Chapter 5
8 weeks pregnant
Bucky
It was Tuesday, and Bucky was working at the book store.
He was behind the register, just finishing checking someone out.
He reached down below the counter to adjust some paper bags that had fallen, when he heard a book be set on the counter top. He stood getting ready to ring them up, when he noticed the book title.
'What To Expect When You're Expecting: Male Omega Edition.'
He slowly lifted his eyes, only to be met with the sight of his boyfriend. The Alpha was looking at some bookmarks of to the side, pretending like he didn't notice Bucky.
"Are you really buying this?" Bucky asked, raising a skeptical eyebrow.
Steve finally looked at him, his lips pursed, and nodded slowly.
"Yep. I wanna know what's going on in there." Steve said, with a lovesick smile spreading across his face as he reached over the counter placing his palm against Bucky stomach.
His stomach was practically still flat, with just a little bloating. So far the morning sickness was starting to slow down (thank god), but he still found himself getting sick from random scents and smells.
"So, I know you are working, and you're probably gonna be exhausted when you get home. But... my mom really wants to meet you, I mean, it's been a month since I told her about the baby. So I was just wondering, hoping, you would come over for dinner tonight? With the kids of course." Steve asked, eyes hopeful.
Bucky sighed, though he wasn't surprised by the request. Of course Steve's mother would want to meet him, he was carrying her grandchild after all.
He was just nervous, Steve is the first person he had been in a relationship with, he wasn't sure how meeting the parents was supposed to go, especially when you were knocked up with your boyfriends child.
But this was important to Steve, it was important to him too, these people would be in his life forever. Even if he and Steve didn't make it, they would still be his baby's family.
"How are we gonna get the kids there?" Bucky asked, and Steve smiled realizing that the Omega was agreeing to attend.
"We can borrow my moms van, they would all fit in it." Steve said, taking Bucky's hand and rubbing it soothingly.
"The kids have car seats at home, so, I guess there's really no excuse for getting out of this." Bucky said, he wanted to be excited but his nerves were devouring his chest.
"Hey, don't worry about my parents, okay? They just wanna get to know you, just be yourself. I know they'll love you when they see who you are, because you're amazing." Steve said, bringing Bucky's hand to his lips, giving it a small kiss.
Bucky nodded, looking down.
He rang up the book, grabbing a paper bag and stuffing it inside. He handed it over to Steve, saying. "That'll be 17.99$"
Steve raised his eyebrows at the price, but grabbed his wallet from his back pocket anyway.
"By the way I have my first prenatal appointment this Thursday. You're coming right?" Bucky asked. Steve said he'd come, but that was a few weeks ago, the Alpha could have changed his mind.
"Of course I'm coming, their gonna do an ultrasound right? I wouldn't pass up an opportunity to see my baby for the first time. Besides, I wanna be there for you, as much as you'll have me anyway." The Alpha said, a huge grin on his face.
Bucky smiled, reassured that Steve would be there with him. "Yeah their doing an ultrasound. my appointments at 4:15, and I cleared my schedule for the day." Bucky said.
"Can't wait. So I'll pick you up when your shifts done, we'll swing by your house so you can get ready and get the kids. Sound good?" The Alpha asked.
Bucky nodded. "Mmhhmm."
Steve leaned over the counter to kiss him, rubbing their noses together when they pulled apart.
"I'll see you in a bit, love you." Steve said, smiling.
"Love you too."
_-_-_-_
Steve
Steve searched for his mom, finding her in the backyard working on her vegetable garden. Sarah Rogers loved to garden, and was very good at it. She believed in all natural products and didn't trust the store bought veggies, so she grew her own.
Steve sat in a lawn chair off to the side. "Hey mom, can I borrow your van?" He asked.
Sarah sat back on her knees, pulling off her gloves and wiping her forehead. "What's wrong with your car?" She asked.
"I asked Bucky if he wanted to come over for dinner tonight, but the kids won't all fit in my car." Steve explained.
His mom perked up at that. "He's coming over tonight? Oh, what am I going to make for dinner. Pasta! Everybody likes pasta. Is he still having morning sickness? Is there anything particular that sets him off?" She took in a deep breathe when she finished speaking.
Steve stared at her, trying to decipher the word vomit his mom just spewed all over him. "Uhh."
"Steven?" His mom asked, with her eyebrows raised.
"Oh, um. I'm not really sure what smells make him sick, uh, but his morning sickness is starting to slow down." Steve said, hoping that his answer was what she was looking for.
