I See Hell in your eyes.
Chapter five
After sitting in the lab with Bruce and Tony for another hour. She gave a curt good night to tonight to Tony before turning to Bruce. "I guess I'll find you here tomorrow morning?" She asked him. nodded as he continued working. "What would you like for breakfest?"
This question caught him off guard. He looked up to see her expectant gase. "You don't need to get me anything." he said before looking back to his work. He was happy that she was being so kind to him and it seemed to be genuine.
"Do you like pancakes?" Emma asked. He looked back at her and nodded. "Then I'll make you some tomorrow morning." She said with a smile and a wink. Bruce felt a heat creep across his face.
"Do I get any?" Tony asked from across the room, catching Emmas attention.
"Of course" Emma said with a smile. She gave Bruces arm gentle rub before she headed off to bed.
"I gotta admit." Tony said making Bruce look up at him. "She looks good comin and goin."
"What?" Bruce couldn't help but ask.
"She has a nice face and even though she doesnt have huge cans she has a very nice body that makes up for it." Bruces eyes widened as Tony talked about Emma. He didn't like it at all. He knew Stark was a womaniser and flirt, but he didn't him to think about Emma that way. "And she has a cute butt. You think so too. I can see it." He continued. "But then thing that I don't understand is, Why haven't you made a move on her?" Tony asked looking right at Banner.
"I, uh." Bruce started. "Even if I did. There is no way that I would ever act on it."
"Why?"
"It's simple" Bruce said as he took off his glasses and cleaned them. "She'd get hurt. No matter what or how I think of her." He placed his glasses back in their place before looking back at Tony.
"She clearly wants you. And I'm like 89% sure that she can handle herself." Tony said looking exasperat at Bruces lack of hitting on Emma. "I mean, the girls hot and offers to make you food and you're just sitting there avoiding eye contact."
"She probably just doesn't want to make me mad is all" Bruce looked back at his computer screen and continued to move things around.
"She's trying to get your attention in all the right ways and youre just going to push her away." Tony said before he smirked. "I'm sure that even nobal cap'n wouldn't turn her away. He seems to like looking at her too." Bruce Stopped what he was doing, but didn't look up. "See. You do like her and not just for her looks."
The next morning Emma woke up with a start at around 7. She had had another nightmare. She hated them. They always made her feel tired and her body hurt. Sighing she got out of her bed feeling the sweat on her body made her feel dirty. She showered and changed into a earthy green long sleaved shirt and pair of dark wash jeans. Pulling her hair up into a high poney tail, she looked herself over in the mirror. After deciding she looked presentable, she pulled on a pair of knee high boots and lighter green scarf before setting off to make breakfast.
After making pancakes, bacon, orange juice, and getting some muffins Emma placed the food on a cart and made her way to the lab to feed Bruce and Tony. As she walked in she saw them right where she'd left them last night. She smiled as she placed Bruces plate next to him. He gave her a gentle smile before taking a bite. She then walked over to Tony aand handed him his plate. He looked up and grinned.
"Talented and good looking. You Emma are wonderful." He said as he cut into his pancakes.
"Thanks Tony." She said with a chuckle as she walked over and sat on one of the lab tables.
"Aren't you eating?" Bruce asked as he looked up at her noticing the lack of a plate full of food.
"Oh, I'm not that hungry." She said giving him a weak smile. She fiddled with the corners of her scarf as they ate. "So anything new?" She asked trying to chang the subject.
"Not yet" Bruce said still looking at her.
"It's not healthy to skip meals, you know?" Emma heard Tony say. She sighed as she looked over at him. "So whats bothering you?" He asked. Emma looked at her hands. She hated talking about her dreams and her past.
"Just a bad dream is all. Nothing to worry about." Keeping her focus on he r hands she tried to sound convincing.
"What was it about?" Bruce asked. It shocked her slightly. She didn't think he'd want to know, at least she hoped he didn't.