Tiny little Tasha 24

Chapter 24:

"He's a liar!" Tony growled at Pepper. She was right: He was about half a bottle of bourbon in, which meant he was too drunk to listen to reason.

"No Tony, he is not. And we have rules about alcohol young man," She said firmly.

"Don't care. You're mean. Everyone is mean," He mumbled.

"We're not mean, we care. There's a difference," Pepper sighed.

"That's what everyone says," Tony grumbled.

"Look, I called Reed, and he's expecting us this morning. Are you going to be a reasonable adult and get yourself ready to go or stay here and sober up?" Pepper was honestly okay with either option. She knew Tony well enough by now to know what he needed and how he needed it.

".....Sober up. Too drunk to be anything other than a stupid baby," He sniffled.

"Sweetheart you know you're not a stupid baby. You're my little inventor," Pepper cooed. "Come on, let's get you changed and back to bed, okay?" Tony nodded miserably, taking his Mommy's hand.

* * * *

"Seems the crowd just gets bigger," Reed laughed as he opened the door. "Please, come in."

"Thank you Reed," Pepper smiled warmly. She had Darcy and Jane in tow, as well as Tasha and Bruce. She just could not manage to travel lightly.

"And who's this cutie?" Reed cooed, reaching for Darcy. The little girl smiled and giggled, reaching for Reed. "So tiny and precious."

"What about me?" Tasha pouted.

"You're still my little angel," Clint said, picking her up and blowing raspberries on her cheeks. Tasha giggled and wiggled, smiling when she saw Johnny. Clint easily set her down so that they could play together.

"Hi Johnny," She said happily.

"Hey! Guess what?" He said happily.

"What?"

"I can do something really cool. Wanna see?" Tasha nodded eagerly. "Come on then. Unca Reed says I have to do it in my special safe place." Tasha looked back at the grown-ups. Everyone was playing with the dumb baby again, so she figured they wouldn't miss her if she ran off.

She followed Johnny to the special corner Reed had set up, all completely flame-proof.

"You gotta stay behind the tape line so I don't hurt you, okay?" He said.

Tasha nodded excitedly. "Come on, show me already!"

Johnny took a deep breath, and yelled, "Flameo!" as he burst into flames.

"WOW!" Tasha exclaimed, clapping. What else can you do?"

Johnny smirked, lifting himself into the air, then shooting a small spark at the practice dummies Reed had set out the previous day. "Tada!"

"Johnny!" Sue gasped.

"Whaaat? I went to my safe space like you said!" He whined.

"You shouldn't flame up without a grown-up around. You could get hurt," Sue scolded. Johnny pouted, unflaming as he flopped down with a huff, completely naked. Natasha took one look at him and shuddered, turning to Sue.

"Where's Mommy?" She whined.

"I'm right here Tasha," Pepper answered as she entered the playroom. "And don't whine, that's not very nice."

Tasha quickly scurried over, hugging the woman's legs and hiding her face. "Sorry Mommy."

Pepper smiled and picked her up, showering her with kisses, making the small girl giggle. "Are you ready to go?" The older woman asked.

"Go where Mommy?" Tasha asked, her thumb going into her mouth.

Pepper smiled eagerly. "We're going shopping!"

Tasha made a face. "Do we HAVE to?" She asked sadly, looking exactly like she did when Pepper would mention shopping to big Nat.

"Johnny is coming too," Sue said. "And after we're all done we can go have ice cream."

".....Okay," Natasha decided hesitantly.

Pepper smiled and kissed the little girl happily. "Come on, let's go tell Jane and Darcy!"

