SpicySpangledPrincess

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@imjustthemechanic It had been about wight months since the Sokovia Accords and Team Cap went under the radar and the Avengers split up. It had been about seven months since Pepper came back to check on Tony after everything with the Accords and Rhodey and Cap. It had been around six months since he asked her to move back in and she said yes, eagerly. But although pieces of their lives we starting to gall back i to place, there was still a blemish that tarnished Pepper’s happiness and it hung over her. So she sat in the living room early morning on her rare day off, nursing a fresh cup of coffee. The sun was just starting to rise above the New York skyline giving the new day a beautiful shimmer. It eased her, relaxed her mind to be back into the city with the man she loved, but her mind weighted heavy. So much had changed, and many things could never go back to the way it was. That was both good, and bad.

of those things people make fun of those with too much money, but if I don’t surrender on the snowshoe who knows what you will come home with.”

At the suggestion of cooking more of their favorite foods, Pepper left herself a mental note about the kitchen as a possible remodel down the road. “It’s a thought. Tho sometimes certain foods just taste better at the source. But… its a thought. We can find some recipes online I’m sure for Shwarma and Rhoda loves the cucumber salad at that little bistro I frequented in the city.”

Tony grinned - Pepper had sent him pictures of Rhoda covering herself in cucumber salad. “Now, at the moment she’s not really the most discerning of diners,” he said. “So there’s no telling who her tastes will take after.” Rhoda ate almost anything they gave her, sometimes taking it back out of her mouth to examine a couple of times before making up her mind if she would swallow. “The cheeseburgers and pizza might still win out.”

Pepper laughed. "She is quite the disconcerting diner. She will not eat beans or kale." Pepper reminded him after the kale salad Pepper was eating the other day ended up on the floor when Rhoda tried a leafy green, made a face before screaming and hitting the bowl off the table. "Something tells me pizza will win in the end. She loves having daddy time especially when daddy has snacks."

spicypepperpot

“Excuse me - can you direct me to the hot interns?”

Pepper laughed, taking the photos of Tony. “Wait! Your dad had a pet Flamingo? Like… people have dogs and cats but your dad had a flamingo??” She laughed in an unsure but amused way, shaking her head as she snapped the picture. “You have an odd daily, Stark…” Pepper held up her phone as he got behind the tiger. “Say, their grrrrrrreat!” She snorted and snapped the photo.

When they finished with the cutouts, Pepper moved to the side to allow the next person access to take their own photographs and she smiled at her phone. She scrolled through the quick snapshots taken at the zoo and Disney and was sad that in a couple hours she would be on a flight home. Her heart actually twinged knowing she was leaving and tomorrow she was back to work and university.

“Grrrr!” said Tony, trying to look ferocious. When Pepper grinned at the picture, he knew it had been ridiculous, but that was just perfect. She was so adorable when she smiled… Tony just wanted to cover her with kisses.

He rejoined her and looked over her shoulder at the pictures. “You’re gonna send me copies of those, right?” Tony asked. He wanted to use one as his phone lock screen so he could look at it all the time.

Pepper typed for a moment on her phone and Tony's beeped with a message. "There, sent. And you better send me the photos you took. I need proof I went to Disney with Tony Stark." She teased, stepping closer and leaning against his shoulder as she looked at the photos on her phone. "I suppose we need to head back to the hotel then the airport soon. I have class tomorrow." She frowned.

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@imjustthemechanic It had been about wight months since the Sokovia Accords and Team Cap went under the radar and the Avengers split up. It had been about seven months since Pepper came back to check on Tony after everything with the Accords and Rhodey and Cap. It had been around six months since he asked her to move back in and she said yes, eagerly. But although pieces of their lives we starting to gall back i to place, there was still a blemish that tarnished Pepper’s happiness and it hung over her. So she sat in the living room early morning on her rare day off, nursing a fresh cup of coffee. The sun was just starting to rise above the New York skyline giving the new day a beautiful shimmer. It eased her, relaxed her mind to be back into the city with the man she loved, but her mind weighted heavy. So much had changed, and many things could never go back to the way it was. That was both good, and bad.

“Prada doesnt… make… snowsuits?” Pepper wasnt even sure herself because during one of her sleepless nights between trips to the bathroom to throw up, she found many items for babies and moms that she didn’t know it existed or was buy a brand most couldn’t afford. “And if *you* behave we can stop and get Shawrma for lunch. I know you miss your city foods. I saw you looking at afood magazine like it was Science Mechanics Monthly. Which by the way came in and I put in the bathroom for reading.”

