Suiting Up For Fatherhood

Birthday Party

A/N: Hey guys I am back! So, I'm making a few changes to the story as the first four chapters were written after Infinity War, but before Endgame. Now, after seeing Endgame I have decided to move the Starks into the lake house that was shown during the movie and I am also changing the year Morgan was born to 6/2/2018 (I had it previously as 2020). The events that unfolded during Endgame will have happened, except Tony will have survived. The final battle of Endgame occurred on 4/26/2023 and this chapter takes place on 6/2/2023 for Morgan's 5th birthday.

It was a quaint morning on an early June summer day in a secluded part of upstate New York. A tire swing that sat adjacent to a shimmering lake swayed in the wind, mirroring the tree branches that danced in the surrounding woodland area. Everything was peaceful outside; however, that was not the case for the inside of the nearby lakeside house.

"MOMMY! DADDY! WAKE UP!" A small, yet powerful voice echoed through the halls. Morgan Stark was found jumping up and down on her parent's bed, trying to get them up and just as excited for the day as she was.

Tony Stark was a man who enjoyed his sleep, and needed a minimum of at least eight hours of sleep to be able to function; so, he was not loving the fact that his darling daughter woke him up at 9 o'clock in the morning, as he had been up late the previous night in the garage/lab working on updates for Pepper's Rescue suit.

"Morgan Hope Stark, you better have a good reason for waking daddy up so early" Tony groggily muttered as he got up from underneath his pillow.

Morgan stopped her bouncing after hearing her father's comment and with a disappointed look on her face replied, "It's my birthday. Did you forget?"

Of course, Tony remembered his daughter's birthday was today, in fact he had been working on Morgan's gift for the past month, he was just messing with her.

"Oh, is that today?" He sarcastically admitted, just before picking Morgan up and tickling her.

The bubbly laughter, of the now 5-year-old, was always contagious and Pepper Potts-Stark rose from her side of the bed and couldn't help but smile at seeing the scene unfolding before her.

"Be careful you two, we don't need any injuries to deal with before our guests start arriving for the big day." She chimed in, causing Tony to put Morgan down slowly and safely on the hardwood floor.

The Starks had a special day planned out for the birthday girl and had some surprises in store for her too. They had a lot to do before the guests were to arrive at noon, so both Tony and Pepper were a little grateful for their early wake up call. Happy would be coming over first to help out and bring back some very much needed items such as the decorations, food, drinks, and of course the cake.

"You know Mo, mom is always right, so how about some breakfast? What you hungry for? Your wish is my command." Tony happily offered up as he led the family of three down the stairs and into the kitchen.

Once they arrived, Morgan was lifted up into the elevated metal chair that stood up to the granite island by her mother as Pepper immediately afterwards planted a soft kiss upon the top of her daughter's head.

Morgan spun around in her seat, debating on what she wanted for breakfast, until finally coming to a decision.

"Can we have scrambled eggs, juice pops, and lemonade?!" Morgan asked, as her face lit up from her previous deep-in-thought expression.

Both Tony and Pepper realized that this food combination was a bit outlandish, but they both weren't the type of parents to ever turn down their child's request, no matter how silly it was.

"Of course, Peanut, daddy will get right on that. How about in the meantime you and mommy can set the table?" He swiftly proclaimed, which caused his wife to stop in her tracks, as she was already up from her seat next to Morgan and ready to start on the meal.