Chapter 10
34 Weeks Pregnant
Steve
Steve was in heaven.
Currently he was sitting on the couch with the most beautiful Omega pressed up against him.
Bucky's lips were so soft and sweet, Steve could taste them all day if he was allowed.
He pulled Bucky's right leg over his but didn't try and move the Omega, seeing as Bucky would probably stop this make out session if Steve moved him.
Steve brought his left hand up to rest on the back of Bucky's neck, massaging the knotted skin there.
He could feel the baby jump from where Bucky's rather large (read: giant) stomach pressed against his side.
He was about to deepen the kiss even more when he realized Bucky hadn't responded in quite some time. Actually, the Omega's lips hadn't really kissed back in the last few minutes.
Steve pulled away to see his boyfriends eyes closed, lips moving in a ghost kiss as he slept, soft breathes leaving his mouth.
The Alpha sighed, smiling lazily at the Omega, rolling them over and onto their right, Bucky facing the open air as Steve spooned his back.
He brought his hand to Bucky's taught stomach, slipping it under the shirt to stroke the velvety skin.
Their baby was jumping and kicking like crazy, and Steve wondered how Bucky could sleep through that.
He smiled when he felt (what he assumed was) a hand press against his palm.
"You're taking all of mommy's energy little one." Steve whispered, chuckling when he felt a sharp kick.
Bucky let out a groan, shifting in his sleep.
Yep, he was in heaven.
_-_-_-_
Bucky
"I got a job!"
Bucky shot his eyes open at the loud words, finding his mother in the doorway of his bedroom, smiling and maybe jumping up and down a little.
Bucky slowly sat up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and yawning. He felt the baby roll, clearly not liking the position change.
"You wha?"
"I got s job! At paddys diner, as a waitress." She said proudly.
In this last month his mom has really started to step up, helping with breakfast and lunches for the kids. She even watched them last week when Steve and Bucky went shopping for baby stuff and George was at work.
The house was still in one piece and no one died, so, he called it a win.
But her getting a job? That was great news.
"Congratulations mom, I'm proud of you." He mumbled, trying to smile through his tired haze.
"Really? You're proud of me?" His mom asked, voice quieter then before and eyes shining with more emotion then they had.
"Yeah, you've been a big help recently. And with you getting a job, that's great news. It would really help me out, especially with the baby because I'm gonna have to take some time off."
She nodded, smiled, and then nodded again.
"I'm gonna go make pancakes." Winifred stated, head held high even through the tears that threatened to spill.
As she was walking through the door Steve passed her, nodding and mumbling a good morning.
Once the Alpha was in the room he shut the door, walking over to sit on the bed with Bucky.
"What's got her in such a good mood?"
"She got a job at paddy's diner, waitressing." Bucky said as he rubbed his stomach, trying to calm the baby.
He was happy for his mom and all, but he and the baby hadn't exactly been on the same sleeping schedule, so it was a blessing he was able to sleep in on his day off.
Guess that was over now.
"That's great! Fantastic actually, I mean if she could help out with bills then, what I was gonna tell you- ask you about could be a potential thing.
Bucky raised a brow at his boyfriends mumbling.
"Care to explain?"
"Okay, so on my way here there was a rental sign on an apartment building about ten minutes from here. And I know you said you wouldn't leave the kids, but we're gonna need our own space once the baby arrives, and it's only ten minut-"
Bucky cut him off before he gave himself a concussion.
"I'm gonna have to see it before I make any decisions."
Steve stared at him for awhile, mouth open but no words coming out.
"Wait, it was that easy? No more convincing?" The Alpha asked, stunned.
"I'm not convinced yet, but I'll go and look at it." Bucky said, using Steve's shoulder as leverage to stand up.
"But you're willing to keep it as an option?" Steve asked, still skeptical, with all these pregnancy hormones it was hard to read Bucky these days.
"Yeah, we can go after I shower." Bucky said, waddling out of the room.
