Sorry this took so long and sorry that it is so short. Thanks for reading!

Months went by and after many months of therapy and recovering, she was finally feeling more like herself. She was grateful for Tony's hospitality but she was more than ready to sleep in her own bed and work from her desk once more. That morning while Tony was in his lab, Elizabeth started gathering the things or hers that accumulated at his home. She threw a suitcase onto the bed she used and began packing it with clothes. "What are you doing?" Tony asked, startling her. Elizabeth placed the folded shirt into the luggage and turned to Tony. "I am moving back home. The doctors say I am able to work again. So I figured that I would move home and settle back into my life." She said with a smile.

Tony wore a look of surprise across his face. Elizabeth could feel the knot in her stomach grow tighter with every silent minute that passed. Tony opened his mouth to say something but quickly closed it again. Finally he began to speak. "You don't have to leave. You can stay here. It's nice to have another person around besides JARVIS." It wasn't a lot, but Tony felt like he was begging.

Elizabeth shook her head no. "Thank you Tony, but I am ready to move home. I feel like I am intruding in your space. As wonderful as this has been, I do miss the four walls of my home. Plus, it is closer to my job, so it's easier." Tony stepped into the room and over to the bed with the suitcase. He took a few of her items out and put them on the bed. "I offered you a position with my company. The benefits alone should be plenty enough to want to work for me." She picked her clothes off the bed and placed them back. "I can't Tony, you know that."

Tony stood up straight and walked out of the bedroom. "JARVIS, get a car ready to take Miss. Stone home." The voice of JARVIS filled the room. The red-head stood by the bed she used in the rich man's home. "Tony, wait!" she hollered, running up to him. He turned around and faced her, his brown eyes dug into her. "Is there something you need Miss. Stone?" He asked, standing with his back to the wall.

"Don't be like this. You have been so generous to me the many months Tony, you can't possibly believe that I would be able to take any more from you." Her words were her only defense against his now coldness. He grabbed her arms and pushed her against the wall. "Elizabeth, our relationship was based originally on pure sexual attraction that night. Everything after that was my doing. I reached out to you for another night. With you staying here during your recovery, I have grown to care for you in a different way. That is possible when you were here that I gave you the space to recover. I didn't make any sort of moves on you because I knew you were hurt."

Elizabeth stood there, staring into his big brown eyes. Tony leaned closer to her face and placed his hand under her chin. His lips met hers, first the kisses were soft and kind then turned to rough passionate kisses. She lifted her hands to tangle them in his short brown hair. The need between them was more than she anticipated. Her need for him was beyond what she imagined. He placed kisses down her neck like a trail of desire. A nip placed on her neck caused her to let out a small moan. She could feel his smile on her ear. Tony picked her up, and Elizabeth wrapped her legs around him. He pushed back against the wall and pulled her shirt off of her.

Tony placed kisses on her neck and chest as she wrapped her fingers in his hair again. "Let's go to my room." He said, carrying her in the direction before she even said a word.

Elizabeth laid her head on Tony's bare chest; she could feel the rising and falling of his chest. Slowly she lifted a finger and traced it around the arc reactor protruding from his chest. "Does it ever hurt?" Tony lifted his head and looked at her. "No. It doesn't. Not really anymore." His words were soft. Elizabeth sat up and got out of bed. She dressed herself in her bra and panties and covered up with his shirt. "If you're going to put my shirt on every time you get out of bed, I might have to get you just move in permanently." Tony said, winking.

The red head blushed and put her hair into a high pony tail. Tony sat up and slipped on boxers and a pair of sweat pants. Elizabeth followed Tony out of his bedroom. Walking into his living room, they were greeted by Pepper Potts' eyes.

Tony stopped in his tracks and Elizabeth played with the hem of the shirt and pulling it down to give herself some decency. The red head knew that this was uncomfortable for all of them. Pepper cleared her throat and switched her gaze to Elizabeth. "So is this the woman who you are hiring to Stark Industries?" The tone was flat. "As a matter of fact it is. Pepper, this is Elizabeth Stone." The blonde gave a smirk that implied that she was less than impressed by the sight of the red head. "Besides sleeping with you, does she have any other credentials?" Tony let out a laugh. "Pepper, if that was the only thing that was really necessary, she would already have the job." He said, then headed for the kitchen leaving the two women standing alone in the living room.

"As a matter of fact Ms. Potts, I can have my resume emailed to you. I believe that my past experiences and my schooling will be more than satisfactory."

"I will be the judge of that Miss. Stone. Unlike Tony though, I am less impressed by your horizontal skills."

"If you have a problem with me being here Ms. Potts, I recommend you take it up with Tony. I am not the person you want to take it up with, I promise."

"Are you threatening me?" She asked, an appalled look smeared on her face.

"Pepper, I have kick boxed since I was 15; I am now 28 years old. It isn't a threat. I will not have you judge me on my personal life. I am sure you have some skeletons in your closet. Don't pretend you don't." Now her twang was audible.

The blonde woman scoffed and turned towards Tony's office and clicked her way down the stairs. Elizabeth walked out onto the balcony and took in a deep breath of fresh air. The red head placed her elbows on the railing and leaned her head on her hands. Elizabeth was getting in over her head and she could feel it. This thing with Tony was going faster than she was ready for. She always took him as a no strings attached kind of guy. But now there he was, insisting for her to take a job at Stark Industries and letting her stay at his home.

"I can't do it." She whispered to herself. She turned around and faced the door that led back inside. The reflection from the sliding glass doors was of someone she wasn't familiar with. It looked her, but she didn't feel like it was her. Several moments passed as she stared at herself, taking in everything that was different.

Elizabeth was taken by surprise when the sliding glass door opened and Tony walked out. "So I heard you threatened Pepper." He said, crossing his arms. "I did not threaten her; I just let her know that I have kick boxed since I was 15. I thought I was merely sharing my past experiences." Tony laughed and shook his head. He stepped forward and placed his arms around her waist. "She is just looking out for what is best for the company and what is best from me. That is, even if she is wrong about it."

Elizabeth rubbed her hands over her face, trying to help with the confusion. "Don't look so worried, you have nothing to worry about." He whispered in her ear and planting a kiss on her neck. "I really would like you to move in. If you agree, I will have movers and packers get everything tomorrow and you will be moved in." This was a big step for Elizabeth and she wasn't entirely sure if she wanted to move in. "I think I will." She said, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Wonderful! Tomorrow we will have your stuff moved in and moved into a spare room. If you change your mind at any time I will help you get another apartment."

Elizabeth smiled ear to ear and Tony took her hand in his. "Could we go to my apartment and get some stuff for tonight?"

Tony gave her a nod and took her by the hand and led her back into the house.