Tony ignored the shouts and gawking as he walked through the emergency room doors still in his Iron Man suit. He walked right up to the front desk and his face plate snapped open.

"Virginia Stark, where is she?" Tony asked getting straight to the point.

His patience was already thin enough to snap at any second and the flabbergasted, speechless nurse standing in front of him was NOT helping. He was about to start yelling when Rhodey came through the swinging doors at that moment.

"Tony!"

"Where is she?" Tony asked as Rhodey jogged over to him.

"Come with me."


Both men didn't pay any attention as doctors and nurses quickly got out of their way as they charged down the sterile hallway. Rhodey stopped in front of a door and Tony halted. He looked at Rhodey, his eyes red with the threat of tears ready to spill.

"Please tell me that Pepper is alive." Tony begged in a hoarse whisper. Rhodey gave a nod of his head and Tony felt his shoulders instantly relax.

"We lost her for about a minute." Rhodey said and Tony felt his heart squeeze and burn inside of his chest again. "But there's no keeping Pepper down." Rhodey smiled.

"And..." Tony didn't even have to finish his sentence.

"The baby is fine. They have the baby hooked up to a breathing machine and a few other things and are taking extra care." Tony was quite for a long time just breathing in and out slowly. "What the hell are you waiting for?" Rhodey asked.

Tony gripped the door handle, careful not to crush it. He pushed the door open and a feeling of pure relief, joy, and love washed over him as he saw Pepper fast asleep in the hospital bed, all machines indicating that she was stable and ALIVE. He walked over to the side of the bed and looked down at her. She was slightly pale but she was still breathtakingly gorgeous and she was still his Pepper. A heavy iron finger gently moved a strand of hair out of her face and he choked on a laugh and sob when she said his name in her sleep.

An impossibly tiny hand reached up from the corner of the room and caught Tony's attention. He reluctantly left Pepper's side and carefully made his way over to the tiny stainless steel hospital crib. He took in the sight of all the tubes that were hooked up to the baby, his baby. Sucking in a deep breath, Tony, moved closer and looked down at the the tiny baby laying before him. The baby didn't look real it looked like a little doll but then those wide blue eyes with golden brown flecks met his and he felt his heart swell. The baby's tiny hand reached up again and grabbed onto Tony's iron hand. He noticed the hospital bracelet around the baby's wrist that was far to big. It read "Lila Rose Stark."

"Looks like you'll be getting the pink suit after all or the blue one if you prefer it." Tony laughed and tears fell down his face. "Iron Dad." He whispered to himself and Lila let out a little coo.

TBC....

A/N: I really hope you are all enjoying this so far and it is still in character. Expect adorable fluffiness in the very near future and thanks so much for reading and reviewing. It completely makes my day and make me want to write, write, write, write!!!! :)