2. Seize the Day – Avenged Sevenfold
Tony isn't sure what all happened. All he remembers is fighting with Steve over whether or not to continue with the pregnancy. It'd been a high-risk pregnancy since the beginning and Tony still didn't have a good feeling about any of it.
Steve left the tower in a fuzzy daze. He was crying, albeit silently, when he left. He was a lot more distraught than he let on; he'd always been so good at hiding it. He just needed to breathe, take a break from fighting and arguing and be alone. The tears blurred his vision, paralyzed his driving. It was a mistake; such a stupid mistake.
A distracted turn on a one way street, out of control and skidding on the slick pavement, Steve's car – or rather Tony's car – was wrapped around the light pole.
By the time Tony got the call he had sobered up enough to drive himself to the site. The entire block was barricaded and cops were everywhere, talking on radios, and no one could really tell Tony anything.
The first person who couldtell Tony something informative is actually the one who broke the news: Steve had been announced dead on arrival at the hospital. The lighter news was that the doctors were working to save their baby boy, Peter, who was only 6 weeks pre-mature, and he had a 95% chance of survival. Tony found the odds disgustingly ironic because their baby wasn't supposed to live, he wasn't expected to.
It takes Tony two weeks after the accident for him to be able to really look at his son. He looks at that tiny face and the guilt builds up again, the guilt he feels for being responsible for Steve's death, the guilt he feels for taking Steve away from Peter, from taking Peter away from Steve.
Tony doesn't have a choice but to step up and be a good father. He'll forever regret his decision to start the fight that inevitably ended Steve's life. If Tony could have chosen, if he could have decided between Steve and Peter surviving, Tony would have chosen Steve. He hasn't had a drink since.