Arranged Affair

Ch 21: Mad?

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Part Twenty-one

Pepper woke up suddenly, and realized she was in Tony's bed – alone. She opened her eyes sleepily and looked at the other side of the bed which was empty. She hoped it didn't have any connection to the fact that Tony barely looked her in the eye last night when they made love.

She got up from the bed, grabbing Tony's t-shirt from behind his pillow. She put it on while walking into his master bathroom. She looked at her image in the mirror and shook her head. Her hair was in complete disarray and there were a few bite marks on her neck and jaw.

Fortunately, it was Saturday and that meant no work for the day.

The red head glanced once more at her reflection and turned on the hot water. A shower would make her feel better.

Tony, on the other hand, was drinking his coffee and reading an old newspaper in the kitchen. He stared at the headline for about five minutes before realizing that his coffee had gotten cold.

"Fuck." He muttered, got up and walked towards the coffee machine.

After he had drank another cup of coffee he grabbed one of the bagels which stood on the counter and took a bite out of it. I shouldn't have left Pepper alone. She must think I'm mad right now, or something.

He finished his bagel before practically jogging out of the kitchen and into the living room.

He didn't expect to find Pepper there, so, he stopped in his tracks, startled. The woman looked at him curiously, her eyes suspicious.

"Morning." He greeted softly and sped downstairs and into the privacy of his workshop.

Pepper waited patiently for him to come back upstairs after a couple of minutes, but he didn't. She tapped her long nails on the glass table before getting up and heading for the terrace.

I wonder what has gotten into him. He's acting strange, and I don't have any idea about what must be nagging him inside.

She hugged herself as the cold wind touched her bare skin, and stood there and watched how the waves crashed into the tough rocks below the mansion.
He had avoided her all day long, and Pepper couldn't take it anymore.

At seven pm, after finishing her dinner, she walked calmly into his workshop, only to find him slouched over his desk, eyes closed as if he was asleep.
She walked gently to him and shook him by his elbow a little.

When he didn't stir, she patted his shoulder blade.

"What's up, Potts?" Tony mumbled and raised his head three inches from his desk.

There was an imprint of his keyboard into one side of his face.

"I'm leaving." She said dryly.
The billionaire raised his head even further more and stared at her for a couple of seconds.

"I'm… How long did I sleep, Jarvis?" He asked and looked over at the ceiling.

"Four hours and twenty-seven minutes, sir."

"I wasn't planning on that."

He muttered and looked at Pepper before pulling her in his arms.
Pepper pushed her hands against his chest in a sign of protest, but Tony didn't lose his grip on her waist. He kept pulling her until she was in his lap. She swallowed hard when he brushed his goatee on her uncovered cleavage, above her breasts.

"Tony…" She began to protest, but her breath caught up in her throat when she realized she was still mad at him for ignoring her all day.

She pushed herself off his lap and took a few steps back, leaving Tony yearning for her touch.

"Potts, come back here." He ordered but didn't quite look in her eyes.

"No." She muttered quietly. "Not until you tell me what's wrong."

Oooo
What's wrong?