Suiting Up For Fatherhood

Rescue Me

A/N: This chapter is done by my friend MiraculouslyTrashy. She wrote this a couple of months ago and allowed me to share it on this story. All credit goes to her, so please go give her a follow and check out her work on FFN, or Wattpad, or AO3. She is a wonderful author and is extra amazing because she edits all my chapters before they go up, so a massive thanks to her.

"Morgan's finally down," Pepper sighs, settling onto the couch next to Tony, turning on the baby monitor resting on the table.

He wraps his arm around her shoulders, pulling her close, "I think that's a new record time for you too. Someday you'll be as fast as me." He chides, kissing her temple.

She rolls her eyes, but knows he's right, "She loves your voice. I've seen her roll over to the bars of the crib so she can watch you read Dr. Suess."

"Really? I haven't noticed?" He smiles cheekily, popping a few goji berries in his mouth.

Pepper nabs some berries away from his bowl, "Well now, we have the rest of the night to ourselves... maybe we could have some adult fun, no baby talk or stuffed animals..."

Tony sits up, "I know just what you have in mind." He stands up and holds out his hand, "Close your eyes and follow me, Mrs. Stark."

She grins and closes her eyes, placing her hand in his. He leads her through the cottage, even spinning her to disorient her slightly along the way, "Tony..." she complains after being spun.

"Almost there," he assures her, stopping to open a door and guiding her through.

As soon as her bare feet cross the threshold she knows where she is, sensing the change in flooring. "Tony." She says more sternly, opening her eyes to find herself in the garage as suspected.

This isn't the garage where Tony and his family keep their cars, or at least it had been before he decided to build a separate garage for them to make more room for his 'toys'. His tinkerings and projects very quickly outgrew the small workbench that stood against the wall of the garage. Pepper knew it was only inevitable before the whole space became his to work in. "What do you want to show me?" She asks him, the same thing she asks every time her husband coaxes her out here.

He knows that tone of voice well, "Stick with me, don't run away yet. We're still going to have fun, I promise. Think of this as an early anniversary gift." He says, backing up towards a sturdy metal cabinet, past a chamber of swirling nanotech bots.

"Sometimes your definition of fun is different from my definition of the term," she raises an eyebrow, but follows him, nonetheless.

A keypad appears on the cabinet's surface as Tony approaches, prompting him to quickly enter a 6-digit code. The doors automatically slide apart, revealing a new sleek, steel blue, ironman suit.

The sight of the suit doesn't exactly surprise Pepper, but it does take her a moment to realize that the proportions of the suit are different than usual. "This... this is for me?"

Tony's face would have normally been beaming with pride when showing off his new tech and inventions, but his demeanor is serious instead. "Yes. Just in case"

"In case of what?" She probes gently, still walking closer to him and the suit.

He presses his lips together and shrugs, "In case. In case, in case you need to get Morgan out of here and to the safehouse. In case I'm not around to protect you guys. In case Thanos-"

"Tony, please," she begs, cutting off his rambling, "I don't want to think about any of that, not now." She holds a hand to his cheek, and he closes his eyes. "I understand where you're coming from, but I can't." She shakes her head slightly, sighing.