fic: Right Now
Chapter 11 - The Yacht
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Tony grabbed his phone and headed towards his car with a slight limp. He had gone on a trip to Iraq two days ago and came with a huge bruise on his left foot. A tank ran over him. Not surprising, though he had promised Pepper he’d be careful.
They had to reschedule their little vacation to the isolated island Tony owned.
It was a beautiful island situated four hours journey with his yacht and it was scheduled to take between four and five days, but as precaution Tony had Jarvis inform him if any Stark weaponry needed to be taken care of.
He struggled to open his phone and dialed Pepper’s number while starting the engine and pulling the car from the driveway.
“Hi.”
“Hey.” He smiles at her warm tone. “Are you ready?”
“Yes and no. I need your help to get the luggage to the car and on the way to the docks we’ll need to stop by a drug store.”
“Are you sick or something?” He asks, thinking that maybe it’s that time of the month.
“No. It’s for the vacation, Tony.” She says softly in the speaker and a thrill rushes down his spine.
“Great.” He says and she could hear his contented sigh. “I am on my way. See you, Potts.”
“Bye.”
He hangs up and throws the phone carelessly onto the seat, focusing on the road.
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“I’m thinking.” Tony says as they descend the stairs from her apartment. “That maybe we should tell Rhodey - not that he hasn’t figured it out but you know, just in case. I know how he acts on something like this, and believe me you don’t want to see it yourself.”
Pepper shrugs and deliberately moves closer to him. Tony sighs and wraps his free hand around her shoulders and lets her put her head on his chest. She breathes in the strong cologne and smiles, knowing he can’t see her bright smile.
“Is it okay if we stay like this now? I mean I don’t want being caught by paparazzi but I’m too comfortable to move.”
Pepper raises her gaze towards him and smiles as he searches for her answer.
“Only if you put on your sunglasses.”
“You’ve got yourself a deal.” He says as he kisses her forehead affectionately and holds her tighter.
By the time they reach the car he has his sunglasses on and she couldn’t help but laugh at the expression on his face. He’s enthusiastic and she’s the same. It’s a new thing for him, after all. After the lugged was put into the trunk, Tony laid a kiss on her hand, his mustache prickling a bit. Pepper giggled and shoved him back, telling him that they have to go before the paparazzi spot them like that.
They stopped by the drug store and then they headed towards the port.
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Pepper smiled and wrapped her hands around his neck as he carried her to their bedroom.
“You know that we should probably unpack.” She whispered against his ear. “Before we do anything else.” She suggested playfully.
That earned her a glare from Tony who was struggling to open the door, searching through 40 keys.
“I’d say that we should probably do the naughty things now - not that I have something against unpacking, but first things first.”
“Yes!” She agreed breathlessly as they stumbled into the very classy bedroom.
Hell, he was nervous. He was sure that he had never been this nervous when he had to do this with a woman. Hell, he was never nervous.
Pepper softly turned him around to fall onto the large bed in the center of the lighten room. She kissed him very, very softly and his arms encircled her slender waist and pulled her deeper into their kiss. When she pulled back she was dizzy. His hands stroked her back and his eyes searched hers intently. She shifted against the ridge in his pants and smiled shyly at his tensed expression.
“Are you sure you want this?” He asked and shifted a bit more until his hips were beneath hers.
“Shhhh…” Pepper murmured while she planted wet kisses along his jaw.
His heart was screaming at him to do something but his mind told him that he shouldn’t rush through this. He rushed through a lot and he knew he didn’t deserve her. If he screwed this up he was sure that she wasn’t going to forgive him. Slower was the best option around so he slowly spun her around so that she was under him with a confused smile playing on her lips.
He slowly stood up, ignoring her expression.
“You know something?” He told her seriously. “I don’t really think I want this.”
He wanted to repeadetly smack his head against the wall when he saw tears in her eyes.
“Do you mean you don’t want this anymore?” She asks, her voice broken.
