I WAS going to save this one for later, but in honor of the newly leaked "Rescue" pic we were blessed with today, I just HAD to post this very fluffy, VERY SMUTTY chapter! I know it's been a bit since this fic got an update, but it's one of the many I've been working on, and there's plenty more to come! So cheers to our amazing couple (Can't FRIGGIN WAIT for A4!) and LONG LIVE PEPPERONY! :D :D :

Happy Reading! ;) :D

Tony wrapped his arms around Pepper's middle, and moved to ease her onto her back again on the couch cushions. Pepper followed his lead and coiled herself around him, to be sure to bring him along with her as he did this. He then settled himself between her legs, all the while the two of them managing to keep their passionate lip-lock going in full fervor.

Pepper smoothed her fingers through his hair, and he gave a soft little moan of approval. In turn, he ran his hand down the side of her body, and grasped her behind, giving it a tender squeeze. She moaned back, and Tony smiled through his kiss. He slowly broke off, and pulled back to look at her with a very satisfied smile spread across his lips, his eyes scanning her face in adoration.

This made Pepper giggle coyly. "What? Why did you stop?" she asked.

"Because I'm dying to hear you say it again," he murmured to her.

Pepper chuckled. "You're dying to hear me say what?" she asked, trying to feign innocence.

"You know," Tony urged. He worked his jaw in eager anticipation, his eyes flicking from her lips to eyes and back again.

Pepper bit her bottom lip, and gave him a curious look. "You mean, I...love you?" she teased. "Is that what you?..."

Tony nodded emphatically. "Yep. That's it. That's the one," he replied, bending to lay gentle, tongue-flicking kisses on her neck. "God, I love hearing you say those words," she heard him murmur to her as he did this.

Pepper chuckled, and closed her eyes, enjoying his affection. "Well, then. I'm happy to oblige," she teased. She waited a moment before she spoke again. "Oh,Tony?" she finally said.

"Hmmm? Yes, dear?" he cooed, raising his head to look at her with an eager smirk.

Pepper chuckled at him. "I just remembered something I wanted to tell you," she said, trying to look serious, but failing, because Tony chuckled at her.

"Oh?" he asked with a playful smirk.

She furrowed her brow, and nodded with pursed lips. "I think it was...I...love you? Does...that sound right?" she purred again softly, giving him a questioning look, and then a knowing smirk.

His own smirk turned into a wide smile. "Mmmmmmm, yeah," he moaned, nodding emphatically in approval. "There isn't anything that sounds better, in fact," he told her. He simultaneously reached for her hand, intertwining their fingers. Then he shrugged. "Okay, maybe there's one other thing," he pointed out, making her giggle at his innuendo. "But keep saying it, baby. I can't get enough," he murmured to her before returning his lips back to her neck.

Pepper giggled again in delight and smiled at how love sick they both were over each other. "I love you. I love you, I love you, I love you," she repeated emphatically, completely amused that he was enjoying it so much.

He raised his head again, and grinned at her chuckling at him. Then his expression went to one of pensive adoration. "Man, how lucky am I?" he mused. "Honestly, I never imagined this for myself," he told her. "Well," he said, recanting. "I've thought about what it would be like...for us, but..." he admitted bashfully.

Pepper cupped his cheek, and gave him a curious look. "You have?" she asked.

Tony nodded. "A lot actually," he revealed, his voice a reverent murmur.

"Oh, Tony," Pepper cooed. "All of these years, and I had no idea," she mused.

He gave her a sheepish smile, and shrugged. "Well, now you know," he replied.

Pepper bit her bottom lip, and smile at him coyly. "So,...like what? What have you thought about?" she asked.

Tony looked at her curiously, and smiled. "Uh...you really want to know?" he asked. "It won't be...too much?"

"No! It won't. I promise. I really want to know. Tell me," she urged.

Tony teetered his head from side to side. "Okay, I guess I could...I mean, I don't want you to freak out, or think I'm...some kind of...creep who..."

"I won't. I promise," Pepper assured again. "I really do want to know."

"Okay, but...which part?" he asked.

