*A little smut warning!*
(Just for what's after the second page break. It goes until the next page break when Tony drives onto the tarmac. Skip it if you don't want to read it. Fair warning.)
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Tony awoke to find Pepper jostling him awake. "Tony!" she cried. "We're late!"
"What?! Late for what?" he grumbled sleepily, rubbing his eyes and trying to register what she was talking about.
"For my flight!" she said. "We over-slept! Get up!"
Tony grumbled and sat up slowly. Pepper was bustling around the bedroom, trying to pull herself together and get ready to go at lightning speed. And the more he wasn't moving from the spot he was sitting on at the edge of the bed, the more annoyed she became. "Tony, come on! Happy will be here any minute! If you expect to go with me to see me off, I suggest you..."
"Happy?" Tony said, grimacing. "No, that's no good. He'll never make it. Call him off. I'll drive you."
"You'll drive me?" Pepper said, in disbelief.
"Yeah. I can get there quicker," Tony assured, standing up and throwing on some clothes that were rumpled on the floor from the night before. He realized Pepper was still standing there, staring at him.
"Now, who's wasting time?" he retorted, smiling wryly. "Come on, princess. I thought you had a plane to catch."
"I'm sorry, I just..." Pepper said, huffing. "Just...don't get us killed, or worse yet, pulled over."
Tony chuckled. "I won't. On both counts. We'll get there in plenty of time, safe and sound, Pep. You'll see."
Pepper exhaled. "Fine. I'll call Happy," she said. "But you'd better be ready to go within the next ten minutes, Tony."
Tony watched her walk out of the room, and dial Happy on her phone. He sighed regretfully. "So much for a morning quickie," he muttered.
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Minutes later, they were on the road and headed to Stark Aviation in the R8. Tony had on his leather jacket, the jeans and long-sleeved t-shirt from the day before, aviator glasses, and a black baseball cap turned backwards to hide the bed head from the night before, since, unfortunately, he hadn't had time to perfect his hair like he'd wanted. Pepper swore to him his perfectly mussed hair was more than attractive, but Tony just wasn't satisfied with it. So, on the hat went, and off to the airstrip they drove.
Pepper was dressed in a form-fitting black sheath dress with cap sleeves, and looked perfectly polished, never giving a hint that they'd over slept that morning. She'd brought a longer jacket to wear over it, but for now, with just them around to see, she went without it, exposing her rounded belly. As soon as they'd reached the highway, Tony shifted into high gear, and grabbed her hand to hold. Once he eased into the rhythm of traffic, he eyed Pepper approvingly. She blushed. "What?" she asked bashfully.
"Nothing. You just look beautiful, today," he said, smiling proudly. "And this," he said, letting go of her hand and rubbing her belly affectionately. "Is what pulls the whole look together, in my opinion."
Pepper chuckled. "Well, I think you'd be in the minority on that one," she replied.
Tony frowned. "Why? Who doesn't like the site of a beautiful, pregnant, mother-to-be?" he cooed.
Pepper gave him a wry smile. "Well, until recently, you. And at the moment, anyone looking to put Iron Man and anyone he holds dear in danger? Not to mention certain Stark Industries board members anxious to put my head on a platter?"
Tony rolled his eyes. "Boy, that old witch is really living rent free in your head, isn't she?" he commented. "You know she's out numbered, right? Everybody else is happy with the job your doing. You can't forget that, Pep."
"Then, why do I feel like I'm sitting in the Tower of London, waiting for the guillotine?" she replied.
Tony patted her knee. "You'll see. Take comfort in the fact that they haven't called this supposed emergency meeting, yet. That just gives everybody plenty of time to calm down, and think this through rationally."
"Or build up their case against me," Pepper reasoned.
Tony shook his head. "I think you're over thinking this. You watch. They may not even call this emergency meeting at all. Dianna has had two people from the board, now, call her and try to talk her down off the ledge. Who's to say they didn't succeed?" he asked.
Pepper chewed her lip for a moment in thought. Then, she nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I suppose you're right," she said. "I should just put it out of mind for now. If it comes up again, it comes up. I can prove I'm qualified to continue as CEO. My record speaks for itself, right?" she asked.
Tony smiled. "You're damn right it does," he assured, nodding in the affirmative, and winking at her.