“Well, they should make snowsuits!” Tony laughed. “We’ll order one, just for our princess.” He reached to tickle the bottom of Rhoda’s foot so she would giggle… then stood up straight when Pepper mentioned Shawarma. “Ma’am, yes, Ma’am! I will be on my best behaviour,” he promised. “One of us really needs to learn how to cook some of this stuff ourselves.”

Pepper laughed. "Ok. Ok... we'll look into snowshoes by Prada. Sounds ike one of those things people make fun of those with too much money, but if I don't surrender on the snowshoe who knows what you will come home with."

At the suggestion of cooking more of their favorite foods, Pepper left herself a mental note about the kitchen as a possible remodel down the road. "It's a thought. Tho sometimes certain foods just taste better at the source. But... its a thought. We can find some recipes online I'm sure for Shwarma and Rhoda loves the cucumber salad at that little bistro I frequented in the city."

van-dyne

I love how our media reacts to Pepper and Tony’s engagement, like they’re actual real life celebrity couple,

imagine actually living in the mcu lmao it’s gonna be like the royal wedding, the engagement of the century and it’s probably gonna be all you’ll hear about for the next few weeks

spicypepperpot

“Excuse me - can you direct me to the hot interns?”

Pepper smiled as he took her photos in the cutout. “What about a flamingo ?” She teased, stepping down from the cutout stand and joining him to look at the line of animals. “Tiger? She asked, pointing at the cutout in line. “I still vote flamingo.” She grinned, bumping him softly playfully and held her hand out for his phone so she could take the phone. “Both. Take a photo with both.”

“Both it is,” said Tony. Somebody was already using the tiger, so he climbed up behind the flamingo and made a grrrrr face. “Flamingos are ferocious! My Dad used to have one and the butler has all kinds of stories about it attacking people!”

When the tiger was free, he put his head in the hole there and instead of looking fierce, Tony crossed his eyes and stuck his tongue out.

Pepper laughed, taking the photos of Tony. "Wait! Your dad had a pet Flamingo? Like... people have dogs and cats but your dad had a flamingo??" She laughed in an unsure but amused way, shaking her head as she snapped the picture. "You have an odd daily, Stark..." Pepper held up her phone as he got behind the tiger. "Say, their grrrrrrreat!" She snorted and snapped the photo.

When they finished with the cutouts, Pepper moved to the side to allow the next person access to take their own photographs and she smiled at her phone. She scrolled through the quick snapshots taken at the zoo and Disney and was sad that in a couple hours she would be on a flight home. Her heart actually twinged knowing she was leaving and tomorrow she was back to work and university.

bahttery

toNY YOU CHILD

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@imjustthemechanic It had been about wight months since the Sokovia Accords and Team Cap went under the radar and the Avengers split up. It had been about seven months since Pepper came back to check on Tony after everything with the Accords and Rhodey and Cap. It had been around six months since he asked her to move back in and she said yes, eagerly. But although pieces of their lives we starting to gall back i to place, there was still a blemish that tarnished Pepper’s happiness and it hung over her. So she sat in the living room early morning on her rare day off, nursing a fresh cup of coffee. The sun was just starting to rise above the New York skyline giving the new day a beautiful shimmer. It eased her, relaxed her mind to be back into the city with the man she loved, but her mind weighted heavy. So much had changed, and many things could never go back to the way it was. That was both good, and bad.

Pepper laughed. “Real Barbecue or weird advanced science Iron Man Barbecue?” Pepper asked with a cheeky grin and Rhoda just squealed and giggled.

If she was honest with herself, it qas nice staying out in the woods. It was quieter at night; so quiet she needed soft music at first to sleep and soon just Tony’s soft snoring was enough to lull her. They had probably called the house in the woods home for two weeks and it was time for another pilgrimage to the city. Ultrasound day. This time, Tony was coming with her as father and she was almost glowing with excitement as she packed Rhoda’s diaper bag. “We need to pick up more boxes from the penthouse today, too. I still can’t find Rhoda’s snow suit and winter is just around the corner.”

“I can do both!” Tony assured her with a grin.

Heading into town for an ultrasound left Tony almost giddy. They were going to see a picture of their unborn baby today… how wonderful was that? While Pepper made sure they had everything they needed, he held on to Rhoda, who was watching.

“We can make a stop and do that,” Tony agreed. “And if we can’t find her snowsuit we’ll just buy her a new one… maybe a Prada one. Prada baby snowsuit?” He smiled at the baby and kissed her plump little cheek. “Nothing’s too good for our princess.”