Pepper just raised her eyebrows. "Which...part?" she asked, furrowing her brow, not understanding his meaning.

"Well, yeah. I mean, there's the...sexy fantasy part, and then there's the...storybook, kind of...forever...part..." he told her, as his voice trailed and he bashfully averted his eyes.

Pepper's eyebrows raised again, and she looked at him in surprise at what he was revealing to her.

He'd cast a side long glance at her when she did this, as her expression made him nervous, so he pursed his lips. "Yeah, you know what? Um..." he said, wincing. "This isn't...you probably won't want to..." He moved to sit back against the couch as he spoke, and Pepper followed, frowning at him suddenly clamming up on her with his feelings.

"Hey," she said, straddling his lap to be able to speak to him face to face. He'd averted his eyes again as she did this. "Look at me," she commanded.

Reluctantly, he rolled his eyes back to hers, his expression now that of dejection. He let out a disheartened sigh, but Pepper just returned a gentle, encouraging smile.

"I'm sitting here, in your lap, naked, after us having had some very intimate moments together, and you're the one who's saying you don't want to give me the details of what you've fantasized about with us?" she pressed, cocking an eyebrow, and giving him a wry smirk. "I have to say, Mr. Stark. I'm quite surprised at how demure you've become," she teased.

Tony shrugged, and gave her a reluctant smile. "I just don't want to fuck this up, okay?" he told her. "You are the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I don't want to say too much too fast and possibly risk..." he paused, wincing at his perceived potential loss. "Losing you," he reluctantly admitted. "I don't want to risk losing you, Pep."

"Losing me? Tony, did you not just hear me? I said..."

"You're in my lap," he finished for her, matter of fact-ly.

"And..."

"Naked," he answered again.

"Yes! After we just made each other..."

"Orgasm! Okay!" Tony said, put his hands up in surrender. "Okay, you're right. Maybe I'm just being..."

"Paranoid?" Pepper offered. "Overly cautious? A downright...wuss?" she teased, with a smirk and a cocked eyebrow, jabbing him playfully in the chest with her pointer finger.

Tony's eyes flicked down to where she'd poked him, and he clucked his tongue. Then he brought his gaze back up to her eyes again, and gave her a cocky smirk. "Oh, that is it, Potts! You're going down for that!" he spouted. He then suddenly tackled her around the waist, making her yelp and giggle as he playfully rolled her back onto the cushions again, and climbed back over the top of her. "Nobody calls me a wuss and gets away with it!" he cried jovially, looking down at her from all fours as he pinned her wrists with one hand above her head.

Pepper laughed at his playful threat. "Oh yeah? And just what are you going to do about it?" she taunted, grinning, her eyes wild.

"Oh, wouldn't you like to know?" he jabbed back. He raised a hand in dramatic fashion above him, his eyes wide, his mouth turned down with feigned deviance, and started wiggling his fingers. Pepper's eyes went even wider and she gasped, trying to hide a grin.

"Tony?! No. Tony! Don't you dare! Don't you..." she warned, but he suddenly attacked her sides, tickling her mercilessly. She gasped and squealed as she laughed, wriggling underneath him as she tried to dodge the playful assault. He kept going until she was breathless, and they were both laughing at each other. Then he interlaced their fingers on both hands, and settled back down over the top of her. He kissed her deeply, and Pepper let out a breathy whimper.

Slowly, their hands parted, and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and neck, pulling him further into her. Tony wrapped his arms around her body, and then slid a hand down her side to rest on her behind again. He paused to squeeze it once more, and then continued to move his hand down the back of her thigh to wrap her leg around his waist. When this was accomplished, he gently broke the kiss, and thrust between Pepper's legs to show her what had been happening between his.

Pepper moaned and slowly opened her eyes. "Yes," she murmured breathlessly, and nodding. "Let me have it. I want it."

Tony gave her a mischievous smirk. "And as much as I would love to give it to you, Baby, I do believe we're still on step three of the foreplay protocol, are we not?" he teased.

