Chapter 5
The room is so silent that you could probably hear a strand of hair fall to the floor. Bucky just lies there frozen, Steve is sitting in a chair, frozen in shock, and Bruce is just awkwardly standing there, feeling uncomfortable.
The silence stops when Steve gets up and starts pacing back and forth across the room, breathing hard enough that if Bucky didn't know any better, he's think Steve was about to have an asthma attack or something of the sort. Steve stops for a second to quickly look at Bucky, then his stomach, before going back to pacing and running his hand through his hair.
"How?" is all Steve manages to choke out when he finally sits back down.
"Um, when two people love each other very much...," Bruce says awkwardly, trying to ease some of the tension in the room.
"How can Bucky get pregnant?" Steve asks, running a hand over his face. "Bucky, do you k- hey you okay?"
Bucky is staring straight ahead, white as a sheet, with his hands clenching the bed. Steve can hear Bucky take shallow breaths and can see how stiff Bucky is, the same way he gets whenever...
Oh. Oh poor Bucky.
"Buck," Steve calls, softly running his thumb over Bucky's hand. "Shhh, in and out, in and out."
They wait until Bucky's breathing has evened out and he no longer looks two seconds away from freaking out or breaking the bed with his metal hand before Bruce asks him a question.
"James," Bruce says, "did Hydra have anything to do with this?"
Bucky bites his lip and nods, tears pooling in his eyes.
"Can you talk about it with us?" Bruce asks. "Or would you prefer to talk to someone else?"
"Um, I'll talk a bit," Bucky says before drawing a shaky breath. "When I wasn't on a mission, they would experiment on me when I was in cryo. Sometimes they would experiment on me when I wasn't as well. This was one of those times. I remember that they had been talking about making more super soldiers and that I would be their 'carrier.' Next thing I know, I'm waking up with horrible stomach pain and look up to see them putting things into my body and I could feel them in my body, moving things arou- oh god, can you pass me that trashcan?"
Bruce rushes over with the trashcan and hands it to Bucky, who sticks his head inside and promptly begins to choke and heave. Steve rubs his hand up and down Bucky's back until he finishes throwing up. Bruce takes the trashcan from Bucky and places it in the sink.
"Sorry," Bucky whispers. "Um, I don't remember what happened next, because I passed out, but I remember that they never ended up using me for that since I guess they were worried about slowing me down on missions or leaving me out of cryo for too long. Instead they just got other people that they made into super soldiers." Bucky takes a shuddering breath and rubs his flesh hand over his face. "God, just when I thought I was finally going to be free from Hydra..."
"Hey, Buck, deep breath," Steve says softly, grabbing Bucky's hand and taking deep breaths with him until he was a bit more calm.
"We need to discuss what course of action you two would like to take," Bruce says softly, trying to not upset either of them. "If you would like to have this child, or..."
Terminate the pregnancy. Bucky thinks to himself. "No, I'm keeping it," Bucky says seriously. "This baby did nothing wrong and, you know what? The way that this is possible might be horrible, but I want this baby. I thought I would never be able to have a family, and this is my chance. Steve are you okay with this?"
"Of course, Bucky," Steve says, with tears in his eyes. "Oh god, Buck, we're having a baby. A baby, Buck. A small child. A- oh I need to sit down." Steve sits down and closes his eyes, taking several deep breaths. "Sorry, it's just a lot to take in. Oh god, Buck, I'm so happy for us. We're going to have a family."
"Congratulations, guys," Bruce says, smiling at the couple. "Now, would you like to see your baby?"
Bucky nods so hard that Steve worries about him getting whiplash. Bruce rolls a large machine over to them and turns it on before he squirts some cold gel onto Bucky's stomach. He then grabs a wand-like thing and moves it over the gel. They see something move in the darkness on the screen and hear a loud thumping noise.
"That noise is the heartbeat," Bruce explains. "Hmm, you know what, it sounds a bit strange, let me check something." Bruce moves the wand around a bit more as Bucky feels his heart race as he looks at Steve in concern. What if their baby isn't healthy? What if he or she dies?
"Huh, well what do you know," Bruce says, smiling at the couple.
"What is it?" Bucky asks quietly.
"Well, the heartbeat sounded strange because, you see that right there," Bruce says, pointing at the screen; Bucky can't really see anything but he nods, "well, usually, there would be one dot, but here you can see two. So the heartbeat was really two heartbeats. Congratulations, you guys are having twins!"
At that, Steve pales and hits the floor.