Pepper smiled and leaned over to kiss his cheek. "Thank you," she said. She sighed, and smiled, gazing out the window at the ocean as they drove, not even noticing now how fast Tony was going. But traffic was sparse this morning, and they were making good time.
She felt Tony lay a hand on her thigh and gently raise the hem of her dress up her leg. She looked down at his hand and then at him to find him grinning slyly at her. "Hey, I didn't get my quickie this morning," he reminded her.
Pepper spluttered and chuckled. "Well, I think we more than made up for it last night. That's the whole reason why we over slept! You exhausted me, and I didn't even hear the alarm!" she said.
Tony chuckled, moving his hand farther up her leg. "You can't tell me it wasn't worth it, though," he argued.
Pepper tried not to smile, but her cheeks blushed and she caved. Tony chuckled at her and she chuckled back, nodding. "It was a lot of fun," she agreed.
"Mmmm hmmm. I know," Tony said, smugly. He gazed at her for a few seconds and then shook his head. "God, if we weren't trying to meet that plane, I'd pull this car over right now, and we'd..."
"What?" Pepper interjected. "We're on the 101, Tony. This isn't some back-woods road were we can escape from prying eyes. Our options are limited."
"That just means we'd have to get creative, Potts," Tony countered. "But I do know one thing I can do to pass the time," he purred.
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Pepper looked at him curiously as he slid his hand between her legs, and gently worked to get underneath the confines of her underwear. Pepper smiled at his advances, and tilted her hips upward to give him better access. He delicately began to stroke her, swirling his fingers over her folds. Pepper sighed happily, and raised her dress higher just enough to cover her center.
"Ooooh, you're so wet, baby," Tony said. "Apparently, somebody else was missing their morning quickie as well."
Pepper giggled bashfully. "Well, considering we'll be in a drought for the next few days, I figure we're justified."
Tony smirked, and then looked at her with smoky arousal as he worked her body, rubbing her clit in a gentle,circular motion, watching her as she began to respond to his touch. "Mmmmmmm,yeah. Just like that," she purred breathlessly. She laid a hand over his and spread her legs wider. She moaned with pleasure and rested her head back against the head rest, closing her eyes.
Tony shifted his gaze from the road to his very aroused wife and back again, watching her chest rise and fall and her hips twitch and buck from his touch. "Cum for me, Pepper," he urged, his voice a low suggestive rumble. "I wanna get you off one last time before you go. Will you let me make you cum?" he asked, trying to further her arousal with a little dirty talk.
"Ooooo,yes, Tony. Touch me," Pepper hummed, opening her eyes to gaze at him with a sexy smolder.
"Yeah? You like the way I touch your pussy?" Tony rumbled again.
"Oh!" Pepper breathed with a high-pitched moan. She nodded emphatically. "Yesssss," she hissed.
Her breath hitched in her chest, and her hips bucked. "Uh! Oh, yeah! Oh!" she cried, arching her back. She gripped Tony's hand as he increased his movements and shifted his gaze back and forth from the road to the orgasmic woman in the seat next to him.
"Yeah, Pepper. Cum all over me, baby," Tony coaxed, his voice hoarse with arousal. He inhaled deeply, and smirked, reveling in the smell of sex that was now permeating his car. "God, you smell good," he purred. "Good enough to eat, you might say."
Pepper huffed. "Oh my God, yes! Oh! Oh!" she cried, her hips now bucking wildly from his touch, the purr of his words dousing her brain in desire. "Huh! Oh! Tony!" she cried out, squeaking, as her pleasure peaked and she came, her hips jerking and thrusting against his hand hard. Tony grinned, his eyes wide with amusement at the sight of how hard he was making Pepper orgasm.
Her thick orgasmic moisture now coated his hand, and once her body released her, and she came down, he gingerly removed it from underneath her dress. Pepper grabbed his hand, and began sucking his fingers wantonly. Tony whimpered as he watched. "Oh my God," he said, a dopey smile spreading across his lips.
Pepper smirked at him, and coyly wiped her corners of her mouth with her finger tips when she'd finished, settling back into her seat and shifting her dress back down. She cleared her throat and looked over at Tony, who still had the same dopey grin on his face. She giggled, and he shook his head, trying to recover.
"And I thought you would be the only one getting anything out of this," he commented.
"You don't get anything out of touching me?" Pepper asked, looking at him curiously.
