Pepper opened her eyes and she felt so comfortable and warm in Tony's arms. Pepper realized she was in Tony's arms and immediately tried to sneak away.
"Wait don't pull away on me yet" Tony teased as he grabbed a hold of her.
Pepper looked at him and smiled.
"We need to get up," she said as she pulled away.
"By the way you were great last night. Feel like another round?" Tony teased.
"Oh you wish" she teased.
Tony just smirked and didn't say anything. They stared at each other for a moment.
"You know that was the best sleep on an uncomfortable couch I've ever had" Tony joked.
"How can you say this couch is uncomfortable?" she said with slight offense.
Tony was about to speak when Julia walked into the room.
"You guys look cozy. I snapped a pic when I got up to pee. Maybe I'll put it on my instagram" she teased.
"You can't do that. Julia please don't do that," Pepper said in a panic.
Tony just laughed.
"Ok but you guys have to buy me breakfast" she said, staring at them.
An hour later they pulled into Huckleberry's in Malibu.
"I've always wanted to go to this place" Julia said as she secretly texted Amanda and Sam to let them know she was at breakfast with Tony Stark and that he was HOTT and they should get here immediately.
The waitress just brought out the orange juice when Sam and Amanda bombarded them.
"Hey," Sammantha said, draping herself over Pepper's back.
And Amanda was smirking behind her.
"What are you guys doing here?" she said exasperatedly.
"We got a hot tip from Julia that we should join you guys" Amanda said.
Pepper couldn't stop herself from turning red.
"Please join us," Tony said motioning to the extra chairs at their table.
"I'm sorry. I'm being rude. This is my boss Tony. Tony this is Amanda and Sammantha" she said.
"We've heard so much about you Tony" Amanda said.
"I can't say the same, unless you're the girls that Pepper had a reunion with the other night?" Tony guessed.
"That's us. We're the kitchen crew" Sammantha said.
"I'm sorry what?" Tony asked with a confused look on his face.
"It was the name of our band in high school" Julia said.
"You were in a band? You said you only played a little guitar" Tony said looking at her.
"Ginny's so modest. She was the lead singer," Amanda said, calling her out.
"We had a summer tour. It was great and then life happened and we broke up" Sam said.
"Pepper, how come you didn't tell me you sing? Jarvis look for photos and videos of the kitchen crew" he said.
"Wow that is so cool," Julia said as they watched him bring up computer screens onto the table.
"Here's a photo you requested Sir" JARVIS responded.
Tony spread the photo out and there was an old newspaper article with Pepper and the three girls at his table and they couldn't be more than sixteen years old.
"This is adorable. Pepper in high school" he said.
Pepper couldn't hide her blush.
"Tell me about the name. The kitchen crew? It's not very rock and roll"
"No but it's genius. It was Ginny's idea. I'm Amanda Forks, this is Sammantha Spooner, Julia Pan and Ginny Potts" Amanda said.
"Actually that is genius and that's coming from an actual genius" he teased.
Pepper hit him playfully and they were making goo goo eyes at each other.
The girls around the table all looked at each other and it was clear that they all could see their friend Ginny had a crush on her boss.
"So it's official. I think you ladies should all come to the mansion today. I'll give you a tour and we can go in the pool" Tony said.
"Tony it's the weekend you can't put them on the spot like that. I'm sorry he's so impulsive" Pepper said, shaking her head.
"Yeah today isn't going to work. My husband has plans and I got the kids" Sam said with some disappointment in her voice.
"So then Pepper dear you organize it, pick a weekend and put it on my schedule and feel free to bring significant others and kids. All are welcome" he said.
Pepper turned to look at him. She was stunned.
"Have you been drinking?" she asked.
"Just coffee" he said as he smiled at her.
"So are you going to Lisa Cawley's wedding extravaganza weekend? Did you find a date?" Julia asked her.
"I understand Lisa is a frenemy and Pepper was stressed about not wanting to go alone so I offered to take her" Tony said smiling at the group.
"I need to use the ladies room" Pepper said as she got up.
"I'll go with you" Amanda said as she got up to follow Pepper.
"Ok Ginny spill it. Is there something going on with you and Tony?"
"No absolutely not" Pepper said trying to keep her composure.
"Come on. You can play it up to Julia because she'll believe anything you say and Sam never questions anyone but you can't lie to me. Do you have feelings for him?" she asked again.
"This wasn't supposed to happen. Everything changed after Tony came back from Afghanistan and it kind of snuck up on me. And I swear if you say a word to anyone about this I will kill you" she threatened.
"You know I won't sell you out. So why haven't you told him how you feel?" Amanda pressed.
"Because he's my boss. And he has a reputation. I've worked hard to be taken seriously by him and everyone at S.I. and if something were to happen between us it could jeopardize our great working relationship"
"But what about unresolved sexual tension?" Amanda asked again.
