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Tony Stark woke from a very heavy sleep.
Why did he wake up?
Oh yeah, Jarvis woke him for the Sunday morning. Tony Stark, the famous Tony Stark was currently laying in his large bed, in his Malibu home, groggily waking. "J make a coffee please."
'Of course sir, anything else I can assist with?'
"Ah, nothing I can think of."
'Very well sir.' Tony threw the covers off and stood, stretching accompanied with a yawn, his back popping painfully. Walking over to a pink and yellow bassinet, he looked down at his daughter and reached down to brush his fingers against her face. Desiree Lily-Jocey Stark. Or LJ as he calls her. Desiree was his idea, and Lily was Pep's, while Jocey was chosen by Rhodes. She was born just four months ago yet she was so confident. She had little wisp of chestnut hairs and bright baby blue eyes from her father, tan skin that was soft to touch. The infant whined and strectched as two hands were slipped under and hauling her up carefully. "Shh, shh, babes I know you're not a morning girl but we need to get up early you're going to go see Aunt Pepper and Uncle Rhodey." With a quick change of diapers and slipping her into a ducky footsie, he walked to the kitchen, careful not to disturb her too much. 'Sir, Miss Potts is calling.'
"Answer it."
Pepper's face came up on a holographic screen and Lily cooed at the sight of her Aunt Pepper. "Talk to me Pep."
"Nice to see you too Tony." She rolled her eyes teasingly and chuckled. "What? We come back from the dead, and we're tired." Tony took a sip of his coffee before getting a bottle out of the fridge, his baby in a nearby rocker, nearly asleep.
"You're something else Tony."
Pepper and Tony had broke it off when Pepper thought they would be best as friends, he was heart broken yes, but he got over with the help of......never mind. She had gotten with Rhodey and he was happy for them. "Exactly! That's my point."
"Anyways, I'm coming over there to pick her up?"
"Correct. Fury needs me at the tower and something else.... J?"
'I believe his correct words were, 'urgent matters to be discussed, and you're needed at the tower to meet with the rest of the Avengers and come to the helicarrier.'
"Perfect. Just like that." Tony had already began feeding LJ and smiled at the hologram. "Alright, I'll be over when you're ready."
"Don't take long baby." He ended the call and thought. He would have to face the other Avengers which he hasn't done in.... Uh... Since The birth of LJ! Well, before... He managed to hide his pregnancy with large shirts and other things. No one knew except Pepper and Rhodey. She actually helped deliver the young Stark into the world and Pepper doesn't regret seeing Tony bond over his newborn in joy.
He definitely did not want to see Steve...
Steve Rogers.
Captain Fuckin' America.
He was the one who got Tony pregnant, and where is he? With Bruce. The soldier left Tony after saying 'it wasn't going to work' and just stuff that made Tony feel awful. About two months after the break up he finds out about the baby inside but decided not to tell, Steve looked really happy with Bruce, happier than he did with Tony. And what would he do with his ex's baby?! Ugh made him feel like some desperate side bitch that wants the man to stay and 'raise the baby'.
So he really didn't want to see his face again. But ugh. Fate stinks.
After dressing LJ nice in a Sun dress, with sandals and a headband, Tony grabbed her baby bag and walked outside, after seeing Pepper's car. "Miss Pepper, fancy seeing you here. Do you have an appointment?" She only snorted and pulled out a baby car seat. "Something else."
After securing the protesting baby in, Tony kissed her forehead. "Alright LJ, daddy's gotta go, I'll be back and you be good for Auntie Pepper. Say hi to Rhodey for me Pep."
"Will do. Have fun seeing Steve. Try and talk to him Tony. Work things out." She started the car and Tony chuckled, "There's nothing to work out, but I'll try." The strawberry blonde drove off and Tony walked inside. "Let's get the packing honey we're headed to New York!"
"Speak of the devil."
Tony snorted at Clint as he walked in the Avengers Tower common floor. "Sup Avengers, didja miss me? Of course you did, who wouldn't miss me." He snickered and sat on the couch Thor sat on, and he was held in a bone crushing hug. "Man of iron! It has been some while since the last of our meeting, where have you been?" Tony hesitated but wriggled out of Thor's grip. "Malibu. Needed some fresh Malibu air. Felt good!" Tony pretended he didn't see Bruce or Steve but of course, they're science bros and pfft, how the universe hated Tony. "But you didn't visit us hardly, shockingly we missed your annoying comments and your antics."
