𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘 | 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐤

Part Twelve

"What did I get myself into, Kate?"You said when the man left. You were still sitting on Tony's chair, while Kate tried to cool you down by waving her papers in front of your face.

"Well, now when you say it like that, I'm not sure you'll get to finish everything in just a few days." Kate shrugged.

"You're not sure? Kate, there's basically no way I'll be able to finish everything, unless I have... I don't know, a magic wand?"

Kate chuckled, making you look at her and she turned serious.

"You know what... " You said, rubbing the bridge of your nose and trying to calm yourself down. "You should call Mr. Flores and say I'm not going to--"

You were stopped by the doors opening and in walked Tony. He smiled when he saw you, but the smile quickly dropped from his face when he saw your distress.

"Y/N? Honey, what's wrong? Are you okay?" He quickly approached you and knelt down in front of you, taking your hands in his and placing them in your lap.

"Kate, can you leave us alone for a moment?" You asked.

"Oh, sure!" She quickly said and left the office.

"What happened, gorgeous? Talk to me." He said, placing your hair hair behind your ear.

"I messed up, Tony." You said and started to explain the whole situation to him.

Through your story, Tony managed to change a hundred of colors on his face.

"And now I don't know what to do!"You almost cried out. Tony dropped your hands and got up, running his hands through his hair and tugging on the ends.

He undid one button on his shirt to get some air as he looked at you, completely red in the face. "You accepted? You accepted, Y/N? You know damn well how important that man is for my job, Y/N, and knowing you can't manage to finish everything in time, you still accepted it? Do you have any idea what's going to happen if you don't do it?"

"Tony... " You got up and approached him, trying to place a hand on his cheek, but he grabbed your wrist and pulled you in to him.

"No, you listen to me!" He said."You're going to leave his wife sad, and then he will be sad and break the partnership he has with me. Besides, didn't I tell you from now on you will not work or did you not get that part?"

Your face turned blank when he finished.

"Say something." He said.

You chuckled, "You think I won't finish it on time?" You asked and Tony raised an eyebrow at you. "Is that how little faith you have in me, huh?"

"No, I don't think so, sweetheart", he fake smiled in your face, "I know it."

You returned his smile, "Well, you're wrong, Stark. I will do it and when I prove you wrong, you'll beg on your knees for forgiveness."

"Oh, is that so?" He asked. "Because I think I'm not going to be the one on my knees."

You slapped his hand away from your wrist."You know what, Stark? Let's make a bet. If I win, you have to spend the whole day being my slave."

He raised an eyebrow, interested in the bet. "And if I win, you have to take the deal."

"Deal." You said, narrowing your eyes at him.

He didn't say anything, but his gaze kept going from your eyes to your lips. His eyebrows narrowed in confusion when you parted from him.

"If you excuse me, Mr. Stark, I have a very important job to do. You know, a dress to make, but you obviously don't know anything about fashion."

"Did you just insult the way I dress?"

"Who? Me?"You said with a fake smile and as if in cue, Kate walked in with your stuff.

"Miss, do you need me to call Mr. Flores and tell him--"

"There's no need, Kate." You said, your eyes never leaving Tony's. "I'll take the job."

Kate coughed up, "I'm sorry, did I hear that part correctly?"

"Yes, you did. And you're coming with me."

"Wait", Tony said, " You can't just take my assistant!"

"Watch me, Stark." You said, passing by him.

Kate gave you your purse and together, you two walked out of the office and then, out of the building.

"I can't believe you just did that!" Kate excitedly said."You stood up to Mr. Stark like that!"

"Yes. What is he gonna do, fire me? Actually, he'll do that anyway, honey."You said.

"Wait, do I need to call a taxi?" Kate asked when she saw you have no car. She was about to walk back into the building when you grabbed her arm, stopping her in place. A sound of a car unlocking filled the air and Kate looked down to the keys in your hands. She gasped, "Are those -- are those Mr. Stark's keys?"

You shrugged, "Hypothetically speaking, yes."

"And he, hypothetically speaking, doesn't know you have them?" She asked.

"Maybe."

"Oh, you're so fun!" She said and you lead her towards Tony's parked car.

You got into the driver's seat and started to drive away from the building. Kate put her seatbelt on as you drove away.

"Did Mr. Flores send you an email with all the details about the dress?"You asked.

"Yes, I got it all printed out while you spoke with Mr. Stark!" Kate said, pulling out a paper from her bag. You looked at her in question. She printed out the list even if you told her you can't take the job? She smiled at you,"I knew you'd take it."

"You're amazing, Kate." You said with a smile on your face.

Kate blushed, "Oh, Mr. Stark never told me that. Thank you, Miss."

"Call me Y/N."You breathed out, "Okay... I don't even know where I'm going."

"Well, why don't we buy everything you need first for making a dress?"

You shrugged, "That's a good point."You glanced at the paper in her hands and an idea popped up into your head. You bit your lip, questioning if it would be good. "You know what, why does it have to be a dress?"

"Pardon?" Kate blinked.

"I just had an idea for something else. Can you text Flores to ask him if it would be appropriate?"

Kate pulled out her phone immediately and texted the man what you wanted to do. He agreed immediately, finding that idea even better.

"How far are we from the shop?" You asked Kate and she took a look at her phone again.

"Um... about forty minutes away."

As soon as she said that, you stepped on the gas and started to drive faster as you made your way around the cars on the street.

Kate called Paul and Ava on her phone and you explained your idea to them and they listened to you carefully. Paul was confused when you asked for a dress from Julie's shop.

"Well, why do you want a dress from the shop if you have to make one for him?"He asked.

"Obviously, I need the material and inspiration."You said.

"Do you want me to do anything?" Ava questioned.

"Well, uh... can you come over to my apartment and find my sewing machine and the rest of the equipment while I buy the material?"

"Of course. I'm on my way there."

When you ended the call, Kate decided to help you with a few ideas of her own as well. You parked in front of the shop and got out of the car, determined to prove Tony wrong.