A/N: I own nothing related to MARVEL except my dvd's and a Captain America tee shirt.
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"So labor day is in a couple of weeks." Tony said to the group sitting around the common dining room table.
"Yes, yes it is." Said Steve.
"We should do something."
"We will probably be on a mission." Interjected Clint.
"Fair point, but we might not be, so I think we should do something."
"What do you have in mind Tony?" Bruce asked.
"I was thinking, the house in Malibu is finished, we take a few days off and have a BBQ by the pool."
"And has…" Steve started but was cut off by Tony.
"Yes Pepper has already approved us going out there."
"I think we should do it, it will be nice to get away from here and relax." Bruce said.
"It will give me a chance to work on my tan." Natasha said.
"You don't tan."
Natasha cocked her head and stared at Tony.
"You spent time at the house and I never once saw you out by the pool."
"I was working Stark." She pulled out one of her knives.
"Nat." Clint said with a warning tone in his voice.
"I was only going to sharpen it."
"You don't have a whetstone in here." He pointed out.
She raised an eyebrow at him.
"Okay, point taken." He conceded.
"Anyways," Steve broke in, "If this actually happens and we make it out to Malibu in one piece, what do you want to eat and who will make it?"
"If we're grilling, Clint cooks." Natasha said,
"Why does Robin Hood get control of the grill?" Tony inquired.
"Can you even work a grill?"
"I can take it apart and put it back together better than able."
"Doesn't mean you can work it."
"It's been awhile since I've been able to grill, I don't mind doing it." Clint said.
"Can you do ribs?" asked Bruce.
"Of course."
"Yum, then I personally am looking forward to this trip." Steve said.
"I think we all need a mini vacation." Bruce said.
"Hey some of us just got back from Bali." Clint said.
"To take out a rogue Hydra operation." Bruce said.
"And that's not a vacation for you? I had fun."
"Of course you did, you had a mini fan club." Tony said.
"It's not my fault that people appreciate my madly awesome archery skills."
"Are we sure that knock on the head didn't do any real damage?" Natasha asked Bruce.
"Only to his ego and that seems back to normal now."
"Hey, I am still right here you know."
"We know." Tony said.
"Ass."
"What did he do now?" Pepper asked walking into the room and depositing her briefcase on the counter.
"Why do you always assume I did something, I am innocent some of the time."
"Being innocent 12% of the time means you are in, or causing, trouble more often than not."
"Thanks for the support dear." He said letting her lean into his side while he wrapped an arm around her waist.
"Anytime." She said putting one arm across his shoulders and giving him a kiss to the side of the head while stealing a piece of bacon off his plate.
"Why are you eating breakfast for dinner anyways?" she asked, moving to fix her own plate of pancakes.
"We took a vote, Steve's pancakes won out over Natasha's pasta." Tony answered.
"Thank you Pepper, for offering your home to us for a BBQ." Steve said, gracious as always.
"You're welcome Steve." She said sitting down at the table and digging into her food. "Delicious as always."
A/N: I did start this a couple of weeks ago, then real life intervened as usual. Hopefully I'll get it all posted by end of day on Labor Day (which is tomorrow for those that don't know).