"Tony" Pepper called in the lab
"Tony!". No answer
Pepper looks around the lab wondering where he could have been.
There Tony was at his desk. Fast asleep.
Drooling on his blueprints
" Oh Tony, when will you ever listen."
Pepper grabbed his head gently, trying not to wake him. She put his head on the head rest of his chair and wheeled him to the nearby bed he had in the lab when ever he wants to take a nap.
She struggled putting his muscular and heavy body on the sofa bed, she signed in exhaustion when she accomplished it.
There Tony laid on the tiny bed fast asleep. Pepper sat carefully next to him mesmerized by his appearance.
"*sign* Oh Tony, if only you knew that with every little detail you have; it makes me fall for you little by little every single day." Pepper whispered
Pepper kissed his cheek gently but still with so much passion, she got up, rapped him with the spar blankets he had in the cabinets and covered him with care
" Goodnight, my love "
Pepper walked out of the lab and headed home
The next morning Tony woke up quite comfortable on his sofa bed .
" What the-" Tony didn't get to finished when Rhodey walked in
" There you are! Man I told you to go to bed last night " Rhodey said commandingly
" Sorry, stayed up late upgrading. Hey did you move me here last night?" Tony asked pointing at the sofa bed
" Yeah like I would move you " Rhodey said with arms crossed
" Well I remember falling sleeping there and not here " Tony said confused
" Well .. Maybe Pepper moved you, look I don't got time to investigate. Mom made French toast and I'm not missing that, you coming ?" Rhodey said " Yeah, I'll be right there "
Without another word Rhodey left to go eat his moms famous French toast
" Mhmmm" Tony said getting up and headed to his house
~ "Mum, dis is delicious" Rhodey said with his mouth full
" James don't talk with you mouth full" Roberta said to his son
" This really is good mom " Tony said
After years living with Roberta Tony got used to calling her mom, she's always there for him just like a mom should be.
" Thanks Tony. Listen boys I'm going on a conference trip tomorrow to LA about a case I'm dealing with and I want you boys to be responsible while I'm gone" Roberta informed
" We can't go with you ?" Rhodey asked
" No, it's confidential " Roberta said
" Psh we'll be fine " Tony waved his hand
" I'm being serious, I want you to stay by the rules in this house. I want no trouble when I come back" Roberta said sternly
" Relax mom, we'll be completely responsible on our own " Rhodey said with a smirk
" Okay i'll be gone for two days the least" Roberta said while standing up and washing her plate
" Yes mom we know " Rhodey said while getting up and putting his plate in the sink " we'll be fine " kissing his mom in the head
" you guys better " Roberta said
Tony got up to put his plate on the sink
" Hey Tony? Have you talked to Pepper today?" Roberta asked with concern
" No why ? Is something wrong with her ?" Tony asked with worry and alertness in his voice
" No! no, she just looked worried for some reason yesterday when she left home " Roberta said turning off the water and drying her hands
" I didn't notice, I fell asleep before she left " Tony said looking down at the floor
" Well invite her over or something so you can talk. You know you seem to be happier when she's here " Roberta smirked
" ah hehe well she is Pepper, she makes everyone happy " Tony said Leaning against the counter with a hint of blush on his cheeks
" Well I see you look at her more than a friend "
" No I don't ! " tony said protectedly
" okay then invite her I want to say bye before I leave " Roberta turned around to leave
" Will do " Tony said as if he was waving bye still leaning against the counter
" Well she would've found out one way or another " Tony said to himself while dialing Pepper
~ Meanwhile in the morning with Pepper
Pepper woke up with a sign still laying on her bed
" Time to get up Pepper " she said to herself
She got up from her comfortable bed to go take a shower. Her dad was gone for fall since he had a mission to attend. After her shower Pepper got ready as usual, today was a Saturday so she had her whole day ahead of her
Pepper got herself something to eat and say at her table, alone of course. Pepper had the same dream she has always had when she fell go Tony; Anthony Stark, the boy genius every girl wanted, she always doubted that she'd ever had a chance for him.
The dream was always the same she tells Tony she likes him and they end up kissing. She never had the guts to spill out her feelings so she kept them to herself.
Once Pepper was down with her breakfast she washed her plate and her phone rang.
Caller ID Tony
Peppers heart skipped a beat at his name, she stopped what she was doing and dried her hands to answer
" act cool, act cool pepper " she said to herself
" Hello" she said in her regular tone
" Hey Pepper " Tony said on the other line
" Hey Tony what's up?"
" Um nothing I was just wondering if you were gonna come today ? " He said shyly
" Yeah, you know you can't get rid of me" she chuckled
" Ha of course not Pep, you want me to pick you up " he asked
" Umm no I'm fine I'll be there in 10, okay?"
" Kay, be carful please " he said warningly
" Psh don't worry about it " she said with a smirk" with that she hanged up
" *sign * if only you knew, if only you knew" she said while heading to the door
12 mins later
Swish the door of the lab go when Pepper enters
" Hey guys ! " Pepper says across the room
" Hey Pep " Tony and Rhodey say in unison
" What'd guys doing ?"
