[ Steve happily goes upstairs with Alice, and though she's the least helpful little gremlin in getting things set up for their guests, he wouldn't have it any other way. He knows his real job is to distract her, so she doesn't curiously go downstairs to hang with cool aunt Shuri and awesome uncle Smart Hulk. Still kind of a weird thing for him to refer to him as Smart Hulk, honestly.
They do happen to have enough guest rooms, if Stephen's not staying, and if Rhodey isn't staying either. But Rhodey can also take the couch if he does want to stay over, or Steve will get out the air mattress for him. He'll also make himself useful by cooking them something to eat, clearing out the equipment in the center of his gym so that they have somewhere to work adjacent from the lab, if it's too crowded in there.
Then, in the middle of having Alice fluff up the pillows so that she feels like she has something to do, he spots Tony in the doorway. And he smiles big, 'cause that's his fella. That's his husband, who yes, he still has a crush on, who still gives him everything he could ever wish for. And right now, that's more time. ]
Hey honey.
[ Alice looks up and goes to hug Tony's knees, looking up at him with a big smile on her face. She does want ups again, but Tony looks tired so Steve will come pick her up instead, as she giggles because she's so heavily ticklish. He then goes to kiss Tony, and Alice murmurs a quick 'ewww' and buries her face into Steve's shoulder so she doesn't have to see her parents being gross and cute.
But then, Steve thinks, they've gotta talk. ]
Hey, sport. Your daddy and I have something to tell you. And it's pretty serious, okay?
[ Alice turns her face and looks at Steve, her hair growing darker by the day, but now a dirty blond, matching Steve's. It's shoulder-length, and wavy, curling at the very ends. And it's an unruly mess, because that tends to happen when both Steve and Tony are away from her for more than ten minutes. ]
And it's not good. But, we want you to know that daddy's gonna fix it, okay? And auntie Shuri, and uncle Bruce. They're gonna work really hard, and we're all gonna need to let them do that. Okay, baby?
[ Alice thinks this is a perfectly adequate start, so she nods in agreement and then Steve goes to seat her on the newly-made bed so they can address her together. ]
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They do happen to have enough guest rooms, if Stephen's not staying, and if Rhodey isn't staying either. But Rhodey can also take the couch if he does want to stay over, or Steve will get out the air mattress for him. He'll also make himself useful by cooking them something to eat, clearing out the equipment in the center of his gym so that they have somewhere to work adjacent from the lab, if it's too crowded in there.
Then, in the middle of having Alice fluff up the pillows so that she feels like she has something to do, he spots Tony in the doorway. And he smiles big, 'cause that's his fella. That's his husband, who yes, he still has a crush on, who still gives him everything he could ever wish for. And right now, that's more time. ]
Hey honey.
[ Alice looks up and goes to hug Tony's knees, looking up at him with a big smile on her face. She does want ups again, but Tony looks tired so Steve will come pick her up instead, as she giggles because she's so heavily ticklish. He then goes to kiss Tony, and Alice murmurs a quick 'ewww' and buries her face into Steve's shoulder so she doesn't have to see her parents being gross and cute.
But then, Steve thinks, they've gotta talk. ]
Hey, sport. Your daddy and I have something to tell you. And it's pretty serious, okay?
[ Alice turns her face and looks at Steve, her hair growing darker by the day, but now a dirty blond, matching Steve's. It's shoulder-length, and wavy, curling at the very ends. And it's an unruly mess, because that tends to happen when both Steve and Tony are away from her for more than ten minutes. ]
And it's not good. But, we want you to know that daddy's gonna fix it, okay? And auntie Shuri, and uncle Bruce. They're gonna work really hard, and we're all gonna need to let them do that. Okay, baby?
[ Alice thinks this is a perfectly adequate start, so she nods in agreement and then Steve goes to seat her on the newly-made bed so they can address her together. ]