Here it is. One of the sequels for "A Stark Pregnancy"! This sequel is only Pepperony plus the twins. For the Clintasha sequel, check my profile for "Life's Little Moments". Both stories have the same timeline. Hope you enjoy it. Feedback is very welcome, as well as prompts.

1 – (Six Months Old) Day Care

Pepper was doing something she hated. Biting her nails!

Why was she biting her nails? Because she was going to do something wasn't pleased with.

What wasn't she pleased with? Being away from her two babies!

It was her first day back at Stark Industries in full time and she was an emotional train wreck. Happy to get back to her work routine, sad because she wasn't going to be with her babies 24/7, worried because her babies would be away from her, frustrated because Tony didn't liked day cares and was throwing a tantrum about sending their children there…yes, Pepper was not having an easy morning.

They had returned from New York City yesterday. Tony came all the day arguing that Fury should stop scheduling unnecessary meetings. He just told them what they all knew. Another crazy ass man was on a vendetta. Big deal! They fought aliens before. Why was a mad scientist cause to worry? Tony had seen the crazy man's work. It was easy to deal with. "Send Goldilocks with his hammer to tear down the place and lock the man away somewhere," he had grumbled.

"Pepper," Tony whined. "Day cares? I can take care of my children," he pouted.

"Day cares are important and Tony, we have meetings today. There's a lot of work to do, you can't handle that and two babies at the same time," Pepper said running around the nursery getting everything ready.

"Is that a challenge?"

Pepper fixed him with a glare. "No," she said shortly.

"Happy can watch them while we attend those boring things," Tony suggested.

"Happy feels like he's climbing Mount Everest with one baby, let alone the two of them at the same time for several hours," Pepper shook her head. "Tony, day cares are the best option for us and them," she said. "They help the development of several social abilities and not only that, they will be presented with different activities every day. There's qualified staff to take care of them, as well as some SHIELD undercover agents to keep them safe."

"I don't trust them," Tony insisted. "I can set up a day care at the workshop!"

"Tony! No!" Pepper grumbled frustrated. "I went to day care and I turned out perfectly fine."

"Well I didn't go and-," he stopped short frowning.

Pepper watched him with a small grin plastered on her face.

"I'll strap them in their car seats," he mumbled defeated, getting up from the rocking chair.

"Thank you," Pepper smiled while she took care of the diaper bag. It was a cute travel bag in beautiful ivory and light taupe tonal dot print with embroidered accents and decorative animal charms. It was big enough for the twins' stuff – change of clothes, diapers, pacifiers, some toys, wipes, diaper crèmes and more little stuff that Pepper thought important.

While she was packing all of that, Tony went to the cribs that stood side by side. Both babies were awake, dressed and entranced by their mobiles. Sarah had little animals while Sebastian had little cars. They've grown up so much in the past six months and it felt like just yesterday that Tony held them, so tiny and fragile. Sarah was starting to look like him; her eyes were turning brown and her locks were the perfect blend between Tony's brown hair and Pepper's strawberry blonde one – she was going to grow up to have brown hair with natural red highlights, he was sure. Sebastian took after his Mom – in looks, he had inherited his Dad temper – with his piercing blue eyes with brown hair.

The twins' relationship was mesmerizing. They would sat together at the playpen and share toys, having staring contests (Tony still couldn't figure it out how they lost an hour looking at each other; what were they? Telepaths?) and even when talking their own gibberish, somehow they understood each other.

Like a pro, Tony strapped them into their own car seats and kissed each one's heads. He was nervous; he didn't want to leave them at the day care. It was stupid because he realized Pepper had a point, but still! He could joggle Stark Industries, Iron Man and two babies…right? He had a feeling Pepper would just hurt him if he talked out loud.

"Are we good to go?" Tony asked picking the diaper bag and putting the strap on his shoulder.

Pepper looked around and smiled. "Yes."

Tony picked Sarah's seat while Pepper took Sebastian's.

"JARVIS, we're on time?" Tony asked.

"Surprisingly, yes sir, you are," the AI reply.

