Prologue:
"Good morning Tony. Doctor Banner." Pepper Potts announced as she walked into the kitchen, she was followed close behind by a younger girl.
"Good morning Pepper. Who is this lovely young lady?" Tony Stark asked his personal assistant while handing his longtime friend a cup of tea. Doctor Bruce Banner accepted the tea and nodded in agreement with Tony.
"This is Nicolette Brit. She is going to be filling in for me." She answered.
"It really is such an honor to be working for the Tony Stark and Dr. Banner." the younger girl said, while Tony eyed her casually.
"Pepper, a word." he answered pulling the red head to the side. "I don't remember you mentioning a replacement personal assistant."
"Tony, it's just while I'm gone. She has a great resume, her back ground check was thorough and clean." Pepper replied.
"But what about-"
"She knows about Dr. Banner's personal issue and she is fine. Everything will be fine Tony." Pepper reassures him.
"Fine. But the minute there is a mess up I get to fire her." He muttered.
"Well if you'll excuse us gentleman. I need to give Nicolette the rest of the tour." Pepper told them as she led her out.
Bruce looked over at his friend who was staring after them as they disappeared from sight. He raised an eyebrow as he turned around to face him.
"What?" He asked.
"You're not ready to let Pepper go are you?" Bruce asked.
Tony sighed and nodded. "She was the best damn personal assistant and it's just…I don't want her to leave." He answered.
"Awe Tony. It's okay to feel sad." Bruce told him while patting him on the back. "Besides, her replacement Nicolette doesn't seem too bad."
"That's what you think." Tony says.
"I'm going to go work in the lab." Bruce told him while raising his coffee mug in salute before going downstairs. Tony nodded to his friend who was already gone and finished off the rest of his coffee.
"JARVIS. Bring up the security camera's." He said.
"Yes sir." The AI replied.
Tony sat down on the bar stool and watched as Pepper showed the girl around. She was showing her all the extra rooms, and of course Tony's room and the bathrooms.
"JARVIS could you turn on the volume?"
"Of course sir." He answered.
"Tony can be a bit of a handful but I'm sure there won't be any problems." Pepper tells her.
"I really appreciate this Pepper." Nicolette says to her. "Really this means a lot."
"It's no problem Nicolette. To tell you the truth. I trust you more around him then I do some of the other applicants."
"Well either way, you have a basket of homemade muffins coming your way before you leave."
They shared a laugh before continuing on with the tour.
"JARVIS. See what you can find on Nicolette Brit and send it to my lab." Tony said turning off the security camera screen. He finished off his coffee and placed it in the sink before retreating to his own lab.
"Tony, you can't stay in your lab forever." Pepper said.
"How did you get in? I changed the password." He replied, glancing up from his suit.
"Bruce told me." she answered. "Who, by the way, is showing Nicolette the rest of the labs while you and I have a talk."
Tony sighed. "Can this wait? I'm a little busy." He told her.
"No, Tony. We talked about this, you said that you would be okay with it." she said moving to sit on the open stool.
"But that was before you hired a replacement Pepper. You're not leaving permanently are you?" he asked.
"Tony. I'll be the head of the new Stark Industries in Australia. I'll still come to visit you but I won't be able to be your assistant, which is why Nicolette will be your new one. Just give her a chance Tony." She told him.
She leaned over and kissed his cheek. "You'll be fine Tony. And I will be here for a few more weeks to make sure she gets all settled in, okay?"
Tony nodded and pulled her into a hug.
"I'm just going to miss you so much." He whispered.
She smiled and patted his head. "You're the famous Tony Stark. You will be fine. I promise" She replied.
Author's note: Hi so um this is my first Avengers fic so please don't be brutal. thanks to , my beta editor and i hope you enjoyed the first chapter