AUTHOR'S NOTE: Alright People! Here is another one from the twisted minds of tonyedwstark and spc6grl. Two things: Fluff and sex, need I say anymore. The plot and Tony's POV belong to tonyedwstark, Pepper's POV belong to spc6grl.
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Shoot to Thrill in Venice
Chapter One
Italy is amazing. Well, she thinks it is because Venice is just... breathtaking. She's been there before just once on a business trip with Tony. She hadn't had time to visit the hotel where they're staying, they've been there before. Just this time... they share a room. Tony's ecstatic that she said yes to going to Venice, so they settle into the room and she just wants to go visit the town for that evening. They go out holding hands just like an old couple and it just feels nice for the both of them. When they get back from their walk Tony takes out the laptop and transfers the photos they've taken. One is with the two of them in the middle of a large crowd of pigeons. He smiles and puts it on the desktop of his laptop. Pepper just rolls her eyes and wonders how long will it take for him to get bored of the two of them together. But she wraps her arms around his neck and presses a kiss to the top of his hair.
"How about we go to the beach tomorrow?" He asks her.
"I would love to. How about in the morning?" she asks.
"Yep, I'm in the mood for some skinny dipping." He jokes. She rolls her eyes and smiles. That's exactly what she needs right now, lewd comments from her boyfriend. "Hey, listen..." He continues with a chuckle.
"Yes?"
"How about we get comfortable in bed and watch a romantic Italian movie? Sounds good?" She smiles at him. She likes this Tony.
"Well, Tony, I'm not fluent in Italian..."
"We won't need to understand what they're doing if they're kissing and doing stuff like that." She laughs and hides her face behind her hands.
"Okay, that sounds good," she says, bringing her hands down. "But it better not be porn!"
"Not tonight." He says gently and smirks.
"Alright." They settle into the bed and they stay on their separate sides, until Tony starts the DVD. Of course it's in Italian. He looks at her when it starts.
"Can you please move over here and let me hold you?" He's never sounded so vulnerable. She looks at him. She's never heard him sound like that before, well, except for that time when he came to her office. She looks at him for another moment and hesitantly moves over to him. She lays her head on his shoulder and drapes her hand on his chest. He wraps his arms around her and kisses the top of her head. "Isn't that better?" he asks softly. She smiles.
"Yes, much," she says. One of his hands goes to her hand on his chest, and lays on top of it, holding it in place. They fall asleep somewhere around the middle of the movie, snoring softly, and really comfortable for the first time they've ever cuddled together. The morning after dark she wakes up first and finds herself lying half on top of him, her leg between his and her head on his chest. His head was resting atop of hers and he had a couple of strands of her strawberry blond hair in his mouth. She sighs in relief that he's still there and gets up with a smile. Tony mumbles something under his breath and opens his eyes. "What?" She asks him.
"It's not time to get up yet," he says while rubbing his eyes.
"For me it is." She replies.
"Can we at least have breakfast in bed?" he asks, trying to get her to lay back down. Pepper thinks about it for a moment.
"I think that's possible." She smiles.
"What is it that you want to eat?" He asks her.
"Nothing with strawberries, thank you," she says. Tony snorts.
"How about some coffee and a croissant?" Her stomach growls.
"That sounds wonderful," she says.
"Okay." He smiles. "Let me just call the reception. They'll be here in less than ten minutes hopefully." Tony was right on with the time estimation. Ten minutes after they called, room service appeared at the door. The gentleman wheeled in the cart and placed their tray on one of the tables near the bed. Tony thanked him and pulled out of his wallet a 20 euro bill. They eat in silence, in bed, enjoying every crunch and every sip of their coffee. After they finish their breakfast they go to the bathroom to dress in the appropriate wear. Pepper came out wearing a blue bikini, and Tony comes out from the bathroom wearing his trunks, then they head out holding hands again. Tony insists on that cause that makes them look like an old couple. They walk down the stone stairs to the hotel's section of the beach. They walk along the sand for a minute, trying to decide on a spot. "It's all sand," Tony says. Pepper rolls her eyes.
