AN: Enjoy!
"Well, what do you think?" Carol asked, both she and Natasha wearing eager smiles on their faces.
"Uh.." Wanda glanced at Vision.
"Well you see.. um.." Vision blustered.
"Come on" Carol urged. "You guys deserve a night out while you're visiting, just the two of you. Everything will be fine, we can watch the twins."
"We appreciate the thought" said Wanda, "Really. But.."
"But what?" Nat frowned. "What could possibly go wrong?"
"Well, that is what you said last time.." Vision pointed out.
"And last time, a shelf almost fell on Tommy" Wanda finished.
"Last time, we didn't know he was going to suddenly go super-baby" Nat countered. "This time we know what to expect. We're prepared for Super-babies."
"And this time, they've got me!" Carol grinned
"They do have a point.." Vision sighed, looking to Wanda. Not about Carol, but possibly about being more prepared.
"Oh.." Wanda looked from her excited friends, back to Vision, and sighed herself, resolve weakening. It would be nice to have a bit of one on one time with her Husband-to-be. "I.. bine. Alright. You and the others can watch the twins while Vision and I go out."
"Yes!" Natasha and Carol high-fived. Sometimes Wanda wondered whether the two women were a bad influence on each other.
"But" She added sternly, "This time, you absolutely have to call us if anything happens, got it?"
"Of course" Carol nodded.
"First sign of trouble, you'll get a call" Nat agreed, glancing towards the travel cot in which Tommy and Billy currently stood. "Not that I'm expecting any trouble.. You're gonna be good for Auntie Nat and Auntie Carol, aren't you boys?"
"Goo' fo' An' Nat!" Billy cooed.
"Ya!" Tommy apparently agreed.
Wanda and Vision shared another look, still not entirely certain that this was a good idea.
That night, as Wanda and Vision were preparing to leave, but were currently delayed slightly by Wanda delivering Carol and Natasha a very long list of instructions.
"Here's the diaper bag.." Wanda handed the bag to Carol, who effortlessly slung it over her shoulder while shifting Tommy to her other arm. "There's diapers in there, and bottles, formula, a change of clothes.."
"Got it" Nat nodded, bouncing Billy in her arms.
"They've been fed, but they'll need a bottle before they go down for the night.." Wanda continued. "Test the temperature before you give it to them, warm, but not too hot, and make sure the formula is mixed properly. No lumps.."
"No problem" Carol grinned. "I'm good with bottles, I used to make up some of Monica's when she was really little."
"And here's a list of emergency numbers.." Wanda handed the list to Nat. "For medical emergencies, poison hotline.."
"Wanda, we will be late.." By now, Vision was gently tugging his fiancee' towards the door.
"But if you do need to call any of those" Wanda continued, "Call us too, and we'll come straight home.."
"We know" Nat laughed. "Now relax, everything will be fine.. Say bye-bye, boys. Mama and Daddy will be back later!"
"Buh-bye Mama!" Billy cooed, little hand waving. "Buh-bye Dada!"
"Buh-bye!" Tommy echoed.
"Goodbye, boys!" Vision waved back to them, still gently tugging on Wanda's hand, encouraging her to follow him.
"La revedere, Baieti Pretiosi!" Wanda called to them. "Be good for Auntie Nat and Auntie Carol!"
"I'm sure they will be.." Carol ushered both Wanda and Vision out the door. "Now you two go enjoy yourselves!"
"I love the girl" said Nat, "But Wanda really does need to relax a little more.."
"She does" Carol chuckled. "Now boys, who wants ice cream?"
Both twins' eyes lit up.
"Are you sure ice cream is a good idea?" asked Nat, uncertain. "That might be too much sugar this close to bedtime.."
"Come on, Nat. You want to be a fun Auntie, don't you?"
"I'm already a fun Auntie" Natasha huffed. "But.."
"We'll only give them a little. Just this once won't hurt, right?" Carol grinned.
"Well.." Nat hesitated, then relented. "Okay."
Not too much later, Wanda and Vision sat in a rather nice restaurant, Tony having called ahead to assure them a table. Tony had also offered the establishment a very generous tip to get them a good spot, close, but not too close, to the live band. Because of said generous tip, nobody was overly bothered about Vision not ordering food.
Now, Vision was watching his wife-to-be, who looked rather tense as she absent-mindedly pushed food around her plate.
"Wanda" Vision gently nudged her, "Your food will get cold."
"Oh.. right" Wanda took a bite.
Vision frowned, knowing the reason behind her slightly odd behaviour. Wanda could be a little overprotective as a parent. While Vision completely understood why, he also knew that stress wasn't good for her.
"Wanda.." He reached across the table to hold her hand.
"What? Mananc!" She snapped, but immediately felt guilty as she saw the concerned expression on Vision's face. "I'm sorry, Vizh, I shouldn't have snapped. I'm just feeling a little.."
"Worried?" Vision finished for her. "I understand, given how uncertain things were for you growing up, and I admit, I'm a little worried too, after what happened last time.."
"I'm sensing a 'but'.." Wanda smirked as she took another bite of her meal.
"It isn't good for you to be so stressed, and it's not good for Tommy and Billy, either" Vision continued. "They need a bit of fun time with their Aunties sometimes. Carol and Nat love the boys, all of the Avengers do, and they know to child-lock the elevators now when Tommy is visiting.."
"I know" Wanda smiled, letting herself relax a little, because her fiance was right. "And it is nice to be out just the two of us." She leaned across the table to kiss him.
"It is.." Vision grinned, leaning in to meet her.
Meanwhile, back at the compound, Carol Danvers and Natasha Romanoff stood staring, slightly shell-shocked, at Tommy and Billy Maximoff, whom were both covered from head-to-toe in chocolate ice cream.
"Well.." Carol blinked. "That escalated quickly."
Tommy had stuck his hand into his brother's ice-cream. This was apparently the last straw for Billy, who had proceeded to telekinetically lift and dump Tommy's ice cream over his head. Tommy had then retaliated by seizing Billy's bowl and throwing it back at him.
"Think we can get them cleaned up before their parents get back?" Nat asked.
"Yeah" Carol nodded, "I'll go run a bath.."
After Carol dashed off, Sam entered the Kitchen to fetch a soda from the fridge, and burst out laughing when he saw the twins.
"Oh man, Wanda is gonna kill you.."
"No she's not" said Natasha coldly, glaring at him, "Because you're not going to tell her, are you?"
Sam's laughter instantly faded.
"No Ma'm.." He fetched his soda, hurrying on his way.
When Vision and Wanda returned sometime later, a deceptively calm Black Widow and Captain Marvel directed the couple to their room, where Tommy and Billy both lay, sleeping peacefully in their travel cots, and promptly left the young family alone.
"Well, it seems like everything went okay.." Vision smiled.
"It does.." Wanda reached down to stroke the sleeping Tommy's hair. "Hang on.. What's this behind Tommy's ear?"
"It looks like.. Chocolate" Vision's smile became a frown. "No wonder they hurried us away so quickly.. should we confront them?"
"No.." Wanda smiled softly, resting her head on Vision's shoulder. "It's like you said.. The boys deserve a bit of fun with their Aunties sometimes.
Translation:
La revedere, Baieti Pretiosi!: Goodbye, Precious boys.
Mananc!: I'm eating!