Chapter 22
The following morning, Tony made breakfast. Pepper wasn't too happy about the kids missing classes, but when she heard why, she seemed to be okay with it. By the time the pancakes were done, Peter walked into the kitchen, holding a sleepy Morgan.
"Mo, you got to wake up. Daddy made pancakes." Peter stated quietly.
Morgan moaned and attempted burrow deeper into Peter's neck.
"Come on, Mo. I am gonna eat all of your pancakes." Peter teased.
She squealed because she knew all to well that her brother could eat a lot. "No! My pancakes!"
Tony watched as Morgan drenched her pancakes in syrup. Disaster almost happened when her long hair almost got into the syrup. "Woah! Watch the hair, kiddo."
Mo looked up at him with a mouth full of pancakes and giggled. "Sorry."
"So, Morgan, Peter wants to spend the day with you."
Morgan's face lit up, "Really?"
"Yeah of course!" Peter said.
Tony looked over at the kids with a look of seriousness, "Mo, you have to stay with Peter at all times and no fussing. I want both of you to stay safe. Do you understand, Morgan?"
Morgan nodded and when she swallowed the rest of her pancake she said, "Yes sir."
As Happy drove into the main part of New York, Peter gave Morgan some ideas of what they could do. She chose the aquarium as their first stop. After an hour and a half and a stop at the gift store, the kids went to the movie theater. Morgan wanted to see Onward as it had just been released. The movie was great, but Peter had a hard time watching it because of the topic. He had to be careful that neither Morgan nor Happy saw him sad. After the movie, Happy insisted that they eat lunch, so he took them to Olive Garden, since both kids loved Italian food. Peter wanted to go somewhere else with Morgan but saw that she was sound asleep in the booth at the restaurant. On the way home, Peter fell asleep as well. Happy realized it when he noticed how quiet the car was. He looked in the rear view and saw both of them asleep. When he pulled up to the tower, he had FRIDAY get Tony to come help with the kids. Tony found himself unbuckling Peter's seatbelt. He couldn't help but notice that Peter had a dried tear track on his face. He sighed, knowing the kid was having a hard time. Tony desperately wanted the teen to live as a good life as possible.
Author's Note:
Sorry for such a long wait! I just have had very little motivation to write. Anyway, I hope this filled some happiness because the next chapter is… well, you'll see.