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Pepper and Tony didn’t have as much free time together as they would prefer but that only made the little time they did have together, all the more special.
This time was spent going over their wedding details together and running ideas by each other before anything was set in stone.
“Will Peter get an invitation?” Tony asked leaning back to examine Pepper for her answer; peppr had to take a moment, she hadn’t even thought about the guest list before now.
“Of course Peter will be coming… but-” Before Pepper could finish her sentence she was interrupted by Tony.
“What do you mean but? Are you two not getting along as much as i thought?”
“No no no, Tony I love Peter, he’s the sweetest kid I have ever had the pleasure of meeting, I was going to propose that he should be our ring bearer… that is if you weren’t already Planning on making him your best man” she laid a hand on his shoulder with a smirk and he smiled back.
“Heh Rhodey called dibs on being my best man back at MIT, can’t betray him like that.” Tony’s hands grabbed a hold of Pepper’s and as he moved to kiss her knuckles he whispered “this is why you are the smartest woman I know, I love you”
The two shared a kiss and put down their planning and headed to bed for the night.
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The sunday morning sun shone through the Parkers apartment in Queens, the light stirring Peter awake. Just like any other Sunday Peter would go through his morning routine, catch up on some homework before working with May to make a platter of food to take over to the tower for his lunch dates with Tony and Pepper, except this Sunday was different.
After finishing up in the shower and getting dressed there was a knock at the front door, as far as Peter was concerned him and May weren’t expecting any visitors.
Despite the amount of times Tony had visited the Parker residence, he still felt out of place and a little anxious. Pepper had never come with him before, she had never met May and like the genius billionaire he claims himself to be thought that today was an appropriate time for the two to meet.
“Tony, how lovely of you to drop by… oh and you brought Miss Potts! please come in and make yourselves a home” May enthusiastically ushered the couple into the homely apartment.
“It’s wonderful to finally meet you May, please call me Pepper” she greeted back with a courteous handshake and a smile.
It was then Peter’s head popped out from around the corner with a beaming smile, with his hair fluffy and uncombed, it bounced as he made his way to meet Tony and Pepper at the entrance.
The group chatted about anything and everything in the living room, May and Pepper almost instantaneously becoming good friends and sharing stories about their boys.
“Mr Stark, no offence but, you don’t really stop over here for fun… a-and i’m not saying that this is awful, I really love this but, why are you here?” Peter questioned.
“Okay kid you got me, alright” Mr Stark held up his hands in surrender before looking to Pepper for guidance.
“Pep and I’s wedding is coming up very soon and son believe it or not, you have played a really special and important role in my life-”
“And mine too” Pepper spoke up, interrupting tony with a bubbly smile.
“Yes and because you are so important to me… and Pepper, we wanted you to have a bigger part in our ceremony” Mr Stark continued, his voice becoming wavey and quiet
Even Peter was getting nervous, his fidgeting becoming more noticable trying to make a somewhat normal eye contact with Tony and Pepper.
“We would like for you to be the ring bearer Peter” Pepper announces, taking control of the situation.
More silence fills the room, Peter is understandably stunned; what was once nerves now morphing into the shiniest grin the two had ever seen.
“This is the best day of my life” he whispers to himself.
Tony stands and reaches his arms for Peter and he spends no time thinking about it before they embrace in a strong bear hug, just faintly Pepper can hear Tony tell Peter that he loves him before a quick peck in his hair and Pepper has to hold back her tears, cause ‘that was adorable’
After the two broke apart, Peter still shared his massive grin with the three in the room, looking to Pepper he also held out his arms in the same way Tony did, as an invitation for a hug; which she gladly accepted.
His grip was tight but still obvious that he was holding back a lot of strength, she hummed and ran her hand through the young man’s curls and rubbed his back until they separated.
May took her place next to Pepper, also with a grin on her face as the two boys got whisked away in conversation.
“You are a very lucky woman May, he’s quite the young man.” Pepper started, nudging May with her elbow.
“That’s the Parker luck for you.”
“Peter has made me realise things about myself that I had never considered before. Like wanting to be … a mother, or at least to raise a child that is half the person that Peter is now. Practically perfect. Everrytime I watch Tony with him he acts so much like a loving father - which is drastically different to the man I originally fell in love with but this change is very much welcomed with open arms - Peter makes Tony want to be a better man and I love him for that as well as being the sweetest boy on earth, he makes me want to be a better person”
“Oh my goodness, you’re whipped, haha that hilarious” May laughs softly at Peppers confession, turning her away from Peter and Tony to continue their chat.
“Here’s a piece of advice, just keep doing what you are doing; love them unconditionally. You are already a mother Pep” May says quite matter of factly.
“No I'm not, I don’t have any kids” Pepper was confused at May’s statement
“You have Peter”
“He’s yours not mine, I'm not his mother”
“Anyone that steps up to the roll of providing love and support for someone who needs it is a mother. I may be Peter’s Aunt but we all know that the relationship we have resembles that of a mother and her son. That’s the roll I stepped up to when he needed it and because of it I have grown and refined a mother’s intuition; a strong love that only a mother can have and I can see that you have that too.”
Pepper listened intently to what May was saying, thinking closely about her relationship with Peter.
“Pepper whether you like it or not, you are a mother, obviously I have the higher authority in this situation” they both laughed at that.
“Okay, thank you May, thank you for raising one of the only good thing about this world” she smiles, hugging May for the first time.