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Tony Stark (torsolitebrite) wrote in syncraticsd,
@ 2008-12-23 11:37:00

Entry tags:

pepper potts, tony stark

Who: Tony and Pepper
Where: Tony's mansion
When: Middle of the night, Christmas Eve
Why: For cuteness
Rating: TBD

Tony was having a having a hard time trying to balance a puppy, a coat, and a briefcase as he struggled to get in the house. Pepper's car was in the driveway, so he knew at least she was in the house, and he was sure she probably hadn't left Matt behind.Trying to be as quiet as possible, he ended up dropping the coat and briefcase on the floor because the puppy wouldn't keep still. Tony had paid the owner of the kennel a lot to get up in the middle of the night and open so he could fetch the little guy. He had wanted him home as soon as Matt and Pepper were there just in case they weren't there when he arrived tonight because he was definitely passing out soon. He was exhausted and jus wanted to sleep, but he would hold out long enough to see them.

Now if he could just get upstairs without the puppy waking them up.

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alwaysspicy
2008-12-23 10:55 am UTC (link)

It felt odd being in his house without him being there. But she had brought Matt over like Tony had wanted and Pepper and Matt had opened up whatever was left out for them. Then after eating she had tucked Matt into his bed upstairs and went into Tony's bedroom. It was definitely weird without him being there, but she managed to her into her pajamas and then get under the covers. It didn't take her long to be passed out in the bed, curled up on her stomach. So far it didn't seem like she was going to wake up, even with the commotion downstairs.

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torsolitebrite
2008-12-23 11:27 am UTC (link)

Quietly, Tony tiptoed upstairs to the puppy's room where he picked up the stuffed animal with its mother's scent on it and crept down the hall to Matt's room where he found the boy sleeping peacefully. Tony smiled as if he were his own son and got close enough to set the puppy down in bed with Matt wher it immediately curled up with the boy. It was the cutest thing in the world and Tony made sure to grab a picture with his cell phone before he left quietly in search of Pepper.

And found her right where he thought she'd be. After taking off pants and shirt, he slipped into bed behind her in boxers and his undershirt where he wrapped strong arms around her, then kissed her lightly on the neck. "Merry Christmas," he whispered just at her ear as he pillowed his head against hers. He'd missed her like crazy while away on his trip, and it felt really nice coming home not to an empty house but to the girl he adored.

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alwaysspicy
2008-12-23 05:52 pm UTC (link)

When there was noise in the room she didn't move or stir a bit, not until he actually sat down on the bed. Some part of her realized that there was a shift in movement. And she stirred a bit more when there were arms around her and she found herself waking up when she felt lips against her neck and his beard brushing against her skin.

Her eyes blearily opened and for a moment she thought she was seeing things. "Tony?" she muttered, reaching up to rub her eye and make sure she wasn't imagining it. It really was him. He was there. "Tony!" she squeaked when she realized it really was him and moved to put her arms around him. "You're home.." well obviously.

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torsolitebrite
2008-12-23 06:55 pm UTC (link)

"Mhmm," he said as he hugged her tightly. "I didn't want to tell you because I wanted to surprise you. I put the puppy in Matt's bed so be prepared for him to run in here when he wakes up." Softly, he ran his fingers through her hair as he curled in closer to her. "I was hoping you guys would be here when I came home." And he wished he could have seen them open their gifts, but he was just glad they'd gotten to come over.

"Before Matt wakes up, I need to put out a few things Santa brought him. Think he's too young for a tricycle?" Because he wasn't sure since at Matt's age he was building computers.

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alwaysspicy
2008-12-23 07:18 pm UTC (link)

Holding onto him tightly, she grinned at him. "It's a very good surprise. Oh you did? Oh he's going to love that, I can't wait to see the puppy.." she leaned up and kissed him lightly on the lips. "I was so sad that I wasn't going to get to see you at all.. this is much better.." she kissed against his neck and then hugged him again.

"A tricycle huh? I think so yeah. Should we go put the stuff by the tree before he gets up?" she asked.