"I have a guy for that. He was a guy I dated in have great sexual chemistry and we're great friends and we do it sometimes when we're both not dating anyone. I am so frustrated lately that I need to text him and see if he's available" Pepper said.
"You wanna hang out tonight? Just me and you? I really missed you and I want to catch up without the other two. I love them to death don't get me wrong, but Julia is a bit much and Sam can be clueless sometimes. I've always had more of a connection to you" she confessed.
"Yeah that sounds like fun"
Later that evening Pepper arrived at Amanda's condo and she brought a bottle of wine with her.
"Hey Ginny you didn't have to bring me anything" she said as she grabbed the bottle from her hand.
The girls ate some good italian food and had two bottles of wine and they could hardly stand from the headache but they were both still with it.
"You'll have to stay the night" Amanda said as they stumbled into her bedroom and she fished out a pair of pajamas for Pepper to wear.
"These might be a little baggy. We all can't have legs like Ginny Potts" Amanda said.
"What about you? You're a curvy goddess. Look at your breasts. I wish I had some" she said as she removed her shirt revealing a lacy bralette.
She was going to put the pajama top on and Amanda stopped her.
"You're beautiful Ginny" Amanda said as she caressed Pepper's cheek.
Pepper looked up at her and her heart was racing. She was so nervous and she wasn't sure why.
"Ginny you're the only person who knows I'm gay. And I've never told anyone about what happened between us in high school either" she said quietly.
"Seven minutes in heaven I remember. And I can't believe after all these years that you haven't told Sam and Julia. That's why you said you wouldn't kick Tony out of bed when we all went out " Pepper said as she sat on the bed.
Amanda sat next to her on the bed.
"Yeah I don't know why I'm just comfortable keeping it to myself and you. Are you uncomfortable now? I'll understand if you don't want to stay. I can call you a cab" Amanda said.
"I'm not uncomfortable because of you. I'm more curious" Pepper said.
"About what? Girls?" Amanda said.
"A little. You're the only girl I ever kissed.I actually forgot about that until this moment. And no offense to you I blocked most of high school out after my parents death,"
"What were you curious about?" Amanda asked as she brushed Pepper's hair off her shoulder gently.
"Well I always admired you. I always wished I was as cool and edgy as you. You always had awesome colored hair streaks and your nose piercing was awesome. And my God I wish I had your breasts. I would always find excuses to stare at them because they're so hypnotizing. You were my girl crush. I've never really been attracted to any women in my life but back then I admired you so much. Still now I have a hard time not looking at your breasts," Pepper admitted with a laugh.
"You're lying. You were so hung up on Brad Stevens," Amanda said.
"No I'm not. I always wanted to be like you" Pepper confessed.
"Well I definitely wanted to do more than kiss you in that closet. But we only got seven minutes and we were friends so it would have been weird," Amanda confessed.
"I admired you so much I think I would have let you," Pepper said in a flirty tone.
Amanda took this opportunity and kissed Pepper.
Pepper was shocked but didn't resist.
"Let me take care of you Ginny. You don't need to be frustrated anymore" Amanda said as he unsnapped Pepper's bralette.
Pepper laid back on the bed. She was scared but she also didn't mind the softness of Amanda's lips on her skin.
Pepper was so cautious as she got into position and when Amanda put her mouth on her she felt the most amazing sensations. She closed her eyes and Tony ran across her mind. She wondered what his mouth would feel like there. She didn't know how long it was but she orgasmed intensly and collapsed next to Amanda.
"That was….you didn't have to…."
"I know I didn't have too. I wanted to. You were curious and it's better to experiment with a friend than a stranger. I don't expect anything back, it was your first time. And don't worry I haven't been harboring a secret love for you for years or anything. I promise we go back to being normal friends. It won't be weird. I'd like to see you with Tony. You guys have great chemistry" Amanda said.
"I'm so embarrassed. The things I said," Pepper said as the wine started to wear off.
"Why? It's no big deal. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You were curious"
"Ginny we're friends before anything. If we never do this again that's fine and if you want to do it again I'm ok with that too. You said you were frustrated and I helped. I know I don't have a dick which you prefer but there's no risk of pregnancy and you'll always be safe with me," she teased.
Pepper felt uneasy all of a sudden and she got up and went into the bathroom. She splashed water on her face and she didn't know what triggered it, but she just felt off.
"Hey are you ok?" Amanda said at the door.
"Yeah I think I just need some sleep" Pepper said, opening the door and getting under the covers.
Ever since the high school reunion her life has been weird and memories she thought she forgot forever were finding their way back to her. She needed to get away and she was looking forward to this weekend with Tony as much as she hated to admit it.