I Can Be Your Hero
Rated T for language and suggestive material
This is my first time posting a fan fiction. I welcome all kinds of criticism.
Disclaimer: I don't own Iron Man.
Chapter 1: Beginning's
"Virginia Potts?" a female voice asked.
Pepper looked up from her magazine and followed the nurse into an examination room. She had been waiting nervously for about ten minutes to hear the results of her test. The minutes that Pepper was waiting seemed like an eternity; it was the longest ten minutes of her life. Every time she glanced at the clock in the waiting room it looked like the hands didn't more at all; as if time stood still. In those ten minutes she thought about the results and what might the outcome might be. If the test came out positive, how was she going to tell Tony? What will he think? Will he hate her? Would he be angry? So many questions went through her head. How would she tell her parents? She knew her parents and sister would be supportive of her. They always have been supportive. She knew her friends would support her through it all but Tony; Tony was a whole different story. He was really unpredictable at times and he was complicated sometimes. Tony had a hard time showing and expressing his emotions but when Pepper tells him of her news then he might actually express some kind of emotion. She was afraid of what he would think. Pepper felt a kind of dread looming over her. Why did she let this happen? What led to it? Pepper asked herself these questions over and over again in her mind. How would she be judged? She stood up and followed the nurse back to the examination room where she took a seat on the exam table again.
"The doctor will be in with your results in a minute," the nurse said as she closed the door.
Pepper took a few deep breaths and sure enough one minute later the doctor walked into the room with Pepper's medical file.
"Hey there Pepper, how are you feeling?" the doctor asked taking a seat on a stool next to the exam table.
"I'm a bit nervous," Pepper admitted.
The doctor smiled, "it's okay to be nervous," she assured.
Pepper nodded and relaxed.
"Well Pepper, your tests came back positive," the doctor said.
Pepper felt her heart sink, why didn't she feel the way you're supposed to feel when you hear news like that? Although she felt her heart sinking inside she put on a fake smile.
Pepper saw the doctor smile widely, "congratulations Pepper your going to be a mother. You're about two months along," the doctor took note of that in Pepper's medical records.
"Would you like to know the sex of the baby?" the doctor asked looking up.
"You already know the sex of the baby?" Pepper asked amazed.
"Yes we do. Thanks to advanced technology and the sponsorship of Tony Stark we are able to do things unimaginable and thought to be impossible," the doctor responded cheerfully.
Pepper nodded, "you have a little boy," the doctor said happily.
Pepper nodded but she didn't know what to say or what to do so she just kept that fake smile on her face and thanked the doctor.
"Okay, I want to see you back here in four weeks okay?" the doctor asked.
Pepper nodded and got off of the exam table. Pepper felt like crying, she should have been happy but it wasn't supposed to be that way. She had a plan to wait until after getting married to the man of her dreams to have a baby because she was raised a proper Catholic girl and she had high morals. And now, that was all ruined. It kind of hurt Pepper but what hurt most was that the man of her dreams didn't see her; he didn't see her in the same way, the woman of his dreams. What would also hurt would be telling the father of the baby who coincidentally was the so called man of her dreams. Pepper hated her self for letting it happen this way. But, a little boy, she was going to be a mother to a little boy. That thought excited her; she always wanted a little boy. And then one day she'll have a little girl. Then that way her son can protect his little sister from stupid boys and the dangers in the world. Pepper got into her car and drove to the small café in lower Los Angeles where she was going to meet some girl friends for lunch.
"Hey Pepper over here," a cheery voice said from a booth in the corner. Pepper smiled and walked over to the table where two of her best girl friends were sitting.
"Hey Kristine, Hey Jenny," Pepper said tiredly as she hugged them.
"How did your doctor's appointment go?" Jenny asked handing Pepper a menu.
"It was terrible," Pepper admitted.
"What happened?" Kristine asked concerned.
"She said that I was pregnant." Pepper felt like crying.
"But that's great news," Jenny said with a smile.
"It's not; I-I slept with Tony," Pepper confessed.
"You what?" Kristine asked bewildered.
"As if I didn't already know that," Jenny mumbled.
Jenny and Kristine had their suspicions but to actually hear it from Pepper was a slight relief. They didn't approve of it because of Tony's reputation with the ladies. But then again, they were hoping that one day Tony and Pepper would just confess their love for each other already. Jenny and Kristine knew that Tony and Pepper were meant to be together. They acted like an old couple always bickering one minute and laughing the next. Tony and Pepper had an odd relationship but they believed opposites attract. Kristine and Jenny knew that Pepper was secretly head over heels for Tony. They hated seeing her so hurt when ever Tony would come home with another woman. (Tony made Pepper move in with him because she spent more time at his house than her own apartment.)
Pepper couldn't hold in much longer and began crying.
"It's going to be okay," Kristine said hugging Pepper.
"He's going to hate me," Pepper cried.
"No he won't. Tony would never hate you," Jenny said also hugging Pepper.
"Tony would make a great father; I think," Kristine said unsure of the thought.
"I wish I could tell you Tony would make a great father but I can't. I'm sorry Pepper but you know Tony he's too rowdy and he's a freaking man-whore. He can never commit to a serious relationship and he plan's to be a bachelor his whole life. Plus Tony is always working; that's all he ever does is work. He's always working on Stark Industry stuff or going off being Iron Man or working on his damn cars. Tony can't handle his own self sometimes and he is a bit unstable. He nearly drank himself to his death on several occasions. Tony can't handle being a sober and stable person who can function perfectly fine in today's society, yet alone be a father. This is no way to raise a child. We want the best for your baby but he could be put in harms way if he's around Tony. He won't be able to handle a child on top of being Iron Man. The only way any of that is going to change is if Tony changes. And, I don't see him changing anytime soon. I'm really happy for you Pepper I really am, I just want you and the baby to have a stable life," Jenny said poignantly.
Pepper and Kristine looked at Jenny with a blank expression astonished at her sudden outburst.
"She has a point," Pepper said dabbing her eyes with a tissue.
"So, are you going to tell him?" Kristine asked.
"As much as I'd like not to, I have to, he'll probably hate me but I can not keep this from him. He has a right to know," Pepper said sadly.
"He won't hate you," Kristine and Jenny said at once.
Pepper just nodded dreading what Tony would have to say.