Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel.
Author note: first time trying this type of writing with them.
An aroma of bacon, eggs, and pancakes filled the room, and traveled into the room that contained a sleeping Mr. Stark. Tony twitched slightly in his bed before his eyes opened. He inhaled slowly, taking in the aroma. He pushed the sheets off of himself and sat up. He rubbed his fists to his eyes. Pepper was at it again; cooking for him. He smiled a bit to himself and walked downstairs to meet up with her.
"Peps," he said softly with a smile when his vision found her; beautiful as ever, strawberry hair in a messy bun and no makeup on yet because it was Saturday morning and she had no work today. He gave her a soft kiss to the cheek.
Pepper smiled softly, glancing over to him. "Morning," she murmured as she placed the last egg on a plate. "Sleep well?"
Tony hesitated at the question. He was still having some nightmares about the wormhole in New York and of what happened with extremis but for the most part he was doing better; at least, he was getting sleep and not waking up during the nightmares. "Yeah. Better than usual."
Nodding with a soft sigh, Pepper said softly "I'm worried about you."
Tony bit his bottom lip and whispered, "Don't be, Peps. I'll be fine, I promise."
She glanced at him with her soft blue eyes before nodding once. "Alright." She handed him a plate filled with two eggs, two slices of bacon, and two pancakes.
He accepted the plate, and inhaled, "You really went over the top." he complimented.
Shaking her head with a small smile, she replied "Anything for you, Mr. Stark."
He gave her a small grin and kissed her cheek again before sitting down at the table. Pepper joined him at the table with a plate of her own.
Tony put some bacon in his mouth and chewed slowly, watching Pepper.
She blushed softly, feeling his stare on her. She swallowed the food she had in her mouth and asked "Do I have something on my face?"
He shook his head with a cute smile. "No…I just…you're really beautiful and I am trying to figure out why you're still with me."
If she wasn't blushing before, she was now; her cheeks were reddening and her skin felt hot. "Tony…" she sighed softly, smiling. "I know you and that's why I'm with you."
Tony chuckled softly at that and put some more egg in his mouth. After chewing, he asked, "But I do have to wonder…how did I do it? How did I get you to fall for me?"
A small smile on her face, Pepper replied "I saw how much you changed after Afghanistan…and a part of me always liked you. But…I never could act on any of that because I knew your reputation with girls," Tony flinched at this but let her continue, "And I didn't want to be one of those girls. But when you came back, I could see you changed…" She trailed off.
Tony nodded slowly at that. He understood. When he first met Pepper Potts, he was automatically attracted to her, but he knew right away that he could not make her one of his frequent nightstands. "I really do love you," he admitted.
Pepper reached out her hand with a soft smile, "And I love you as well, Tony."
He gently squeezed her hand and sighed softly, closing his eyes. "I don't know how I'd survive without you by my side. All these years…you have always been the one there for me."
She smiled softly at that and leaned in, capturing his lips with hers. "I'm not going anywhere, Tony. You can count on that."