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Chloe frowned as she looked at herself in the bathroom mirror. In all honesty she wasn't sure what one would wear to a dinner with Tony Stark when it was actually not a date, but more of an interview. She did not want to go with a dress because it may give him the wrong impression and yet she did not want to wear jeans and a t-shirt because it would be unprofessional. In the end the blond reporter decided she would go with black slacks, a white button up blouse, and black pumps. Her hair had been piled neatly on top of her head and she did up her face with natural colors.

By the time she went downstairs there was a car waiting for her. The driver smiled and opened the back door for her. Once she was inside the car her anxiety began to grow. Normally Chloe wasn't one to be nervous during an interview, then again she had never really interviewed anyone like Tony Stark. The closest she had come would be Lex, but she had interviewed him while still in high school and Oliver, but Ollie was her friend and so it hadn't really been weird.

It did not take very long for the driver to stop in front of Tony's building. He helped her out before telling her that he would be taking her home after dinner. Chloe thanked him and headed inside the building only to be stopped by a pretty redhead around her age. The reporter knew right away this must be Pepper Potts. It was a well-known fact that Pepper Potts was Tony Stark's right hand woman. If you wanted to get in contact with him you needed to go through her.

"Hi, you must be Chloe Sullivan. I'm Pepper and Tony asks me to bring you up." The redhead said with a friendly smile as they shook hands. Pepper had to admit that so far she liked this Chloe Sullivan. She wasn't like the other girls her boss brought home on almost a nightly basis. "I have to say that I am a huge fan of your work at the paper in Metropolis. I have a few friends there who said I should read your articles and I did. I have to say that you are an amazing writer."

Chloe smiled and blushed slightly. "Well thank you very much for saying that. It's nice to know that I have at least one person who reads my work and appreciates it."

Pepper nodded slightly as they entered the elevator. "Tony will be a few minutes late because he got caught in a meeting, but he told me to tell you feel free to have some wine and look around. He shouldn't be very long and if you need anything all you have to do is press that white button by the door and you will reach me in my office. Is there anything that I can get you before I get back to work?"

The reporter from Smallville shook her head. "No thank you. I think that I can handle myself from here. It was a pleasure meeting you Ms. Potts and I hope that I get to see you again some time."

After Pepper had left, Chloe looked around with a sigh. The penthouse was basically what she would expect from a billionaire genius. It kind of reminded of Oliver's place only with less green and much more red. Walking over to where some shelves lined the wall she looked at many of the awards and trophy's he had. Chloe had to admit that it was rather impressive. Someone as young as Tony Stark with all the achievements was not something to take lightly.

She paused when she came to the one thing which really made him Ironman. It was the original mini arch technology he had created to keep the shrapnel from reaching his heard. She let her fingers trace the outline of the glass box it was in as she studied the life saving device. Of course he had a newer one now, but even for older technology it was impressive. There was so much he could do with this sort of technology and she was glad that he was no longer making weapons, though he was thinking of merging with Luthor Corp which wasn't a step in the right direction if he wanted to help mankind.

"Strange isn't it?" A male voice questioned behind her as Tony came to stand next to her. She had not even heard him come in. "It's hard to believe that something so small can do something life changing."

Chloe tilted her head slightly to smile at him. "As crazy as it may sound I have seen stranger things. I have to admit that it is impressive to actually see. Before this I had only read about it on the internet. Your father would be extremely proud of you."

The billionaire playboy didn't respond right about. Honestly he was trying to figure her out. She wasn't like other reporters who would do almost anything for an interview. Chloe Sullivan was extremely professional and he had to admit that he admired her for that. "I hope that I did not keep you waiting very long?"

"Your assistant was nice enough to show me up and I haven't been here very long." She told him before turning and walking to the table waiting as he pulled out a chair for her before sitting down across from her. "Would you like to start the interview now?"

He smirked at her and shook his head. "You're all work and no plays are you Ms. Sullivan? How about we enjoy dinner first and let the conversation flow freely. After dinner if you still have questions then I would be delighted to answer them."

"You are a devious one Mr. Stark, but I think I can work with that." Chloe smiled as they prepared to eat their dinner.

TBC…

AN: I know this chapter is kind of short, but I am getting ready for my GED test and then college and I have my own short stories I have been publishing so I am sorry if it takes a while. Still, I hope that you all liked this chapter and I would love to hear your thoughts. In the next chapter is the actual dinner.

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