" Just upgrading " Tony said focused
" As usual " Pepper said rolling her walking out the door
She entered Roberta's house and called for her
" In my room Pep" Roberta called back
" Hey Mrs. Rhodes "
" Hey Pep, the boys sent you?" She asked folding her cloths
" No, their just ah having boy talk, and I didn't want to be about of it you know " she lied
" Ah I don't think no one want to k ow what their talking about " she chuckled
"What are you packing up for? Are you leaving?" She asked
" Indeed I am, I have a conference trip tomorrow and it in LA so I'll be gone a while " she informed
" Oh, well when are you coming back ?" She asked worried
"In 2 days the max, why the boys are going to bored you?" Roberta said with a smile
" Sorta, since my dads not here you guys are the only ones I am close to" Pepper said with her head down
Roberta stopped what she was doing and looked at Pepper
" I know it's hard when your dads not around as much, but I'll make sure the boys take care you." She said putting a hand on her shoulder
" I know they will " Pepper said with a smile
" You know, I've been meaning to ask you something " Roberta said
" Oh, and what's that ?" Pepper asked questionably
" You have a thing for Tony don't you?" Roberta smirked
With that Peppers heart raced and she got nervous
" What? ... No ... No Tony? Psh! Not a bit" she said rubbing the back if her neck
"Don't you dare lie to me young lady. I can see the way you look at him all the time "
" I don't know what you're talking about " Pepper said looking down
" Pepper I know you and I know what love is, it's clear that you like him... A lot " Roberta said with a chuckle
"Is it that obvious ?" Pepper asked
"I know trust me, I've done and felt it"
"*sign* I want to tell him, but I just don't know if he'll feel the same way" Pepper said looking down
Roberta smiled and hugged Pepper
"You will never know of you don't give it a try"
"You think so? " Pepper said ending the hug
" I know so"
" *sign* okay I will " Pepper said with pride
"Good, I also know that you moved him last night to the bed " Roberta said chuckling
"Oh that, yeah I did but u bet he doesn't have a clue it was me" Pepper said laughing
"He is a genius he'll figure it out some how" Roberta said smirking
"I guess, I'm gonna go with the boys, and see if it ended. Thanks for the advice Mrs. Rhodes Good luck on your case!" Pepper said running out the door
"Your welcome sweetie" Roberta smiled as she left
"I know you'll make very Tony happy" she said continuing her packing
Pepper runs in the lab
"Pep where were you?" Tony asked
"Talking to Rhodey's mom, I'm sad she's leaving for a few days"
"We are too" Rhodey said looking at Pepper
"And... Done " Tony said finishing up
"Finally!" Pepper jumped up from her seat
"Yeah, finally " Rhodey said waving his hands in the air
Pepper playfully smacked him
"Calm down, I just finished Mark 1 Armor. Jarvis run diagnostics" Tony commanded
"Running diagnostics " Jarvis replied
"So what's the next one?" Pepper said laying her elbow on Rhodey's shoulder
Tony made a face to Pepper
"Ha ha I'm done for the day " he said sticking his tongue out on Pepper
"Yeah cause you can't go a day with out having to do something to Iron man" Pepper smirked
"You know what fine, lets make a deal the two days Roberta won't be here I won't even touch the armor" Tony said
"That's a hollow victory, you'll probably fine a loop whole or something" Pepper said rolling her eyes
Rhodey just smiled at the two and laughed at anything that was funny
"Wanna bet " Tony said putting out his hand
Pepper looked at it "Okay what's the catch? " Pepper smirked
"If I don't touch the armor within the two days, I can tell YOU what to do for a week " Tony said founding his arms smirking
Pepper thought about it "Mhmmm okay and if you do touch the armor then I can make adjustments to the armor " Pepper smiled devilishly
" What?! No no no no, no way, these, are like my babies and let you change them? No deal " Tony said folding his arms and looking the other way
" What are you a chicken ?" Rhodey said "Bock-bock " Rhodey and Pepper mocked
" Okay okay , deal " Tony waved his hands Pepper and Tony shook hands
" Alright starting now " Pepper smiled
" Wait what if there's an emergency and I need to take the armor?" Tony asked turning around facing them
" I'll take War Machine " Rhodey added
" Yeah says the guy who got kicked in the ass by Killer Strike " Tony chuckled
Pepper laughed
" Hey ! I wasn't looking that time, and I was really tried cause I was up 20 hours studying for my trig final" Rhodey whined
" Okay ill let that one pass but I don't know if you can handle the city" Tony said
"Of course I can, if you can do it I can too" Rhodey smiled
"We'll see about that " Tony smiled
" Okay it's settled then " Pepper folded her arms
Tony signed drastically,Pepper and Rhodey just laughed and headed to the house. Later that day it was time to say goodbye to Roberta. They said there goodbyes and there lectures and warning ... And the I-love-yous .
All three of them knew that something was bound to happen when she's not there but nothing they can't handle on there own.
Tony, Pepper, and Rhodey headed on there own bed, Pepper in the Roberta's room, after Roberta told her she could stay with the boys. She always trusted Pepper, she was like a daughter to her and vise versa. After Pepper's mom passed away nothing was the same before Roberta came into her life. It was like her whole was fixed again.
That night they stayed up later cause it was Friday but soon got tried. They all headed to bed and slept well Pepper dreamed of his night in shinning armor and Tony, well his favorite red head if course, Rhodey? Still looking for that one girl. Night passed and soon came to daylight for the three hating the morning sun. As the day got brighter and brighter the bet became tougher and tougher for Tony. Poor poor Tony.
Hey guys this is my first story and I hope you guys love it as much as I do. Well I'll write the 2nd chapter soon so don't get frustrated with me, I'm new to this. Other than that give me some pointers and Ideas for the next chapter, I'll be glad to read them all and thank the ones that gave me good ideas. So yeah, thanks for the people who like them and I'll do different topics as well . Thanks guys remember to review, and leave a beautiful comment and ideas :) love the fans !