Tony woke up and his head was pounding and he had an enormous hangover. And then last night's events had hit him.

Pepper was dancing with me and then that slick asshole had cut in. Then I got a drink and he was bragging about how he was taking my Pepper to a Dodgers game and he went back to dancing with her and she was smiling and having a good time. I was drinking scotch and Pepper came to rescue me. She looked so perfect and I was a drunk idiot and I couldn't drive myself home. Then I was in the car with Pepper. What had she said about him? "It was just one dinner" and then we were back at Pepper's and I thought I heard someone else but I can't be sure. Pepper undressed me and put me in bed and I got up to pee and I saw Pepper and Jill and they were…..OH MY GOD. Yup now it's up. It's wide awake now. They were going down on each other and Pepper was restrained and being penetrated with a toy. NO WAY I must have dreamt that. Should I ask her if it really happened? Does this mean Pepper is bisexual? God I hope it's true. Does this mean Pepper also likes to be restrained? God I hope that's true.

It was all too much for Tony to process since he had a splitting headache. He still wasn't even sure that what he saw was real. He may have indeed been dreaming and what a dream that was. He decided to try and figure out if it really happened by clues. He got up and struggled his way to the kitchen. He opened the fridge and took out a bottle of water and he just needed something for his headache. He was in the bathroom looking through the cabinets and Pepper opened her door. She had a blue silk nighty and it was very sexy.

God she really is perfect. She literally looks like an angel in that nightie. Why is this so hard for me to find my words?

"Tony you scared me" she said as she pulled her robe closed over her nighty.

"Sorry I just have a massive headache. I'm looking for aspirin.I'm pretty hungover" he said.

"It's ok. Here" she said closing the gap between them and reaching up for her aspirin that he clearly missed.

"You look like an angel by the way"

Pepper felt her face flushing so hard.

Tony stared at her and never wanted to kiss her more. He was going to do it. He was just going to man up and kiss her and he then he thought about her being restrained and pleasured by Jillian.

"Where's Jill?" he asked.

"What are you talking about?" she asked playing dumb.

Tony stared at her and wondered if she was making a cover story.

"Oh I thought she was here last night," he said.

Pepper felt a blush forming but she fought it. That would only confirm that what Tony saw last night had happened and she needed to convince him it was a dream.

"Nope just me and you. I put you to bed and you crashed pretty quickly" she said swerving away from the topic.

"Hmmm ok" he said and he couldn't figure out if Pepper as lying.

His dream just felt so real.

"Do you think you can give me a ride to my car?" he asked.

Pepper nodded.

"I'm sorry. I know it's Sunday"

"It's fine Tony. Just get dressed" she said.

"Do you wear these nightgowns every night?" he asked as he wiggled his eyebrows at her.

"Get dressed" Pepper said as she laughed and hit him playfully.

Tony took out his phone to text Rhodey while he got dressed.

I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. MEET ME AT THE HOUSE IN THIRTY MINUTES

Tony could hear that Pepper was in the shower and he peeked into her room quickly to see if any evidence of Jillian was left behind. He scanned the room quickly and something on the chair caught his eye. It was one of the restraints that he had seen Pepper in. And hidden behind it was a dildo.

Tony was stunned. He didn't know what to do. He heard Pepper shut off the water and he bolted back into the living room and sat on the couch to wait for her. His mind was reeling.

Pepper is the hottest woman in the world. It's true. I know what I saw. Her and Jillian went down on each other and I'm never going to forget that image. Now the questions come to mind. Was that the first time? How long have they been doing it? When did it start? How did it start? Has Pepper been with other women? Did they have feelings for each other?

Tony was in his tuxedo since he had no other clothes and he couldn't wait to get home and get out of them.

"You ready?" she asked as she joined him in the living room.

Tony nodded and stood up.

"Did you enjoy the dinner cruise?"

"I did" she said quietly as she drove.

"You looked gorgeous in that dress. But you're always gorgeous you know that though" he said.

Pepper felt herself blush.

"So what are you doing with the rest of your day? Hanging out with Trevor?"

"No not today"

"I'd love for you to have dinner with me tonight if you don't have plans" he blurted out. He hadn't meant for it to come out so soon.

"Like go out to dinner with you or like order in and hang out" she asked.

"Whichever you like," he said.

"I'm sorry Tony. I don't think it's appropriate. It's one thing if it's a work day and we're working late but-"

"I'm your boss. I know. I see no issue. It's just dinner. I'm not trying to get in your pants" Tony explained.

Tony felt so defeated. He was really trying to carve out some quality time with Pepper that didn't involve work.

Why can't she see that? Is it me? Is it because of that Trevor guy? Or Jillian? I asked her if he was her boyfriend and she said it was only one dinner.

"I'm sorry Tony. I-

"It's ok. I don't expect...You would never…,. It's because-"

Pepper was trying to read him.