"Prada doesnt... make... snowsuits?" Pepper wasnt even sure herself because during one of her sleepless nights between trips to the bathroom to throw up, she found many items for babies and moms that she didn't know it existed or was buy a brand most couldn't afford. "And if *you* behave we can stop and get Shawrma for lunch. I know you miss your city foods. I saw you looking at afood magazine like it was Science Mechanics Monthly. Which by the way came in and I put in the bathroom for reading."

spicypepperpot

“Excuse me - can you direct me to the hot interns?”

Pepper was imagining Tony attempting to smuggle a penguin back to New York as a surprise and releasing one or two on the ice rink. The image would amuse her for a while. “Only if you stick your head on something silly, like a sloth or a red-butt monkey!” She grinned playfully as they headed to the area Tony was talking about. At the wooden paintings, Pepper climbed up behind the giraffe and stuck her face through the hole, sticking out her tongue.

“You’re on!” said Tony.

At the photo stop, he took her picture in the giraffe board. “You should have eaten a blue popsicle first,” Tony said. “Then your tongue would be the right colour.” He looked up and down the row of photo boards. “Let’s see… which one should I do?” There wasn’t a sloth, unfortunately. He’d have loved to be a sloth.

#omfg i did not realize i was gone for 2 months #im so sorry #holidays and pandemic and just life

Pepper smiled as he took her photos in the cutout. "What about a flamingo ?" She teased, stepping down from the cutout stand and joining him to look at the line of animals. "Tiger? She asked, pointing at the cutout in line. "I still vote flamingo." She grinned, bumping him softly playfully and held her hand out for his phone so she could take the phone. "Both. Take a photo with both."

spicypepperpot

“Excuse me - can you direct me to the hot interns?”

Pepper laughed. “As long as you promise not to steal a penguin. They won’t like New York… although those ones in Madagascar did.” She laughed playfully. At his request. She glanced at the time again. “I suppose we have time for one more. I packed most of my stuff this morning, should be all set to grab and run.” She reached for his hand. “What did you have in mind?” She smiled, knowing he didn’t want to part just as much as she didnt. Which was off considering how they started out. But now a big part of her wanted him to come back to New York with her.

“I promise to leave all the penguins in their natural habitat,” Tony said, crossing his heart. “Let’s go take pictures of each other at those silly boards where you put your head through the hole like it’s on one of the animals. I’m pretty sure I saw a giraffe one.” Any other girl he’d dated would probably have thought that was a stupid idea, but Pepper knew how to be silly.

Pepper was imagining Tony attempting to smuggle a penguin back to New York as a surprise and releasing one or two on the ice rink. The image would amuse her for a while. "Only if you stick your head on something silly, like a sloth or a red-butt monkey!" She grinned playfully as they headed to the area Tony was talking about. At the wooden paintings, Pepper climbed up behind the giraffe and stuck her face through the hole, sticking out her tongue.

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@imjustthemechanic It had been about wight months since the Sokovia Accords and Team Cap went under the radar and the Avengers split up. It had been about seven months since Pepper came back to check on Tony after everything with the Accords and Rhodey and Cap. It had been around six months since he asked her to move back in and she said yes, eagerly. But although pieces of their lives we starting to gall back i to place, there was still a blemish that tarnished Pepper’s happiness and it hung over her. So she sat in the living room early morning on her rare day off, nursing a fresh cup of coffee. The sun was just starting to rise above the New York skyline giving the new day a beautiful shimmer. It eased her, relaxed her mind to be back into the city with the man she loved, but her mind weighted heavy. So much had changed, and many things could never go back to the way it was. That was both good, and bad.

Pepper chuckled. “Barbecue? You know how to barbeque??” She asked and looked over to him as Rhoda smashed more food against the table with a squeal of laugher before pushing the mushy unidentifiable food into her moth where it mixed with drool and fell onto her shirt. Pepper grabbed a napkin to wipe splash off her own arm and went to clean a bit off the child who was slobbering on her own fistful of goop. “Tho the hot coco by a fire sounds nice.” She didn’t miss the way his eyes went wayward in though at the mention of the future.

“I will learn to barbecue!” Tony declared. “It is my duty as a dad to provide charcoal-coated hot dogs to my offspring!” He was grinning as he watched Pepper clean Rhoda up a little. Seeing Pepper with Rhoda was the second best thing in the world, after holding and playing with the baby himself. “Although she’ll need some teeth before she can eat them.”

