Three months later.
Three months.
Three months since I had seen or heard from my husband.
Three months with an empty bed. Three months being alone with our baby.
Until I heard his voice in the great hall.
I ran out of the office quickly, hearing him talking to Sarah.
I saw him standing in the middle of the room. He was talking with his mother.
He had a beard. It was short, but it was facial hair.
I smiled as he saw me. He came over and picked me up, hugging me.
I giggled and hugged him back.
"That wasn't a short amount of time."
"I know. I had a lot to do over there. It wasn't as much war as negotiating." He said. I nodded as he set me down.
I touched his face.
"I like the beard." I whispered. He smiled and kissed me.
I pulled away and looked at him.
"I'm with child." I whispered. His face lit up.
"No you're not." He whispered. I nodded and moved my dress to show my bump.
He smiled and kissed my cheek.
"Oh darling. You look so good for being with child. I would've never known." He said. I draped my arm over his shoulder and smiled.
"I've missed you." I said. He kissed me again.
"Ahem. You know I love to see the happy couple back, but I'd like to say hi to my sister and get congratulated for being an uncle." I heard Tony say. I pulled away and smiled, going to hug him.
He looked down at my stomach.
"So his middle name is Anthony right?"
"First off, him? Second, no."
He smiled. "It's a boy. Mother and father had a boy first, and same with Sarah and Joseph. Both lines have males first."
I smiled softly. Steve stole me back from Tony.
His hand was on my back immediately.
"You need to get out of this armor." I said.
"Do I smell that bad?" He asked. I rolled my eyes.
•••
Steve had changed into his tunic. I stared at him.
"I like the beard." I whispered.
"Yeah?" He asked as he touched it. He came over and sat next to me.
He set his hand on my stomach.
"Are you gonna treat me like I'm a little bubble and I'm not allowed to be popped because of this baby?" I asked.
"Yes." He said as he moved my hair behind my ear.
I hummed and kissed him softly. He pulled me in and kissed my head.
"I've missed you." He said. I smiled.
"I've missed you too king."
He held my hand and sighed. "I can't believe you're actually pregnant. You know I honestly came back and I was prepared to be getting back into our every night sort of thing but that took a toll on our relationship so I'm really happy."
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The Throne: A Prince Steve Rogers Story
FanfictionForced into marriage with not much known about each other, Charlotte and Steven have to find a way to care for each other, and more importantly find a way to deal with the world around them. Mature story.