L-O-V-E

Break up broken down

Tony's POV

Ever since Pepper left life's been... empty. We ended it on friendly terms, still friends and she's still the CEO of the company. She and I ,we, just didn't work anymore. It was great while it lasted but for some reason I still miss her. I miss holding her at night. I miss having some other than Jarvis to come home to at night.

I had fallen into rut. Everyone around me could see it. They, Rhodey especially, were worried. So I went out got drunk and brought random girls to the house. Back to being a playboy. For once in my life that thought was unwelcomed and dreaded.

It was a normal Saturday morning, I was bored and had already exhausted my list of things to do at Stark Tower. So I decided to go on a walk. I got dressed into a pair of jeans and a Black Sabbath t-shirt. As usual the streets of New York were hectic and crowded. I eventually got so lost in thought that i wasn't watching where I was going. Unfortunately what brought me out of my thoughts was a loud mouthed New Yorker with a colorful vocabulary.

It was cold. I should've worn a jacket. I noticed a small coffee shop that looked pleasant. A cup of coffee sounded good.

So I walked in and placed my order. I got my coffee and payed for it. As I turned around, I noticed a women. She was nothing special. Nothing really stood out about her, she was reading a Stephen King book and sitting all alone by the window. I'm not sure what compelled me to do this but I walked over and asked if I could sit down.

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