Readers, I'm terribly sorry for taking so long to update this story. I got busy with school work and then my muse abandoned me and then I actually had a social life for a little while. But now I've returned to you once again. I'll try to post another chapter today to make up for being gone so long. Hope you guys enjoy the chapter. Reviews are always appreciated!

"Don't forget we're going to the doctor next week, Tony," Pepper said as she walked to the elevator.

"I won't," Tony replied, not looking up from his tablet as he typed away, creating his next genius invention.

"I'm serious, Tony," Pepper huffed, placing her hands on her hips. Bruce elbowed Tony gently, forcing him to look up at Pepper. "I swear if you forget about the doctor's appointment you will be sleeping in the lab until our child gets here; it's the baby's first ultrasound."

Tony got up from his seat on the couch as Pepper's cheeks flushed from aggravation. "I promise you I won't forget about the appointment; I swear on my honor as Ironman I will be there."

"You better be," Pepper replied, kissing him quickly. "I'll be back in a few hours."

"I'll be here," Tony called, watching as the elevator doors closed in front of her.

"So who wants to bet that Tony forgets the doctor's appointment?" Clint said as he walked out of the kitchen into the living room.

"I will not forget," Tony replied, settling back into his seat on couch.

"I don't know Stark; you don't have the best memory for remembering important things," Steve replied.

"We should spray paint the date on his Ironman suit," Clint said mischievously. "He'll never forget it that way."

"You go anyway near my suit and you'll be shooting twizzlers at bad guys the next time we go into battle," Tony said seriously.

"Tony won't forget," Bruce said, looking up from his book. "It's too important for even Tony to forget; it's his child after all."

"Thanks for the confidence boost," Tony said dryly.

"What shall Friend Stark not forget?" Thor asked, walking into the living room with a tired Asgier in his arms.

"To go for the ultrasound to see the baby," Clint explained. "Pepper made an appointment for next week and we think the odds of him remembering aren't the best."

"Friend Stark shall not forget," Thor said, shaking his head. "Tis too important of an event to be forgotten.

"Since you guys obviously don't appreciate my fabulous company, I'm going to the lab," Tony replied in annoyance, grabbing his tablet and walking to the elevator.

Tony sat at his desk, aimlessly typing away on his tablet. The blueprint for his latest upgrade to his Ironman suit was open on the screen, waiting for his modifications, but he couldn't focus on it; he kept opening and closing the screen. He couldn't believe he was going with Pepper to her ultrasound, couldn't believe he was going to see his child for the first time. "My child," he said aloud, the words feeling unnatural as they rolled off his tongue. He felt like it was only yesterday that Pepper told him that she was pregnant, that she sat in bed worried about how he would react. It was impossible that Pepper was already 18 weeks pregnant and yet she was; her growing baby bump and ever present glow proved it.

'How am I supposed to be a dad?' Tony wondered, placing his tablet on the desk as he rubbed a hand across his face. 'I know how to be a superhero, how to be a genius, how to be a billionaire. But I don't know how to be a dad.' Tony suddenly wished his own father was still alive. Howard wasn't the world's greatest father, but he wasn't a horrible dad to Tony, just easily distracted by his inventions. 'Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black?' he thought bitterly. He desperately wished for someone, anyone to tell him how to be a father, a good father. The last thing he wanted was to screw up raising his kid.

As if he heard Tony's silent wish, Thor walked carefully down the stairs, Asgeir still cradled in his arms.

"Hey Goldilocks," Tony said as Thor entered the lab. "Shouldn't you put little A down for his nap?"

"I have tried," Thor sighed, leaning against Tony's desk. "Every time I place Asgeir upon his bed, he awakens and refuses to go back to sleep. But the moment I carry him about the Tower, he falls back to sleep. He is a curious child indeed," Thor said affectionately, kissing the top of his head.

"So what brings you down to my neck of the woods?"

"I have come to apologize for Friend Steve and Friend Clint," Thor said seriously.

'Not what I expected,' Tony thought. "Don't worry about it; I'm fine," Tony replied easily.

"Still it was unkind for them to say such things to you and I have informed them of it. You would not forget such an important event; you shall make a fine father."

Tony watched Thor silently for a moment, watching him shift Asgeir to a more comfortable position in his arms. "How do you do it?" Tony asked suddenly, gesturing to Asgeir. Once he began the words quickly flowed from his mouth, conveying his fear and worry. "My dad's been dead for a long time and Pepper's dad died a few years ago and I have no idea what I'm supposed to do or how I'm supposed to raise a kid but I don't want to mess them up. I don't want them drinking scotch straight from the bottle at 18 and I don't want them to be a playboy by 20 and I don't want them to be alone because they're too stubborn and afraid to tell the person they love that they love them. I don't want them to end up like me; I want to be a good dad."

"If your child is half the person you are, that child would be blessed indeed," Thor said, placing a hand on Tony's shoulder. "I did not know how to be a father. My Father gave me advice as did Mother, but I didn't know how to be a father. I did not know how to hold him, I did not know how to change him, I knew nothing. The only thing I knew was that I loved my son above all else, this little being that was made of myself and Jane. I loved him from the moment I knew he existed. Do you love your child, Friend Stark?"

"Of course I do," Tony replied, his heart warming at the thought of his kid.

"Then you shall be a good father," Thor said simply. "You shall make mistakes for no one is perfect. But as long as you love your child, you will be a good father. Lady Pepper shall be there to help you and she is a wise woman indeed."

Tony thought over Thor's words before nodding thoughtfully. "Thanks Thor," Tony said sincerely. "I appreciate the help."

"Tis no trouble at all," Thor said, turning to leave the lab. "I do have one suggestion to make. Talk to your babe at night when you are with Lady Pepper. Jane informed me when she was expecting Asgeir that babes can hear; I'm quite certain your babe would like to hear their father." With that Thor walked out of the lab, leaving Tony to think about his first conversation with his child.

Thor's a good daddy ^_^ Reviews please