His Armored Heart

Chapter Thirteen

The next morning, Tony woke early to prepare for his press statement. He had a quick shower, then dressed himself. Once he was ready, he walked over to the bed and gently woke Bree.

"Hmm?" Bree rubbed her eyes and opened them to see Tony pressed and dressed in one of his best suits. "What's going on?"

"I have a press conference this morning. I just wanted you to know that I'm going, so you wouldn't worry." Tony said softly.

"Should I go with you?" She answered. "Or do you want to go alone?"

"You can go with me if you want. You'll need to get ready soon though." Tony said, checking the time.

Bree sat up with a yawn. "How much time do I have?"

"Twenty minutes at the most." Tony answered.

"Can we get coffee somewhere?" She asked as she got up and walked over to the dresser to pick out a quick outfit.

"Sure. There's a little place on the way. I've never tried them before, but we can grab a coffee from them." Tony answered as he moved to sit on the end of the bed.

Bree quickly got out underwear, a blouse, and jeans then began to get dressed. "That sounds perfect."

"I wish I would have known you would want to come with me. I would have woken you earlier. I thought you would want to sleep." Tony said truthfully.

"It's fine Tony, I don't mind." Bree was quickly dressed and went into the bathroom to run a brush through her hair and brush her teeth before she emerged, putting her hair up in a bun.

"You look beautiful." Tony said when Bree came out of the bathroom. He stood and took her hand so they could walk down to the lab.

"You're biased," Bree commented as she let Tony lead her. "But thank you."

"No I'm not. I found you to be extremely beautiful before you were mine." Tony reminded her.

Bree blushed. "I found you handsome way before I worked for you," she admitted in return.

"I know. I've seen myself." Tony replied with a smirk.

"All I do is inflate your ego," Bree giggled as they reached the lab.

"Oh please. I inflate my own ego." Tony laughed. He walked over to his Audi and opened Bree's door for her.

"Taking the black Audi today I see." Bree commented as she sat in the passenger seat.

"It looks better in the press photos." Tony commented as he got in and started the car.

"Black is a striking color," she agreed.

"It is. Originally, I bought this car just to look better in the photos." Tony admitted with a chuckle. He pulled out and had them on the road and minded the speed limit better this time, for Bree's comfort.

"Well, I like it," Bree replied happily.

"I do too. It's a nice car." Tony agreed.

"How far away is the conference?" Bree asked. "I'm curious."

"Not far. It's just downtown. Less than ten minutes." Tony answered.

"Okay. Sounds like a plan," Bree smiled. Tony reached over and turned the radio on, smiling as AC/DC blared from the radio. He sang along with the song, but they arrived just before it ended and he shut the car off.

"You love that band," Bree smiled. "I do too though." She took a deep breath as she looked over at Tony. "Are you ready for this?"

"It helps me relax before I have to do things like this." Tony admitted. He opened his door and stepped out of the car. Quickly walking to the other side, he opened the door for Bree.