Pepper woke up by someone nuzzling her neck and groaned.

"Tony... stop it... I want to sleep"

"Waky time, Pepsi..."

Pepper immedeatly sat up and glared at a puppy-dog-faced Tony.

"Don't ever, EVER call me 'Pepsi' again... or I swear you're going to regret it."

Tony chuckled and sat up as well, leaned in to kiss her and mumbled against her lips:

"I'm sorry... but you are awake, my plan was good right..?"

Pepper didn't answer, she just smiled at him and left the bed. Tony stared after her, still with the puppy-dog-face.

"Hey! Where are you going?"

"You wanted me to stand up..."

"No, no..."

Tony stood up as well and lifted her in his arms, carried her back to the bed and set her down. "I wanted you to wake up... not to leave the bed."

Pepper sighed and cuddled up against him again. She couldn't believe how this man made her crazy all the time but she also couldn't deny that she was the happiest woman to have him. She loved him, there was no other word for it and she loved it when he was so normal around her. Not the playboy side, not the one who always knew the right words for the press. Around her he was just Tony... her Tony.

"So... what do you have in mind, Mr. Stark..." she asked and Tony smiled at her.

"I don't have any Idea Miss Potts. How about marrying me?"

Pepper playfully slapped his shoulder and grinned.

"Tony you know we need to plan this, and we need to do an official press conference and..."

Tony didn't let her finish the sentence. He had just leaned in and kissed her. He didn't know when all of this had started, when Pepper had become this important for him. He thought it was before Afghanistan, but he wasn't quite sure about it. All that matters was that she was here now. Just with him and he could hold her like he wanted to, kiss her, tell her that he loves her.

"Peps, please promise me that you won't ever leave me..."

He had burried his head in the crook of her neck and his arms wrapped around her waist. Pepper knew that he was afraid of a strong and healthy relationship, because he never had one in his life. He hadn't told her about his parents, but she could tell from the nightmares he had. She wrapped his arms around him and whispered:

"Of course I won't leave you Tony... I love you, you know that."

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It was dark in his office. It was always dark and even though he couldn't see the woman he was soothed by her voice.

"I'm sure this is the right way... We need to part him from all the things he love and he'll be vulnerable just as we need him"

Tony Stark in his hands, begging for his life and the life of his girlfriend. He would become the biggest hero in the world with this man who'd do anything for him.

"Stay with them and destroy them slowly. We don't want them to realize what's happening. We need them both to be weak!"

The woman left and he leaned back in his chair, continued to look on the display of his computer. Stark and his fiancé were still cuddling in the bedroom. He knew it would be a hard task to part them, but he knew he could do this if he really wanted to. He looked up when the doorbell ringed. Showtime..!

Sorry that it took so long... TOMORROW I AM GOING TO WATCH IRON MAN 3... E.X.C.I.T.E.D!

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