He didn't see Steve smiling like an idiot, or his fist pumping the air in victory.
He didn't see it, but he assumed that's what happened.
_-_-_-_
The apartment ended up being pretty nice, it was small, but Bucky could deal with small. Besides, it would just be him, Steve and the baby.
It opened up in the living room, and a door led to the kitchen that led to a hallway that led to two bedrooms, and a bathroom.
The first bedroom was on the right, with a window shining down the two stories.
The bathroom was directly across the hall, it was just big enough for a toilet, a sink and a bathtub. Bucky made sure to check the faucets, and flush the toilet.
They all worked.
The door at the end of the hall was the master bedroom, it wasn't huge or anything but it was a comfortable size, would easily fit a wardrobe and a king size bed. It had a closet to the right, and a window to the left, letting in daylight.
Bucky felt his boyfriends arms wind around him, his large hands resting on his stomach.
"So, do you like it?" Steve asked.
Bucky leaned his head against Steve's shoulder, relaxing into the Alpha's hold.
"Yeah, I like it a lot. And, 700 dollars a month is cheaper than the house, so it's not like we can't afford it. It's just, I'm gonna have to take off work when the baby's born, and you don't have a job so-"
Steve cut off his rambling.
"I'll get a job, I will. I'll work at a fast food joint or clean floors, whatever I have to do."
"You're to smart to settle for that." Bucky said, he didn't want Steve to throw his life away because they're worrying about money.
"You're to smart to settle for a grocery store, but you do that to support your family. And I'm gonna support my family, besides, I have a trust fund that will keep us afloat for awhile. It would cover the first few months rent, and food and diapers." Steve explained.
Bucky didn't respond, he just tried to let it all sink in.
"Buck, I don't want you to be worried about this stuff, I told you I would take care of you and I will. I know it's scary, having a baby and all-"
"Having a baby doesn't scare me." Bucky whispered. "I know how to take care of babies, I've been taking care of my siblings since I was old enough to support them. The only thing that scares me about this whole thing is giving birth, but everything else doesn't scare me." Bucky said, voice still quite as they looked at the morning light shining through what could be their future bedroom.
"If you're not scared then, how do you feel?" Steve asked, voice just as quite as Bucky's.
The Omega took a deep breathe, his hands coming to rest atop Steve's. He could feel the baby's moves starting to calm down, probably falling asleep.
"I don't know, everything's just moving so fast, and things are changing. I feel like I'm losing a lot, but gaining something so much stronger. I think it's just setting in that the rest of my life is starting. Because, this thing between you and me, it's... I know it's something I'll have for the rest of my life."
Bucky really hoped Steve understood what he meant, otherwise he'd probably sound like a loon.
Steve pulled back just enough to spin the Omega around, and when Bucky looked up he saw the Alpha's beautiful sunshine smile.
"I love you." The blonde whispered.
_-_-_-_
They decided to go out for breakfast (well, Bucky's second breakfast. But, the cereal he ate at home doesn't count) at paddy's diner, at least his mom didn't start work until next week.
Steve nearly lost a finger when he reached across the table to steal a strawberry from Bucky's waffles.
Bucky didn't even feel bad that his fork left indents on Steve's hand, the Alpha should know not to take food from a pregnant person by now.
When they were walking back to the car Bucky saw the cutest onesie in a store window, he stopped in the middle of the sidewalk. His eyes started watering and Steve asked him what was wrong, to which he replied,
"It has little elephants on it." That's when the tests fell, Steve hugged him as close as his belly would allow and rubbed the Omega's back comfortingly.
"What's wrong with elephants?" The Alpha asked.
"Nothing!" Bucky cried against Steve's neck, goddamn these hormones.
When Bucky finally calmed down they got in the car and drove home, but his mood was dampened.
"Why is Tony's car here?" Steve asked to no one in particular, as they drove up to the house.
Steve hopped out to help Bucky from the car, they held hands as they walked up the steps and through the door. There was a pastel purple balloon tied to the stair rail.
