Tony was busy fixing his tie. It was the night of the Stark Expo. Kim was helping Quinn get into her dress. It had been nearly a week since the whole "mind control" with Clint. Tony was starting to feel guilty. He's barely came out of his room, always moping unless it's his turn for patrol. Was he too hard on him? He just wanted him to know just how serious what he did was before he started apologizing. He sighed, he'll apologize tomorrow after the Expo, right now Happy and a 5 car police escort was waiting for them. He heard Kim walk in the room, still on her normal cloths, she was busy getting Quinn dressed and hair put up. Tony smiled, turning. "So..How do I look?" She smiled, walking to him. "Handsome, as always." He chuckled. "You need a dress. Why don't you check out the closest." She smiled, going over to it gently looking thru the cloths to revel a dress bag with a sliver dress inside it.
She smiled, pulling it out, looking it over. "Oh..Tony..." He walked over, kissing her cheek. "Well...put it on. I'm sure it'll look much better on you then on that hanger." She laughed lightly, starting to undress, putting the dress on. It was strapless, long and flowing as it got to the bottom. She smiled, feeling the soft silk of the dress. Tony smiled softly, kissing her softly. "Your beautiful." She smiled. "Thank you.. Now lets go, we have an Expo to go to."
Quinn was running about the living room, looking under everything for her shoes. Gage was fixing his tie when he walked in, chuckling. "Quinn, what on earth are you doing?" "Looking for my converse." Gage smiled, she was currently looking under the couch, her red dress skirt ruffled up. Gage chuckled. "Your gonna wear your dirty converse with that pretty dress?" "Uh-huh!" Suddenly JARVIS spoke up. "Mr. Smith, Miss. Potts is at the door." He quickly took off, opening the door. Pepper smiled.
"Hello Gage, you clean up nicely." He smiled, letting her in. "Thank you. Tony and Kim are getting ready. TJ is still asleep but he'll probably be up soon." "Actually, change that. He's awake." Tony said from behind them, holding the month old bundle in his arms as he walked to Pepper. Pepper smiled, waking toward Tony. "Oh Tony, he's so sweet, May I hold him?" Tony chuckled. "uh yeah, your gonna be watching hm, I sure hope you want to hold him." He gently gave TJ over to Pepper who started oohing and awwing over him. "Ooh hi little man." Tony smiled, watching as TJ's hand was out of his blanket, gently reaching up.
Tony took a moment to look around for Quinn when he saw her searching the living room. "Uh Quinn?" Gage chimed in. "Shes looking for her converse sir." Tony shook his head with a smile. "Princess, try the lab." She smiled, taking off running to the lab in her dress whooshing around her. Pepper laughed lightly, watching. "Shes exactly like you, it's almost scary." She finished. Tony gave her a look, pointing his finger to protest but stopped. "Touche.." Pepper smirked, looking down at TJ. "So Another Tony Stark? Is the world ready for that?" He shrugged with a smile. "Guess we'll find out." He suddenly heard a light swooshing at the top of the stairs along with the click of heels. He looked up and he didn't want to look away. She was gorgeous. Her hair was softly combed to the side, a diamond hair clip keeping her hair in place. He noticed the smallest bit of make up thou he knew she never needed it. He walked up, half way, meeting her, holding his hand out. "If I didn't know better, I'd say an angel fell.." She smiled to him, taking his hand. "Your a genius sweetie, I think you more then know better." He smirked. "And when has knowing better ever stopped me?" He brought his arm around her waist, kissing her cheek. Pepper cleared her throat. He stopped. Pepper smiled. "Kim, you look amazing." Kim blushed. "Thank you."
Kim looked around. "Where is Quinn?" Gage smiled. "I'll go find her. Shes ran off to the lab." Kim shook her head. "Were running late." Tony shrugged. "wouldn't be a first." "Got her." Gage was now carrying Quinn, her dressed ruffled up slightly around his arms, reviling her red converse. Kim smiled, seeing them. "Ok, I think we should go. The boys and blue have been waiting long enough." Tony got her coat, placing it around her shoulders. Gage got Quinns, gently putting it around her little shoulders.