"Oh, watching you cum is always a sight to behold," he said. "But now I've got a soaking wet seat, your scent all over me, a car that smells like sex, and a rock hard erection," he listed, wincing as he adjusted himself.
Pepper giggled. "Oh, I'm sorry," she said sympathetically.
Tony pouted, playing on her sympathies. "I know," he said. "What am I supposed to do now?" he sighed. "You're leaving, and I'm hard. What fun is that?"
Pepper bit her lip and smiled coyly. Tony watched the road, frowning in silence for a few moments before Pepper leaned over the center console and he felt her fingers on the fly of his pants. He felt her nimbly pop open the button and slowly work the zipper down. He shifted as she fished his cock out of his fly, and groaned in relief as he felt her take him into her mouth, burying her face in his crotch. He slid his seat back and laid a hand on the back of her head, feeling it bob up and down as she sucked him. He rolled his eyes at how unbelievably good it felt, and how grateful he was that she wasn't going to leave him in the state that he was in.
He narrowed his eyes to concentrate on driving as she worked, but it was proving difficult. He gripped the steering wheel tightly with his free hand, and kept his other on the back of her head. He felt her moan against him, and he moaned back, the vibration of her voice heightening the pre-orgasmic tension in his body. "Ohhhhhfuuuuuckkk," he murmured, rocking his head back on the headrest and setting his jaw, trying his hardest to stay focused on driving.
Pepper added her hand to her motions now, and pumped him as she simultaneously sucked him. Tony gritted his teeth, his pleasure now increasing exponentially. He couldn't help but to start to roll his hips slightly to meet her motions, and Pepper stopped, letting him essentially fuck her mouth. He did this over and over, each time increasing his pleasure more.
After several moments, it had heightened considerably, and Tony moaned loudly. "Oh shit! Oh shit, Pep! I'm gonna cum! You ready?" Tony asked breathlessly.
A muffled, "Mmmmmmhmmmm," came from Pepper and Tony grunted, biting his lips hard since he couldn't close his eyes.
His face tensed with immense concentration as his hips wildly thrusted just before they seized and he bucked hard into her mouth, shooting his load down her throat. "NNNNNGUUUUHHH!" he growled. "HOLY FUCK!"
Pepper waited until his orgasmic spasms were done before pulling off, sucking the remainder of his load off of him as she pulled up from base to tip. She gripped him and twisted upwards, milking the last of his flavor out of him, and swirling her tongue over the tip, which made Tony shiver violently. "Yeeeahhhh, wow! Whew! Okay, that was..." he stammered. He grinned and nodded in approval, and Pepper grinned back at him coyly, sitting back in her seat. Tony looked at her, rolling his eyes in disbelief at how quickly she'd been able to get him orgasm, as he tucked himself back into his pants and zipped up. He cleared his throat, and Pepper smiled smugly. "Uh huh, okay. Now, we're good, I think," he stated.
Pepper giggled. "Fair to fair, right?" she asked. "I couldn't leave you all hot and bothered."
"Well, it was much appreciated, baby," he said gratefully. He picked up her hand and kissed it, and Pepper smiled at him lovingly.
"A little something to remember each other by. And not a moment too soon, either," he said, nodding in front of them. The Stark Aviation building had come into view, and Tony pulled off the highway onto the exit.
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Tony pulled onto the tarmac where the Stark jet was waiting, and sighed. "Well, here we are," he said forlornly.
Pepper looked at him with a wistful smile. "It won't be that long," she reminded him again.
Tony smiled and nodded. He leaned over to her and cupped her cheek. "I know, baby," he murmured. "I just miss you when you're gone, you know?"
"I know," she said. "And I miss you, too. But this will go by in a flash. You'll see."
Tony smiled again and picked up her hand to kiss it sweetly, gazing into her eyes lovingly.
They both exited the vehicle and Tony got her suitcase and garment bag out of the trunk. The head stewardess met them at the car, and took the luggage from him, walking briskly back to the plane to stow it. Pepper slipped on her jacket, and pulled it around her, reluctantly putting her baby bump back into hiding.
Tony leaned against the hood and Pepper walked around to where he was. She put her hands on his shoulders, and he rested his on her hips, staring up into her eyes. "I already miss you," he said sadly.
