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A/N- Here's the first chapter folks
Chapter One: One too Many
Previously
"Never better. You ready for another round, Mr. Stark?" Tony's eyes lit up.
"Hell ya, Ms. Potts" And their lips found each other again.
Fifteen Hours Earlier
Malibu, California
AC/DC's Greatest Hits was blasting in Tony's workshop as he put the finishing touches on his newest Iron Man upgrade. He was humming along to 'You Shook Me All Night Long' when he heard her heels making their way down the stairs. He gulped.
"Jarvis, time please"
"6:30, Sir" Shit. He was an hour late for the trip to Vegas to pick up some award that he'd won the last six years in a row. Why Pepper insisted he go was beyond him. He barely had time to wipe off some of the grease from his hands before she had inputted the password and entered the workshop.
"Jarvis, music off, please" she glanced at her watch, while still managing to complete a txt message. Tony watched in amazement. "Tony, you're already running an hour late. I told them you'd be there by 9"
"Sorry, Potts, I—" She held up her hand, cutting him off.
"Yeah, I know, you were upgrading the suit. Look, Tony, I know you don't like to make public appearances, but this one is important"
Tony rolled his eyes, "You say that for every time I have an event like this, Potts. I just don't see why I have to go!" he whined, he even tried giving her the puppy dog eyes. Pepper didn't even blink.
"Well, as I remember, last year you ditched the event, much to Rhodey's dismay. Which is why, this year I am going with you, to make sure you actually accept the award in person. And no, I will not accept on your behalf"
"You're coming to Vegas!?" Tony could not contain his excitement; Pepper rolled her eyes.
"Yes, Tony. For work. Because you are unable to do things like a grown man, you need me to chaperone you"
"You know, you could go as my girlfriend if you want? I mean its Vegas, Potts"
"As exciting as the offer of being your girlfriend is Mr. Stark, I think I'll pass. And Vegas is just a city, Tony"
Tony gasped, and held a hand over his arc reactor, feigning a heart attack, "Oh, Potts, you wound me. Vegas is more than a city. It's a playground. Don't worry, I'll show you the ropes" He shrugged his eyebrows at her suggestively.
"I'm sure you will, Tony. Now, we don't have time to talk about your favorite city. We've got to get to the airport within the hour if we're going to make it on time" He shook his head.
"So if I make it to this award thing on time, accept and everything, you'll let me show you Vegas?"
"Yes" Tony smiled.
"Excellent, Potts. Where do you have us staying for the night?"
"Um, I figured we would just fly back tonight after you get the award?" Tony's eyes widened. Pepper fingers were flying over her blackberry at top speed, "And you've got a meeting with General Reed tomorrow at 11"
"Cancel it Potts, and call John Newton at the Bellagio and tell him we want the penthouse for the night"
"Tony, this meeting has been in the books for weeks, I can't just cancel!"
Tony nodded his head, "Yes you can, otherwise I'm not going to Vegas tonight" Pepper glared at him, finally giving in.
"Fine! I will call Mr. Newton at the Bellagio and book the penthouse for you"
"For us, Potts" Pepper shook her head, almost laughing at Tony's devastated expression, "the penthouse has four rooms, we don't have to share a bed. Unless you want to, of course. I'm all for it. Less sheets for the laundry service to wash, which leads to a greener planet, you know how much I love the planet, Potts. Think of the planet!"
This time Pepper did laugh out loud. Tony had a great sense of humor, "Fine, I'll stay in the Penthouse. I'll make the call from the car, Happy's waiting outside. Let's go"
Tony shook his head, "I'm driving, Potts"
The flight had been relatively quick. Pepper, Tony and Happy had landed at the Los Vegas Airport at 8:25, and were now on their way to the MGM Grand to receive the award. Tony was drumming his fingers against his arc reactor, while looking at Pepper.
"Told you that you didn't have to be worried, Potts. I knew we could make it to Vegas by 9. And look, we've still got thirty minutes to spare"
"You're correct, Tony" she was back to her blackberry, her eyes reading the messages faster than the speed of light.
"Oh, I forgot, when I take you out on the town tonight, this isn't allowed" he yanked the phone out of her hands, and glanced to see what she could be reading that was more interesting than talking to him.
