"Jarvis, trace Pepper's phone again," Tony had been pacing for the past half hour, trying to put the pieces together. The only lead he had was the airport she was departing from to come back to their place in Malibu.

The AI sighed before giving him the same answer as before. "Sir, I'm afraid that her phone isn't traceable. But the last known location is-"

"At the airport. Come on Jar, there has to be something more that you can give me. It isn't like Pepper to just not tell me if her flight was canceled, or if something else came up while she's back in New York. Are you sure you checked all of the surveillance cameras?" Knowing the answer already, he ran his hand through his oily hair.

"Well, there are a few there that I haven't been able to access, yet if I were given time, I could try to hack the system and get as much of the footage as I can sir," the voice came out in a soft, slightly robotic tone.

His eyes lit up for a moment as he could swore he heard words of hope come from the AI. "Get them as fast you can Jarvis," he swung his hand back and forth in the air, signaling that the conversation had ended. As he finally stopped pacing, he sat down on the couch in the living room, thinking everything over. "Damn it..." he cussed under his warm breath. "I should have ignored what she said and came with her anyways," regret washed over him as he thought about the last time they talked, which was almost two days ago.


The phone had been ringing at exactly 3:00pm, and Tony grunted as he shut off his music and ceased his work in the workshop as he looked down at his phone, only to soon find himself smiling away by what the caller ID said. As he answered the phone, he easily smirked, surprised at how soon he'd be hearing from her. "Well, Ms. Potts. Couldn't wait till you got home to hear my voice?"

She hid her chuckle as she listened to how smooth his voice sounded. "Just thought I'd check in with you Mr. Stark, after all, I'm sure you've been completely lost without me these past couple days," she replied, knowing he'd be rolling his eyes right about now.

And he did just that as he held his left hand to his heart. "Ouch, I'm not that much of an idiot. I can walk on my own two feet every now and then."

They both shared a good hardy laugh before Tony decided to continue on with their conversation normally. "So, how has everything been back in New York? Meeting go well?"

"Yeah, it went great! They want to have another meeting next month, and it's been nice. Not as hot here, but I do miss being back there. Oh, which reminds me! I should be leaving anytime now, and I'll be home by nighttime," she smiled softly as she spoke.

"Sounds like you really do miss me," he said in a smart-alic way. "Though, I do miss you as well. Things aren't the same without you here, and it's weird not having you next to me in bed. Next time, I want to come with you."

She laughed shyly as she heard his small comment. "Is that the only thing you can talk about is how you miss sleeping with me? I thought that wouldn't be a problem for the great 'Tony Stark', and I'll think about it."

"To be honest Potts, I can sleep just fine by myself, I just prefer falling asleep, and waking up to your beautiful face all the time. Hey, once you get in a routine, it's kinda hard to break it," Tony held one hand up in defense as he talked to her.

A small shade of pink grew across her cheeks. "Sometimes you can't always get what you want, but I suppose that you've done well without me by your side. I'll award you with some Chinese later tonight."

"I have done well, thank you for noticing, and it sounds like a plan. Can already imagine how well my award tastes."


Yet as he easily thought about it, he was quickly brought out of his thoughts when he heard his AI speak once again. "Sir, Nick Fury is on the line, he said it's important and believes it's in your best interest to answer."


Hey guys, we're back with the second chapter, which was completely written by me. Next chapter will be up next Friday, unless we decide to post earlier than that. Though this chapter was originally planned for earlier in the week, yet no matter how many times Bobbi told me it was good, I just couldn't like it. I re-wrote this multiple times, including before I even posted it! I guess I'll never be happy with this chapter, but at least you guys get some type of Pepperony. xD And sorry if it's short once again, I was going to write Fury's part in this, but I just love endings like that!

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