"What is it Tony?" she asked.

He was literally drowning in her blue eyes. He was about to speak and her phone rang. He saw that it was Trevor and he she looked down at the phone and smiled. He lost her attention again.

"You should get that. We're at my car anyway"

"Thank you for taking care of me. I didn't intend to get that drunk. I'm sorry" he said.

"I'm used to it now Tony. Besides you don't have anybody else"

That hurt him too. She wasn't wrong. He had never shown her his best side or put his best foot forward and she stood by him no matter what. She was a truly caring friend. His best friend.

"You know you're not just my assistant Pepper. You've taken care of me at my absolute worst and it will take me lifetimes to make up for it. I don't deserve it but thank you" he said.

Pepper felt her insides warm up. Tony has never shared so much with her and now these last few days he's been sharing so much. She didn't know what was happening but he was changing and so was there relationship no matter how much she fought him. He hasn't lost interest or got bored. He hasn't stopped trying and Pepper didn't know how to cope.

"It's my job to keep you on task and help you. I never thought we'd be friends Tony but I'm glad we are" she said as she started the ignition.

"See ya tomorrow bright and early," she said as she sped away.

Tony wanted to smash something. He didn't know how else to make her understand. He wasn't good with words.

Rhodey was at the mansion like Tony asked when he got there.

"Hey Tones"

"Platypus" Tony responded.

"Why are you still in a tux?" he asked.

"It's a really long story and I will tell you after I shower and change. Give me five minutes"

Rhodes waited in the living room and when Tony came down the stairs he got up.

"I have a story for you" he said motioning for Rhodes to follow him downstairs.

Tony began explaining how Pepper didn't have dinner with him Friday when he asked. He told him about their dance and their unfinished conversation and Trevor cutting in. He told him that Trevor had been the one she was with Friday and that's why she said no to dinner. And how he was going to take her out Friday. He told him Pepper loved the Dodgers and this guy was going to take her to a game. He even went into how he hadn't intended to drink that much but he kept watching the way she was dancing with and looking at Trevor and that she was totally smitten and he had no friends there besides Pepper so he drank more than intended and Pepper had driven him back to her place.

"This is the craziest part of the whole story Rhodes. She put me to sleep and I don't know how long it had been and I woke up because I had to pee and I didn't know where Pepper's bathroom was so I go to the next room and open the door and there's Pepper and her friend Jillian going down on each other. Pepper was restrained with her legs in the air and Jillian was using a dildo on her and going down on her while she was sitting on Pepper's face. I couldn't move. I didn't mean to spy on them but I literally couldn't walk away. Then they saw me and Pepper freaked. She was trying to get out of the restraints and Jillian set her free. She put on a robe and pushed me into the bathroom. And she told me I was only dreaming" he said.

"Pepper? No way. Are you sure you didn't dream it? Because it sounds like a dream you'd have" Rhodey said.

"See that's just it. When I woke up, I wasn't sure and I ran into Pepper in the bathroom and I asked where Jillian was and she said Jillian wasn't there and it had only been me and her. But when she went to shower I saw the restraints and the dildo on a chair next to her bed. She was there and I can't stop thinking about it" Tony said.

"I don't know what to say Tones"

"Now I have to worry about this girl too. I don't know if Pepper and her have feelings. I don't know if she's bisexual or she just likes to get off with girls sometimes which is perfectly okay with me by the way. I'd let her do it as often as she wanted if she was my girlfriend as long as she tells me all the details" Tony said.

"It seems like you're in a predicament"

"I can't even confront her and ask all the questions I want to ask because she is already going with Jillian wasn't there and I can't tell her I snooped in her room. And on top of that this Trevor guy is going to ask her out again on Friday and Pepper still won't look at me as anything other than her boss. I'm not good with words and I don't know how to get through this" Tony explained.

"It's risky but you could just try kissing her. She wanted to kiss once before and I'm sure she still feels the chemistry and attraction" Rhodes said.

"I'm trying to show her I can be different. I don't want her to think I'm trying to sleep with her"

"Kiss her in a caring way and then walk away before she can say anything. Let her think about it for a day" Rhodes said.

"Thanks for listening"

"Can we play some video games now?"

"You got it" Tony said.

Pepper was on the phone with Jillian.

"He remembered. When he woke up he asked where you were?" Pepper explained.

"And what did you say?"

"I told him you had never been there"

"Oh so you're embarrassed. You just keep me around as your dirty little secret?" Jillian asked angrily.

"No but Jillian he's my boss and that's something very personal that he shouldn't know about me" Pepper explained.

" I've been doing this all for you because you can't deal with the unresolved sexual tension between you and your boss and you can't even admit the truth. As of right now our arrangement is over and so is our friendship" Jillian said as she hung up the phone.

Pepper slammed her phone down on the bed. She was over the whole situation. She should have just had dinner with Tony.