It was now maybe 4AM when Pepper woke up. She was in no way looking forward to the rest of the day, starting with the fact that Steve had stopped by to visit and the fact that James was poking Aleron with a stick.
"James, please don't poke Aleron," Pepper sighed.
James did as told, but switched to poking Tony instead.
"James, please don't poke either Tony or Aleron," Pepper sighed tiredly.
James turned to run out the door, but Steve stopped him.
"Steve, I think it's time for you to go and be sure to take James with you," Pepper sighed as she turned her full attention to Aleron.
Steve grabbed James' hand and pretty much dragged him out of the room as Pepper sat on the edge of the bed trying to calm Aleron. Tony, who was passed out up until then, finally woke up.
"Pepper, when did you get here," Tony asked rubbing his eyes.
"About 10 last night, while you were passed out," Pepper said
Pepper smiled sweetly as she kissed Aleron, who was now drifting back to sleep. A few minutes later, Dr. Yinsen came in to check on Aleron, only to see that she was asleep, so he decided to come back and check on her later. Pepper smiled as Tony kept cracking jokes. He made her so mad sometimes, yet sometimes he made her laugh so hard. About 2 hours later, Aleron woke up. Pepper was happy to be back home.
It was about an hour later that Dr. Yinsen stopped by to check on Aleron.
"She might go home tomorrow evening,"Dr. Yinsen said
Aleron was bored, Tony could see it in her facial expression. Pepper laughed after seeing the weird expression Tony had on his face. Aleron tilted her head a bit, but other than that, her facial expression remained completely the same.
Tony's phone rang, so he stepped outside to answer it. After the conversation, Tony stepped back in the room and explained that Clint, Francis, Hank, Jan, and their son would be there in about an hour to visit. During the visit, everyone was laughing and having a good time.