Thor held up two bottles of curious liquid.
"Wine from my private cellar on Asgard to celebrate our recent victories," he exclaimed as he began filling glasses,"Do not drink much though. It is much stronger than Earthly wine." Alexa shrugged and reached for a glass. She took a sip and shrugged again. All eyes were on her and she became confused.
"Aren't you a little young? Your only 13," Pepper stated. Everyone but Natasha and Clint agreed.
"I have been drinking since age 7. Plus I can't get drunk. Neither Steve or Natasha. Our metabolism just fights it off right Cap," she explained. Steve nodded his head yes to her question and Clint looked at his wife in mixed emotions.
"You cheat! No wonder you could take that many," he stated. Natasha shrugged her shoulders and grabbed a glass.
"Getting back to the topic. Alexa even if you can handle it you still shouldn't drink underage," said Pepper.
"When you have my life. Tell me what your views are. And, they seem fine with it."She gestured to her parents."Remember they rule over you," Alexa responded annoyance in her voice. Pepper sighed and looked at Clint and Natasha for back up.
"Pepper. I agree with her. If it makes you feel better I had my first drink around age 8," she added. Pepper looked exasperated but realized it was a losing battle and gave up. Everyone was now quietly sipping their wine.
"I have an idea!" Tony yelled after his second drink. He was clearly drunk by now and so were many others as they to had indulged themselves in more than one glass."We should play a question game!" everyone groaned a little but agreed because they knew if they didn't Tony would end up getting his way anyways. "I will start! Mmm. Clint!" he deciding seeing Clint was beginning to get drunk. He was on his fourth glass now so he had surpassed most of them not counting the three immunes."What happened in Budapest?" Clint looked confusedly but opened his mouth to begin speaking. Natasha moved faster than lightening and clasped her hand over his mouth. Clint bit her hand and Natasha hit him none to gently in the head.
"That questions answer is not for your ears," Natasha answered casting a look at Alexa who looked at the floor. Skye looked at them thoughtfully then at Tony who was about to speak again. She was drunk but had enough sense to tell him to back off. So he did and turned to examine the room more closely.
"Skye,"he finally decided. She looked at him waiting for the worst,"What is your darkest secret?" Skye's head was blurry and it was becoming worse as she tried to find something that was not her darkest secret but one she wouldn't be to embarrassed to say. But her head became to messed up and she ended up spilling. She pulled up her sleeve and pointed to her arm where a bunch of white lines lay in a row.
"I cut when I was younger," Alexa spilled her drink and looked at her sister who was confused and hazy looking. Only a few people really understood what that was like. Alexa, Natasha, and Bruce being amount them. No one reacted to what she said they just dismissed it and kept drinking. Skye seemed to regain herself a little and looked around."Pepper. Do you ever want kids?" Skye asked. She was satisfied with that question as when asked once before on a girls day she had avoided the question. Now she was drunk and not able to keep the slur of words from her mouth.
"Tony and I have been trying since last March," Pepper words muddled together,"I am not pregnant yet though we took a test yesterday," she added as everyone's eyes raised,"My turn. Thor. Are you going to marry Jane or not?"
"Yes. We are engaged," Jane told everyone. Some congratulations were sent out but Jane turned to examine the room.
"Steve, where do you keep disappearing to on Friday nights?" Steve was drunk. His metabolism couldn't fight the forgiven wine and the words that came out were one he would have never shared.
"Maria Hill and I are dating," he stated clasping a hand over his mouth once his mind registered what he had said. Shout of shock went around the table but then there was cheering and excitement. He relaxed a bit realizing approval from his team and examine everybody for the next victim,"Alexa," he called out to the girl who was beginning to get a little tipsy,"I have heard you sing before. Will you sing for us?" Alexa was a little taken a back by the question since it was more of a dare. She gave it some thought and shrugged her shoulders.
"Guess so," she replied standing up. After a moments thought of what to sing a thought popped in her head. A smile broke out on her face,"Zippity-Doo-Dah..." she sang Emma's favorite song. Everyone joined in to the song and began dancing around like lunatics. Once she had finished she plopped back in her chair,"Bruce. When is the last time you talked to Betty?" It was a rather lame question but everyone wanted to know.
"Last week. We have been seeing each other since -," everyone got excited that Bruce had his lover back and began congratulating him. Alexa realized that these questions were becoming quite childish because of the wine that had been consumed from Asgard which even she was prone to feel drunk to. She floated the bottle away while everyone waited for their response.
"Natasha," he finally chose as most other choices were nodding off."What is one thing non of us no about you. Including your husband." Natasha was hazy by now but had enough sense to think. Most people were asleep and no one would remember except maybe Alexa as Steve was snoring softly.
"I was pregnant before Emma. About a year before I found out about Emma. After a month I had a miscarriage due to so much damage to my womb. Emma is a miracle. Clint and I were told after Emma I would forever be incapable to carry a child safely again. We don't believe in surrogate or adopting a baby. Adopting a preteen who is your best friends deceased daughter is a different matter," Natasha explained. No one but Alexa registered what Natasha had said and her mouth lay gaped open. Her eyes asked a question. You never told him? she inclined her head towards a snoring Clint. Natasha shook her head ever so slightly and took another sip of wine. Everyone sat in silence watching each other nod off. Alexa stood up now the last one awake and headed for her room where she showered and changed. Crying could be heard and she rushed upstairs to fetch Emma. As she was the only one not incredibly drunk.