𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄𝐒 ✯ 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ✓

Christmas Eve

* Megan's POV *

It is almost 3 PM but Elizabeth said they wouldn't mind if I would come sooner than 5 PM, so I grab my purse with the presents in it, and the car keys. It is snowing outside so I have to drive very carefully. The thick snowflakes block the sight and even the wipers set on the highest position do not really help. I squint my eyes a bit to focus more on the road ahead of me.

It takes me a few very long minutes to arrive at the Avengers Tower and relieved I let my breath escape when I turn the car on the parking spot. I shut the engine off and tie my long straight blonde hairs together. I put my hood over my head to keep my hair dry, grab my purse which is lying next to me on the passenger seat, and get out of the car. With a bleep I lock the doors and carefully I walk to the entrance. Sometimes one of my boots slip away due to slipperiness and then my heart skips a beat, but luckily I don't fall. I almost want to use my fire powers but I don't think that would be wise. After all it is Christmas so snow is part of it.

When I'm inside I remove my hood and ask Jarvis which floor Elizabeth is, because I really want to meet her. The answer is the 91st floor and I guess I should have known that. They're mostly there. I walk to the elevator and take a total of three different lifts to finally get on the right floor. At exactly the same time I step out of the lift, a dark blonde haired woman walks out of the room. She freezes in her pass when she sees me, and curious she looks at me. I recognize her from the chat and know that is Elizabeth, and I smile a bit. Who would she think I am, Skyler or well, me? Or perhaps she just thinks I'm an intruder and she will kick me out... My smile fades away when she keeps staring at me with a raised eyebrow. But on the other hand, she knows Jarvis wouldn't have let me through if I had been a stranger.

"Megan," she says and I nod. She guessed right. "How did you know?" I ask curious.

"You don't really look like a fifteen year old." I get as an answer and I giggle. Yeah, I'm long passed fifteen. Well, actually six years so perhaps not that long after all.

She comes my way and shakes my hand. "It's nice to meet you. And you know, you're just as I imagined you."

"Thanks," I answer, slightly looking up because she's really tall. I never felt real tiny but in her presence, I think I do. "Is Tony in there?" I ask, nodding to the living room but she shakes her head.

"No, he's in the lab with Bruce. Working on something I don't understand."

"And Steve?"

"Neither, he's in the building of the New Avengers, picking up Skyler."

"Okay, then first I'll put my presents under the tree and then I'll go say hi to Tony," I say and I can't wait to see him again. I quickly make my way to the living room and the big Christmas tree immediately catches my eye. It's really big! It's decorated with red and blue baubles, gold and silver pendulums, and on the top of tree is golden peak in the form of a Christmas star. I see already some presents lying under the lower branches wrapped in different kind of colors, so I lay my presents next to it. After that I run down the stairs towards the lab, the lift takes too long, and Tony is standing with his back to me when I quietly enter the lab. Bruce and he are discussing something and Bruce's eyes glance towards me and he almost want to say it to Tony that I'm here, but I gesture he must stay silent. He raises an eyebrow but keeps talking about some science stuff. As quietly as I can I sneak to Tony and from behind I put my hands in front of his eyes. I can feel him smile under my touch.

"Three guesses who," I say and he softly grabs my hands. "I don't think I need three guesses, Meg," he answers, taking my hands of his eyes and he turns around to face me. I smile widely when I look in his brown eyes, and he cups my face between my hands and kisses me. I throw my arms around his neck and he moves his hands to my back, pulling me even closer. I haven't seen him for too long...