They made there way to the limo, making there way inside of it. The police cars ready to follow. Once all were in the limo, Quinn looked around, it was her first time in limo. "wow...it's so big!" Gage chuckled, sitting next to her. Tony sat next to Kim, closing the door. The limo starting to move momentarily.
Up in his room Clint was watching the Stark expo, the previews before Tony arrived. He knew he should go downstairs and greet pepper but he couldn't bring himself to do so. He still had the video of what he did in his head. How could he do that to Kim? Tony? God, Katie, he pointed a gun in her face. He groaned. What the hell? First Loki and the possibly hundreds he's killed there but to his family? he...how..he felt his eyes water just thinking of it all. Its all he's been doing aside from patrol. He couldn't face them after that. He ran his hands thru his hair, shaking his head. He had a lot to make up for. He wasn't sure if he ever would.
The limo started to pull up to the entrance of the Expo. Pictures and cheering were everywhere. Quinn looked out the window. "That's a lot of people..." Tony smiled to her. "There all here to see us princess."Quinn smiled. "Can I say hi to all of them?" Kim laughed lightly. Gage smiled. "Of corse but stay close to me." "Ok!" Suddenly the limo door opened, Tony got out first, greeting Happy, waving at a few people then helping Kim out of the limo. Lights flashed around them as she got out, holding his hand tightly. Tony smiled, keeping her close, looking behind him to Gage who was getting out with Quinn, holding her hand. "Gage, we gotta go mingle, you got her?" "Yes sir. You go." Tony nodded, leading Kim to say hi to a few reporters and fans.
Quinn got out and was bombarded with camera flashes. She started hiding Behind Gage's leg, going shy. That was a lot more people then she thought. Gage smiled, picking her up, making sure to show off her favorite shoes. "Com'on princess, wave to them. They want to see you." She started to wave feebly, when people started reacting positively she waved to more people before waving to everyone. "Hi!" One reporter came to them. "Oh Quinn, don't you look beautiful but why are you wearing tennis shoes?" She smiled, half hiding in Gage's shoulder as he held her. "Because there comfy. I didn't like my dress up shoes, there not comfy, they hurt my feet. Daddy let me wear them." "uh-huh, who is this carrying you? Your bodyguard?" Quinn smiled. "No silly, daddy always calls me princess so he's my knight." The reporter wrote it down, awwing at her. "Oh you are just so adorable." Quinn looked to Gage. "I think I want to walk now." He nodded, placing her on the ground, holding her hand, leading her thru the crowd.
Once inside he found Tony at there table, already pulling out Kims chair, he signaled them over. Gage quickly made his way over, holding Quinn's hand. Having her around this much crowd made him nervous. "You made it thru. Very good." Gage smiled, lifting Quinn to her booster seat. "Yeah, princess here got interviewed." Tony chuckled. "About what?" "Who I was and why she was wearing tennis shoes." "ahh ok."
Tony sat next to Kim. "So when I say, just come up on stage with Quinn." She blushed. "What will I say?" Tony smiled, kissing her cheek. "Nothing, just stand there and look like my amazing family." He checked the time. "Whoa, gotta go make an entrance." He took off toward the stage, going behind it. She smiled, shaking his head. Suddenly "Shoot to Thrill" starts playing thru-out the entire Expo. Quinn clapped her hands excitedly as a red and gold streak went flying across the room. Kim laughed, watching. He always had to make the flashiest entrance possible. He circled a few times before landing. The landing gear on the stage starting to take his suit off. Once out he grins and smiles then bows to everyone. The roar of the crowd with the clapping was defining as he waved. He clapped, finishing with the crowd before he spoke.
"Well now that is out of the way, I guess we should get this Stark Expo going.
First off I would just like to say welcome back and I would like to go over a few things.
