Captain America's wife and Tony's and Pepper's daughter

Returning

More weeks have gone by, and I drop even more weight I now weighted 98 pounds. The very few times I've left the house. I am attacked by paparazzi and end up on the cover of the magazine's or US weekly. I didn't look any further than the covers that said I was getting dangerously thinned various other headlines about my mental state.
I look dreadful. But they can't expect me to look my normal self in this current climate.
There was nothing on the video feed until one day out if nowhere; there was a massive explosion, then what appeared to be a secondary explosion. I yelled at Jarvis to call uncle Rhodey.

Em what's wrong? Everything okay? He asked
Uncle Rhodey there was and explosion and then there was another one. I've been sitting here for 48 hours and there it was BOOM ! It was in the middle of nowhere. You have to check it out. You have. I said
Em slow down and tell me again Rhodey said
There was an explanation, then another one. They were in the middle of nowhere. There has to be something going there. I said
What are the coordinates. He asked
I tell him them
Alright well go check it. I'll call you no matter the outcome. He said
Okay. I said
They hang up

I began to pace and taking turn sitting and checking my phone and Jarvis every so many seconds to make sure Rhodey hasn't called back and he hasn't.
A couple of hours later, my phone rings.
Rhodey's caller ID photo comes up on my screen and I answer it.

Hello? Uncle Rhodey? What was there? What'd you find? I said
Me. Dad said
Its dads voice. I slapped myself to make sure I wasnt dreaming. I started to shake. And a sob came out.

Daddy? I said
It's me little one. Dad said
Oh! Daddy, I've really missed you so much. Its.... its ready good to here your voice again. I said
You to. He said

I then heard mom coming down probably to make me eat.
Em here food you need to eat. Mom said
I'm still on the phone sobbing and I fall to the ground crying. I dropped the phone and mom came running over to mr and holds me and picks up my phone to see why I was crying. She saw Rhodey's name and puts it to her ear.
Rhodey? Pepper said
No. It's me Pep. Tony said
Tony? Pepper said
Hey Pep. Tony said
Theh talked and I cried

My mom hangs up with dad and she grabs my hand and we go upstairs.

On TV we heard

Now onto an update on the disappearance of Tony Stark. Tony Stark's long term friend lieutenant James Rhodes has confirmed that Tony Stark  has indeed been found and the only injury he has is a hurt arm. TV anchor said

I eat well and sleep well the entire night for the first time in quite a while.

Next day....
Mom and I are both jittery. I wear the only dress that fits me that was my black dress and I'm wearing black flats. Moms wearing a pant suit and Happy takes us to the airport. We wait and see a huge military plane comes down the landing stripe. I become antsier as the huge plane lands and the ramp starts to come down. I see dad's head rise and before the ramp is completely down I run and jump on board. Minding his arm in the sling, I latched onto my dad and cry.

Hey little one. Dad said
God I missed you. Dad said
I missed you too. I said

I put my face into the crook of his neck, just breathing in his scent. Despite a little weight loss and some minimal injuries, you might never known he spent 3 months in a desert. After we pulled a part, he looks at me up and down and looks disappointed.
He must have noticed how much weight I had lost.
Jeez you look worst than I do. Dad said
I just wipe at my eyes, taking away a handful of black makeup  as I do. Uncovering my bags underneath my eyes.

It's okay little one daddys here now. Dad said
He pulls me into a hug and I cried again.

Dad and I walk towards mom.
Your eyes are red a few tears for your long lost husband. Dad said
Tears of joy. I hate job hunting. Mom said
They kissed
We all walk to the car and got in.

Where to? Happy asked
To the hospital Happy please. Pepper said
No. Tony said
Dad you have to go. Emmalin said
There are two things I want cheeseburgers and a press confrence. Tony said
A press confrence. What on earth for. Pepper asked
You just got home dad the press can wait. Emmalin said
Hogan drive. Chessebuger first. Tony said
This outage be fun. I mutter underneath my breathe

They went to Burger King then went to Stark Industries.
We pulled up to Stark Industries and people are clapping as we pull up.
Obadiah is the first to greet us and does a little enthusiastically.

Look at this. Huh. Ah Tony. Thought we were meeting at the hospital. Hey ladies. Obadiah said
Stane waves at me and mom
No, hospital needed. Dad said
Look at you. Stane said
Dad eats his burger.
You get one of those for me? Stamen asked
No sorry this is the last one and I need it. Dad said
We all walk int the buliding. Mom and I stop at the mouth of the press room and dad walks to the stage.

Mrs. Stark. Coulson said
Yes? Mom said
May I speak with you for a moment? Coulson asked
I'm not a part of the conference. Mom said
Mom he's not with the press. I said
She right. I'm agent Coulson I'm with
Strategic Homeland Intervention and Logistics Divison. Coulson said
That's quite a mouthful. Mom said
They talked

Dad does his speech and I tune most of it out but the last part.

Affect immediately Stark Industries will no longer be making weapons. Dad said
And obadiah started to do damage control.
Dad walks over to me and mom and grabs our hands and pulls us out of the room.

Once we got home, dads phone rung.
Yeah, sure I can meet you. Dad said
Obie wants to me to meet him, I'll see you later. Dad said
You just got back dad. I said
I'll be right back. You'll see. I'm not in Afghanistan anymore. Dad said
But.... I said
I gotta go. Dad said
Okay. I stomp up the stairs and immediately trade my dress for sweats and dads tshirt.

Mom knocks on my door.
Em are you okay? Mom asked
He hasn't been home a day and he's already gone again. I said
He has to work. Mom said
But that's the thing isn't it. He announced that he's going to stop making weapons, and then he works. What is he doing if he's not making weapons? I asked
I don't know. Mom said

I just remain in my room for awhile. I don't move when I hear the front door open. I just curl up on my bed. I then go out into the hallway and sit on the steps.

What'd Obadiah want? Pepper asked
Just wanted to tell me were a team, were in this together.... wheres Em? Tony said
In her room. Pepper said
About her how could you say what you did at the press confrence then just go right back out like nothing happened. Tony? She sat up for days barely sleeping or eating to try and find you. Almost faced federal incrimination just hacking satellites to find you. Went on Oprah, had her face in magazines, and what do you show for it?
I heard a thud.

Magazines, Oprah, when was this?tony asked
Less than a month ago... look at the other.
Look what she went through. Look what we went through. Pepper said

I went back into my room and remember what I went through while my dad was gone and I cry.

Pepper helps he husband switch out the old arc reactor with the new one.

Pepper than goes up cooks dinner and Tony goes up to his daughters room and finds her crying by the window.

Em little one. Tony said
Yeah dad. Emmalin said
You okay? Tony asked
No. But I will be one day. Emmalin said
He walked over to his daughter and held her as she cried.
They sat there for a good thirty minutes than Jarvis told them it was dinner time.
They go down to wat. Dinner was silent even if there was stuff to talk about.

After dinner Tony went back downstairs and Pepper, and Emmalin cleaned up.

I quietly go downstairs and sit on the stairs. I look through the window to see that dad is sitting in his hot rod. Scanning through pictures on a projection of when he was gone. Pictures if mom and I in public when we did go out. Then the video comes up how i reacted to when finding out her was gone. The video abruptly stops where I passed out in Happy's arms. Dad gets out of his hot rod and walks slowly towards the screen. The I interview with Oprah then comes on. He plays the same clip over and over again.

Family is the only thing that matters to me.