A/N: Time frame wise, this is set 8 years after Burning Curve, for reference. :)

So updates might be a little slow as I deal with some big personal stuff. If you're interested you can read about it at my Tumblr. megaranoelle . tumblr . com

I don't own The Avengers, Loki, Iron Man, or anything of the like. Just the thoughts inside my head. And taking some personal freedoms with mythology and lore.

"Is it weird?" Alex raised an eyebrow as he looked through some test results in a folder. "Being the doctor for your mother in law?"

"You want me to find it weird, don't you?" Alex flipped a page, trying not to smirk. "So that you can milk the situation for all it's worth." He glanced up at Gabby, lying down in the chair, hand on her large belly. "Well, I don't find it weird, but Chris might." Gabby grinned and Alex snorted. "I'll tell you what I do find weird, though."

"Not going to a doctor as often as I should?" Gabby answered for him as he closed the folder.

"That's it." He stood up and grabbed the wand to do an ultrasound. "But, you're in good health. You and the baby."

"One?" Gabby watched him. "There's only one in there? Because, do you see how big I am right now? You're telling me that there's only one baby in there?"

Alex lifted her shirt to get an image. "That's what I'm saying," he confirmed, looking over at the screen. "There is only one baby in there, and I can tell you, that, it is in fact," he paused as he looked at the screen, "a boy. Well that could explain why he's so big."

"Specially if he's taking after Steve," Gabby smiled as she looked over at the screen.

"We can hope that doesn't happen," Alex commented, smirking a little. "Farah and Rina already take after him, we need some Rogers' kids with good senses."

"You know how to get on her good side don't you?" Both Alex and Gabby looked over at Steve as he walked into the room. "I like to think that I have good senses." Gabby reached up and pat his cheek when he reached the bed. "It's never very comforting when you do that."

"You are an adorable man," Gabby giggled and kissed his hand. "Look, another boy. And our sons' lover isn't weirded out by this."

"We'll find out if that changes when he's there for the birth," Steve, smiling at her.

"Did you both forget that this is actually my job?" Alex asked, holding onto a folder. He had managed to get some things together as the two were talking. "That I see more babies in a year than the number of kids that you and Loki have all together?"

"But none of those babies are actually of family," Steve pointed out. "Specially when this one is going to be an in-law."

"Still not weirded out." Alex chuckled and handed the folder to Steve. "Those are copies of your test results, just in case, and a couple of pictures of the ultrasound."

"You're moving awfully fast," Gabby commented as Steve helped her sit up. "Is it that you're nervous about Mia watching the twins?"

"I'm nervous about what the three of them have done to Chris while we've been here," Alex corrected. "He's probably fallen asleep, if they haven't tied him up."

"I don't think Mia would do that," Gabby said as she stood up.

"The twins would though." Steve held onto the folder, letting Gabby's arm loop around his.

"Mia would watch them do it," Alex told them as they all walked out of the office. "As long as they weren't hurting her Dad, she would let them do it. She's a little mischief maker, don't let her adorable demeanor fool you."

"Ah, Chris must be rubbing off on her," Steve smirked a little. "As a grandfather I feel I shouldn't get the feeling of smug satisfaction that he's getting back what he gave out as a child."

"Oh, I embrace that feeling," Gabby said, smiling. "Quickly, let us see what they have done to our oldest son so that we may take pictures of it."

"Times like this I'm glad that you're my in-laws," Alex said. "It just means that I'm not on the receiving end of your mayhem." Gabby just smiled as she held onto Steve's arm.

Elpis smiled a little when she felt cool fingers run across her forehead. She hummed a little, but didn't open her eyes. "That feels really good, please don't stop."

"You just got out of a shower, how can you be this warm already?" Eindride asked, his free hand swiping through some reports on his StarkPad. Elpis was laying next to him on their couch, her head resting against one of his legs.