Pepper whimpered, her chest heaving. "If I didn't already know what step three was, then I, and, um, your friend, there," she said, nodding to the bulge in his pants. "Would probably agree you should skip to the end," she finished. "But you did say it's your favorite, and I would hate to deprive you," she replied, with a wanton pout.

Tony nodded, and smiled, his eyes sparkling with anticipation. "Yes, I did. And you should know it just so happens that it's also something I've fantasized about doing to you for years," he revealed.

Pepper gasped. "You...have?" she asked.

Tony worked his mouth in a smirk. "Oh, yes, Ms. Potts. Many, many times," he replied, his voice low and rumbly, instantly turning Pepper's insides to jelly. He then bent to kiss her once more, and Pepper let out a breathless squeak, before he moved his lips down her neck to her chest again, pausing to suck each of her now hardened nipples, and sending shivers of pleasure over her skin, resulting in a wave of goosebumps erupting all over her.

She'd already begun writhing in anticipatory pleasure as he worked, and this made him grin to himself as he progressed down her stomach, and then to her hips. She automatically opened her legs to him, and Tony moaned in delight at the sight of her bared center.

"God, you're even more beautiful than I imagined," he told her, his voice softened with admiration.

Pepper gave him a coy smile, and he briefly raised his eyes to meet her gaze as he gently ran a hand over the insides of her thighs and then delicately over her sex. This made her moan, and she closed her eyes, reveling in the sensations his touch was creating.

Tony took this as his cue that she was more than ready for him to begin, so he gently laid a few sweet kisses to the insides of her thighs before he lowered his mouth to her folds. Then he began slowly swiping his tongue over her opening, pausing to ease the tip of it inside of her, and swirling it around in a slow, clockwise movement a couple of times, before finishing by continuing upwards, and curling his tongue as if he were licking an ice cream cone. But, without missing a beat, he then took her clit into his mouth, and gently sucked it, feeling it swell as he did this.

"Uh!" Pepper cried, instantly arching her back, and rushing a hand to the back of his head. "Oh. My. God!"

Tony raised up to prop himself on his elbows, but brought the pad of his thumb to her now bulbous little pink knob, and rotated it around gently. He chuckled. "I take it you like step three so far?" he teased.

Pepper's chest was heaving, but she raised her head up to look at him, and nodded. "Yes. More. Please," she begged hoarsely.

He nodded. "As you wish, Ms. Potts," he replied before lowering his head back down between her legs. Pepper chuckled at his cheesy line, but quickly let out a sharp inhale as his tongue made contact with her sex again, his lips subsequently sucking her clit. She closed her eyes once more, and bit her lip, letting herself sink deep into the pleasure he was evoking in her body. He hungrily devoured her, the both of them moaning in approval of what was happening. She writhed and coiled with desire, opening her eyes again as she reached down to run a hand through his hair while he worked. A delighted smile coursed over her lips at the thought of Tony Stark, her boss, long time crush, and now, by all appearances, her new boyfriend, being between her legs at that moment, making a meal out of her womanhood, and making her squeal and writhe with ecstasy as sizzling sparks tracked up and down her spine, shooting off bouquets of fireworks in her sex-drunk brain.

"Oohhh, Tony!" Pepper squeaked in her building ecstasy.

He raised his head at the sound of his name, and smiled, moving to swirl his thumb over her swollen clit again so he could respond. He licked his lips and gave her a devilish grin. "Yeah. You are so fucking delicious, Pepper," he purred breathlessly to her, making his voice low and gravelly in the way he knew she couldn't resist. "I can't get enough of you."

This made her gasp, and she bit her lip again. She nodded encouragingly. "Then, eat all you want," she urged wantonly, her voice raspy. "Please."

Tony inhaled sharply, and let out an eager, "Ooo. Yes, ma'am," before her gave her a playful smirk, and dove back in, moving his hands to wrap around the tops of her thighs to help hold her steady.

Pepper jolted, with a pre-orgasmic, "Uhh!", and began writhing again in response.

Tony increased his pace now, switching from lightly flicking his tongue over and around her folds to fully enveloping her sex with his whole mouth, wildly devouring every bit of her, subsequently causing her to produce enough flavor to coat his lips, chin, goatee, and even the tip of his nose. And, needless to say, he was thoroughly enjoying it.

