'Come on. Come on' Emma whispered to herself as she paced around her small bathroom. Her mind racing as she waited for the timer on her phone to go off.

"Oh god. What if...." Her mind wandered to the last time she remembered being intimate with her husband.  

"Oh my god I have to be." warm tears slowly welled up in her eyes as she thought of telling her husband the possible news. How could she tell him when he hasn't been home for weeks and would most likely not be happy. 

A loud beeping brought Emma out of her mind, he attention snapping to the white stick laying face down on the counter. "3....2....1..." With a deep breath, she lifted it up and looked at it, a sob racking through her body as she stared at the thing in her hands. 

"No. No please." 

Although the topic of kids had come up many times it was clear that Steve was on the fence about having a child his wife, as much as he wanted kids he was scared to have on of his own. And Emma knew as well as he did how fear can so easily turn to hatred.

"Emma? I'm home!" Steve's voice shouted through the small house as the front door slammed behind him. The sound of his shield hitting the floor rang through Emma's ears as she started panicking. Her breathing quickening with every creak of the steps. "Sweetheart?" Steve called, as he walked into the bedroom to take off his shoes and look for Emma.

"I-in here." Emma's voice came out shaky as she unlocked the door and sat on the toilet, the test feeling heavier in her hand with every passing second. 

"Babe? You okay?" Steves' voice came out muffled from outside the door as his knuckles rapped gently on the door. "Come on in Steve." She whispered, knowing he heard her.

The door to the bathroom opened quickly, Steve still dressed in his uniform and covered in dirt. "Hey Doll. What's that?" 

He pointed to the test in Emma's hand, his face dropping in concern as he slowly stepped towards her and sank to the floor, his hands gently cupping her face. 

Without saying anything she handed it to him, a few traitor tears rolling down her face as her mind raced through all the possible outcomes of this scenario.

The room when silent, Steve's face staring at his hands. Not being able to see the look in his eyes was driving Emma wild, her mind racing at speeds that would make even Pietro jealous. "Steve! Please say something!" She finally exclaimed after several infuriatingly silent minutes. Her sudden outburst all but made Steve jump, his head snapping up as if on command.

Tears lined his eyes, this lip quivering in a way that made him look like that little boy in Brooklyn again, the muscle and hardness melting away to show that scared man Emma knew was hiding under the tough Sheild shell. "Em......I, I don't even know what to say." He whispered, his hands still cradling the test as if it would melt away if he applied even the slightest amount of pressure to it.

Emma's heart sank, whatever hope she had left disappearing almost instantly. "I'm so sorry, i didn't mean to. I forgot to refill my birth control prescription and then I forgot to tell you" she had started to cry at this point, the tears she was trying to hold back now coming in waves, her sobbing making her words nearly impossible to make out. "I'm so sorry Steve. I didn't mean too. I'm so sorry."

Steve frowned as he watched his wife sobbing in front of him. He hated how this strong woman in front of him looked so weak, and he wanted nothing more than to give her back her strength, to make her look strong and solid again. "Emma..." He whispered, not knowing how to express accurately what he was feeling. "Baby...Doll...This is good. This is so good." 

He laughed, dropping the test to the ground so he could properly cup Emma's face "baby this is so good, I've wanted this for so long. We finally get a family." He smiled softly, resting his forehead on Emma's.

Emma's tears stopped as quiclkly as they started, a startled squeak coming from her throat. "What?" she mumbled, not knowing if she heard him correctly. 

Steve raised his voice a bit, repeating what he said only louder. "This is good. I want this. I want this family." Words couldn't express how happy Emma was to hear those words. A sob racked through her body as she became overrun with joy. "Oh Steve!" She cried out, flinging herself into his arms as she cried happy tears.

The couple sat like that for hours, crying in each others embrace as they thought of the new life ahead of them.