Do i have to re-purchase Mac OS X Lion from the App store to download it to my MacBook as well?

I recently purchased Mac OS X Lion for my iMac from the App Store and was wondering if I have to re-purchase the product to be able to also put it on my MacBook. When I sign into the App Store on my MacBook it says "Install" next to the Mac OS X Lion Title and does not ask me to purchase again.
Need help.

You can install it on as many computers that you personally own. Each computer must have Snow Leopard installed and log into the App Store using the same Apple ID used to purchase Lion. Hold down the OPTION key and click on the Purchases icon in the App Store toolbar. You will see an active Install button to the right of the original Lion purchase entry.

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I'd recommend backing it up using Time Machine. Your Macbook should ask you if you want this drive to be used for Time Machine....you do.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4928

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I downloaded Lion from the App Store on to my iMac and did not save it to a thumb before installing. Do I have to buy it again to install it on my Macbook Pro and iPad, or is there another way to do that?
All my electronics are about a year old. iPad is Model MB293LL (4.2.1) only wi-fi - no phone.
MacBook Pro is OSX 10.6.8 Build 10K549. Also have an AT&T iPhone that I basically use as a Palm, since I changed carriers.
Thank you for your help.
ps: I got an error message and it looks like this did not get posted the first time. 2nd try.

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Hold the Option key and click on “Purchases”
Hold the Option key and click on “OS X Lion” from the purchased app list
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6. See The Storage Display.
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All,
I'm trying to download Lion from the App Store to make a bootable external hard drive. My concern is that the app store gives me a warning: "OS X 10.8 is already installed on this computer. Are you sure you want to download OS X 10.7?"
I'm not sure what this means and I would prefer not to risk erasing my current operating system. Does anyone have an idea?
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Futhermore, I can't believe that the App Store allows you to download OS X Lion while you are in OS X Mountain Lion, because normally the App Store gives an error because you are running a newer Mac OS X.
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