Growing Up

Chapter Five

"(Y/n)? I'm home, where are you?" Tony called out, taking off his coat and suit jacket.

"In the parlor." He smiled, making his way upstairs. She sat facing the fireplace which warmed him ever so nicely. He stood behind her and massaged her shoulders, noticing how tense she was. "Shouldn't I be the one rubbing your shoulders after a long day?" (Y/n) laughed. He loved her laugh, so sweet and melodic.

"Oh but I much prefer this." He purred. She leaned her head back and rested it on his stomach. He moved his hands from her shoulders to brush through her (h/c) mane. He felt her jump, eyes widening with panic. She leaned up quickly, startling him. "What is it?"

"I need to tell you-" She wrapped her arms around herself, rocking slightly. Tony walked around and knelt in front of her, noticing the tears pouring from her beautiful (e/c) eyes.

"Tell me, darling." He hugged her tightly to his chest, pulling her down to sit in his lap upon the floor. "It's alright, tell me what's wrong."

"I'm pregnant, Tony."

Tony's face drained of all color.

"Excuse me?" He croaked out. Bruce stood in the background, confused by his reaction.

"Mum named me after grandma Maria and her old friend Danielle." Dani was holding back tears, his reaction giving power to the negative outcomes she had thought of earlier. She stood to leave. "I'm sorry, mum was right. I'll go now."

"No, wait!" He caught her arm. "I'm sorry, you just surprised me. Please wait." Tony wrapped his arms around her.

"Should I leave you two alone?" Bruce chimed in.

"No, we might need you for support." Dani sighed, wiping her eyes. The three sat down on the couches.

"How is she?" Tony knew it was a stupid question, but he had to know.

"She's great. Well, that's what she wants the world to think." He laughed.

"Same as always, then." A sad smile spread on his lips. "Does she know you're here?"

"Not at this moment but she knows that I was going to find you. She was against it at first but she came around. Jonas thought it best if we waited until after meeting you to tell her." It broke his heart to hear that (Y/n) hadn't wanted her to see him, though he couldn't blame her.

"Look, I don't know what she told you about what happened-"

"Mum was always honest with me, never hiding who my father was or why he wasn't there. I used to think it was my fault, my fault that she had to leave. There was a point when I was a teenager when I blamed it all on you, that if you hadn't have told her you didn't want me that we would all be together." Bruce winced at the pain on Tony's face at her statement. He was piecing together the story of who this girl was. "But as I grew older, I realized that you were both young and scared. That it was nobody's fault."

"So what brought you to finding him now?" Bruce asked, giving Tony some time to process his daughter's words.

"The name I mentioned, Jonas, my fiance." She handed her dad the envelope full of pictures of her as a kid and also plenty with Jonas. He carefully opened it and took in every picture. "Mum always said that we'd meet, when we were both ready, and I think that now is as good as ever."

"You want me at your wedding?" He met her eyes, confused.

"I want you to give me away." She smiled, tears trickling down her cheeks. "I want to meet uncle Rhodey and all of your friends. I want my father and my mother to see my big day. I want my whole family there." Bruce glanced at Tony.

"I don't know if I could ever face (Y/n) again." He choked on the words. Dani crossed the room and hugged her father.

"Mum forgave you the moment she left." They talked for an hour more before Dani said goodbye, going back to her hotel room to tell Jonas about everything. After she left, Tony stared out at the New York skyline.

"Are you going to be okay?" Bruce put a hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah." Tony went to the bar to pour himself a glass of whiskey. "I need to call Rhodey and tell him that he's an uncle." Bruce couldn't help but laugh at the normally cocky billionaire.