The engineer snickered and looked up the scientist putting on a fake smirk but played it off. "Well Brucie Bear, sometimes you never know what I'm going to do next." With some catching up, Tony felt his worries melt away because as long as Steve wasn't here it wouldn't be awkward and ha that would be em - bar - ras - si-
Steve walked in and sat next to Bruce, wrapping an arm around his shoulders and kissing chocolate curls, and by the looks of it he was in the gym. "Oh Hi Tony."
Why him?
Tony tried to keep listening to Natasha and Clint argue back and forth about some shit that happened but his mind kept drifting to the super soldier. The same one that he fell in love with but got his heart crushed by. He felt like some teen girl in some love situation. God he felt like throwing up, he wanted to hold LJ. How was she? Was she hungry at the moment? Sleeping? Giggling? Being stubborn? She was small and so comfy, such soft velvet skin and soft little wisp of hair. Bright blue eyes just like her father. Oh god his mind kept rambling these things he didn't need to ramble about but he couldn't help it he was freaking out ahahahahahahah Steve is like right there and he's talking and moving aND BREATHING-
Tony....... Tony, you need to calm down. Deep breaths, in....and out. Yeah, I'm ok. Jesus , leave him alone, he's human. And he's also the father of my little girl thAT DOUCHE-
A stinging pain brought Tony back to reality and he looked back at Natasha and everyone staring at him. "Ow......what did I do...."
"First off, Steve said Hi and you didn't say anything, Thor asked you a question and you still didn't respond. We called you like 18,000 times but you sat there just staring at some invisible wall. So I did the only thing that would awaken you from whatever trance you were in." Natasha looked smug and Tony sunk down in his seat. Shit. "A-ah, sorry, I was just thinking about some things, nothing you need to worry about." The Stark stood shakily and headed down to the lab, ignoring Steve and Thor's call for him. Fuck him.
After this was over, he was going back to Malibu, cuddling with LJ and pretending Steve didn't exist.
"I miss you baby girl."
Tony smiled at his iPad screen and LJ babbled giving a gummy smile and put a chubby hand on the screen, Pepper giggling and adjusting her iPad so LJ could see her daddy better. "Don't worry babes, I'll be back soon, and everything will be normal. Your life will be normal. I promise. Daddy promises..... he'll give you the best life....." Tony over placed her hand his own and smiled a bit hearing her coo and blow a small raspberry. He soon ended the call after giving Pepper her bedtime routine and sighed, placing the iPad on the nightstand. "OK Jarvis you can turn back on cameras. But lock down this room."
"I didn't know you had a daughter Stark."
Tony jumped and turned to face Loki. The god of mischief. "When the hell did you get in here?!" Tony tried to calm his beating heart and Loki shrugged. "I was bored and decided to hang around a bit. I am no longer bored. Who is she?" Tony glared at the mischief maker and then rubbed his face. "Please....Please...Please do not tell any of the Avengers Loki. Please, I beg you."
Loki raised his eyebrows at the plea but nodded slowly, suddenly intrigued, so Tony sighed and looked down, not knowing why he was trusting his enemy. "Her name is Desiree Stark..... She's 4 months old, yes she's mine."
"Who's the father?"
"Pfft, I am of course."
Who the hell would lie right to the god of lies and get away with it? Obviously no one because Loki didn't take shit and rolled his eyes. "You conceived her, you had her in your womb, you gave birth to her. Did you not? What about....the captain?" Tony felt himself choke on air and stare at Loki liked he had grown a second head. "How did you....? Ok....ok fine..... Yes... I was pregnant with her, yes Steve is her father and I... I'm trying to give her the best life I never had. And it's hard because she won't have a father there." Tony tried to stop himself from crying and spilling himself all to Loki. He felt the bed dip at his side and Loki who had a neutral face was looking at him. "Why won't you tell him?"
"Why the hell would I tell him he has a daughter?! I do not want to ruin his love life with Bruce ok? I want them to be happy. It's the only way." The brunet stood and walked away from the bed not wanting to talk on the subject any longer. "Very well. I wish you a good night Man of Iron." The silence lingered in the air and Tony sighed, the 'you care for them' hanging in the air.
Why him..?
What a nightmare.