Author: MoiraShipper
Summary: IM2. Soon after the kiss, Tony takes Pepper to fly.
Why can't I?
Why can't I breathe whenever I think about you?
Why can't I speak whenever I talk about you?
Its inevitable, its a fact that we're gonna get down to it
So tell me, why can't I breathe whenever I think about you
Why can't I-Liz Phair
Their kiss was calm and romantic and Pepper felt she was going to melt into the mechanical arms of Tony's armor, she felt she was out of breath because she was finally with him, the man she had loved and cared for almost a decade and they were kissing.
She felt his tongue touch her lips, asking for passage and she parted them, her hands hugging him by his nape to get closer to him and then, Tony brought her closer, both of them gasping for breath.
"I'm happy, Pepper, in heaven." Tony murmured on her lips when they stopped the kiss and his voice was hoarse and so sincere as he caressed her back tenderly, that she opened a beautiful smile, leaning her forehead against his.
"I know Tony... I'm so happy too, I've been waiting for you for a decade."
"Do you trust me?" Tony asked, his heart racing with Pepper's words, because he too had waited a decade for her, but he'd been a jerk and womanizer , never being honest with her.
"You know I do." Pepper murmured, and then he wrapped his arms tightly around her, letting her glued to his chest, and then, as she felt them leave the ground, Pepper wrapped her arms around his neck, her eyes widening at the lights of the city below them.
She wasn't afraid, she trusted him, but she had been caught by surprise. As they started flying up slowly, Pepper felt the wind on her face and hair, seeing all the lights and cars below them that looked like stars and she laughed in wonder before looking at Tony with a beautiful smile, shaking her head.
"This is incredible... I'm flying with you..."
"And none of this is as incredible as having you here with me, making me a better man, always making me shine with your light." Tony told her and he had to admit that he had changed a lot, not only because of Afghanistan, but because of her presence in his life.
" ... I never thought you could say such poetic words..." She teased him, but her eyes were shining and he laughed softly, running a hand on her back in a caress.
"Only with you, Miss Potts."
"Thank you... For saving me, for this moment..."
And then, she stared at him with so much affection, feeling Tony's caresses and his passionate gaze on her and again, it was as if she couldn't breathe, but in a good way, like the first time she had seen him at the job interview and he had smiled at her, making all the air leave her.
"What's it?" He asked, staring at her curiously.
"Sometimes when I look at you, it's like I can't breathe..." She admitted, biting her lip and he smirked, muttering:
"So let's solve this problem..."
And Tony then lowered his head, kissing her lips with passion and feeling her kiss him back, caressing his nape as they stood in the air above the city.