"Depending on the position of the sun determines how red as a lobster I will be at the end of the day," she says.
"We definitely can't have that," he says quickly. "Is this spot okay?" he asks. She looks up.
"Yeah, this will be fine," she says. She takes the huge beach towel and throws it opens to lay it over the sand. She takes a bottle out of her bag. "Can you rub some of this on my back?" she asks him. He takes the bottle out of her hands.
"I'm not stopping at your back," he says with a smirk. Pepper sighs.
"Tony..."
"Pepper..." he says as he begins to rub sunscreen on her back. She hates to admit it, but she loves the feel of his hands on her back. She wonders what it would be like to have them all over her. 'You know he's willing' her conscience tells her. She shakes her head and immediately discards the comment. His hands move to her lower back, then she feels his hands on her thighs.
"Tony," she gasps. "You don't have to get my legs, I can do that."
"But I want to," he says. "After ten years you're gonna deny me the opportunity to FINALLY run my hands up and down your gorgeous legs?" She rolls her eyes.
"Fine," she says."You're enjoying this too much."
"Yes, yes I am."
"Can I at least put some on my face?" she asks
"Here," he says, standing up to pour some in her hand. "You whine a lot," he says.
"I do not whine Mr. 'I need a cheeseburger this instant.'" Tony smirks at the comment. "Well, I was hungry that day," he says.
"Sure you were," she says back as she rubs her face. He's finally done with her legs. He sits back and wipes the last smudges of cream onto his thighs. He opens his legs and spreads them until each of his legs are at her sides. He freezes a little when he realizes that Pepper was moving to lean onto him. He relaxes after a moment and puts his hands onto her elbows. They stay like that for a few minutes, and enjoy the way the sun warms them up. After fifteen minutes he sighs.
"I'm gonna go take a swim. You can join me if you want," he tells her and drops his sunglasses onto the towel.
"Okay, let's go," she says. He stands up, and she holds her arms up for him to help her to her feet. He grabs her hands and with a gentle tug pulls her up to him. They look at each other for a moment until he leans in and catches her lips. She moves her hands to his back and holds on to him. His hands move to her back and pull her closer to him. After a minute she breaks the kiss. "I thought you wanted to swim?" she asks.
"Between other things, yeah," he breathes out and tugs her into the direction of the water. They stumble into the water and she squeaks because it's cold. He keeps pulling her further until the water reaches her middle. She sucks in a deep breath and wraps her hands around his biceps. "Pretty cold, huh?" he asks. Her teeth are chattering now.
"You think?" she says trying to get closer for the body heat. He laughs softly and wraps his arms around her. The water reaches their chests now and it's fucking freezing. She presses her damp cheek to his and strokes his hair, trying to get as much warmth from him as she can. He clings to her, because he's got to admit it, it's cold. He presses his chin to her shoulder and just holds her to him. After another minute their bodies adjust to the temperature, and his hold slowly loosens.
"Is that better now?" he asks. She reluctantly loosens her hold.
"Yes and no," she says.
"Why not?" he asks.
"Yes, it's not freezing anymore, no because I was enjoying your warmth." Tony pulls back, warmed by her admission.
"How about we hold onto that some more?" He asks and looks at her lips. She smiles.
"I'd like that." He nods and leans in to kiss her slowly. The kiss slowly intensifies and he wraps his arms tighter around her. Her arms wrap around his waist, then her hands move up to his shoulders, and hold him to her.
"Let's move this somewhere more private," he suggests after he breaks the kiss.
