Hope you all had a great start into 2010 ^^
So here we go. The story has a lot of traffic so far. So please review … pleeease? xD
Since this is supposed to be Pepperony, there is a lot of Pepperony in this chapter ;) Enjoy!
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At the Stark Mansion
3 weeks later. Emma didn't make it has Tonys PA and Pepper had the pleasure to deal with Tony and her job now. Tony did like the idea of seeing Pepper more often and didn't bother to look at the candidates who wanted to become his PA. He didn't need a new PA. He was good with Pepper Potts. He has always been good with her.
"That went well, didn't it?" he asked, giving her a sexy smile and pulled out some glasses.
"Do you really think so Tony?" her voice sounded frustrated as she looked at her boss and sighed.
"Yeah, I think so. Drink?" He didn't bother to wait for an answer and poured some scotch in both of their glasses.
"Tony. No. Tony, I seriously don't want a drink right now. The board members are really mad about you and you know it. Now is so not the time for a drink." She took the glass from his hand and put it on the kitchen counter.
"Why would they be mad? I'm Tony Stark. Nobody can stay mad at me for a long time. You can't." He grinned wide as she rolled her eyes.
This man was giving her a headache. He didn't bother about anything and it freaked her out from time to time. It was like he didn't see what his words did to people. He didn't realise the arrogance that surrounded him anytime he opened his mouth. Although he was a genius, it was not his natural right to intimidate the board members.
"Tony this is not me being mad about you…" she started but yet again she was interrupted by him.
"So you are agreeing that you can't stay mad at me for along time?" She wanted to shake him so bad at this very moment.
"That's not the point Tony. You said some really bad things at the meeting. Just because you're Tony Stark doesn't mean…" she tried again.
"Are you mad at me now? I feel some vibes here." Pepper sighed and decided now was an excellent time for a drink. She took her glass and chugged the liquid down.
"I'm not mad at you Tony. I just want to talk about the stuff you said at the meeting. So if we please…"
Pepper Potts was not one to give up soon. But there were quite a few times she wanted to give up on Tony Stark. Whenever he was some what distracted, nobody could have a normal conversation with him. It was really annoying sometimes, though she was used to it by now.
"Just tell me why you're mad with me so we can get over it." He looked so serious at this moment; Pepper didn't know what to say to him. He just didn't get it and nothing would change it.
"I'm not mad at you Tony. Okay?" she knew he wouldn't listen. He never did.
"Now you sound a little madder than before." He said and drank some more scotch.
"Would you please not get drunk right now? Tony, I mean it." She took the glass from his hand, touching his hand gently. He looked her right into her eyes.
"Tell me why you're mad at me." He sounded like a little boy now. A boy who didn't understand a thing. He was clueless.
"I'M NOT MAD!" she yelled and regretted it immediately.
"Now you're yelling at me. Is it professional to yell at your beloved boss?" he teased and she wanted to throw something against his head. She tried to stay calm, but it was getting harder every second.
"I'm sorry about it. Yes, it is unprofessional to yell at my boss." She answered and tried to focus a little more. They had problems to solve. Damn it, she was to tired.
Fact was she hadn't slept much a last week. There were so many things to organize and Tony was giving her a hard time. He was busy playing Iron Man and not interested in his company at all. She didn't know how many times she apologized for his delays or for the times he didn't show up at all.
"Beloved…" he simply said and got himself some more scotch. He really needed to get drunk.
"Sorry what?" Now it was her time to be a bit confused.
"Beloved boss Pepper. It's not very professional to yell at your beloved boss." He explained to her.
That was enough. She had enough for today. She needed to get home, get some sleep. He was getting on her nerves and she didn't want to yell anymore.
"You know what? You are right. I'm getting a little frustrated here. Let's discuss this tomorrow, shall we? When I had some sleep and some more energy to deal with it." She smiled politely and gave him that special look. The look that said: please don't argue with me now.
"You're absolutely right. Have a good night Miss Potts." He smiled honestly and oh how he wished she would stay with him.
"You too, Mister Stark." She returned his smile and walked out.