Now I'm sure at some point in the future you or a loved one will be in the hospital, for something. That something could be serious and I'm sure you want them to have the best care they can possibly have. So for the first time since the invention of the Arc Reactor, a few select hospitals will be outfitted with Arc reactor technology. And...and this is the best part, it is open to so many possibility. Someone could get shot, because crime happens. We just have to accept it. But what happens when the doctor can't take out most of the bullet? We can even use it to help stabilize heart patients with bad hearts. Stark Industries made weapons, we hurt a lot of people with them. It's about time we make people better. Next...Are you tired of Apple? Because I sure am so starting next month you will have a choice. Apple?..." He holds out his arms with a smile. "Or your favorite Genius, billionaire, Philanthropist? Next month Stark Industries will be going mobile. From your iPhone to iPods, we will have it.
Tony took in a nervous breath before continuing to speak again. "Now I save, at least to me the best for last but I will need my wonderful, amazing family up here with me for it." Kim took that as the signal, helping Quinn out of her booster seat, holding her hand as they walked up there. "Since my lovely daughter Quinn was born, I, with a little trouble, have not had any kind of alcoholic drink. I today announce my sobriety and please do not applaud me." He picked up Quinn, holding her, his free arm around Kim. "Applaud my wonderful, amazing wife who was with me every step of the way".Kim blushed as he looked to her. "I would not be the man I am today if not for you. You changed me. Changed my entire life. I don't think I could live a day without you. I love you angel." She smiled. "I love you to." "I love you to daddy!" The crowd laughed lightly along with Tony who kissed her head before kissing Kim gently.
Finally it was food time, now all were seated back at there seats,starting to eat. Quinn was eating rather fast, wanting to go out on the dance floor. Kim place a hand on Quinns hand which had a fork in it, with a mouth full of pasta. "Slow down sweetie,you could end up sick." She swallowed her food. "But I wanna go dance." Kim chuckled. "Then finish your food, slowly. Were gonna be here a while." Tony brought his arm around Kim. "Since I stopped drinking doesn't mean you have to. Did you want a drink?" Kim blushed, he always had a way of reading her mind. "Sure. I wasn't sure if it was rude to ask you for one or not." Tony scoffed, standing, helping her out of her chair. "Your more then welcome to drink whatever you like. Gage, we'll be back." Gage nodded, helping Quinn out of her booster. "we'll be on the dance floor. Com'on princess.." Quinn smiled, pulling him along.
Tony got her to the bar but before he could so much as greet the bartender he heard a voice he would have rather never heard again. "Anthony! Hey! Long time no see!" "Yeah, prison will do that. So warden let you off for the night?" Justin Hammer just chuckled. "Oh no, I'm a free man. Free to do as a I like." Just looked Kim up and down. "And I'm liking your wify." Kim held onto Tony's hand tighter but smiled sweetly to him. "Not even in your dreams." Just mocked a chest wound. "Ouch. That...I really like her. There's fire there." Tony glared. "Ok, cut the shit, why are you here?" Justin chuckled. "Can't say hi to an old friend?" "No." He turned to the bartender, ordering a martini for Kim. He had it out quickly, handing it to her. "Here." She took it gratefully. "Thank you." Justin smiled. "So you stopped drinking? Admirable but whats Tony Stark without drinking?" "A better one, your point Hammer?" Justin held his arms up in surrender. "I'l just go this way and leave you love birds alone."
Tony sighed, turning to Kim. "Sorry about him. I didn't know they let him out." Kim just downed her drink. "It's ok. It's not as if you could have known. Hit me?" He nodded, handing the martini glass back to the bartender who refilled it, handing it back to her. "Thanks." She took a sip, starting to feel the effects of the alcohol. Tony had himself a coke, staying close to Kim, arm around her. It was about 20 minutes of just talking and leaning against Tony that she started to feel really weak. "Tony...I...feel really weak.." That was the last thing she said as she collapsed. He was really close, he quickly caught her. "Kim!" He knelled, holding her close. "Help! I need a paramedic!" It was within minutes that paramedics burst thru, crowding around her. Some keeping the crowd back.
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