Chapter 3
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Operation
PEPPER
Beads of sweat were dripping down my face, my hands were shaking violently but I still kept my concentration. "Pep are you alright?" Tony asked.
"Yep Tony I'm fine" I mumbled. There was one piece of glass left that was embedded in his lower leg and it just wasn't coming out. I had managed to get the other pieces out, just not this one. I sighed and threw my hands up in frustration "Tony I'm so sorry but I just can't get this last piece out, every time I manage to grab it with the tweezers you scream in pain and flinch so I let go! Come on it's been over an hour now can't we just go to the hospital?!"
"I'm sorry Pep but it hurts, look try one last time, I won't flinch or anything! Just don't make me go to the hospital, I hate it there" he wined. I knew I wasn't going to be able to take him to the hospital, ever since his parents had died he refused to go in them, even in emergencies. My hands were already covered in his blood, and my white blouse was no longer fully white but now had flecks of blood splattered over it, which I knew for a fact were not going to come out in the wash. "Fine, last time Tony then that's it!". Picking up the tweezers again I rested my hand on his knee to keep his leg steady and positioned the other so it was ready to get the glass which I had managed over the period of time to wiggle so it wasn't so deep. Quickly grabbing the chunk of glass in between the tweezers before he could flinch I yanked it out, removing the shard from his leg and placed it on the floor. His leg then started out of control bleeding, it was running down his leg, all over my blouse, skirt, hands arms, just everywhere, I panicked. "JARVIS what do I do?!" I screamed at the AI."Miss Potts. I do believe that the correct thing to do would be to apply pressure to the wound with a towel". I grabbed the nearest towel and pushed it hard on Tony's leg and after about a minute or two the bleeding finally began to stop, leaving Tony looking very pale and me covered in blood and also very pale. " Tony are you alright? I'm so sorry I just couldn't stop the bleeding, it was everywhere and now you won't speak and I'm stressing out even more!" Still no response, he just sat there staring. I brought my face up to his and looked him straight in the eye, my heart started to beat uncontrollably because our faces were just inches apart. His eyes shifted to look into mine and we just stared into each other for about five minutes, just lost in each others eyes.
TONY
Blue. So blue. Her eyes are just perfect. I wasn't entirely aware of my surroundings, probably from the blood loss but what I did know was that I had Pepper's face very close to mine, And the temptation to kiss her was becoming overpowering. I started to lean in, ready for the kiss, to finally get a taste of Pepper Potts, which is exactly what the doctor ordered. My heart was beating at a million miles per minute making my head become very fuzzy, our breathing became heavy as out lips got closer and closer and just as they touched she pulled back so fast that she fell over right onto her backside. I sat there shocked, my body and mind coming back to reality "I... Ermm... I'm so sorry Mr. Stark but I need to go home, I have some things to do, you have a meeting at 10am tomorrow so I will arrive in the morning to wake you, will that be all Mr Stark?" She quickly stated in a robotic voice. "That'll be all Miss Potts" but I don't think she heard me because she was already out of the bathroom and down the stairs. I couldn't believe what had just happened, she had completely freaked out and rejected me, and left me bleeding on the bathroom floor, I didn't know whether be hurt or not bothered. So I done the only I knew when I wasn't sure of something, ignore if and hopefully it will go away, not that I want Pepper to go away whatever those feelings I have whenever she's around need to stop and soon because Tony Stark doesn't fall in love, he's the one who people fall in love with not the other way around. I walked into my bedroom and sat down in my extra large king size bed, big enough for me plus 4 and picked up the bottle of Jack Danielle's that I d left on my bedside table and stared just drinking from the bottle.
PEPPER
Things had been a little different with Tony and I since we almost kissed last week, out stares would linger longer, he'd flinch any time I touched him but took every opportunity to touch me in anyway, even if it was just handing over his signed forms, his hand would linger over mine for a fraction longer than usual. But tomorrow was my birthday so hopefully things would go back to normal for then, I was praying that he would remember but I knew in my heart that he wouldn't but that was ok because he never did any way so what would make this year any different. I'd already bought myself a birthday present for myself from him like a did every year and it wasn't cheap because I basically take care of him so it's a little reward. I was just about to leave my house when my blackberry buzzed in my pocket, slipping it out I looked at it to realise that Tony had sent me a BBM. I hadn't looked at my BBM in ages but when I did this time I realised that my profile picture had been changed, quickly clicking on the photo I looked in horror to see that It was a photo of Tony and I, but I was complete asleep and he was looking at me, in a lovingly kind of way, with one of his hands cupping my chin so that it was if he was about to kiss my sleeping face. I could feel the blush on my face but I loved the photo so I didn't have the heart to change it, so I left it there as if I hadn't seen it. My phone buzzed again, another message from Tony and I smiled clicking on it to see what it said
T - ' morning Potts x'
' hello Pepper? X'
P- ' morning Mr Stark, well you're up early!' I couldn't help but grin
T- ' for a start no kiss? I feel rejected ;) and second I have a mini blonde problem I need you to deal with xx'
P- ' kisses are unprofessional Mr Stark and You only ever send me them when you need something, like now for instants...'
T- 'I'm sorry Pep, but it's not just a blonde problem... Xxx'
P- 'how many Tony?'
T- '4... And I just realised that all of them are red heads.. No blondes :O. Xxx'
P- ' you never sleep with reds. Ever. Why now?'
T- 'they remind me of you'
That was when I almost dropped my phone.
P- ' I'm flattered Mr Stark, if you would ever so kindly go down to the workshop and I'll deal with them"
T- ' remind me to buy you some more shoes'
P- 'I won't forget, see you soon'
I hopped in my car and sped away to the house. I completely ignored the comment Tony made about him sleeping with the Red heads, even though it filled my stomach with butterfly's. I pulled up into the drive way of his mansion and slipped out of the car and walked up to the front door, pulling out my keys I allowed myself in and went to clean up Tonys girls. My heels clicked in the marble floor "JARVIS, could you tell me where the women's clothes are?"
"Mr stark made an effort to already give them to the cleaners Miss Potts. They are downstairs ready to be collected." Well that was a first, I always had to clean up after the many women of Tonys, how nice of him to collect their clothing for once. Sighing I made my way upstairs to wake the girls up and give them their clothes, opening the door I saw 4, skinny Red heads sprawled out over his bed. I cleared my throat and they all woke up "hello I've got all of your clothes dry-cleaned downstairs and there are drivers for all of you who will take you wherever you wish to go". That sentence was embedded into my skull because of the amount of times I've said it.
"Are you Pepper Potts?" One of the girls questioned.
"Yes I am, may I ask why you're asking?" I wondered
" well none of us are called Pepper so we where wondering who's name he was calling out last night, so it must have been yours" they all nodded in agreement, some of them looked at me with envy. My heart fluttered, how flatteringly inappropriate. I grinned.
"You seem rather please" the girl stated.
"No no I'm just Mr Starks PA nothing more, it just amuses me that's all" and with that I left the room.