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Tony Stark/Iron Man (boots_of_lead) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-10-01 08:06:00

Entry tags:

invincible iron man, pepper potts, thirteen, tony stark

Who: Tony Stark (both), Remy Stark and Pepper Potts
Where: LA Stark mansion
When: Monday night
Why: Tony finds out Pepper's been here all along and wants to see her.
Rating: TBD Bring on ze drama.

It was as if a veil had been lifted off of his eyes ever since Remy had spoken those words. Pepper had been here in this universe for a long time now, was even pregnant with his other self's baby, which was technically his as well, and it immensely gnawed at his mind. He'd had his mind wiped? He'd been on the verge of a divorce because of Pepper and his love for her? All of this was news to him, and Tony honestly didn't know how to react to all of it. He'd run the gamut of emotions: anger, frustration, sadness and elation. But what was he supposed to do?

Only one thing he could do. He had to go and see her for himself. Just because he didn't trust himself, he'd take the baby with him, and secretly, he wanted Pepper to see his son. The one that could have easily been hers had it been a different time.

When Remy returned, he was waiting for her in the den, though he'd fallen asleep on the couch, his body outstretched across it with Ant just as sound asleep as him, the baby quietly sucking on his thumb with Tony's hand resting on back. Tony had dozed off while watching television to keep his mind occupied after feeding Ant.

He didn't even look peacefully asleep, either. Tony looked conflicted or worried, even as he slept, though it wasn't a wonder what with everything that had to be running through his head at the moment.

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notunlucky
2008-10-01 11:57 am UTC (link)

Remy wasn't quite sure what to do about everything, but she knew a couple of things from talking to Pepper. She needed to relax in order to get him to relax. And then hope to god it wasn't all going to go to hell in a handbasket. When she got back to the mansion, she went to the den because she knew that's where he'd be.

Finding him asleep on the couch she smiled because it was cute, even if he looked troubled. Maybe she should have had Jarvis take a picture. She went over to them both and bent down over top of them and kissed each one on their foreheads. "Hey.. I'm home.." she whispered, trying not to startle Tony or the baby too much.

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boots_of_lead
2008-10-01 04:34 pm UTC (link)

Stirring slowly, Tony stretched and blinked his eyes open, a little disoriented to what was going on before his eyes focused on Remy's face. "Hey..." he whispered back and yawned, his hand holding on to Ant as he tried to sit up but thought better about it. The baby was sound asleep and he didn't want to wake him just yet.

"How is she?" he asked as he held the baby and moved to sit up more.

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notunlucky
2008-10-01 10:11 pm UTC (link)

"She's fine.." she told him, moving to the middle of the couch and sitting down next to Tony's legs. "The baby's fine, she's fine.. I think she's been sitting around too much but she's worried, and I don't blame her I guess.." she paused. "I told her that you wanted to come over..she said that's fine.. you've got to go to her though.. she's not one for getting out of bed lately."

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boots_of_lead
2008-10-01 11:13 pm UTC (link)

And there was that look on his face again. That worried tension that spread throughout him. He gently lifted Ant up to rest against his shoulder, the baby seeming to have not been disturbed at all by being shifted around. "Pepper always tended to get the short end of the stick.." he said quietly before he kissed the baby's head. "I think...I want to take Ant with me when I go if that's alright. Thought she might like to meet him. I'm not sure if it'd be alright to take a portkey with the baby, but my jet's fairly fast."

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notunlucky
2008-10-01 11:22 pm UTC (link)

Remy didn't say anything about it, she just got up to her feet and stuck her hands in her back pockets. "Yeah that's fine with me because I'm coming with you.." she smiled sweetly. "Pepper said.. I should get to know your other self, so that's what I'm going to do.." she kept her face as neutral as possible, but he could probably tell that she was wondering if he was going to be annoyed or disturbed by her choice. It wasn't like he could tell her no.