"Hey, give that back!" she reached for it, but Tony held it out of her reach.
"Who is Henry Ford?" Pepper shrugged, Tony stared at her. Was this a boyfriend? She hadn't mentioned anyone, but then again, he'd been super busy with his Iron Man duties. Maybe she'd been seeing someone. Someone apparently named Henry Ford, "What kind of name is Henry Ford, anyways, Potts?"
"He's just a friend, Tony. There's no need to you to get jealous"
"Jealous, did I say I was jealous," he sputtered, "I'd say worried is more like it. Men named Henry aren't to be trusted. I knew a Henry once. He killed his dog"
Pepper giggled, "Don't believe me, Potts?" The sparkle was back in his eye. He always seemed to be happier when she smiled at him.
"Sir, we're here," Happy said from the drivers seat. Tony glanced at his watch.
"Thanks you, Happy" Pepper said, "Tony?"
"We've got Thirty minutes to kill before the award, let's go grab a quick drink" Pepper shook her head.
"No, Tony, we don't have time" Tony got out of the car, and offered his hand to Pepper, who excepted it. He peeked back in the car to Happy.
"Happy, you've got the night to yourself. Enjoy it" Happy smiled.
"Thank you, sir" Tony shut the door, and took Pepper's hand.
"Well Pepper, welcome to Vegas" She looked around, taking it all in. There were lights everywhere, almost fooling her into believing that it was daytime. Tony was dragging her towards the MGM before she had a chance to really take in her surroundings. "Now, the first thing I do when I get to Vegas is take Patron Vegas shots"
"Oh, no Tony. I'm not taking shots while I'm on the clock" Tony rolled his eyes, opening the door to the Casino for her.
"Pepper, you're not on the clock. We're just two friends who are spending the night in Vegas together. You can handle Patron shots right?"
"Tony"
"Pepper" She groaned as she let herself be dragged to the bar top, hoping that no one recognized them. Tony signaled the bartender over, "Two shots of Patron" The bartender poured their shots and left them. Tony handed Pepper her shot and held his up, "to a great night"
They clinked their glasses and swallowed. Pepper made a disgusted face as the Patron burned her throat. Tony laughed.
"Don't like it, Potts?" She shook her head. "Can I have a scotch on the rocks, and an extra dry martini for the lady with three olives?" The bartender nodded again.
"No, Tony, we really shouldn't be doing this"
"Pepper, it's Vegas. We can do anything we want. You promised you'd let me show you the town—"
"Yeah, after the award, Tony. This is cheating" Tony shrugged. When had he ever been a man to follow the rules?
"Well take it from someone who has to go to these stuffy award thingys all the time. You're going to need something to get you through the night" Tony did have a point.
"So, what's your speech going to be about tonight, Tony? You going to tell the world that you're Superman too?" Tony chuckled.
"Nah, I think I'll stick to Iron Man, because I know the arc reactor turns you on" Pepper blushed a deep shade of scarlet. One round later, Pepper and Tony left the bar to attend the award ceremony. They managed to make it through the press fairly quickly.
"I can't believe you talked me into the second martini, Tony" Tony only shrugged.
"It's Vegas, Pepper"
"Oh, God, we've been here for an hour. When are you going to stop saying that?"
"Probably never, Potts. Hey I hear my name" Tony was right; they had arrived right on time. He walked into the large ballroom just as he heard his name being called over the loud speaker.
"Tony Stark!" exclaimed the presenter excitedly. The spotlight found him rather quickly. He smiled at Pepper before walking up to the podium, buttoning up his suit as he went. Pepper watched from the back of the room, as her tipsy boss gave a great speech. She could tell that he was eyeing her from his place at the podium. She smiled at him. A year ago, Tony would been drunk in some casino gambling away millions of dollars then sleeping with some slutty reporter instead of accepting this award. But now, a year had really changed him. And Pepper was glad for it. The loud clapping signaling the end of Tony's speech broke her thoughts. They met backstage. Tony had to meet with some of the members of the press on his way out.
"Hey Potts!" he smiled when he saw her, he handed her the award, "For you!"
