So you've just witnessed the 12 various roses and ways I got them to Pepper...now...this was the most tense and most nerve wracking thing I'd ever done. Anyway back to the countryside.
I walked up a small hill hoping she'd follow me up there, a light breeze ruffling through my hair. The night couldn't be more perfect...well it could if she was beside me but she just stood looking up at me. She just stared at me like she'd just seen a ghost. "Pepper...are you ok?" My voice was shaky...yeah yours would be as well.
I was scared, what if she didn't feel the same...what if I'd just made a complete fool of myself...oh god. I walked back down the hill and held her hands, stroking the tops of them slowly. There was nothing but silence between us as Pep looked at the floor. "T-tony..." She said fighting back the tears, "I..."
OK STOP...FREEZE...NOPE I DON'T WANNA KNOW...NOPE...my monologue and I can stop it...
What...I know that look your giving me so stop. Pepper is the world to me and I want you to think that she'll be mine forever. Good...now we got that sorted I guess I'll have to carry on...or you might hate me or something I dunno. Ok so back to Pepper.
"I-I...I can't believe I'm saying this but...thank you..." and at that a bright red flush of colour spread across her cheeks as she let out a little teenage giggle. Of course I knew pepper at college so I knew it well and it was adorable.
I pulled her into my arms and rest my head on top of hers, gently sighing. I felt her relax in my arms, she was crying...only gently into my arms. "Um...Pep...why are you crying?!" I have her a little squeeze of reassurance and nuzzles into her hair.
She looked up at me and sniffed, "it's just...*sniff* 12 years...really" I leant down and wiped the tears away from her eyes. Yeah it had taken me 12 years to finally stop being an ass and realise I already had the one thing I needed to be happy...it was Pepper. "You could have asked 12 years ago and I would have said yes..." She buried her head against my chest and sobbed, her whole body overwhelmed with happiness and shock.
"Pepper..." I pushed her chin up to look at me and rests my forehead against hers, "I...I love you". Closing the gap between us I leant in gently and planted a long awaited kiss on her lips.
She kissed back shyly, running her delicate fingers through the mess that was my hair. "I love you too" she grinned and choked back more tears, "I love you so much" she buries her head back into my chest and squealed. " OH MY GOSH! OHMYGOSH OHMYGOSH OHMYGOSH! TONY STARK IS MY VALENTINE! THIS IS SO TOTALLY AWESOME EEE!" Yep...ouch...she'd reverted back to her high school tone of squeaking and speaking at a million miles an hour but she was happy.
I grabbed her hand and pulled her up the hill. It overlooked the entire city of manhattan, the city lights twinkling away. I guided her over to a small patch of grass where I'd placed a blanket with some candles. Now this was the perfect night.
Pepper sat down gracefully and I poured us some wine, "Pepper...would you do me the great honour...of being my girlfriend..." And without hesitation she nodded her head, smiling up at me.
"I would love to...even though you almost destroyed the company and everythi-" I stopped her mid sentence with a proper kiss and pulled back, looking into her beautiful eyes. "Wow..." She breathed and bit her lip, "thank you"
Our hands entwined together, as our lips connected, the distance that had separated us before had now been forgotten. Who cares what people say about us, we are happy,
And that ladies and gentlemen is how I the great Tony Stark got the girl of my dreams.
"Tony?! Are you talking to your self again?"
Yes Pepper! Bye guys and remember...I am Iron Man.