Tiny little Tasha 23

TO ANYONE WHO IS TRIGGERED/OFFENDED BY THE MENTIONS OF OUTING OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS: Have you been reading this story AT ALL? Like seriously, almost every relationship (Save for Sue Storm/Reed Richards) is a queer relationship. Also, Steve will kind of be outed, but it is not my intention at all for it to be bad/humiliating. Outing is never fun or easy, and I think it honestly makes the coming out process a lot more difficult. But when it happens, it happens. And I am not meaning to be insensitive in any ways here. Like my ex boyfriend was a douchebag and half-outed me to my family. Just try to read with an open mind and remember that I am not meaning to be insensitive in any way here. Darcy just sort of caused a shit storm and Steve and Tony suck at using their heads/words. Now enjoy! :D

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Chapter 23:

Jane was a smart woman. There wasn't much that she had a hard time figuring out. That's why she chose science: it actually gave her a challenge. However, once she got tangled up with a Demi-God and his friends, it turned out science wasn't the only challenge in her life.

"Um.... Should I give you a minute?" She asked Steve quietly.

Steve frowned, handing Darcy over as an answer. The infant whimpered as they left, but settled down easily enough when given the bottle. So many questions were swirling through her head, and the only person who she had any intention of getting answers from was probably either locked in his lab or passed out drunk upstairs. That left Pepper.

Thankfully the woman was already up and making waffles. She smiled when she saw Jane and Darcy. "Morning. Did Steve have any milk?" She asked happily.

"Yep, and that wasn't the only thing," Jane said.

Pepper's smile faltered. "Oh? What else?"

"Tony, in.... a rather compromising position. In more than one way," Jane said cautiously. Pepper frowned.

"JARVIS, keep an eye on those and get Clint down here to help please," She instructed. "Why don't we leave the girls to play?"

"That worked so well yesterday," Jane snorted. Still, she set Darcy down and the infant happily toddled off, bottle still between her lips. "She called Steve Dada."

Pepper's eyes widened. "But... But they're not...."

"He also said Tony was his first man. And then Tony ran out, in nothing more than his T-shirt and diaper, after swearing and screaming."

Pepper clenched her fists, grateful that Clint chose that exact moment to walk in.

"Ooooo, you look mad. Can I help kick the ass that made you this way?" He said with an evil smirk.

Pepper shook her head. "This is between me and him. Watch the girls please," She said, before striding out of the room. Jane followed behind her. She had to admit, she was curious too.

Steve sat in his living room, trembling. He was still in the same dirty uniform that Jane had left him in, and she had to admit, once she saw the teartracks on his dirt-stained cheeks, she felt pretty awful. He looked up, like a deer in headlights at the two women, wiping roughly at his face.

"Please don't kill me Pepper. I-I can explain," He begged.

"Go ahead," She said, crossing her arms over her chest.

Steve took a deep breath. "I'm not a filthy cheater. I promise. I'm... I'm bisexual. It.... It was before SHIELD fell. But after New York. I-I was in New Mexico to help rebuild that SHIELD base that got destroyed when Loki... you know." Jane flinched. She'd met the bastard, but he... he'd tried to help her. She had mixed feelings on him. "A-anyways, Darcy was there to talk to Phil or turn in something Jane did. I don't remember. But we.... We got to talking, and talking kind of turned into coffee, and then coffee turned into... well.."

"Spare me the details please," Jane begged. "So you two were....?"

"It was never more than a fling. She wanted to be with you and help you. I had other responsibilities," Steve shrugged. "Then DC happened and SHIELD fell and then I was here and Tony and I hit it off."

"So.... to be clear, you were with Darcy, but before Tony?" Pepper asked. Steve nodded, his cheeks reddening slightly. "And as usual, I get to put up with more shit than anyone else before nine in the morning."

"To be fair, Phil might put up with worse," Jane mused. "You should have just told Tony."

"I would have if I was one-hundred percent sure," Steve said. "I thought I was just confused when I thought about Darcy, but then I used the google and.... And there was so much OUT there."

Pepper smiled, patting Steve's shoulder. "Chin up Steve. It gets better. Tony had a hard time when he was trying to figure himself out too."

"Actually shouldn't we be finding him? I'm getting a bad feeling," Jane said softly.

