they were dancing alone happily. it was a well lit room, no one else was there, like Tony had rented the whole room. it was beautiful, they could dance for hours. no team, no babies, no SHIELD ready to attack at any minute. they were alone and peaceful.
"hey Tony!" Natasha shouted. suddenly perfect shattered and they were standing on their bedroom, music playing softly. Tony sighed, motioning for Jarvis to cut the music.
"we were having a moment can I help you?" Tony ask.
"no I can help you. come on." Natasha said, pulling him downstairs. curiously, Bruce followed. Tony stopped seeing Spike. he scooped him up from Phil.
"hey buddy. sorry we just kind of left you down here." Tony said.
"put him down." Natasha said. Tony looked confused.
"no. thats okay. what is it you wanted to show me?" Tony ask.
"nothing we are going out. you and me." Natasha said. Tony frowned.
"no. thanks, but no. I'm fine here." Tony replied. Natasha grabbed Spike and passed him to Bruce.
"no. not an option. I want to go out away from my kids and I don't want to do it alone. beside it could do you some good." Natasha said grabbing his arm and dragging him out. it really was dragging, Tony had dug his heels of his shoe's into the floor.
"Natasha I don't want to go out. I'm fine here." Tony grunted.
"too bad." Natasha said, shoving him out the door.
"this is kidnap. you're kidnapping me." Tony said.
"this is not kidnap. this is me, taking you away from your family." Natasha said. "wow when I sat it like that it does sound like kidnap... this is me taking you away from your family for a day of fun. there that sounds better." Natasha smiled.
"not to me." Tony muttered. "you have two kids. maybe they get annoying. I have one and he's all I have. he's not annoying. SHIELD is constantly after him. Bruce has never been alone with him for more then an hour, and I really want to go back." Tony said.
"no, we're having a day out. sort of like a moms day." Natasha smiled.
"well this mom, prefers to be with his baby." Tony said, turning to back back. Natasha grabbed him and pulled him back.
"come on. it'll be fun." Natasha said.
"your idea of fun is murdering people. mine is building." Tony replied.
"my idea of fun is a little bit of mall shopping. yours is partying. come on." Natasha said.
"I stopped partying when Bruce said he didn't like it when I got drunk." Tony said.
"you still drink." Natasha stated.
"but I don't get drunk." Tony replied.
"look we'll only be out a couple of hours. it'll be fine. we'll even hit up a few baby stores if that'll make you shut up and hang." Natasha said. Tony sighed, crossing his arms over his chest.
"fine. but I won't like it." Tony replied.
"this'll be good for you. you haven't done anything without Spike since he was born and he's five months old now." Natasha said.
"and you've done something since your kids were born, three and a half months ago?" Tony ask.
"nope. thats why its perfect." Natasha replied. "why are you so antsy?" Natasha ask.
"I have a nagging feeling somethings going to happen. something bad and I'm over here trying to figure out if I really want to hang out with you when I feel like SHIELDs planning something." Tony muttered.
"Spike will be fine. Bruce won't let anything happen to him." Natasha replied. Tony sighed and muttered.
"I don't like it." Tony said. Natasha rolled her eye's.
*later*
after six hours, three different malls, an ice cream parlor, four different baby stores, and a trip to toys r us, they came back. Tony had gotten a few things for Spike, Natasha had most of the things. Happy was bringing it all in. Tony paused walking through the front doors. the place was a mess.
"Bruce what happened?" Tony ask. Bruce looked up at him, covered in baby food. Spike was screaming.
"um..." Bruce trailed. "Spike is teething and has decided to through anything he can get his hands on. he's broken two plates and a jar of baby food, the last one he broke over my head. he's screamed pretty much since you left and has made himself puke three times." Bruce muttered. Tony walked over and grabbed Spike. "I'm not the parent he wants and you kept ignoring my calls." Bruce added.
