Had a busy day yesterday so didn't update. For that, you might get two today. But only if i'm happy with what I write. Let me know! (:

The next few days at work were an absolute breeze for Pepper Potts. Tony wasn't avoiding any meetings, he was always on time and he'd stopped being so incorrigible. She didn't know if her pushing him in the pool was too far, but he didn't seem annoyed by it. In fact it seemed to knock some sense into him because he started actually doing his job as CEO... well sort of.

It was a Friday; 3days after the pool incident and Pepper was standing at Tony's desk waiting for him to come back from a meeting. She had her back to the door and was sorting through a heap of paperwork on his desk. When Tony turned up at the door, Pepper didn't seem to notice his presence. Tony inwardly sighed and leaned against the doorframe, observing Pepper. He wanted her, bad. She'd made it clear that she wasn't going to be easy to get so he just had to work, but he was tired of working for her. He'd been working for her ever since Afghanistan. Tony pushed himself from the doorframe and made his way into his huge office. Pepper still didn't seem to know about him being back. In a second, Tony was right behind her.

"Hey Potts" Tony said over Pepper's shoulder, looking at the piles of paper on his desk. He obviously should have made his presence clear before he'd snuck up on Pepper. She instinctively punched her elbow back, forcing it into Tony's stomach. Tony doubled over and coughed.

"Pepper, what the hell?" Tony managed to breathe out. She'd winded him good.

"Oh, crap" Pepper turned round and realised it was Tony "oh, damn. Sorry Tony it was just instinct. A random guy creeps up behind you and breathes down your neck, you're not going to just stand there are you" Pepper half-yelled back at her boss, who was currently crouching and trying to catch his breath.

"Yeah, but it wasn't a random guy. It was me!" Tony half-yelled back at her. He wasn't angry; he was just confused why his PA had just elbowed him in the stomach, hard.

"Well I didn't know that did I. You're the one that snuck up on me" Pepper bent down to help Tony to sit on the soft chair next to his desk. "You only have yourself to blame" she told him, staring him in the eye. After Tony looked back at her and then away again from her strong stare, Pepper stood and went back to the papers on the desk.

"Still..." Tony grumbled.

"Good argument" Pepper smiled down at him and then went back to the form in her hand. Tony decided to use this little incident to his advantage.

"Seeing as in the past 3days you've pushed me back into a pool and punched me, I think you need to make it up to me" Tony said smugly, walking round to sit in the seat behind his desk, so he was now opposite Pepper.

"Oh yeah? And how to you suppose I do that Mr. Stark" Pepper asked, not looking up from what she was looking at.

"Have dinner with me" Tony smiled and waited for Pepper to answer. She looked up from her Blackberry, which had started beeping, and gave him a wondering look.

"And how would that help?"

"Oh trust me; it'd make me feel a lot better" Tony nodded his head at her "Pick you up at 7. That'll be all Miss. Potts" Tony said, picking up a pen and filling him some paperwork he'd been recently given from the woman standing in front of him. Pepper's mouth was slightly open because she wanted to protest, but she knew she wouldn't win.


Tony knocked on the door of Pepper's condo at 7:05. He was looking forward to the night and was surprisingly early, for him. He'd gone for a navy blue Armani suit and Pepper was wearing a beautiful strapless, cream dress.

They were sitting in a booth in the back of the restaurant by 7:30. They'd ordered their drinks and had decided to go for a typical Italian meal for dinner. The waiter brought their food over and set the plates down in front of Pepper and Tony.

"Would you like pepper on top sir?" the waiter asked gesturing to Tony's meal. Tony smirked at looked at Pepper.

"I always like Pepper on top" Tony winked at the woman sitting across the booth from him. Pepper just rolled her eyes and thanks the waiter politely for their meals.

"Cheap shot Tony" Pepper mumbled, whilst twirling the spaghetti around her fork.

"Blame the waiter. He encouraged it" Tony chuckled whilst cutting his spaghetti up, to make it easier to eat. He observed Pepper for a minute who kept cursing to herself because the spaghetti she wrapped round her spoon wouldn't stay long enough to put it in her mouth.

"Could you think of a more awkward way to try and eat spaghetti?" Tony asked her, amusement clear in his voice.

"I've always ate it like this" Pepper answered, still intently staring at her flopping pasta.

"Come here" Tony took her plate and cutlery from her and started to cut her spaghetti up. They'd be here forever if he let her continue to do it her way. After cutting it up, he leaned back over the table and set her plate and cutlery in front of her.

"What would you do without me?" Tony smiled at her and then started to eat his. Pepper looked at her plate, then at Tony, then at her plate again.

"Thanks Tony" Pepper took her fork "I was getting hungry" she smiled, whilst putting some spaghetti in her mouth.


After a long and pleasant night at the restaurant, Tony drove Pepper back to her condo. He walked her up to her door. Pepper turned round laughing at Tony.

"They're never going to let you back in that restaurant again... or me" Pepper said through giggles.

"Eh well, i've never liked the manager of that restaurant anyway" Tony answered, smiling at how he'd amused Pepper. She just kept laughing for a few minutes until she gained her composure and looked up at Tony.

"I've had a really good night Tony" she said, sincerely "Thank-you"

"You're welcome Miss. Potts, I enjoyed it too" after a few more minutes of smiling at one another, Pepper talked.

"So you think this makes up for me physically assaulting you, twice?" Pepper asked with a glint in her eye. Hugging herself from the cold she looked at a smirking Tony. He looked up at the clear Malibu sky and then back to Pepper.

"Almost" Tony answered, stepping onto the step in front of Pepper's door, where she was standing.

"Almost?" Pepper asked, with a look of confusion. Tony just nodded.

And kissed her.

Not again, Pepper thought. She couldn't be dealing with this again. She had managed to hold onto what was left of her dignity and control herself from jumping Tony. And then he kissed her. Again. For a moment Pepper thought she could pull herself from him because he had just pressed his lips to hers. But then he moved his hands from his pockets and dug one into her hair and the other went round her waist. He didn't want to let her go so he made sure to hold her head in place. Pepper still managed, just about, to pull away from Tony. By mere millimetres.

"Tony, we can't be doing this" Pepper breathed against his lips.

"Give me a good reason why not" Tony queried quietly against Pepper's skin. The hand on her waist wound its way to the small of her back and his thumb started rubbing circles there.

"Because..."

"Because...?" Tony asked.

"I thought I made it clear that i'm not going to be easy" Pepper answered tiredly. Still speaking against his mouth. Tony leaned in and pecked her lips.

"I haven't ever thought for one second you were going to be easy Pepper" he kissed her lips again "But i've been trying" he kissed along her jaw line. "And I need something to keep me going" he kissed along her neck "to remind me what i'm fighting for" Tony finished whispering huskily in her ear.

Pepper's barriers were slowly falling down. One of her hands went to the back of his head, whilst he was nuzzling her neck. And the other hand went to hold his arm. After a few minutes of Tony nipping and tasting her skin he brought his head to look Pepper back in the face. All in one rush, Pepper pulled Tony's lips to meet hers again. She opened her mouth to him and revelled in his taste. He tasted just like she remembered, with a hint of fudge cake which was what they had for dessert. They tongues stroked against each other and Tony started to grind his hips against hers. With this Pepper pulled away again.

"Well I think that's something to remind you" Pepper breathed out. She pulled away from him and patted him on the chest "See you Monday Tony" with that she was gone, shut the door. Which left a very agitated, confused and pleasantly surprised Tony Stark standing on her doorstep. Tony groaned and pushed his growing manhood down, whilst walking back to his car.

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