Probably my longest chapter XD

And in response to a query by XxThe Best Damn ThingxX, I go to a 6th form in England so I still had to go to school today, but we still had the 2 minutes silence at 11.

Tony and Pepper are in a meeting with the senior staff, Mr Milo is just a guy I made up off the top of my head, CEO of some company somewhere.

I didn't mention it in chapter 11, but Tony was at home and Pepper was at the office.

Please review!

BTW- Competition time! However can think of the best name for Mr Milo's company will have that company's name in the next chapter with Mr Milo in it and will also have the next chapter of 'Beginning of the Future' dedicated to them.

That may sound a bit pompous, but I can't think of a name!

Open until Saturday 14th.

Pepperpot has just signed in

Bossman- Let me guess, my flies are undone?

Pepperpot- No, actually. You have a HUGE black eye.

Bossman- I know, I can feel it.

Pepperpot- Tony…

Bossman- I can't tell if you're telling me off or if I'm getting some sympathy.

Pepperpot- Normally I'd be telling you off but that does look very painful, so it was more of an exasperated 'what I am going to do with you' kind of 'Tony…'

Bossman- Love me, feed me, never leave me?

Pepperpot- Isn't that from Garfield?

Bossman- He's my mentor, and yes it is. And yes my eye is also very painful XO

Pepperpot- How did you get a black eye with the mask on?

Bossman- I wasn't wearing the mask at the time.

Pepperpot- ?

Bossman- I was in my workshop.

Pepperpot- And…

Bossman- And I stood on a pipe.

Pepperpot- ?

Bossman- Have you ever seen the Simpson's episode where sideshow Bob stands on the end of a rake and it comes up and he gets hit in the eye by the handle?

Pepperpot- I don't think so…

Bossman- Lets say you have, it was like that; only replace the rake with a pipe.

Pepperpot- I'm not seeing how standing on a pipe could send it flying into your eye.

Bossman- There was a cross section at the end of it, which was the bit I stood on.

Pepperpot- Ouch.

Bossman- You have no idea. I was blind for about 10 minutes.

Pepperpot- 10 minutes?! Why didn't you go to a hospital?

Bossman- Pepper, you know how much I hate hospitals. Touched though I am that you love my brown eyes so much, I had JARVIS take a look and it's all fine.

Though I'd be ever indebted to you if you got me an ice-pack.

Pepperpot has changed her status to 'Getting An Ice-Pack For Her Idiotic Boss'

Pepperpot has changed her status to 'Giving Said Idiotic Boss Said Ice-Pack'

Pepper I love you.

Pepperpot- So you should, and I do NOT love your brown eyes. Well, I do, but not like that…

Bossman- ? :)

Pepperpot- You know what I mean.

Mr Milo is asking you a question.

Tony.

Tony, stop staring at me like you want to eat me and answer the question!

Bossman has changed his status to 'Not Eating Pepper Potts'

Bossman- I'm sure you'd taste delicious.

Pepperpot- I'm better with salt. Now everyone is staring at you.

Bossman- Hmmm salt. And of course everyone's staring at me, I have a ice-pack over one eye!

Pepperpot- Yeah, I think they've worked out I'm talking to you. And by the way, you're not the only CEO who constantly has his flies down, Mr Milo does too.

Stop laughing! Now everyone really is looking!

Bossman- Yeah… I think they've just worked out that I'm talking to you.

Pepperpot- If they hadn't already.

Bossman- Good point, you would have thought they'd be used to it by now.

Pepperpot- At least I'm being conspicuous.

Bossman- Peps, PA's are supposed to sit and take notes :)

Pepperpot- Exactly, that's why I have the perfect cover :)

Bossman- Now you're using smiley's! :)

Pepperpot- It's completely your fault because you're constantly using them.

Bossman- I'm a bad influence on you Pepper.

Pepperpot- That you are, now pay attention.

Bossman- I am… and why were you staring at Mr Milo's flies?

Pepperpot- His trousers are black, his boxers are fluorescent orange. Hard not to notice.

Bossman- See? If I'm planning on showing of my boxers at least I'm a little more subtle.

Pepperpot- Only a little, and I can't believe I'm having this conversation with you.

Bossman- Pepper, its become a daily occurrence!

Pepperpot- (sigh) I know.

Bossman- So… did you enjoy the Muppet show? :)

Pepperpot- We can't talk about the Muppets during a meeting.

Bossman- Pepper, I would have thought that the Muppets were more civilised than a conversation about boxers.

Pepperpot- Good point. And yes, I did enjoy it in a weird kind of way.

Bossman- See? Told you you would.

Pepperpot- Yes, you did.

Bossman- Box-set for Christmas?

Pepperpot- If you're offering.

Bossman- :) Well that's you sorted, I still can't work out what to give Rhodey.

Pepperpot- You've never given me a Christmas present before, or Rhodey, actually.

Bossman- I bought you pair of earrings to wear to that evening do a few years ago.

Pepperpot- I hadn't forgotten, and they're very beautiful, but that is the one exception.

Bossman- Such gratitude,

Pepperpot- Tony…

Bossman- Oooh, now that was a annoyed 'Tony…' :)

Pepperpot- Yes.

Bossman- I'm making a real effort to give people presents this year, I've changed Peps.

Pepper.

Pepperpot.

PEPPER! YOU'RE BEING ASKED A QUESTION! STOP STARING AT ME LIKE YOU WANT TO SLEEP WITH ME THEN HAVE MY KIDS!

:D

Pepperpot- I've never done that before, you really are a bad influence, and I do NOT want to sleep with you and have your kids!

Bossman- Face told a different story Pepper my dearest. What you doing this evening?

Pepperpot- Actually I'm busy this evening, I'm spending the evening with my boss watching the Muppet Show.

Bossman- :)