Pepper came downstairs in Tony's shirt and sat down next to him, cuddled up on his lap and Tony wrapped his arms around her.
"Do you feel better, Honey?"
"Mmhh... The house is wonderful, Tony... but how do you think...", she sighed. "Do you really think this will work? What's about the company?"
Tony kissed her softly before he answered: "You are safe, Peps. And the baby is safe. This is all I need, I wan't you to sleep without beeing afraid that someone will try to kill you. We can work from here, everything is allright."
Pepper laid her head on his shoulder. "Thanks, Tony..."
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- 7 Months later -
"Tony? Are you down here?"
The new house had a workshop downstairs, just like the one in Malibu had and Pepper came through the door, startled Tony when she asked: "Tony?"
He turned around and smiled at her. "Hey, Mommy... I didn't hear you were coming"
He stood up and pulled her in his arms. "How do you feel?"
"Fat...", Pepper mumbled.
Tony pulled back and smiled, laid on hand on her pregnant belly and smiled at her. "You are beautiful..." Pepper smiled back and kissed him softly.
"Tony... I'm not feeling quite well... could we... could we go to the hospital?"
Tony looked worried at her and brushed a strand of hair out of her face. "Sure we can, honey... I'll take your bag"