She took it, laughing, "Thanks! Great speech by the way"
"I'm blushing, Potts! Come on, let's get out of here"
They wandered along the strip for a while before deciding to go to the Venetian for some more cocktails.
"How you liking Vegas, Pepper?" Tony asked after her fifth Martini. She was now working on a Cosmopolitan.
"Can't believe I've never been here before, Tony. We should come back every weekend!"
"I could not agree more. Let's get out of here, I want to take you somewhere better" Pepper nodded. Tony paid for the bill, and the two of them left to once again wander on the strip. Pepper was holding onto Tony's arm only for the sake of trying to walk correctly. The walked past a Rite Aide: Tony bought a handle of Grey Gouse Vodka.
"There's no way we are drinking all that tonight, Tony!" Pepper said, as Tony led them towards V20, one of the hottest clubs on the strip.
"Speak for yourself, Pepper," he took a few swigs out of the bottle before handing it to Pepper, "Tastes like water" He was right. The dance floor was packed. Tony and Pepper made there way to a table and surveyed the scene. Tony took off his jacket and put the handle on the table, he grabbed Pepper's hand. "Let's dance"
This time she didn't hesitate. She let Tony drag her onto the dance floor. The two twenty-somethings to her left were doing everything on the dance floor except having sex. She hadn't danced like that since college. She grabbed Tony's arm, stopping him from walking any farther. A popular song she had heard on the radio early that week, (she thought she heard something about Fred Flintstone but was sure that her ears were playing tricks on her) came on and the club got even louder. She stared deeply into his eyes, before turning around and rubbing her ass against his crotch. Tony was not prepared at all for Pepper to be the one to start dirty dancing on him. He felt her grab his hands and place them on her thighs. He sucked in a breath as she rocked into him again. He was already hard. He found the beat a moment later, their hips moving to the loud music that he could not understand. They moved along with the beat for a few minutes. He was already sweating. Tony wiped his forehead off, and decided to undo a few buttons on his shirt. He placed his hand back on Pepper's thigh. He pushed the dress aside, and put both of his hands on her hot skin. Pepper got even lower on him than he thought possible for her state of drunkenness. She placed her hands over his, continuing to edge him on.
"Pepper, you sure that this is okay?" She turned nodded.
"Yes, Tony, now come on, be a man and grab my ass" he smiled and responded by placing both of his hands on her ass that was currently rubbing against his very excited manhood. "Yes, ma'am"
Pepper turned around, and put her hands around Tony's neck, "You know Tony, I really like you"
"Oh yeah" Tony had to yell to hear her over the music. He groaned when she cupped him through his pants.
"I can tell you like me too" He could only nod as she reached a hand down his pants, feeling him through his boxers. He leaned down and placed a hot kiss on her lips. She opened her mouth, letting their tongues duel it out. Tony moaned into her mouth, his hands clenching her perfect ass. Pepper broke her lips away from his; her hand still down his pants. She literally had him by the balls.
"Let's get out of here" Tony nodded very fast, grabbing her hand and dragging her out of the club before she could change her mind. They grabbed the handle and his jacket before walking to the Bellagio. Tony was finding that it was quite difficult to walk normally when you had a massive erection. And it wasn't helping that Pepper had thrown his arm over her shoulder and was pressing it firmly against her right breast. It also didn't help that they had to stop every few minutes to share some very hot kisses. He could see the Bellagio half a block down when Pepper pushed him against the wall, covering his lips with hers. He had always imagined kissing Pepper, but he had never imagined that she'd want the power in the bedroom. He was starting to like this new Pepper. Minutes later they stumbled into the lobby, giggling like a bunch of high school girls at prom.
"I'm Tony Stark, I've got a reservation for the Penthouse" The concierge on duty merely nodded.
"Hello, Mr. Stark, welcome. I've got your keys right here" Tony handed over his credit card in exchange for the keys. "Thanks" He said as he grabbed Pepper's hand and led her to the elevators. The ride to the room consisted of a heavy make out session in the lonely elevator as the pair made their way to the top floor. They made their way to the room together, each about to burst with desire. He put the key in the door, and pulled Pepper towards him again. Their lips met for the hundredth time that night, and Tony knew that even though his watch read 3:20, the night was still very young.