"Okay, the keys to my van are in the bowl by the door. If you're taking that, then I need to use your car, I have to run to the grocery store." Sarah said, standing up and brushing off her pants.
Steve grabbed his car keys out of his pocket, handing them over to his mom.
Oh boy, Steve thought. This was gonna be quite the night.
_-_-_-_
Steve was waiting in the living room of Bucky's house as the Omega got all of the kids ready, Bucky had already helped Steve install the two car seats.
The Alpha could hear Luke's cries dwindle and the sound of Bucky's voice, singing the baby a lullaby. Steve smiled, realizing that some day soon the Omega would be doing that for their child.
After a few minutes Bucky walked down stairs holding Luke and had a blue baby bag thrown over his should, with the three other kids trailing behind him.
Jack and Rebecca were the most excited, saying they couldn't wait to see what Steve's house was like.
It made Steve smile, happy that the kids were so welcoming of him.
"You ready?" Steve asked, walking over to Bucky and kissing his cheek. Luke grunted when Steve got close to Bucky, the baby hugging the Omega closer and glaring up at Steve.
Steve stepped back, not wanting to upset the kid more then he already was.
"We're ready. I'm sorry about him, he doesn't like it when other people touch me when he's upset like this." Bucky explained.
"No I get it." Steve said, leaning down a little so he was eye level with Luke before speaking to the baby. "Hey little man, you okay?"
Luke just stared at him, a small frown on his face, before burying his head in Bucky's neck. Steve patted the baby on the shoulder before stepping back.
He helped Bucky get the kids in the car, although he had to wait five or so minutes as Bucky sat in the back with Luke, calming the crying baby.
It was about a fifteen minute drive from Bucky's house to his own.
for the duration of the trip they listened to Rebecca and Jack talk happily, and Julia sing twinkle little star because she'd just learned it and was exited to share.
Bucky had to keep his left hand and arm threaded through the middle console, that way Luke could hold on to his finger.
When they pulled into his drive way he heard Rebecca gasp. "This is your house?!" She exclaimed, her face pressed against the window.
"Yep." Steve said, turning off the car and facing her with a smile.
"It's like a mansion..." she said, voice filled with awe.
"It's not quite that big, Becks." He said.
When Bucky got out of the car Luke began to whine, until Bucky slid open the van door, unbuckled and picked the baby up. Luke was instantly calmed by the Omega's sweet scent.
Steve moved to the other side to unbuckle Julia, and help the other two out of the vehicle. The Alpha grabbed the baby bag, and took Julia's hand when she offered it to him.
With his free hand he rested it on Bucky's lower back, trying to show the Omega that he was there and he had nothing to worry about. Bucky looked up at him, and gave the Alpha a small smile.
Steve walked the siblings to the front entrance, opening the door for them and stepping out of the way.
He could hear his mom in the kitchen, could smell the garlic bread she was making.
Time to see what tonight had in store for them.
_-_-_-_
Bucky
As nervous as Bucky was, having Luke in his arms gave him a distraction.
For some reason the baby just wasn't happy, he was being very clingy towards Bucky today. Not like that was new, Bucky just hoped he would be okay.
With Luke tucked into his neck, his little hands gripping the collar of Bucky's jacket, they made their way to the front door.
When they reached the entrance Bucky felt Rebecca and Jack hug his legs, their excitement from before starting to wane at the site of the big house.
Boy was it a big house.
Not intimidating at all.
Steve opened the door for them, and Bucky walked in first, the kids directly behind him holding onto his pants.
The first thing he smelt was garlic, and he was happy to find out that the smell didn't send him running for the bathroom. Instead it was welcomed, making him hungrier, a feeling he hadn't had in over a month.
Luke let out a squeak, keeping his face hidden as Bucky rubbed his back trying to comfort the baby.
"Steven? Is that you?" He heard a gentle voice call out.
"Yeah, mom." Steve said.
He heard a few pots bang around, and then footsteps making there way towards him.
A door opened, revealing a small blonde women in an apron that said 'this grill is on fire'.
She smiled when she saw him, walking strait towards Bucky and giving him a hug.
It took Bucky by surprise, though it seemed to piss Luke off as the baby started letting out a high pitched whine.
The women stepped back immediately. "I'm so sorry, I just got excited." She said, giving Bucky an apologetic smile. She leaned closer to Luke, trying not to scare the baby. "I'm sorry sweetheart, I didn't mean to worry you." She said, her voice kind.