"Did you forget that I'm carrying a tiny ball of fire inside of me?" Eindride snorted, smiling a little, and shook his head. "That's right, you shouldn't forget it. You also shouldn't forget to tell your parents that you got me pregnant before they show up in the city."

"I'd rather not tell them until I absolutely have to," Eindride said as he scrunched up his face. "If I tell them then, Dad especially, will come over right away. Dad has been waiting for a grandchild for years, and I'd rather not have him hovering right now."

"You know they'll be going to the mansion anytime," Elpis told him, opening one of her eyes to look at him. "Tomas and Sander will be leaving for school, and Melisande isn't in school yet so there's nothing to keep them in New York as the temperatures start to drop." She let his fingers glide down to rest on her stomach that was starting to sport a noticeable baby bump. "With your luck, because you've waited so long to tell them, they'll make the decision to send Melli to school in Malibu."

"Bite your tongue woman," Eindride looked down at her. "Keep saying horrid things like that and I won't take you to Jotunheim." Elpis pouted up at him and he laughed, leaning down to kiss her lightly. "Like you'd let me do that."

"I'm so glad I didn't have to tell you that." She grinned and started to play with his fingers.

Eindride glanced down at her before putting his tablet to the side. "Why don't we take a break and go out for dinner?"

"You just don't want to cook." Eindride grinned and Elpis laughed. "Oh fine, I guess I'll have to change into decent clothes now."

Tony sat on the couch, his arm wrapped around a sleeping Melisande, looking out the small window of the jet. As soon as Tomas had been released from the hospital Loki had healed his leg enough that he would still be able to fly in another jet over to the Canary Islands so he could still make it to his internship. Sander had decided to ride with them back to his apartment in San Francisco instead of just teleporting back. He was sitting by Loki, also taking a nap.

"You've been awfully quiet," Loki commented as he read a book. Tony glanced over at him. "It's a little unusual."

"Just a little tired." Tony shrugged a little, running his hand through his daughters hair a little. "It's been a long couple of days, that's all. Although I am more than happy to be going back to Malibu."

"You're going to send Melisande to school there, aren't you?" Loki still hadn't looked up from his book.

"Damn straight I am." Loki snorted at his husband. "I miss Malibu sometimes you know, and I'd like at least one kid to go to school in California."

"Well, now two children will go to school in California." Tony smirked a little.

"Couldn't have planned it better myself." Tony let out a little yawn and looked back out the window. Above the clouds it wasn't as dark, but the sun still wouldn't be up when the finally landed in California. Tony also usually felt more relaxed at the mansion, it was more secluded than the Tower, and right now that's what he needed. He was still working out his whole Norn problem in his head, and feeling the familiar ocean air around the mansion would help him focus. He also couldn't wait to try and teach Melisande to start swimming.

"Don't forget that next week we have to go to Jotunheim," Loki interrupted his thoughts. Tony made a little face, scrunching up his nose. "Don't even try that. Emma told us about it last month and it's very important to her."

"It also just happens to line up with your annual visit as well," Sander mumbled sleepily from his seat. "Well timed."

"Exactly," Loki nodded. "Sometimes it feels like I might as well just pass the throne down to Emma."

"She does live there full time," Sander responded and Tony nodded. "It would almost make sense. Does she need to be married first?"

"There's no law stating that she has to, but it would look better if she was. A promise of an heir, and all that," Loki shrugged a little. "I think that perhaps after all this time though the people wouldn't mind. She works closely with Utgard-Loki, I'm sure the two of them could find a way to satisfy the people."

"Are you going with us, Sander?" Tony asked, looking back over as his still sleeping son.

"If I can find someone to watch my menagerie, again," he mumbled, turning a little and pulled his jacket around his shoulders like a blanket. "The kid who lives downstairs will be visiting family in Texas."

"The only reason we don't say we have a menagerie is because all our kids never lived with us at once." Tony grinned when Sander half-heartedly threw his hat at Tony.