"And this is my lovely, and completely trashed tower. Just step around the Loki shaped hole in the floor." he looked up at the ceiling, "JARVIS, buddy, you there?"
"Of course sir."
He smiled, "Great, do we have a rug I can throw over this, or maybe a dresser I can push over it or something?"
"Uh Sir, I don't believe that would be a wise decision. May I suggest-"
"Mute."
Natasha looked over at Steve, who looked worried about the voice. She leaned in and whispered, "A computer that Tony built, it pretty much runs his house."
Steve nodded as he and the rest of the Avengers followed Tony out of the elevator, Tony giving everyone the grand tour. "It all runs off of-"
"Uh, Stark." Natasha said said, cutting him off. He looked over at her, and she nodded to the other side of the room. When he turned around, he was greeted with a obviously stressed out Pepper.
Her face had fresh tear tracks running down her cheeks, her eyes were red and she looked exhausted. Her hair was finger combed, and had started to curl from her running her hands through it. Yet, she still looked polish and formal given the circumstances.
"You called, ?"
Tony tossed the face mask he carried in his hand over his shoulder, almost clocking Cap in the face with it.
"Sure did Potts, and it seems that you missed it." He took a few steps towards her, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Yes, well I did try to call you back, thirteen times actually, but it seems that you missed all of my calls as well." She said.
Tony shrugged, "I was a bit preoccupied, with saving the world and all. I'm sure you can understand." By this point, only a few feet separated the two of them.
The rest of Avengers, minus Natasha, watched in confusion, "Who is she?" Cap whispered.
Natasha smiled, "His PA."
"And hey, look at it this way. I have missed about a hundred calls from you, and you have only missed one as of now. I think your track record is pretty good considering I've been calling you for about 12 years now."
She frowned, "Yes well, I was watching you carry a missile into a wormhole, which distracted me from everything else at the time."
"Actually it was a nuke, not a missile."
Upon hearing that her phone went clattering to the ground, just as a fresh tear ran down her face. "You could have died." She said, barely above a whisper, "And I didn't answer."
The rest of the Avengers watched as she rushed into his arms and pressed her lips to his. Besides Natasha, all the Avengers were shocked. What had just happened? "Just how personal is his personal assistant?" Asked Clint.
Natasha smiled, "She's his PA, CEO of Stark industries, and his girlfriend."
"Thats a heck of a title she has there."
When the two love birds finally pulled apart for air, Tony stepped behind her and wrapped both of his arms around her petite waist, making sure to pull her close to him, "Guys, this is my girlfriend Pepper Potts." He said to the team.
"Pep, this is Legolas, the Jolly green giant, Capsicle, Hammer Time, and of course you know Natashalie over here." Introduced Tony.
Natasha was the first to speak, "Its nice to see you Pepper, how are you?"
Pepper smiled, "I've been better, but for the most part I've been good. It's been kinda quiet since you left." She said, running her fingers through her hair in attempt to rush it out.
Tony smirked, "Sweetheart, nothing is quiet when I'm around."
Pepper shook her head, "Ain't that the truth."
Natasha smiled, knowing very well that there was rarely a silent moment when Tony was around.
Bruce was the next to step forward, his hand extended to the woman, " , nice to meet you ."
Pepper smiled and shook his hand, "It's nice to meet you , I've heard many good things about your work. It must be nice for Tony to have someone to talk to that that has an IQ above 140. And please, it's Pepper."
He gave her a nod, followed by a half grin, "Bruce."
Steve of course followed the doctors lead and shook Peppers hand, "Nice to meet you Ma'am, Steve Rogers."
Pepper gave him a warm smile, knowing he wasn't from around this time. "Nice to meet you Steve, I hope Tony wasn't too hard on you, he has a problem when it comes to working with others."
Steve already liked her, because she seemed, well, normal.
Thor stepped up next, dropping down to one knee and bowing his head, "It is an honor to meet you Lady Pepper. Friend Stark has chosen a most impeccable maiden."
Pepper smiled at his comment, and Tony possessively wrapped an arm around her waist, "Watch it Thor, she's mine."
Pepper swatted his arm, "Oh stop."
Clint of course was the last one left, so he obviously had to step up. "Hawkeye, or Clint Barton. You can call me Clint though. It's finally nice to meet someone who can keep Stark in line. I honestly didn't think it could be done."
Pepper laughed, "Yes well, I have been basically running his company, his life really, for the last 12 years. He really doesn't have a choice but to listen to me."
Natasha snickered. "You're so whipped Stark."
Tony glared, "Am not."
Natasha raised her eyebrows as if to say 'Right'. And before he could respond, Pepper intertwined their fingers, which shut him up.
She looked to the group, "Would you guys like to spend the night here? We have about 20 floors of just rooms, and I'm sure we have a couple that aren't completely destroyed. I can call for some food too, if you all would like."
Clint spoke up almost instantly, "I'm down. Nat is too."
Natasha looked at him, eyebrows raised, "Am I?"
He nodded, "Yes, you are."
Thor smiled, "I would be honored to spend a night in the home of Stark. Thank you Lady Pepper."
Steve nodded, "I'm in."
Everyone looked to Bruce, who had yet to speak. He looked at his feet, "I'm not so sure, I wouldn't want a visit from...the other guy while everyone else is here."
Pepper stepped forward and placed a petite hand on his arm, "Bruce, we would really love to have you here."
He looked up and into her eyes, and for some reason, he trusted her. He nodded, "Alright then, I guess I will."
"Great!," Said Tony, clapping his hands together, "Then I'll show you guys to your rooms. Follow me."
The group turned and headed towards the elevator, but not without turning to Pepper just as he reached the doors. "Call for Chinese please, and I'm sure everyone would need some new clothes, so put in a rush order for some."
Pepper nodded and mentally wrote everything down, "Will that be all ?"
"I love you." He said, just as he stepped into the elevator.
She could hear Natasha's voice just as the doors clothes, "Whipped."
Pepper smiled to herself as she picked up her phone, "I love you to."
A/n: So this was gonna be a OneShot, but then I liked it to much, so I thought I would make it a multi chapter fic. Make sure to review guys! I'll update soon!