Steve coughed, trying to get the women's attention.
She seemed to get the hint, standing up right and looking at Bucky. "Oh! Right, sorry, where are my manners. I'm Sarah Rogers, Steve's mother. And you must be Bucky, it's so nice to meet you." She said smiling, it looked as though she wanted to hug him again but was resisting.
"It's nice to meet you too, mam. Thank you for having me and my family over." Bucky said, smiling nervously.
"Oh nonsense, call me Sarah. And it's a pleasure to have you here." She said, giving him a little grin.
So far, Steve's mom seemed really cool.
Bucky felt a hand on his lower back again, and turned to see Steve smiling down at him.
"Come on Buck, lets go sit down." Steve said, directing him through an open doorway, into what looked like a living room.
A giant, living room. With a huge couch, a huge coffee table, and a huge tv.
Bucky looked down to see Becca and Jack, their eyes as wide as can be, taking in this swanky place. He couldn't blame them, he'd never been in such a nice house either.
"Joe, look who's here." Sarah said, and Bucky looked up to see an older version of Steve sitting in a chair off to the side.
Bucky was kind of blown away by how similar Steve was to his father, except for their hair color. Steve's father had greying brown, where Steve was like sunshine blonde, just like his mothers.
The older Alpha rose from the chair, walking to the group.
"Hello, my names Joseph, it's nice to meet you." Joseph stuck his hand out, Bucky grasped it, giving it a good shake.
Luke grunted again at having someone else touch Bucky.
"It's nice to meet you too, sir. I'm Bucky, and this is Luke, he's a bit grumpy at the moment." Bucky said.
Joseph smiled, giving a small wave to Luke.
The baby was not amused.
"Come on guys, lets go play on the couch." Steve said, bringing the kids over to sit down. They all looked to Bucky, once he nodded they raced after Steve.
"Dinner should be done in another ten minutes." Sarah said, before disappearing back to the kitchen.
Bucky walked over to sit next to Steve and the kids, he reclined a little so Luke could lay across his torso.
When it was time for dinner, Sarah showed them to the dining room. This room was different from the rest, not like the rest of the house was flashy or anything. But this room was more comfortable, it was cozy.
Made it feel like a home, not a house.
Getting the kids to sit and behave wasn't all that hard, they usually listened pretty well, especially in front company.
Although Luke still refused to detach himself from Bucky.
"So, Bucky? Is that a nickname?" Joseph asked.
Bucky nodded. "Yeah, my first name is James and my middle names Buchanan. When I was younger my dad would always call me Bucky, and it just kind of stuck. My mom still refuses to call me that though." Bucky chuckled, slightly bitter for bringing up his mother.
"James is a very nice name." Sarah said.
"So what do your parents do, Bucky?" Joseph asked.
Of course they'd want to know, he just wasn't sure how to answer.
"Well um, my mom doesn't work. Hasn't for a few years, um, and my dad? I have no idea what he does, he comes around to visit every few months or so, but doesn't really tell me much about his life." Bucky explained, watching Luke so he didn't have to see the pity in their faces.
"That sounds hard. This is a lot to take on for someone so young." Sarah said, indicating to his siblings, who ate their spaghetti oblivious to the conversation going on around them.
Bucky was surprised to hear the respect in her voice, in place of the pity that's always there when asked this question.
"It's not all bad." Bucky said.
Before Sarah could say something else, Luke began to cry. Small whimpers that escalated into loud wails.
"Baby what's wrong." Bucky asked, trying to calm Luke.
Luke just clutched onto Bucky's shirt collar.
Sarah stood, walking around the table to them.
"Here, let me take him." She said.
Bucky stared at her, not wanting to hand Luke to someone he isn't comfortable with. Bucky he could think of nothing else, so he handed Luke over, hoping she could calm him.
Sarah bounced him for a bit, his cries slowing before they stopped all together.
The baby gulped, wiping his eyes.
"See, just need-" she was cut off by Luke throwing up all down her front.
"Oh my god." Bucky said, standing and taking the baby from her. "I'm so sorry, I didn't know he was sick." Bucky explained.
She seemed shocked for a second, which, who could blame her.
"No, no, don't worry about it. I'm a mom, I've been puked on before. It's just been awhile, took me by surprise is all." She said, giving him a reassuring smile and a pat on the shoulder.
"I'm gonna go wash up." She said, leaving the room.
"Do you have a bathroom I could clean him up in?" Bucky asked Joseph.
Who nodded, giving him directions through the many hallways that lay in this house.