"I don't like when he oh so subtly points that sometimes I suck at things," Tony rolled his eyes.

"He's your computer," Pepper chuckled. "He knows you better than me, I bet."

"Happy is already waiting outside, sir," JARVIS said.

"Thank you, JARVIS," Tony replied.

"Have a nice day at work, Mrs. Stark," JARVIS wished.

"Thanks," she said with a small smile before Tony opened the mansion door and she was the first one out.

"JARVIS, activate Protocol 18, version Double S, please," Tony requested.

"Already in course, sir," JARVIS confirmed.

With a nod, Tony left and the door closed. After the seats were carefully in the car and they were seated, Pepper turned to Tony. "Is that a new Protocol?"

"Just an upgrade," he replied with a small shrug.

Pepper nodded, knowing that there was more to the story. Tony smiled. There was. The Double S version allowed JARVIS to hack into the day care security footage and phone lines. If there was any danger or any alert, JARVIS would immediately alert Tony – brilliant, right? Or Pepper thought that the fact that Fury was sending agents was going to stop Tony to create his own way to protect his children? He wouldn't be Tony Stark that way.

The lady that was going to take care of Sarah and Sebastian was very nice and promised the couple that they would be fine. Her name was Thea, she was in her mid-thirties, with dirty blonde hair and dark brown eyes. While she showed Pepper and Tony the nursery part of the day care, she answered to every (stupid!) question Tony threw at her.

"Sorry about him, he doesn't know when to shut up," Pepper apologized fixing her husband with a death glare.

Tony frowned and shrugged. What?

"It's ok, I can totally understand," Thea waved Pepper's apology off. "It's the first time leaving your children and it's hard, I knew it very well. I can assure you that Sarah and Sebastian will be well taken care of," she smiled.

Pepper nodded and looked at the play pen where her children already were. Sarah picked one plush toy and threw it at her brother's head, making Sebastian whimper and do the same, hitting his sister in the nose. Tony laughed while Pepper rolled her eyes.

"Sarah, don't throw stuff at your brother," Pepper crouched down so she could look at her daughter directly. "It's not nice," she said when her daughter's brown eyes were on her. "Sebastian, revenge is never the answered," she tickled the baby boy who giggled and she smiled, getting up.

"Pepper, we need to go," Tony said softly.

She nodded and looked back at her children. Tears pooled at the corner of her eyes.

"You can call during the day, Mrs. Stark," Thea said, smiling warmly.

Pepper nodded mutely, sniffling. Tony rolled his eyes, intertwining their hands. "Let's go, there's a room full of boring old man that we need to meet," he said pulling her hand.

Taking one last look at her kids, Pepper turned and almost sprinted out of the nursery. Tony sighed. He looked at the babies and smiled warmly. "Behave, kids," he smiled ruffling their hairs. "Ms. Swann," he nodded at the young woman.

"Mr. Stark," she said, before her attention was on the babies.

Tony took a longing glance at his kids before following Pepper. He found her inside the car, sniffling. "I'm an awful Mom," she cried.

Happy exchanged a glance with Tony. "To the company, Happy, please," he asked and Happy nodded. "Pep, what are you talking about, sweetheart?"

"I just left them there and I'm going to work now and I feel like I'm switching my babies for my work and…" she was babbling and Tony chuckled.

"This was your idea," he pointed out.

Her puffy red eyes still found a way to glare at him while Happy in the front, rolled his eyes.

"Right, wrong thing to say," Tony muttered. "Pepper, I'm giving you the same pep talk you gave me. They are going to be fine. This is good for them. For us! Besides, don't you miss working? You are getting a little psycho without your usual routine," Tony said, hugging his wife to his side and kissing her temple. "And, at five on the dot, we'll pick them up and go for a walk at the park, then dinner, then back home were we are going to put them to sleep and have some little adult time," he enumerated with that dashing smile she loved so much.

Pepper laughed and kissed his cheek. "Thank you," she whispered, putting her head on his shoulder.

"I love you," he sighed against her hair.

"I love you too," Pepper smiled.

How's that for a first chapter?