(2) Bring Me Home (T. Stark)

Chapter Thirty-One

Spencer is crouched under the computer desk in Tony's garage, fiddling away with the wires, this is part of her surprise for Tony. She is hoping it goes down well and he is not going to be upset that she's down here and messing with his computers. Jarvis is helping her so she assumes that means it will be fine.

"How's that?" Spencer asks as she plugs something in.

"Reporting 100% functionality, Mrs Stark" Jarvis tells her, Spencer smiles to herself and nods.

"What's going on down here?" Tony states from the doorway of the garage. Spencer bumps her head in surprise.

"Ow!" Spencer complains. "Mother..."

"Whoa...little ears" Tony stops her as he holds Trinity on his hip. Spencer pulls back from under the table and glares at him. "What?" He asks. "I held off as long as I could...." Spencer looks at her watch.

"Surprised it took you this long actually" She teases, he smirks at her.

"What were you even doing under there?"

"Okay," She caves and runs her fingers through her hair. She sighs. "I got a digital art station" She admits and folds her arms over her chest. "I figured with the software on it I could create some....better designs for your suit," She tells him, Tony softens slightly. "Plus we could get the kids to use it and that way their art it saved onto the cloud"

"Spence" He whispers. "Now I really feel bad for not waiting" She nods a little.

"You should" She counters with a small smile. He moves closer to her and smiles.

"You're amazing," he tells her warmly. "This...idea was amazing and thoughtful....."

"You're thinking how lucky you are, right now, aren't you?" she teases, he chuckles and nods.

"I am" He agrees.

"And how much you love me?" She asks, he nods again.

"I am" He repeats and leans closer to kiss her, Spencer smiles against his lips. "We're having breakfast" He states as he pulls back from her. "Pancakes and waffles....want some?"

"I would love some" Spencer answers warmly. "Let me just clean up these wires" Tony nods a little and smiles at her. "What?" She asks him.

"Nothing" He counters. "Just...." He shrugs a little and then walks away with Trinity. Spencer smiles to herself and picks up the digital art station. This is a good idea. Trinity has been drawing a lot and they won't always have the space to hang her pictures on the walls, and if Ryder and Serenity do the same, that's a lot of paper. This way, their art will be stored forever on Jarvis' hard drive. Protected. She lets out a breath and sets the art station on its stand before tidying up the wires around it. Tucking them away from tiny hands.

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Dean hugs Spencer tightly as Sam shakes Tony's hand. Both brothers are just as pleased to see him as Spencer was, knowing how much pain she was in, how much pain Trinity was in. They gave up hope though. Spencer, wobbled a few times, but never actually gave up hope that Tony would come back, and they owed her better than they gave her, everyone did. Dean kisses her head and pulls back.

"Ooo food" Dean teases and moves to join Trinity at the table. Spencer shakes her head and follows after him.

"Really sorry about what happened, Tony," Sam tells the billionaire.

"Teach me not to listen to my wife" Tony offers, Sam frowns slightly. "Spence told me that she had a bad feeling about my trip" Tony points out. "She was right. That's not like a....thing, right?" Tony asks. "Like you and your visions?"

"She told you about that?" Sam counters.

"Yeah" Tony answers. "We tell each other everything...."

"And no, no, Spencer missed out on the whole demon blood thing, she was sleeping in our dad's arms in the living room when it happened. No, she's just always had feelings, Dad always said she had unparalleled instincts...like guy feelings." Tony nods a little, can see that. "Part of me just assumed it was to do with her intelligence" Sam admits. "She's way smarter than she likes to show, and maybe she's just smart enough to see signs and things...."

"I think Spencer's just special" Tony counters, Sam snorts and nods.

"That too" He agrees, they share a look.

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Spencer rests in bed, her knees up and the digital art station leant against them as she draws. Trinity sits on the bed with her, reading from her picture book. It's past her bedtime but she's been reluctant to sleep since Tony came back, for the same reason Spencer struggled to sleep whilst he was gone. Trinity is scared that if she sleeps, Tony will be gone when she wakes up. So she's been sleeping in Tony and Spencer's bed. Neither have the heart to say no right now, but they will have to eventually. Tony bounces onto the bed as he drops onto it before shuffling his way under the covers next to Spencer. His eyes take in the sketch on the art station. She notes his gaze and hands over the station to him.

"I slimmed down your designs" She offers as Tony looks over the sketch. "It's less chunky medieval..." He chuckles a little and nods. "More....sleek sports car, which you like" He nods and looks at her. "And you could use this" She places her hand over the mini-arc reactor in his chest. "To power the suit...." he shifts his eyes to her.

"I thought that too" he admits and covers her hand with his. "God, you're amazing" he whispers. How many other wives would support their husband with something like this? How many would help? "What's this?" He asks noting a couple of swipes of colour in the corner.

"Just...possible colours" She answers. "I mean....you don't have to use them" He touches the red and gold colour pattern and smiles. He knows he doesn't have to pick them, and he probably wouldn't have chosen them himself but there is something about them together. They're kind of familiar colours, something that comforts him. He likes it.

"I like them" He assures Spencer. She takes the station back from him and rests it back against her knees. Tony leans over and kisses her head before he turns his attention to Trinity as she moves up the bed to sit in his lap.