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The further along Pepper got with her pregnancy the more Tony wound up sleeping on the sofa. And this morning was just the same. Tony was curled up on the sofa when Athena walked upstairs after training with her mom before breakfast. "Should we wake him?" Athena asked. "Nah, let him sleep. Pepper had him up at two o'clock this morning getting her some walnut ice cream." Natasha replied. "Oh yea, I heard that too, I just rolled over and went back to sleep." Athena said with a smirk. "Breakfast?" Natasha asked. "Yea, sounds good. What are you making mama?" Athena asked.

Natasha rolled her eyes as she began pulling out sausages dropping them into the sizzling pan on the stove. "I'll make the pancakes." Athena said as she began mixing up the pancake batter. A little while later Pepper came waddling downstairs and into the kitchen hand on her stomach. "Something smells good." "Sit down and we'll server you up some breakfast." Natasha said. Slowly Pepper sat down, she was only four months along and the cravings, hormones and everything else was kicking in sometimes in overdrive.

Natasha put down a plate of pancakes and sausages in front of Pepper along with a cup of decaf coffee. A few minutes later everyone else came in for breakfast including Lucy and Carol walked in taking seats at the table. "Tony! Hey Stark! Wake up! Breakfast is ready!" Natasha called into the living room. "I'm up...I'm up...I'm coming." Tony grumbled sleepily. "Good morning sunshine!" Athena greeted with a smile. "Stuff it Romanoff...and pass the coffee." Tony muttered as he sat in the empty chair. Athena passed him a large cup of coffee and a plate of food. "Sleep well hun?" Pepper asked. Tony muttered something about stupid pregnancy cravings as he began eating.