His Armored Heart

Chapter Six

 Bree sighed softly once Tony had gone in the house then she stood and stretched her arms above her head. She looked behind her before she unclipped her bra and tossed it with the rest of her clothes followed by her underwear. After she took a deep breath she waded deeper into the water, then dove under the surface.

Meanwhile Tony hurried down to the lab and looked over the calibrations. As soon as he had the program updating the settings of the suit's system, he hurried back outside to join Bree. A wry smile reached his face when he saw her swimming in the pool and her underwear in the pile of clothes she created. He quickly decided to undress himself and walked into the water to join her. "Enjoying yourself?" he called.

Bree turned her head at the sound of Tony's voice, now treading water in the deep end of the pool. Upon looking him over, she smirked at seeing he was half erect. "Are you?" She countered.

"Maybe just a little bit." Tony chuckled. He walked as far as he could, then lazily swam out to Emily.

"Looks like more than a little," Bree teased as she perched herself against one of the rocks at the edge of the pool.

"I can't help that you're a beautiful woman." Tony said truthfully.

Bree smirked as she pulled herself up to sit on the flat rock she had been leaning against. "I didn't say I wasn't enjoying the view."

Tony put his arms on the rock, next to Bree's legs, staying in the water. "We could start slower if you want. There's plenty we could do without going all the way." He suggested.

"I'm open to trying. I miss being intimate with you," she said honestly.

"It's entirely up to you. Like I said, absolutely no pressure." Tony reminded her.

"I know Tony. You have said that a lot lately, not that I mind." Bree turned and slid off the rock, falling back into the pool so she could be at eye level with Tony. When she surfaced, she slicked her hair back and grabbed the edge of the rock so she wouldn't have to tread water as hard. "Are you scared to do anything with me now?"

"No, I'm not scared so much... I'm worried about triggering more bad memories. I don't want to hurt you." Tony said truthfully.

"The only trigger I know of is being confined or pinned down. That brings it all back for me," she said softly.

"I will avoid that for the time being. Should you want to work on it in the future, I'm willing to help you." Tony offered.

Bree nodded as she used the rock to get closer to Tony then wrapped her arm around his neck, letting him take her weight. "I'd like to eventually, but not now."

"Of course not. But when you are ready, I'll be here." Tony promised, wrapping one arm around her waist while using the other arm to hold on to the rock.

"I like knowing you're here for me, with me," she said softly.

"I like having you here with me as well." Tony replied. He turned his head enough to kiss her jaw, then her neck, smirking when it made her sigh.

Bree turned her head as her eyes closed at the feeling of his lips on her skin. "Tony..."

"Yes Bree?" Tony muttered against her skin as he ran his lips across her neck then her bare shoulder before trailing backwards with his tongue.

"Please kiss me," she sighed, wrapping her legs around his waist.

Tony instantly turned his head and captured Bree's lips in a heated kiss, able to feel his arousal trapped between them as he tightened his one armed grip around her waist.