Arranged Affair

Chapter 12: Perfect Avalon

Part Twelve

"You'd said you'd come with me this time, honey." Harvey mumbled as he packed his shirts into one of the bags.

"I said that?" Pepper raised an eyebrow and looked at him with a wide smile.

"Yes, you promised even."

"Maybe I will come next time. I'm just not in the mood for a trip."

"Okay, but promise me you won't work yourself hard. Because we both know what happened last week when I found you with your eyes black. You're not getting any sleep, though. Try to relax and forget the work for these three days."

"I will." Pepper promised him with another smile, but she couldn't escape the butterflies in her stomach as she thought about Tony and what was supposed to happen that evening.

He grabbed his bag and stopped in front of her before kissing her softly, his lips rough. "I love you, baby."

Pepper avoided his gaze as she fixed his tie and pressed a kiss to his cheek.

"Take care of you. And don't forget to call me when you're there!"

Harvey nodded silently and left. He couldn't shake the feeling of not being told 'I love you' back, though.

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In Malibu, Tony was making sure he had everything prepared. He got up from his work bench and smiled. It was going to be a great day. And besides… he didn't really care that he was making a mistake. He thought that taking her away from her home and sleeping with her wouldn't be such a big mistake. She had promised that she would get a divorce if the affair they were having would turn out to be much more than expected.

He trusted her.

Anyway, he'd have to wait three more hours until he could finally touch her and kiss her and he couldn't wait much longer…

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The dress she had chosen was simple, yet beautiful. It was a cream colored dress she had found in her dresser when she had looked for the one she would be wearing on the island. Her make-up was classy but she decided on a more natural look that evening. Instead of choosing a pair of stilettos she settled on some flip-flops.

She checked her watch before heading out her apartment. Half an hour until being able to kiss him and feel him… It had been a boring week without him and she couldn't wait to hold him in her arms.

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The huge yacht, propriety of Tony Stark was anchored in the port at six o'clock. Tony arrived at five to six and he began pacing around restlessly until he was able to see Pepper's car coming to a stop a couple of yards from the yacht in the parking lot. He put on his best playboy smirk as he continued watching her.

His eyes glittered behind his sunglasses as he saw the dress she was wearing and he hurried towards her to help her with her bags. She smiled shyly at him when he wrapped his arm around her waist and pressed a kiss to her forehead.

"I missed you." He admitted with another small kiss to her temple this time.

Pepper responded by quickly squeezing his hand.

"C'mon. Let's get this show on the road." He looked down at her and smiled when he saw the happiness in her eyes.

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She had always loved to be Tony's assistant. She absolutely loved the luxury he had always put her in. There were times when she'd stay in the most luxurious suites at the most exclusive hotels all around the world.

Tony's yacht assembled one of those luxury suites and it was heaven on earth. He'd put her bags into one of the bedrooms and promised her that they would arrive in six hours. That meant that they would arrive around midnight, and frankly, she was okay with that because no one would recognize them.

She spent the next two hours in Tony's company outside. It was a beautiful weather and no clouds could be seen on the sky. Tony kept gazing at her between steering the wheel and watching the surroundings. It had been a little while since he'd been on his yacht.

"So…" He started. "I can't really remember… but have you ever visited my mansion there?"

"Once." She replied and moved closer to him. The wind was getting colder and she needed something… or someone to warm her up.

"Oh, cool. I thought that you haven't considering how firm you were when I suggested that the two of us were alone on the island when Obi died. Stupid alibi…" He whispered and looked anywhere but at her.

"I didn't mean to rip of that small bandage off your nose but Coulson would have thought that there was something going on between us. You know what I think about people seeing us like this."

"You don't like it." It wasn't a question.

"I don't like it." She affirmed. "But you've changed so much. Well, except that part when you started sleeping around again."

Tony chuckled and wrapped his arms around her.

"I was jealous, you know that." He admitted with a small apologetic smile.

"I suspected that. But wow… Tony Stark jealous… That's a very new concept."

"I know, I know… I don't like sharing you with another man."

"You won't have to anymore."

Tony smiled and proceeded to kiss her. She smiled against his lips, as well.

"You'd better run off to your bedroom before I ravish you here on the deck." He told her with a wink.

Pepper blushed and kissed him once again before going downstairs in her own cabin.

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Four hours later Tony emerged downstairs and sighed when he saw Pepper asleep. But he took the opportunity to study her as he sat down on the edge of the bed. He smiled while he stroked her cheek and took in her freckles.

"Beautiful…" He whispered silently.

Pepper opened her eyes slowly and stared at him before grabbing his hand.

"Are we there?"

"Yes." He wasted no time before replying. "By the way, your husband called while you were asleep."

Pepper's eyes widened and she stood up, searching for her phone.

"Don't worry. I told him you came with me at a party. He won't even know."

"You did what?!"

"I told him th-"

"Oh god… I hope he doesn't suspect anything."

"No he doesn't. He told me 'Well, congratulations for managing to wrestle her out of the apartment. Wear her out.'"

"Is that what he said?"

"I'm not lying."

"You'd better." Pepper laughed at the expression on his face and kissed his cheek, giggling when she heard his sigh.

"Let's go, shall we?" He asked with a smile, unable to keep the excitement out of his voice.

"Okay, Iron Man."

"Oh god… Don't call me like that or I'll have a hard-on anytime you mention it."

"Really?" She asked with an inquiring brow as she smoothed her palm over the ridge in his pants.

"Absolutely… yeah." He babbled and grabbed that hand in his. "No playing until we get there." He told her in a husky voice and Pepper shivered instantly.

"After you…" He pointed out at the door and he quickly followed her out of her bedroom.

It's going to be a very interesting night…

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Next is Sex NC-17 so skip if you want