For the past two days, I couldn't stop thinking about Iron Man. He was on my mind 24/7, and I couldn't help myself. What's worse is that Tony has been avoiding me and hasn't spoken to me at all. Every time I was around, he'd leave the room in a hurry. What was up with that?

The furniture Pepper ordered, and the furniture I had re-designed, both came in today and were set in each room I was to re-decorate. I stood in the middle of the living-room and looked at my picture that showed where the furniture was supposed to go.

"Pepper, can you come in here and help me move the furniture around please?" I asked. My voice echoed through the house until Pepper replied.

"Sure thing." She said and walked into the room.

"Great! Now, the sofa has to go in front of the television. But, it's got to be a few feet away." I stood at one end of the L shaped couch while Pepper stood at the other end.

"Oh, the couch looks much better. I like the old-fashioned wood edges you used and the legs too!" Pepper smiled and began to push the couch.

We moved the couch in front of the TV, about 8 feet away. Then, we put the antique glass coffee table in front of the leather sofa. Pepper and I moved all the furniture around, placing each item where it needed to be. I had left the room briefly and came back with a couple paintings and other smaller decorative items.

I put up the paintings and pictures in various spots on the walls, including a big mirror. Little known fact: mirrors make a room look bigger, while carpets make a room look smaller. I then decided to add a few plants in the corners of the room, a basket full of magazines beside the coffee table, knick-knacks here and there. I put a delicate vase on top of the fireplace mantle and a silk table cloth over the coffee table.

Pepper came into the room and gasped. "Oh wow!" She scurried over to the couch and sat in it. She snuggled against it and sighed. "It's more comfortable than I remember." I chuckled and sat next to her.

"Indeed it is. I think I've outdone myself." I nudged Pepper playfully. We both turned as soon as we heard footsteps, and realized Tony was standing in the doorway. As soon as he saw me on the couch, he quickly turned and walked away. I sighed deeply and shrugged. "Why does he keep avoiding me?"

"I don't know. He's been acting weird lately. He hasn't slept for two days, nor has he spoken to me. This is unusual, even for him considering he's a chatterbox." Pepper said.

"I thought, maybe it was something I said, or did." I stood up and looked at the over-all finish of the room, then at my watch. "1:00, well I still have time to do the bedroom."

"Can I help? This is so much fun! You know, I think I might take up that profession."

"I'll definitely put in a good word for you. Besides, I need help moving that bed. I mean, what man needs a king-sized bed?" I said as we went upstairs to the bedroom.

"He does." She answered.

"For what? No one needs a bed that big!" Pepper gave me a look. Then I thought for a moment. "Oh… Oooohhh! Ew! I don't want to think about him in that situation!" She laughed at my reaction and pushed me into the bedroom. "I don't even want to be in here now. Yuck!"

"Don't worry Tianna, everything gets washed." Pepper said and chuckled.

We moved the king-sized, black wood bed against the wall. It was a nice bed, very modernized. It was quite plain; the headboard was tall and rectangular. The footboard was short and rectangular. The siding, which covered the bottom mattress, was long, and had tiny little details etched into the wood.

Pepper and I put the two black metal side-tables on each side of the bed. The wardrobe was on the opposite wall, it was also metal and black, and it had diamond shaped silver crystals as knobs. The dresser matched the wardrobe, only it was lengthy and shorter. It also consisted of silver crystal shaped knobs and had a huge mirror. I took the same crystal knobs and added them to the doors of the walk-in closet.

Once Pepper had left to go get something to eat, I began to decorate the rest of the room. I put square, crystal lamps with silver lampshades that had the rims painted black, on the two side-tables. I hung up the huge painting of Tony's favourite car above the headboard. I placed a square-based house plant on the middle of the dresser. I added a standing lamp, the pole and base were black, and the lampshade was silver of course, next to a modern black leather chair that had silver leg posts. It was located in the corner of the room.

When I finished the last final touches, I looked at my watch and realized it was 5:30PM. That's when I went downstairs and into the kitchen to find Pepper arranging dinner. I sat at the island and waited patiently for her to finish before I spoke. "The bedroom is finished. I think I should head out now, it's getting late."

"Nonsense! It's only 5:30, you must stay for dinner. I insist, lots of food to go around." Pepper said and brought the food over to the island. She placed equal servings on 3 plates.

"No, I really should be going." I urged.

"I have to go get Mr. Stark. Would you bring these to the dining-room please?" she asked.

"Uh, sure, but after that, I must leave." I said and grabbed the plates. Pepper just nodded and left the kitchen.

I brought the two plates of food to the dining-room and placed them on two spots at the dining-table. I put a napkin at each plate, along with a fork and a knife. I was about to walk out of the dining-room when I almost bumped into Tony and Pepper. Tony looked at me awkwardly, then past my head to the table.

"Aw, you set the table, how sweet." Tony said. I rolled my eyes and moved past the both of them.

"I must be off now." I said quietly. "Have a good dinner you two."

"You're not going to stay for dinner, Tianna?" Pepper asked, a bit of hurt lingered in her voice.

