The Winter Princess

Harlow

6 months later

October 24th 2023:

You are now heavily pregnant, ready to give birth any day, you were due on the 26th. Bucky has been treating you like a princess even more than ever, always willing to run around for you, it was cute.

You and Bucky were asleep, it was just gone midnight, now into the next day. Suddenly you woke up to what felt like a sharp stabbing pain filling your body, it didn't take long to realise what it was. "Fuck, not now pleaseeee" you begged, sitting up, the movement caused another surge of pain to flood throughout your body. You looked down at Bucky, who was still asleep, you had to wake him. You frantically patted his shoulder, causing him to wake up in no time, "Bucky, its happening" you say between breathes. "OK, how far apart are your contractions?" He asked calmly.
"I don't fucking know i haven't been counting." You snapped back.

"OK then, let's get you to the car" he responded, trying to keep you peaceful.

"No, its happening here, i can't make it to the car without a human falling out of me. Just go get Bruce, he can help." You snap again. Bucky nods and sprints out the room, only to enter a few minutes later with Bruce. "OK, she's 6cm dilated, its time to push y/n" Bruce leads.

You push, followed by a scream in pain, the only thought rushing through your head is how you are never doing it again. "One more" Bruce asked.

"Youre doing great sweetie" Bucky tried to calm you, holding your hand. You let out another scream, pushing again. "This baby will be out in no time, a few more big pushes" Bruce tells you, you don't say a word but nod.

After almost 2 hours, you had finished pushing, and you had the baby in your arms, Bucky sat right next to you, admiring his new addition. "Hi Harlow, you're so pretty." You whisper, triple checking that she was wrapped up properly. "You look like your mummy, beautiful" He whispers again, you smile at him, then trail your eyes back down to your baby.

You and Bucky had both held her, Bruce had stepped out the room to clean up and give you some space. You hear footsteps shuffling outside your door, "OK come in" you demand, everybody walks in quietly. "Sorry if I woke you." You said.

"Doesn't matter, I was awake anyway." Natasha reassures you.
"Me too" Steve adds, you wink at Nat, knowing exactly why they were both up, she rolls her eyes in response. Morgan interrupts yours and Nats eye conversation by running carefully onto your bed, Tony tried to tell her not to but she didn't listen, she was stubborn like him. "Whats her name?" Morgan asks.
You look at Bucky and he nods.
"Well, Harlow Barnes. But, we still need to think of a middle name." You tell her.

"Natasha" Nat adds.

You laugh, and look at Bucky, "I actually like that." Bucky says, you agree.

"Harlow Natasha Shannon Barnes" You both say, you had both thought of Shannon for the middle name, it just fit.

~~~

Everybody held Harlow, admiring her beauty, no one went back to bed, just decided to stay awake and wait, apart from Morgan, she needed sleep. You and Bucky just stayed in your room, staring at her for hours without realising, it was so easy to get carried away, and she was yours.