Walking out of Audrey's office today felt different than all the other times. I am actually looking forward to this foster home. I'm going to have to get used to this feeling.

When we got outside, Happy was there waiting for us. I climbed and Tony and Pepper climbed in after me.

Pepper smiles and begins speaking, "The car ride is about an hour from here to our house. The stuff that you have has been sent to the house but in the next few days we're going to need to buy you some new clothes. We can also discuss what you want in your room, but we can talk more about that later."

I raise my eyebrows at them buying me stuff, "That's really not necessary. I'm fine with the things I have."
Pepper raised her eyebrow and the look she gave definitely gave me an understanding of why Morgan's brothers were so freaked out when they lost her.

Tony chuckles, leans forward towards me and whispers, "I've found that it's best not to argue with her."

Pepper lightly hits him on the shoulder and turns to me, "If it makes you uncomfortable to decorate your room, you don't have to, but you need knew clothes. Your's are almost all worn out and you are starting school soon."

I nod and stare out the window. Out of the corner of my eye I see her reach for m hand but she pulls back and instead just says, "We don't mind. It's not out of pity either. We honestly want to help you."

I hear the earneslty in her voice and I believe her. I nod and continue watching New York pass before my eyes.

At some point I must have fallen asleep because I woke up to Tony calling my name gently. I wake up and rub my eyes before turning to face him. Pepper was also dozing on his shoulder.

He smiled slightly, "I figured you would want a warning before we arrived."

I nod, "Thanks. How far away are we?"

"About fifteen minutes. It's almost nine o'clock so you might not see Morgan tonight. I can't honestly say if her uncle put her to bed on time or not. If you are hungry we could order pizza."

I shrug, "Not that hungry. Just tired," and in pain I thought. My knee was starting to throb again. I'm pretty sure I hadn't taken pain killers in awhile. I started to rub my knee and hope he didn't notice.

Tony reached in his pocket and handed me a pill, "Next time, just ask."

After that Pepper woke up and Tony told her we were almost there. I looked out the window and saw a bunch of trees surrounding the dirt path. Behind the trees was the beginnings of a lake. As we kept driving, the lake became more prominent and the sunset behind it as well. It was by far the prettiest thing I had ever seen.

I most of gasped a little out loud because I heard Tony chuckle and say, "That right there is exactly why we bought it."

My astonishment didn't last long because we were soon pulling up to a wooden house that was adjacent to the lake. Happy parked the car. Tony opened the door and motioned for me to climb out. I did so gently and looked around. The property really was gorgeous. I also assume they own the forest that goes for miles around the house. This had to be the fanciest place I had ever been and it was probably downgraded because it was kind of rustic.

"Want to go inside?" Tony asks as he gestured towards the front door that Happy was walking towards.

I nod and Pepper smiles at me, "Don't be nervous. It'll be fine."

I smile back nervously and they lead me toward the house. We enter and I see a normalish looking log cabin house, even though it's still gorgeous. I did not expect this to be the place where Tony Stark lived.

Tony spun around with his arms stretched, "Welcome Home. Let the tour of the downstairs area begin. Upstairs is tomorrow when Morgan's awake."

Pepper chuckled and Tony preceded to show the quick tour of the living room, kitchen, and dining room.

"And now our final place on this tour, since Morgan will probably do the same thing tomorrow but Tony was equally excited to show you around…"

"...snitch." Tony mumbled under his breath.

"Anyways," Pepper continued, "this is your room. I figured you wouldn't want to go up stairs while you were on crutches. What do you think?"

I look around. We were standing in a hallway near the back of the house. There was a bathroom next to my room on the same wall and across the wall there was a door that neither Tony nor Pepper had addressed. I glance in my room and was pretty surprised by what I saw. The room itself was pretty big. It had a gorgeous view of the forest trees that surrounded the house out the windows on all three sides. There was a desk facing one wall and a queen sized bed on the other. It was definitely probably the best room I had ever been in.

"It's amazing. Thank you."

Pepper smiles, "No problem AJ. Well we'll leave you to get settled in. If you need anything our room is up stairs second one on the right."

I nod, "Good night."

"Good night, AJ," Pepper said as she walks out of the room.

Tony hands me the painkillers and gave me the instructions the doctor gave him and said good night as well. For the first time all day, I am alone.

