So this is the end of this little arc, I may do a couple of oneshots before starting the next story which will focus on the first couple of Daredevil episodes :)
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"Let me get this straight…" began Foggy wearily. "…You'll pay us around $140'000 per year, even if you don't commission us for a case that year…am I correct?"
The man sitting opposite nodded and grinned at the pair, "Yep, starting from now. I need lawyers I can trust, and you two came highly recommended." Tony Stark beamed even wider at the look on Murdock and Nelson's faces. "Monthly payments just in case you're needed at any point, starting from now of course."
"T-that's very generous of you, but-"
Foggy was interrupted when Tony held up a hand, "It's not like I don't have the money…now, you understand that I'm not going to advertise the fact that you're on my payroll. I don't want any untoward attention being given to you and your little boy, so there's no need to worry about that. Any other questions?"
Foggy and Matt glanced at each other before shaking their heads. Tony grinned again, ""Excellent…now it's almost dinner time and Jarvis is making a full roast with all the trimmings, and Seb and Ian's other parents should be on their way. Right Agent Agent, Parker?"
The suited man, known as Agent Coulson, rolled his eyes. "Yes, Clint should be on his way back. He had a mission today."
The other man, who was younger with a camera around his neck, shook his head, "Ummmm, Wade's on a…business trip. He won't be back for a while."
Matt jolted in shock when he heard the voice of the younger man. It was the same as the masked superhero who had been following him around last night with a camera. Spiderman. It took all of Matt's self-control not to say anything, mainly for two reasons. One, it wouldn't be fair of him to reveal the young man's alter ego…and secondly, he didn't want to have to explain how he had met Spiderman in the first place.
So instead, he kept his mouth shut and listened. He could hear his partner frown in confusion, "W-well that seems very nice, but we should really get going and-"
Foggy was once again interrupted by Tony, "Uh hint, hint Nelson…you're invited!"
"I-I don't think-"
"Come on Nelson! I'm not taking no for an answer!"
Both Foggy and Matt sighed at the same time as Foggy nodded, "Well, thank you Mr Stark. I would…be our pleasure."
"Call me Tony please!"
The small group left the room in order to wander back to the main sitting room. Once in there, they immediately spotted a problem. Seated on the large sofa was Ian and Joseph, who were quietly playing with a couple of Captain America figures. However, Edwin and Seb could be spotted facing two separate corners, their shoulders hunched in a clear sulking position.
Tony frowned, "What happened?" he asked his husband who was seated on an armchair whilst keeping his eyes on the two in the corner.
Jarvis sighed wearily, "Ian invited Joseph over to come and play and the other two didn't react very well. Edwin and Seb kept trying to take Ian away from Joseph so that he could play with them. When Ian tried to include Joseph again, Edwin tried to hit him and Seb actually succeeded. That's why their in the corner."
Tony and Peter both nodded in understanding, frowning in disapproval when they saw their children twist their heads around to peek at them. "Sebastian..." scolded Peter, "…turn back around, you know the rules for corner time!"
Sebastian pouted as he twisted his head back around, his tiny fists clenched in frustration. Tony turned around to glance at Matt and Foggy, "I'm very sorry about that...Is Joey okay Jarv?"
Jarvis nodded, "They only hit Ian, and I think if I hadn't have intervened then Ian would have hit Sebastian right back."
Coulson was clearly fighting the urge to grin, "I blame Clint for that one…he's always taught Ian that retaliation isn't a bad thing, despite what I tell him!"
"It'll be good for him, I swear!" yelled a voice from above, which caused Tony and Foggy to jump in shock.
"WHAT THE HELL!" shouted Tony, glancing up at the vents just as a young, blonde/light brown haired man jumped down and landed on his feet. Not unlike a cat really.
Coulson rolled his eyes as the man stood up straight and grinned as Ian shot off the sofa and ran towards his Papa, giggling in joy as he went. "You are setting a bad example for him Clint. If Ian ever decides travelling through the vents is easier, then I'm blaming you! How many times have I told you not to do it?"
Clint, who had lifted his son into his arms, beamed widely. "Including this time….over fifty times and counting!"
"Are you ever going to listen to me?!"
"Yes…eventually. When it stops making Tony and this new guy jump. Hey…" Clint held out a spare hand to Foggy and Matt, "…this name's Clint Barton. I'm the suit's husband and love of his life!"
Foggy smiled nervously as he shook the offered hand, before gently guiding Matt's hand to Clint's. Clint flushed in embarrassment, "Ah sorry man! I didn't see-CRAP!"
