Hey ya'll! So in the next chapter you get to find out what Bruce has been working on with Tony and Betty. I hope you enjoy!


The next day at work I brought a load of papers to the lab I knew Tony was in. "Mr. Stark, I need your signature on these." I said as I put them in front of him, not looking at Betty, or Bruce who were both watching me.

"What are they?" he asked as he looked through them.

"Receipts."

"I didn't approve these."

"Oh yes you did." I pulled out the paper copies of his emails.

"Oh yeah..." he grinned.

"You're just ready for anything, aren't you?" he asked and I stood there impatiently. "Oh you want me to sign these now?" he asked and I rolled my eyes.

"Yes Mr. Stark, I need to get them to accounting as soon as possible."

"Aren't you even going to say good morning to your boyfriend over there?" he asked and I looked over at Bruce.

"Good morning Dr. Banner." I said and he winced. I looked back at Tony, and he looked me over.

"You keep glaring at me like that, I may turn to ice."

"If only I were so lucky." I said as he finished signing the last one. "Thank you."

"Is that it, you don't need me to date them?"

"That's all Mr. Stark." I said as I walked out of the office.

"Is it me or did it just drop ten degrees?" I heard Tony ask as I walked away.

I was walking down the hall when I heard someone say my name. "Minnie, right?" I smiled at Dr. Samson.

"How's it going Leo?" I asked.

"Pretty boring actually." he shrugged. "Betty's working, I came to bring her to lunch or something, but she can't leave the lab, I hate being in New York alone." he sighed with a laugh. "Do you need any help?"

"I'm just doing paperwork, sorting things all that crap." I shrugged.

"Well, I'm a psychiatrist; I'm good at that stuff."

"Sure." I laughed. I led him to my office and had an intern bring the papers Tony had just signed to the accounting department.

"You have a coffee pot in your office?" he asked and I smiled.

"Sure do." I said and sat down at my desk. "Jarvis, start brewing coffee please."

"How strong do you want it Ms. Strong?"

"Strong enough to peel paint from the Iron Man suit." I said as I sat down and handed a pile of papers to Leo. "You can sort those by date if you want to help."

"So, you and Dr. Banner huh?" he asked and I nodded.

"Yeah, for the most part." I mumbled as I continued to work on what I was doing. The coffee finished brewing and I stood up. "How do you take your coffee Leo?" I asked.

"Uh, cream no sugar." he said and I mixed his coffee. "You know you're the only one who calls me Leo." he said and I smiled lightly.

"Kind of an obvious nickname." I said as I handed him the coffee. "Better than Plum." I threw out there to see if he caught the reference.

"What, like Dr. McCoy from Star Trek?" he asked and I grinned.

"Not bad Leo."

"Thanks. You a coaster hound?"

"Nah." I shook my head. "Just don't get coffee on the papers and we're good."

"Betty used to call me Leo. She's switched to Sam lately though."

"Huh." I muttered as I looked over some papers. "How are things with you two?"

"They're a little strained admittedly." he said.

"And how does that make you feel?" I asked and he paused before looking up at me. I laughed and he grinned.

"Touché." he said and I smiled. "It's rough right now, but, you know, I think it's just with this project and the baby and everything."

"The baby?" I looked up and he smiled lightly.

"She hasn't told you?"

"We don't exactly talk." I muttered.

"Well, you two do have the whole common interest thing." he said and I sighed with a small nod. "Ah, do I sense a little uneasiness there?"

"Oh, we got into a fight yesterday." I sighed.

"I'm sorry to hear that, was it serious?"

"Let me put it to you this way, all of the men I know are gay." I said and he chuckled.

"I'm sitting right here." he said and I grinned.

"Okay, fine, most of the men I know are gay." I sighed. "Bruce got the wrong idea about a friend and I, and we got into a fight." I said. "And the first time I used the 'L' word with him was in the middle of a fight."

"How old is this friend of yours?"

"He's like twenty." I laughed.

"Look, Minnie, you're a beautiful young woman. In case you hadn't noticed, Bruce isn't exactly the outgoing type who finds it easy to get a girl like you." he said as he took my hand in both of his. "He was threatened, and with his condition, he's secluded himself for so long that finally being with someone again, it's going to take a little work, like all relationships do." he said and I smiled lightly. "And that was free." I laughed and hit his arm lightly as I picked up my papers again. "Don't be too hard on the guy." he paused. "And don't be too hard on Betty; she's acting weird because of the hormones."

