Loving Yous A Little Bit Hard Sometimes / Bruce Banner

21. Just Breathe

"Oh my God."

" Okay, just relax, Alisha." Tony instructed. "Just relax, we'll be okay. We'll be okay. Breathe."

"Breathe?" Alisha spat. "That's your big advice?"

"Yeah, that's good." Tony agreed. "Don't great."

"Where is bruce!"

"Okay, here we are. You're at the hospital now and they can deal with your temper tantrum-"

"Tony I will murder you." Alisha seethed.

"You're okay."

"Did you get a hold of Bruce yet?"

"I called, then I left him some messages."

"Messages?"

"Alisha calm down."

"Do not tell me to calm down, I'm having a baby my husband needs to be here."

"Alisha breathe-"

" I'm calm." she shouted as he helped her from the back seat of the car. "I'm really calm." she huffed putting a hand on her stomach.

"Okay, let's get you settled Mrs. Stark." A nurse said as she approached.

"Lida, I'm here for you!" Bruce called out giant footsteps thundering towards them. " I got you, honey. Oh, I got you." he held her and she sobbed into him.

"Why don't you answer your phone?" She slapped a hand at him.

"I got the message and came right over, I can't answer the phone and drive."

"You have a stark smart engineered car, yes you can." Alisha corrected.

"Come on lets get you out of this and into a hospital gown." Bruce suggested. "Okay, let's get your coat off."

" Okay." Alisha agreed her anger fading.

"Lida let me try -"

"Your big green hands can't do it gently. I can do it, Bruce." Alisha corrected.

" No-no-no, you just relax - I'll pull the sleeve." Bruce corrected helping her out of her jacket more gently.

"Okay." Alisha breathed back.

"Okay."

"Lida breathe, honey, just breathe!" Bruce instructed. "You know the drill."

"The contractions are getting closer together.

"You have real tv here, wow, no streaming services? Where is Netflix? I know this takes forever you expect me to watch soap operas while my sister gives birth?" Tony questioned flipping through the measly stations.

"Please, I do not need this right now." Alisha corrected.

"Don't you want to be watching supernatural or Sabrina the teenage witch when you birth your child into the world?" Tony mused.

" Just leave." Alisha begged.

" Okay." Tony pranced to the door. "Yeah, I'll just, I'll come back and check on you."

" Oh my God." Alisha panted out groaning in pain.

" Just breathe, Lida"

"It hurts." Alisha whined.

"Breathe, okay? Breathe, just breathe."

"I am trying!" Lida spat. ""Stop saying that! Please, just give me some space." Bruce took a step back.

"Okay. It's okay, lida." Bruce assured. "Here, here, take my hand. Bre- I'm right here, Lida."

"Bruce, Bruce..." Tony whispered.

"Okay, just one second." Bruce held up a large finger. He leaned away from alisha.

"Bruce!"

" What?!" bruce demanded, alisha had a death grip on his hand.

"Don't go." Alisha begged.

"Okay, just Alisha love, just need to I just need to -"

"Bruce." Tony demanded.

" I'll be right back, okay? Right here. Just one sec- What?" Bruce demanded of Tony.

"Why are you green?"

"What?"

"You are a combo meal right now and she doesn't need you being green for this." Tony answered.

"She is doing a good job at breaking my hand so I think for now, I will stay this way." Bruce countered.

"Nonsense." Tony countered.

"She hasn't said anything." Bruce countered.

"BRUCE!" Alisha demanded. " Stop leaving me."

"I wouldn't miss this, Lida."

"I'm so glad you're here." Alisha agreed. "Can you kick tony out?"

"You got it." Bruce agreed.

"She's in the transitional stage right now. Alisha you're doing great. Okay, and baby's doing great."

"Good." Alisha whispered.

"Now I want you to stop pushing for the moment, okay?"

"Okay." Alisha whimpered.

"All right. All right. You're almost there."

"Just breathe, Lida, you got this. Just breathe."

"Breathing is harder than it looks bruce." Alisha countered through painful breaths.

"Baby's crowning." Alisha screamed however, as the doctor praised her good work, she felt like she was being ripped apart. "Good, good. Baby's doing great... another push."

It felt like it lasted hours but all alisha knew was when she was done with all the pain a little baby girl was placed in her arms. Ten fingers, ten toes, pink skin, lungs like an opera singer. The only thing green about her was her emerald eyes. 

"Pepper instructed I bring by a care package, Morgan wanted to visit but she has the sniffles and Pepper thought best not." Tony remarked holding out a giant gift basket. "I may have eaten a sandwich on the way here, it was a long drive." 

"Thanks Tony." Alisha agreed. "You can put it on the counter."

"So how is little Maria?"

"Finally asleep, she likes to sleep on Bruce." 

"Like her mama." Bruce added. Maria looked even smaller in Bruces arms with him being so large. 

"You testing out all the new stark tech baby products?"

"Of course." Alisha agreed. "And of course I'm already making adjustments."

"You know, I think you really hit the market here babies who knew?" Tony agreed.

"Trends and fads go in and out but babies they keep coming." Alisha remarked.