Moving in was an entirely different matter.

True to his word, Tony had taken care of everything. Of course, she didn't expect that he meant right at that moment, because when they arrived home, thanks to Lucas, bless him, their furniture was gone, and the flat was empty.

"So you know how I was telling you that I'm working in the Avengers Tower now?" Miranda sighed.

"Yes..." Ron said slowly.

"Well we were going to move in there. Apparently... we're moving in now."

Ron blinked at the empty flat. "I'll go see if Lucas is still here," he muttered.

Miranda took a minute to check in all the closets, just in case Tony's people missed something, then headed outside to where Ron was.

"Good news and bad news," he said. "Bad news, Lucas is no longer here. Good news, Tony sent a ride for us."

He pointed to the sleek car parked at the kerb.

"Oh," she managed. Her husband nodded.

"Happy Hogan," a man said, appearing at her side, holding out a hand for her to shake. "I work for Tony Stark. Sorry about the miscommunication earlier. Tony is... really bad about that sort of thing."

Miranda shook her head, grasping the man's hand. What an odd name. "It's... fine. I've met Tony."

Happy laughed, and opened the door for her and Ron.

Happy's driving was only slightly less frightening than Lucas, but even more effective. They made it to the Avengers Tower in a short period of time, despite there still being minor damage to the city from the recent alien attack.

"Mr Stark helped clean up a great deal of the damage," Happy explained. "The Iron Man suit can lift heavy things, and he has a number of tools that helped removed wreckage and rebuild. Of course, his generous donations were also a big help."

"And before Thor had to go back to Asgard, he was fantastic," Happy continued, swerving around a bus that had pulled over. "His hammer can actually be used for hammering, it turns out."

"Has Thor come back from there yet?" Miranda asked, clutching at Ron's hand for the sake of her nerves.

Happy shook his head. "He took his brother Loki back, he's the one responsible for the whole alien invasion thing, and it could be a while before he comes back. Tony said something about a trial, not that he was listening. He's returned for short periods of time when he was needed, but for the most part, the other Avengers can handle things on their own. But when Thor does come back, he'll probably be living here with everyone else."

Either he'd practiced that speech a lot, or was just driving around the block to kill time, because the man pulled up at the base of a tall building just as he said that.

He scurried around to open the door for them.

"Welcome to Avengers Tower," he said.

Miranda tried not to gape at it, she really did, but she couldn't help it. Even with it in less than perfect condition, thanks to the recent battle, it was still a marvel.

Only the A of STARK remained, and she'd heard rumours that it would be renamed AVENGERS, so good job on the aliens for leaving the one letter.

Happy led them into the lobby of the building, where there was security abound. It made sense, given that Tony was one of the richest people... in the country maybe? She wasn't sure. But he was also Iron Man, so all the security seemed unnecessary. She pushed the thought out of her mind and focused on the details, the elegant tiles that made up the floor, and the plush armchairs that formed waiting area.

Happy led them into the lift.

"Welcome, Mr and Mrs Higgins," a familiar voice said. It took her a minute to place it, but it was the same British man who Tony had been speaking on the phone with. What was his name? Miranda glanced around. And more importantly, where the hell was he?

"That's Jarvis," Happy explained. "He's the butler."

Miranda frowned. "Where... is he?"

Happy looked shocked for a second, then laughed. "Of course Tony didn't tell you. He's not real. I mean, he is real, of course, but he doesn't have a physical presence."

Miranda was only more confused by that.

"Perhaps I should explain," the voice interrupted. "I do not have a physical presence because I am an artificial intelligence."

"Oh," Miranda sighed with understanding.