Tony's p.o.v.
It was a slow day. Sunny but slow. Pepper was up stairs doing some paper work while I was talking to J.A.R.V.I.S. and working on a new Iron suit.
"Sir, don't you think you should take a rest?" I heard him say. If he wasn't an artificial intelligence, I would say he sounded concerned.
"Now, why would you think that?" I stopped my work and looked up. "Do I look tired to you? Am I doing something wrong?" I asked him, waving my hands as I talked.
"No sir, but miss Pots is worried about you."
I stopped for a minute to think. I knew he was telling the truth. I haven't slept for like ...two day's and she didn't really like that.
"Well, bummer." It was a remark in my style. I didn't really know what else to say.
Silence was in the room so I went back to work. It's been a few years since Pepper and I started dating. If someone told me that we would be together for so long ...I would actually believe it. She wasn't like all of those women I used to bring home for a one night stand ...she was different ...one of a kind. She was a woman I wanted to marry. I stopped working as the thought popped in my mind. Suddenly, I rose up and looked towards Dummy,
"Dummy, clean the workshop and try not to break anything. Work is done for today."
"Sir, is everything alright?" I heard J.A.R.V.I.S.'s voice.
"Never better." I replied him and rushed out of the workshop. "It's now or never." I told to myself out loud. "J.A.R.V.I.S. where's Pepper?"
"Miss Pots is in the office."
I hurried up to the elevator and towards her study room. I Opened the door and she was going trough some papers. She looked up and smiled,
"Done working?"
Her voice was like a most beautiful song. "Yes, I am" I said, walking towards the desk where she was sitting. "You going out today?" I asked her.
"Hmm ...no, not really. Why?" She asked, crossing her arms.
I smiled to her "Perfect! Meet me at Daniel's at 8 ...and dress nicely."
She smiled back and stood up, placing her arms around my neck and giving me a kiss. "And what's the occasion?"
I warped my arms around her waits "You shall see." and kissed her back.
Charlie's p.o.v.
"If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak, if you're gonna be somebody's mistake, if you're gonna be somebody's first time, somebody's last time baby be mine." the song played on my phone as I was taking the bus to work. It was a lazy, rainy day and I was sleepy like shit. My head was turned to the side and my eyes where focused on the rainy streets and cars and miserable people walking and looking just the way I was feeling ...shitty. The TV in the bus was on and they where talking about Angela Merkel, European Union, Putin and all other great, great people that made me fell even more crappy. Suddenly, the driver switched the program and the reporter was talking something about an attack in America. I snorted taking my earphones out. Americans ...why doe's crap like that always happen's in America.
"...but we where lucky because Iron man, once again, saved the day." I rolled my eyes and growled. Everybody was cheering and the back haired guy in the red metal suit was smiling towards the camera. It was so stupid. Five minutes ago there was an attack and they all could have been dead but now everybody is acting like those bitchy school girls who scream in groups when ever they see an over-pumped jerk.
Soon enough, thank the Gods, we where at the mall where the book store I worked in was located. I exited the bus and entered the mall that was filled with little kids screaming and running around.
"It's gonna be another great day." I commented to myself.
I still had a good forty-five minutes until my shift so I decided to go and sit in the pub that was located right next to the book store. I was greeted by a smile from Marv, the waiter,
"Hello there Charles. How is your day so far?" he asked smiling and I returned it,
"It's fine." I looked around the pub while sitting down. "Slow day?" he nodded,
"Yup, very slow. Hey! Did you see the news? About Iron man?"he asked, exited like a little kid. He just loved Iron man.
"Yes I did." I said lighting up my cigarette.
"Isn't he awesome?" It was more like a statement than an actual question directed to me, so I just nodded and pulled out my tablet,
"Chess?" I asked and he nodded. I smiled to him, part of me being happy that the Iron man subject was over.
Tony's p.o.v.
I was looking at his miniature arc reactor. Part of me felt guilty ...I did invent it and he just ...well copied it ...almost. Deep inside I felt like shit. I wanted to throw everything away. The reactor, the plans, my suit ...well suit's. I took a deep breath and decided to put those thoughts away for tonight. In less then an hour, I will know if Pepper want's to marry me. I pushed my hand in my pocked and pulled the little red box out, opening it. It was beautiful ...she didn't deserve any less.
I entered the restaurant and saw Pepper sitting alone. Taking a deep breath, I started to walk towards the table. She raised her head and saw me approaching, smiling and standing up.
"Well, aren't you early." she commented and gave me a kiss. "This must be very important." she told me, smiling and I smiled back,
"Yes, it is." I replied sitting down.
"So ...tell me." her face became more serious and I started to sweat. I knew that, if I tell her that we will discuss it later, she's not gonna like it so ...that was it. I looked at her and took her hands into mine,
"Pepper ...you know I love you ...you know that you are everything to me and that my mission in life is to protect you and make you happy so ...I would like to do that for the rest of our lives" she smiled, at first confused but slowly getting the point.
"Are you ...are you asking me-"
"Will you do me the honor of being my wife?"
Charlie's p.o.v.
"What?" I yelled as I read my email. Allan gave me a confused look,
"Geez, what's wrong with you?" he asked me while putting on his coat. We closed the book store and where ready to go home.
"They're sending me to America, New York city ...my college ...for my professional practice!"
"Aaaand that's bad ...because?" he asked, now being even more confused.
I looked at him "Because ...don't you watch the news? There was an attack in New York today!"
He smiled to me "Oh, you mean the Central park attack? When Iron man saved the day?"
I rolled my eyes "Yes."
He smiled once again and stood up from the chair "Well you see then, he's there ...you don't have to worry about anything." commenting as he walked away from me.
"Well, if you ask me I think that he's the reason that attack's like this happen there in the first place!" I yelled after him, knowing that he didn't hear me. Grabbing my stuff, I left, slamming the door, knowing that this is not going to end well. Or is it?
