Hey ya'll! So this is the next chapter, this is a fluff chapter, with the introduction of an old friend of Bruce's. It's kind of a filler chapter, but it' sort of hinting at the whole 'no sex' problem they have. Because, if you're in a relationship that is a problem.


When we got home- Home home, like New York home, I had stayed an extra day in New Orleans and just took Tony's private jet with him, Pepper, Bruce, and Dallas. I curled up in as large seat next to Bruce who wrapped his arm around my shoulders. He kissed the top of my head and I smiled. "Ready to go home?" he asked and I nodded. "I know you are." he said and I looked up at him.

"Are you staying in New York?" I asked and he nodded.

"Yeah, of course."

"For how long?"

"I don't know." he admitted. "It's looking like its going to be a long time." he smiled. I smiled lightly and rested my head back on him.

A few weeks went by, Tony proposed to Pepper, who of course said yes, it was pretty funny, like most major developments in their life it started with them bickering, and ended with Tony saying "Well if that's how you feel about it, why don't you just marry me?" which shut Pepper up pretty quickly. It also made my life that much busier, as much as Pepper tried to help, Tony being- Well, Tony- didn't help. I walked into my bedroom, kicked my shoes off and fell face first on my bed. My cell phone rang somewhere and without lifting my head I located it, and brought it to my ear.

"No." my voice was muffled by the pillow.

"Minnie, are you okay?" Bruce asked.

"No." I replied.

"You feeling up for going out and doing something?"

"No."

"Is that all you can say?"

"Yes." I replied and laughed as I rolled over. "What do you want to do?" I asked as I stretched out on my bed.

"I was thinking we could go out to dinner, if you're up for it."

"How dressy?" I asked and he sighed.

"Casual?"

"Sure, where do you want to meet?"

"Actually, I'm downstairs." he said. I got up and went to my window and opened it. He waved up to me and I waved to him.

"Come on up, I need to get ready." I said. The doorman let him up and a few minutes later I heard him knock on the door. I opened it and pulled him toward me, kissing him as he walked into the apartment.

"It's only been," he laughed through the kiss. "Three days." I hooked my arm around his neck and pulled him down closer.

"If you want me to stop, just say so." I said and he kissed me again.

"I never said that." he said softly and I pulled him into another long kiss. We made our way to my couch, still kissing like love struck teenagers, until I finally pulled away. I bit my lip and looked down before I looked back at him.

"I should get ready." I said and he groaned as I started to move away, he quickly grabbed me and pulled me onto his lap. I gasped as he wrapped his arms around me and lightly kissed my neck. "Bruce, we both know what's going to happen." I said, and let out a small gasp as he kissed a particularly sensitive spot on my neck. "What's getting into you today?" I asked as I looked back at him.

"Maybe I missed you."

"What happened to Mister: "It's only been three days"." I asked, using air quotes as I imitated him.

"It's been a long three days." he said and I smiled. I laughed and kissed him one last time before I got up and walked into my bedroom.

"What are you doing tomorrow night?"

"Oh, I'm going out with Pepper and Dallas for the weekend." I said apologetically. "Sorry." I slipped into a pair of tight blue jeans and pulled my shirt off, I finally settled on a white and blue shirt striped short sleeved shirt with a ruffled bib.

"Where are you going?" he asked as I tied my hair into a messy bun. I swapped out my diamond studs for a pair of silver hoops and pulled on a pair of black bootie heels that looked dark blue when light hit them.

"Dallas started dating this guy who has a place in the Hamptons who invited us out for the weekend." I said as I applied a little lipstick and fixed my eyeliner where it had smudged a little bit. "I hope you weren't planning anything big or anything..." I said and walked out of the bedroom. "Ready." he looked over the couch at me and smiled as I picked up my purse.

"You look great." he said and smiled.

We ended up going out to this cute Italian place in the village, then walking to a bakery I knew that wasn't too far from there.

"Honey, come here," I said as I looked over at him. "You've got powdered sugar on your face." I smiled as I turned him to face me. He laughed as I brushed the powered sugar off of his face and shirt, then kissed him. His lips tasted sweet from the dessert we had just shared, and for a second there I believed nothing could break our moment up, until I heard a female voice from a few yards away call his name. We broke apart and I raised an eyebrow as a woman came walking towards us.

"Bruce." she smiled and his jaw literally dropped.

"Betty." he said and I looked at him curiously. "How- What are you doing in New York?"

"I was brought in on a consulting job for a few weeks." she said and smiled. "I can't believe you're here." she said before she hugged him tightly. I stood back for a second, before he pulled back and cleared his throat, and then grabbed my hand.

"Uh, Betty, this is my girlfriend Minnie. Honey, this is Dr. Betty Ross, an old friend of mine." he said and I smiled as she looked me over before smiling lightly.

"It's nice to meet you, uh, this is my husband, Dr. Leonard Samson." she turned toward the man with a smile as she put her hand on his arm. "Honey, this is Dr. Bruce Banner, I'm sure you remember him."

"It's good to see you again Bruce." the man said as he shook Bruce's hand. "And you are?"

"This is my girlfriend Minnie." Bruce said as he wrapped his arm around my waist.

"Nice to meet you Doctor." I said as I shook the other man's hand.

"And you Minnie." he smiled.

"So, Bruce, what are you doing here?"

"I'm working with tony Stark." he said and her face lit up.

"Really, that's who I'm consulting with!" she said with a grin.

"So Leo, you just along for the ride?" I asked and he smiled.

"Yeah something like that." he said with a smile, then looked at his watch. "Uh, hon, we should head out."

"You're right, Bruce, I guess I'll be seeing more of you." she smiled.

"We should all get dinner together, catch up." Dr. Samson said and Bruce nodded.

"Yeah, that sounds nice, Betty, I'll see you later." he said and she left grinning. "How weird seeing her here." he said softly.

"Who is she?" I asked and he sighed.

"She's actually my ex." he said softly.

"Before or after..."

"Before... And after." he added the last part as an afterthought.

"Oh." I said and he nodded before he took my hand and lanced our fingers together.

"So I was thinking I'd stay with you tonight." He said, changing an obviously sore subject.

"Funny, I was thinking the same thing." I smiled as we started to walk again, in the other direction of where Betty and her husband went.