Tony and Pepper walked in their front door later that afternoon, with her carrying the new ultrasound pictures, and him wearing a very proud grin. She giggled at him, and he chuckled at her in response.

"You're a very proud papa, aren't you?" she said, looking at him with adoration as she followed him into the kitchen. He took the ultrasound images from her, and tacked them to the refrigerator door with magnets. He stood back to admire the photos once again, and then wrapped his arms around her. But he kept his eyes trained on the images of his son.

"I can't get enough of him," Tony said. "Look at how amazing he is."

Pepper cupped his cheek, and kissed it sweetly. Tony turned his eyes to his wife, and smiled at her lovingly. Then he planted a soft kiss on her lips, and laid a gentle hand on her belly. He gazed down at it for a few quiet moments.

"You know what today marks?" he asked, looking back up into her eyes beaming.

"What?" Pepper asked, looking at him curiously.

"Our first official day as Kansas...itians? Kans-etians? Kans..."

Pepper began laughing at him.

"Help me out here, Potts," he said sheepishly.

"The proper term you're looking for is Kansans, I believe," she said with a smirk.

"Kansans. Right. I was making this way too complicated," he joked. Pepper giggled. He bent to kiss her lips again, and then smiled when he broke the kiss. "So, as I was saying, we've almost officially made it through our first day here. How's it feel, Mrs. Stark?" he purred.

Pepper wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled. "Spec-tacular," she cooed back. "And you? How do you feel?"

Tony grinned and shrugged. "Like I'm home," he said simply.

Pepper smiled and gave him a curious look. "Has country life won you over already?" she asked.

Tony looked at her intently and nodded. "Absolutely," he murmured. Then he cleared his throat. "Because it's where you are. Hell, we could be in an igloo in Antarctica, and as long as we're together, that's where I'd be, Pep."

Pepper gazed back at him for a moment, and the broke the gaze by giving him a dopey smile. "Dawwww," she said, poking fun at him.

Tony looked away bashfully, and they chuckled at his sudden sentimentality.

"Alright, smart ass, I'll get out of your hair," he teased, patting her side and stepping away. "I wanna go check out the barn anyway."

"Don't be long. I'll have supper ready, soon," she warned.

Tony scoffed. "Listen to you. Supper. Now who's going all country?" he teased as he walked out the back door.

Pepper just giggled and shook her head.

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Tony pushed open the big sliding door to their red barn out back. He hadn't physically been in it at all. He'd only seen the pictures of it online before he'd purchased the property. But since that day, he'd been positively itching to get inside and take a look. He saw a lot of promise in this old building, with its high rafters, a hay loft, old paddocks, and plenty of space for work and equipment. He strolled inside, taking in each square inch of the place as he walked. A flock of sparrows fluttered up in front of him and out of an open space in the roof where there were a couple of missing boards. The sun was shining through the trees outside, and through this space, leaving it to dance on the floor in glittery flickers. Tony watched it for a moment, and then he shifted his eyes upwards towards a dark shape against the back wall. He squinted, straining to see what it was. He picked up his pace, and then began to jog to it, seeing that it was hidden behind a few straw bales.

He grabbed a few of the bales, one at a time, and put them aside, so he could get a better a look at what had caught his eye. Once he'd cleared the way, he gasped. "No way! You've got to be kidding me!" he said. He walked closer to examine his discovery, and began to shake his head. "I don't believe it," he murmured. He chuckled out of pure shock. "I don't believe it," he murmured again, grinning to himself.

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Pepper was shuffling through some boxes for a few last kitchen utensils, when she glanced out the window over the sink to spy Tony running back from the barn toward the house. "What on earth? " she gasped. She ran to meet him at the door, looking at him with a twinge of panic.

Pepper!" he yelled when he saw her.

"What! What is it?!" she replied.

He bounded up the steps, and grinned at her. "You won't believe what I found!" he said breathlessly.

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"This?! This is what you dragged me out here for?" Pepper asked moments later, scowling, as she stood in front of Tony's discovery in the barn. He was oblivious to her ire, though, as he was beaming proudly, and not paying attention to her less-than-enthusiastic reaction to his newly found treasure.

He looked at her with a giddy smile. "Uh huh!" he said excitedly.

Pepper rolled her eyes and exhaled. "It's a rusted out old truck, Tony," she said.

