Nights - Chapter 4

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Tony's POV

I turned around in my bed, quietly, sneaking a peek beside me. Perfect. The two models I picked up last night were sound asleep. I carefully got out of the warm sheets and collected my clothes which were all sprawled across my bedroom floor.

"Awake, sir?" asked JARVIS from around the house. His voice startled me so bad I jumped.

"JARVIS! Shut up!" I whispered. I looked back the king sized bed, relieved to see the two women barely stirring. The A.I. didn't speak again. I put my clothes back on and checked my watch, 1:00 am. I went down to my garage and left the two girls to be taken care of by Pepper in the morning. As I started to work on some new designs for the latest Mark, I couldn't stop thinking about the journalist I came across last night. What was her name again? Oh yes, Leah. She looked delicious in that dress. Too bad she seemed to be uninterested. That made me want her even more.

Once I couldn't take these thoughts anymore, I finally called to JARVIS.

"Can you look up reporters named Leah? Especially from a magazine called Nights?"

"Of course sir. First though, is it not late? Might you want to sleep?" I considered it, but I was wide awake now, and I was used to working late anyways.

"Just do as I ask JARVIS, I'll take care of that myself."

A holographic screen appeared in front of me as JARVIS collected files on Leah. I managed to get a phone number and an address, more than I needed. I grabbed my cell phone and dialed the number, nobody answered. Humph. Well it was just past 3:00 am, so I decided to wait until later.

I ended up falling asleep after a few more minutes of tinkering with some new weapons, waking up around noon. Once I came to my senses, the only thing on my mind was Leah.

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Leah's POV

The next evening after the event, I drove to Nights Industries. I couldn't hold the excitement, I had gotten more than enough for our latest issue, and I could already see my promotion in the horizon. Everything was going perfectly, except for the fact that I still couldn't get a certain billionaire out of my head. Our conversation from the night before just kept playing my mind over and over. I couldn't help as a pang of jealousy hit me when I saw him with the two girls. Wait, jealousy? Was I actually feeling this after only having met him twice? Both horribly regrettable encounters? I shook these thoughts from my head and focused on getting to work.

"Hey! There's my favorite employee!" said my boss as I entered his office. I blushed and took a seat in front of his desk.

"So, how'd it go?" he asked.

"Well, it went great. I got many interviews down, enough for quite a few articles. I think you'll be proud of the stuff I got."
I passed him the written out interviews and he skimmed over the content. His face lit up, and I could tell from it that he was impressed.

"Leah, this is amazing. We can do so much from this, you've really redeemed yourself kid."

I practically danced out of the room, the smile getting wider and wider on my face. I got promoted to head reporter, and my time off had been expanded to the full two weeks again, I was ecstatic.

I got home and told my sister, who was just as excited as I was. I figured nothing could dampen my mood, until I heard the door ring. My sister and I looked each other, she shrugged and went to get the door. I waited in the living room, about to turn on the TV, when I heard his voice.

"Hey, is Leah there?" His deep voice almost echoed through the house, and rang through my ears loud and clear. So many questions filled my head, I almost couldn't process them all.

"Um, uh, well, I-" I almost chuckled at my sister being nervous around him. I got up and went to the front door, not wanting to see the person who I thought it was.

"Hey!" he said as he saw me. My sister left quickly to avoid embarrassment, so that it was just me and...

"Tony Stark? What the hell are you doing here? How did you even find my address? What?"

"To answer all your questions; Yes, that's me. I'm here to take you out for dinner. And, I've got connections," he said the last part with a wink. I tried my best to seem unfazed by his charming smile.

"What makes you think I want to go out with you?" I snapped.

"Come on, I saw the way you looked at me last night. You know you want me," he said with a devilish smirk that made my heart beat faster.

"What? You're the last thing I want, now please, leave me alone."

"It'll be fun. Besides, we both know I won't stop bothering you until you say yes."

I thought for a moment. Just one date wouldn't hurt. In the end, it was my decision to like him or not, he can't force me to want him. Do I?

"Fine, one dinner. But after that, I never want to see you again, got that?"

He chuckled, "Oh you'll be seeing me again, alright," and winked. I rolled my eyes. I hated the thought of it, but I began to realize he was probably right.

Hey! So, I know this chapter is pretty short, so I might have chapter 5 done by tomorrow as a continuation. As always review and leave suggestions! It would really help!

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