Tony's panic attacks

Spike's first birthday

"daddy?" Spike ask sitting on one of the desks in the lab, swinging his feet.

"yes Spike?" Bruce ask looking at something on the screen in front of him.

"why mommy so grumpy?" Spike ask. Bruce chuckled and turned to his son.

"because mommy is stressed." Bruce replied.

"about what?" Spike ask. "my birthday party?" Spike ask. Bruce smiled.

"no buddy. we've had your birthday party planned for weeks." Bruce replied.

"than what?" Spike ask. Bruce sighed and walked over to Spike.

"look, there's a bad guy out there who wants to hurt your mommy. he's worried about your brother or sister getting hurt." Bruce said.

"brother or sister. we really need to find out." Tony muttered stretching as he walked in.

"are you grumpy?" Spike ask. Bruce stifled a laugh and Tony rolled his eye's.

"no I'm not grumpy. mommy is tired." Tony said.

"why?" Spike ask walking over to him on the desk.

"because I'm about two months pregnant and I don't sleep well." Tony replied. Spike reached his arms up and whined. Tony picked him up. "why are you wearing a cape?" Tony ask.

"it's my birthday!" Spike replied.

"no? today? really?" Tony ask, pretending to have forgotten. Spike's smile fell.

"did you forget?" Spike ask. Tony paused remembering how his father forgot his birthday every year. Tony shook his head quickly.

"no of course not. I was just playing." Tony smiled. "why did you want a super hero theme?" Tony ask.

"Avengers assemble!" Spike giggled. he loved that his parents were hero's.

"okay so I see a cape, what? you going as Thor? really?" Tony ask.

"no!" Spike laughed.

"he's decided he wants to go as Hulk." Bruce said. Tony grinned.

"are you gonna be a little Hulk?" Tony ask. Spike laughed and nodded. "well I guess we better go take you to get all green since your party is in an hour." Tony said. Spike cheered.

"Tony, don't you dare. the fumes of the paint is bad for the baby." Bruce said.

"yes dear." Tony replied, taking Spike down stairs.

"Uncle Phil! you're back!" Spike shouted, pushing away from Tony. he landed on his butt, got up, and ran over to hug Phils leg. Phil laughed and hugged him.

"hey buddy, yeah I wouldn't miss your party." Phil chuckled.

"hey Phil great, I need you to take Spike into the bathroom and paint him green." Tony said, heading for the kitchen.

"why?" Phil asks.

"because he wants to dress as Hulk for his party and Bruce has already told me if I do any dangerous stuff this time he's gonna strap me to the bed." Tony said.

"paint is dangerous?" Phil ask curiously.

"the fumes are, to pregnant people." Tony replied. Phil nodded.

"you got the body paint?" Phil ask.

"on the couch probably." Tony replied.

"what are you doing?" Phil ask.

"getting a fucking jar of pepperoncini peppers." Tony said, coming back out of the kitchen, jar in hand.

"please tell me you aren't just eating those." Phil said. Tony looked at him, one in hand. he took a bite of it staring Phil down while he ate it. "god thats disgusting." Phil muttered, picking Spike up. Tony smirked at him, getting in the elevator. he went back up to the lab, jar of peppers in hand.