaning in the kitchen across the hall and was pulling baking ingredients out when she noticed her name spoken.

"Emily, will you sign?" asks Steve.

She was taken back at the question, she assumed she wouldn't have too, she was still kind of under house arrest.

"I mean... I don't know. I'm not an avenger, I'm technically still under some sort of house arrest."

They all stared at her, they had just become used to her being there, no one had brought up the fact she wasn't there of her own free will and hearing her say it gave them all a sense of shock. Nat took her hand, but it was Tony's voice that boomed through the still room.

"Of course she will sign, she doesn't want to be locked away with a child and she certainly doesn't want to lose that child."

Nat felt her tense at those words. "Tony, you're scaring her."

"She should be scared, they are serious about this."

Out of nowhere Steve announces he has to go. Emily took this as a chance to leave the room too. She slowly walked back to her room, inside she curled up in the chair by the window, her hands lay over her bump, what she would give to have Bucky here right now. To reassure her that everything would be ok. She needed him more than ever right now. Hours later it was Nat that came in with a plate of food.