I drop my bag on the bed and begin pulling out the few articles of clothing I did own. I put those in the dresser that was in the room. Then I took out the one family photo I owned. I smiled at it and placed it to the side on the bed. At the bottom of the bag was my sketchbook and tin of color pencils. I slid them into the drawer of the desk before putting the family photo back in my backpack and sliding that underneath my desk.

I sit in my bed and staring at the ceiling. It was weird sleeping in a bed that I actually felt comfortable in. What also surprises me was that for the first time since the snap, I've felt safe enough to actually fall asleep. Must be the concussion.


I wake up the next morning to bright sun, birds chirping, and my knee throbbing. I quickly grab the painkillers and pop one even though more would have definitely taken the edge off. I slowly sit and for a moment I'm confused as the where I am and then I remember the events of the last few days. Apparently getting to live with Tony Stark wasn't a dream.

After sitting in shock for a few minutes I decided that I couldn't stay in here forever and that I was hungry. I fumbled around for my crutches and decided to venture out.

I was very glad that they had given me kind of a quiet hallway. That way I didn't have to run into anyone awkwardly. As I was approaching the entry to the next hallway I heard voices.

"Mommy, when is AJ going to wake up?" Morgan asks, with the excitement in her voice.

I hear Pepper chuckle quietly, "Soon Baby. He's probably tired. Plus, it's not even nine am yet."

Morgan sighed dramatically, "But he's taking forever! I want to show him around!"

"I agree with the kid," Tony says entering the voices I heard.

Pepper sighs, "Sometimes I feel like I have two children instead of one."

I decide that the break in their banter is when I should probably make my appearance known. I slowly crutch into the kitchen. Pepper smiles when she sees me, but Tony and Morgan don't notice quite yet. They're arguing over if the Lion King or Frozen is the best Disney movie of all time.

"Morning AJ. How'd you sleep?" Pepper says breaking up the argument between her husband and daughter and making them immediately focus on me.

"Fi-"

"AJ!" Morgan practically screams as she runs towards me but Tony grabs her before she can tackle me.

I chuckle at her excitement to see me and sit down next to her chair at the table while Tony puts her back into her seat.

"Hey Half-Pint. How've you been?"

"Good. Mommy and Daddy said you're going to be living with us. Is that true?"

"Yep."

"Yeah! We can play dolls and I can show you the lake house…" Morgan precedes to ramble for about five minutes before Tony cuts her off by telling her she can tell me all the stuff she wants to do after we finish eating breakfast. She nods and then her face becomes serious

"Daddy, you are making omelettes right?"

Tony answers back with an equally serious face, "Yes ma'am."

Morgan breaks into a smile as Tony begins to cook, "Daddy's omelettes are the best omelettes ever. What do you like in yours? I like mine with bacon and cheese."

I blush slightly, "I don't know. I've never had one."

"Well we'll have to fix that won't we Morgan?" Tony answers.

Morgan nods enthusiastically and Pepper chimes in by saying, "Yes we will. Especially because it's the only thing Tony knows how to cook."

"Hey! I've gotten better over the last couple of years!"

"Oh really? What about the pizza?"

"Oh come on Pep! That was one time!"

Tony and Pepper continued to bicker while he finished cooking everyone their food. Morgan and I laughed the entire time. Those two were hilarious!

Tony placed an omelette in front of me and handed me a fork.

"If you don't like it I can make something else. By I, I mean Pepper because apparently I can't cook."

I take a tentative bite and smiled slightly, "It's pretty good."

Morgan smiled, "See I told you they were good."

I roll my eyes at her as everyone else begins to eat too.

Morgan looks at me, "Daddy says that the best Disney princess is Cinderella and I say it's Elsa from Frozen. Who do you think it is?"

"Tiana from Princess and the Frog. She works hard to get what she wants and they movie shows that dreams can come true."

Morgan contemplates my answer for a moment before saying, "That's an acceptable answer."

Tony looks at her bewildered, "You never say mine's and acceptable answer."

"That's cause it's not."

"Why not?"

"Cause I say so."

They continue to argue and Pepper and I watch amused. At some point Pepper mentioned Morgan showing me around after we all got dressed and Morgan sprinted out of the room. Pepper told me I could go get dressed while she and Tony cleaned the kitchen (much to the chagrin of Tony), so I slipped away to change. Today was definitely going to be interesting.