"I never got any calls." Tony said. he checked his pockets for his phone, but only found his wallet. "but I had it before we left." Tony muttered. Natasha bit her lip and held it out to him.
"I thought without it you might relax a little." Natasha sighed. Tony looked.
"20 missed calls. thanks." Tony glared at her. he turned to Bruce. "go upstairs an get cleaned up. check your head, there's a blood on it." Tony said. Bruce nodded and went upstairs. Tony stripped Spike down and cleaned him in the sink. he put a new diaper on him and rocked him gently in one arm while he started cleaning up.
"Tony I didn't realize any of this would happen." Natasha said.
"just go away." Tony hissed. "Jarvis send Dum-E and the others to clean up the kitchen and the living room." Tony glared. Spike cried as Tony put orajel on his gums and held him. Bruce came back down after a few minutes.
"Tony I didn't realize anything would happen I'm sorry. he's just a baby I thought I could handle him." Bruce sighed.
"well there's somethings you forgot, he's got my aim, your temper, Hulks strength, and a house full of victims." Tony muttered, kissing his head. he pulled Bruce close to him in his other arm. "it's okay Bruce." Tony said. Bruce nodded, against his shoulder and hugged him tightly.
"I'm sorry." Bruce sighed.
"it's okay." Tony soothed. he nuzzled his face into Bruce's hair. "okay I'm going upstairs. I'm gonna lay with Spike for a bit, see if I can get him to sleep. you should, help clean up." Tony said. Bruce nodded kissing him. Tony smiled and pulled back, heading up stairs. Bruce watched him go, then helped Tony's robots clean up. he paused when Happy brought in a few bags.
"hey Happy, need help?" Bruce ask.
"no this stuff is Mr. Starks." Happy said handing Bruce four bags. "I'll call Mr. Barton to get Miss. Romanoffs bags." Happy added. Bruce nodded and took the bags up to Tony.
"so, you hit up a bunch of toy and baby stores?" Bruce ask.
"oh yeah." Tony replied. "bring me those." Tony said. Bruce rolled his eye's and brought the bags over to him. Tony searched through the bags until he seemed to find what he was looking for.
"what is that?" Bruce ask curiously.
"I made Nat stop by the candy story. I brought you your favorite chocolate." Tony smiled.
"Ferrero Rocher?" Bruce muttered looking at the container.
"yeah, I don't remembermuch, but I remember your birthday is tomorrow." Tony smiled.
"Tony this stuff is expensive." Bruce said, looking over the thirty-two chocolate piece set. Tony shrugged.
"I won't tell you how much it was." Tony smirked. "besides, you never get that stuff for yourself and I know you like it." Tony said.
"I hate you." Bruce muttered, laying beside him.
"I love you too." Tony smiled. Spike stared at Bruce, his head resting right beside the arc. Bruce smiled at him, setting the present from Tony down on the nightstand. he rolled onto his side and reached over to play with Spike.
"you know one of these days he's gonna have to start sleeping in his own bed again." Bruce said.
"I know, but not tonight." Tony replied. Bruce nodded, he understood Tony didn't like Spike sleeping in his own bed. he could be taken so easily.
"so how was your day out away from the baby?" Bruce ask.
"awful. I missed him the whole time, but the baby store was fun." Tony replied. Bruce smiled. "I'm not doing that again. it was awful." Tony muttered.
"maybe next time all three of us will go." Bruce said. Tony nodded and cuddled to his family.
"that sounds fun." Tony muttered.
"I wonder how well he'll sleep without the arc beside him." Bruce frowned.
"I'm working on that just incase it's not well." Tony replied. Bruce nodded. they laid there a while watching Spike sleep on Tony's chest. Tony reached over after a bit, taking hold of Bruce's hand while his other hand rubbed Spikes back. Bruce smiled and kissed his hand.
"I love you." Bruce muttered.
"I love you too." Tony replied. together the two simply laid there watching their son.