I'm Just the Mechanic

“Morgan wants to know why we don’t have very many wedding pictures… she was also upset to find out that I didn’t wear a fancy dress.”

“No ring alpacas… he’ll eat all my gorgeous flowers,” Pepper laughed. Kissing his cheek, she rested her head against Tony’s shoulder. “Here at the lake could be nice.” She agreed for all the reasons he was probably thinking. “Just a small gathering, doesn’t need to be anything huge.” She had liked the quiet lifestyle they now lived. “Morgan would be the cutest flower girl.”

“Morgan wants to know why we don’t have very many wedding pictures… she was also upset to find out that I didn’t wear a fancy dress.”

Pepper laughed when she heard his question. She remembered back when they had gotten engaged there had been tabloids speculating when and where their wedding would be, but they hadn’t even discussed wedding plans. However, she thought of something else. “What if… we renew our vows and have a little party? Maybe take a proper honeymoon after?” She asked, looking over at him. “That could be fun.”

“Morgan wants to know why we don’t have very many wedding pictures… she was also upset to find out that I didn’t wear a fancy dress.”

“I told her that you and I loved each other so much that we just wanted to sign the paperwork and get married,” Pepper told him. Which was mostly the truth. She didn’t really explain that Tony had been stranded in space for three weeks and she didn’t know if they’d ever see each other again, so when he did make it back to Earth, they basically got married as soon as they could.

Somewhere in Time

Oh, this man was much different than Virginia had anticipated. She thought maybe he was just trying to impress her by offering a donation, but the ideas he was suggesting sounded like a dream. “Mr. Stark, that sounds amazing,” she said. “Just imagining a world where everyone could contribute sounds too good to be true.” Turning so she could bring him towards the ballroom, she wanted to talk with him all night about this. Who had invited him, she didn’t know, but this was the most interesting conversation she’d had in weeks. “Mr. Stark, you have to join my father and I for tea tomorrow. He’d be so interested in hearing about this.”

Somewhere in Time

Virginia was intrigued, she had never heard of Stark’s ships before. However, that wasn’t really her expertise, but her father might know more about it. It wasn’t until he mentioned that he wanted to help end wars that she stopped and turned to look at him. She hadn’t met very many people like him before. “That is extremely ambitious, Mr. Stark,” she told him. “And yet, it seems like you could be onto something.” Virginia continued their walk away from the ballroom, down the hall where there was less background noise. It could get her into some trouble, but she wanted to pick his brain some more. “Tell me, what does your better world look like?”

Somewhere in Time

Anthony Stark, of the New York Starks. She had to admit that she’d never heard of this family before. Regardless, she was happy to know that someone else had heard of the work she was trying to achieve. When he asked to hear more about her future plans, Virginia flashed him a smile. “Oh Mr. Stark, you’re flattering me,” she laughed. Though, she could really use his donation to the cause, so maybe she could share a little bit. “Well, opening the schools would be just the start. My hope is for young women to start working like our male counterparts. Why can’t we attend university to become doctors or attorneys? I’ve been extremely lucky for the opportunity of my education and status and my goal is for young women to have the same chance.” There had been some small victories with her plans, but she felt that she could do more. “Aside from donating to the cause, why would someone from New York be interested in my work? What do you do, Mr. Stark?”

Somewhere in Time

Virginia had mostly been teasing about him arresting her, but there were days when she felt her work would get her into trouble. Then here was this mystery man who was complimenting her work? Something was wrong, but she wasn’t sure what yet. Instead, she smiled at him when he mentioned donating to her cause. “You’re too kind,” she said, taking the arm he offered to head back inside. “I don’t think I caught your name. I would like to be able to thank the man who’s offering an extremely generous donation.” As she walked with him, Virginia offered him more of an explanation of her cause. “I’m certain opening a young women’s school would be beneficial to society,” she said. “It’s just the beginning of what I’m working to accomplish.”

Somewhere in Time

Virginia was intrigued with the mystery man in front of her. Not only was he dressed differently from anyone else here, he complimented her work, which wasn’t always something that happened around here. “Indeed I am,” she offered him a smile as she introduced herself. She took a quick scan across the room and spotted her father across the way. Once she had confirmation that he was there, she turned her full attention back to the mystery man in front of her. “I hope you’re not here to arrest me. Most men don’t appreciate my work.” Though, as she stood with the mystery man, she couldn’t help but take note of his curiosity and interest in her. “You’re not from around here, are you? Are you here with someone?”

Somewhere in Time

Virginia normally enjoyed a soirée - wearing her nicest dress and having her hair done while she danced and chatted with some of the town’s finest. However, something about tonight’s party felt wrong. As she moved around the room, she felt as though she was being watched. She wasn’t sure why, but she couldn’t quite shake the feeling. As she scanned the room for her father, she accidentally caught the eye of a bachelor that she’d been trying to stay away from.

There she was, wearing a blue satin gown and dripping with pearls and diamonds, her red hair done up in artful curls and artificial flowers. She'd looked pretty in the portrait and she was breathtaking in person... but that wasn't why Tony was here. Was she... was she coming towards him? Yes, she was, and she was giving him an odd look. He probably wasn't blending in as well as he'd hoped, but he was basically wearing an expensive Hallowe'en costume so it wasn't surprising.

“That is absolutely adorable,” Pepper couldn’t help out smile as she scrolled through the pictures of Morgan. When she saw the ones of her holding up the “awards”, she chuckled. “Oh my goodness, she’s definitely a Stark. That’s too funny.” Sitting up, she kissed Tony’s cheek. “Do you think she saw the pictures of the two of us all dressed up?”

“My assistant told me that some producer was supposed to email me, or something,” Pepper sighed. Tossing her phone to the side of the sofa, she leaned her head against his shoulder. Smiling when he mentioned Morgan, she shook her head. “No, I don’t think I’ve seen pictures yet. I bet they looked adorable.”

Tony looked out the window at the snow blowing by. "Sojnds like a plan," he agreed.

"Yes, please!" Said Morgan.

Tony looked out the window at the snow blowing by. "Sojnds like a plan," he agreed.