Astrild; Goddess of Love

Chapter 36 - Planning and Preparations

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We woke to the sound of Steve's phone vibrating its way off his bedside and landing with a thump on the floor. Sometime during the night we had found a compromise, Steve and I lay at right angles to one another with my head resting on his stomach and my hand reaching over my head to draw circles on his abs. Meanwhile his arm draped itself protectively around my ribcage.

"Who's calling me so persistently?" Steve moaned as he stretched to reach his phone while I was lying sideways across his bed with my head resting on his chest.

"I don't know. I'm telepathic not technetic." Just then his phone rang again. Being closer I answered it before he could reach it.

"Captain Rogers' phone may I ask who's calling?"

"I told you so, Pepper!" My brother said and followed it with a raspberry ever the charmer.

"Hi Pepper, who was it you wanted?" I asked politely.

"Both of you. Look I know you're busy but the Wedding is booked for this Saturday. How soon can you meet me?" While she was talking Steve slid his arms around my and was snuggling me from behind.

"Whenever you need me Pepper." I stated.

"Today?" She more demanded than asked but it was still technically a question.

"Yes, but it's only Wednesday!" I whined, while Steve chuckled behind me sending shivers down my spine.

"Not my problem." She said.

"How are you going to sort everything out in time?" I asked.

"It's OK, she can plan amazingly quickly it's her gift -- and her curse," Tony said in the background.

"I heard that Mr. Stark." She chastised him playfully.

"You were meant to Miss. Potts."

"Can you put Steve on please?" She asked me and in response I twisted in his arms and pressed the phone to his ear.

"Pepper?"

"You're in charge of Suits for my boys, ASAP please Captain?" I heard her say through the mobile phone garble.

"Is Bucky included in that?" He asked

"Yes..." then she carried on to tell him what she wanted. Out of the blue there was a knock on Steve's front door so, still on the phone he went to answer it and Tony waltzed in past him his only response was sarcasm, "Come on in."

"Not my fault she doesn't answer her phone," Tony said passing the book, I smiled evilly at him

"Not my fault I was indisposed and my phone is still in my room at the tower."

"I know I pinged it, here." I raised my eyebrows as I took my phone from him, "In my defence you could have been in trouble you weren't answering." He went to leave as I moved to the edge of the bed to get changed, "what do you mean indisposed?" He asked wiggling his eyebrows, which caused me to throw a pillow at him. Luckily for him and more to the point me, my phone rang; a video call.

"Pepper, just give me a second to get dressed." I said not yet enabling a video call

"You missy, need to report back to the tower." She ordered.

"But Pepper..." I whined, now dressed in jeans and a t-shirt I enabled video call.

"No buts Miss Stark, gee you're so like your brother sometimes." She said shaking her head.