"Okay," I said and looked at him. "But in return, you have to remind your wife who she's married to." I said and he nodded.

"Yeah, I was afraid of that." he said softly.

"You know..." I said softly and he looked at me. "I'll be right back." he smiled as I stood up and walked to lab 12 where Tony was drawing something on a white board and talking to both Bruce and Betty, his eyes caught mine as I walked into the room and over to Bruce.

"Hey..." he said hesitantly.

"I forgot to say good morning to you." I said before I wrapped my arms around him and stood on my tip toes to kiss him longly. He stood there for a moment before he wrapped his arms around me and kissed me back. I ran a hand through his hair as he pulled me closer, leaning down a little bit to better kiss me.

"Okay, really guys, in the lab?" Tony asked after a few moments, though I could hear the smile in his voice.

"We still need to talk." I said when I pulled away, ignoring Tony.

"I know." he said softly.

"Come over when you're done here tonight." I said and he nodded. I gave him one more light kiss before I walked out of the room, leaving him there with his hair messed up, and a grin on his face. I was grinning too when I returned to my office.

"Well, that went well." he said and I laughed.

"Jarvis did you bring up the video of the lab?" I asked.

"Not on purpose Ms. Strong, there must be a glitch in my system, though if I do say so myself, nicely done." I laughed and sat down.

"Feel any better?" Leo asked and I nodded.

"Much." I said and he smiled before he looked back to the papers.

That night I had gotten home and changed into a pair of cotton shorts and the purple shirt of Bruce's I had stolen. I took my hair out of the tight French twist I kept it in while I was working and tied it into a loose knot. I called the Greek place down the street and placed an order, and opened a window. I deiced to paint my nails while I waited for Bruce. The food got there about twenty minutes later, I told the doorman to send him up, and I was carefully pulling the cash from my wallet when the door opened and Bruce walked in holding my take out bags.

"I ran into the Greek guy outside." he said and I nodded as he put the bags on the table. "Was it okay that I just..."

"Well I didn't ask for your key back." I said and he smiled as he shut the door.

"Talk first or food first?" he asked and I sighed.

"Talk first." I said and he nodded before he put his jacket on the back of one of the chairs. His eyes roamed over me, before he smiled lightly.

"That's my shirt."

"Mmmmm... No." I smiled. "It's my shirt." he chuckled as he walked over to me. He fixed the collar, and then his dark brown eyes caught my blue eyes. He lightly ran his thumb up the back of my neck before he smiled.

"It looks better on you." he said finally and I smiled before I let out a breath and took a step back.

"Okay Bruce, we need to be serious for a few minutes, just a few minutes." I said, before I sat on the couch. He sat down so he was facing me and I took his hand. "I'm going to start by saying I love you. I do." I said and smiled. "Where other men are concerned, you have nothing to worry about." I said and he sighed.

"I'm sorry about what happened, I just- You're so much younger than me and it's just hard sometimes to think you would want this life." he said as he gestured to himself. "Especially with The Other Guy-"

"Honey, the other guy saved my life." I said. "And, it's still kind of a shock, but it's nothing I can't live with." I said, and cleared my throat. "Which brings me to my next point."

"What?" he asked.

"I know we're not always going to agree, it's natural, we're two very different people, but, I hope we can agree on one thing." I said and he raised his eyebrows. "The two different places thing, it doesn't work very well, does it?"

"What are you saying?" he asked and I sighed.

"You're a scientist Bruce, figure it out." I said.

"You want me to move in?"

"Tell him what he's won Johnny." I said as I moved in and kissed him lightly. "But only if you think you can handle knowing that I want you." I kissed him again. "I don't want anyone else, none of the other eight million people in this city stand a chance, you get that?" I asked and he smiled as he moved in, wrapping his arms around me.

"I don't get it." he said softly. "But I love hearing it." I laughed as I kissed him gently. "And I love you." he said making me smile.

"I love you too Bruce." I said and then kissed him deeply.