Three

The Prologue

Summary: After what Pepper said, Tony has decided to take her advice. Of course, Pepper has no idea.

This is the sequel to Movie Night. You don't have to read it to understand this story fully, however, if you love Tony and Pepper fluff you might want to check it out.

I own nothing... execpt the great banter that leaves Tony's mouth. Yea, I wrote that! :p


Pepper jerked awake as her phone started ringing. Blinking, she looked over to her alarm clock. The green light beamed 7:30 am. Sighing, she sat up, reached out, and picked up her bedside table phone and glanced at the number. She should have known, she thought, flopping back down on her pillow. After another ring, she clicked the talk button.

"Tony, it's seven in the morning, what have you done now?" She asked groggily.

"You know it pains me to think you always expect the worst of me," he laughed lightly.

"Well to be honest you haven't let me down yet," she replied sharply.

She was normally a morning person, but it was the first Monday in years that she was actually able to sleep in and here was Tony ruining it. She knew deep down she should have known better then to think it was going to be easy.

"I'll make it up to you when you get here, how about that?"

"What do you mean when I get there?" Pepper glared at the ceiling. She did not like where this conversation was heading.

"You are coming to work right?" He asked nonchalantly.

"I quit Tony, remember? We were on a roof and robots just exploded." She didn't add the kissing part.

"Oh yea, you had a panic attack and I gave you mouth to mouth to calm you down. I remember that." She could hear the smirk in his voice. "But if you'll remember my dear Pepper, I hired you back Saturday. Remember Saturday?"

She smiled. Of course she remembered Saturday.

"That wasn't in writing." She teased.

"Please come back? You don't have to be CEO. Natalie quit too and I need someone I can trust as her replacement."

"So you're asking me to what, be the secretary with benefits?" She asked sarcastically.

"No, but since you asked I can look into it."

"You're impossible," she groaned.

"Please Pepper? Pretty please? With strawberries on top?"

Pepper huffed into the phone and after a moment, she gave up.

"Fine, but when I die from an allergic reaction, don't cry at my funeral." She said half jokingly as she sat up and swung her feet to the floor.

"Great! I'll see you at nine. Oh and wear jeans. Seriously; don't show up in dress suit or I will personally take you back to your house and pester you until you change." He hung up the phone before she could protest.

Shaking her head she clicked the end button and placed the phone back on its charger. She sat on her bed for a moment and thought about whether or not she was actually going to give in. On one hand, she did not want to work for someone she was technically seeing. It just wasn't ethical. On the other hand, she knew that if she didn't, Tony would a) bug her to death and b) end up in a big mess because frankly, she was the only one able to actually keep him in line.

Reluctantly, she got up and headed to shower. It was best to take the lesser of two evils, she told herself. After a quick shower, she stood at her closet and stared at her clothes. Once again she was debating internally. Pepper was fully aware that Tony's threat was not an empty promise, but could she really bring her self to go to work in jeans?

She answered her own question by grabbing the darkest and most clean-cut pair she owned. With the right dress top and blazer, no one would know she was wearing denim. She finished dressing and glanced in the mirror. As she had hoped, her dark blazer matched perfect with her jeans. Adding a few touches of makeup, Pepper grabbed her keys and headed to her car. This was going to be a long day.


I know this is short but I wanted to get it posted ASAP, mostly because I don't know when I'll be able to sit and write again. That said, don't worry if I'm MIA for a few days. A coworker just quit and I'm helping to pick up the slack until we can find a suitable replacement. I'm crossing my fingers that a friend is transferred from another store (yea, I work at a store. College life rocks) instead of having to train a newbie. Either way I'll be happy but I can still have my preferences.

Thanks for reading and please review!