Separate Universe (HP/MCU)

Chapter Seventy Nine

Nanala had felt more and more nervous as the plane flew closer and closer to America. When the plane touched down, she almost lost her breath. She had to take a deep breath to relax herself, before she followed Tony off of the plane. Tony had texted Happy when they boarded the plane, so he knew when to pick her and Tony up from the airport. Nanala had been surprised just a little bit when she seen Happy at the airport with a smile on his face.

"Welcome back, Ms. Malfoy." He said, and she smiled small-y.

"Thanks, Happy." She replied, as he opened the back door to the car for her.

She held her hands in a tight grip, as Happy drove her and Tony. When they pulled up to a nice house far away from a lot of people, she somewhat sighed in relief.

"Welcome home, Nala." Tony murmured, as he pulled her from the car.

Almost a minute later, Pepper came running from the house. She quickly wrapped her arms around Nanala, holding the girl close to her body in a tight embrace.

"I'm so glad you're back," Pepper said,"I was worried Tony wouldn't get you to come back, but it seems he didn't fail. I know you must be tired from the plane ride here, but I really want you to meet our little girl. She's heard so many stories about her godmother, and I know you'll absolutely love her." She added, and Nanala simply nodded with a smile.

Pepper practically dragged her inside of the house and up the stairs to Morgan's nursery. Nanala's heart skipped a beat walking into the nursery, since it reminded her of Henry, but she had to act tough. She had to suck up her sadness, and find happiness in everyone and everything around her.

"Here she is." Pepper murmured, as she picked up the happy baby.

After getting a smile from Nanala, the woman carefully passed her little girl over to the other woman. Nanala wanted to cry when she held Morgan, since she reminded her so much of her little boy, but she kept herself strong.

"She's beautiful." Nanala said, and Pepper smiled.

"Thank you," Pepper replied,"I have your room all set up. There's clothes, a bed, your own bathroom, and some books. Tony put a TV in there, too. I put the play pen in there, just in case you ever wanted to keep Morgan for a night or something. As she gets older, she'll be able to sleep in your bed. Obviously, you know all this, so I don't know why I'm rambling, I--" Pepper rambled, but Nanala cut her off.

"I get it, Pep, don't worry." Nanala commented, and Pepper smiled.

"Come, let's get some food into your system before you lay down." Pepper said, as she lead the woman downstairs to the kitchen.

The inside of Tony's house was amazing. She wasn't surprised though, since she figured Pepper did most of the decorating herself. Anyhow, Pepper decided to make egg salad sandwiches for lunch, which Nanala gratefully ate. She hadn't had anything really homemade in years. She and Clint weren't able to really make anything, unless it was sandwiches or came in a can. They didn't always have electricity in their hideouts, so they weren't always able to have warm or hot food.

"Thank you for lunch, Pep," Nanala said,"I'll lay her down in her crib, then I'm going to get some rest. Wake me up if you need me, or whenever dinner is ready; whichever happens first." Nanala added, and Pepper nodded.

Nanala walked Morgan up to her nursery and laid her down, before she went to the room that Pepper had set up for her. The room was amazing, and Nanala absolutely loved it. She couldn't really show much enthusiasm though, since she was so worn out, both emotionally and physically. She knew she needed some rest, otherwise she'd really begin to spiral.

Laying down in the very comfortable bed, Nanala grabbed the remote for the TV and turned it on. The TV was hooked to cable, so she was able to watch whatever she wanted. The girl turned on Dirty Dancing, which was on one of the many movie channels, before she placed the remote on the bed beside her and pulled the blankets over her body.

The movie played quietly, as she tried to get some rest, or at least pay attention to the movie and not let her mind wander. She couldn't stop her brain from wandering though, which was upsetting. All she could think about was little Henry. She remembered holding Henry when he was a baby. She remembered the new baby smell, the soft skin, the little nose and toes and fingers. She missed the hell out of him, but there wasn't anything she could do. He was gone, and she was never getting him back.

She felt her heart clench at the thought of Henry, but it became worse as she also thought of Bucky. If Bucky was still alive, she could've eventually been in the position that Tony and Pepper were in now. She may have gotten the chance to have a baby with Bucky, giving Henry a little brother or sister. She didn't know if Bucky even wanted more kids, but it didn't matter anymore, since he was gone.

Nanala felt tears falling down her cheeks, but she was able to keep herself silent. She had been afraid that Tony or Pepper would hear her crying. She wanted to seem collected in front of them, maybe even seem like she accepted the loss of her family a little, even though she definitely didn't. Her heart heart, her mind wouldn't stop thinking about them, and she couldn't stop herself from crying. She hadn't cried in months, since she had been so preoccupied when she was with Clint. Now she wasn't so preoccupied, meaning her mind wasn't always busy, which meant she wasn't able to keep herself from thinking about them and crying. She hoped it would change though, and she'd be able to keep herself from crying every day, especially after holding little Morgan...