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Chapter One: Tony

Virginia "Pepper" Potts sighed heavily, day two of her new job as personal assistant and she was convinced that she was just a glorified babysitter, she scanned the floor (amended: What used to be a floor) for Tony Stark- her boss, and only that, than-you-very-much. Her black stilettos clacked sharply on the marble floor as she waded expertly through a sea of trash, drunken guests (which included grabby men) and food. The party was long over and she was exhausted, but she was worried about Mr. Stark (and the amount of overtime to pay the Stark Industry security guards currently escorting out the guests) who was currently sprawled on the ground grinning up at her.

"Heya Pep!" Mr. Stark chirps "Couldn't wait to see me huh?" he punctuates his question with a flirtatious wink and she instinctively pulls her form fitting pencil skirt down a little more. Mr. Stark doesn't miss the action and his grin grows wider.

"Mr. Stark, do I have to remind you that you have three meetings tomorrow? The first starts at-" Pepper stops for a moment to help him onto his feet "…ten in the morning?" Mr. Stark stumbles into her while trying to find his footing and he giggles a little at her discomfort.

"Who's this Mr. Stark?" he slurs his words a little, wobbling a bit "My name is Tony!"

"That's not professional, Mr. Stark"

"Who're ya talking to Pep? I'm the only one here! Other than you and the security- oh! One of them must be…" he turns to the nearest guard "Are you Mr. Stark?" The man turns sharply from the woman he's trying to get out the door.

"But. Sir. I. You…?" he mumbles in confusion and Mr. Stark smirks in amusement

"TONY!" Pepper yells, giving up

"Yeeeeeees?" said man asks, grinning slowly. Pepper catches the glint in his eye and realizes that he's not as drunk as she thinks he is.

"You are going to bed right now." The red head says between grit teeth "You have three very important meetings tomorrow and you will not miss them because you were up all night."

"I'm not going to bed," a husky voice this time, he most likely figured out the exact moment she caught his act, "unless you come with me" Tony steps closer to her, snaking his arms around her waist to pull her close, he smirks seductively and he notes how her breathing speeds up as she catches the scent of his cologne and her pupils dilate. He lets out a low chuckle and the alcohol in his breath snaps Pepper right out of the haze she was in, turning red with embarrassment and furiously tearing out of his arms.

"Tony," she breathes angrily "you are going to bed. Alone"

"But P-" Tony switches on a pout and onto another tactic "mooooooom" Pepper grabs his suit sleeve and turns on her heels, pulling him to the elevator, only releasing him when the doors are safely shut and they are moving towards his bedroom floor.

Tony observes the red head that is pointedly ignoring him- he's impressed to say the least, not many woman get over him that fast, especially not the single ones (he's checked to make sure Pepper was single- tabloids are especially vicious with the possibility of cheaters- and he just doesn't have the time to deal with that while he's trying to avoid all those pesky meetings). He decides that chasing her away would be a waste, but she was really fun to get a reaction out of. Right now though, the world is spinning a little and- hey! Why are there two Peppers?

The door dings as it slid open and Pepper grabs Tony's sleeve again, pulling him towards his room. He grumbles in protest and she has to stop a few times because he starts tripping over his own feet. As they are about to pass the kitchen, Pepper notices how quiet her boss has been and deposits him into a chair.

"Are you okay?" She asks warily. He blinks blearily back at her (which Pep should he be looking at?)

"Yuhumph." He replies (wait, that's not how his mouth is supposed to work…). A confused look passes both their faces and they both stare at each other for a moment (well. Tony tries to, but really, the two of them look the same) before Pepper moves to grab a bottle of water and pain killers. She hauls him to his feet and he leans heavily against her as they resume their slow trek to his room. The silence is filled with a cadence of dragging feet, clicking shoes and rattling pills before coming to a halt with the hollow sound of Tony kicking his bed and collapsing in it a second later with a grunt. Pepper steadies herself, getting use to the lack of weight on her shoulder, and puts a hand on Tony's forehead.

"Tony, you really should take better care of yourself, you're running a low fever." she mummers softly while making sure he's comfortable (she will not call it tucking him in. Nope. It's just… Similar, that's all) "The pills are on your nightstand, next to the water. Make sure you take them when you wake up tomorrow." His eyelids droop sleepily as his eyes try to follow her form bustling around his room pressing on controls here and there "Your curtains are set to open at nine, but I'll be downstairs around eight if you need anything." Pepper walks back to the head of his bed "Good night, Tony." And maybe it's because she's really tired or because his sleepy eyes make him look like a toddler, but she ruffles his hair.

"Hng…" Tony mumbles, eyes sliding shut "Thanks, Mom"

(Pepper Potts is smiling as she shuts the door)

Whoa! You've reached the end of Chapter one!

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Quick question for anyone that is good at grammar and such (because I, for one, am terrible with grammar): Am I allowed to change tenses like I did in the beginning of the chapter? I can't quite remember…

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