Sorry for not posting sooner, but I was being kind of lazy. Anyhoo, here's the next chapter. It's kinda short but I just needed to get it out.
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"I'm so sorry," Pepper told Maria.
"It's okay. Well, not really, but the edge has worn off. Plus, my friend Jenn really helped me out," Maria said.
"Do you want to tell us anything about it?" Tony asked.
"A little. It's still kind of hard to talk about but, um, well she died in this car crash. The same one where I got the scars on my face. A drunk driver hit us."
Pepper glanced at Tony noticing how his face had become just a little bit tight. Inwardly she sighed. Not matter how long ago it was, Tony never really got over his parents death. Maria's mother death must have brought back some bad memories.
Tina glanced at her watch. "We have to go," she told Tony and Pepper.
"Well I for one believe you," Pepper said, "but we're going to have to do a paternity test, just to confirm it."
Maria shrugged. "Okay."
"We'll schedule something," Adam told Pepper.
The group said good-bye and headed down the driveway to the car.
When Pepper shut the door behind them she turned to Tony. "Are you okay?" she asked softly. "I know that that was very unexpected."
"Pepper, what am I going to do? I can't take care of that girl, but I can't just abandon her to a foster home and just pay for child support."
"You'll do fine. Let's just take this one step at a time. And I'll be here, helping you out."
"Thank you."
"Will that be all, Mr. Stark?"
Tony sighed. "I have a feeling it won't be."
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