Living With Captain America/ [2]( COMPLETED)

Chapter 18

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Ring. Ring. Ring.

Ella groaned into her pillow trying to bury herself further into the covers.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

"Make it stop!" She groaned again. She felt Steve move besides her placing a quick kiss on her shoulder before grabbing the phone from his bedside table.

"Hello?" Steve's voice was still rough with sleep as he answered the phone. Ella couldn't tell who was on the other end of the phone but Steve's voice immediately sounded serious.

"Where?" A pause as he waited for the answer, "I'll be there."

Ella's eyes opened as she turned to face Steve. He had just hung up the phone and was staring across the room to where his shield sat.

"Who was it?" She asked as she sat up to lean against the headrest like Steve.

"Fury. They think they found Hydra, I leave this afternoon." Steve sighed as he ran a hand through his sleep ruffled hair.

"Promise me you will be careful? I know this is something you have to do and I wouldn't dream of stopping you but please be careful." Ella asked softly and Steve grabbed her hand pulling her into his chest.

"Always am. I'll come home safely, Ella." Steve replied as he arm moved as his hand was resting on her stomach. There was a small bump there, easily hidden unless you knew she was pregnant.

"Will you do something for me?" Ella asked

"What's that?"

"Take someone with you." Steve squeezed her shoulder gently, "I know why you don't want to but when are you going to learn you have a family who want to protect you just as much as you want to protect them? Any of them would happily go with you. You're not alone, Steve. You don't have to do this alone."

Steve knew Ella was right and if it stopped her from worrying even a little bit he would do it. The last thing Ella needed was to be stressed about him in her condition, "I'll ask Natasha at breakfast, and don't worry everything is going to work out. Will you do something for me?"

Ella looked at him curiously, "What did you have in mind Captain?"

"I think we should tell the others about the baby before I go." Steve replied

"Sure you're ready for that? Telling the others means telling Tony." Ella reminded him.

"I'll risk it, besides someone has to keep an eye on you while I'm gone." Steve laughed

"I'm more than capable of looking after myself." Ella huffed against his chest causing Steve to laugh.

"Humour me, okay? Besides you're not going to be able to hide it forever. Even Tony is going to notice when your bump starts getting bigger."

"Fine, you win."

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Breakfast that morning was the usual hectic event it normally was. Clint had eaten the last of Thor's Pop Tarts and so the Norse God had challenged him to a duel, Clint had stupidly accepted not that his arrows were any match for the God. Now he was in hiding under the table until Thor calmed down. Bruce and Natasha sat eating their breakfast at one end of the table refusing to get involved. Tony sat with untouched plate and a drained coffee mug looking utterly bored. Pepper was in the kitchen hunting for another box of Pop Tarts. She had taken to hiding them so Thor didn't go overboard on the sugar.

"Everyone, we have something to tell you." Ella said over the noise causing everyone to turn to look at her and Steve. Clint climbed out from under the table taking a seat next to Natasha as Pepper came round the corner taking a seat next to Tony. Ella suddenly felt self-conscious with all those eyes staring at her and couldn't help but wrap her jacket tighter around her stomach.