I walked down the stairs to Tony's workshop, holding an espresso in one hand, and a bunch of reports in the other. I punched in my code at the door, seeing Tony underneath one of his cars. I walked up to him, my stilettos clicking on the concrete floor. "You were supposed to be at the airport three hours ago." I said flatly as he got out from underneath the car, a greasy part in his hand. "Funny, I thought since it was my plane it would wait for me." he said, walking across the workshop, grabbing the espresso from my hand as he walked by.
"Hilarious, Tony. But you should still be on time." I said, following him. "Alright, alright! I'll go in twenty." You have some papers to sign for your approval," I told him, passing them along. He signed them, saying "Why are you in such a hurry to get rid of me? Have plans? A date, maybe?" I rolled my eyes. "I'm allowed to have plans on my birthday, Tony." He looked at me. "It's your birthday? Already?" I smirked at him, astounded at his absentmindedness. "Yes. Amazingly, it was the same day last year."
He walked toward me, grinning a bit as he said, "Buy yourself something nice from me then, alright?" I retorted, "I already did." He full out smiled. "Is it good?" I responded, "Oh yes, very nice, tasteful, elegant, yes, thank you, Mr. Stark." He said, still smirking, "Your welcome."
I glanced at the clock. "You need to get going! Your already late!" He, still smirking, grabbed the keys to the R8, took the bag I left by the door, threw it in the trunk, and said "Of course, My Lady. Anything for you, My Lady." I glared at him. "Go!" He grinned and got in, started the car, and drove out through the tunnel, already gaining speed. I sighed. Sometimes my boss can be so childish.
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12 hours later…
I woke up groggily to my Blackberry ringing. What the hell? It's 4:00 in the freaking morning! I answered, blearily saying, "Virginia Potts, How may I help you?" "Pepper?" I heard on the other line. "Rhodey? Rhodey what's wrong?" immediately sensing the panic and distress in my friends voice. "Pepper….It's Tony." I sighed. What had he done now? "What did he do?" "He didn't do anything. The humvee he was riding in was attacked by terrorists. It exploded." I gasped; panic rushing through my mind, preventing me from thinking clearly.
"Is he alright?" I asked desperately. The thought of losing Tony stabbed me through the heart, causing unendurable pain. He was all I had. Rhodey gasped. It sounded like he was sobbing, actually sobbing. It was bad then…my heart ripped in two, tears starting to slip beneath my closed eyelids. "We don't know, Pepper. There was no sign of him. All we f-found was his ripped up j- jacket. It had…it had… blood all over it." My heart was ripped to shreds, and became lost. I couldn't breathe; I couldn't think…I felt like screaming from the agony of it, of the pain engulfing my body. "We…we think he was captured by them, but nothing is certain." He paused. "I'm so sorry, Pepper…." His voice faded into sobs. The phone went dead. I sat there still crying, numbly. Suddenly, I was surrounded by horribly mind numbing pain. The anguish of it made me scream, cry out. It enclosed me in the torment of my sorrow, my pain, the endless repetition of it over and over again. "Alright, alright! I'll go in twenty….As I own the plane, it should wait for me….it's your birthday? Already?...Buy yourself something nice from me… your welcome…..have plans? A date, maybe?...Of course my Lady, anything for you, My Lady…the sound of his voice, of his last words to me, echoed through my mind, intensifying my suffering. I sobbed harder, falling to my knees, an image of his smile as he left inscribed in my mind … It would never end, and this anguish would never end, not as long as Tony….I cried out again in grief at even the thought of his name, was… gone. Gone from this place, gone from his home, gone from…me. My self, my soul, my being, was broken, would be broken, until he came back, if he came back… My thoughts crumbled as I dissolved into heart wrenching sobs, never stopping, until darkness took me.
A/N- New story! Very dark, this one. Not for kiddies. Will update soon! R&R! Reviews are love! -K