"We're Gonna Have to do This Together"

|CHAPTER TWO|

A/N:
I am already back with an update! Things are going to go pretty quick since I already have an outline. As promised, this chapter it longer. I hope for the rest to be around this length.
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Chapter 2: No Time To Grieve

Tony and Pepper were out for a jog again. Tony kept glancing over his shoulder looking for Strange to open a portal telling him Thanos was coming, but thankfully, nothing so far. Tony didn't know why they came through this park again, it always brought bad memories.

In his head, Tony knew Thanos was dead, but Tony also knew that time travel was now on the table, and, well, anything was possible these days. Time travel, magic, aliens, nothing was impossible.

Pepper had been really upset when Tony had re-worked the micro-bot armor. He still wore his jacket and sweatpants, micro-tech and all, and an arc reactor attached to the chest, even though Pepper insisted the fight was over. They had won.

"Hey, Pep." Tony said, as they strolled through the same part of the park where Strange had appeared those few months ago. "I have a question for you."

Pepper stopped and turned to him. "Is this about the kid thing again?"

"Wow. You know me so well." Tony said. "See? We would be perfect parents."

Pepper's eyes glanced at the arc reactor on his chest. "Right, because perfect parents have suits of armor and micro-bots on them at all times."

"Better than a leash." Tony said.

Pepper sighed, and Tony tried not to feel disappointed. He wasn't stupid; he knew where this was going. "Look, Tony, we can't bring a child into this world with you being so..."

"Handsome? Rich? Intelligent?"

"Scared." Pepper said. Tony deflated a little.

"I think I have a reason to be." Tony replied.

"Do you? Do you really? I thought Thanos was defeated, Tony. You won. There aren't any more fights now. You don't have to be so afraid."

"Exactly, we think Thanos is gone. Doesn't mean he is."

Pepper crossed her arms, looking at him in disbelief. "What, is he going to time travel or something?"

"Yes, because that actually is possible. I know; I've done it."

"You told me you destroyed the stones." Pepper said.

"If it's possible once, it's possible again."

"This is why we can't have kids right now, Tony." Pepper said. "We disagree on too much."

"I think it could work." Tony said, sighing.

Pepper looked like she wanted to keep arguing, and Tony knew she would. He knew she wouldn't want to give up her side of the fight. It was one of the things he liked about her.

Pepper was opening her mouth to talk, but she was interrupted by F.R.I.D.A.Y. reporting to him that he had a call.

"Who is it, Fri?" Tony said, turning away from Pepper.