Hey all you fantabulistic awesome readers. Yes i did just make that word up. So this is actually the last story that's going to round this out and possibly if you all want, make room to lead in to a sequel, again only if you want one so be sure to let me know when you review. Thanks so much to all of you who have Favorited and followed both me and this story along with my others. Also thank you to those people who reviewed. So i'll be sure to leave one last comment at the bottom but until then enjoy this final chapter entitled questions. It'll become clearer towards the middle end.
P.S. I did have this completed Friday and i tried but i couldn't post it plus i was on the road for 28 hours this weekend and got 10 hours of sleep so please i apologize, forgive me. I really did want this up last week for you guys and i feel terrible.
Chapter 4: Questions
Pepper woke up the next morning earlier than usual for a Saturday and smiled as she felt Tony's arm wrapped around her holding her close to him. Pepper snuggled closer to him and planted light, feather like, kisses on his chest. Tony stirred from his sleep opening his eyes and instantly meetings Pepper's that were gleaming.
"Good morning." She said kissing him.
"Mmm. I'm so glad you're here."
"I've missed you." She said softly tracing her fingers along his chest around the arc reactor that glowed a vibrant blue.
"I missed you too Pepper." He said softly taking her hands. "I love you." Came the soft promise from his lips followed by an even softer kiss placed on her hands.
"I love you too Tony."
"Go to dinner with me?" he asked in between lightly kissing her hands.
"First date?" She asked curiously.
"Absolutely."
"Are you making it?" She asked, an eyebrow raised skeptically.
"Would you like me to?" He asked genuinely.
"I'm not sure." She answered slowly. "I mean it took you three hours to make eggs. I might starve by the time you're done."
"Come on give me some credit. I was trying to tell you I was dying."
"Okay fine, you can cook. But I get to help."
"But I'm supposed to do that Pepper. I'm the…guy in this situation." He pouted. "I at least know that much about dating. The guy is the one who is supposed to make dinner."
Pepper smirked. "And here I was thinking you were making it up as you go along."
"Well there's that too." Tony replied with a smile.
"So where is this dinner date going to be?"
"The roof." He said casually with a hint of mischievousness in his eyes. Pepper looked at him questioningly but asked, what should I wear?"
"Well if you'd like you could wear that dress I got you for your birthday last year, remember?"
"Yes I remember." She said remembering how he hadn't been able to take his eyes off of her and of how she had almost kissed him on that balcony.
"Breakfast?" He asked.
"I could go for something to eat." She said looking around on the floor until she found what she wanted and grabbed his shirt and her underwear throwing them on before walking to the door. "You coming hot stuff?"
Tony quickly threw on his boxers and sweats lying on the bed beside him before following her. "You're out of control gorgeous." He muttered.
Pepper heard and turned around to face him. "You remember saying that one thing to me but you can't remember what happened during the rest of your party, shocking." She said with mock surprise.
Tony's eyes were laughing at her and he slipped his hand in hers continuing the descent down to the kitchen. "French toast sticks?" He asked grabbing a bag out of the freezer.
"Do you even know how to use the oven?"
"The what?" He asked.
"The box looking thing with a black handle that gets really hot."
"Oh that thing. Isn't that what I have you for?" he asked raising an eyebrow.
Pepper laughed and rolled her eyes grabbing a cookie sheet from underneath the oven and placing the French toast sticks on it. She walked back over to the oven and pre-heated it for 350.
"What now?" Asked Tony curiously just finding entertainment in Pepper walking from place to place wearing nothing but his shirt.
"Now we look for fruit because I like eating fruit with pancakes, waffles, and French toast." Pepper said walking over to the fridge. She searched the fridge for a minute squatting to see the fridge at eye level before pulling out a peach and walking back over to the counter to slice it in wedges. When she turned around to look for a plate she noticed Tony just watching her with a twinkle in his eyes and a content smile on his lips. "Like what you see Mr. Stark?" She asked cocking a hip.
