Bruce Banner
"I can't believe you went on a date with him," Tony grumbles as he wipes his face.
"It was lunch," Pepper argues, pulling her toothbrush from her mouth.
"Without me," Tony yells in an over dramatic fashion, throwing his towel on the counter before leaving the bathroom.
Pepper rolls her eyes before spitting in the sink. "I invited you," Pepper calls back, rinsing her mouth with water before hanging Tony's towel on a nearby hook.
"Well I didn't think you'd invite someone else."
"Why are you so upset, i-"
"I'm not upset," Tony counters, looking genuinely offended.
Folding her arms across her chest, Pepper cocks an eyebrow skeptically, then realization dawns as he refuses to make eye contact. "Are you jealous?" She asks, slightly in disbelief.
"No," Tony snorts, though it's clear she's hit the mark. "I just-I don't-" He starts to ramble, clearly at a loss.
Pepper takes pity on him, moving close to wrap him in a hug. "It was just lunch Tony."
"I know, it just-it bothers me that someone else had to go with you."
Pepper smiles softly, pressing her lips to his, "I knew what I was getting into." She knows this has little to do with Bruce-if anything he's ecstatic that's she's not terrified of him- and everything to do with his workaholic mindset. Bruce just happens to be the person of the day able to give her attention where he couldn't. "I love you," Pepper tries to reassure him, fights to pull him from the spiral of jealousy and irritation.
His body finally relaxes, arms settle tightly around her back as he pulls her to his chest. "I love you too," and his thanks conveyed without words.
A/N: You all have nancyozz to thank for this, she sent me an e-mail requesting that I finish this up. In truth I'd started this chapter several times, never happy with it. I didn't like the thought of Tony getting upset at Bruce directly especially about him hanging out with Pepper as people tend to be scared of Bruce. So I decided on this version and I really don't like it, but it's the one I liked the most and more importantly allows me to move on to the next chapter.