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This time, it's Steve waking up in the bed, with Bucky sitting in the chair concerned and Bruce holding some smelling salts under his nose. He suddenly remembers why he passed out and feels himself start to smile.
"Stevie, you punk, you scared me half to death," Bucky says, laughing, but concern is visible in his eyes.
"God, I'm pretty embarrassed," Steve says, blushing.
"Don't be, Steve," Bruce says. "Fainting is a completely normal reaction for men who learn they're going to be fathers. I imagine it must be a lot to take in."
"How far along are you?" Steve asks, sitting up.
"Well, judging by the size of the babies and the morning sickness, I'd say around eight to nine weeks," Bruce says, removing his glasses.
"So I guess isn't wasn't birthday sex," Bucky jokes, smirking, causing Steve to sigh and Bruce to pretend he didn't just hear his two friends talk about their sex life.
"Hey Bruce, could you keep this hush-hush for a while?" Bucky asks. "I want to wait to tell everyone when there's less of a chance of..." The word miscarriage goes unspoken but it still hangs in the air, haunting the three of them. Steve knew that Bucky's mom had had a miscarriage after Bucky and how much it had torn her apart, from what Bucky had told him.
"Of course, it's not my place to tell," Bruce says, smiling. "Also, patient confidentiality."
"Thank you," Bucky says, walking over to Bruce and hugging him. This takes Bruce by surprise, since Bucky usually doesn't hug anyone that isn't Steve or Natasha, and it's no secret that Bucky tends to be wary of medical personnel, such as himself. Bit, the hug is welcome, and Bruce returns it.
"Okay, so for another month or so, you'll probably still be experiencing some morning sickness," Bruce says, causing Bucky to groan. "The best advice I can give is to try and eat a little something, like saltines, before you get out of bed in oder to help with any nausea. Ginger or peppermint anything will be your best friend for the next few weeks. Also, drink gatorade or pedialyte on days that you throw up a lot, so you don't get dehydrated, or you can make some popsicles from the gatorade if you can't keep anything down. Oh, also, take these vitamins and make sure you're eating a good diet, but feel free to give into any cravings you might have. And obviously, no smoking or drinking. Um, sex is fine, but don't do anything too strenuous." Bruce then hands Bucky his vitamins before walking the couple to the door and saying, "Okay, so come see me here again next month, but feel free to come sooner if you any questions or concerns; my door is always open. And congrats again."
Steve and Bucky thank Bruce before going back to their room. As soon as they get inside, Bucky plops down on the bed with a large smile on his face. Steve climbs in next to Bucky and wraps him in his arms. The two start kissing, which eventually becomes making out. Then, Bucky starts to unzip his hoodie and then moves onto remove Steve's shirt. They then proceed to remove the rest of each others' clothes.
"Is the lube still in the drawer?" Steve asks, biting back a moan as Bucky sucks a hickey onto his neck.
"Should be," Bucky says.
"You sure you want to do this?" Steve asks as he slicks up his fingers with lube, worrying about Bucky and the babies.
"Damn sure," Bucky breathes out as Steve inserts two fingers into him. Steve starts scissoring him as Bucky continues to suck at Steve's neck, leaving a trail of hickeys. When Bucky's loose enough, Steve puts some more lube into his hands and rubs it onto his dick before entering Bucky, who moans as Steve starts moving slowly. Bucky wraps his legs around Steve's waist and gasps as Steve hits his spot, digging his nails into Steve's muscular back.
"Faster, Stevie, faster!" Bucky yells out. Steve grunts and picks up the pace, thrusting faster into Bucky, who moans loudly and digs his nails into his back before flipping them over so he's on top.
"Mm, faster Buck," Steve grunts, grabbing Bucky's ass as he bounces on Steve's dick. Steve tugs on Bucky's hair, causing him to sigh loudly as he tosses his head back.
"I'm close, Stevie," Bucky breathes out.
"Me too," Steve grunts as Bucky continues to grind and bounce his hips. Steve caresses Bucky's gorgeous thighs, before squeezing them as he comes inside Bucky, who then comes all over Steve's stomach and chest. Bucky rides them both out through their orgasms before removing himself from Steve and lying down next to him, both of them breathing heavily. Steve pulls Bucky close to him and kisses the side of his head.
"You're so gorgeous, Buck," Steve says softly, with tears in his eyes. "I'm so happy to be starting a family with you."
"Stevie, we're going to have two babies," Bucky sighs happily.
"I know, Buck," Steve says, smiling and kissing Bucky's forehead. "I know."