#tw pet loss #rainbow bridge #2020 sucks

Pepper laughed. "Real Barbecue or weird advanced science Iron Man Barbecue?" Pepper asked with a cheeky grin and Rhoda just squealed and giggled.

If she was honest with herself, it qas nice staying out in the woods. It was quieter at night; so quiet she needed soft music at first to sleep and soon just Tony's soft snoring was enough to lull her. They had probably called the house in the woods home for two weeks and it was time for another pilgrimage to the city. Ultrasound day. This time, Tony was coming with her as father and she was almost glowing with excitement as she packed Rhoda's diaper bag. "We need to pick up more boxes from the penthouse today, too. I still can't find Rhoda's snow suit and winter is just around the corner."

Rest in peace, Frizzle. You are loved. You are missed. You will never be forgotten. I tried my best. All the power in my to save you. May you sleep in the sun and chase fuzzy pickles and burgers across the rainbow bridge. I hope you find Arwen and Dakota and that they guide you to peace. You are no longer in pain. I just wish there was more I could do. 🌈🐱🧡 May 17, 2910-August 30, 2020

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@imjustthemechanic It had been about wight months since the Sokovia Accords and Team Cap went under the radar and the Avengers split up. It had been about seven months since Pepper came back to check on Tony after everything with the Accords and Rhodey and Cap. It had been around six months since he asked her to move back in and she said yes, eagerly. But although pieces of their lives we starting to gall back i to place, there was still a blemish that tarnished Pepper’s happiness and it hung over her. So she sat in the living room early morning on her rare day off, nursing a fresh cup of coffee. The sun was just starting to rise above the New York skyline giving the new day a beautiful shimmer. It eased her, relaxed her mind to be back into the city with the man she loved, but her mind weighted heavy. So much had changed, and many things could never go back to the way it was. That was both good, and bad.

Pepper was more and more accepting of the messes Rhoda made as she mushed up her food on her tray and sucked the juices off her fingers. Pepper herself chose to just enjoy the left over, reheated pizza. “Enclosed would be nice. Is there a way to have retracting walls? So we can have it open sometimes in non-buggy times?” She asked, taking a bite. She looked our across the water at the setting sun and smiled. “It looks so different from the sunset back home. It’s the same sky, same sun… but its… different…”

“That’s a good idea… I can do folding doors, so on nice days we can just open the whole place up.” He settled back and put his feet up. “Be a great place to barbecue in the summer, or to sit and drink hot chocolate in the winter. And we can have a place for the kids to play right out there, so we can keep an eye on them from here or in the kitchen.” Tony couldn’t help grinning as he spoke. The kids. Plural.

Pepper chuckled. "Barbecue? You know how to barbeque??" She asked and looked over to him as Rhoda smashed more food against the table with a squeal of laugher before pushing the mushy unidentifiable food into her moth where it mixed with drool and fell onto her shirt. Pepper grabbed a napkin to wipe splash off her own arm and went to clean a bit off the child who was slobbering on her own fistful of goop. "Tho the hot coco by a fire sounds nice." She didn't miss the way his eyes went wayward in though at the mention of the future.

spicypepperpot

“Excuse me - can you direct me to the hot interns?”

“Snowy winter island… in winter… not my idea of a vacation.” Pepper chuckled and looked at the next exhibit. She turned to Tony and frowned. “Its almost time for my flight home, isnt it?” She asked,not quite wanting to leave yet even if she knew she had to go back to school for finals. This trip ended up being much more then she expected and she had an extra suitcase going home with her filled with all the souvenirs from Tony. Tho the best was her new phone wallpaper.

“If it ends up being snowy then I hope at least it’s at the south pole so we can hang out with penguins, rather than the north pole where we have to hide from polar bears,” said Tony.

He sighed at her acknowledgement that she had to leave soon. “You think we got time for one more thing?” he asked.

Pepper laughed. "As long as you promise not to steal a penguin. They won't like New York... although those ones in Madagascar did." She laughed playfully. At his request. She glanced at the time again. "I suppose we have time for one more. I packed most of my stuff this morning, should be all set to grab and run." She reached for his hand. "What did you have in mind?" She smiled, knowing he didn't want to part just as much as she didnt. Which was off considering how they started out. But now a big part of her wanted him to come back to New York with her.

spicypepperpot

“Excuse me - can you direct me to the hot interns?”