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torsolitebrite
2008-12-23 07:53 pm UTC (link)

Tony smiled softly, "I didn't mean to make you sad, but I just wanted to have a nice surprise for you. Speaking of that, Santa brought you something, too," he purred as he nuzzled against her more. He hadn't meant to make her feel that way while he was gone, and he'd hoped that being in his house that it'd alleviate the feeling. But nothing had made him feel better until he was holding her.

"Yeah, probably should because I don't know how long the puppy will let him sleep."

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alwaysspicy
2008-12-23 08:16 pm UTC (link)

She did have to admit it was a nice surprise. "Oh he did? Oh goodie.." she grinned and nuzzled back against him as they curled up on the bed. It had felt much better being in the house even though he hadn't been there. But it was still much better with him there then without. "Mm okay.." she kissed him again and then got up out of the bed and went to put on pants just because it was probably colder downstairs.

"All right let's go be Santa.."

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torsolitebrite
2008-12-23 08:27 pm UTC (link)

Her gift was hidden in his briefcase, and if he hadn't had the puppy in hand, he could have slid it under the tree while he'd been downstairs. Oh well. Sliding out of bed, he went over to his dresser and pulled out a pair of pajama bottoms and slid into them.

Now he had to remember where he hid the stuff...

"Go on downstairs, I'll be there in a sec." And he walked just down the hall to the puppy's room where he remembered he'd stuck things and locked it before he left. Once he got down there, he had the tricycle in one hand and a big bag that had a few other things in it.

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alwaysspicy
2008-12-23 08:40 pm UTC (link)

"Okee.." she beamed at him and headed downstairs, figuring he was going to get her present or something while she was waiting downstairs for him. She got a glass of water while she waited and when he got downstairs with some packages she went to go help him get the stuff and put it under the tree since he had his hands full. "Gee did you get him enough stuff?" she giggled.

She was teasing. Mostly.

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torsolitebrite
2008-12-23 09:53 pm UTC (link)

Well, one of her wrapped gifts was in the bag, the other he'd bought while he'd been off, having made a special stop on the way back in Paris to get her gift. "Uncle Tony spoils him, what can I say? I'm sure he'll ignore every bit of it once he starts playing with the puppy. Or our luck he ignores the puppy and plays with this instead. It's like having a small hotdog shaped baby."

Sitting the tricycle down in front of the tree, Tony pulled out some other things like video games, a Leapfrog pad, and the like and stuck them around the bike.

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alwaysspicy
2008-12-23 10:09 pm UTC (link)

Pepper couldn't help but laugh, "Hot dog shaped baby? That's so.. so wrong.." but she was giggling anyway. She helped put everything out, trying not to glance over at the boxes and bags that were supposed to be hers. "You totally spoiled him. And he already opened all his packages.." she shook her head in amusement.

Just then she heard a squeal come from upstairs and the door fling open. "Oh.. I think that's our cue."

"PEPPY DOGGIE."

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torsolitebrite
2008-12-23 10:30 pm UTC (link)

"I expected him to open them all, hence why I hid all of this stuff. I wanted a surprise somewhere." Then his head popped up as he heard Matt squealing upstairs. Looks like the puppy licked him or he finally woke up." Tony hurried up and finished placing the other stuff then slid over to the side to sit on the floor by the tree, waiting for Matt to come downstairs with the puppy.

It wasn't long before he saw the little redhead climbing down, trying to hold the puppy as he made his way toward them. "Hey little guy, what did Santa bring you?"

"PUPPY!!"

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alwaysspicy
2008-12-23 10:42 pm UTC (link)

Spotting the little redhead coming down the stairs she went over to him so that she could hopefully catch the poor dog if he was getting strangled or dropped by the kid. "A puppy oh wow look.. Santa brought you a puppy! It's so cute! Here you should hold him like a baby okay?" she moved his hands so he wasn't struggling with the poor dog. It was the cutest dog she'd ever seen.

Matthew just kept giggling and held onto his little dog until he got down the stairs all the way and then let him go. The puppy took the opportunity to run around a bit and come and lick Pepper in the face. "LOOK PEPPY. A DOGGIE PUPPY." he was really excited and could probably bust ear drums.