More Than a Soldier

Chapter 40 - In Sickness and in Health

Scarlett's POV:

Y/n and I took Ava to see Infinity War today. We booked seats at the back of the theatre and then went in whilst the adverts were playing. We were hoping to minimise the chance of us getting spotted and it worked. It meant that we could all watch the movie in peace, not worry about anyone disturbing us. 

I normally wouldn't watch a movie that I'm in after the premiere. But that changed after I met Y/n and Ava. They often play a movie I'm in to tease me, and they are genuine Marvel fans so they're played a lot. Though I do love that Y/n's comfort movie is 'We bought a zoo." 

Since Y/n and Ava have been in my life, we've gone to the cinema a few days after a premiere to watch the movie together so Ava doesn't miss out. I'm a little embarrassed about the amount of times Ava was able to convince me to go and watch Sing. All she had to do was flash her puppy dog eyes! 

But today was different. Y/n and I knew that this movie was going to affect Ava. Just seeing how emotional Y/n got whilst watching it at the premiere, I knew that Ava would be the same. And I was right. As soon as Vision was killed, for the second time, Ava started to tear up. I had to contain the audible aw when she crawled into Y/n's lap, who held her close and kept a tissue on hand to wipe away her tears. 

Those tears continued to flow as we watched everyone get dusted. She couldn't believe what had happened, saying "The good guys always win. They have to!" Her little sad eyes and pout were heartbreaking. She was so convinced it wasn't the end, she made us sit in the cinema until the lights came on just in case there was another end scence which showed it was all wrong. 

She is not going to cope when she watches Endgame, but at least she'll be a year older and perhaps a little more in control of her emotions. But then I look at Y/n and I know that is definitely not going to be the case! 

She made us call up Lizzie on the way home and basically begged for her to come over. Thankfully, her and Robbie were just having a lazy day, so they happily agreed to come over. Y/n even sweetened the deal by offering to pick up some food from Mama Gina. 

When they eventually arrived, Ava was attached to Lizzie. It was almost like she was worried that what she had seen on the big screen had actually happened and she was terrified of losing her Auntie Lizzie. I could tell that Lizzie was loving the attention. She happily held Ava when we were sat in the living room, and even placed her in the seat next to her at the dining table without even hesitating. 

The sweetest thing was watching Robbie. He had a gaze full of love as he watch Lizzie with Ava. She's great with kids. She has this amazing maternal side to her and I just know that she is going to be the best mom. Her and Robbie will be great parents when, and if they get to that point. I know that I'll enjoy watching them on their journey either way. 

We end up spending the evening just hanging out together. We play a few games and watch some TV, all whilst chatting about the up coming wedding and what's in our near future. These next few weeks are going to be amazing. I get to marry the love of my life and I then spend 10 glorious days with her on our honeymoon to celebrate. 

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It's eight days before the wedding and I've woken up feeling like I've been run over by a truck. My whole body aches and I've not even moved from the bed yet. The more I think about how I feel, the hotter I get, so I quickly push the cover off of me to try and cool myself down. My skin feels sticky, and my head is throbbing. "What's wrong my love?" I hear my fiancé's tired voice beside me.

I feel bad that I've woken her. She was up late last night going through ideas for the new café with Sophie. They got so caught up in it that they didn't realise the time. But it was so cute seeing how excited Y/n was getting for it all. "I just feel a little rough that's all." I reply, trying to hide how bad I really feel. It doesn't stop her as she completely turns over to look at me, her hand reaching out for my forehead. "You're so hot angel." She says with a concerned look on her face. "Thanks babe." I smirk, but soon regret it when I start coughing.