Chapter 18... 19? I don't remember.

Anyways.. Don't hate me too much for the long delay in the update. This chapter has been written for like... 2 days... but I'm not sure if I like it. and i couldn't bring myself to update it. anyways. It's updated now. So HEERRRREEE you go :3

Sarah and Steve walked downstairs and into the kitchen where Pepper and Tony were sitting. Sarah walked over to the coffee machine and made herself a cup of coffee, and then went to sit down next to her mom.

"So Sarah..." Pepper said, "Is there something you'd like to tell your father?"

Sarah looked at him for a moment, debating if she wanted to talk to him yet. She decided she didn't so she replied "Nope." popping the P.

"Sarah!" Pepper scolded, they needed to talk this out.

"Mother, you've always told me that if I have nothing nice to say then don't say anything at all."

"That doesn't apply here. You need to talk."

"Alright fine." she looked right at Tony. "You made me look stupid on national TV. And I didn't appreciate that."

"How did I make you look stupid?"

"Because now I look like a silly little girl who can't run a company without daddy's help." She said. He had made her look helpless, and she didn't like it. She had been able to run the company, successfully, for almost five years, and now everyone would think that she needed help.

"Oh..." Tony said, looking down, "I hadn't meant to do that. I just thought it would be cool if we ran our companies together."

"Yeah, okay, but next time I suggest you tell me. If I had known then I could've announced it. When you just randomly announced it, I look stupid."

"Well I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." Tony replied.

Sarah sighed. "It's fine. Just... Don't do it ever again. Or I won't be so understanding."

Tony smiled. "I promise."

"Well now that we got that all sorted out, what's on the agenda for today?"

"Well Tony, Steve, and I actually have somewhere to be. And then when I get home I was planning on working on my essays."

"Where are you going?" Pepper asked.

"No where." Sarah replied.

"You haven't told her yet?" Tony asked.

"Obviously not." Sarah said.

"Tell me what? I want to know what's going on." Pepper demanded.

"Last night-" Tony started but Sarah glared at him so intensely that he stopped talking. Sarah's glares were scary.

"No. If anyone is going to tell her, it'll be me."

"Then tell her." Tony said.

"Alright, alright. Mom, I got to tell you something. Can we talk in private though?" Sarah said, remembering Natasha's earlier comment about the walls having ears and she knew only one place where she would not be over heard.

"Of course." Pepper said and followed Sarah out into the hall. "Whats up?"

"Not here." Sarah replied, walking over and pressing the elevator button.

"Where are we going?" Pepper said, stepping into the empty elevator and Sarah followed. Sarah didn't respond, just turned to the elevators control box, and pressed a few buttons. Suddenly, the elevator jerked, the lights went out, and Pepper gasped.

"Sarah! What did you do?"

"Stopped the elevator." she said shrugging. "This way, we can talk, and not have to worry about people interrupting us, and we won't be overheard."

"You realize that there are cameras on elevators? They'll be able to see and hear us."

"Nah, I disabled those too." Sarah said.

"Okay, Miss. Smarty-Pants, how are we supposed to get out?"

"Calm down, I know how to fix them."

"You better." her mom warned. Pepper wasn't really in the mood to be stuck in an elevator all day because Sarah didn't know how to fix them. "What did you need to tell me?" She then asked.

"Mom. Something huge happened last night. And you can't freak out."

"Are you okay?" Pepper asked, concerned.

"I'm fine now. Well sort've, I'm not sure if I'll ever be totally fine. But like physically and mentally, I'm fine."

"Your scaring me, what's wrong?"

"Well last night at Tony's benefit, James was there-" Pepper cut her off.

"Sarah! You know that I don't want you talking to him."

"Shush, just let me talk. Anyways, James was there and we danced for like thirty seconds, and then he asked me out again. And-" Sarah was cut off again.

"I hope you said no."

"Mom! Seriously let me talk! And yes, I said no. You act like I can't take care of myself."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I won't interrupt again. Keep talking."

"Anyways, after I said no, he got all weird and Said 'You'll regret the day you reject me' and then the night went on like all normally and stuff, I danced with Steve and Mom!" Sarah yelled. Her mom had opened her mouth to speak. "You promised. Be quiet." Pepper made the motion of zipping her lips shut.

"Good. Anyways, then Tony decided it would be a good idea to announce to everyone at the party that he was my dad. And so then, I really needed to get out of there and so I went on a walk to central park. And he must've followed me out because I felt like someone was following me. And when I turned around he was there and I let my guard down for a moment because you know, it was a familiar face. I wasn't scared. But then next thing I know, he was trying to touch me and then he was on top of me and... I really don't want to have to say the rest." she said, starting to tear up. And then, because she was tearing up, she began to tear up even more out of frustration. She hated crying and that seemed to be all she had done in the past day.

Pepper reached for her daughter and gave her a hug. She had figured what Sarah had meant, and didn't want to make her feel even worse.

"Your okay though?" Pepper asked softly.

Sarah nodded slightly, "Mentally and physically yes. Emotionally, no."

Pepper and Sarah stood there, in the elevator, and hugged each other, Sarah crying softly.

Pepper pulled away and began to chuckle slightly.

"What's so funny?" Sarah asked.

"You and Steve, huh?" Pepper asked and Sarah blushed crazily.

"Mom! I'm not having this conversation with you." Sarah said, she turned to the elevators control panel and fixed it. The elevator jerked again, and the lights flicked back on.

"Now, if you'll excuse me," Sarah said, as the elevators doors opened, "I have places to be and people to sue." and Sarah walked out of the elevator and into the pent house.

"Are you guys ready?" she yelled into the door.

"Yeaup!" Tony said, as he grabbed a pair of keys. "Wheres your mom?" he asked.

"Right here." she answered, walking into the penthouse.

"You coming?"

"No, I have some work that needs done. But good luck."

"Thanks mom." Sarah smiled at her as she walked out the door and followed Tony and Steve down to the car.

Meh. This chapter. I'm not so sure about it.

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