"Always." He said sincerely without skipping a beat. Pepper walked over to a cabinet and reached up to grab a plate and shrieked when she suddenly felt Tony's arms on her hips. She brought the palte down and set in on the counter turning around to face. "Dance with me." He said softly. Pepper smiled as her stomach did somersaults just in the sweet gesture and look his eyes were giving her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and began swaying back and forth around the kitchen with Tony becoming increasingly lost in the depth of his eyes. She was smiling happily and she couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.
As they waltzed around Pepper quietly asked, "What are you thinking?"
"Move in with me." He said calmly. Pepper was taken aback at his request and her mind tried to comphrehend to process this information overload that Tony, her Tony had just given her. "I don't want to wait any longer when I've already stalled for ten years, Pepper. I don't need more time away form you to know that I want this. I've missed out on so much already that I don't want to skip another heartbeat without you by me. All I'm sure of is that I love you and I know I'd die without you by my side Pepper. I'm also sure that I want to change so you can fall in love me and sometime down the road…" Tony said his voice now confident yet just above a whisper, "I can be all you need and want to marry me." Pepper was helpless to stop the small faint squeal that escaped her lips. Tony smiled at the adorable sound that escaped from her lips. "Is that a yes?" he asked feeling confident and yet so vulnerable in ways he couldn't understand all at the same time.
He knew that only Pepper's words could lift him up higher that his suit could ever bring him or bury him six feet below the pit of hell. "That is an overload of emotions trying not to implode." Pepper said feeling a little dizzy as they still danced around.
"So a yes then?" He asked hopefully.
"Yes." She said with a smile. His face lit up and he stopped dancing and leaned his head down but Pepper stopped his lips from crashing down on hers with a finger. "To both of them Tony."
Tony's eyes shone brighter in that single moment than she had ever seen them and this caused her to giggle. All she was sure of was that when Tony mentioned the prospect of marriage all she could suddenly picture was a life shared as one and that's how she knew she could say yes. This time when he tried to kiss her however she allowed him and returned his kiss with interest. And when she pulled back she reverted back to the persona he knew her for and said cockily, "Don't think just because I already said yes means that I'm saving you from actually having to propose because if you think that you're dead wrong. And it had better be extravagant and a complete surprise to me. And one more thing, the ring, I'm not giving you any help so you have to pick it out knowing exactly what it is I would like."
"So I can't get you a three carat diamond?" he asked seemingly very disappointed.
"Only if you plan on sleeping on the couch." She retorted and Tony pouted. "I don't need something that would weigh my hand down on the floor."
"Fine." Tony relented.
"I'm not saying another word about the ring." She said and Tony could by her tone she wasn't going to budge.
"I'll call happy and have him help you pack."
"You're coming too bub. It's your role as the guy to help me pack and move in."
"Now she wants to be like everyone else." He muttered. "Fine but not until you eat breakfast I'm not." He said trying to play hard to get.
Pepper smiled and quietly said to herself," Virginia Pepper Stark."
Tony heard as he walked to the fridge to pour a glass of OJ and couldn't help the enormous smile that became plastered on his face. Pepper was going to marry him and while the idea of screwing up and hurting her scared him, the idea of being with Pepper happily forever and maybe having kids took his breath away and made him joyously, deliriously, happy because he knew that she was the only one that could make him feel this way. Pepper was his sunshine and always would be. He thought it was a little funny they had begun their journey together on a rooftop and then began again in this room.
"From the roof to the room." He muttered shutting the fridge door with a smile.
So be honest, how many of you saw that coming? Lol well now that this is over ill be posting another one shot hopefully later tonight and i will be continuing on my first story i started writing for IM, it's called An Alternative To Strawberries so when you finally see that, it's from me. Thank you again so much for reading this far and reviewing so whatta ya say for old time sakes push that button one more time for this story.