I don't know what happened that I haven't updated in weeks. Sorry 'bout that. This one is pretty short but I didn't want you to wait any longer.

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So here's the next chapter sorry for mistakes. R&R

This weekend?

A few weeks after she accepted his proposal for the second time, Pepper felt entirely better. The single low in this few weeks was the message that the loss of their baby influenced Peppers ability to become pregnant again. She and Tony were shocked at first, they wanted to have children and Pepper cried, but they talked about other possibilities to become parents some day.

One day Tony ran excitedly into the living room: "Pepper, Pepper. Guess what."

"What Tony?" Pepper asked annoyed, because she had a lot of work to do. She glanced over her laptop at him. Tony waved a few papers in front of her nose.

"Do you know what this is?"

"No I have no idea." She sighed and shook her head from right to left. "A new suit?"

"Nope. Try again." He smirked and sat down next to her.

"Tony, I don't have time for your games." She brushed her bangs away from her face and shot him a glare. He just kept on smiling. She sighed again. "A new house?"

"Better."

"A billion dollar contract?"

He pouted at that. "Pepper, I'm hurt. Something I'd die for to have."

"A new car?"

"Ouch. A car? Pep, come on."

"Don't call me 'Pep'. Tony I have no idea."

His look changed to a very serious expression. He was half afraid all they'd gone through together meant nothing to her anymore. "Pepper, Virgina." Now she knew he was serious. "I love you and you are so important for me. I can't wait to marry you and that you'll be entirely mine. I'm still so sorry for our loss…"

"Me too." She interrupted and looked at the floor. Te took her hand in his and stroked it with his thumb.

"You looked so fragile and hurt and I couldn't do anything to ease your pain. I never wanted to be a parent. Hell I never wanted to get married, let alone have a relationship. It all changed when I met you. I love you, I want you by my side for the rest of my life and I want to raise a child with you."

Tears ran down her cheek now. She wanted that too, but the incident with Chris had taken her chances to become a mother some day. "I want this too, Tony. I love you, but how do you want to make it happen?"

He still had her hand in his and brushed her cheek with his other. As she still refused to look him in the eye and the tears continued to roll down her face, his hand cupped her chin gently and forced her head to turn upwards so he could meet her eyes eventually. "Do you remember the promise I gave you? I promised you to make you a mother someday, no matter what it takes. This is how I honor this. Those are papers for an adoption. Pepper, let's adopt a baby."

Pepper gasped at his words a more tears escaped his eyes. "Are are you serious?" she asked through tears.

"More than ever. Are you happy?" He asked and whipped her now happy-tears away with his thumb as a smile spread across her face.

"Yes, Tony. Yes. I am happy." She smiled and kissed him softly.

They parted after several minutes and a few stolen kisses, his hand on her cheek while hers rested on his chest. She pressed her forehead to his and breathed deep.

"So let's talk about the adoption." He smiled and took out the papers to go through them.

They talked about if they wanted a baby girl or a baby boy. Whether they wanted an American child or adopt a kid from a country which is poorer than the US, whether they wanted a new born and raise it from day one or a child from protectory.

"I want to raise our girl from the first day. I want to be there when she is born and I want to know her mother. Oh Tony, let's get her involved in the life of her child." She said after they decided they wanted a girl.

"Why? You'll be her mom, Pepper." Tony said sternly.

"Yeah I'll be her mom, but I don't want to lie to her and she should know who her mother is, if the mother wants this, too." Pepper said and smiled at him. "I just want to offer our child the best we can give her. I know how it feels to lose a child and never get the chance to know it and I don't want to force anyone else to feel this pain."

"Honey I'm just afraid that she would take our child away again." Tony said.

"She won't. And besides we need to fill in the formulary and wait for a fitting person to choose us. Then we can start to worry. For the moment let's just be happy."

"Okay Pepper." He said and got that certain twinkle in his eyes.

They filled in the contract with their dates and just as Tony reached the last side he nearly dropped the papers. "Pepper?"

"Yes?" He grinned this famous Tony Stark grin and she looked suspicious.

"Oh Pepper." He crawled forward till he had her leaned back against the cushions and rested his weight on his elbows. "Before we're able to do anything…" He leaned down to kiss her.

"Yes?" She asked and it needed her entire self-control not to kiss him senseless and carry him to the bedroom.

"This moment is perfect…" He slurred against her lips, not kissing them but brushing them. "We need to be married to be legitimated to adopt a child." He kissed her lightly and for less than a second. "Let's get married and have a long honeymoon, wedding night just us two the island. We'll enjoy our last free-time without a little toddler running around."

Pepper closed the gap and kissed him, long, hard and passionate. She pulled away as she starved from oxygen and looked at him.

"Let's marry this weekend." He whispered and went back to kissing her.

She replied eagerly, but as his words sank in she gasped, shoved him away and jumped to her feet. "This weekend? There is so much to organize for me." She now ran around like a squirrel and collected her laptop along with her phone. "I need to call the bouquet-store, the tailor, Natasha, my family…" Muttering to herself she left the room and left a dumfounded Tony on the couch.

"I thought we were having a moment." He said more to himself than to Jarvis, who was listening.

Woods sea and rain will be updated today or tomorrow, too. Please leave a review. That would make me very happy.

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