fic: Right Now
It’s been three weeks since one of Tony’s worst days, if you can call it that way. And yeah it’s been three weeks since he last spoke to his assistant. The way Christine had obliged him to have sex ashamed him because he wasn’t used to be the one who just stood and watched. He was the guy who did almost all the work; you know…women leading in sex weren’t his type.
Tony was ashamed because Pepper - the one who he wanted to protect was the one who got injured the most. And it was his fault.
He didn’t speak to her because he was afraid of rejection. He knew it fair too well because since Iron Man had became public known, rejection was present almost all the time in his life; coming from her was even harder to digest.
But today was different.
Tony didn’t touch any of his toys in his workshop for almost a month now and he was wondering if he could resist even more without going there.
The way Pepper looked at him when he was helpless made his heart twitch and a giant rock to fell in his stomach.
Today he was going to make things go different.
---
It was ten in the morning and no sign of Pepper who usually came around then to bring him some coffee and lots of papers to be signed. Until a month ago that would have been strange.
It’s not, not anymore. Not after what happened lately.
Pepper went to her office in his mansion, where she spent all the day before heading towards her home. And because she didn’t want to talk to him, Pepper sighed and turned to her laptop, searching for a new apartment.
Last week she managed somehow to flood her bathroom because she was daydreaming about her boss. Curious fact, though it happened more often now since she had seen him having sex.
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Around seven pm Tony left his room and headed towards her office, hands shaking obviously.
“Stop it, Stark.” He whispered nervously before opening the door and stepping without making any noise.
He stood in the shadow for a minute or two, observing his beautiful assistant working as usual. His eyes moved from her French-manicured hands to her glimmering eyes, from the freckles dotting her face to the necklace around her neck.
Pepper sighed and closed her eyes tightly before closing her laptop and yawn in her fist.
‘She’s tired and it’s just because of you, you jerk’ Tony thought worriedly as he moved in the dark, behind her.
When he heard her sniff, Tony placed his both hands on her shoulders. Pepper gasped and turned to him slightly startled. He looked at her for a mere second before blinking. She was so beautiful that she made him crazy.
“Tony?” Pepper asked a bit confused with a questionable look on her face.
“Shhhhh.” He whispered as his right hand came to rest on her waist.
Pepper didn’t have a chance to say something because Tony leaned in and pressed his lips against hers, in a gentle kiss. He did it quick, not wanting her to get mad on him.
When he backed off he could notice her eyes opening slowly and her lips parted partially, butterflies battling through his stomach. Tony expected some sort of apologize but Pepper was smiling at him.
She passed her hand through his thick, dark hair and sighed deeply as they looked in each other’s eyes.
“What was going through that head of yours?” She asked, laughing.
Tony frowned and moved his other hand on her waist as well.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” He replied, furrowing his brows.
Pepper quickly escaped from his grip, and took her coat from one of the chairs.
“Not talking to me three weeks…” She began as she started to button her black coat.
Tony walked over to her and stared at her full lips.
“Are you even listening Tony?” Pepper asked slightly annoyed that he didn’t pay any attention.
Tony shook his head and shrugged.
“I was just staring at your lips.” He admitted showing a full-teeth smile.
Pepper found herself blushing as she walked to the exit.
“Hope you’re not going to quit…” He whispered absently as he kept on staring at her.
Pepper turned to him and groaned as she saw him staring.
“How can I quit when you’re being such a helpless little superhero, Mr. Stark?”
Tony smiled and threw his hands in his pockets before coming towards her, with a predator look in his eyes. Pepper’s breath increased a bit when he approached her, smiling brightly.
“I was going to ask you to join me. I ordered dinner.”
Pepper rolled her eyes and yawned again.
“You’re tired, Potts. Why won’t you call it a night and stay here?” He asked; his voice full of emotions.
“I really need to go.” She said, taking her purse and her keys.
Tony backed a bit and left the room, sighing desperately.
“Tony?” He heard her asking.
“It’s not a problem. You can go - really.” He said, sarcastically.
But Pepper came after him quickly. He noticed her moving behind him as he turned to receive a kiss on the corner of his mouth. He fought dearly with his mind to keep from moving his head oh-so slightly to capture her lips in a real kiss but gave up when he found no reason to.
“Goodnight, Tony.” Pepper said simply as a blush covered her face.
“Hey! Do you think you’re gonna escape with one little kiss like this? At least let me get one more, please.” He pleaded, his brows rising as in sign of innocence.
“I think you’ve had enough, Mr. St - Tony.” She corrected herself as she saw the look he was giving her.
Tony smiled at her and nodded slightly as if he was accepting.
“Goodnight.”
“Goodnight, Pepper…uh…can I get one tomorrow?” He asked hopefully.
She sighed dramatically and smiled.
“Only if you’re a good boy.”
Tony grinned as he opened the door for her.