Bucky made sure to grab the blue baby bag, glad he decided to bring that extra pair of clothes.
He took off Luke's shirt, that being the only item appearing to be ruined.
He switched it for a light green short sleeve, with an elephant on it.
Luke seemed to be feeling better, especially when Bucky had him all clean and cradled him in his arms.
The baby smiled sleepily up at him, holding Bucky's finger as he drifted into unconsciousness.
When Bucky made his way back to the dining room Sarah was there, with a freshly changed outfit.
She smiled when she saw Luke asleep in Bucky's arms.
"Is he feeling better?" She asked.
"Yeah, I think he got whatever he needed to out." Bucky said, chuckling softly.
"Well I lost my appetite." Steve said, pushing his plate away.
"Me too." Becca said.
"Me three." Jack agreed.
Everyone looked to Julia, who kept munching away as if nothing had happened.
"Julesy?" Bucky asked.
She looked up, a piece of garlic bread hanging from her mouth.
"Wha?" She asked, making everyone laugh.
"Never mind, continue." Bucky said.
After dinner, they all decided to watch a movie.
So they watched 'the lion king'.
Jack and Rebecca had a very serious (very amusing to everybody watching) conversation about why Timon was the coolest. Jack disagreed say Pumbaa was the coolest, 'way cooler than Timon!'
And Julia full heartedly believed that scar, was the ultimate (or as she said "ultumote") coolest, because he had back up dancers.
By the time the movie ended all the kids were asleep, Luke still nestled in Bucky's arms, his blue baby blanket rapped around his small body.
"I think we better go." Steve said, standing from the couch, only to smile down at the kids.
Each one of them had somehow clung onto Bucky. With Julia tucked into his left side, Jack hugging his right thigh and Rebecca basically spooning jack to hug Bucky's arm.
Steve picked up Becca and Jack, who grumbled but curled up in the alphas arms.
When Bucky stood, Sarah swooped in and grabbed Julia. Bucky was glad, that way he could get Luke's bag.
When they got to the van, Bucky buckled in Luke and Sarah strapped in Julia.
It was nice having help.
Steve put Becks and Jack in the back, being gentle as to not wake them.
After the kids were ready Bucky and Steve stood in the yard with Sarah and joe.
"Thank you for having me, and the kids. It was really nice meeting you." Bucky said.
Sarah gave him a tight hug, this time he returned it. "It was lovely having all of you, I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more of each other." She said, smiling as she brushed a strand of hair behind his ear.
He was surprised when Joseph stepped up to give him a hug, he seemed like more of a handshake kind of fellow.
Though the hug was much quicker then Sarah's, it was just as welcomed.
"Honestly, anytime you guys wanna come over, we'd love to have you." The older Alpha said, with a small smile.
After they'd said their goodbyes, Bucky and Steve got in the van.
The car ride home was nice, with the kids asleep and Steve's hand holding his.
Bucky was content.
When they got to Bucky's house, Steve helped him to put the kids to bed.
Then they made out in Bucky's room for twenty minutes, before Steve said he had to get home. Bucky walked him to the door, standing on his tippy toes to give him a kiss.
"I'll see you tomorrow, love you." Bucky said, giving him another kiss.
"Love you too."
_-_-_-_
When Thursday came around, Bucky was getting pretty exited for his doctors appointment.
School had just ended and Bucky was putting things away in his locker, he jumped when two hands wound around him. His panic was short though, as he smelt Steve's familiar scent.
He turned around in the Alpha's arms, smiling up at him.
"You ready?" Steve asked, and Bucky could hear the excitement in his voice.
Bucky nodded, closing his locker.
Steve grabbed his right hand, as they walked to the Alpha's car. Steve still opened the door for him, and Bucky still pretended like he didn't like it (he loved it).
When they got there, they sat in the waiting room. The appointment wasn't until 4:15, and it was only four.
When Bucky looked around it made his nerves spike.
All of the women, and male Omega's in here were pregnant, like really pregnant.
Someday soon that was gonna be him, and that freaked him out. Soon he was gonna have a big belly like them, would Steve still like him when he looked like that? Probably.
Steve's a weird guy, maybe he's into that. That's probably a strange thing to hope for.
"Hey Buck, you okay?" Steve asked, leaning down so he was basically talking into Bucky's ear.
They were still holding hands, and that relaxed Bucky some.
"Are you still gonna want me when I'm all big and fat?" Bucky asked, might as well get to the point.
