Four days until the wedding…
"This clothing is too confining for me," Thor said, tugging uncomfortably at the lapels of the jacket. "I fear moving lest I tear the garment."
"Yeah it looks like Bubbles is gonna split the jacket straight across the back; do you have anything bigger?" Tony asked, turning toward the storeowner.
"I think I might have something in the back," the man said, walking quickly to the back of the showroom. With the wedding a few days away, the guys decided to get their suits; if they waited too long, Pepper would have their heads on a platter. They went to Tony's favorite suit shop, a little store in downtown Manhattan run by an elderly Italian couple, the DiNozzos. Tony was quite fond of them; they always treated him like their grandson, constantly asking when he was going to get married and settle down. The storeowner was beside himself with excitement, bouncing off the walls with happiness from the moment Thor walked in and announced their arrival.
"I am Thor Odinson and these are my brothers-in-arms; we require garments for my upcoming wedding," Thor declared loudly.
The DiNozzos were always happy when they saw Tony; the fact that the Avengers were ordering five suits from their store sent them into a tizzy, bustling around the store in search of the different types of suits the group requested.
"Stark, Bubbles?" Clint asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You know, from Powerpuff Girls," Tony replied, shrugging.
"Seriously? Powerpuff Girls, Tony?" Bruce said.
"Hey, there are only so many blonde references in the world," Tony retorted. "It was Bubbles or Marilyn Monroe today."
"That reference woulda been a little closer to my time," Steve said.
"Alright Mr. Odinson, why don't you try on this jacket?" Mr. DiNozzo said, handing it to Thor. "It should fit you better."
"This garment fits much better; many thanks shopkeeper," Thor said, smiling at him. "I shall take this garment and the other clothing that goes with this please."
"Shall I ring up all the suits?"
"Yeah, just put it on the Stark Industries card," Tony replied, waving his hand.
"When are the rest of you young men getting married?" Mrs. DiNozzo teased as she rang up their purchases.
"Not for quite a while ma'am," Steve said, smiling back at her. "I haven't found the right woman."
"I don't plan on ever getting married," Clint added.
"I'll surprise Pepper one day and propose to her," Tony said, shrugging his shoulders. "But probably not anytime soon."
"Don't wait too long," Mrs. DiNozzo said. "You don't want your lucky ladies to be the one that got away; take a page from Thor's book and get married when you find the one that you can't live without."
"She's right fellas. We've been married for nearly fifty years and I cherish every day I've spent with her. You marry your best friend and you'll never regret it," Mr. DiNozzo added, slipping an arm around his wife's waist.
"I hope you and your lovely wife have a marriage filled with as much happiness as we've had," Mrs. DiNozzo said to Thor, handing them their bags. "Make sure you bring me some wedding pictures; I want to see you handsome men with your beautiful ladies."
"We shall; you have my word. And many thanks for your blessings," Thor replied, shaking the couples' hands.
"Come back soon boys," Mr. DiNozzo called as they walked out.
Three days until the wedding…
"I can't believe they managed to make dress alterations so quickly," Jane said from inside the dressing room.
"With the money I used from Tony's card to get them done, I'm not surprised," Pepper said. "Gotta love the Stark Industries name." Pepper, Darcy, and Natasha sat outside of the dressing room, waiting for Jane to emerge in her newly altered wedding gown. It had turned into girls' day out as they spent the morning shopping for their dresses before coming to the bridal salon.
"I don't know how I'm ever going to repay Tony," Jane said, shaking her head. "Between letting me and Thor live in Stark Towers to doing everything for the wedding, he's done so much for us."
"He'll probably ask you to name your kid after him if it's a boy," Natasha laughed, flipping through a wedding magazine.
"Oh no, please don't do that," Pepper replied. "Tony's ego doesn't need any more inflating. Having a little half-Asgardian, half-mortal child named after him would send his ego into the stratosphere."
"Have you and Thor even talked about baby names?" Darcy asked.
"No, we haven't yet," Jane replied. "It's a little soon to be talking baby names though; I'm only what, nine weeks pregnant. We've got plenty of time to figure it out."
"Will you give the baby an Asgardian name?" Natasha wondered.
"I don't know. Thor will want to but I have a feeling he won't try to pressure me too much about it. I kinda want to give the baby an Asgardian name too, something unique."
"The child's going to be unique enough without involving their name," Pepper said. "Look who they're going to be raised around: a demi-god father, a super soldier, a pair of master assassins, a normally sweet guy who has some anger-management issues and an insane scientist with far too many gadgets. Unique isn't half of the situation."
"Okay, I'm coming out," Jane said, pushing the door open. Jane took the trios of gasps as a good sign as she stepped out of the room, looking at three of the closest people to her.
"God, Jane you look gorgeous," Darcy said softly, her hand clasped over her mouth.
"I told you the dress was going to be perfect," Natasha said, smiling. "And you didn't want to try it on."
"Have you looked in the mirror yet?" Pepper asked.
"Not yet," Jane replied, stepping onto the platform in front of the mirrors. "Oh," Jane gasped as she looked at herself, tears filling her eyes. "Oh my god, this dress is perfect." Jane sniffled as tears began to run down her cheeks.
"Happy tears or hormone tears?" Pepper asked, handing her a tissue.
"Happy tears," Jane replied, wiping her eyes. "But they might be hormone tears too; probably a little of both actually. I can't believe I'm getting married in three days. I'm pregnant and getting married to Thor," she said happily, resting a hand against her stomach.
"Now let's hope your morning sickness doesn't kick in on your wedding day and everything will be picture perfect," Darcy said.
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