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Chapter 2
"Stop it, Tony!" Pepper giggled and playfully hit his arm as he rambled on about how beautiful she was and how stupid he had been for not realising it until after he became a "Walking, talking, brilliant, genius nightlight" as he had put it.
"But now your cheeks match your hair" he grinned. He was rather proud of the fact that he had made her blush this much but to him, seeing her smile was far greater and knowing that he was the reason for the smile made it even more worth while. Having successfully continued his mission of making Pepper blush at least once a day he thought it was the right time to collect that debt.
"The last time we were out here, if my goldfish memory is correct" he smirked slightly "we almost kissed… almost being one of the things I regretted…" he watched as her lips curled up into a smile, sliding his hand onto her waist and moving closer to her, closing the gap between them. Of course, when you're Tony Stark you can never truly have a moment of privacy.
"OH MY GOD IT'S TONY STARK!" a young blonde haired woman practically screamed, looking as if she was about to spontaneously combust from pure excitement.
…Damn it! I was so close! Ignore them, kiss Pepper! They'll get the hint and leave me alone he thought to himself and quickly glanced at Pepper's lips which were now centimetres away and getting ever closer to his. At the precise moment before the two could kiss, the young woman who had screamed had yanked Tony away and kissed him, her friends taking a photo as she did. He quickly pulled away and looked at Pepper who was giving a death stare to this new person who stole her kiss.
"What the hell was that?! Who are you?!" he stared at the blonde, trying to resist the rising urge yell at her and cause a scene that would probably end up all over the news the next day. Pepper would kill you…Although judging from that expression I think I'm safe…This woman messed with the wrong redhead…Oh boy. Pepper had moved to his side, giving a death stare ten times worse than those she had given him when he had used the blowtorch to make toast and set fire to the kitchen by accident and obliterating the toaster.
"You don't remember me?" the young woman said, seemingly unfazed by the 'Pepper stare', "We had that amazing weekend together! It was last month some time…You told me not to tell some woman call Virginia or something. Oh, is that you?" the woman smiled innocently at Pepper, who was currently squeezing the life out of Tony's hand.
"Weekends aren't my style and I have no idea who you are so goodbye to you and your friends, my girlfriend and I are trying to have a peasant evening together. Oh and sweetheart…You're not my type" he smirked slightly nut the smirk faded as he realised that amongst the woman's friends was Christine. Hello tomorrow's headlines…he led Pepper away, realising that she too had seen Christine as he had lost all feeling in his hand thanks to her 'Pepper grip'. Once the two had moved away he started to regain the feeling in his hand as Pepper let go of his hand, looking down at the floor, trying to control herself after that ordeal. "Pep…" he reached out to take her hand but she moved it away "Pepper, come on… You know I love you and I would never cheat on you. Especially not with her-"
"-Tony, don't." she sighed and looked at him with a saddened expression "We're always going to get that, aren't we? Think about it. The world's biggest playboy, with a reputation for one-night stands, goes and settles down with a girlfriend. People are going to test you like that because they don't believe it."
He looked down, knowing that (as always) she was right, taking her hands in his "Things change. People change. I changed for you, Pep. I don't care what the world thinks, just what you think…Especially when you give me the 'Pepper stare'" she laughed slightly "I've got a great girl and I'm not gonna let go" Almost to prove his point he gently pulled her into his arms, kissing her as he had wished to before they were interrupted, everything else, the sound of the party, the people watching them all faded. To him, the only thing he could see was his girl, Pepper.