"Okay. One, you won't be fat, you'll be pregnant. There's a difference. And two, I'm not with you because of how you look Buck, although that is a plus. Baby, I love you because your this amazing person, everything you do drives me crazy. And I can guarantee that I will always want you." Steve said, reaching his free hand up to cup the Omega's cheek.
Steve brought him into a slow kiss, it wasn't heated, nothing more than the press of lips.
But it told Bucky everything he needed to hear.
They were interrupted though. "Mr. Barnes?" A nurse asked, and the two pulled apart, standing and walking over to her.
Still, Steve didn't let go of his hand.
They followed her back to a small room, she gave him a cup to pee in, letting him use the tiny bathroom for privacy. Then she took a blood sample, told him it was standard procedure.
After that they waited for probably five minutes, Bucky sitting on the bed and Steve standing next to him.
When the door opened a tall dark skinned guy walked in, he had on mint scrubs and a lab coat. He was an alpha, Bucky could smell it.
"Hello, my name is T'challa. I'm the sonographer, I'll be helping you look at your baby." He said, and Bucky couldn't quite place his accent.
"I'm Steve, and this is Bucky." Steve said, eyeing the man, Bucky couldn't quite figure out why though.
T'challa nodded in greeting, wheeling over the sonogram machine. "Okay if you could just pull up your shirt please, and unbutton your pants?"
Bucky did as told, shoving his pants down as far as he could without exposing himself.
"Okay, this is gonna be cold." T'challa warned.
He was right, Bucky jumped a little when the gel was applied. It wasn't as bad when the Alpha moved the wand around, putting slight pressure against his abdomen.
The picture on the screen was blurry, white splotches flying across the screen as T'challa moved to find the right angle.
"Okay, you see this? That's your baby." The Alpha said, pointing at the screen.
Bucky could hear Steve inhale sharply, but he didn't dare look from the screen.
That was his baby, that weird shaped blob, was his child.
Bucky couldn't help the tears that fell, only a few slipped, but this was just so much to take.
"And this-" the sonogramer clicked some buttons. "Is your baby's heartbeat."
A whoosh whoosh filled the room, and Bucky's swears that's the sound angels make.
That whoosh whoosh was the most special thing he's ever heard, that's his baby, proof of what lay under his skin.
That whoosh whoosh, was him and Steve. It was something they made together, and it was beautiful.
When Bucky finally turned to Steve, he found the Alpha with watery eyes. Steve looked right back at him, with a look he assumed was duplicated on his own face.
"Look what we made." Bucky whispered.
Steve shook his head, like he couldn't believe it. "It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen." Steve said, whispering as well, as to not puncture the sound of that whoosh whoosh.
The rest of the appointment was nothing compared to that moment.
Their doctor came in, dr. Cho.
Bucky liked her, she was kind but to the point. She asked them the basic questions, asked if they had any ("when can we find out the gender?" Steve asked. Bucky looked at him funny. "You wanna know, I thought we should wait for it to be a surprise." Bucky said. "Oh, well if you wanna wait then we'll wait." Steve said. "It's to early to tell anyway." Dr. Cho said.").
They left with two pictures each of their baby, and smiles on their faces.
That whoosh whoosh like a song Bucky couldn't get out of his head, he hoped he would never forget it.
_-_-_-_
Steve
After Steve got home he found his mom reading in the library (yes they had a library).
He handed her one of the photos, the other already in his wallet.
"Oh Stevie!" She exclaimed. "It's precious." She said.
"It's perfect." Steve corrected.
Later that day Steve took a picture of the photo of his baby, sending it in a group chat to his friends.
They flooded his phone within the hour.
Sam: it's definitely a girl, I know it.
Tony: I say boy! 57 $ Wilson.
Bruce: why 57 tony? that's such a random number.
Peggy: I think it's adorable!
Sharon: definitely adorable.
Natasha: its a girl.
Clint: girl.
Pepper: I'm gonna side with tony and say boy.
Rhodey: Jesus Rogers, what have you gotten yourself into. And I say boy.
Thor: BOY OR GIRL IT SHALL BE MAGNIFICENT!!
Thor: BUT I SAY GIRL
Jane: I hope it's a girl.
Darcy: I think it's a boy, how do two boys even make a girl??
Steve didn't care what the baby was, as long as they were healthy.
The Alpha smiled at the text chain. He decided to call Bucky's house phone, since the Omega didn't have a cell.
"Hello?"
"There's 57 dollars riding on the gender of our child."
Bucky just laughed.