A/N: Do I seriously need to do this? Here's chapter 20, yada yada yada enjoy!
"Agent Hill wake up!" Tony snapped, waking both Maria and Steve up in the process.
"What's going on?" She asked groggily.
"They found Loki, for being the God of mischief, he isn't very hard to find."
Maria sighed and got up as Tony began to walk out.
"And where do you think you're going, Stark?"
"Back to the tower...I have unfinished business with Agent Romanoff."
**Earlier that day**
Pepper and Natasha stood in the kitchen, waiting for everyone else to get up as they cooked breakfast. The smell of bacon and pancakes filled the whole tower, even waking up Tony, who was usually the last one to pull his lazy ass out of bed.
"Something smells good." He said, coming into the kitchen with Clint and Thor.
While the archer and Thor wore pajama pants and shirtless, Tony was wearing just his boxers.
"Do you boys not know what a shirt is in this house?" Natasha asked, exasperated.
"What? Am I sexier than Robin Hood for once?"
"You wish, Stark. I'm actually surprised that you remained faithful to Pepper, with your status as a playboy and all." She said, a bitter edge to her voice, "Will someone go wake up Jane, Lili, and Maia?" She asked, starting to put some pancakes and bacon on everyone's plates.
"No need, we're already here." Jane said, walking into the kitchen with her sister, who held Lili, who was taken by Clint. Both girls wore a tank top, but while Maia wore shorts that just barely reached her thighs, Jane opted for more appropriate dark blue pajama pants.
"What got you in a bad mood, Spidey? Are you pregnant?" Tony asked, annoyed that the assassin would even insinuate such a thing.
The billionaire froze in his spot as the woman picked up a knife and threw it at him. He watched in fear as it whizzed past his head and into the wall behind him.
Natasha said nothing, only slammed down the frying pan onto the table and walked briskly out of the room, Clint handing their daughter back to Jane, as the little girl asked what was wrong immediately following after her.
"What's wrong with Mommy and Daddy, Aunt Jane?"
"Mommy and Daddy are just a little...worried, right now." Jane explained, glaring at Tony.
"Natasha, let me in." The archer ordered, jiggling the door handle.
"No Clint. Go away."
"Nat_"
"Go, I just want to be left alone! What part of that do you not understand?" She yelled, her voice cracking.
Clint sighed in frustration, standing there for a few more minutes before leaving. Upon hearing him leave, she collapsed onto her bed in a sobbing heap.
Clint walked into the main lounge, ready to kill Tony, only to see Pepper had beaten him to it, minus the killing part.
"Tony! Was that really necessary?" She asked, pacing back and forth in front of her boyfriend, who sat with his head in his hands.
"She insinuated that I was unfaithful!"
"I know, and that was really out of line for her to say. But you really hurt Tasha! The poor girl miscarried not even two months ago!"
"She's just being too sensitive..." He grumbled, Pepper stopped pacing and turned to look at him, her eyes showed fury and frustration at what Tony had just said.
"No, you're being too insensitive Tony! How would you have felt if it was me that had miscarried instead of her?" She asked, resting a hand on her stomach, the faintest baby bump hidden by her blouse.
Tony said nothing, only sat there, ignoring her.
"Exactly! Now, go apologize to her and don't come back until you do!" She barked, pointing to the elevator...that was until JARVIS interrupted them.
"I'm sorry to interrupt Mr. Stark, but Director Fury would like you to inform Mr. Rogers and Agent Hill that Loki has been Located. He would do it himself, but he's busy at the moment."
Tony looked at Pepper and moved to kiss her, only for her to duck behind him and walking away hastily, calling out,
"No kissing until you apologize! And you're sleeping on the couch until you do!"
**Present time**
Natasha lay on her bed, her knees pulled up to her chest, wearing only a black sports bra and black yoga pants.
"Tasha, it's Tony. Can I come in?" He asked, knocking on the door.
"No, you're the last person I want to see right now, Stark."
Tony sighed in frustration for the umpteenth time that day, it wasn't even noon and already he wanted to down a whole bottle of vodka. Bending down, he picked the lock with a closet hangar, thankful Clint had showed him how shortly after the New York invasion. He pushed open the door and it hit the wall with a loud bang, causing the assassin to sit up, her red rimmed eyes glaring at him.
Great...she's been crying...
"What do you want?" She asked, grabbing one of Clint's t-shirts and pulling it on over her head, Tony looked down to her hand to see the white, blood stained tank top she had been wearing that morning wrapped around her hand.
I can't believe Pepper's making me do this.
"Look, Natasha, i'm sorry about what happened earlier."
The redhead looked taken aback, was Tony Stark actually apologizing? To her of all people?
"I'm sorry, what?" She asked, putting a hand up to her ear as if she hadn't heard him.
"God, you're really gonna make me say it again? I'm sorry about what happened earlier, I just thought that you had forgotten about it."
Natasha's harsh laugh surprised Tony.
"You never forget something as traumatic as the Red Room or a miscarriage. Ever. That kind of stuff stays with you forever."
"I know, and again, i'm sorry. You don't have to forgive me, Nat. But we're all a family...a very fucked up family, but we're family. And even if we get under each others skin, we're always there for each other and care."
"I forgive you, Tony. Usually I don't forgive quite so easily, but, since you seem so genuinely sincere, i'll let this slide, just this once. Can I just ask...did you hit your head when you tackled Brian to the ground yesterday?"
"Haha, very funny...And can I just ask what happened to your hand?" He asked, motioning to the blood stained shirt wrapped around her hand.
"Uh...I broke a picture frame...with my fist...and then I punched a wall."
"Is the wall okay?"
Natasha rolled her eyes and ambled out of the room, heading to Lili's room, assuming she had been put down for a nap, courtesy of Pepper.
She stopped dead in her tracks, Tony nearly running into her as they entered the four-year-olds room.
Natasha lost it, letting her guard down, and let out a blood curdling scream that caused Tony to cover his ears.
Lili was gone.
A/N: Let me know what y'all think! Will Lilith be okay? Or is she just giving old Natasha a good scare? Will I ever stop talking like this? Please review :)