Pepper smiled and cupped his face in her hands. She kissed him sweetly. They gazed at each other silently for a moment, before a town car pulled up to where they were at. The driver opened the back door, and Bill Riva appeared. He waved and walked over to them jovially. "Good morning!" he said.
They both smiled at the gentle man. "Good morning, Bill," Pepper said, extending her hand. Bill shook it, and then shook Tony's hand.
"So, my man?" Tony asked. "You ready for your big initiation?" he teased.
Bill shoved his glasses up the bridge of his nose anxiously. "I believe so, Sir. Ms. Potts has been very kind in helping me to fine tune the presentation."
"And I think you'll be brilliant," Pepper assured.
"Thank you, Ms. Potts. I hope so," Bill agreed. "Well," he said, looking over at the jet and back. "I think I'll climb aboard. Good to see you again, Mr. Stark," he said in parting.
"And you, Bill. And do me a favor?" Tony said. "Look after this one for me?" he said, jabbing a thumb in her direction.
Pepper blushed and smiled, and Bill smiled at Tony. "Of course, Sir!" he agreed. Then he turned and climbed up the stairs, disappearing into the plane.
Tony turned his gaze back to Pepper. "And you take care of this one for me," he said, laying his hands on her ever-growing belly.
Pepper smiled softly and patted his hands. "I will," she assured.
"Don't work too hard. And take naps. And eat like you know you're supposed to. And don't spend a lot of time on your feet. And..." Tony urged.
"Tony," Pepper said, interrupting him. "I'll be fine. Nothing is more important to me, okay?" she said.
Tony softened and relented. "Okay," he said, smiling. But the smile quickly disappeared as he furrowed his brow. Flashes of last night's nightmare suddenly came back into his mind, and he worked his jaw as an anxious knot in his stomach started to form.
Pepper frowned at the change in his expression, and cupped his face, kissing his lips softly. She broke the kiss and stroked his brow with her thumb. "Why the scowl?" she asked softly.
Tony smiled bashfully. "Nothing, Pep," he said, shrugging. "I just hate goodbyes, that's all," he explained.
Pepper nodded, not entirely believing that that was the only reason for Tony's sudden change in mood. But she had no choice but to dismiss it, as the head stewardess appeared just then to let her know they were ready for take off.
Pepper thanked her, and turned her attention back to Tony. She exhaled. "That's my cue, I'm afraid," she said.
"Yeah, you better get going," Tony agreed.
Pepper nodded and turned to go, but Tony caught her, pulling her into his arms and kissing her deeply. Pepper melted into the kiss and they both reluctantly pulled away, not wanting the moment to end. Tony looked into her eyes deeply and cupped her cheek. "Love you," he whispered.
"I love you, too," Pepper said. She patted his chest and they grasped each others hands as they walked to the staircase.
They stopped at the base of the stairs, and Tony pulled her into a big hug, wrapping his arms around her tight.
Pepper wrapped her arms around his neck. "See you in a few days?" she murmured in his ear.
"You bet," he said. He gave her an affectionate squeeze, and released her. "Call me when you touch down," he requested.
"Always," Pepper assured.
Tony pecked her lips once more, and they bid each other goodbye. Tony watched as Pepper turned and walked up the stairs. She turned around at the top, and waved goodbye to him. Tony waved back reluctantly, and blew her a kiss. Pepper smiled, and mouthed, "Love you."
"Love you, back," he mouthed in return, and winked. They smiled at each other, and Pepper disappeared into the plane, the stair case folding up after her. Tony backed away, keeping his eyes on the plane as the engine fired up and it backed up to be able to taxi down the runway.
Tony climbed into the driver's seat heavily, and watched as the plane turned and began to roll forward. The blast from the pilot suddenly hitting the thrusters thundered, and the plane gained momentum as it moved away from him and sped down the runway. Tony watched as it suddenly lifted off the ground, the landing gear tucking up into the underbelly as it headed north.
"Goodbye, baby," he murmured to himself, watching as the plane soon disappeared in the distance. He sighed, suddenly feeling the empty silence of being alone in his car weighing heavily on him. He looked over at the seat that, only moments ago, Pepper had occupied. He laid a hand on it, still slightly feeling her warmth on it. He smiled forlornly, trying to push away the grisly images from his nightmare he'd had. "Stay safe," he said, shifting his eyes back up to the skies.