While taking a shower, he constantly saw flashbacks of what happened last night. 'She doesn't love me.'
″Well, sir if I may, she does.″
″What? Who asked you? She does what?″
″She loves you, sir.″
'Well, that I did not know.' And without hesitation he turned off the shower and he went in his room completely naked. His room was completely... cleaned? But who...?
″Jarvis, who did come in my room and cleaned it?″
″When you were taking the shower, Miss Potts called the Cleaning Service and they did all this fantastic job and you didn't had to move one finger.″
″That's enough Jarvis. Where are my boxers? I left them here. God, where are they? Jarvis can you tell me?″
″Did you checked in the wardrobe sir?″
″Why you smart ass?″
″I'm just your AI. Remember? You programed me to know everything that occurs in this mansion.″
″Yeah, yeah. Stop flattering yourself.″
So, he did find his red-hearted boxers and he went to the kitchen to take something to eat. On the table was a Burger King meal and a note. Tony hesitated for a second but he thought it'll be better to know now what she's up to.
If you need something, just call me. I'm at the company fixing your schedule. And please eat your meal so you don't have to starve to death until I get there.
-P
″This won't fucking help me!″
″Sir, are you okay?″
'No. I'm not.' he said under his breath.
″I'm broken can't you see?″
″Do you love her, sir?″
″More than life itself.″
″Then why don't you say this to her?″
″If you'll say a word of this to her. I'll kill your... your... wires.″
″I understand very well, sir.″
After two weeks
″I'm really concerned about him Rhodey. What can I do?″
″Let him that way.″
″I think he's... he's just acting like a jerk.″
When this words hit Rhodey he could notice even through the phone that she was sobbing and sniffing.
″Are you okay, Pepper?″
″No. I mean I think he's acting like this because of me. I didn't accept his offer. I think he's mad on me.″
″What, Pepper, what offer?
″He... when was the Firefighter's benefit, we've almost kissed. And then...″
″Why didn't you tell me this?
″And before the press conference... he asked me if I remember that night. And I... I said that I do.″
″And?″
″Two weeks ago...″
″What?!″
″He tried to kiss me on my neck and he touched me on all my body. Well, not all of it but on my waist and back and... I think he tries to make me be his...″
″Girlfriend...″ Rhodey completed.
″I don't know what to think. I mean he did other things to get me that way but he didn't do this until then.″
″What if he loves you, did you think at this possibility?″
″And when I pushed him aside... he went like crazy. He closed himself in his bedroom and he took a bottle of scotch and threw it on the wall. And when I went there, he was acting like I wasn't there and...″
″Whoa. Slow down.″
″When I helped him get in his bed he took my hand and he told me that I don't leave him. He looked desperate. So I accepted only for his sake. And I went to his bed and he...″
″He took my waist and moved closer to me.″
″I...I think he loves you.″
This was the truth for Virginia Pepper Potts. Her boss was in love with her and she was in love with her boss. What can she do more?