Into the War || A Captain America Love Story

47

STEVE

I shake my head and laugh as I step away from Vision and towards the room where I saw Tony drag Victoria. I think Vision sort of figured out what he's been doing wrong, so he's making another batch without an entire container of paprika for Wanda. It's cute how he's trying so hard, in fact, it's adorable. Then again, Tori probably thinks the same things about me.

I'm about to turn into the room when I hear strict voices. Those two are bickering, like always. I'm not really listening until there is a sudden pause. I wait for someone, anyone, to speak at this point. But that's when I hear it.

"I'm pregnant."

My mind goes completely blank as I stand in the doorway. Whose voice was that? Feminine, I know that much. I think it was my wife. What did she say?

Oh my god.

Everything just freezes. I can't hear or feel my heart beating. I don't breathe. Everything around me ceases all movement and blurs together. I can only hear ringing in my ears. I think I might have fallen, but I'm still standing. My brain can't comprehend what she said, even though I know the words she spoke. All I know is that I can't handle it.

Everything falls back into reality, moving and normal. The ringing is no longer here, just silence. Tony says something that ends the silence, but I don't know what, and he steps out of the room quickly. Tori's face falls once her sad eyes meet mine.

"Steve—"

"Say that again," I demand. My voice is quavering, and my hands are trembling. "What did you say?"

Tori just sprints to me, wrapping her arms tightly around me. I don't know why because I don't know what she said. She sobs, harder than I've ever heard her sob before. I hold her close, but I don't know why she's crying.

"Honey, tell me what you said. Please," I beg.

She laughs into my shirt, still crying. She looks up, holding my face in her shaking hands. "I'm pregnant. Steve, I'm pregnant."

Now I process it. I can't breathe. I try so hard, but I can't. "Y-You're.....w-w-we're....."

Tori nods, laughing as tears stream down her face.

All I can feel is joy. Happiness explodes through me. That's all I can feel. Everything else at this point just seems irrelevant.

I pick her up and spin her around, causing her to laugh even more. As I put her down, I press my lips against hers, tears running down my face. Before I know it, we're both sobbing on the floor, hugging each other. I hold her face in my hands, forcing her to look at me.

"You're pregnant?" I ask her, receiving a nod in reply. "W-W-We're having a baby?"

"Yeah," she laughs. "We're having a baby."

I breathe out. "B-But it was only once when we didn't—"

"It doesn't take much."

I just laugh, embracing her again. I place my hand on her flat stomach, still trying to process it all.

"Victoria, I'm gonna be a dad," I whisper. "You're gonna be a mom......we're gonna have a family."

Tori nods, running her hands through my hair. "We're going to have a family," she repeats.

I spring up from the floor, sprinting to find Stark. Once I see him further down the hallway, I grab his shoulders, turning him towards me.

"TONY!" I shout. "YOU'RE GONNA BE AN UNCLE!"