[Superman] Number One Enemy

Clark's last ridicule earned him a fist from Audrey.Of course, Clark didn't feel the pain, but he didn't feel the pain. That's why he was so arrogant—rarely teasing Audrey arrogantly.He took the children to play ball in the courtyard, Steve and Clint joined in, Audrey sat on the bench by the courtyard and cheered for his son, Wanda watched while eating dried fruit, Peter and Pietro... They actually started to learn the dance just now.

"Who the hell invented this dance?" Clark couldn't help asking, drinking water at halftime. "It's going viral. We have female colleagues in the office dancing this dance."

"The ending of a certain Japanese drama." Steve replied, glanced in the direction of Peter and Pietro, and shook his head unable to bear to look directly, "The title of the movie is shameful but useful, and the story is about a successful man. , I couldn’t find a girlfriend, decided to hire the heroine to be my wife, paid a salary every month, and accidentally fell in love.”

Clark frowned and laughed, "Wonderful plot. Is this popular now?"

"Yes, this is the trend now."

After playing ball, Clark accompanied Brandon to the backyard to play hide and seek.The Clint children followed them.Brandon made a point of showing Clark his treehouse before lunch.

"Can I really go up?" Clark looked at the small tree house hesitantly.He was worried that he would crush the tree house.

"No problem. This is the tree house my godfather built for me. It's very dazzling inside. Come up and take a look, Superman."

Using both hands and feet, Brandon climbed up the ladder, squatted at the door of the tree house, and waved to Clark below.

Clark couldn't help laughing when he saw how cute Brandon was climbing the ladder with his short hands and legs.He tentatively scanned the material of the tree house with his eyes, and was surprised to find that the wooden exterior of the tree house was made of metal, and there were many high-tech products inside. Langdon hid inside to save his life.

It appears that this is no ordinary tree house.

Clark climbed up the tree house curiously. "When I was a kid, I wanted to have such a cool tree house," he told Brandon with a smile.

The inside of the tree house is actually quite big, and there is no problem for two adults to move around in it.There is a small bed facing the window, a cabinet, a table and chairs, and piles of toys.

Clark accidentally kicks Brandon's Lego castle over.A stun gun that was probably not a toy fell out.

"...Really?!" Startled, Clark picked up the gun and quickly hid it while Brandon was busy looking for something and didn't pay attention to him.

Are you kidding, the Barnes family actually played this for their children?What was Audrey thinking... well, maybe it wasn't from Audrey.Thinking about Brandon's grandparents—Black Widow and Winter Soldier, and Brandon's godfather—Iron Man Stark, Clark silently understood.

"found it!"

Brandon tiptoed and carefully lifted a wooden box from above the cabinet.Holding the wooden box, the child jumped up and down in front of Clark, grabbed Clark's hand, and the two sat down beside the bed.

"I'm going to show you my treasure," Brandon said, smiling brightly at Clark.

"Okay." Clark nodded, showing due anticipation for what Brandon was about to show him.But in fact, he was very scared. Brandon opened the box, what was inside was a high-end weapon from Stark and SHIELD...

Brandon opened the wooden box.Unexpectedly, it was full of old photos.

"This is what my mommy looked like when she was a kid," Brandon said, counting the photos one by one and spreading them out on the carpet. "Look, my mommy was always beautiful. She's the most beautiful in the world." woman."

Clark picked up a photo at random.It was probably when Audrey was in high school, wearing a dress for the campus dance, taking a photo with Tony and Raven.The three put their shoulders on each other and laughed at the camera.

"She's really beautiful," Clark murmured.

"Right. She's my mommy." Brandon said proudly.

It turned out that Audrey also had such an expression.Looking at the photo, Clark thought, feeling a little complicated, and confused.

"But she doesn't have a wedding photo," Brandon said, continuing to count the photos. "Everyone else's mommy has a wedding photo. Mommy says it's because she's not married. Why is that? If you're not married, why me?" "

Clark came back to his senses, lowered his head, and looked at Brandon's innocent and childish expression of doubt, with mixed feelings in his heart.

"Because...you are God's gift to Audrey." Clark could only explain this, and patted Brandon's head tenderly, "Every family in the world is different. Just like every family in the world Individuals are different. We have to learn to accept that others are different from ourselves. This is not necessarily a bad thing.”

Brandon wrinkled his face and turned his head, half understanding.

At that moment, Clark seemed to see himself as a child.

