It had been a few weeks since the arrival.

The Starks had gone from a couple, to family of three overnight… And now Tony was finding himself getting up late to tend to his daughter… His little Audra.

Audra was a healthy, bouncy little girl who was all smiles most of the time, just content to cuddle with whoever held her… But her eyes especially lit up when her father was around. Tony just thought the world of her.

But that smile and those bright eyes were gone in replacement of tears and wailing now in the late of night.

Audra also had a problem with being alone at times. They spent as much time as they could with her, but being only two weeks old it was a lot of expect from a newborn. Tony didn't think he'd ever verse himself in the variations between cries but he could tell which ones meant what his daughter wanted within that time.

This cry… Loud, shrill and filled with shrieks that he was sure if he recorded and put through an emitter he could probably blow out half of HYDRA's eardrums with it at a loud enough volume… Was known as Audra Starks "HOLD ME" cry.

"Tony? You want me to get her-"

"Pepper I got 'er. Go back to sleep." Tony smiled tiredly to his wife before disappearing into the nursery.

He found Audra red faced from the screaming, hot tears running down her face. He frowned picking her up carefully, cradling her close to him. "Audra, Audra, Audra… What's the matter princess?"

"WAAAAAAH!"

Tony shook his head as he bounced her gently. "I know, I know, you don't like bein' away from me and mommy… But we're right here… I'm right here Aud.."

Audra sniffled clinging to his nightshirt whimpering a little. "Bahbahbah…"

"Shh…" Tony leaned against her crib a little as he rocked his little daughter. "I got ya…"

Alright think…. She ain't happy… Ugh… I don't know any lullabies either that's Pepper's thing… He got a thought and closed the door to give him and his daughter some extra quiet. Tony sat down on the floor with the baby cradling her close. He closed his eyes starting to hum.

"Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Can he walk at all? Or if he moves will he fall?" He started to sing quietly as Audra fell silent staring up at Tony curiously.

Tony looked down locking eyes with her keeping his gaze on her. "Is he alive or dead? Has he thoughts within his head? We'll just pass him there, why should we even care?" He fell back into humming watching as Audra's sniffles faded into tired cooing.

My baby girl has good taste in music.

Tony readjusted her kissing her head. "Alright Audra pay close attention here okay?" He started humming again.

"He was turned to steel! In the great magnetic field! When he traveled time for the future of mankind!"

Audra just giggled at her father. Tony smirked. "Like that huh baby girl?" He asked listening as she giggled more before letting out a long yawn eyes closing and reopening slowly. "Ah, ah… Shouldn't have let Daddy see that… Now I know what makes Audra sleepy…"

Audra cooed softly nuzzling into his chest listening to the sound of his heartbeat and breathing. He was silently glad she wasn't nuzzling into the Arc Reactor. Glad that thing isn't holding me back anymore…

He kept humming, sometimes talking quietly but going back to singing.

"Running as fast as they can… Iron Man lives again!"

Tony glanced down at Audra finding his daughter fast asleep, huddled close, her blue eyes hidden.

He smiled softly stroking her cheek gently. "Goodnight baby girl… Love you so much…"

Iron Man isn't gonna steal away your attention…. My heart belongs to you and your mother… Sweet dreams my little one.