Heat and Heart

Epilogue

~Six years later~

"Joseph! Don't forget your bag!" Steve called to his six year old who was the size of a nine year old and just as smart. The blond couldn't believe that he had given birth for the first time nearly seven years ago.

"Thanks, Mama!" Joseph grinned, hugging his Mama carefully before patting Steve's swollen belly. "Bye, babiesssss. Mama, give Maria a hug for me when she gets up!"

"I will, Honey." Steve stroked Joseph's hair and watched Thor take him down in the elevator.

"Mm. Hey Babe." Tony emerged from the hall leading to the bedrooms. His hair was wet and he was freshly shaved.

"Hey, Tony." Steve smiled, turning to greet his other mate. He wasn't all that surprised when Tony pulled him into a kiss, used to Tony's need for affection. Tony had stopped being so touch starved thanks to him and Thor.

"Sure I can't get you to come with me to my meeting?" Tony cupped Steve's belly, stroking his thumb over the stretched skin.

"I'm sure. I'm seeing Bucky and Kayla today." Steve looked excited. "They're bringing the new baby."

"I see. I cannot get in the way of yoyr friendships." Tony kissed Steve's soft lips again as their four year old Maria made her way to them. "Hey, Princess!"

Maria rubbed her eyes sleepily and lifted her hands to be held by Daddy Tony. Her dark curls and olive toned skin showed whose child she was.

"Hi, Daddy." Maria curled an arm around Tony's neck. "Hi Mama."

Maria had been one of the eggs Helen had saved and Steve was her carrier. Tony had demanded they have Maria call Steve Mama though, saying it would confuse the children for him to be Mama for Maria.

"Good morning, Sweetheart." Steve set a small stack of pancakes on the table. "Tony, do you have time to help her if she needs it?"

"Yeah, I do. But I do believe you promised our son to give his baby sister a hug." Tony reminded Steve.

"I did." Steve agreed and hugged both Tony and Maria gently. "Your big brother is at school with your cousin George."

"George?" Maria peered around, she was very taken with her cousin George Barnes.

"George is at school, Baby. But I bet if you ask your aunty and uncle real nicely that they'll bring him over soon." Tony bounced Maria in his arms before going to the table and setting her in her special chair to eat.

"My Omegas, I have returned." Thor's once long hair was cropped short thanks to an incident during a Heat. "Hello, Princess of Asgard." He kissed his daughter's forehead.

"Nuh! Gonna help Petey run SI." Maria stuck her tongue out at Thor.

"Peter is such a good big brother." Tony sighed happily, radiating happy Omega smells.

"Yes, yes he is." Steve agreed, also smelling very happy.

"Baby girl! You ready to go to work with Daddy?" Tony fed her breakfast, smiling softly.

"Uh huh!" Maria grinned, perfectly clean because Tony was feeding her rather than letting her do it. "Let's go!"

"We're off! We'll be back at 3, Babes!" Tony kissed both his mates, put his daughter's shoes on and left with the toddler and a diaper bag.

"Just you and me for now. But Bucky and Kayla are bringing baby Grant." Steve was bouncing on his feet, looking very excited again. Thor just chuckled and snagged him closer, kissing the shorter blond thoroughly.

"I cannot wait for our children to be brought into the world also." Thor's hand rested on Steve's belly, huge palm sending warmth through him.

"They'll be adorable." Steve grinned and kissed Thor again, feeling electrified. "They're here!"

He had seen the light flash on the elevator and turned to face it. He moved closer to it and waited, fiddling with his knitted sweater sleeves.

"Stevie!" Kayla grinned, walking over and putting her hand on his belly like she did every time she saw him. He touched the small bundle in Bucky's arm though.

"Hey guys." Steve smiled brightly, hugging his surrogate Mother and then carefully hugging Bucky. "This is my nephew?"

"His hair is so blond that he could be your kid." Bucky joked. "Something going on with my wife I oughta know about?"

"Hush, Bucky." Kayla laughed, taking the small bundle from Bucky and sitting on the couch.  She carefully uncovered the baby's head and showed off the shock of bright blond hair. "My dad was blond."

"He's so cute." Steve breathed, smiling at his best friend and his best friend's wife.

"Takes after me." Kayla joked happily. She however thought the baby looked more like Bucky.

"Ouch, Doll." Bucky was keeping his hands on his wife and baby, Alpha Instincts still on alert.

"Anyways, when are my godbabies due?" Kayla smirked. Steve didn't want to know what the babies were.

"Two months." Steve responded, patting his belly. "Then you can touch them and not my belly."

"I'm just saying hello to them, Stevie." Kayla snickered. "Besides, you did it to me."

"This is true." Steve conceded. "Maria wants you to bring George over for a visit soon."

"Your little girl has a crush on our boy, huh?" Bucky looked amused. He thought it was adorable.

"I think so. She really likes him. Says he's cute and broody. I have no clue where she learned that word though." Steve laughed, reaching a hand for Thor who sat on a chair next to the couch.

"Broody. That sounds like our George." Kayla snorted. "If I didn't know when I pushed him into the world, I'd say he was in an emo teenage phase."

"Same." Bucky agreed, slowly sliding his Omega farther from the other Alpha and more into his side to protect her better.

"Oh well. She thinks he's cute. And Joseph thinks he's just great." Steve laughed. "So, stop by this weekend?"

"Sounds like a plan." Bucky nodded slowly. "We can do that."

"Bucky, can you hold the baby?" Kayla smiled softly. She was oozing contentment and happiness.

"Yeah." Bucky held the baby cradled in one arm and held his Omega with the other other. It put him more at ease, aggressive scent lowering back into more neutral levels.

"I can't wait." Steve sat back, looking at his friends and then at one of his mates. He would have their children born soon and more children would follow along the line but hopefully not for awhile. He wanted to enjoy his time with the little ones he already had.