Thirty-Eight

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Izzy laughed as he spun her out, and then pulled her back into his arms. Their wedding was perfect, just them and their family. His face when he saw her walking down the aisle, she could see nothing but love in his eyes.

'I love you Mrs Stark..'.. He smiled down at her, and she slid her hand up, into the back of his hair.

'Love you too Mr Stark. It took us a while, but we finally got here..'.. He swayed her to the music. Even though they were surrounded by family and friends, in this moment, there was no one else but them.

'You know, I have no idea how to be a parent, right?..'.. She shook her head with a smile.

'Neither do I, but we can do this, together. Mini is going to be the most protected kid in the world..'.. She turned her head to look around at the team... 'This lot won't let anything or anyone harm our baby..'

'I know they won't. I'm sorry for everything Iz..'.. She put a finger to his lips, giving him a look.

'You got nothing to apologise for Stark, but you'll probably be sorry when I'm screaming at you in labour, blaming and threatening you..'.. They both chuckled, and he kissed her finger.

'Mind if I cut in?..'.. They see Steve standing to the side, and Tony steps back, clapping him on the shoulder.

'Still not calling you dad..'.. The three of them laugh, and Steve takes her hand, dancing with her, as Tony heads off to the side, pulling Pepper onto the floor.

'I'm glad you're happy..'.. Steve said... 'You deserve all of this Iz, more than anyone..'

'You deserve to be happy to dad, you and pops. One of you needs to hurry up and pop the question..'.. She stuck her tongue out at him and he chuckled.

'Let's just focus on you and your day for now. So, no more missions for you..'.. He swayed with her and she shook her head.

'Nope. My only mission right now, is making sure I take care of myself, for mini. I never thought I'd have all this, you know. Friends, family, a husband..'.. She smiled... 'A baby. Its everything I've secretly hoped for, and now I'm living this life, I'm afraid I'll wake up and it's all a dream..'

He pinched her side, making her scowl a little... 'No, its real..'.. She rolled her eyes at him.

'I know some might come for mini, someday, but believe me, they'll regret it..'.. She sighed... 'Shadow isn't someone I want to be anymore, but I know she will do what it takes to protect our baby..'

'And hopefully you'll never have to be her again. We got you Iz, all of us. Look around, you have an army standing with you, whenever and where ever you need us..'.. Steve smiled down at his daughter, feeling so much love for her.

'Sam's been pestering for godfather by the way..'.. He tells her and she laughs.

'Unfortunately, that honor goes to Happy, and if its ok with you, Rhodey and my father..'.. He nodded to her.

'You don't have to ask me Iz, but I think they're great choices. I'm guessing, Pepper, Maria and Nat as godmothers?..'.. She smiled at him.

'Yeah, the three of them. But Sam can always be the favourite uncle, with you and pops being the favourite grampas..'.. She laughed... 'God, grampa. You don't even look old enough to be one..'

The two laughed, and he spun her out, right into Buckys arms, who dipped her, and pulled her back up... 'Oh, I'm definitely going to be the favourite grampa..'.. He grinned at her, then over to Steve who shook his head smiling, as he went to get Nat on the floor.

'For the love of everything, just marry the man already. If you two wait any longer, you'll actually be old men..'.. She poked him in the chest as he spun her, in his arms.

'I'll put the impatientness down to the hormones..'.. He chuckled, and she hooked her leg around the back of his, and gave him a little shove to the floor, making him laugh louder... 'This is going to be a fun pregnancy..'.. She put her hands on her hips, and scrunched her nose at him.

'If you value your anatomy, don't tease the pregnant woman..'.. She held a hand out and hauled him up, clapping him on the shoulder... 'You two better get married before this one is born..'.. She walked over to sit back at her and Tony's table, needing to have a moment.

'Here..'.. Wanda puts a glass of orange juice in front of her, and sits down next to her... 'You haven't told them, have you?..'

'Are my thoughts that loud?..'.. She picked up the glass and drank it in one, putting it back down.

'A little, but I won't push you to tell them. Maybe the antidote will work..'.. Wanda says quietly, and Izzy glances over, seeing her dad and pops, dancing with Nat and Maria.

'Its too late for it. I can feel it Wanda..'.. She sighed... 'The baby didn't use the extremis, I did. I focused the power into them. I'd rather they survived than me..'.. She swallowed back the lump in her throat.

'Tony, Bruce, Helen, they can find a way to help you. I just..'.. Wanda took her hand... 'I don't want you giving up, or going through this alone..'

'The only way to stop it..'.. Izzy fought back the tears, as she looked at Wanda... 'Is if there's no more baby. And I won't make that choice..'.. She took a breath, and faked a smile... 'Now, let's go dance, it's a wedding..'.. Izzy stood up, holding Wandas hand.

'Iz, I'm sorry..'.. Wanda hugged her tight... 'I wish there was a way, but please tell them, Tony should know..'

Izzy stepped back... 'Not yet, I want him to have this, he's happy, I don't want to take that away from him..'

'I won't say anything, but please, we can find a way..'.. Wanda eyes were bright and Izzy quickly wipes away a stray tear from her friends face.

'No more sadness, come on, let's show these guys how to really dance..'.. Izzy linked arms with her and the two headed to join the others. She knew that the chances of her surviving the birth were low, but her child would live.

While the others would be out saving the world, she would work on finding a way to save herself. She didn't want to say anything to anyone, afraid they'd tell her to choose her life, over her unborn child.



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