And so was Pepper, as she had begun to moan almost continuously. "OHHHHH my God, yes! OHHHHH!" she squealed, as her hips spasmed and bucked as a result of her rapidly ascending ecstasy. She was panting, and she'd squeezed her eyes shut, biting her lips together hard to try to steady herself as Tony was on the brink of making her orgasm.

But she couldn't hold back anymore. So she popped her eyes open and raised her head to watch him expertly work her body. Tony's eyes flicked up to meet hers, and a sly smile floated up from his lips to his eyes as he continued to devour her. They held each other's gaze as Pepper moaned and writhed. Her hips shuttered and jerked as his tongue slid over her folds, and occasionally inserted itself into her opening. He was moaning too, with absolute delight at what was happening.

"Ohhhhhhh! Tony! Oh my God!" she cried, her voice high-pitched and breathless. "Oh, yeeeaaaaahhhhh! Oh! YEEEAAAHHHHH!"

He grinned, and moved to change positions. He slid his middle finger into her opening and curled it slightly upwards, moving it in a "come hither" motion to stroke her G-spot, all while keeping his lips and tongue working her clit. Pepper gasped and jolted. "OH. MY. GOD. YES! YES!" she howled. "Oh my God, that's amazing! Don't stop!"

Tony chuckled to himself, and then moaned again, thoroughly enjoying every second spent pleasuring the woman he'd fantasized about since the day they'd met.

Pepper continued to writhe and moan in response to his actions, his spine tingling with every orgasmic sound she made, especially when she said his name. I could spend my LIFE doing this to her everyday, and die a very happy man, he thought to himself, the sentiment producing a happy thrill in him that made the corners of his mouth curl upward.

After a few more moments, Pepper's orgasm had peaked, and she was slowly coming down from the euphoric state he'd put her in. So Tony eased his finger out of her opening, and rotated his hand around so that his fingers could thread through her now very engorged, and dripping, folds. She was breathless and panting, but grinning in satiation, and when he'd raised his head up, their eyes met again, and they grinned at each other. Pepper giggled, and then moaned softly when he began to lovingly stroke her.

"You're so beautiful," Tony cooed, admiring her womanhood. He playfully teased her still swollen clit with his middle finger, and her breath hitched in her chest. She giggled happily again. He chuckled and smiled back at her. Then he bent down and place a delicate, and lingering, kiss on her sex, before raising his head again to look at her. "Thank you for allowing me the privilege," he cooed.

"No, thank you," Pepper purred in reply. "The pleasure was all mine."

"Oh, I beg to differ, honey. That was exquisite," he countered.

She smiled, and then gestured for him to come to her. "Come here," she told him. "I want you up here, now."

Tony smiled, and then moved to all fours again between her legs to climb over the top of her. Pepper cupped his cheeks, and raised her head to kiss him. So he obliged, and was met with her tongue sliding into his mouth, as she kissed him deeply. He melted into it, gently lowering himself to lie on top of her, and wrapping his arms around her body, as her tongue explored his mouth for her flavor.

Soon, the kiss broke, and Pepper moaned. "Mmmmmm. Yummy," she purred, licking her lips.

Tony gave her a sly grin. "I know. You're delicious, right?" he purred back.

"Mmmm-hmmm," she agreed. "You knew just what to do with me, too."

He gave her a cocky smirk. "Now you know why it's my favorite thing to do," he said.

Pepper cocked an eyebrow. "Because you know you're good at it?" she asked, with a wry smirk.

He nodded and shrugged. "Am I wrong?" he asked jokingly.

Pepper giggled, and shook her head. Then she raised her lips back up to his and went to kiss him again. But the kiss was quickly broken, as the timer on the oven soon went off, indicating their goose was done.

"How about that for timing?" Tony said glancing in the direction of the kitchen and then back at Pepper. "I just finished the hors d'oeuvres!"

