"OH MY GOD!" Was Pepper's initial reaction the moment she opened her eyes. She realized that she had just rolled out of Tony Stark's bed. Yes, she couldn't really believe it herself, but still, she was extremely turned on by the fact that she smelled just like him.
It would have been a really good day if, when she stood up, she wouldn't have nearly fell through a large hole in the floor.
"Jarvis!" She shrieked and pressed a hand over her heart, mentally planning to scold Tony for trashing the floor of his bedroom. "Where's Tony?"
"It would appear that Mr. Stark is in the living room with at least a dozen people."
Pepper looked out the window for a few long seconds, momentarily confused.
"What's he doing?" She asked carefully, feeling rather skeptical of the AI's answer.
"I was given strict orders from Mr. Stark not to tell you. He has also asked me to tell you to remain in the bedroom and get as much rest as possible, given the fact that it's Saturday and you have nothing on the agenda for today."
Upon hearing that, Pepper became more suspicious. She pursed her lips and turned on her heels, heading for the door. As soon as she was out in the hallway, she could hear loud noises coming from the workshop. This time, Pepper was certain it wasn't music. She brushed the hair out of her face and gasped loudly when she reached the staircase. She distinctly remembered it being hit by Tony's repulsor ray, but she had expected the mess to be gone by now. Clearly not.
The moment she stepped into the workshop, her breathing stopped. Her eyes dilated as she took in the sight around her. The place was a mess. Dust was floating in the air and loud banging sounds rang in her ears.
"Tony!" She half-yelled. "Oh my god, you've got to be kidding me!"
At the sound of her panicked voice, Tony's ears perked up and he came running over to her, mentally preparing a speech in case she'd freak out. Which she was, but only a little bit.
"Hey! Hi. How'd you sleep?" Tony asked her and stood awkwardly in front of her, sweat dripping down his back.
"Are you—are you kidding me, Tony?! What's all of this? When did this happen?" She started to ramble when she noticed a trace of blood coming from his hairline. "What happened?"
This time she made sure she used a gentler voice, so that she wouldn't freak him out too much. Reaching out to touch his forehead, she saw that it was indeed a new injury.
"Did you hit your head?" Pepper murmured and felt him flinch away from her touch, eyes downcast. "Tony?"
"Mr. Stark bumped his head against one of the pipes earlier today." Jarvis chimed in.
"It's nothing—" Tony began, but Pepper cut him off, turning angrier by the minute.
"You might have cracked your skull open and you say it's nothing?!" Her voice raised half an octave.
"Look, Pepper, I'm busy. What do you want?" He yelled back, irritated that she wasn't letting him talk.
That rendered Pepper speechless for the better part of a minute. She stared at him, not being able to remember the last time he'd used that tone with her. She swallowed hard and watched as his ice-cold eyes stared at her.
Shaking her head in disapproval, Pepper straightened her posture and put on her professional mask.
"Will that be all, Mr. Stark?"
Tony closed his eyes for a moment, realizing that he'd done a huge mistake. He mentally slapped himself for yelling at her, but he was exhausted and the constant scolding wasn't helping at all.
"I'm sorry, Pepper." Tony tried and reached down to touch her hand, but she flinched away, just like he did. His eyes snapped back to hers and he swallowed hard, jaw tightening. "What's wrong?"
Pepper turned away from him and coughed from the dust.
"What's wrong?!" She laughed. "I almost fell through a hole in the floor because you failed to notice me. Why didn't you leave me off at my place, instead of bringing me here in this mess?"
Tony followed her and placed his hand on her arm, effectively stopping her from walking upstairs.
"I forgot okay? I forgot about the mess. I just… I just wanted to be with you." Tony confessed and held her eyes. "You fell asleep with me and I thought… I thought you'd want to be here when you woke up, but… clearly, I was mistaken. I shouldn't have taken you here."
When she failed to say something back, Tony looked down at her arm and released his hold on her.
"I'll call Happy and have him get you home. I should have realized that you wouldn't feel up to redecorating after everything that's happened this week, but I didn't."
Pepper nodded slowly. "Well, it's your house and I'm not your PA anymore. You can't just ask me to make time to clean up your mess, when you clearly know what I don't have any. I'll call Happy myself."
Sighing deeply, Tony shrugged awkwardly and watched her leave, his heart starting to hurt. He couldn't believe that he managed to piss her off again. Groaning, he started to run upstairs after her.
"Pepper!" He ground out breathlessly at the top of the stairs. "Please don't leave. I need you here."
The redhead turned around in surprise and barely had time to blink before Tony wrapped his arms around her.
"Ugh, Tony, you're dirty." She moaned in disgust and placed her hands on his chest, laughing at the same time.
"Well, it just happens that I'm dirty all over my body, Potts. Don't you want to help me clean up?"
"Tony…" Pepper breathed out slowly and smiled. "Are you saying you want to have sex, right now?"
At that, Tony's mouth fell open, lips opening invitingly. Pepper hummed gently and held his eyes for a few long seconds, shuddering when he slid his roughened hands down to her ass and pulled her tightly to his groin. She gasped and heard him groan loudly, fingers tightening over his workshirt.
"Potts." He whispered and caught her lips into a searing kiss, rocking his hips against hers slightly. "Mmmfuck—need you so bad."
Pepper slid her hands up his shoulders and around his neck, kissing him equally as passionate, moaning as his teeth bit her lower lip.
"Stark." She whispered back breathlessly, pulling back a little. "I need you, too, but not right now, when there are a dozen of people downstairs."
"I can make them go away." He promised and leaned down to kiss her neck slowly. "So we can be alone."
Pepper shuddered hard and closed her eyes tightly.
"Tony, listen." She said and tugged at his shirt. "Let's get done with the house first and then we'll see, ok?"
She felt his groan vibrate against her skin and watched as his eyes were lust black when he pulled back. When he realized that she wasn't kidding, Tony pulled away and let out a shuddering breath.
"So, house first." He echoed her, hands hovering over her shoulders. "And also, when you said it was my house, you probably meant our house, just so you know." He winked at her, leaving her completely confused for the tenth time that day. This man would never cease to amaze her.
A/N: So. Sex?