Pepper bit her lip and smiled. “Well, I will make sure to leave you my address tho do remember the size of city apartment mailboxes.” She teased. “And skating sounds wonderful, and believe me, I will take you up on that offer of a tropical getaway. Dont get me wrong, I love the winter and the snow, colorful decorations and christmas cheer… but starting December 26th, it’s just a cold grey world of suck until Spring.”

“Excellent,” said Tony with a satisfied smile. “I think my Dad owns a little island somewhere… I’ll see if I can look that up. I hope it’s not something he bought while looking for oil in the arctic because that wouldn’t be very tropical.” The idea of her Christmas present… he’d have to find out exactly how big that mailbox was.

Knowing that they still had to get back to the airport on time, Tony checked his watch.

"Snowy winter island... in winter... not my idea of a vacation." Pepper chuckled and looked at the next exhibit. She turned to Tony and frowned. "Its almost time for my flight home, isnt it?" She asked,not quite wanting to leave yet even if she knew she had to go back to school for finals. This trip ended up being much more then she expected and she had an extra suitcase going home with her filled with all the souvenirs from Tony. Tho the best was her new phone wallpaper.

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@imjustthemechanic It had been about wight months since the Sokovia Accords and Team Cap went under the radar and the Avengers split up. It had been about seven months since Pepper came back to check on Tony after everything with the Accords and Rhodey and Cap. It had been around six months since he asked her to move back in and she said yes, eagerly. But although pieces of their lives we starting to gall back i to place, there was still a blemish that tarnished Pepper’s happiness and it hung over her. So she sat in the living room early morning on her rare day off, nursing a fresh cup of coffee. The sun was just starting to rise above the New York skyline giving the new day a beautiful shimmer. It eased her, relaxed her mind to be back into the city with the man she loved, but her mind weighted heavy. So much had changed, and many things could never go back to the way it was. That was both good, and bad.

She supposed he had a point, but Pepper wasn’t going to verbalize it where he might hear her. “As long as my espresso machine works and I have access to the office via wifi, I’m good.” Rhoda let out a girgly noise as she chewed her toy. “And yes of course you will have your shows, Princess.” Rhoda had a fascination with the bright colors on the Little Einstien DVDs Happy gifted them, despite her being too young to comprehend, she loved watched the shapes.

“Espresso, Wifi, and Paw Patrol. All the essentials.” Tony nodded. “And facilities for Baby Stark number two, too. Baby Stark, two-two…” Now that he’d thought of that, it would be in his head forever… but he didn’t even mind.

That evening, the three of them sat on the deck watching the sky change colour over the trees. “I’ll enclose this,” Tony decided. “Put in glass windows - then we can sit out here without getting the bugs.”

Pepper was more and more accepting of the messes Rhoda made as she mushed up her food on her tray and sucked the juices off her fingers. Pepper herself chose to just enjoy the left over, reheated pizza. "Enclosed would be nice. Is there a way to have retracting walls? So we can have it open sometimes in non-buggy times?" She asked, taking a bite. She looked our across the water at the setting sun and smiled. "It looks so different from the sunset back home. It's the same sky, same sun... but its... different..."

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@imjustthemechanic It had been about wight months since the Sokovia Accords and Team Cap went under the radar and the Avengers split up. It had been about seven months since Pepper came back to check on Tony after everything with the Accords and Rhodey and Cap. It had been around six months since he asked her to move back in and she said yes, eagerly. But although pieces of their lives we starting to gall back i to place, there was still a blemish that tarnished Pepper’s happiness and it hung over her. So she sat in the living room early morning on her rare day off, nursing a fresh cup of coffee. The sun was just starting to rise above the New York skyline giving the new day a beautiful shimmer. It eased her, relaxed her mind to be back into the city with the man she loved, but her mind weighted heavy. So much had changed, and many things could never go back to the way it was. That was both good, and bad.

“I’m still not sure how much sun the panels will get with all these tress?” Pepper commented as Tony sat ton the roof and she remained safely on the ground, Rhoda on her hip drooling on a toy. “Wouldnt it make more sense to harness the water energy or build a mini arc reactor in the basement?” Rhoda squealed in delight at some unknown thing and waved her toy, saliva dripping off in long strands before she returned the toy to her mouth.

“If we keep the trees trimmed, the south side of the house will be fine,” said Tony. “Water power would require altering the lake and I don’t want to do that. It might spoil the view. And an arc reactor here is overkill. We just don’t need that much power and there’s nobody else around to use the rest of it.” He didn’t want to be wasteful.