"Yes," she breathes. He points in the direction of a small hidden cave and she nods. He pulls her towards it, and they climb on the rocks towards the cave. They enter inside and it's not spooky, like some caves are. The walls are damp, probably from the mist. The farther inside the cave they walk, the deeper the water gets. Once they're deep enough inside and the water now up to their thighs, he pulls her back to him, and continues where he left off, and presses his lips to hers in a desperate kiss. She can hardly breathe, and she moves her hand up to his neck, cradling it gently before moving upward, stroking his cheek, his sideburn and his ear. His hands move down her back, then he moves them to her butt to move inside her bikini bottoms. His hands settle on the slick skin. She gasps into his mouth as he pulls her into his groin, and tries to get closer to him. She moves her hands into his shorts. He groans when her cool hands cup him. It feels good and he doesn't want her to stop, so he moves his tongue into her mouth and battles with hers for a couple of seconds, until she drags off his trunks and makes him pull back from the kiss in order to remove her panties. He reveals one breast and smiles tenderly at the expression on her face. He presses his wet mouth to her nipple and sucks on it gently. His tongue flickers out to tease her hardened nipple. "Oh god... Tony," she mouths out. He works her bottoms down her legs but she's not paying attention. She removes one leg from them and then wraps her legs around his waist, with her bottoms hanging on one ankle. She reaches down to feel for him. One arm moves to support her bottom and the other around her back. She pulls him towards her and slowly pushes her hips onto him as he slowly moves inside her. She gasps at the feel of him and grabs at his hair. She pulls back, mouth wide open, and gasps his name. He's in awe as well, stunned and incredibly turned on by the feel of her around him. He feels so powerful like this. He stares into her eyes and trembles a little.
"Pepper..." He whispers and urges her to ride him. She takes the hint and starts moving as she braces her hands on his shoulders and rides him. She feels him move his hips towards hers to meet her thrusts, not to mention she can feel him throbbing inside her. Their soft gasps echo through the cave and sometimes their names break from each others' mouths. They're so worked up it doesn't take long. He buries his face in her chest as her back begins to arch as she feels it coming and suddenly, she's there. He feels her contracting around him and involuntarily thrusts before he comes himself. The strength of his orgasm is maddening. It dawns on him that he hasn't had such a good orgasm in years. He's never felt so much power and he's practically shaking for almost twenty seconds, as long as it takes him to empty himself inside of her. It goes on and on, like the first time in his suit, just up, never going down. He realizes he can't hold her up much longer and it's too late, because he loses the last vestige of power he has in his knees, and they both fall into the water, splashing around them with quite a force. He feels the pain but thinks it's minor. The shells are quite edgy, he didn't realize that when they first got there.
"Are you alright?" she asks, but then groans herself. He doesn't respond. He looks at her, not even blinking. She places her hands on his face.
"Hm..." He manages after a minute when he's found his voice. She smiles.
"Nothing like getting hurt during sex, right?"
"Yeah, well, it's written in the contract. 'We get to hurt ourselves at least once when we're having sex.'" She laughs. "Did I hurt you?" He asks this time more sincere and tries to move the hair from her face.
"Well, my knees did come into contact with something."
"Let me see," He says and helps her up. She untangles her legs from around him. When she tries to stand she feels it. She hisses at the pain.
"Yep, I hurt both of them," she says.
"Sorry." He says once again and inspects her cuts. They're not that bad though and he slowly smiles. "Let's get back to the room so that I can clean them."
"You just have to play doctor tonight," she says with a smirk.
"I will," He promises and kisses her when he gets back at his feet. She moves to untangle her bottoms from her ankle. "How was it?" He asks her softly and helps her. She looks at him.
"It was...good," she says.
"Just... good?" He asks, a little hurt by her word.
"Well, it was the best I ever had," she says.
"Yeah, well, you never let me show that to you before." She smiles.
"And now you can show me all you want to. Now help me, it's kind of hard to walk," she says. She begins to walk out of the cave, but then she feels herself hoisted up. She comes face to face with Tony.
"I am at your command, you majesty," he says, while walking out the cave with Pepper in his arms.