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Everything seemed great this morning for Tony. He was supposed to leave for a mission but he knew that he would be fine as usual, and that he would get to come home to his Pepper. "Pepper," he thought to himself. She had always been the most amazing person in his life. She was beautiful, smart, and put up with everything he did wrong (and there was a long list). These past few days however, as she reached seven months pregnant, it seemed as though she had somehow become even more beautiful. Seeing her round and glowing with his child and the smile that would spread across her face whenever she went by a mirror made his heart warm.

Tony was sitting at the island in the kitchen enjoying a cup of coffee to take the edge off before the mission when Pepper came in. At first Tony smiled, but then he was alarmed when he heard her gasp and clutch her side. He worriedly ran to see what was wrong.

"Pepper! Are you ok?" he asked alarmed.

"I'm...fine... she's just... kicking," Pepper said sighing.

"You don't look ok," Tony said picking her up and putting her on the couch and putting a warm blanket on her.

"I'm just a little tired Tony. I'm going to be alright."

Tony squeezed her hand. "You sure you don't need me to stay here?" he asked as he looked into her eyes.

"It's ok Tony. I'm fine. I love you, but right now you need to go save the world."

Tony laughed as he got up. "Alright, but just remember, the last time I left you it didn't end so well," Tony said with wink.

"Is that all Mr. Stark?" Pepper said laughing.

"That's all Mrs. Stark," Tony said as he smirked and let out a laugh.


Even with the battle to keep his mind off Pepper, his thought's still went towards her. He could hear people screaming through his earpiece to pay attention. Normally he would of ignored them, but today something was different. In battle, he was usually a hothead with a big ego. Tony always saw himself as indestructible, hut after what happened last time and Pepper being pregnant, he found himself wanting to try harder. His life truly mattered. He didn't just have himself to fight for anymore. He had Pepper and their baby. Today, he went into battle with a different mindset.


Pepper thought about Tony all day. She knew that stress wasn't good for her or the baby so she stayed home from work, but thinking about her husband didn't help either. She knew who she married and she was proud of the man he'd become. That didn't stop her from worrying about him though. Tony could still be... Tony.

With nothing to do but worry, Pepper decided to watch some t.v. After watching a few hours of woman pick out wedding dresses she fell asleep. Not so long after Pepper woke up with pains again. This time, they were more intense. Thinking it would help, she got up and began the walk to the kitchen to get some food. Because of the pain it was more of a shuffle. She carefully opened the fridge and took out some yogurt. "What are you doing to me?" Pepper said to her baby as she turned to get a spoon. Just then pain shot through her stomach and she was forced to clutch the counter for support. "Tony!" she cried out in pain. Her eyes widened as she realized that he wasn't there. Why hadn't she just listened to him and let him stay home.

"J.A.R.V.I.S!" she called out frantically. "Call. Tony. Now," she said through gritted teeth.


Tony thought nothing could go wrong. However, he was WRONG about that. When he heard what J.A.R.V.I.S was saying, he nearly fell out of the sky. His Pepper was in trouble. He shuddered to think what might be wrong. His heart stopped and he felt sick as he was informed by J.A.R.V.I.S. He hadn't really said much. He only said that Pepper was in trouble and needed help. This was basically what Tony called out to the others as he flew away from the battle instead of going into it.


Tony arrived at the tower after a quick flight during which he felt very nervous as he imagined all the possible scenarios of what could be wrong. He felt as though he was in one of those dreams where you can't run fast enough as he entered the house and heard Pepper's cries of pain and her yelling out his name. Tony ran over to her and saw her relax a little when she saw him. He had to admit that in some ways he was relived as well. When he saw her there was no blood. That had to be a good sign. What made him nervous though was that there was nothing he could fight off for her. There was no way for him to make the pain stop. Tony walked over to her and his eyes met hers. They weren't the way they normally were. They were full of pain and fear. He could tell Pepper was in immense pain and he had to do something fast. She was in premature labor.