Tony Was lounging in his favorite overstuffed chair, a glass of whiskey in one hand, a remote in the other.
It's amazing how absolutely nothing is on TV nowadays.
Tony exhales loudly as he lazily changes the channel yet again and takes a rather large sip out of his glass. He wasn't used to his days being so lazy. Normally there are people to save, press conferences to attend, or parties to plan. But not today. This was probably Pepper's doing, making sure his schedule was cleared for this weekend. But then again, 7th anniversaries are kind of a big deal.
"TONY! A little help please!"
The sound of Pepper's voice reminded him that he should of started packing for their little vacation about...3 hours ago... No big deal, you don't really have to pack much for a two day trip. Tony thought that two days is way too short of a time to celebrate this big milestone in his and Pepper's relationship. Two weeks at a minimum, but Pepper wouldn't listen, there were things to do, places to be, blah blah blah. Sometimes she sounded like one of the grown-ups from Charlie Brown, she really needed to take a chill pill. Despite all that, Tony was quite excited to go to Venice with Pepper.
"Coming!" Tony yelled back
Was something burning?
He quickly got up out of the chair and placed his glass on a nearby table and increased his pace through the long halls of Stark's home.
"JARVIS, is everything okay?" Tony questioned
"There seems to have been some kind of an explosion in your workshop master Stark." Replied the mechanical British voice
"Mrs. Stark requests you to come quickly" he coolly continues.
"Oh Christ," Tony exasperatedly sighs
As he enters his lab, some grey smoke billows through the doors.
"JARVIS, activate the extractor fans."
Tony couldn't help but cough, and wave his hand to clear the air.
As the smoke quickly clears, Tony sees Pepper, frazzled and exhausted. Her hair is disheveled and the bags under her eyes show the severe sleep deprivation she's been suffering from. She was perfect. He just hoped she could catch some Z's before they got to Venice, she'd need all the energy she has for what he has planned.
Pepper gave him her famous "What are you doing standing there like an idiot" stare and sighed, running her fingers through her hair.
"I'm gonna let you take care of this one."
As she walks away, Tony turns to see the rubble that once was his workbench and sighs. juggling saving the world, running a billion dollar corporation, and being the most badass super hero ever was easy. But being a dad is the biggest challenge he's ever faced.