A/N

So this is the last chapter, then I'll be creating a new story about Laura's life after Steve!

I have no idea what it'll be called... but keep an eye out!

~TTB

26 years ago

Jaiying moved slowly through the LA streets, hood up and face down. She had lost everything; Cal, their village, Daisy… her beautiful little girl was gone. They took her. They stole her away. She was only a baby. A ting little baby that had to fend for herself because of that organisation. That damn agent who ripped Daisy from her arms and ran, never looking back.

And now they were after her. They would find her eventually, but Jaiying was confident she could stay on the run for a while longer.

"Hey, are you okay?" came a voice. She walked straight into the voice, before stumbling backwards and staring up into the handsome face.

Black hair, small goatee… he reminded her of Howard Stark, but he was much too young… and Howard Stark died last year. Jaiying remembered reading about it in Afterlife.

"Fine… Just, bad few days." She said, and returned the comforting smile not-Howard-Stark gave her.

"I'm Tony."

"Jaiying."

"Nice name, Chinese?" Tony asked, smiling and crossing his arms.

"Yeah. That's where I'm from." Jaiying explained.

"Nice. Do you need a place to stay? You look cold, and the LA streets are no place for someone like you at this time of night."

"Are you sure?" Jaiying asked, eyeing Tony suspiciously.

"'course. And if anything bad happens to you, just tell the world that Tony Stark is to blame, and leave the kid in England. England's usually a good place for leaving children on doorsteps…" Tony joked, smiling down at Jaiying.

"Tony Stark? As in Howard's son?" Jaiying asked, ignoring the remark about England.

"That's me."