Chapter One

Tony Stark knew for a fact that he never wanted kids. Don't get him wrong, he thought that kids were cute when they weren't crying or spitting all over the place. And he would have been happy to have played the role of godfather if it meant that he could buy said kid expensive trinkets.

But being a father? That had never really been high on his to do list, not to mention that he hadn't had an exactly warm childhood and even though he had, had a lot of flings he had never meet anyone he had wanted to have kids with.

Except maybe Pepper.

But Pepper was gone and it was time that Tony accepted things as they were because chances were that she was never coming back. Tony let out a grimaced as he took a sip of his drink.

Talk about ironic, this time last year he had still been with Pepper and the rest of the Avengers had been here fooling around, laughing, and drinking. Now Pepper had dumped him and the only Avengers that were still on his side were Vision and Rhodey.

He hated to admit this, but even after the whole fight about the accords and the fact that Steve had hidden the fact that his friend had killed his parents, he would be lying if he said he didn't miss the star spangle banner. He still had cap's shield around in the tower somewhere and he wondered if he shouldn't FedEx to him. Not to mention that even though Rogers had sent him a phone to contact the Avengers he still wasn't 100% certain that he wanted to use it, especially since Tony was still feeling a bit guilty that they had been trapped in a floating prison because of them, even thought it had been General Ross that had, had them imprisoned.

He really was alone and his heart throb at the thought. He hated this lonely feeling and he hated that it had become so familiar. He heard the doorbell ring and Vision appeared passing through walls like he always seemed to be. Tony saw him fidgeting. He had been in a depressing mood ever since Wanda had left. Apparently he had the hots for Maximoff. "Mr. Stark there is a visitor at the door. Shall I greet them?"

"No, I'll do it," Tony said with a sigh. Vison still had a tendency to freak people out and humans interest him a little too much, also he needed to work on personal space. He put down his glass of whisky and used the elevator to get to the bottom floor of the tower. He opened the door and a saw a tall, blond woman wearing a long overcoat and holding a baby that couldn't be more than four or five months old. The baby had black, little curls and big blue eyes, and was wearing pink pajamas. "Sorry, I don't have time for Girls Scouts today."

The blond threw him a smile that was less than amused. "Goody, I don't either." She pushed the door open and came carrying the infant along with her. "God, you don't remember. How fantastic, I guess I should have known, unless you're Pepper Potts you're just another hot piece of ass in Tony Stark's bed."

"I would correct you, but it is the truth, no offense," he squinted at the woman. He had seen her before that had been for sure, they must have meet a little while after he and Pepper had broken up and Tony had gone into some type of mourning. "We've meet in Paris- "

"London." The woman said flatly. "I'm Lina. Carolina? Forget it, you don't remember."

"Of course I do," Tony lied. "You look the same."

Lina threw him a dirty look. "Really? Because the last time we saw each other I was a hot blond in a mini dress who was being asked to dance by none other than a Mr. Tony Stark and the next thing I know I'm in bed with him and the next morning you disappear before breakfast."

Tony shrugged. "I'm not a big fan of breakfast so- "

Lina smirked. "Cute because I'm not a big fan of three months later peeing on a pregnancy stick and finding myself pregnant with America's playboy billionaire baby."

Tony blinked and it took him a moment to catch up as he looked from the baby in Lina's arms and then back to Lina. "Wait, are you saying that- "

"Congratulations," Lina said dryly as she put the baby in Tony's stunned arms. "You have a daughter. Ivy meet your father. Tony meet Ivy Colette Stark. Your daughter."

"No," Tony said as he finally seemed to recuperate himself. "This, this infant is not my daughter." But it was hard to miss the fact that both of them had the same dark hair.

Lina dugged into her purse and pulled out a couple of papers. "This is her birth certificate and a copy of my DNA, if you want to do a paternity test. Be my guess, but it would be rather pointless."

Tony frowned as Ivy started squirming in his arms. "What do you want? Child support? Because- "

"I could care less about money," Lina said flatly as she grabbed her cell phone. "I want my freedom back, I'm too young to be tied down to a baby, besides I've had her for sixth months, I think it's time that she spent some time with her daddy. Good luck Tony."

Tony's eyes grew wide as he watched as Lina departed from the Stark Mansion with her hips moving to the side and towards the exit while Tony was still holding Ivy.

Tony looked at her and Ivy stared back at him with confused eyes. She started whimpering and Tony started panicking. "Wait, come back! Lina, I'll give you money, I'll give you whatever you want, just take her away."

"Sir?"

"Yes, Vision?"

"May I ask why there's an infant on the couch." Vision said as they stared at Ivy who had been crying nonstop ever since Lina had left.

"Apparently, she's mine," Tony said as he stared at the crying infant. "I'm having FRIDAY run a paternity test just to make sure. Please, please don't cry, please. I'll give you everything you want, money, jewelry?"

"Perhaps it would be better if you would hold her, sir." Vision said. "That is the way that human infants are soothed."

"Oh, right," Tony said awkwardly as he picked her up. He was just glad that this time she wasn't moving. How the hell was he supposed to calm down a crying kid? He doubted that Howard himself had ever carried him. It had always been nannies and Maria. He relaxed slightly when he saw that Ivy had stopped crying. "Oh, thank god Vision you're a genius."

Vision looked pleased with himself. "Well, I don't know about that sir, but it's good to have vast knowledge."

"Sir," FRIDAY said. "I have the results of your paternity test. It is 99.99% sure that you are the father of Ivy Colette Stark. Currently five months and three days old."

-End of Chapter One-

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