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Three words.

Three peaceful, hot and passionate days later Pepper woke up in Tony's arms. He was wrapped around her like he was afraid she could suddenly disappear. He buried his nose deep into her hair and Pepper noticed he hadn't looked that peaceful in a while. Today would be the day when they would leave the island for a few hours to visit the town, to go shopping and having dinner in the evening. Her eyes went to her clock on the nightstand and she sat up immediately. The yacht and Mustapha would arrive in an hour. She got out of the bed and reached down for her panties and his shirt. She then went down to the kitchen to prepare a proper breakfast. There were only two eggs and a little ham left. When she finished frying eggs and ham she took two plates and made her way to their bedroom to wake her boyfriend. The sheets were still tangled around him when she entered the room. She sat the plates down on her nightstand and crawled into his bed to wake him carefully. Her soft fingers stroke his cheek and he turned away from her and mumbled: "Fivemoreminutespep."

"Tony. C'mon get up we're heading out in an hour." She went out of the bed to stand on the edge.

"Let's stay in. I wanna sleep. You wore me out." He said sleepily never opening his eyes.

"Are you complaining about the last three days?" Her tone told him she wasn't amused. His eyes snatched open.

"No! I'm not complaining. I'm just tired." He laid back down into the mattress and pillows and closed his eyes.

"I'll get you some coffee and when I'm back you'd better be up and showered."

"Care to join me, Potts?" He popped himself up to his elbows and looked at her suggestively with a wicked grin.

She turned on her heels and started to exit the room. "No, I won't. We're already late. Breakfast's on the table. Eat it please."

Pepper returned after ten minutes with two mugs in her hands and sipped at her coffee. Tony was in the bathroom and his and her plates were empty. Pepper gasped in incredulous surprise.

"He ate my breakfast, too." She said to herself, then raising her voice so Tony could hear her. "Tony? Honey? Baby?" Her voice was sweet as sugar when it reached his ears and he knew he was in huge trouble when she speaks like that.

"Yes?" he asked defensively, knowing that ignoring her would make it worse.

"Honey, where's my breakfast?"

"Uhm … I … may be … I … uhm ate it."

Her voice rose. "And what, Anthony Stark should I eat now? We need to go shopping, because we run out of food and you ate mine."

Ouch, his first name. Yes, he was in trouble. Then an idea plopped into his mind.

"Pepper, I'll call Mustapha to bring some food for you. Starbucks? Your favorite bagels?"

She had stepped into the closet to change when she finally said, "Fine. Better than nothing, but I dare you: Do this one more time and you'll be in trouble you've never been, Tony."

"Alright." His face lit up when she entered the bathroom to do her make-up. She saw him stepping out of the shower a towel wrapped around his waist. She went to the sink, reached under it and took her brush out. Tony looked at her and couldn't resist. He went over to where she was standing and put his arms around her from behind and kissed her neck.

"Tony, no. We are late." But she smiled, because she enjoyed his touch. She felt him smile against her neck. She closed her eyes and involuntarily lay back against him. Her voice trembled lightly when she spoke the next time. "We're running late. We need to get ready."

He nibbled at her skin and murmured "Can be quick." His hands went up and down her sides.

"No we need to go and we have no food and they will be here in ten minutes." She tried to fight him but she couldn't resist the touch of his lips against her neck or jaw and every time his goatee tickled her skin it send shivers down her spine. Involuntarily her hands slid up in his messy wet hair.

"I can make it five."

"Five?" She was suspicious. He turned her around and kissed her passionately and before Pepper knew what happened to her, her clothes were on the floor and she stood in the shower under warm water, trying to control her breath. Yes, he could be quick.

"Told you I'm quick." He said a grin plastered above his face.

"But you're making us late and I don't want to be late. I'm not amused."

He couldn't help but laugh about her. "A minute ago you weren't complaining."

Pepper blushed. "A minute ago was another thing, a good other thing. But you should've chose another time, 'cause now we're late!"

"You love the reason, why we're late!" He sing-sang into her ear, before he kissed her forehead and left to change and giving her space to finish her make-up and get dressed again.

They arrived at Abu Dhabi market hall and Tony laced his fingers with hers. He wore black trousers and a white shirt which has a print on it. She wore a Prada dress that reached down to the ground and covered her shoulders, because she wanted to stick to the rules of tradition in this country. She wanted this so badly that she even forbad Tony to kiss her in public. They bought food, a new shirt for Tony, several shoes for Pepper and Tony brought a beautiful necklace to surprise Pepper while she was looking for spices.

He turned her around so her back was against his chest. His face was buried in her hair and he smiled into it, enjoying the proximity. The couple stood in a corner where Tony had led them in, because he wanted at least a bit of privacy to share a moment with Pepper. Now was his moment.

"Pepper, I Lo…"

Pepper saw something which caught her attention. Nothing special, just a few camels. Tony registered her lack of attention towards him and was stopped in is train of thoughts.

'Not the right moment. Oh. But a perfect moment for my surprise. Yep, now's surprising-time.'

He took the necklace out of the box and hid it in his hand. He then reached over her shoulder to point at the camels.

"Look Pepper, camels." He smiled to her back. He knew she loved them.

"Yeah, I see them. I never saw them in reality before."

His lips brushed her cheek when he leaned back again. His hand, within the necklace grazed her throat and his other hand slipped over her shoulder to grip one end of the lace. She stiffed within his actions and her hand reached up to her neck to find the edge right above her chest. It was stunning. Simple, silver with a small, black ball as a charm. It fitted to everything, her shoes, robe and hair.

"It's for you. Only for you. It's a singleton. The only one. Just for you." He smiled at her replacing THOSE three words with three others.

Pepper turned around to look into his, the love of her life's eyes. She wanted to tell him, that she loved him, but was still afraid of reaction. Sure, she knew he loves her, but she didn't want to be the first one to say it. So because she couldn't say it… 'Screw you! I tell him.'

"Thank you, Tony. It is beautiful. I love it. I love …" 'Crap.' "It."

An interruption, again. I'm sorry I know I'm cruel. But this will end soon. No interruptions, hopefully. So what do you think? Reviews please.

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