Today was September 29th, and Tony had to go to New York for an "expo" or something. I didn't really know what that meant, but he asked if I wanted to come along and I said yes. I mean, getting out of school for a few days? Yes please.
"Come on Victoria, we're gonna miss the plane." Pepper yelled from the bottom of the stairs.
I finished stuffing a pair of socks into my overly packed suitcase and struggled to zip it closed. I wasn't sure how long we'd be gone for, so I packed as much clothes as I possibly could. I began dragging the suitcase down the stairs, and it made a thump as it went down each one.
"What on earth is that?" Pepper laughed, looking up from her phone.
"My bag!" I exclaimed, setting the suitcase upright.
"How much did you pack?"
"The essentials."
"So everything but the kitchen sink?"
I nodded. "Exactly."
Happy took my bag to the car, shooting me a look of horror when he lifted it, which only made me laugh more.
"Ready to go?" Tony appeared from the hall, fixing his sleeve.
"Yep!" I bounced up.
"I don't know if we can carry anymore weight, the car might scrape the ground." Happy walked back in front outside. I covered my mouth with my hand to hide my giggle.
"Why?" Tony asked. He's always so serious.
"Victoria packed everything she owns!" Happy pointed at me, a smirk creeping onto his face.
I bursted out laughing, and soon enough, Tony joined in too.
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"She's definitely my daughter then." He said.
Happy shot him a glance, his eyes wide. "...why?"
"Because," Tony turned around and pulled an even bigger suitcase in from the hall. "This is my suitcase."
I sat down and laid back on the floor, allowing myself to lose control of my laughter.
"Why do you guys need— actually, let me correct myself; why do you guys think you need so much goddamn stuff?!" Happy asked, tugging Tony's suitcase to the front door.
"You never know!" Tony said, following him. I followed as well. "I might need an extra thirty-two pairs of underwear."
"Or ten stuffed animals!" I added. We were in the driveway now.
"You packed ten stuffed animals?" Tony looked down at me.
"No... that would be silly." He looked relieved. "I packed twelve..." I said more quietly.
