Hearts on Fire

A brand new Monday

Another Monday morning, another start of the week, she could already see how her day was gonna go, and still, Amy Brooks stood from her bed and made her way to the bathroom.

"Alexa play my playlist" she asked of her apartment AI whom responded with an pleasing "right away".

As the music sounded through one of the speakers in her bathroom she undressed from her nightgown and got herself into the shower, relaxing once underneath the warm water.

Ever since Pepper and Tony broke up, Tony has been drinking a lot, unnecessary trips to Las Vegas, he made a party to wherever he went and then on Monday arrived either more drunk or with a huge hangover, there was no in between with Tony Stark.

She worries about him, of course she worries about him, like an employee worries about her boss or a family member worries about another, nothing more... and yet.

A red slim dress with a siren cut but short, not as dramatic but still right on that edge between sophisticated and dramatic. Black Matte high heels with a red sole, they where expensive, a gift from Charles, the ones that she, no matter what, always wears Monday's. Two sprays from her favorite perfume, light makeup, some cat eye, some light blush but always wearing red lips, her blonde hair wavy and loosened, she looked at herself in her tall mirror, making sure she looked perfect, nervously adjusting the bracelet in her wrist, a beautiful gold band adorn with rubies, she would always say this was a heritage from her mother, in reality it was a damper, it neutralized her telepathy and her pyrokinesis, unfortunately it did nothing for her healing factor but at least she could have some peace and quiet inside her mind.

She took her handbag, her cellphone, ordered Alexa to turn off the music as she walked out of her bedroom, working for Tony Stark paid well, she was his assistant after all, but this luxury apartment wasn't because of her work with the owner of Stark Industries, but some things are best unsaid.

She took two bottles of water from her fridge before she walked out her apartment, the security lock immediately activating as she left.

A few runs to Starbucks and she was now at the feet of Stark Tower, Tony wanted to make sure one of the tallest buildings in New York belonged to him so he had the tower have his last name on the top side, now everyone knew.

She tipped her cab driver more than the taximeter said, before she walked into the tower.

A few security checks and she was on her way to his office, she imagined he wasn't there, that he hadn't arrived, she wondered what he most had done this time, she should had stopped by his penthouse instead, but she was here now, no turning back now.

Immediately the doors to the floor open Amy saw the desperation in Bambi's eyes "Oh thank god you arrived, Amy" the young woman said "Is everything ok?" Amy asked the brunette "no, apparently security told me Tony arrived at 4 am? And he closed himself with some women in his office because apparently 'the after party' was here... and he won't move or respond, I already got the girls he brought a cab, they where not pleased, saying something about Tony falling asleep on her or something, he's breathing, he just passed out I'm guessing"

Bambi was Tony's office secretary, she did things like filing reports, making sure meals where prepared for meetings, made calls, passed calls, occasionally she brought Tony breakfast but Amy did that the most.

Amy sighed "come with me, it's one of those mornings and I'll need you" Amy told the young girl with doe eyes who followed after the taller women who walked into Tony's office.

There he was, on his sofa, snoring so loudly and looking like a hot mess "Dear lord" Amy whispered under her breath "Bambi call Happy, tell him to bring me some clean clothes, any kind, casual more preferably" Amy asked of the young secretary who nodded as she went to the phone to do just as she was told.