Make It To Me (Chris Evans AU Fic)

Promotion

Before the children could make it to the door of the building, Nina ushered them over to the edge of the sidewalk to be out of the way. She squatted down with Sarge at her side as she adjusted Jack's shirt, helping him straighten it, then ran her hands through Logan's curls to try to smooth them down. Nina wiped off some frosting from Ryan's cheek and then adjusted Sophie's bow that was holding up her ponytail.

"Alright," Nina smiled proudly at her children. "Remember this is a really really big day for Daddy. We're very proud of him and we have to be on our best behavior."

"We will be Mom," Jack, ever the responsible one, assured her.

"I know you will, you all are so good," She took time to kiss each of their cheeks. "Now let's go watch Daddy get his promotion!"

They all cheered as Nina took Sophie and Ryan's hands, holding them as she walked in with Jack and Logan proudly walking in front with the obedient police dog. The family walked into the room where the ceremony was being held and found it full of officers and their families. There were about 10 officers being promoted to Sergeant today but Nina cared only about one in particular.

She found where Chris' mother and brothers were and ushered the children in to sit in the row and soon Sarah and Jake came and filled out the rest of the row. They all patiently waited but it wasn't long until Chris came walking out with the other officers when the ceremony started.

Nina couldn't help but think about how insanely gorgeous he looked dressed in his navy blue uniform. She felt so proud of him, seeing Chris stand up there looking so stoic and handsome. When the officers sat down and the Captain started giving a speech, she saw his eyes searching the crowd and Nina saw him smile at her.

Chris felt his heart warming when he caught a glimpse of his wife. He felt himself beam with pride, seeing his beautiful family sitting there. Chris looked at Jack on the end, sitting up straight and his eyes wide in awe of all of the officers. Next he looked at Logan, the curly headed mischievous and hilarious son. Logan squirmed a bit in his chair and Chris smiled from seeing how hard Logan was working to sit still and he made a mental note to praise him for it later. His eyes then traveled to Ryan who swung his little feet, his big blue eyes looking around and taking everything in.

Next to him was his sweet little Sophie who looked so tiny in the chair. Sarge was curled up in the floor under her feet that were covered with her little gold shoes. Chris thought she looked so adorable in a soft pink dress and tights, her brown hair pulled up into a little pony tail complete with a bow. She looked so much like Nina that it made his heart swell and he watched as she snuggled up to Nina's side and the loving mother wrapped an arm around her.

Chris' blue eyes then finally flickered over to his wife. His precious Nina. He didn't think it was physically possible for him to love her more than he did. Just seeing there made him feel like his heart was going to burst. Part of him just wanted to stand up on a chair and point to her, announcing to everyone that the gorgeous, kindhearted, wonderful woman sitting there was his wife. He was hers and she was his own and he got to have her forever.

She looked so beautiful. Her short wavy hair was tucked behind her ears the way he loved, allowing him to see more of her face. A kind smile was on her lips and it made him feel so desperate to kiss her. Nina had on a pretty cream colored dress, obvious she had wanted to wear something nice to the event but it just made Chris fantasize about getting to peel it off of her and make sweet love to his wife.

He reminded himself he could do that later and tried to focus on the ceremony, but the second that it was over and he officially was a Sergeant, his children were running up to tackle him in hugs.

"Dad! Dad!" The three boys shouted, running up to jump into Chris' arms.

"We're proud of you!" Jack told him as the other boys nodded in agreement.

"Aww, thanks guys," Chris kissed their foreheads.

Before he got to say anything else, the cutest little toothy grin and sparkly eyes shone at him squealing, "Daddy! Daddy! I wanna hug!"

Chris reached over to scoop up his little Sophie, tossing her in the air to make her giggle with delight before catching her and squeezing her close against his chest. He covered her tiny face in kisses, his scruff scratching at her soft skin and make her squeal and laugh hysterically.

As this was happening, he felt a familiar gentle touch on his arm. Just that one little touch could make him relax and when he turned to look at Nina who had appeared next to him, his heart fluttered. Chris kissed Sophie on the cheek, putting her down next to her brothers who were playing with Sarge. This left Chris' hands free and allowed him to wrap his arms around Nina's little frame and hold her close.

He just melted into her hug, breathing in her familiar scent and pressed a little kiss to her neck where his face was buried. After a long moment, Nina lifted her head so she could look at him and let her soft hand glide across the side of his face, coming to rest on his stubbled cheek before he pressed her soft lips to his.

"I'm so proud of you," Nina told him once they had parted. "Everyone is. I talked to your mom and we're all going out to dinner to celebrate you."

"I'm mostly looking forward the celebration you and I are going to have later tonight in our bed," Chris whispered into her ear, his words and warm breath making her shiver.

"Sergeant Evans!" She playfully gasped as she smiled at him but then leaned in to whisper right back, "I'm going to make sure that you feel very celebrated, don't you worry."

He practically groaned from her words, making Nina laugh but they got pulled out of their own little world when Jack called out, "Hey Dad!"

Chris let go of Nina before he turned and looked at their children and asked, "Yeah, bud?"

"We just realized something!" Jack had a mischievous look as he looked at his siblings and then patted the dog's head.

"Now you're the same rank as Sargey!"