It's a promise

Epilogue

Rylee's POV - 5 years later

Steve and I sat in our garden and we looked at Charlie who was five now and his little brother Jamie. James Joseph was named after Bucky and Rhodey and also after Steve's father. He would become four in a couple months.

After our wedding and after I wanted to wait until Charlie was one, I rethought everything and we stopped using condoms after Christmas the same year and I was pregnant shortly after. I had a few panic attacks along the pregnancy because it started to remind me of my time when Steve wasn't there but he was at my side the whole time and he endured my mood swings.

He came with me to every checkup and ultrasound and the happiest day was when he realized he could hear the heartbeat with his enhanced senses. I was totally confused why he had tears in his eyes but I knew he was just happy even though this happiness was bittersweet when he noticed that he would have heard it with Charlie too.

Steve had his eyes closed and listened to the heartbeat while he had his hand on the little baby bump which started to show. My summer dress barely hid the pregnancy. We had decided for a third kid shortly before Charlie's fifth birthday and I was instantly pregnant.

Steve opened his eyes and looked at the two boys who were running over the grass. Charlie still looked like a little Bucky with the dark hair and the blue eyes but Jamie was a little copy of his dad with his blue eyes and blond hair. After he was born I joked that we should maybe get a second paternity test just to be sure that Charlie was really from Steve. I started to laugh while Steve just rolled his eyes. In these moments I needed Nat because I thought it was funny but Tony laughed with me when I told him.

'I have two great sons and at least one looks like me.' I giggled. 'Now we just need a girl to resemble your beauty.'

I hoped so much for a girl this time. I would love them either way but I hoped for a little Natasha. Steve helped me up when he told me he heard a car. We got up and he ran and grabbed both boys and I heard them laughing and screaming. I couldn't stop smiling because even though my dream was always to be an FBI agent like my father, this family made me happier than I ever was with my old job.

Steve and I worked at the compound now. We both helped with planning upcoming missions and I trained new agents with weapons especially rifles and guns while Steve had an eye on the training in general. I never saw myself there but I just worked for a couple hours each week while somebody at the compound always wanted to watch the kids. Charlie wrapped everybody around his finger and loved to play with Bucky, Sam or Wanda while Jamie spent more time with Rhodey in the kitchen. He loved cooking and we got him a kids kitchen for his last birthday.

I walked around the house to greet Pepper, Tony and Morgan. We invited them for a barbecue and we also wanted to tell them about my pregnancy. They were on vacation the last few weeks and all of them looked tanned. I hugged them and I immediately noticed some new adjustments at Tony's prosthetic. I looked at Pepper and she just shook his head. This was obviously a long story.

We had a great day and after we ate, I made coffee for us and we just sat there and watched the kids. Steve put his hand on my belly and Pepper instantly knew what was going on.

'You're pregnant!' She smiled and hugged me while Tony just looked pleased which confused me a little.

'Why are you smiling like that Stark?' Steve also noticed the expression on Tony's face.

'Answer me a question first and I really don't want to sound inappropriate but is this your last one?' I stared at him and asked myself why he would ask this question but this was Tony so I just answered.

'Yeah. We have two great boys and I'm 36 so this will be my last pregnancy' Steve and I talked about it. We wanted to try once more for a girl but this would be the last one for us. We decided that three kids would be enough.

'YES! I won!' We all looked irritated.

'Tony. This is not yours.' I pointed at my belly and everybody laughed. 'But maybe they look like you. Who knows.'

'I didn't mean that, Merida. I bet with Romanoff when you both moved in together on how many kids you both would get.' They did what? 'I said three but she said four and I won this bet.'

I looked at Steve and he tried to hide a smile while I bit on my lip to not burst out in laughter. Tony looked at me and he was so happy. I knew that he never won a bet with Nat and they made many over the years so this would have been a first. But he wouldn't win this bet. Nat would be right again.

'I'm sorry Tony but Nat was right. We're expecting twins' His mouth dropped before he shook his head. He mumbled something but I couldn't hear it.

'This damn spy. Could she see the future? I thought Wanda was the witch.' He got out his purse, threw 1000$ on the table and then chuckled. 'This is the money Nat and I both bet, each of us bet 500$ and you should get it. Nat would have wanted it. Buy similar clothes for the twins or tiny black widow suits.'

We laughed and talked until Morgan, Jamie and Charlie were already asleep on the sofa in the living room. After Steve carried Morgan into their car, he carried both boys into their room. They slept in the same room, because they wanted to share one for sleeping and the other one for playing. I waited at the door and closed it when Steve left the room. He swept me off my feet and carried me to our bedroom. If I wasn't already pregnant, I surely would be after that night.

Five months later I gave birth to Laura Virginia and Natasha Sarah. Two girls named after four women who had a big impact on Steve's and my life. Laura had blonde hair and my amber eyes while little Nat got my dark hair but with some red in it and blue eyes. Now I was joking if I needed a test and if Nat was really mine.

While I lay in the hospital bed I realized that this wasn't a happy end because this wasn't an end. I looked over at Steve who had both girls in his arms and both were sleeping. He looked at me and smiled. This was just the beginning of something great. A life full of laughter and love but also some tough and hard times. It wasn't a perfect one but we were both happy.

It's a promise.

The end.

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A/N

Hey Loves

The story of Rylee and Steve is over and I'm so not ready for it. I was thinking about letting something happen so I could continue but it's told out. I don't like it when stories are dragged out with unnecessary drama so I don't want to do it here. They already suffered enough and deserve some happiness.

I still can't believe that I just finished my first story and I am so happy even though it's bitter sweet. I'm not ready to say goodbye to these two but it had to be.

Thank you guys for all the love and support. I love your comments. The next stories are planned and maybe I'll post the cover and the introduction between Christmas and New Years Eve. So stay tuned.

Lots of Love ♥