In Brandon, Clark felt that they had the same helplessness, doubts about the world, and loneliness in their hearts.

"Do you want...a father?" Clark blurted out.

Brandon stared at Clark, blinking. "Mommy said to find me one." He said, flattening his mouth and kicking the foot of the bed with his toes, "but I don't like those people. They look at me so strangely, I don't think they will treat Mommy well .”

Clark was amused by Brandon's little move—this kicking of the foot of the bed was exactly the same as Audrey's.

Suddenly, he realized the situation represented by Brandon's words.

"Wait, Brandon. We? Plurals?"

"Blind date," Brandon replied, and after thinking for a while, he added, "That's what Tony said."

Clark suddenly realized in a panic.

So, Audrey is on a blind date, and with many people.Moreover, those men were probably plotting something wrong, so he trusted Brandon's intuition more than Audrey's vision.

"God." Clark held his forehead.From the standpoint of a friend, he believed that it was necessary for him to prevent this.

"I don't want any weirdo as my father," Brandon said, pursing his lips. "I like James, Tony, and Steve, but they..."

Still in shock, Clark didn't catch what Brandon said.

"Superman." Brandon raised his face, tugged at Clark's sleeve, and called Clark in a low voice.

Clark looked at Brandon's aggrieved and expectant appearance, and his heart softened.

"Can you be my father?" Brandon asked, eyes wide open, leaning against Clark's chest, staring at Clark expectantly, "I promise I'll be good, get a lot of awards in school, and soon I grow up and make money to buy you a big, big house, but, can you be my father?"

Clark frowned distressedly.Facing Brandon's sea-blue bright eyes, he...

"Little Pumpkin, you don't have to be very good, I am willing to be your father." He said, gently stroking Brandon's soft hair with the palm of his hand, staring at Brandon's little face full of joy, "You just need to do yourself."

Unexpectedly, Clark agreed.

Promises cannot be given indiscriminately.

...Promises really can't be given indiscriminately.

Less than half an hour later, Clark deeply regretted his impulse.

What did he promise! ! !

For God's sake—Clark wanted to say, he'd just made the most impulsive decision of his life.What is he going to do now!Go after Audrey?Was Audrey chased?No, no, the point is that they don't love each other!

It would be even more absurd to say that he and Audrey fell in love under this premise.Clark thought brokenly.

Maybe he could apply for Brandon's babysitter...

……never mind.When he didn't say it.

A week later, Clark worked up the courage to make his first attempt.

He counted the auspicious time with his fingers, and entered Audrey's office on a certain afternoon when he heard that Audrey was in a good mood.

Same office, same cool lighting.Clark looked at Audrey behind the desk, feeling only apprehensive.

"Why?" Audrey didn't look up.

"I..." Clark took a deep breath, "Audrey, I want to discuss something with you."

"What's the matter?" Audrey glanced at Clark and continued to work, "Don't even think about changing departments."

"No." Clark raised the corners of his mouth reluctantly, "I want to ask you, does Brandon still lack a godfather?"

This question is too bad.Clark thought.

Audrey finally put down the work at hand, raised her head, and looked at Clark suspiciously.

"No shortage. What are you asking for?"

Clark looked down, grinning dryly.That's right, he should ask a different question.

"It's okay." Clark exited the office, shaking his head and repeating the same sentence, "it's okay. It's okay. It's really okay."

For the second week, Clark figured it wouldn't work, he had to keep trying.

So he summoned up his courage again and stayed outside Audrey's office.

Not in Audrey's office, the pressure should be less; Clark thought.

Audrey is off work.Audrey walked out of the office.Audrey was startled by Clark squatting behind the corner.

"Kent!" Audrey called out Clark's name, frowned, and stared at him dissatisfied.

"Sorry." Clark quickly stood up, and smiled at Audrey with some embarrassment and shyness.

According to the results of the experiment, Clark found that when he smiled more -- he didn't want to describe himself as cute, but Kara said so.According to Kara's original words, I heard that as long as he smiles like this, he can reduce others' wariness of him, and it also has a special bonus effect on women.

As for what kind of bonus effect it was, Clark didn't want to know.Anyway, as long as it works for Audrey.

Fortunately, after Clark showed such a smile, Audrey did not look so unhappy.

"What's the matter?" Audrey asked, walking down to the basement.Today she drove here by herself.

"I mean..." To be Brandon's father.Clark swallowed the second half of the sentence, which was too straightforward to do.After a moment of hesitation, he said, "We haven't had a good chat for a long time."