Loving Yous A Little Bit Hard Sometimes / Bruce Banner

20. Call Bruce

"You look ready to pop." Tony remarked. Alisha scowled back at him. "It's a compliment, I assume." he added. 

'Aunt Alisha?' Morgan asked coming down stairs. Alisha turned around the couch best she could.

'Hey peanut,' Alisha answered pulling morgan to her

'I didnt know you were coming over.' she said sleepily rubbing at her eyes. 

'Did i wake you? Im so sorry peanut!' Alisha said kissing her cheek.

'Im glad your here can you tell me a story! And tuck me in!' Morgan requested.

'Of course! Nothing would me happier.' She looked back at tony. 

'Ill get it ready, now we know Hulk hands are not gentle, oh wait we already knew that.' but he moved to the kitchen to pour them both a drink.

"Tony!" 

"It's apple juice, for you." He assured. 

'Morgan what are you- oh hey ALisha, I didnt realize you were still here,' pepper said rubbing her eyes.

'Sorry i was talking to tony and i think i woke the little monster,' Alisha told her

'Hey!' Morgan said scrunching up her adorable face.

'Im just gonna read a story and tuck her back in.' Alisha informed her. "Good practice for when this nugget comes."

'You staying the night?' Pepper questioned.

''I-"

"Am about to get drunk on apple juice and shouldnt be driving in your condition." Tony added. 

"I will call Bruce." Alisha agreed

'YAY! We can make waffles in the morning with strawberries and whipped crew and chocolate chips!' Morgan declared

'That sounds perfect little monster.'' Alisha agreed. 

'What happened to peanut?' morgan questioned pouting up at her. 

''Its after 10, if children are awake after dark they turn into little gremlins,' ALisha told her winking at pepper before plopping morgan down in bed.

'Gremlins?' Morgan questioned.

'They cause all sorts of trouble and in the morning when the childrens parents see what they did they get i trouble thats why it's important for little girls and boys to go to sleep.' Alisha told her.

''Youre lying!' Morgan told her

''Am i? Hmm we will just have to find out then. Wont we?''

''You're silly aunt Alisha,' morgan told her.

'Me? You're silly!' Alisha countered laughing. Alisha wanted a little girl, she wanted a friend for Morgan, a mini version of herself. She wanted a little boy and a little girl, but she wanted a morgan first, a little girl to dress up and tinker with. A little girl to be the big sister to boss the little brother around. She could see it now.

'I love you aunt Alisha.''

''I love you more, morgan.'

'Well, I love you 3000.' Morgan countered.

'Wow, 3000? Thats a lot. Wow im telling your dad. Not go to sleep before the gremlins come out and destroy the house.'

Tony handed Alisha a drink she looked down into it seeing three cherries she slowly looked up to him.

"Kiddy cocktail." Tony offered. 

"You are the best." Alisha agreed pulling out her phone. "'Oh by the way morgan loves me 3000!' Alisha boasted.

''3000?'

'Yeah im sure pepper is a close second,' Alisha informed him

'3000?'

'Yep. Im the favorite. Definitely the favorite.' Alisha informed

'What horror story did you tell her tonight?' Tony questioned setting up his Friday controlled table.

'Gremlins.'

'Gremlins?'

'Yeah she didnt believe me though.' Alisha told him. 'Although that one is 100% real,' she smirked at him. 'All right let's get started on the next round of Stark Jr 2.0.'

"Hey Lida, you coming back?" Bruce questioned. 

"I'm staying here getting drunk on kiddy cocktails. Join us for breakfast though," Alisha requested. 

"My house is not hulk proofed." Tony cut in. 

"Come for breakfast and bring your own chair." Alisha added. 

"You sure you dont want me to pick you up?" Bruce countered. 

"We have some more work to do on-"

"You are so pregnant! Lida you need you rest!" Bruce countered. "I'm Coming!" 

"I can't sleep, this nugget is smashing me and smushing me, i couldnt sleep if i wanted to, this is better to pass the time." Alisha assured. "Plus I'm thinking of designing a maternity line, not just clothing but products for mothers that are actually useable and useful. I need to get all the ideas out while I'm pregnant or else I'm going to forget."

"We have to go, bye half and half!" Tony called out grabbing her phone.

"Love you!" Alisha called out as Tony hung up. "I never hang up on Pepper." Alisha sassed. 

"Back to work!" Tony clapped. 

"Tony call bruce back." ALisha countered. 

"No come, this is-"

"TONY CALL HIM." Alisha demanded, a hand on her stomach. "THe baby... Tony I need Bruce!" 

"Whats wrong?" Tony countered. "Shit, PEPPER! WE GOT A BABY- why are you laughing? You shit." Tony hissed. 

"What's going on?" Pepper demanded rushing in. 

"My sister is a shit." Tony answered. 

"Sorry pepper, tony is over reacting." Alisha agreed. 

"You shit." Tony repeated. 

"You did it to me. Morgan is here, you missed it," Alisha reminded him. 

"Yeah but that was funny because it was a joke on you." Tony countered. Alisha pulled herself up walking around the table getting started on their next invention. "I dont like jokes on me."

"Me either, you spilled something over here, grab a towel."

"I didnt spill anything." Tony corrected. 

"The floor is wet." Alisha countered. 

"I didnt spill, it was morgan." Tony threw a towel at her. 

"Tony."

"I'm not falling for it again." 

"Jarvis..." Alisha whispered. 

"Your water just broke." He agreed. "Congratulations, Mrs Stark." 

"You got Jarvis in on this?" Tony scoffed but Alisha wasnt laughing. "Call Bruce."