5 – (Five years old) Mother's Day

Pepper couldn't remember the last night she had slept so much and so well. She was a mother, a wife and a CEO, and the three of them together sometimes wouldn't fit but she was Pepper Stark and she would be damned if they didn't. Pepper worked hard during the day, arrived home to spend time with her children and sometimes cooked dinner with her husband (well, she cooked while slapping Tony's hand away) finally by night she was a wife. It seemed like the day didn't have hours enough for everything, so when Pepper had these rare moments of pure bliss, it was really painful when she was struck by reality. But unlike any other Saturday in which her kids would barge through the doors and jumped on the bed, everything was quiet and Pepper granted herself a few more minutes of sleep.

She didn't get as many minutes as she wanted. Pepper heard a faint childish giggle and an amused "be quiet". Then more giggles and a snort. Her lips twitched upwards, but she remained still, like she was still sleeping. Pepper could feel, more than hear which was a nice change, her husband and kids move around the room. She couldn't exactly tell how many minutes went by, before a small hand touched her cheek.

"Mommy?" Sebastian whispered.

Pepper hummed and shifted, but didn't open her eyes.

"Mommy!" He called a bit louder this time.

Pepper stretched and stilled. Her son sighed.

"Mommy! Mommy!"

Her hyper five year old daughter was more drastic and opted for jumping up and down on the bed, squealing. Talk about impatience, and she knew exactly where Sarah gotten it from (clue: not from her). Pepper sat upright and Tony laughed and the look of pure surprise in her face.

"Morning, Mommy," Sarah greeted softly, sitting down next to Pepper.

"I was trying to wake her, Saree," Sebastian said annoyed.

"You don't whisper to wake people up, Ian, that's when you don't want them to wake up," Sarah replied, crossing her arms over her chest.

"But you scared Mommy," Sebastian narrowed his eyes.

"No, I didn't," Sarah threw back, before looking up to her Mother. "Did I?"

"You two are losing the point," Tony said amused.

The twins exchanged a glance, before looking at their father and finally at their Mother. In sync, they jumped and attacked Pepper with a hug. "Happy Mother's Day, Mommy," they squealed at the same time in delight.

Pepper squeaked then laughed, wrapping an arm around each kid. "Why, thank you, my loves," she said, taking a good look around the room. There was a breakfast table set at the bedroom's balcony, a small pile of presents on the chaise loungue and some handmade gifts in her bedside table.

"We made breakfast," Sebastian said with a proud smile.

"All of us," Sarah added.

"Do I want to see our kitchen?" Pepper asked, raising her eyebrows, to Tony.

He grimaced and shook his head 'no'. Pepper chuckled. "What did you do for breakfast?"

"Waffles," Sebastian said.

"Pancakes," Sarah went on.

"Eggs and bacon," the little boy added.

"Orange juice," Sarah rocked back and forth.

"We did everything," Tony summed up before they made the whole list.

The twins nodded enthusiastically and in sync.

"Get outside and let Mommy get dressed, kids," Tony chuckled.

Sarah and Sebastian kissed Pepper's cheeks before jumping from the bed and to the balcony.

"Good morning, Pep," Tony said helping his wife getting up.

"It's off to a really nice start," Pepper smile wrapping her arms loosely around his neck.

"We have the whole day planned," Tony grinned. "No work, by the way, I hid your Blackberry and JARVIS is blocking every office call."

"You hid my Blackberry?" she asked, palling.

"It's just a phone, woman, don't make me be jealous of the damn thing," Tony grumbled. "Let's enjoy a family day, please!"

"I love the idea," Pepper smiled, kissing him briefly. "But I want my Blackberry back by nightfall and…how did you get it in the first place?" she tilted her head to the side, knowing fully well that she had the tendency of sleeping with her phone underneath her pillow.

"It was tricky," Tony nodded slowly. "I feared for my life," he added making her chuckle.

"Breakfast is getting cold," Sarah whined coming back in the room and frowning. "Eww! Ian, Mommy and Daddy are making kissy faces again!" She complained, running back to her brother.

"We are so gonna be late to see the sharks," Sebastian's voice was heard from the distance.

"The Aquarium?" Pepper guessed.

"You do realize your kids planned your day, right?" Tony smirked. "They wanted to see the fishes with their parents."

"Hmm, I never went to the Aquarium to tell you the truth," Pepper admitted.

"Really?" Pepper nodded. "Well, neither did I," Tony shrugged. "My parents were too busy sending me to boarding school," he rolled his eyes.

"Well, then it's the perfect time. We all are seeing the Aquarium for the first time," Pepper smiled.

They shared another brief kiss before their kids were complaining about cold breakfast and late visits to the Aquarium.

"Now this, I know you planned," Pepper smiled at her husband.

They had spent the rest of the morning at the Aquarium, but returned home for lunch and Pepper took the opportunity to open her presents. Her handmade gifts were: cards, a jewelry box, a pencil holder and a frame. Then Sarah had gotten her a dress and Sebastian went with new sunglasses for her (Tony said that they were the ones who choose their gifts, he just paid). From Tony, Pepper received the most beautiful bracelet ever. It was white gold, with round gems, but not just any gems. There were two rubies for each twin birthstone, an emerald for Tony's birthstone and an opal for her birthstone. It was a beautiful and touching combination that she vowed to wear every day. With all of her presents opened, Pepper took a few minutes to call her own Mother to wish a happy mother's day, and after that, Tony said that the twins and her were supposed to go shopping while he prepared the rest of their day. Making Tony promise that he wouldn't blow up the house, Pepper left with her two hyper children. After three hours of shopping, Happy took them to the final destination of their day. A private beach, were Tony already had a picnic ready. Now, both adults were drinking champagne while the two kids were happily squealing in the ocean water – Happy was in the car, he was afraid of water and penguins since his babysitting adventure.

"I know you," Tony shrugged. "I know you like the simple things in life and what's simpler than a picnic on the beach with your family?"

Pepper smiled and leaned down to kiss his lips. "I love you," she whispered. "Thank you for this day."

"It was pretty spectacular, wasn't it?" He replied with a cheeky grin.

"Yes, it was, and I'll reward you later," she retorted with a sexy wink.

"Careful with your words, Pep, we have children a few meters away; you don't want to traumatize them, do you?" Tony wiggled his eyebrows.

"Stop it," Pepper giggled slapping his arm.

"Happy Mother's Day, Pep," he whispered, hugging her close and kissing her temple.

"Thank you, Tony," she sighed happily, cuddling into his chest. A few minutes of silence before her fingers twitched. "When can I have my Blackberry back?"

"Ask me that one more time and you'll never see it again!"

I hope you liked it, I'm going to try and fit Pepperony moments from now on, I admit I've been forgetting about them a bit, but I just love writing Tony's parental side. Tell me if I'm getting anyone wrong, please. Also, if you feel like the kids are missing traits or something it's not right with them, just PM me, please.

Next chapter is provided by my awesome tumblr friend, Eleanor, who wanted to see Tony getting the kids to school.