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boots_of_lead
2008-10-01 11:36 pm UTC (link)

He couldn't tell her no, but even Tony was a little put off by her decision. He'd never really been around the other version of himself, mainly because they stayed on their opposite coasts and took care of their company from their respective branches. Couldn't have been worse than looking in a mirror really. Though things had to have changed the other Tony, there probably were more similarities than differences.

"Sure it won't be too strange? Ant's probably going to be confused, but maybe he will sleep through most of it." If they were lucky.

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notunlucky
2008-10-01 11:41 pm UTC (link)

Remy inhaled and then let out a breath and then shrugged her shoulders, "I'm trying to be an adult about this whole thing considering last time I was going to leave because of it. It might be strange but hey, it's no different then hanging out with Kirk right?" maybe that was a bit much, though she didn't say it nastily or anything. "You can take Ant to see Pepper.. and that way if he wants his mommy, I'm right there.. come on then.. we don't want them to be up all night because of us.."

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boots_of_lead
2008-10-01 11:51 pm UTC (link)

She may not have said it in any kind of tone, but it felt like something was implied there, which caused Tony to glare at her. "Kirk is not a carbon copy of me, either, now is he? Just looks like me. He doesn't walk, talk and act like me or carry my DNA." Sighing, he held the baby tightly and stood up off the couch. Tony really didn't want Remy to go, but he wasn't about to start a fight or it'd end up messily. "I'll call them to get the jet ready and drive us to the airfield."

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notunlucky
2008-10-02 12:06 am UTC (link)

"No you're right, he doesn't. Just like Pepper's not me.." she wasn't stupid, she knew why he was taking their kid along. Apparently they didn't trust each other, or themselves. Well Remy trusted herself enough, mostly. Besides she barely knew the guy and he might end up hating her. Who knew? Really it was a mess, all ways, and it was only going to get worse. "If this ends up some kind of weird foursome, you're explaining it to your daughter.." she said as she grabbed up the baby's diaper bag and then headed out of the den towards the garage where they'd be picked up.

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boots_of_lead
2008-10-02 12:30 am UTC (link)

It took a lot for the other Tony to hate someone, unless they were deliberately trying to make him hate them, which he doubted Remy would do in this case. "I never said Pepper was you. I don't compare you to her, do I?" he said, though he really didn't wait for an answer before he headed down to the garage as well. He didn't even touch on the subject of a foursome.

Tony drove them to the airfield where the jet would be waiting for them, and he made sure they had everything they needed for the baby before he boarded with Ant and Remy. It'd probably take a good two hours or so since his jet was pretty fast and didn't go the usual routes anywhere. He kept fairly quiet during the whole flight, just because he was thinking heavily about what could come of all of this.

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notunlucky
2008-10-02 12:37 am UTC (link)

When he asked her that question she just gave him a Look. Maybe he didn't do it outloud but she new better then to think he didn't inside his head. She got on board with them and settled herself in. Most of the time she read or played with the baby and only got sick once or twice during the whole flight. She'd been pretty lucky without any real morning sickness but being on a plane probably would have set anyone off.

Most of the time Ant slept and she read curled up next to him until they had touched down in LA. She hoped they hadn't gone to sleep yet. Though they were three hours behind so doubtful.

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boots_of_lead
2008-10-02 02:48 am UTC (link)

When she did get sick, Tony was there, asking her if she needed help or anything, still as attentive as ever regardless of what was going on in his head. As they finally touched down, Tony could see a car already waiting for them at the airfield, no doubt sent by his other self since he'd probably been monitoring when the plane was arriving. Once the plane doors opened, it was the other Tony who'd stepped out of the car to greet them.

"Well, well, someone looks pissed off," he remarked as he saw Tony coming down the stairs towards him.

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notunlucky
2008-10-02 09:43 am UTC (link)

Remy gathered Ant up from his portable crib in the plane, letting Tony grab the bag this time and followed him out of the plane. She spied the other Tony waiting for them with the car. Well, here went nothing. "My fault, as usual.. grumpiness must be my superpower.." she responded before Tony grumbled something of his own or said something unpleasant. "I mean... hi. Again.."