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Tony grabbed his phone and headed towards his car with a slight limp. He had gone on a trip to Iraq two days ago and came with a huge bruise on his left foot. A tank ran over him. Not surprising, though he had promised Pepper he’d be careful.
They had to reschedule their little vacation to the isolated island Tony owned.
It was a beautiful island situated four hours journey with his yacht and it was scheduled to take between four and five days, but as precaution Tony had Jarvis inform him if any Stark weaponry needed to be taken care of.
He struggled to open his phone and dialed Pepper’s number while starting the engine and pulling the car from the driveway.
“Hi.”
“Hey.” He smiles at her warm tone. “Are you ready?”
“Yes and no. I need your help to get the luggage to the car and on the way to the docks we’ll need to stop by a drug store.”
“Are you sick or something?” He asks, thinking that maybe it’s that time of the month.
“No. It’s for the vacation, Tony.” She says softly in the speaker and a thrill rushes down his spine.
“Great.” He says and she could hear his contented sigh. “I am on my way. See you, Potts.”
“Bye.”
He hangs up and throws the phone carelessly onto the seat, focusing on the road.
--
“I’m thinking.” Tony says as they descend the stairs from her apartment. “That maybe we should tell Rhodey - not that he hasn’t figured it out but you know, just in case. I know how he acts on something like this, and believe me you don’t want to see it yourself.”
Pepper shrugs and deliberately moves closer to him. Tony sighs and wraps his free hand around her shoulders and lets her put her head on his chest. She breathes in the strong cologne and smiles, knowing he can’t see her bright smile.
“Is it okay if we stay like this now? I mean I don’t want being caught by paparazzi but I’m too comfortable to move.”
Pepper raises her gaze towards him and smiles as he searches for her answer.
“Only if you put on your sunglasses.”
“You’ve got yourself a deal.” He says as he kisses her forehead affectionately and holds her tighter.
By the time they reach the car he has his sunglasses on and she couldn’t help but laugh at the expression on his face. He’s enthusiastic and she’s the same. It’s a new thing for him, after all. After the lugged was put into the trunk, Tony laid a kiss on her hand, his mustache prickling a bit. Pepper giggled and shoved him back, telling him that they have to go before the paparazzi spot them like that.
They stopped by the drug store and then they headed towards the port.
--
Pepper smiled and wrapped her hands around his neck as he carried her to their bedroom.
“You know that we should probably unpack.” She whispered against his ear. “Before we do anything else.” She suggested playfully.
That earned her a glare from Tony who was struggling to open the door, searching through 40 keys.
“I’d say that we should probably do the naughty things now - not that I have something against unpacking, but first things first.”
“Yes!” She agreed breathlessly as they stumbled into the very classy bedroom.
Hell, he was nervous. He was sure that he had never been this nervous when he had to do this with a woman. Hell, he was never nervous.
Pepper softly turned him around to fall onto the large bed in the center of the lighten room. She kissed him very, very softly and his arms encircled her slender waist and pulled her deeper into their kiss. When she pulled back she was dizzy. His hands stroked her back and his eyes searched hers intently. She shifted against the ridge in his pants and smiled shyly at his tensed expression.
“Are you sure you want this?” He asked and shifted a bit more until his hips were beneath hers.
“Shhhh…” Pepper murmured while she planted wet kisses along his jaw.
His heart was screaming at him to do something but his mind told him that he shouldn’t rush through this. He rushed through a lot and he knew he didn’t deserve her. If he screwed this up he was sure that she wasn’t going to forgive him. Slower was the best option around so he slowly spun her around so that she was under him with a confused smile playing on her lips.
He slowly stood up, ignoring her expression.
“You know something?” He told her seriously. “I don’t really think I want this.”
He wanted to repeadetly smack his head against the wall when he saw tears in her eyes.
“Do you mean you don’t want this anymore?” She asks, her voice broken.