Wedding reception!

[chloesullivan]

[ooc: open party thread! Mingle, thread-hop, crash the party, cause drama. Whatever you feel like.]

The wedding had gone smoothly. Her dad had walked her down the isle like it should be. They had exchanged their vows and rings once more. Even if the ceremony had been just a formality, since they had been married for two weeks now, but it had still been nice to be there with their family and close friends.

After that, they had been dragged to another room in the hotel for pictures and only now were they being introduced back to their guests, this time as Mr. and Mrs. Queen.

The reception was taking place in the ballroom of the Metropolitan. The decoration was, unsurprisingly, green. Dinner would be served but drinks and appetizers were already available for those who wanted them.

Chloe just hoped his part of the day went as smoothly as the rest of it had.

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[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

She backed away from him, looking nauseous as she scanned the room and made a beeline for Tony. Wrenching him away from whoever the hell he was flirting with at the moment, she gritted her teeth and dragged him outside.

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

Tony didn't say anything as Lois dragged him away from his conversation, merely nodded, following her out, hand settling against the small of her back. The look on Lois's face told him enough. Either she needed someone to hold her hair, or he was on deflect and absorb if her friends got too nosy.

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

Lois confirmed Tony's suspicions by promptly depositing the entirety of her stomach's contents into a nearby bush. After that was done, she sucked in a shaky breath, clutching her stomach and groaning.

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

Tony was a known alcoholic, so Clark wasn't surprised that Lois aimed for him to help her. He figured she'd had too much to drink, and she knew he disapproved of that, but he was still concerned.

It was a little early to be that wasted, so he hung back and watched from afar.

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

Tony rubbed Lois's back, noise wrinkling. Morning sickness, which was incorrectly named if Lois was any indication. Anytime-it-wanted-to-happen sickness. At least she hadn't thrown up on him.

"You gonna make it, or do you need an exit? I can have Happy bring the car around."

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

Lois pursed her lips, wincing a moment and clutching her belly.

"I d... I don't know. This feels... different." She was panting, the blood quickly drained from her features.

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

Tony frowned, a fissure of unease shoot down his spine. "Different how?" he asked, voice low. "Do y-- Hospital?" He pulled out his phone, hitting the button to call Happy.

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

Clark heard the entire conversation and chose that moment to step in. He was by Lois's side in a flash, looking incredibly worried.

"What do you need?"

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

Tony waved Clark off, firing quick instructions into the phone. He could already see Happy approaching, headlights cutting through the night air. He ended the call, sliding his phone back into his breast pocket. "We're fine."

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

He didn't even look at Tony, his entire focus on Lois. "She's in obvious pain. No one here is fine."

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

She winced again, waving Clark off insistently.

"I'm fine, Smallville," she muttered, lowering herself onto a spare chair outside. "No hospital, Tony. Just get me home, okay?"

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

"Lois, what's going on?"

He hovered over her, fretting. He could tell this was more than just a few too many drinks.

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

Tony ignored Clark, moving around to look at Lois. This didn't fit with her normal pregnancy symptoms and it had him worried. "Fine, no hospital," he said, acquiescing, "but I'm havin' Jarvis scan you. I brought the Mark V." His head turned as Happy pulled up. He held out his hand to Lois. "C'mon, sweetheart."

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

Lois swallowed heavily, the bile in her mouth making her grimace as she sucked in another breath. Glancing up at the car that had just arrived, she squeezed Tony's hand before returning her attention to Clark.

"I'll be fine. Probably just that stomach bug come back to haunt me," she insisted, offering him a weak smile. "I'll text you, okay?"

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

"No," he said, shaking his head.

"I'll meet you at your place after I put Conner to bed."

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

"She's not gonna be at her place," Tony felt it prudent to point out, to the both of them. Releasing Lois's hand, he moved toward the car, opening the door before Happy could get out.

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

Though Lois was more than relieved at Tony's input, she flashed Clark another apologetic smile before climbing into the car.

"Nhh, keep the windows open, Happy," she pleaded, pressing her forehead to the window's edge and shutting her eyes.

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

Tony slid in after her, closing the door before her friend could invite himself along. "To the airport, Happy," he said, settling into the seat. He looked at Lois, frowning. "Jarvis is scanning you. If something's wrong, we're goin' to the hospital."

[smallvillekent.livejournal.com]

Keeping his ears open for everything going on in the car, Clark went back inside to find Conner, who was falling asleep in a chair.

He picked him up and ran him home, explaining that Lois had a stomach ache and he was going to go take care of her. He promised Conner that Grandma would read him his bedtime story before he left the house, following Tony's car.

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

Lois shut her eyes a moment, swallowing heavily and attempting to get a hold of herself.

"No hospitals," she repeated, reaching a shaky hand for her purse. She tossed her phone at him. "Call Emil. Tell him it's happening sooner than we thought." She winced, curling into a ball and sucking in a breath.

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

Tony caught it, expression tight with frustration and worry. What was happening sooner than they thought? He sighed. "Only because I like you," he said, making the call.

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

Hand clutching her belly, she leaned over and pressed a kiss to his cheek.

"You're my hero, Tony," she muttered before promptly keeling over into a fetal position, head resting on his thigh.

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

Tony's hand settled on her head, fingers running through her hair. Obviously, something more was going on. He didn't like it. Hopefully Emil, whoever the hell Emil was, would have some answers.

"Yeah, yeah. Tell me that when you're not puking in foliage."

[loistheintrepid.livejournal.com]

She let out a shaky breath, attempting a weak smile.

"I'll be okay," she murmured, sounding thoroughly unconvinced herself. Pulling her knees into her chest, she attempts another deep breath. "I'll be fine."

[astarklandscape.livejournal.com]

Tony glanced down at the Mark V, which was still in travel mode. He nudged it with the toe of his shoe. "Well?"

A bright blue line of line zeroes in on Lois. After a sweep, Jarvis's voice filled the cabin, "I detect the presence of an unidentified non-terrestrial parasite, sir. It has attached to her uterus. Calculations put the likeliness of her survival between 2 and 0.3%." Jarvis paused then. "I am very sorry, sir."

"Non-terrestrial parasite?" Tony echoed. Superman? The daddy was Superman? Okay, not the point. "You know, I think dying is one of those things that you should tell people, honey." His voice was level, not raised at all. Tony was very proud at himself.