“I am always a good boy, Miss Potts.” He said as he closed the door after her.
---
Waking up from her reverie, two hours later, Pepper noticed her bathroom once again flooded as she silently cursed his tasty lips.
Tony was ashamed because Pepper - the one who he wanted to protect was the one who got injured the most. And it was his fault.
He didn’t speak to her because he was afraid of rejection. He knew it fair too well because since Iron Man had became public known, rejection was present almost all the time in his life; coming from her was even harder to digest.
But today was different.
Tony didn’t touch any of his toys in his workshop for almost a month now and he was wondering if he could resist even more without going there.
The way Pepper looked at him when he was helpless made his heart twitch and a giant rock to fell in his stomach.
Today he was going to make things go different.
---
It was ten in the morning and no sign of Pepper who usually came around then to bring him some coffee and lots of papers to be signed. Until a month ago that would have been strange.
It’s not, not anymore. Not after what happened lately.
Pepper went to her office in his mansion, where she spent all the day before heading towards her home. And because she didn’t want to talk to him, Pepper sighed and turned to her laptop, searching for a new apartment.
Last week she managed somehow to flood her bathroom because she was daydreaming about her boss. Curious fact, though it happened more often now since she had seen him having sex.
---
Around seven pm Tony left his room and headed towards her office, hands shaking obviously.
“Stop it, Stark.” He whispered nervously before opening the door and stepping without making any noise.
He stood in the shadow for a minute or two, observing his beautiful assistant working as usual. His eyes moved from her French-manicured hands to her glimmering eyes, from the freckles dotting her face to the necklace around her neck.
Pepper sighed and closed her eyes tightly before closing her laptop and yawn in her fist.
‘She’s tired and it’s just because of you, you jerk’ Tony thought worriedly as he moved in the dark, behind her.
When he heard her sniff, Tony placed his both hands on her shoulders. Pepper gasped and turned to him slightly startled. He looked at her for a mere second before blinking. She was so beautiful that she made him crazy.
“Tony?” Pepper asked a bit confused with a questionable look on her face.
“Shhhhh.” He whispered as his right hand came to rest on her waist.
Pepper didn’t have a chance to say something because Tony leaned in and pressed his lips against hers, in a gentle kiss. He did it quick, not wanting her to get mad on him.
When he backed off he could notice her eyes opening slowly and her lips parted partially, butterflies battling through his stomach. Tony expected some sort of apologize but Pepper was smiling at him.
She passed her hand through his thick, dark hair and sighed deeply as they looked in each other’s eyes.
“What was going through that head of yours?” She asked, laughing.
Tony frowned and moved his other hand on her waist as well.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” He replied, furrowing his brows.
Pepper quickly escaped from his grip, and took her coat from one of the chairs.
“Not talking to me three weeks…” She began as she started to button her black coat.
Tony walked over to her and stared at her full lips.
“Are you even listening Tony?” Pepper asked slightly annoyed that he didn’t pay any attention.
Tony shook his head and shrugged.
“I was just staring at your lips.” He admitted showing a full-teeth smile.
Pepper found herself blushing as she walked to the exit.
“Hope you’re not going to quit…” He whispered absently as he kept on staring at her.
Pepper turned to him and groaned as she saw him staring.
“How can I quit when you’re being such a helpless little superhero, Mr. Stark?”
Tony smiled and threw his hands in his pockets before coming towards her, with a predator look in his eyes. Pepper’s breath increased a bit when he approached her, smiling brightly.
“I was going to ask you to join me. I ordered dinner.”
Pepper rolled her eyes and yawned again.
“You’re tired, Potts. Why won’t you call it a night and stay here?” He asked; his voice full of emotions.
“I really need to go.” She said, taking her purse and her keys.
Tony backed a bit and left the room, sighing desperately.
“Tony?” He heard her asking.
“It’s not a problem. You can go - really.” He said, sarcastically.
But Pepper came after him quickly. He noticed her moving behind him as he turned to receive a kiss on the corner of his mouth. He fought dearly with his mind to keep from moving his head oh-so slightly to capture her lips in a real kiss but gave up when he found no reason to.
“Goodnight, Tony.” Pepper said simply as a blush covered her face.
“Hey! Do you think you’re gonna escape with one little kiss like this? At least let me get one more, please.” He pleaded, his brows rising as in sign of innocence.
“I think you’ve had enough, Mr. St - Tony.” She corrected herself as she saw the look he was giving her.
Tony smiled at her and nodded slightly as if he was accepting.
“Goodnight.”
“Goodnight, Pepper…uh…can I get one tomorrow?” He asked hopefully.
She sighed dramatically and smiled.
“Only if you’re a good boy.”
Tony grinned as he opened the door for her.
“I am always a good boy, Miss Potts.” He said as he closed the door after her.
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Waking up from her reverie, two hours later, Pepper noticed her bathroom once again flooded as she silently cursed his tasty lips.