When they rounded the corner to the living room they were met with a bunch of pastel balloons and streamers. They're friends and family all stood with big smiles on there faces announcing,
"Surprise!"
Well, there goes the baby's nap time, because the little bugger was throwing a fit in there at the sudden noise.
Bucky rubbed his stomach, and made sure to mask his discomfort, because this was incredibly sweet and it meant a lot to him and he didn't want to ruin the happiness that his loved ones had created.
"Happy baby shower!" Peggy and Sharon yelled in unison.
Bucky almost snorted when he saw Sam and Tony.
Tony wore a light blue shirt adorning the words 'IT'S A BOY!" While Sam just wore a pastel pink shirt and glared at the obnoxious Omega.
Bucky leaned over to Steve. "Did you know about this?"
Steve just shook his head, looking as shocked/happy/emotional as Bucky did. "Not a clue." The Alpha whispered back.
The couple was ushered onto the couch, where Bucky and Steve's parents sat.
Luke was in his mothers lap but as soon as Bucky sat down the baby climbed over to him, trying to get comfortable against Bucky's pregnant frame.
The baby shower went on for awhile, they even had games set up. At the beginning everyone was given a clothes pin to put on their person, and if you said baby you lost the clothes pin to whom ever caught you. The last person with the most pins won.
Nat ended up taking that one (big surprise).
Then they played who could guess the size of Bucky's belly, using yarn to measure. Funnily enough Clint was the one to win.
After that they had cake (which Sarah had made and it was delicious, chocolate, Bucky's favorite), and presents followed soon after.
Mostly everyone had gotten them clothes and diapers (The onesie from tony read 'my mom is hotter than your mom'), Sarah and Joseph had gotten them a beautiful wooden crib, it was painted white and had flowers carved into the sides (and Bucky may or may not have teared up when he saw it).
Winifred gifted them with Bucky's baby blanket, it was pale green and had little wales on it. It was Bucky's favorite, she'd said, he wouldn't let go of that thing until he was four.
Bucky was just touched that she held onto it for this long, he made sure to hug her and say his thanks.
George had gotten them a coffee keurig, claiming 'that's for you not the baby, trust me, you'll need it'.
Bucky was half tempted to say that he knew he would need it, he'd lost many nights of sleep in Luke's infant days, but he held his tongue, not wanting to ruin the moment and his fathers caring gift.
So he thanked his father, gave him a hug, and then turned to Steve and asked for food.
_-_-_-_
Steve
All in all Steve thinks the baby shower was a success.
He was actually really surprised his friends and family were able to pull it off without either he or Bucky knowing.
When he asked George how he knew they would be gone the older Alpha had said, "it was fortunate that you took Bucky out this afternoon, if you hadn't I was gonna give you money to go have breakfast. And you know Buckaroo would have known something was up..."
_-_-_-_
2 Weeks Later.
36 Weeks Pregnant
Steve set down the last box in their new apartment.
Bucky was sitting on the small couch they'd found in the side of the road a few days ago, they'd checked it for bugs and scrubbed it down, so, it was fine.
They told Bucky he wasn't aloud to lift anything so he was restricted to the couch directing orders for where he wanted stuff moved.
It was just Steve, Sam, Joseph and George moving stuff in, and Steve was grateful for the help.
"Alrighty, now that we're done how's about we go get a drink?" Joseph asked the group.
George and Sam nodded, Steve walked over and crouched in front of Bucky, resting his hands on the Omega's crossed legs.
"You wanna go or should we stay here? Get settled?" Steve asked, because sure, he wanted to hang out with the guys but if Bucky preferred staying in he would happily do just that.
But Bucky shook his head, his right hand coming to rest atop Steve's, the left holding his stomach.
"You can go, but Bruce is coming over to hang out in a little bit. So it's up to you if you wanna go or not." The Omega said.
"What are you guys gonna do?"
"Watch Pacific Rim and eat pizza, probably make some popcorn or something." Bucky explained.
