So, this is the first chapter. Maybe some more readers write a review? ^^ Thank you very much for the review . It really made me happy
I hope you guys have a great christmas.
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'Good morning sir. The weather in Malibu is really sunny today. Miss Potts wanted me to remind you of the board meeting at 10 am.'
Tony opened his eyes slowly when he heard JARVIS voice. He moaned and sat up. Why did he program JARVIS in the first place? It seemed like the A.I. was against him anyway. He listened to Pepper or even to Sebastian instead of him. HIM, the genius Tony Stark, the man who programmed him.
He was tired. Not that early waking ups ever were his joy. But last night, he couldn't sleep at all. Pictures of Emma started flashing through his mind. What if she had taken of her clothes? What would he have done then? Run away? Look away? He didn't know.
Yesterday he saw her for what she was. A young woman. Not a kid at all. What separated a 16 year old from an 18 year old nowadays? Nothing, absolutely nothing. That was where the problem started. It was only luck he never took a minor to his bed. Underage girls stepping into clubs like it was the most normal thing on this planet. Flirting with him like they have never done anything else.
He dressed and walked into the kitchen just to see his son sitting there. "Funny, I thought when you're 17 you have to attend school. Must be wrong information I got, huh?" he asked. It was nothing he really cared about. If Sebastian wanted to skip school, it would be his son's problem. His son gave him a look. "I don't want to wake you from your daydream, but it's summer break. I have 3 months summer vacation. Thanks for being a part of my life dad. Man, I feel so loved." With that, Sebastian stood up and left Tony alone.
Tony had no time to think about the fact he was an awful dad, because the infamous Pepper Potts walked towards him. "What are you doing here? Not that I don't like seeing you but … what are you doing here?" he asked. Pepper rolled her eye at his comment. "You." she pointed out a little frustrated "should be on your way to the meeting now. But since you don't have an assistant at the moment, I figured out you would forget about it. So I stopped by to inform you to get your ass in the car, right now!" Wow, she really was angry. She never was really angry at him. Then again she was always one to hide her emotions behind her professionalism.
He knew there was no way for him to get out of this situation. "What happened to the last assistant anyway? What was her name … Sarah?" He smirked, but Pepper gave him a death glare. "Her name was Karen and she sued you for sexual harassment Tony." Sometimes she didn't know if he really forgot or just didn't bother that much. "Oh yeah. I remember that part." He said and put on some sunglasses. "Do these glasses make me look mysterious?" Pepper didn't answer; she walked out and waited for him at the car. That man was out of his mind somehow.
Meanwhile at the Rhodes household
"Absolutely no way!" Rhodey looked at his daughter with frustration. She didn't want to listen to him; even though he knew better than her that her idea was crazy. Emma looked at him and threw her hands in the air. "You told be to get a summer job, even though we have enough money. You told me to be responsible for my own life. Now I found the perfect job and you say no way?" Her dad was no fun at all. He always complained and made her life a living hell. It was not her fault her mother died. She didn't ask to be raised by her dad. Yeah, he tried really hard to be a good dad, but he was so overprotecting. Sometimes she felt like she had not enough air to breathe.
Rhodey didn't know what got into his daughter. Normally she would obey what he said and didn't try to argue about it. And truth to be told, he liked it that way. He was tired of being the strict dad. The only thing he tried was to save her from danger. Was that so wrong? Was it wrong to love you daughter so much do didn't want her to get hurt?
Emma watched her dad and finished her breakfast. For Rhodey it was important they eat breakfast together. He thought it might be good to play happy family. Cause that was what Emma thought when she sat down every morning and faked a smile. It was not that she was unhappy; she just didn't see her dad and herself as a happy family. He was always working. And she was always alone after school. Sure there was the maid, but she was kind of scared every time she saw Emma. Emma didn't know why the maid acted this way. Emma has never done anything to her.
While eating breakfast there was silence. Nobody wanted to say anything. It would end in a fight anyway. Emma was pissed and Rhodey didn't want to argue about it anymore. He had said enough for today. She would see that he was right. She always did. What Rhodey didn't know was Emma was not about to give up on her plan. She was going to ask for this job, no matter what. Her dad was not ruining this. Not this time.
After breakfast she dressed nicely and smiled in the mirror. Today she would get a job. She could smell it. She put on some lip gloss. Lip gloss was a must have. She would never go out without it on her lips. She decided to wear high heels, even though she hated to drive with them. But the looked so good on her! On her way to the car she opened one more button of her blouse. Yeah, she looked great and she knew it. Now it was time to show the world what she got. Or mainly show one person.
Later at Stark Industries
It was noon when she entered the building. A secretary gave her a weird look. She passed her by and return the look, her heels clacked on the floor. The secretaries didn't like it when women entered the building. Made them jealous somehow. Emma was used to it. They always looked at her like she was the devil in person. She knew the way and didn't bother to say hello to anyone. A quick knock and she opened the door to Tony's office, just to find her dad standing beside Tony.
"Shouldn't you be at work?" she asked him in a very unfriendly tone. Tony chuckled a little, only to stop when he saw Rhodeys angry look. "I told you this is not going to happen Emma!" Rhodey was angry with his daughter. Normally he didn't raise his voice. The few times he did, he was really pissed. "Hi there Tony." Emma said, ignoring her father. Rhodey slammed his hands on Tony's desk. "Don't you dare young lady!" he screamed. Some people outside of the office stopped working and tried to hear what was going on inside.
"I don't think this is for you to decide." Emma raised her voice now. That was a premiere. She NEVER did this before.
"Oh yes it is. You are my daughter and you do what I say. Enough now." Rhodey stepped towards her, but she didn't move. She just stood there, watching Tony who got more confused by every new word.
"What the hell is going on here? Does anyone of you bother to explain me?" Tony asked in a calmly tone. Emma and Rhodey looked at him and Emma was the first to react. "I thought, since your last assistant has sued you and it's hard for you to find a new one, I could be your new assistant during the summer period. So Miss Potts has time to find you a new one." She smiled at her idea and at the fact she said this really confident. "And I told her this is not going to work, because she is in high school. She doesn't know a thing. She is not qualified to be your P.A. Tell her Tony. She wouldn't listen to me. Plus the fact that she is my daughter. She is too young to be around you 24/7, sorry to say it, but you know it's the truth." Rhodey said in addition, giving Emma a warning glare.
Tony looked from Emma to Rhodey and back again. They were quiet alike, even though Emma would doubt that without any hesitation. "So you think when your daughter would work for me, I'd try to seduce her?" he asked, looking at his best friend. It's the other way around he thought. "And you think, you could just skip the whole learning shit and stuff and be my P.A. just like that?" he looked at Emma now. She didn't look that confident anymore.
Tony was quiet for a moment before he laughed. "Well, why not? What could she do wrong Rhodey? She needs to make appointments and remind me of meetings. Maybe checking if my shoes match my suits. And if she fails, I'll probably miss some very not interesting meeting." Rhodey was mad now. He thought Tony would say no and Emma would forget about it. And now his best friend was on his daughter's side. Freaking unbelievable.