"Yes, why don't you stay for dinner Tianna? After all, there is another plate in the kitchen with food on it. I can only imagine it was intended for you." Tony smiled. I felt my heart flutter slightly.

"As you wish…" I really didn't want to stay for dinner; I knew it was just going to be awkward. After two days of not speaking to each other, why did he suddenly decide to talk? I was going to go grab my plate when Tony stopped me.

"Let me, you go sit." He said and walked away.

I sighed and walked back to the table, Pepper followed. She sat down at the side of the table, while I sat on the other side, opposite of her. Tony came back with the plate and placed in front of me. I mumbled a "Thanks" as he went behind me and looked through his champagne rack. He picked one and put it in-between Pepper and I. Tony walked back into the kitchen, grabbed 3 champagne glasses and came back, putting each glass beside each plate. Then, he sat down at the end of the table.

"So, Pepper. How'd your day go?" Tony said, breaking the awkward silence as he poured each of us a glass of champagne.

"It was great. I helped Tianna with the furniture. She did a swell job." Pepper said and smiled at me.

"Is that so? Well, I'll definitely check them out once dinner is done. What are we having?"

"Pasta and garlic bread, I got it from that new Italian restaurant downtown."

"Ah, it looks good and smells great!" Tony and Pepper started eating their dinner while I sipped my champagne. It was going to be a very long dinner…

I poured myself another glass of champagne, and then started eating. I grabbed myself a piece of garlic bread and dipped it in the pasta sauce. The two of them chatted and ate, while I talked with Pepper here and there, ignoring Tony. I was right though, it was awkward.

"I hope you didn't over-work yourself Tianna." Tony said. I nodded and started playing with my food. "Well, you can have the day off tomorrow." I still didn't look at him.

I was on my 4th glass of champagne; I realized Pepper hadn't even touched her first one. We were done eating and Tony cleared the table, while I kept my glass of champagne. I chugged it down, poured myself another one. Once Tony finished, he brought three bowls of ice-cream to the table. We finished those and then headed into the living-room.

"You see Tony; I told you she did a great job!" Pepper said as she sat on the couch. Tony looked around at the room and nodded in approval.

"It definitely looks lived in. I like it." Tony said and sat next to Pepper. I decided to sit on the floor with a pillow, still holding my 5th glass of champagne. I had brought the bottle and placed it on the coffee table.

"You should see the bedroom. I haven't seen it yet. I'm assuming it looks awesome."

"Well, I'll certainly be happy to sleep in my own bedroom again. Guest bedrooms are so lonely." Tony leaned back against the couch. "This is more comfortable than I remember…"

"I said the same thing!" Pepper grinned.

"I had it re-stuffed." I said simply.

"You haven't spoken much tonight. Are you alright?" Pepper asked.

"I'm fine." I smiled at her and sipped my champagne. She yawned slightly and looked at the clock on the wall.

"Jesus, it's 8:00. I need to go. I have something important to attend to early in the morning. A press conference is being held." Pepper said and got up quickly. "I'll see you later on Mr. Stark." Tony just nodded and looked at me with a sheepish grin.

"But Pepper, you can't leave now! Not after you begged me to stay." I said, avoiding Tony's gaze.

"I'm sorry Tianna. I'll make it up to you, I promise. Have a good night you two!" Pepper winked at us and left the room. She grabbed her coat and purse, and then left the house. Tony cleared his throat.

"I really like what you did with this room." He said.

"Thanks." I poured myself another glass of champagne. "I like what I did too." Tony patted the spot next to him. The first thing I thought of was Iron Man and the things he said. I got up and sat next to him.

"No, thank you. You've lived up to your reputation." Tony said and I glared at him. "No, no. I mean your job reputation. You do great work."

"Oh, I thought you meant something else." I said and blushed. He laughed and shook his head.

"No, I would never mean THAT." There was an awkward silence. I yawned a couple times, feeling extremely tired. "I'm sorry…" he said suddenly.

"For what?"

"For the way I've been acting lately, and the way I've been treating you."

"It's alright Mr. Stark."

"Please, call me Tony."

"Alright, Tony, why have you been avoiding me?" I asked. He looked at the floor, then at me.

"I honestly don't know. I guess it's because I knew I was wrong in trying to make you jealous with Jillian. And, I'm sorry for that." Tony twiddled his thumbs.

"Oh… Well, to be honest, I wasn't much better by making you jealous with Carlos." I said and looked at the glass of champagne I held in my hand.

"Indeed." He said and laughed. There was a long silence; during that silence I had begun to lean against his shoulder, and drifted off to sleep. "Do you forgive me?" Tony said and when I didn't answer, he looked over to find a sleeping me. "Tianna…?"

Tony smiled and got up off the couch slowly. He picked me up bridal style and carried me up the stairs to his bedroom. Once there, Tony turned the ceiling light on. He moved the silk silver bed sheets and placed me on the bed gracefully, being careful not to wake me up. Tony pulled the sheets up and covered me with them. He kissed my forehead and walked to the door. He took one last look at me. "Goodnight love." He said before turning off the light and closing the door.