"I'll go with them, I'd rather not watch that movie again. Once was enough and I'll never get that two hours back." The Alpha grimaced, standing, kissing Bucky's cheek, then making his way towards the door.
"Pacific Rim is a good movie Steve! And you're a weirdo for not liking it!" Bucky shouted after him.
He chuckled as he closed the door, and followed the guys out to the car.
_-_-_-_
Bucky
Bucky made sure the tv and blu ray player were up and working (they came from Steve's bedroom), then he grabbed a bunch of soft blankets from the boxes in their shared room and made a nest type thing on the couch.
He'd just finished fluffing the last blanket when he heard a knock on the door.
Slowly he rose from the couch, walking towards the door.
Bruce's smiling face awaited on the other side, he was holding a pizza box and a bottle of coke, and Bucky could see the movie case stacked in there too.
"Hey." The Beta said.
"Thank god you're here, I'm starving." Bucky took the pizza box from him, and made his way to the couch.
Bruce walked into the kitchen, probably putting away the soda in the fridge.
He returned a minute or so later, making sure to put the movie in before he joined Bucky on the couch.
The Beta smiled at all the blankets, recalling on a conversation he and Bucky had a few weeks ago, about how he'd never been in an Omega's nest and was curious to see what it was like.
Bucky and Bruce were slowing becoming best friends, they always sat next to each other at lunch and had hung out one on one a few times now.
Bucky enjoyed the Beta's company, Bruce liked to talk about a wide range of things from the baby to who he thought was gonna win on the voice. He never treated Bucky like a dumb Omega or some slutty teen parent.
The movie only had ten minuets left when Steve got home.
Once Bruce had gone home Steve helped the Omega take the blankets and pillows back to the bedroom, where Bucky recreated his nest.
"This is so comfy, how do you make this so comfy?" Steve asked, they were laying in bed, the Alpha was sprawled out like a spider and Bucky was pressed against his side, his belly resting on Steve's toned abs and his head smushed against Steve's right shoulder.
"Must be an Omega thing." Bucky mumbled.
He was so tired, this baby was really zapping all of his energy.
"First night in our apartment, that's weird huh?" Steve asked, voice full of wonder.
"Yeah, kind of refreshing though, to know I don't have to wake up and feed a bunch of people."
Bucky didn't feel guilty about leaving his family, especially Luke and Julesy, who put up the biggest fight when they heard the news. Julia wouldn't let go of Bucky's leg and Luke just cried against Bucky's neck. Rebecca and Jack took the news a little better, of course they were sad but the two were old enough to understand that Bucky needed his own space with Steve and the baby.
The Omega also couldn't help but worry about the kids' well being, he trusted his dad to take care of them but he hoped his mom didn't get to over whelmed. He told her she could call him if it was an emergency, only if it was an emergency.
He also told the kids he'd be by every other day to hang out with them, and that they could come stay the night every now and again.
He was almost asleep when Steve whispered to him. "What color should we paint the baby's room? Maybe yellow, that way it's unisex."
"No." Bucky whispered back. "Not yellow, green, like the forest."
He could here the smile in Steve's face when he said, "I could paint some trees on the wall, maybe a wolf or something."
Bucky smiled at the thought, but never opened his eyes. "Yeah, a wolf to protect them."
"What about names? Should we also come up with a unisex name?"
"How about, a boy name and a girl name. You come up with boy, I'll take girl." Bucky whispered, voice barely audible.
"Okay, that sounds good. I'm pretty sure we're having a boy anyway." The Alpha said, voice proud of his potential son.
"Well I think it's a girl, a little angel that won't cry or fuss about everything and will let us sleep." Bucky mumbled, on the brink of sleep.
"I don't think the gender is gonna affect wether our baby cries or fusses Buck." The Alpha chuckled.
"I can dream." And with that the Omega was passed out, asleep for the night.
"Yeah, have sweet dreams Buck. You too baby, my little angel."