Title: Things That Make Your Heart Melt (1/?)

Author: sealsfightingoveragrape

Fandom: Iron Man (movieverse)

Rating: PG-13 (may change later)

Pairings: Tony Stark/Pepper Potts

Disclaimer: These characters are not mine. If they were I would make a movie with just the two of them involving lots and lots of kisses and, well, other things...

Summary: Things change but they remain the same.

Warnings: Spoilers for Iron Man 2.

Pepper woke with a distinct smell of her former boss' bedsheets filling her nose. She blinked awake when she realized that it wasn't a meaningless dream. It was real. Everything was real, including the kiss they shared the night before. She smiled at the thought and resumed on watching the man beside her sleep.

He was laying on his side, facing her, his arm wrapped around his middle as if he was hugging himself. His tasty lips were pursed a little and he looked just like a baby. Funny that she just then realized how abnormally cute he was when he was asleep.

Pepper insisted over his lips and face just because ever since they kissed she couldn't take her mind off how his lips tasted and how soft they really were. The night before, after they kissed and were interrupted by Rhodey, Tony asked her how she was going to resign if he didn't accept. Well, truth was that she really didn't want to leave him because she loved him too much in order to leave everything they shared throughout the years behind.

And here she thought he would let her go without a fight... But clearly, she had been wrong about that.

She laughed a little at her thoughts and pushed them away as soon as she got back to the memory of Tony's mouth firmly pressed against hers. She closed her eyes and marveled at the recent memory, the touch of his soft, soft lips; the way he pressed them to hers; the gentle warmth and humidity which engrossed her and made her react, kiss him back and caress his slightly damp hair at the base of his neck, then his ear, his damp cheek and lower, his neck and then settled her hand onto the hard ridges of his metal suit. He was like a strong drug: his presence undeniable everywhere. Despite what she said, he still was the center of her universe. She would not deny that again.

Returning back to reality, she brought her gaze back to his sleeping face, though she had to admit that the kiss was still replaying in her mind over and over again. She wanted to move closer to him, even though she could still smell his scent.

Suddenly his leg shifted against hers and his arm that was wrapped around his waist was now searching for her waist. Pepper smiled a little when he found her waist and pulled her closer with a contented sigh. His arm was warm around her, but she was a little bit cold. Deciding to cover them up, she grabbed the duvet with one hand and pulled it over their bodies. Tony mumbled something and his head fell down from his other arm which was curled behind his head. His head fell on her pillow, causing Pepper to move her head back a little, in hope that their heads would not collide.

Fortunately they didn't collide and Tony was still asleep.

She rested her weight on her elbow and pushed her free hand through his thick, tousled hair. He'd taken a shower the night before before snuggling in bed with her and he didn't dry his hair. Now it looked sexier that its ever been before. He mumbled something again when Pepper smoothed down one of his sideburns.

"Mmm... that felt good. Do it again." He said without opening his eyes.

His voice sounded extremely hoarse and she expected it since it was so early in the morning. Without a seconds hesitation she smoothed down his sideburn again, and he moaned. Pepper stopped once he leaned into her touch and opened his dark brown eyes to look at her.

"Hey..." Tony exhaled happily and smiled at her, content that she was still in bed with him.

"Good morning to you too." Pepper said and looked for a fraction of a second at his lips.

"What time is it, Jarvis?" Tony asked his ever-knowing AI, but he kept his eyes on Pepper's.

"It is 11:32 am. Would you like the weather conditions as well?" Jarvis asked.

"No, thank you kindly." Tony said and gently pushed a strand of Pepper's hair out of her face. She leaned back into his touch and closed her eyes.

Her breath hitched up in her throat when she realized that he was moving to kiss her. She kept her eyes closed when she felt his lips cover hers for the third time in less than 24 hours. She let herself enjoy it and be immersed in his feel and taste. She brought her hand into the dark curls at the back of his neck and scratched him lightly, causing him to groan gently into her mouth. She could feel him bring his hand into her hair and pull her even closer. Taking his lower lip into her mouth and sucking on it made him go tense, and Pepper noticed that. She backed away and looked at him with wide eyes.

"Tony, I..." She managed, but he silenced her with a small peck.

"It's not you, Pepper." He admitted with a chuckle. "It's me, though it's cheesy to say."

She arched an eyebrow at that.

"Tony..." She began, but he cut her off again.

"I'm nervous." He said quickly and avoided her eyes.

An awkward silence filled the room and Pepper found herself speechless. Was he nervous of what kissing her entailed? All evidences pointed to the positive answer.

"Hey..." Pepper whispered and stroked his goatee with two fingers. "Did you mean that?"

"What?" He asked back hesitantly.

"The things you've said to me when you came at my office to apologize, but not to apologize."

Tony looked at her and smiled sheepishly, thing he only did when he was around her.

"Of course, Pepper."

Pepper pressed her forehead into the crook of his neck and laughed.

"I'm sorry I threatened to hurl something at your head." She mumbled into his neck.

Tony laughed as well, some of the tension disappearing from his frame.

"Yeah, I know... I shouldn't have mentioned 'I' so much."

"You're doing it again, you know..." She smiled when she heard him whisper 'oh'.

"Pepper?" He asked and she pulled back. "Kiss me like that again."

"What?"

"I said 'kiss me like that again'." He repeated softly.

"Okay..." She accepted.

She cupped his neck and pressed her lips to his, trembling a little. His hand slackened into her hair when she took his lower lip into her mouth again. He felt his hand tremble when she started sucking on his lip, her own lips moist and warm and so damn perfect. After a few seconds of bliss he began kissing her back using the tip of his tongue to lick her lower lip. She gasped and opened her mouth for his tongue. She moved her tongue forward so that it met his, the power in her arms vanishing. She started feeling like a jelly fish and it was a very pleasant feeling. Along with the feel of his tongue, there was his goatee scratching the corners of her mouth. It felt so good... finally... finally.

The door of the bedroom opened suddenly, only to reveal Miss Romanoff standing there, wearing her business outfit.

"Oh, sorry Mr. Stark, Miss Potts." She said with a smirk. "I didn't realize you were... planning your honeymoon."

Tony looked at Pepper and wiped off the saliva left on her lips with his thumb. Pepper shivered again at that and Tony felt that. He smiled at her reaction and then looked over at Natasha.

"We're not planning our honeymoon, at least not just yet." He said with another smile, then looked back at Pepper, who was blushing scarlet. "Though I really think we could use a vacation. What do you say, Pepper?" He asked.

"Oh, I... I don't know. I'm out of job right now and until I won't figure out-"

"I will take that as a yes." Tony smirked and winked at Natasha who looked like she knew how much in love they were. "You still haven't taken up on my offer, Pepper. Venice, Cipriani? It's a really good place to relax and be healthy, you know..."

"I know, Tony. I'll think about it." She promised and kissed him on his cheek, proving her domination over him to Natasha.

"Promise?" He asked happily.

"Yes."

He nodded and kissed her cheek in retaliation.

TBC