me: fury.... is there something you wanna tell us
fury:..... time to get back to the story? * pulls out a ball and throws it. big smoke appears and he's gone*
me: Jarvis? where did he go
Jarvis: i don't know. Shall we continue the story while we look
me:..... fine.......
Chapter 16
Previously….
"Pepper, I have to tell you something important. But you have to promise you'll hear me out"
"Yeah sure. What is it" Bella took a deep breath and sighed.
"I work for S.H.I.E.L.D"
"wait a minute! You what" Pepper screamed. Bella grabbed her arm and dragged her back into the bedroom.
"Sit down"
"I think I'll stand" Bella walked over to Pepper and placed her hand on Pepper's shoulder pushing down on her pressure point causing Pepper to fall down on the bed. "Ow! That hurt"
"Miss. Swan" Jarvis asked
"Listen up, both of you. When I was entering college, Fury came up to me and made me an offer. If I come and work for S.H.I.E.L.D, I would be helping save the world. So since I had nothing better to do I accepted. Fury had me transfer from Forks Community College to Yale University. I worked with Agent Coulson and Natasha all the way up to my second year of college"
"And what happened then" Pepper asked
"I told Fury that I wanted to take a break so I could focus on graduating and my career. So he said okay, but I would always come back if he needed me"
"So he called you back to help him with Tony"
"No. I had absolute no idea about Tony or Iron Man. I never saw Fury again until he showed up day before yesterday" she said
"Does Tony know" she asked
"No. But only because Fury won't let me" Bella whispered
"And what'll happen if you tell him anyways" Bella raised an eyebrow at her and Pepper shook her head "Never mind. Bella, you have to tell him"
"I know, I know and I want to trust me. I just don't know how"
"Listen, just sit him down and explain it to him just like you did with us. Minus the whole pain in my shoulder" Pepper said wincing as she rubbed her shoulder
"Sorry. That should go away in a few minutes" Bella mumbled
"It's okay. Just promise you won't do it again"
"Deal. Don't say anything to the guys, okay"
"Of course"
"Thanks Pepper. That goes for you to Jarvis"
"You have my word, ma'am"
"Good. Now let's go back downstairs" she sighed "Oh, Pepper"
"Yeah"
"I have a briefing next Friday. Could you keep Tony busy"
"I'm pretty sure I can come up with something" she smiled
"Great. Let's go" Bella hurried up and changed before they walked down stairs seeing Coulson and Natasha had been added to their group. Coulson and Natasha exchanged glances before looking at Bella. She shook her head slightly and they looked away.
"Okay, so here's the game plan. For the next few days Coulson will be babysitting you, Tony"
"Great" he sighed. Bella sat down next to him and he wrapped his arms around her. Coulson looked at her and she glared. He looked away and scratched his head.
"While you two stay here at the house, I'll be with Bella and Pepper the rest of the time"
"What about me and Happy" Rhodey asked
"You'll do what you always do" Coulson said "There'll be someone around with you though Rhodey"
"What about Alice" Bella asked
"Whose Alice"
"A friend of mine from high school. She's been my PA"
"Why? What happened to Tony"
"Long story short, I went MIA for two weeks and couldn't go to work for a while. SO Bella took over and Alice became both of our PA's"
"Why were you MIA" she demanded
"Cause I'm a gorgeous, rich genius who everybody wants for themselves" Tony said sarcastically
"Really? I thought it was because you were an egocentric asshole of a narcissist" she retorted
"How about you both stop and listen" Bella interjected. They both huffed and sat back in their seats. "Continue"
"Thank you Bella. Alice will continue to be your PA. She'll just help Natasha sort out work that needs to be done so there won't be an overload"
"And when I can't be there in case of emergencies, she'll be there" Natasha added "And also it would be best for you to call me Natalie Rushman in public"
"Cause she just loves living a double life" Tony mumbled and she glared. Bella elbowed him in the rib caged and smiled at Natasha.
"Okay, so like I was saying earlier, Tony you have a press conference you need to go to and no is not an option"
"Yes ma'am" he sighed and got up to go get dressed.
"I gotta get back to base. I'll see you guys around" Rhodey said leaving.
"I'm gonna go start up the car" Happy said following out after Rhodey.
"I'll come with you" Pepper said. Bella waited for Pepper and Happy to leave before she started talking.
"Okay listen, I don't know what exactly what's going on but according to Fury I'm now a part of it"
"We know. He told us already" Coulson said
"Listen Bella, I know you wanted to go and get a good career, but we need you" Natasha said moving towards her.
"And so does Tony. He's a part of my life now so I have to tell him"
"We know that. It's going to be a part of the briefing next Friday. We're going to put it to a vote" Coulson said
"Let me go break-up with him, now so I can save us both from the heart break" she sighed getting up. Natasha grabbed her arm and pulled her down.
"Don't do that. I already presented your case for you. All you need now is their approval"
"When did you present my case for me? We've only been together for three days" she demanded
"Bella, where S.H.I.E.L.D remember? We know everything and anything" Coulson smirked
"Figures that Fury would keep tabs on me"
"You're one of the best of the best, Bella. Of course we got tabs on you"
"Thanks Coulson. It's good to know I'm so deeply valued" Coulson shrugged and she rolled her eyes. Tony came down the stairs and Bella walked over to him.
"Where is everyone" he asked
"Happy and Pepper are waiting in the car. Rhodey had to leave" she said
"Well then, don't want to keep them waiting" he said
"Coulson, Natasha. You coming"
"I'm right behind you" Natasha said getting up
"I'm heading back to S.H.I.E.L.D" Coulson said heading for the door "I'll see you guys later"
"Shall we" he asked. Both girls nodded and head for the door. This is going to be a long week, Bella thought.
BELLA WORKS FOR FURY AND S.H.I.E.L.D!