(Here it is! Chapter two :D Enjoy! Thanks for all the reviews! Now on to finding out how dear Pepper broke her ankle)
Chapter 2: Wipeout!
The music boomed across the small sea of people that she saw below. Pepper contained herself as she walked down the stairs to confront Tony. He wasn't hard to find. Two blonde bimbos were currently enthralled in whatever it was he was saying to them.
"Dude! Who's the hottie? Ow, ow!" Some twenty-something shouted as she passed. Pepper ignored him and kept walking.
Tony was lying on his stomach on a raft located on the right side of the pool, talking to his I.Q.-less public. "And that, ladies, is how Iron Man saved the orphanage from burning down." The women giggled and clung to Anthony (Tony) evermore.
Pepper stopped and addressed him from the 'shore,' "Tony-"
"Pepper! Great, you're here. Join the party!"
"Mr. Stark, get out of the pool."
"Why?"
"You have an investors dinner tonight and I need to go over some things with you before hand, you are-"
As she was talking he started to talk over her, "No, that's tonight, not now. You need to relax."
"The dinner isn't that far from now." Pepper was getting frustrated, he always did this.
"I don't need as much time to get ready as say…you." he gestured a hand toward her. He put a hand under his chin. "What are you wearing? Is it the blue dress? You really should wear that one more often."
"Tony that's not the point-"
"I think it is."
"What I'm trying to say is-"
"Do you have a swimsuit?" he shrugged, "I'm sure whatever you have on under that is fine. So-"
"Tony, get out of the pool."
"But-"
"Get out of the pool." She crossed her arms.
He raised his eyebrows, contemplating what to do next. Tony didn't have long to think, as two young men came up behind Pepper. "Hey babe, you need to chill out" one of them said.
"Wha-" she was about to protest when they continued.
"Let's dunk the babe!" the other young man said and they both let out a 'whoop' of delight. Others nearby cheered. Pepper was not as thrilled as they were. Both young men pushed her at full force from behind.
"No!" she squealed as she found herself flying face first into the pool. As she was falling in, the heel of her shoe caught on the side of the pool, snapping the heel off and snapping her ankle. Pepper shrieked in pain as she hit the water. Tony saw her look of pain and when he saw how much she was struggling to stay above the water, he knew something was wrong.
"Sorry ladies." He pushed himself off of the raft and swam to Pepper. He put an arm around her waist, helping her to stay afloat, "What's wrong?" Tony raised an eyebrow.
"It hurts! My ankle." She said, willingly accepting his help. Virginia put her arms around his neck as he nodded his head and took her to the shallow end of the pool. Tony picked her up in his arms and carried her out of the water.
The two young men were giving each other a high-five and laughing. "That was awesome bro." one said to the other. They began to chat about how they each deserved a beer when-
"Music off!"
The music suddenly stopped and Tony's authoritative speaking voice boomed over the crowd, "Party's over."
There was a chorus of disappointed 'awes' and angry exclamations but, nobody dared to argue with the party thrower himself. They were well aware of Tony Stark's super-hero persona and did not want to tick him off.
Tony looked down at Miss Potts who was now in his arms. She had a pained look on her face and held her eyes shut in an attempt not to cry. This was not working as tears trickled down her cheek. Tony felt guilt wash over him. This was his fault. Pepper wouldn't be in pain if he hadn't been so 'irresponsible', as she would put it. "Hang in there; let's take a look at that ankle." He said as he began to carry her inside.
She nodded in reply. Pepper rested her head on Tony, not even caring it was Tony, or that he currently wasn't wearing a shirt. She didn't care; she just wanted the pain to go away. Currently, Pepper was also pained by something else…her Blackberry was in her pocket, and it was soaking wet.