About Last Night: Green Series 1 (Pre-Serum Omega!Steve x Alpha!Bucky MPreg AU)

Twenty-Three

As quick as their non-relationship relationship had progressed, it really shouldn't have surprised Steve that it would only continue just as quickly. Or that Squirt would keep getting bigger. Yet, faster than a snowball speeding down a hill, the Barneses were helping move Bucky into his apartment and none of Steve's pants fit anymore at fifteen weeks pregnant.

Being handed a package of black elastic, ouchless!, ponytail holders, Steve asked, "What's this?"

"Hair ties," Mandy set down a box marked, kitchen.

"What?" Steve's brows furrowed, opening the box so he could unpack it.

"For your pants." Steve glanced down at the joggers that were snug, but fit better than his jeans or slacks. Mandy giggled, "For buttons. Bucky said that they weren't fitting the bump. If you use a hair tie, they should hold you over until you buy new ones."

"Oh," Steve was oddly touched by the advice and could feel tears prickling in his eyes, "Thanks."

"Of course," Mandy smiled. Holding up some pans, she asked, "Where do you want these?"

After directing Mandy to put them in the cabinet beneath the island, Steve glanced over to the living room where the kids were preoccupied with Frozen. Smiling at the way Sadie, Harper, and even little Gracie danced around. Of course, Gracie wasn't as sturdy with her movements, but that could be excused since she was only two.

Briefly, with Bucky having just set a box down and Steve putting a reminder to buy new pants on the fridge, Bucky wrapped his arms around Steve's waist. His face buried in Steve's neck and his flesh hand on Squirt. Softly, Bucky sang along in his ear.

Playfully, Steve shoved the happy, unfairly handsome, alpha away. Only for Bucky to chuckle and kiss his temple before following Becca and Silas as they carried his dresser towards the master bedroom. Taking just a few steps behind them, Steve grabbed onto Bucky's arm to pull him back in for a chaste kiss.

That dopey grin tugged at Bucky's lips again, and Steve couldn't help but smile too. After all, it was better than fidgeting. Which was what Steve really wanted to do since change made him antsy.

So, Steve focused on organizing. He was good at organizing. Especially since he didn't have a lot of material items and neither did Bucky. And Steve was glad for that. Sarah always hated clutter and she passed that down to Steve.

"Sweetie, you don't gotta do this," Tibby informed, moving the box of dishes closer to herself. "You can sit and point, and we'll take care of it."

Mandy nodded, then added, "The 'rents have a gift for you anyway."

"A gift?" Steve's brows furrowed. Both women nodded and Steve nervously chewed on his lower lip, "Okay."

In the armchair, Steve found Winnie with Gracie on one knee and Sadie on the other. Even though the Barnes matriarch had been nothing but kind to Steve, he still found himself on edge. Anxious about what this gift would be. Steve was going to chalk it up to all the chaos currently taking place in his usually silent apartment.

"Hi, sweetie," Winnie greeted with that same warm grin that she gave every other family member. The same grin that Bucky inherited. The very grin that their baby could have inherited. "Taking a break?"

"More like forced to," Steve joked, taking a seat on the couch next to Camila. The eleven year old curled up in his side immediately. Hiding his surprise, he draped his arm along her back and told Winnie, "They kicked me out."