"Correction. It's a rusted out 1955 Ford F100," he stated, jabbing his pointer finger in the air and giving her a smug smile.

Pepper rolled her eyes, and sighed. "I know I'm going to regret asking this, but just what do you plan to do with it?"

Tony gave her a look like she'd just grown a third eye out of her forehead. "Are you kidding?!" he asked. He turned his eyes back toward the truck. "I'm gonna restore it, Pep! This thing is just the kind of project I need to keep myself occupied."

Pepper cleared her throat loudly, and Tony flicked his eyes to her's. She was drumming her fingers on her belly, and looking at him with pursed lips. "I was under the impression that our first project was the nursery," she said wryly.

"Oh, it, uh...it is, baby, but...I mean, well, you..." Tony stammered. "Aren't you and your mom going to be the ones to..."

Pepper huffed. "Tony!" she cried. "We have less than four months to get ready for this baby, and I suggest we make that our primary focus," she argued.

Tony scowled. "Oh come on, Pep!" he exclaimed. "I could have this thing whipped out in a couple of months, easy! And that would give us two vehicles instead of one. So, in a way..." he said, pulling her to him from around the waist. Pepper allowed it, and kept silent, but frowned at him as he continued to speak. "I would be helping to get ready for the baby," he stated finally, wrapping his arms around her middle from behind, and resting his chin on her shoulder. She looked over at him, and he flicked his eyes to hers. He pumped his eyebrows at her and smirked, and she couldn't help it. She surrendered, and broke into a smile. She shook her head.

"I don't know why I let you talk me into things," she said.

Tony suddenly stood upright, and clapped his hands sharply. "Yes!" he said, pumping his fists in the air triumphantly. Then he pulled her back into his arms, and planted a firm kiss on her lips. "You won't regret it, Pep. You'll see. This thing will be mint when I'm done with her."

They both turned their heads to look at Tony's new pet project. "Just promise me one thing?" Pepper said.

Tony turned his head back to look at her. "Anything," he said.

Pepper looked into his eyes. "No spending every waking moment out here. You know how you can be. This tunnel visioned, laser-focus thing you do won't work this time around, Tony Stark. I won't become a workshop widow. Not again. Got it?"

Tony smiled warmly at her, and nodded. He raised a hand. "I promise, Pep," he vowed. "No abandoning you to go work in the shop."

"Good," Pepper said. "I know you're excited, and you want to get this done, but I would like to see you sometime before the baby's born?" she teased.

Tony chuckled. He wrapped her back up in his arms, and hugged her tightly, planting a kiss on her temple. "Thank you, baby," he murmured. "You don't know what this means to me."

Pepper pulled back and looked into her husband's eyes. She cupped his cheek, and stroked it with her thumb. He gazed at her lovingly. "I do know what this means to you," she murmured. "I know how you get when you don't have something to work on. But if it becomes a distraction, that's when it becomes a problem," she explained.

Tony shook his head. "Those days are done, Pep," he said. "I've left saving the world to those that still want to fight. You know that. My life is about you and the baby, now."

Pepper nodded in reply. "I know," she said, smiling softly.

"Good," Tony said, smiling at his wife. He tenderly kissed her lips, and then rested his forehead on hers. They smiled at each other, and Pepper cupped his face in her hands.

"It'll be great," he said, turning his head to look at the truck, while keeping his forehead resting on hers. "I'm thinking hot rod red, chromed out..."

"What? No gold stripe?" Pepper teased.

Tony raised his head and looked at her in amazement. "Oh, I like the way you think, Potts!" he cried.

Pepper rolled her eyes and giggled at him, and he chuckled back at her.

He then smoothed a hand over his goatee in thought. "Yeah. A gold stripe. I could see that," he mused, another giddy smile spreading broadly across his lips.

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Thank you to all of you for your feedback! Keep it coming! I'm glad you're enjoying this very fluffy tale (ha! see what I did there?) ;)

I picked this truck because it has a very classic 50's look, and I've always thought that Tony (and Pepper, for that matter) had a bit of a classic 50's vibe. And I figure Tony restoring a truck would be more practical than a car, anyway. Especially, once you see what I have planned for him to do with it. :) If you're curious about what it will look like, you can certainly Google some images. You'll find plenty of examples. I'm a bit of a classic car enthusiast, so any chance I can give Tony to work on something to add to his garage is welcomed!

Anyway, thanks again! And happy reading! You guys are great! :D