Narrator's POV

"Stephen, I can't. This...this is too much." Tony held his breath. "I can't go on any longer."

"Oh, quit being so dramatic." Stephen said. "Move aside." He said, pushing Tony aside and removing the dirty diaper from under Peter.

"I seriously don't know how you can do that." Tony said, gasping for air.

"He didn't even poop this time. He just peed." Stephen said.

"Yeah, but still." Tony said.

Stephen rolled his eyes, looking down at Peter with a smile.

Peter was moving his arms up and down, smiling at Stephen.

Stephen smiled at him as he powdered Peter's baby tush, then placed a new diaper on. "There." He said, picking Peter up. "Who's a happy baby?"

Peter giggled.

"You are." Stephen smiled and nuzzled Peter, rubbing their noses together.

Tony smiled at his boyfriend and the baby.

Stephen looked so happy with the little one.

Perhaps, Tony would give starting a family a second chance.

Tony's phone went off, interrupting his thoughts.

He read a text message from Natasha. "Um, Stephen. Steve called a meeting this morning. Can you watch Peter?"

Stephen looked back at Tony. "I can't. Wong needs me, but you can take him with you since it's just a meeting."

"Uh, no." Tony said. "Then everyone would know we're taking care of Peter."

"I'm sure Clint already told everyone that we're taking care of Peter after you accidentally told him over the phone." Stephen said.

"You heard that?" Tony asked.

"Nothing gets past me." Stephen said.

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"Uh, yeah...maybe I'll take him with me." Stephen said, holding Peter, looking at the Tony's car.

"Nonsense." Tony said. "It's got a baby seat and everything." He opened the door to his Ferrari, revealing a baby seat.

"Are you sure it's the right one?" Stephen asked. "What if he falls asleep and his neck is uncomfortable, then he gets a cramp?" Stephen examined the baby seat. "And what if the belts are too tight?"

"Stephen relax." Tony said. "I modified it especially for him. I took measurements." Tony said.

"When?" Stephen asked.

"This morning." Tony said.

"So you made it this morning?"

"Yup."

"Have you tested it?" Stephen asked.

"Nope." Tony said. "But it'll be fine. Don't worry about it."

"Tony, what if it blows up? It could be a ticking time bomb for all we know." Stephen said.

"Calm down, Stephen." Tony said. "Nothing's gonna happen to him."

"You sit in it. Test it." Stephen said.

"You think I'm gonna fit in that?" Tony asked.

"Oh, don't worry. You'll grow into it." Stephen said.

Tony squinted at him. "Give me the baby." He reached for Peter.

"No!" Stephen turned away from Tony with Peter in his arms.

"Stephen, give me Peter." Tony said.

"Nope. Never." Stephen said.

"Stephen." Tony reached for him, but Stephen kept him away with his leg as he held Peter in the air, where surely Tony wouldn't be able to reach him.

"Stephen..." Tony struggled against Stephen's leg, reaching for Peter. "Come on! Give me Peter. I'm gonna be-ngh! Late!"

"You don't even know if that thing is safe. I'm not putting this child's life in danger." Stephen said, holding Tony back.

"You're letting his whole sitter thing go to your head!"

"Shut up. I am not."

"Don't you have somewhere to be?" Tony asked.

"Don't you have somewhere else to be short at?" Stephen asked, laughing, but stopped when he didn't feel Peter in his hands. "Ah! Where's-"

Tony was running with Peter in his arms.

"How'd you..." Stephen saw drones fly over his head. "Hey! Get back here you cheater!" He ran after Tony.

"Come on, come on." Tony said, unlocking the car, clicking a button on the keychain, making the doors slowly open by themselves. "Come on! Go faster. AH!" He yelped when he looked back, seeing Stephen close.

"Give me back my Peter." Stephen said.

"Aha!" The doors opened all the way.

Tony put Peter in the seat and strapped him in. "There! I win! AH-"

Stephen tackled Tony on the ground, raising a fist, ready to attack.

"Wait! Wait! Wait! Look! Look!" Tony said in a high pitched voice, protecting himself with his arms and pointing at Peter in the car before Stephen could punch him.

Stephen looked up at Peter, who was sitting in the baby seat, looking over at his guardians.

"Nothing has happened for thirteen seconds." Stephen said.

"See? Perfectly safe." Tony said.

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"You'll play Mozart on the radio, won't you?" Stephen asked Tony, hanging on to the car door with Tony in the driver's seat ready to take off with Peter. "Because it's says that Beethoven and Mozart are good for the baby's brain develop-"

"Of course I will." Tony said.

"And promise you'll go slow on those curves." Stephen said.

"Uh, sure." Tony said, placing sunglasses over his eyes.

"Oh, better because I will fin-"

"Bye, honey. See you later." Tony said, slowly driving.

Stephen still held on to the car door, walking, along with the car. "And you'll look back every once in a while to check on him, right-"

"I will. I promise." Tony said, going a little faster.

"Also make sure the sun's not in his eyes." Stephen began to drag with the car.

"I know, and if he falls asleep I'll darken the windows."

"You know, maybe I'll go with you just to the compound to be safe. Just in cas-"

"Bye Stephen." Tony said, rolling up the window and driving away, leaving Stephen in the dust.

"Okay! I'll call to check on him!" Stephen shouted as Tony drove away. "Love you!"

///0///0

"And I've been thinking about the level of-

"Sorry I'm late. I got busy with some stuff." Tony said as he entered the conference room with Peter in his arms. He took a seat at the table.

Everyone looked at him.

"I told you." Clint said.

"Go on." Tony said.

"Oookay..." Steve said, looking at Tony a little longer then at the board. "Like I was saying, we need to upgrade..."

Thor looked at Tony, then at the toddler looking over his shoulder, then at Tony, then at the toddler, then at Tony, then at the toddler, then at Tony, then at Bruce, then at Tony, then at the toddler, then at Tony, then at the toddler.

"Hey, Stark." He whispered.

"Mm." Tony answered, looking at the board.

"You know you have a small human being in your shoulder, right?" Thor asked.

"No I didn't. Thank you for telling me, Captain Obvious." Tony said.

"You're welcome." Thor said, staring at the toddler, who was now staring at him.

Peter gave him a smile.

Thor smiled at him.

Peter reached for him.

Thor filled his cheeks with air and stuck his tongue out with his eyes crossed.

Peter gave a cute baby giggle.

Everyone chose to ignore it besides Bruce, who looked over at Thor, who was letting Peter take one of Thor's fingers in his tiny hand.

This put a smile on Bruce's face.

Bruce decided to watch them, rather than pay attention to what Steve was saying.