Matt couldn't help but chuckle as he heard the sound of Coulson scolding the man for swearing in front of the children. "Don't worry about it Mr Barton, not many people actually notice. You should hear what Foggy said to me the first time we met."
Grinning at Foggy's eye roll, Clint tilted his head to the side. "Foggy? Strange name…"
Foggy shrugged as he wandered over to the sofa in order to lift up his own son, "My real name's Franklin, but I hate it so I prefer Foggy. We're Tony's new lawyers by the way."
Clint nodded, "Good thing too, especially after that…swine Stane. Do you know that he attempted to kill Ed and Ian?"
Tony frowned, "Which is why we're better off without him. New rule! No mentioning Obadiah in this building!" The man sniffed the air and beamed. "Is that roast beef o darling husband?"
Jarvis grinned and rolled his eyes, "You know full well that it is and no, you can't have extra. We do have guests after all!"
Tony mock pouted at his husband but Jarvis stood firm. "No Tony…Edwin. Sebastian. You can come out of the corner now."
The two children shuffled over to their respective parents and stared at the floor guiltily. Jarvis gestured towards Ian and Joey, "What do you two have to say?"
"Sorry…" mumbled the pair, glancing at both Ian and Joey moodily as they shuffled their feet. Ian and Joey nodded in understanding, signalling that they accepted the slightly forced out apologies. Tony clapped his hands together and grinned, "Right, now that that's all over, let's move into the dining room. Forward march!"
The children giggled as Tony marched theatrically out of the room, following on behind him with Joey clutching onto Ian's arm as they entered the dining room. Once there, the children were helped onto their seats and Jarvis wandered back into the kitchen to fetch the side plates and to finish up on the roast, with Clint and Peter offering to help.
Within half an hour, everyone was seated at the table and the food was served. The rumour about Jarvis may have been true, but damn! That man could cook! Foggy practically inhaled his food, trying to restrain from moaning at how good it was…mind you, Peter and Clint were not quite as restrained.
Whilst everyone was talking to one another, Matt leant over to whisper in his partner's ear. "I think I'll need you to pinch me…I'm convinced that we're dreaming."
Foggy smiled, "Well if it is a dream, it's up there in my top ten…right behind that nice dream with you and the-"
He paused when he saw Matt flush a bright red. "Not at the dinner table Foggy!" the man hissed, causing Foggy to chuckle, signalling to Joseph that everything was okay when the child glanced in their direction in concern.
"I'll tell you what though…" began Foggy, "…if this isn't a dream and Mr Star-I mean, Tony is serious about paying us upfront, then we might be able to afford an office of our own."
Matt nodded in agreement, "Yeah, just a little one, but this commission should help."
Once the meal was finished, then the group moved back into the main sitting room so that Tony and the Nelson-Murdock team could discuss the particulars of suing the journalist who knocked Edwin over.
"The man refuses take the civil suit lying down. He claims that Edwin ran in front of him and it was a complete accident. Now, we have security footage and the…" Tony glanced at the children, "…git seemed to purposely knock Edwin over in order to try and get clear photo of Jarvis."
Foggy frowned, "That mean that we not only have invasion of privacy, we can charge him with child abuse. Now you want to extend a state wide ban on unauthorised media presence around your family, which is completely understandable. And the only actual media presence should be under complete supervision or it will only be you and Mr Parker in the room. Correct?"
Tony nodded, "Mr Parker is the only one I can fully trust, but I know that the vultures tend to get annoyed if I don't include them in my life, so yes. With supervision, I will allow them into my house. After this ban, if I see any photos of me or my family that have been taken without my permission, on the internet or in the new, then whoever is responsible will be in trouble. Can that be done?"
Matt frowned, "With the amount of fame that is associated with the Stark name, it might be difficult. Are we including photos of Iron Man in this media ban?"
Tony shook his head, "No, only ones where I'm out with my family or clearly not posing for it, you know what I mean?"
Matt nodded, "Well, it should be easier if we limit it to those photos. The problem is that many people will sell phone photos to the media in exchange for money and most newspaper won't even think twice about using them. Now, would you like to sue the newspaper company who posts the photos or the person who took them? Or maybe both?"
Tony thought to himself for a moment, "I think it depends on the situation. If someone is in a desperate situation takes the photo in exchange for money, and the newspaper posts a sensational headline on it, then only the newspaper company. But if it's someone just looking for a quick buck, then both. Does that seem fair?"
Both Matt and Foggy nodded, as Matt answered. "Yes, it's nice to know that you're thinking about everyone in this city. Times are hard…"
Tony nodded in sympathy before raising an eyebrow in curiosity, "So when can we get started?"
"Right now if you want."
