I woke up at around 7:45 am in the guest room of Tony's house. I was still feeling a bit awkward, seeing as he was a client. But I figured it would eventually go away. I did my morning routine, except for getting dressed. Frankly, I was too lazy to bother, considering what I've been through. I decided I deserved to be lazy for a bit. It's not like Tony was awake anyways. Pepper had told me that he doesn't wake up until around noon.
I made myself some coffee and then sat in the living-room, watching TV. I clicked to the news channel and watched a news bit about a house being on fire. At the bottom of the screen, I noticed the name Iron Man pop up in the sentences that were scrolling across. I turned up the volume slightly and listened closely. They stated that Iron Man had saved a woman from a blazing house and no one knew why. They said the police didn't have a statement and neither did Iron Man. I soon realized they were talking about my house and about Iron Man saving me. I sighed and turned the TV off, then finished my coffee. Once done, I went back into the kitchen and washed my cup.
"Good morning gorgeous." I had thought I heard Tony's voice, so I turned around and quickly stopped what I was doing, like a deer in headlights when I realized it was actually him. I widened my eyes, remembering that I was only in panties and a silk tank-top.
"Good morning Mr. Stark." I mumbled as he checked me out and smirked. I glared, scurrying behind the island counter.
"Feeling at home already?" Tony said, with that usual cheeky yet annoyingly sexy tone.
"Sorry… I was feeling a bit lazy when I woke up. I'll go get dressed." I said and quickly walked passed him. He slipped his arm around my waist and pulled me back.
"No worries darling, my home is your home. Feel free to go nude if you want." His smirk got bigger.
"You'd like that now wouldn't you?" I stuck my tongue out at him and he let me go. "What are you doing up so early?"
"I couldn't sleep. A nightmare was bothering me so…" He poured himself some coffee and leaned against the counter. He seemed to do that often, never really sat down anywhere.
"Oh? What happened? Maybe I can help." I smiled at him.
"I don't feel like talking about it. Anything planned for today?" he asked, then sipped his coffee.
"Nope, thought I'd chill around here, maybe explore a bit, you?" I leaned against the doorway and crossed my arms.
"I think I'm going to work on the suit."
"What suit?"
"Um… My favorite tux. I think I'll just have Pepper bring it in…"
"It must be very special. Maybe one day I'll get to see it." I said and left the kitchen.
"You already have…" Tony mumbled. His cell phone began to ring and he answered it. "Hello?"
"Mr. Stark, this is Dr. Margrave. We got the test results. Is Ms. Bellfaire able to talk?"
"I'll go get her…" Tony walked out into the hallway, and then placed one foot on the first step of the stairs. "Tianna! The phone is for you." He yelled.
"I'm getting dressed!" I said after I opened my door.
"It's important!"
"Yes, well at the moment I'm naked and I would prefer not to come out of my room until I'm fully dressed!" I yelled and slammed my door.
"Women…" Tony sighed and placed the phone back to his ear. "She's busy. But I can take a message."
"Alright then…"
10 minutes later, I had finished getting dressed and put on a bit of makeup. I put my walking shoes on and headed downstairs to see Tony still on the phone in the kitchen. I didn't want to eavesdrop so I just asked who it was. He had a concerned look on his face but didn't answer. He seemed to be deep in conversation and I didn't want to intrude any longer, so I left the house.
"When she is free, you must give her this news. I've already spoken to the police, so they are rushing the report."
"She just left, but I will give her the news as soon as she comes back. This is serious Dr. Margrave."
"Indeed it is Mr. Stark. But not to worry, she's in perfectly good health. I must go now, but don't forget to tell her."
"I won't, thanks for all your help. I appreciate it."
"Oh, I must ask, who are you to her? I do need it for my report since none of her family members were at the hospital."
"I'm her… well I was a client of hers. She was redecorating my house. Is that all Dr. Margrave?"
"Yes, have a pleasant day Mr. Stark."
"You have a pleasant one yourself." Tony hung up and sighed once again.
"Are you going to tell her, sir?" Jarvis said. "I couldn't help but over hearing your conversation."
"I'm not… But someone else is. I'll have to pass this information on."
"Very well sir."
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Since I didn't have a car, I took a nice walk to the hill where I had first met Iron Man. The memories were coming back to me. I smiled to myself until I pictured my house on fire, exactly how I saw it on the news. But why didn't I remember how it happened, why it happened and why I wasn't awake at the time? I sat down on the hill and looked around at the people at the bottom.
"Tianna?" someone said. I turned around and smiled.
"Iron Man! I was wondering when I was going to see you again." I got up and walked over to him.
"I think you ought to sit back down… I'm afraid this is not a visit you're going to be happy about." I gave him a weird look and decided to stand. "The night of the fire, you were drugged with a powerful tranquilizer that is rare around these parts." I stood there, shocked and was about to faint until he grabbed me and held me up to him.
"Drugged? Why? How do you know this? This better not be a fucking joke!" I was now pissed off.
"The doctor told me. He contacted the police and they are rushing their report. It's not a joke, I could never do that to you, not after all that you've been through." He held me closer as I looked into his glowing eyes.
"I don't know how I can show you my gratitude for saving me again…"
"You could try to be more careful. The drug was in the champagne you drank. Did you drug yourself?"
"I was the one who poured the drinks, but I would never do such a thing to myself." I said, quite offended.
"I didn't mean to offend you; I just want to get to the bottom of this. That means the bottle itself had the drug in it. Did it look like it was already opened?" Iron Man let me go and I took a step back.
"No, it was a brand new bottle. I don't understand what's going on. Why am I being targeted?"
"Maybe because you are too close to someone that another person doesn't want you close to…?"
"Pepper and Tony… That's got to be it! She must have been the woman who pushed me off the building!" I glared into the distance before looking back at Iron Man.
"I wouldn't go that far, but might I suggest that you do keep an eye out? I'm afraid there aren't much people you can trust now." He said and turned around, then walked to the edge of the hill. Iron Man was about to fly off when I placed my hand on his shoulder. He turned his head.
"Can I trust you?" I asked softly. Iron Man didn't say anything, he just nodded. I nodded back and stepped away as he levitated off the ground and flew away.