How he loved that woman. She probably didn't know. Yeah he was flirting with her all the time, but he didn't think she would get the idea of his feelings towards her. He couldn't tell her. It wasn't right, right? But he could dream about her from time to time and with his thought he went to bed. He felt tired somehow.
The next day
"Rise and shine Mister Stark." He heard a voice and opened his eyes. Was it morning already? He just went to bed like 10 minutes ago. He closed his eyes again. He didn't want to wake up now.
This was exactly why he didn't sleep much. It was overrated and you never felt really good when you wake up. Most times you wake up feeling sleepy and it sucked badly. Tony didn't have the chance to think about sleeping just a little longer. Some one pulled his blanket away. He moaned out and opened his eyes again. Just to see some legs he would notice anytime.
"Good morning Miss Potts." He said, being as flirty as always.
"There is no such thing Tony. You are late – again." She told him. Little did she know he did this on purpose.
"Oh really. I'm awfully sorry Pepper. Let me just shower and then …" he tried to play it smart.
"No time to shower Tony. We really have to go now. Please get dressed" she ordered and tried to hand him some fresh clothes.
"Don't you like me in my pyjama?" he asked and smirked.
"You are wearing nothing but shorts Tony. Now get up or…" she started and he laughed.
"Or what? You come and get me." He loved how she blushed at this sentence. "Seeing something you like?" he smirked once more while she threw his clothes on his bed. She didn't want to face him any longer.
"5 minutes Tony!" she said before leaving.
"Yeah you definitely like what you see." He screamed, but she didn't answer him. She was pissed.
He loved it when she got fiery like that. He thought it suited her very well. Sometimes he had to admit to be a bit scared when she acted that way. Which only turned him on a little more. Pepper Potts was one hell of a woman and damn he knew that she knew it. And she knew he would obey her, when she ordered things like that.
10 Minutes later he entered the living room. She smiled at him and handed him some papers. "You need to sign these on our way. We don't have much time. Come on, we gotta have breakfast on the way, too."
He watched her and decided now was not the time to argue with her. She looked stressed. Maybe she worked too much. And again he couldn't imagine Pepper Potts doing anything else then working. She was a workaholic just like him. Another thing he loved about her. They had so much in common.
On his way out he saw Emma. What was that girl doing here again? Was there something between her and his son? He hoped it wasn't. Otherwise Rhodey would kill him. He had to swear he wouldn't let his son touch Rhodyes daughter and hell, he promised. He promised Rhodey it would never happen. But he was late. No more thinking about Rhodyes daughter and how she managed to spend so much time with his son, even though she seemed to hate Sebastian somehow. Teenagers - they were weird.
"Hi Tony can I asked you som…" she greeted him, but he had no time now. Pepper made that clear. She would kill him, if he took more time. It seemed everybody wanted to kill him from time to time. Mad world.
"I'm kinda busy now kid." He said and didn't bother to look at her. If he did, he would have seen the hurt in her eyes and the anger in her face. Did he just call her a kid? After all these years she was still just a kid to him? Or did he just forget about her name?
"Didn't they look great together? Tony and Pepper just need to get together, don't you think?" Sebastian asked and she turned around to face him. "You scared me. But... Yeah, they seem perfect together." She smiled. She didn't know why Sebastian wanted his dad to date Pepper Potts so badly. It was not like Sebastian ever cared much for his father and all of the sudden he wanted Tony to be happy with Pepper.
Tony didn't know Sebastian wanted him to be with Pepper. He always thought it might kill his son, if he loved another woman than his mum. Then again, he never actually got to know this woman. She just appeared at his door, gave their son to him and left. Tony later found out she took lots of pills. Fucking killed herself. Tony couldn't tell his son his mother killed herself. When Sebastian was younger he told him she died in an accident. It was better this way. Less he was Emma he knew he did the right thing. Emmas mum died when she was very young. And Emma blamed herself for it. Tony didn't want his son to blame himself for his mothers suicide. He might not be the best father on earth, but it didn't mean he didn't care for Sebastian. He did care a lot.
"Are you okay Mister Stark?" he heard Peppers sweet voice.
"Of course Miss Potts." he answered and gave her a smile. If only she knew.