Jordan gave her a shy wave. God, he had never been so nervous. His hands were trembling, he was scared Ria would start crying or screaming or just generally hating him.
What if he ruined his little girl's fifth birthday, just by being there?
"Hi, Ria." He said, and she looked him up and down again before giggling and jumping towards him.
"Daddy!"
"Woah! Shit!" He quickly grabbed Ria by her underarms and stumbled backwards slightly, smiling at her anxiously again.
"Hi!" She shouted again, her light laughter filling the air.
"Hey, kid." Jordan smiled, as Ria wrapped her tiny arms around him with a smile.
The sight warmed everyone's hearts, but most of all Viv.
Her daughter finally had a father.
"Is that the best you can do? 'Hey, kid'? That's all you're going to say to your daughter?!" Edgar asked in mock anger, making the Avengers and Viv's family laugh at the exchange.
"I'm working on it!" Jordan replied.
"Well, you can work on it while you let her enjoy her bloody birthday party? Have you ever had to socialise? Sorry excuse for a man..." Edgar mumbled the insults while Jordan glared at him and everyone else continued to hold back chuckles and laughter at the two brothers.
"Go on! First attraction! Ria, my dear, you'll soon find out that your father is rather boring and that I am much better." Edgar said jokingly.
"Is that a challenge?" Jordan asked.
"Yes, it is!" Edgar replied with just as much fire.
"Fine! Let's go, honey!" Jordan began to walk aggressively with Ria towards the first carnival game while everyone scrambled to their stalls.
"I will win this, Jordan!"
"Oh, we'll see about that!"
...
Jordan and Edgar carried one girl each, taking them around the stalls and making sure they won every game. At some point, Edgar was so fed up with the fact that neither Steve nor Bucky had dropped into the tank, that he has to make a few adjustments.
"Gentlemen, be prepared to drown!" Edgar said, marching angrily up to the tank.
"Edgar, are you about to assassinate two elderly superheroes?" Viv asked.
"Abso-fucking-lutely! I hope you two have written wills!" Edgar shouted.
"What? Edgar, what are you--?"
Instead of punching the target that the girls hadn't hit hard enough, he went to the back of the machine and did something to it before returning to the girls.
"Now, rock paper scissors. The winner gets to decide if they kill Cinderella or Snow White." Edgar said.
"Yay!" Both girls cheered.
"YAY?!" Everyone else shouted - Steve and Bucky most of all, in fear of their lives.
"Pepper, Viv, you raised them well." Edgar said, giving both of the confused mothers a big thumbs up.
"Edgar, what did you even do--?" Kat's questions was cut off by Morgan winning rock paper scissors and throwing a ball at the target. Due to her being so young, the throw wasn't all that strong, but Captain America sunk into the icy depths of the carnival dunk tank nonetheless. He tried to grip onto the edge of the tank and pull himself up, but he was too surprised by how fast he fell.
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Halloween Hearts • Loki Odinson
FanfictionWhen Loki Odinson was forced by his brother to serve time in the Avengers compound, he did not expect to be pouring tea for five year old girls and an assortment of cuddly toys. He also didn't expect to meet the most effervescent and irresistible wo...
