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Explanation

Morgan was left in the care of Natasha and Happy whilst Peter took May into the bedroom and they sat down together whilst Tony was led by Pepper into the office. Tony was not sure what was going on, but the look Pepper gave him was enough to make his balls take cover in his stomach. Pepper crossed her arms over her chest as she glared into his eyes "Okay Tony, is there something you want to ask?" she asked knowingly.

Her cell phone vibrated, and she picked it up, looking at it and smiling to herself 'Pete: Are planning to tell him about the birthday incident?'

'Pep: Nope we made a deal... that is secret is between you and me' Pepper responded before she quickly shot back another text 'Are you telling May?"

'Pete: God no, she'd kill me and then tell Mr Stark so he could help bury the body' Pepper giggled as she shot her reply before pocketing the phone and focused on Tony "So... Anything to ask?" she asked.

Shaking his head Tony swallowed with an audible gulp "Nope" he squeaked before clearing his throat "Nope, nothing to ask" he replied quickly. Of course, Friday spoke up in that moment 'Mr Stark, your heartrate has increased... is something wrong?" the traitorous A.I asked concerned. Pepper's lips curling into a smirk as she placed her hands on her hips and kept a stern gaze locked on her husband.

"Want to try again, only the truth this time?" Pepper asked, the tone of her voice and her posture conveyed she was not in the mood and wanted the truth.

Letting out a heavy sigh Tony rubbed the back of his neck before sitting down on the sofa "It's just... Peter and you seem close" he started off "Like... really close" he stated.

Pepper nodded her head "We are close" Pepper answered as she looked down at the floor "But you have to understand Tony... you were gone for 5 years" she said.

"I know and... I am not angry; I just need to ask though..." Tony took a deep breath before he asked the question "Are you and Peter... you know?" he asked.

Pepper sighed heavily "No, we're not" she answered without missing a beat "Though our relationship is... intimate but platonic" she admitted.

"Intimate... but platonic?" Tony asked as he squinted in confusion.

"We hug, we kiss, and we even sleep in the same bed" Pepper explained.

"LALALALA!!!" Tony yelped as he covered his ears "Nope, don't want to hear that my wife is getting boned by my ward!" he yelped.

Shaking her head Pepper grabbed his wrists and roughly pulled his hands from his ear "We just sleep!" she exclaimed in frustration.

Tony shut up "Oh" he replied as his cheek went bright red.

"Look Tony, 5 years... it wasn't easy for anyone" Pepper explained as she closed her eyes, collapsing into the couch beside him, explaining what had happed.

For 22 days Peter had floated through space on board the Guardian Ship, for 22 days he sat there wallowing in his misery and his guilt over the loss of his mentor/father figure. For 22 days Pepper waited for her husbands return, looking out at the stars watching and waiting until finally Carol found the ship. Supplies on the ship had been depleted and Peter was in a severely weakened state.

Making his way down the ramp Peter spotted Pepper standing there looking for Tony to come down the ramp but instead was met by Peter who apologized before collapsing to the ground but was caught by Steve. Pepper sat with Peter every day waiting for him to wake up and after a week of waiting Peter awakened and they talked about what had happened on Titan.

Peter felt responsible for what had happened, felt responsible for not being to stop Thanos and felt responsible for Tony getting dusted instead of him. Pepper soon revealed that she was pregnant with Tony's daughter Morgan and Peter made a choice, he chose to stick around and help Pepper with the baby and with Stark Industries. Tony smiled as Pepper ran through the events of Morgan's birth with him, chuckling at how Peter nearly fainted.