AN: Enjoy!
Since returning from Wakanda, Wanda and Vision had tried, for the most part, to stay out of the public eye. This was mostly for Tommy and Billy's benefit. Just because the Avengers had stopped Ross from asking uncomfortable questions, that didn't mean the general public wouldn't have a few questions of their own. They had to keep their sons safe.
And, while she had not shown nearly so much concern for herself, Vision knew Wanda needed to be protected as well. He wasn't worried that people would treat her badly, exactly. Wanda's face had been all over the news, one of the biggest heroes of the battle against Thanos. Everyone loved her now, apparently. But.. Wanda did not like being the center of attention. She hated being stuck in crowds in the same way she hated small spaces.. They were constricting, and reminded her of being trapped in her destroyed home as a child.
The solution, for Vision, had been to keep his family far away from questions and crowds. That had been easy while living with the Bartons, and was still easy now in their little cottage on the far edge of the Barton property. They were far away from any attention. The visits they had taken into the City were at off peak times, with minimal crowds and little chance of being noticed.
Unfortunately, this seclusion could not last forever. Especially not when Wanda, Vision, and their twin sons had been invited to the social event of the century: The Wedding of Tony Stark to Pepper Potts.
While the Wedding itself was a few weeks away, Wanda needed something to wear. Wanda needing something to wear meant finding a good Dress Shop, and finding a good dress shop meant a trip to the City in the middle of the day. A trip to the City in the middle of the day with the twins in tow, since Clint and Laura had taken their kids camping so weren't available to babysit.
Maybe, Vision tried to reason with himself, it wouldn't be so bad. Tommy and Billy, nearly six months old now, looked and behaved exactly like normal human children so far.. apart from Tommy's extra fast squirming, and the one time Vision thought he might have seen Billy's Teddy bear floating.. But that was for less than a second, so Vision couldn't be sure it had actually happened. And Wanda wasn't quite so immediately recognizable as the hero on the news. She had let most of the color grow out of her hair, recently dying it back to something resembling its original shade. She liked this, she'd told him, because she matched the twins.
All Vision had to do was keep any crowds away from Wanda, and keep a close eye on the twins, for one afternoon in the city. A trip to the dress shop. Maybe a quick lunch. If the weather was good, Wanda would probably suggest taking the boys for a walk through Central Park. Then home. Shouldn't be that difficult.
Still.. Maybe he would call in back up, just in case.
"Please pick up, please pick up.." Vision muttered as the phone rang.
"Hey, Vision. What's up?"
"Hello, Natasha" Vision smiled when the Black Widow answered the call, relieved. He may have abused his 'In Case Of Emergency' privileges with her back when the Secret Avengers had been on the run. "Would you be able to come dress shopping with Wanda, Tommy, Billy, and I Tomorrow?"
"Sure. I was already going dress shopping myself Tomorrow.. Is it alright if I bring an extra person?"
"Of course.. who?" Vision asked.
"Carol Danvers. Old friend of Fury's I'm supposed to be keeping an eye on.." There was a pause on the other end of the line, as Natasha shouted to someone in another room. "Yes, its Netflix. You get to watch the next episode right away!.. She's, uh, been away for a while."
"Well, Carol is welcome to join us."
"Cool. And Vision?"
"Yes?"
"Wanda hit it off with Hope at the Spider-kid's dinner, right? Maybe invite her too. Then it won't be quite so obvious that you've asked me along to help babysit your girlfriend."
"I'm not asking you to come as a babysitter" Vision's cheeks turned the deeper shade of red that they always did when he was embarrassed. "More like a.. bodyguard, I suppose? I just.. Wanda struggles with crowds, the boys have never been in the public eye. We've been hiding away here for so long, and I'm just a bit.."
"You're nervous about taking your family out into the big scary world."
"Well, yes."
"That's fair. The world can be a big scary place. But Wanda and the boys have you. Me. The Avengers. Anyone who wanted to hurt them would have to go through all of us first. Aside from that, we both know that Wanda can be pretty damn big and scary herself when she wants to be."
"That is true" Vision chuckled. "Thank You, Natasha."
"You're welcome. See you Tomorrow then?"
"See you Tomorrow." Vision disconnected the call, then scrolled through to find one of the newer numbers in his phone, dialing it. "Hello, Hope? This is Vision, from the dinner a few weeks ago? Wanda and I were wondering.."
Hope had happily agreed to join them for Tomorrow's shopping trip. She had been on the run herself after the Sokovia accords, with her Father, Hank Pym. While she loved Hank, it was nice to get out into the world again, to make some new friends. That, and Hope was sure that her recently reunited parents would enjoy a day to themselves.
Vision, happy with the plans he had made, headed into the lounge room. Tommy and Billy were sat on the floor, each propped up on pillows. Wanda sat between them, reading to them. Wanda and Vision both read to the boys regularly now, as it was supposed to help with their language skills. Billy spotted Vision first, his little eyes lighting up.
"Ga!" He flashed his Father a gummy smile.
Wanda looked up at Billy's exclamation, her own eyes sparkling.
"Look, there's Daddy" Wanda grinned, pointing. "Dada. Can you say 'Dada' Billy?"
"Probably not quite yet" Vision chuckled, sitting on the floor with them. His Family meant everything to him, and he would protect them from the whole big scary world.