Being a Stark is difficult.

Sometimes.

It's usually at that time where you have an important announcement, but aren't entirely sure how your brother is going to react...

The fact that his baby sister is pregnant would be enough to send him into "overprotective, overbarring, big brother mode" now add the fact that it's with his least favorite person...

Well one of them..

See during the whole Loki catastrophe, it was easy enough to distract him and wait for the entire thing to blow over before I even had to tell him we were together.

And I know Tony can be a sweetheart, and he's not as big and bad as he seems, but after spending weeks on the helicarrier, watching how the two got along..I knew it wasn't a very good idea.

I'm honestly surprised he hasn't figured it out yet, but he can be thick for being a genius sometimes.

Pepper knows, she went with me to buy the damn test. She's the closest thing to a sister I have, granted there's Nat too, but I'm not a fan of S.H.I.E.L.D. finding out, knowing them they'd run tests and I'm not alright with that.

Who would be? Being a mutant yourself, you don't want to subject your future child to the hell you went through.

But now it's starting to be harder to hide, my form fitting clothes are starting to become a little too fitting, I'm buying weird foods often, and every time I decline a drink from my brother he gives me a confused look so I know he's noticing..

He's probably got Jarvis watching, thankfully I too can override his protocols to leave me alone.

Hell, I haven't even gotten the chance to tell my boyfriend, but I'm not as afraid to tell him...no bloody way I'm telling them and the same time and causing WWIII.

I shouldn't worry so much, but wouldn't you?

Tony Stark biggest drama queen in the states. Finds out baby sister is pregnant with his baby..

I can see the headlines now.. No amount of Stark confidence can help me now..

C'mon Arielle, he's your brother. You two have been through worse.. Through thick and thin, it's what you've always stood by, and maybe he'll be more happy for you then concerned about who the father is...

I take a deep breathe, preparing to leave my empty shared bedroom praying for the best and hoping Tony's in a good mood today.

"Jarvis. Where's Tony?" Dunno why I asked he'll probably be in the lab.

"In the lab Miss."

"Thanks J." See knew it. As I head down the stairs, my mind swirling with options on how I should address this, unfortunately also visualizing how bad this could go.. And before I realize it I'm typing in my access into the key pad, and waiting as the door slowly opens.

"Tony?" I call into the seemingly empty lab, which is surprising he's usually building something.

"Over here Sis!" I finally see him back behind some new suits. "What can I do for you Ri?"

Well here goes nothing I guess.