I'm back! Yeah! I'm home sick from school, and it's snowing outside, so I'm staying up late, and writing this chapter, and hopefully the next one!

This chapter is one of my favorites, and I really hope you enjoy it!

By the way, sorry if I go back and forth between Tony and Pepper's POV and third person. I just roll with what I feel!

I just want to thank DJ Dubois for helping me get things along!

Thanks, Nickelback for writing such good songs to get me through this chapter!

DISCLAIMER: They aren't mine, in case that wasn't clear. Geez.

Thanks for sticking with me through my writer's block and lack of time! You guys rock!

YEAH, If this seems a little weird and out of time, its because I just found this on my computer, and I realized I never uploaded it back in Febuary. Please don't hate me. I'm going to be writing another couple chapters here soon, and possibly a few new stories! I'm writing an Avengers one right now!

I don't have a beta, so if you see any mistakes, please mention them in a review, and I will go back and fix it! :)

They made very few stops along the way to New Mexico, because there was no need for them. Tony's hectic driving made sure they had good timing. Tony was amazed at a few diners here and there, and a few antique stores caught Pepper's eye. Other than that, their ride to New Mexico was mostly uneventful. But like they say, good things don't last.

It was really late in the evening, almost midnight. Pepper couldn't handle another second of being in the car, and needed a horizontal surface ASAP.

"Tony," she said sleepily. "For the love of all that is holy, pull over to a motel or something so we can sleep. You can not live off of Red Bull and Skittles!"

Tony shot a hurt look at her and slowly set his half empty bag of the colored candies in the cup holder.

"I'm not tired, well—maybe not a lot. Oh, alright. Where do you want to stay? Give me a place, wife."

She looked over at him with heavy lidded eyes. "Don't call me that. Oh, look! There's a hotel. It's called Randy's Suites! Pull in there, and let's sleep! I beg you. "

"What kind of place is called 'Randy's Suites'? It sounds shady. What if someone tries to kidnap us in the middle of the night?" he argued indignantly.

Pepper thought he looked a bit like a child who wasn't getting his way. She thought it was incredibly cute on him-not that she would ever admit it to herself.

"If someone tries to kidnap one of us, then the other 'spouse' will be in the room right next door, and be able to save the day. So stop worrying."

"More like right next to each other in the same bed, Pep." Tony mentioned matter-of-factly. "We're 'married' and married couples sleep together. You aren't getting out of this one, sweetheart." He informed her with an evil grin, and then proceeded to whip into the parking lot.

"Wait To-!" was all Pepper could say before Tony launched himself out of the car and ran inside to get a room. She won't admit it, but Pepper looked at his ass the whole time he was running away.

15 minutes later…

Tony and Pepper walked down the hallway to their room, Pepper with a frustrated expression the entire time. She wasn't exactly on speaking terms with her road partner at the moment.

Tony was being a gentleman for the first time in her life, and was carrying her bags! He had been mostly acceptable on this trip, only dropping a small amount of innuendos and bodily glances in her direction.

Pepper noticed their door number, and quietly motioned towards it. Tony opened the door and immediately backpedaled.

"What the hell?" he said with pure astonishment and distaste lining his voice. "Where is the rest of the room?"

Pepper had to fight back a serious burst of laughter at Tony's facial expression, his eyes wide and eyebrows nearly in his hair line. "This is it, Tony. They don't have Penthouse suites here. Take it or leave it, Mr. Miller." Pepper made her way past Tony's shell-shocked self and deposited her things on one side of the room next to the air conditioning unit.

"Well if this is one of the better rooms, I shudder to think what the rest of this place looks like." He said with a sigh. "The only reason we have this room is because I kept going on about how I'm a cardiologist to the manager, and he had a pacemaker. I promised I'd save him if he went into cardiac arrest, and he gave us a better room. It's a win-win situation for everyone!" He sat on the bed with a sigh.

With a smirk, Pepper decided to torture him a bit. "Tony, you know they only wash the duvets about twice a month, right? Which means people probably had sex and your sitti-" He quickly sprang up from the bed and ripped the horrid piece of fabric out from under him, and threw it out the door. With a self satisfied nod, he trotted back into the room with his usual swagger and struck a pose.

Before Pepper could comment on how ridiculous he looked, a commotion sounded from the hallway. Tony and Pepper quickly walked into the hallway to see what was going on.

There was an elderly man lying in the floor, clutching his upper arm while people surrounded him with worrisome expressions on their faces.

Tony identified the manager as the one kneeling next to the poor soul. "This man is having a heart attack! Oh, wait! He's a cardiologist! He can help!" the man shouted and it took Tony a moment to realize that everyone was looking at him expectantly.

"Oh shit." Pepper and Tony said in unison. Like they say, good things don't last.

Well that's all I could work out for now! I promise to update way sooner from now on! Leave a review and let me know what you think! Thanks

XOXO, StarkObsessed