Pepper nodded. "Clean up and get some breakfast. I left Clint making waffles, and I'm sure the girls would love to see you." Steve nodded with a sigh, standing up and stretching. Pepper gently tugged Jane back to the elevator. Steve was never anything less than honest, which meant one thing: Tony was probably drunk over nothing again.

Tiny little Tasha 22

hehehehe.... I'm sneaky. ;) Accidental outing by baby Darcy, also Tony swearing. Don't like? Don't read. Enjoy!

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Chapter 22:

"Parenting sucks Phil," Clint whined.

"Oh really?" The agent chuckled. "What happened to 'come on Phil! Let's have one of our own!' hmm?"

"Tasha, that's what," Clint muttered. "And Pepper's mean! She wouldn't even let me read Tasha a bedtime story! How heartless!"

"Clint, she can't push. She has to learn somehow," Phil pointed out.

"But no story? That crosses a line Phil," Clint argued.

"Remind me again who the child is?" Phil teased. Clint crossed his arms and stuck out his tongue. "Very mature Barton."

"Whatever, you know you love me," Clint smirked.

"That I do," Phil said with a kiss.

* * * *

"U-Unca Reed?" Johnny sniffled.

"Hmm? Johnny?" Reed yawned, flicking on the lamp. "What's wrong sport?"

"Had a bad dream!" The boy cried, huge tears running down his cheeks.

"Oh buddy, it's alright, it wasn't real," Reed promised, cuddling the toddler.

"It was awful! You and sissy were bad guys and then this Ducky that was really scary tried to eat everyone!"

Reed frowned, holding the boy close. "It's just a dream. How about you stay here with me and sissy and cuddle, hmm?"

Johnny nodded slowly, wiping his snotty nose on his sleeve. "O-okay. You promise you won't let anything happen?"

"I swear Johnny," Reed said softly, settling the child between him and his wife.

* * * *

"NO! They're not working!"

"Darling you've been at this all day. Come, take a break."

"But-"

"Don't argue with your Mama."

"Fine," He sighed. He reached into the special drawer, pulling out the syringe he'd filled that morning, plunging the serum into his vein. The Enchantress smiled as she watched the man slowly shrink down, down into her precious little boy.

* * * *

The next morning started off rather strange. For one, Tony was asleep on Steve's couch. For another, Dr. Foster was in his kitchen, holding an infant. Great, another one. "Um, M-Miss Foster?"

Jane jumped, quickly looking up. "Sorry. D-Darcy needed milk and there was none upstairs. Pepper said you usually kept some down here."

"No problem," He smiled. "So they got Darcy too?"

Jane nodded. "Do you mind holding her while I fix her bottle?"

"Nope, not at all," Steve smiled. "Come here cutie."

Tony sat up, rubbing his eyes as he watched Steve in the kitchen. Great, even Steve was enamored with the little ones. He frowned as he watched him fawn and coo over the infant. At least until he heard one very, VERY important word leave Darcy's mouth; "Dada!"

Tony was up in an instant, forgetting for a moment he was in just a T-shirt and pull-up. But honestly he didn't care.

"What. The. Fuck, Rogers!" Tony growled. Jane had to admit, she was curious too, but kept quiet, observing the two.

"T-Tony! What are you-"

"NOT what I asked! WHY did she call you Dada?! The only reason Tasha calls Pepper her Mommy is because she was dating! You told ME I was your first! DAMNIT Rogers what the FUCK?!"

"Tony it's not- You were my first GUY. I didn't-"

"SAVE IT ASSHOLE!" Tony shouted, stomping out of the apartment. There was only one place he wanted to go, but even that was taken over. So he went to the next best place: His personal floor. He ran straight to the bar, grabbing the strongest thing he could possibly find to drown his sorrows in. Fuck everything, he was a fucking loser. No wonder Steve was a filthy cheater. But Why? Why?