Summary-Tony and Pepper are arguing about Pepper having a boyfriend—and Tony's got a few things to say.
"Come on, Tony, why can't you just accept the fact that I have a boyfriend? Ugh, you're so irritating sometimes!" she paused, "what's up with you lately?" Pepper asked, hands on hips.
"I-I don't know...it's...it's nothing, ok? This whole thing is just new to me. I'm not used to it." Tony lied. It was a flimsy excuse, he knew, but in the moment it was all he had.
"Oh, that's your usual crap, Tony! Just tell me! I'm so sick of this new behavior of yours!" Pepper was almost yelling. Tony knew she was mad.
"Oh, thanks for noticing! I didn't think you would considering you're always so busy with Mitch that you can't spend time with your friends!" Tony spat. Woah. Where'd THAT come from?
"Yeah? Well news flash Tony! You're not my first priority! So get over it, and more importantly, get over yourself!" Pepper yelled back. Tony felt hurt by her remark, but pushed the feeling away.
"Yeah, well the world doesn't revolve around Mitch either! He's not as perfect as you think, Pepper, and I just wanted you to see that but you're not. So yeah, I warned you. Don't come crying to me when he breaks your heart." Tony felt like he had just betrayed her. He felt awful for saying what he had said, and wanted to take back every word. But it was too late for that.
"Ughh! Why do you act so much like you really care!" Pepper yelled.
"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU OKAY?" Tony blurted. The pair went completely silent. The whole armory was awkwardly silent. Tony looked to Pepper with a half-open mouth, unable to vocalize anything at all. Had he really just said that?
Pepper was the same way, except twice as shocked at what he had said.
"Y-you...you do?" Pepper muttered. Tony, heavy blush painted on his cheeks, rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
"Y-yeah..." For a little while, they just stared at each other. They were too shocked to do anything.
But then they mindlessly moved closer to each other. Pepper stood close to him, looking up at him and realizing how he must be like, a foot taller than her, but she didn't care. To be on such a misunderstanding mere minutes ago but to be on the same page now amazed Tony.
They closed the gap between each other and Pepper felt the fireworks like never before. What she felt now was amazing and exhilarating; with Mitch, she hadn't felt a thing. She didn't even know she could fly so high until she had kissed him; and honestly, she didn't want to go back to the ground.
Rhodey, having been 'in the back room finding supplies for a science project', quietly stepped back in the room, his words silenced when he saw what was happening. He smiled, said "Ooh..." and tip-toed back to the supply room. He knew leaving them alone with some tension would lead to it and quite frankly he was tired of watching them mindlessly flirt with each other without even knowing a single tiny bit that one had feelings for the other.
"You know, you're being a terrible girlfriend." Tony said with a smile as they parted.
"Eh, it was all too worth it." Pepper giggled and pecked Tony more.
OH. MY. GOSH. I've been on vacation too long, haven't I? No, in case you're wondering, I haven't crawled in a hole and died. I'm still here. And I'll try to update my other stories soon, like starting tomorrow, but for now it's short one-shots n' stuff. Review?
