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Pepper Potts Meets Peter Parker:
(Yes I classify Pepper as an Avenger here cause she is a literal mf Queen!!)
"Tony, you have to get out of this lab. You are going to go insane if you don't... do something else." Pepper exclaimed watching as Tony worked humming to himself as he did.
"Tony?" Pepper sighed to herself knowing full well that Tony couldn't hear her, that he was too engrossed into his work. Pepper walked up to his table and placed a small hand on his shoulder. "Tony?" She gently asked. Tony jumped up, eyes wide before finally realising that it was Pepper that was there.
"Pep... love of my life... please never scare me like that again." Tony placed a hand on his chest as if trying to slow his breathing.
"Well I wouldn't have had to scare you if you answered me the first time," Pepper stared him down, clearly not buying any of his bullshit. "Now as I was trying to say, you need to get out of here and do something... else I don't know." Pepper pointed around the room and then turned her attention back to Tony.
"Pep, I can't...just leave my work." Tony started for an excuse knowing full well how pathetic it sounded.
"Yes you can, and you will. Let's go." She started ushering him out of the door as if he were a small child.
"Pep... no... come on." Tony mumbled all the way upstairs. Turning every so often to look at Pepper, trying to let him stay in the lab. And every time Pepper would just shake her head and lift an eyebrow as if she were telling a child no.
"Pep come on I have been out of the lab for hours-" Tony started.
"Its been 12 minutes Tony." Pepper looked at him with a neutral expression. Damn Natasha was getting good at teaching her to mask her emotions.
"Pep."
"No Tony. Its unhealthy to stay in that lab all day. Not eating properly not drinking properly not even socialising unless its me. You need to do something else for once, something that will actually help you Tony."
"I know. I know Pep. But what could I do?" Tony mumbled loud enough for Pepper to hear. He was stood by the sink, a coffee cup in hand as he moved from one leg to the other, as if nervous.
"I don't know Tony. Don't you have other people to talk to besides me. Like that Spider-ling person... Happy said you two seemed pretty close why not call them." Pepper suggested. And she did want to meet the Spider-person so why not. If it helps Tony it is worth a shot.
"I can get him to come over for a movie night or something? See if his Aunt needs me to babysit or something?" Tony spoke out loud more to himself than anyone.
"Then you do that Tony. But I want to meet him, he seems nice so far and if he got on your soft side I really want to meet him." Pepper smiled at Tony as he seemed to soften at just the thought of the young spider. Yes, Pepper thought, she would definitely like this young spider.
"Spider-Boy is coming up in the elevator now Boss."
"Good FRI, thank you." Tony said.
"So Spider-boy?" Pepper asked, smiling slightly at the nickname.
"Yeah... he hates it though... which is why I call him that." A very rare soft smile graced Tony's face as the elevator opened and a teenage boy with brown, curly hair and big doe eyes raced to Tony and threw his arms across his neck. Pepper was surprised when Tony didn't even hesitate to hug back.
"Thank you so much for inviting me Mr Stark." The young boy smiled at Tony before letting go of him and turning to look around the room. Finally his eyes lay on Pepper.
"Oh I am sorry...Miss Pepper Potts... Ma'am." The boy rambled on. Which made Pepper like him even more then she already did.
"Just Pepper is fine dear." She smiled at Tony and him as Tony threw an arm around the boy's shoulders.
"Well Miss Pepper, I am... Peter Parker Ma'am." The boy (Peter) leaned slightly into Tony's arm. Doe eyes looking at Pepper.
"Well it is very nice to meet you Peter." Pepper smiled at him. "Well Tony, Peter, I would love to stay but I have to set up some meetings. But you guys have fun." She kissed Tony on the cheek before ruffling Peter's hair and leaving the room. Before she closed the door she heard a faint whisper of.
"Do you think she liked me Mr Stark?"
Followed by a short laugh and a "I bet she loved you kiddo."
And Tony was right, Pepper did love this Peter Parker even though she knew nothing about him. But she would in time and she knew they would be very close.
Very close indeed.