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*2 Days Later*

I was sitting in a room with Jadelyn, waiting for the nurse to bring her discharge papers. I was in the corner of the room with Jadelyn in my arms when I heard a knock at the door. "Come in!" I said, gently rocking her. I looked up to see my personal assistant standing in the doorway. She smiled at me and my daughter. "Hello, Pepper."

"Hey," she said, closing the door behind herself, and then walking over to me. "Is this her?" She asked with excitement in her voice.

"Yup, this is the newest addition to the Stark family." I smiled at her. Jadelyn whined a little and started fidgeting in my arms. I reached over and grabbed her bottle off the side table, then placed it in her mouth.

"What's her name?" Pepper asked, kneeling down and playing with Jadelyn's hair.

"Jadelyn Angel." I replied. She looked up at me.

"Angel? After Mrs. Stark?" I nodded and removed the bottle from Jadelyn's mouth to see if she was finished. She seemed like she was, so I set it back on the table. Pepper nodded in understanding. "Can I hold her?" Pepper shifted her weight. I moved my eyes from Jadelyn to Pepper.

"Uh… Yeah, sure. Just, uh, be very, very careful." I said.

"I will. I have held a baby before, Mr. Stark." She said, matter-a-factly. Pepper stood up. Moving my hands behind Jadelyn's head and under her body, I carefully lifted her and placed her in Peppers arms. "You are just the most adorable thing I have ever seen!" She cooed, gently rocking Jadelyn. "Yes you are, yes you are." Jadelyn grunted a little bit. I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose at the sound, and out of the mere fact that I was tired and worn down. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." I looked up, resting my arm on the arm of the chair. Pepper narrowed her eyes, studying me.

"I don't believe you..."

"Pepper, I'm fine." I lied. She continued to look at me. I sighed, "Alright, maybe I'm not. These past 3 days, they've been rough. I haven't been able to sleep or eat and, I hate to say this, but I've been crying non-stop. I just… I'm a mess. It feels like my world is falling apart." Pepper looked down at Jadelyn, who was now sleeping.

"You don't blame this on her, do you?"

"No, of course not." I started. "She's what keeps me going. I don't know where I would be if Jadelyn wasn't here, either." I looked at Jadelyn and Pepper nodded. We sat in silence for a while, but I broke it. "Could you run out there and see if the paperwork for her discharge is ready?" I asked, rubbing my forehead.

"Yes, of course." Pepper said, slowly handing Jadelyn to me, so she doesn't wake her. "Will that be all, Mr. Stark?" I grinned a little at the familiar question.

"That will be all, Miss Potts." I replied and Pepper left the room.

*30 Minutes Later, Leaving the Hospital*

Pepper and I made our way to the front entrance of the hospital with Jadelyn in tow in her carrier. I looked out the glass windows to see a group of paparazzi waiting for me to walk out. I sighed, "Great… How did they find me?" I looked down at Jadelyn, then back at the crowd on the other side of the door.

"I'm not sure, would you like me to…" Pepper started.

"Let's go." I said, and pushed the door open, walking through swiftly. Pepper stood there for a second confused. "Come on!" I shouted from inside the mob of people. She quickly pushed through the crowd and got behind me. People were snapping pictures of us left and right, but I made sure that Jadelyn was covered. I'm not sure I want everyone to know who she is yet, it's to protect her. They were also throwing all sorts of questions at me, and they were one's I didn't really want to answer. 'What's her name?', 'When is Angels funeral?', 'Mr. Stark, are you going to give the baby up for adoption now that your wife is gone, so you can return to your past playboy lifestyle?', 'What now?'.

When we reached the car I slid Jadelyn and her carrier in first, and then climbed in, myself. Pepper got in on the other side. I took a deep breath then let it out and looked to my body guard/ driver and faked a smile. "Hey, Happy, how's it going?" I then turned to hook Jadelyn's car seat in.

"Fine, Sir. Is that the new baby Stark?" Happy asked, turning back in his seat to see her.

"Yes, this is her. Now would you mind, oh I don't know, getting us out of this paparazzi swarm maybe? I would like to get home and relax. You can see her later." I asked, a little sarcastically.

"Oh. Yeah, of course, sir."