Bio Dad
“Oh Mister Peter Pie. It’s time to wake uppppp.” Tony called out to his 6 year old as he entered his son’s room.
He couldn’t help the laugh that came out as he saw Peter’s position in bed. He was lying with one arm thrown up over his head, and one leg up and over the covers as he lay on his back. The covers were all twisted around his chest and his stuffed bear that he absolutely had to sleep with was tossed halfway across the room.
Tony walked over to the bed and pulled the covers away from Peter’s chest, maneuvering his leg so it was laying back on the bed and moving the child’s arm so it was lying back straight. His son was an incredibly heavy sleeper, so he didn’t have to worry about waking him up.
Tony stepped away from the bed to pick up Poley the polar bear and brought it back to the bed. He lay the polar bear in Peter’s arms, and smiled as the little boy unconsciously wrapped his arms around the bear, turning over on his side with Poley hugged close to his chest.
“Petey Pie.” Tony called out again. He sat down on the side of the bed and started rubbing his childs’ back. Although Peter was a heavy sleeper, he normally woke up to Tony’s hand on his back, and this was no exception.
Peter’s face scrunched up adorably as he grumbled before turning onto his other side to face Tony. He opened his eyes a few moments later and smiled when he saw Tony.
“Hi dad.”
“Hey kid. How are you this morning?” Tony stroked the tiny cheek and Peter yawned, scrunching up his eyes again.
“I’m sleepy.”
“We stayed up a bit too late watching Little Mermaid, didn’t we?” Tony asked. He had let Peter talk him into watching 3 Disney movies the night before and Tony was terrible at saying no to his kid.
“Mmmm.” Peter nodded, closing his eyes again as he snuggled Poley and turned away from Tony again. Tony smiled as he rubbed the 6-year-olds’ back softly.
“Didn’t you want to go to the carnival today though Pete?” Tony asked, and Peter jerked back his way, eyes flying open.
“Yes!”
Tony laughed as Peter threw Poley to the side, grabbing his blankets and throwing them fully off him as he launched himself out of bed and towards the bathroom.
Tony just sat on the bed as Peter slammed the bathroom door, chuckling as the kids’ sudden exuberance. He pulled the covers back so they were neat and placed Poley back on the bed with the pillows.
Peter burst out of the bathroom a few moments later, running towards the dresser to start pulling out various items. A pair of shorts lay on the floor a moment later, followed by a red t-shirt. Peter reached into the dresser to pull out a pair of underwear. He turned around to see Tony sitting there, and rushed over to start pulling on Tony.
“Out!” Peter shouted.
“Oh no, can’t move. Stuck here forever.” Tony threw himself back onto Peter’s bed, throwing a arm over his eyes as he did so.
“Daddddd.” Peter whined as he tugged at Tony’s other arm.”You’re the worst!”
“Ouch Peter. You wound me.”
“Goooooo. I need to get dressed!” Peter protested, still yanking on Tony’s arm. The man sat up, laughing as Peter grumped at him. He pushed himself up and Peter pushed at his back to get him out the room.
“Don’t forget to brush your teeth Pete. I’ll be waiting for you out here.”
Tony walked out of Peter’s room, the kid shutting the door behind him as Peter hurried to get dressed. He sat down on the couch, pulling out his phone to check his emails. Happy and Rhodey were waiting for them downstairs already, both sitting in the car in the garage. Tony texted to let them know it would be a few minutes while he waited for Peter to get ready.
The child in question rushed out of his room a few moments later fully dressed and carrying a jacket with him.
“Lets gooooo!” Peter jumped up and down as Tony pulled himself up. “Hurry up!”
“Pete, you were fast asleep not 15 minutes ago.”
“And now i’m awake and want to goooo!”
Tony laughed as he put his phone in his pocket and the two headed towards the stairs of the condo they were living in to head down to the garage to meet the two men.
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The carnival was a huge set up in the middle of upstate New York and Tony was slightly regretting the decision to bring Peter here. He had a hat on to cover his identity and the press didn’t really know Peter, but he still didn’t like it. Happy, Rhodey and three other plain clothed private security were looking out for them which was helping his anxiety slightly.
Peter was dashing about the carnival, hyped up on the amount of sugar he had consumed. Tony had tried to shut it down after an elephant ear, two types of cotton candy, and 2 hot dogs but he knew Rhodey and Happy had conspired behind his back and given the kid much more which had only helped to hype the 6-year-old up even more.
Tony had been on more badly constructed rides than he wanted to, but Peter was deliriously happy. Tony knew his summer hadn’t been the best one with his only friend going out of state, and Tony having to work more than he wanted to, leaving Happy to try to entertain Peter, but Peter was happy today and that made Tony happy.
“Can I go play that game?” Peter hopped up to Tony, pointing at a water shooting game that was across the way. Tony nodded and he, Peter, Happy and Rhodey headed over to the arcade game.
“Welcome. You have to shoot water at your target which makes your horse move. The first horse to the end wins their choice of toy.” The worker explained as Peter excitedly directed the three men to the horses he wanted them to race, before settling down at his own.
As they prepared to start, another man sat down next to Tony, preparing to compete.
“How much can I pay you to let my kid win?” Tony murmured to him, trying to prevent Peter who was a few horses down from hearing.
“Tony!” Rhodey scolded from the other side of Tony while Happy distracted Peter, the child pointing out which toy he would pick if he won.
“Seriously, how much?” Tony asked again.
“Hey man. I can go play another game if it means that much to you.” The man got up, heading to another section of the arcade games. Tony smirked at Rhodey who shook his head.
The worker called go and the game started. Happy, Rhodey and Tony all half-heartedly shooting the water as Peter concentrated at hitting his target. Tony watched him, his little tongue slightly sticking out as he concentrated.
The game ended pretty quickly, Peter beating the three men by a long margin. He squealed in delight and pointed at the stuffed tiger hanging above his head. The worker put it into his arms and Peter immediately turned around to show Tony, who smiled and nodded.
“I’m naming it Tony.”
“After your dad?” Happy asked.
“No. After Tony the Tiger.” Peter replied.
“Ouch, rejected there Tony.” Rhodey grinned and Tony just looked at him.
Peter dashed off then, causing the three men to hurry after him. This led to the rest of the afternoon following Peter around, from ride to ride and game to game, culminating in Tony finding himself with Peter fast asleep on his shoulder. The 6-year-olds legs were wrapped around Tony’s body with his arms wrapped around Tony’s neck. Happy was holding the tiger as the group headed towards the car.
Once they reached the car, Tony removed Peter’s limbs and placed him in his booster seat, strapping him in before moving to his own seat, the child sleeping on completely unaware.
“This was a good day.” Rhodey commented and Tony nodded. He knew he had to go back to multiple meetings the next day but for now, he could just enjoy what a good day they had just had.