AN: This chapter's title is a reference to somthing found in Chapter 20 of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupéry.
"Hey," Tony said quietly as he padded into the room, putting an arm around his wife's waist as she looked back at him with a smile.
"Hey," she said, kissing him before she turned back to the crib. "Look at him, Tony. I can't believe that he's ours! I mean isn't he the most beautiful sight that you've ever seen?"
Tony's eyes followed hers, and he stood entranced for a moment before he said, "He is pretty spectacular isn't he?" Right then, Ethan grunted and shifted in his sleep, causing both of his parents to hold their breaths. After the baby did nothing more than pucker his little lips, Tony murmured in his wife's ear, "You know, that we're supposed to be sleeping while he's sleeping."
"I know," Pepper replied, reaching down to adjust the blanket around their son, "But the thought of leaving him all alone in this room when I've not been able to take my eyes off of him since we got home."
"I know, Pep, but you just had major surgery, and the doctor said you need to get as much rest as you can. As hard as it is for us both, I think it's a good idea if we don't get into the habit of having him in our room to sleep."
"You're probably right," she said, sighing "But what if he starts crying and we don't hear him?"
"We'll hear him when he cries, honey."
She looked at him, "No, I'm serious, Tony. What if we get in too deep in a sleep and we don't hear him?"
"Somehow I doubt that's ever going to happen but if it does, well we have the best baby monitor in the world with JARVIS. No offense, J."
"None taken, Sir," the AI replied, his voice as soft as theirs.
"JARVIS will wake us up if there's a need. Won't you, J?"
"Indeed, Sir."
"See?"
"Tony-"
"Come on to bed, Pep. Our sleep deprivation is going to start soon enough without us giving it a good head start."
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