Pepper chuckled at his corny joke, and he grinned. Then, he rose up on his knees and offered a hand to help her up from underneath him. She took it, and raised to a sitting position before she stood up off the couch to head into the kitchen. Pepper then leaned in to kiss his lips before she left his presence though, and Tony obliged, cupping her cheek as he kissed her back. When the kiss broke, she murmured, "Be right back," with a flirty smile, and he nodded, watching her slowly saunter away, enjoying her clearly trying to mask the light-headed wobble in her gate, while simultaneously admiring her bared back side before he took in a deep breath, and let out a contented sigh. He was unable to help the giddy smile that spread over his lips at what had unfolded between them in such a short time, and he was feeling quite optimistic about what would lie ahead for them, too. Best Christmas Ever, he mused to himself.

But then an idea occurred to him.

"Hey, honey?" he called out. "I've got a couple of things I need to do. So, I'll be just a minute."

"Sounds fine! Take your time. I need to let this rest for a few minutes before I can carve it, anyway. Plus, I've gotta figure out just what in the heck we're going to have with this Christmas goose of ours," Pepper responded from the kitchen. "And at this point, unfortunately, it's looking like either fruit cocktail, kidney beans, or creamed corn."

"Nuh-uh. No creamed corn! Can't do it. Not even now," Tony reminded her. He heard Pepper chuckle.

He smiled, and he then clasped his hands and rubbed them eagerly together. His plan of how to make this Christmas Eve extra romantic had been percolating in his mind since early that day, but he needed to finish gathering the necessary items from the other rooms in order to pull it off.

So, he made his way down the hall to the master bedroom. Once inside, he eyed the queen-sized bed, and immediately began pulling the blankets, pillows and sheets from it. With it all bundled in his arms, he tromped back down the hallway, and deposited the armful of linens onto the couch. Then he went back into the bedroom and proceeded to up-end the mattress from off its cast iron bed frame. He tilted it on its side against the opposite wall for the moment. But his attention was immediately caught by what looked like a cellar door cut into the area on the floor that had been previously hidden under the bed. He frowned and looked at it curiously, wondering what he would find if he opened it.

"Only one way to find out," he muttered to himself. So he proceeded to pull the bedframe away from the space and out of the way, sliding it across the floor with a loud squeaking sound.

"Everything alright in there?" he heard Pepper subsequently call to him from the kitchen.

"Fine!" he called back.

There was a thick brown leather, looped strap that had been tacked to one side of the door, which he only assumed was supposed to serve as a door handle. So he pulled on it, but the door was too heavy to lift with one hand. So he grasped it with both hands and yanked again. This time, the door's hinges whined as it lifted and, once he gained enough momentum, he was able to open it so that it laid gently back on its hinges at a 130 degree angle.

Tony walked back around to the front of the opening in the floor and hunched over, with his hands on his knees, and squinted into the darkness that had been revealed. He saw there was a plywood staircase that lead down into the unknown abyss. So he looked around for a moment, wondering if he'd somehow missed the presence of a flashlight with which to see his way. But he didn't spot one. So he took a deep breath, and took the first step downward.

Step by cautious step, Tony continued to squint into the dark, trying to make out his surroundings in the limited light coming from the dim bedroom. Each step creaked eerily under his weight, The air around him had suddenly and increasingly grown cold and damp, he noticed, and he could smell the unmistakable musty scent of wet earth. Just as the light from the room above had almost reached its very outer edge, he came across two flashlights sitting on the steps. Grateful, he snatched one up and flicked on the switch, shining it's dingy yellow light around him. And what he saw made him gasp.

"Holy shit!" he exclaimed, as he shown the light around the space to get the full scope of what he'd found. Then, he felt suddenly consumed by the impulse to show Pepper what he'd stumbled upon. So, he spun back around, and clamored back up the stairs as fast as he could. Once at the top, he ran out of the bedroom and down the hall to the kitchen. Pepper startled when he suddenly appeared in front of her, and she clasped a hand to her chest.

"Oh my God! You scared me! What are you trying to do?!" she cried, wide eyed.

Tony just looked at her, grinning and panting. "Pepper, this will probably be the only time in our relationship I'll say this to you, but you're going to want to throw some clothes on and come with me! I've got something you need to see!"