Don't Waste It
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"My step-father and I never got along at all, but since he was the only man I had ever known as a male father figure in my life I referred to him as Dad," She said as her eyes became dim. "But it wasn't until mom became sick that he really began to hate me so one night while I was asleep he grabbed me out of the bed and loaded me up in the back of his truck and drove me to a small shack in the woods."
Tears began to fill her eyes and her breathing became heavier.
"He told me that his friends had paid him for a good time and that I had better damn give them one," She said trying to hold her tears back. "He tied me to the bed and let his friends in the room, the first guy was green with sapphire eyes, but apparently his mutation didn't help him because when he tried to... r-r-rape me I exploded. When I woke up there was nothing left for miles except for government officials who were called in about the explosion , I killed ten people that day my step-father included."
She started to sob uncontrollably and Tony tried to pat her on the back.
"P-p-please don't t-t-touch me," She sobbed. "I-I-It hurts to be touched."
Tony quickly retracted his hand and looked at Hank.
"Hey I'm going to go talk with the big guy over here for a minute okay," Tony said as he led Hank out. "I'll be back."
"So," Tony asked Hank quietly. "What do you think we should do from here?"
"Let her talk some more," Hank whispered. "It will help her heal."
"Nobody ever truly heals from an experience like torture," Tony whispered harshly. "Believe me I know!"
"I understand that," Hank replied calmly. "That's why I think that it would be best if you shared your experience with her."
"Are you insane," Tony whispered harshly. "Compared to what's happened to her my experience is a walk in the damn park!"
"In your eyes that may be true," Hank explained calmly. "But in her eyes it may be the guiding light on her path to healing."
"Well thank you for that compliment ," Tony whispered harshly. "But if you haven't noticed I'm not exactly healing leader material."
"Tony don't down yourself that way." Hank said in an attempt to calm Tony.
"Really," Tony replied. "I spend most of my time drinking, I wake up I drink, I eat lunch I drink, I get bored I drink, I get happy I drink, I get sad I drink, MY COCKTAIL HOUR STARTS BEFORE SIX O'CLOCK!"
"What's wrong with cocktail hour before six o'clock?" Hank asked calmly.
"BECAUSE," Tony replied out of frustration. "IT'S SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING!"
Hank looked at Tony for a moment before placing a hand on his collegue's shoulder.
"Have considered joining Alcoholics Anonymous?" Hank asked Tony seriously.
Tony was about to respond when Jarvis piped into the conversation.
"Pardon my interrupting this thrilling discussion," Jarvis said in a dry tone. "But is here to see you sir."
"What," Tony replied in slight shock. "Why, why is she here?"
"Because Sir," Jarvis said dryly. "She is worried that there is something wrong."
"What would make her think that some thing is wrong?" Tony demanded as he looked at a small screen.
"Because Sir," Jarvis replied sarcastically. "It appears that you only call her to tell her to arrive to work early is when there is some type of distress."
"Thank you Jarvis you can let Pepper in to see me now." Tony replied as he punched some numbers in on his key pad. "And as for you Hank would you mind sitting with our friend as I go explain to Pepper what's going on here?"
"No," Hank replied with an understanding nod. "Of course not."
Tony walked in a saw Pepper pacing madly in his living room.
"Tony what's wrong," Pepper asked wildly. "Are you hurt, is some one out of jail again..."
"No, no, and no," Tony replied as he tried to calm Pepper down. "I'm just going to need you help to take care of a guest."
"A guest," Pepper replied miffed. "I thought we discussed this, if you're going to sleep around..."
"She's a real guest," Tony replied quickly. " and I rescued her from a mutant experimentation facility and because of her mutation this is the best place for her to be right now."
"Really," Pepper asked unsure of what to think. "So if I peek into that room I'm going to find a tall blue man and a woman in there?"
"Yes," Tony said in relief. "But keep it down, she's still kind of weak from the being used as a power source so she may be asleep."
"Right," Pepper said as she peeked through the door. "Oh my God you weren't lying, is she okay, what do you want me to do?"
"Right now," Tony said as he put his hands on her shoulders. "I need you to go enjoy the rest of your day off, me and Hank can manage things here until tomorrow, all right?"
"No," Pepper replied as she shook her head. "I can't just leave right now, I mean you need me."
"And I need you too," Tony said as he kissed her forehead. "But I need you well rested and happy, so let me and Hank take care of everything and you go relax okay."
"Fine," Pepper replied pouting. "But I'm going to get her clothing sizes before I leave so that I can have some thing ready for her when I come in tomorrow."
"Yeah, yeah," Tony said as he walked her to her car. "Love you babe, drive safe, bye."
Tony watched as her car disappeared then he walked back into the mansion. He was about to walk into her room when Hank stopped him.
"She's sleeping," Hank said quietly. "Jarvis says that she is asleep in both body and mind so I think she should be fine for the time being."
"Right," Tony replied as he rubbed his stomach. "Well I'm going to go get some food, I'll be back, does pizza sound good to you?"
Hank nodded and watched as Tony walked away.
"Dear Lord," Hank prayed silently. "If if is your will, please let the decision of me leaving this young woman in the care of this man be a good decision, amen."