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Tweak says, "I LOVE YOU"

Pepper is (hisonething) wrote in avengers_logs,
@ 2018-07-04 20:05:00

Entry tags:

-open thread, bobbi morse, darcy lewis, drax, hope van dyne, loki odinson, nebula, nick fury, pepper potts, peter quill, tony stark

Who: Everyone
What: HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY, STEVE ROGERS!
When: July 4th
Where: Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty
Rating: TBD

Pepper had gotten to Ellis Island to oversee the set up for the party at 7AM. The caterers arrived an hour later. Then she began to direct the whole mess as if she were choreographing a ballet. Anyone who has seen her at work with something like this can't help but step back and watch in awe.

By the time 3PM rolled around and the first guests began to arrive everything was set up. There were no less than three dance floors. One with a band to play Big Band/1940s music. One with a standard DJ for the younger crowd. And one with a piano bar for a more traditional dancing and talking atmosphere. There was a dining area with two full bars, all manner of food and drink and tables of various size for groups or couples. There was a VIP section for the Avengers and their extended friends and relatives.

Pepper was currently wandering around greeting people and welcoming them.

[ooc: Per Gwen this will go on all month long so tag in willy nilly!]

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the_iron_man
2018-07-07 01:05 am UTC (link)

Tony was staring as though fixated at her smile, and he hadn't even taken a single sip of that champagne. He made an indecipherable noise before he twitched, and it registered that he was not only insulted but there was a potential opening to exploit.

"No one trusts me with secrets. That's bullshit. I'm trustworthy. I...you know, Rhodey trusts me with secrets all the time. Maybe I should marry him. That's a thing in some states."

He took a fortifying drink of the champagne.

"A thing that would drive me nuts, because I bicker with him more than I do with you. So, no Vegas? Does that mean, maybe, you'd be ok with somewhere else? Like a yacht in international waters? I have a yacht, right?"

Honestly, he didn't know the answer to that question. It was peripheral and not interesting. Sort of like he didn't know his social security number...or anything else that would have been linked to his I.D. or finances, past his full name and address. And even that was to invite terrorists to blow it up.

"If I don't, buy us a yacht tomorrow morning," he muttered, before polishing the rest of the champagne off in one go.

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hisonething
2018-07-08 05:34 pm UTC (link)

"You have a yacht," Pepper said. She plucked another flute of champagne to hand to Tony. It was the only routine. He didn't like things handed to him. She would have it handed to her and she would hand it to him.

"Three of them, actually. One Miami. One in Naples and one in Morocco." She took a sip. "You haven't been on any of them since your twenties." Pepper nodded to his drink. "Don't treat that like you did in your twenties or you will be marrying Rhodey. And yes. We will be having the big wedding so stop."

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the_iron_man
2018-07-08 08:49 pm UTC (link)

Like clockwork, Tony automatically took hold of the offered glass from Pepper. If it came from her, he trusted it wasn't going to contain a subpoena or be laced with deadly poison. Pepper was careful to screen everything that he came in contact with.

In other news, he had boats but hadn't been on them since his twenties? He probably got them while he was still dealing with the aftermath of his parents dying, after he was named CEO. No wonder he couldn't remember. That must have been when he was sauced up for a year straight. Since Obadiah was taking care of everything, so it's not like he had to worry about stuff. Just create more efficient ways to kill innocent people and mouth off during board meetings...so he didn't have to go to board meetings anymore. Or 'bored meetings' as he used to describe them in e-mails and post-it notes.

Since there was no mention of him crashing a boat in Miami, Naples, or Morocco, he was going to chalk it up as a ~~not so~~ great time had by himself and that he was the best skipper ever.

"Whatever. Rhodey's wearing the dress. I've got a nice ass, but it's not a Vera Wang wedding dress type of ass." He took a sip and looked everywhere but at her, which was a good indicator that he was feeling edgy. "We should've done it already. Like...a year ago. Or ten years ago."

He coughed, but it was to change the subject. Not to clear his throat.

"It's a nice party, Pep. I'd hire you as a party planner." He took another sip of champagne and then busted out the most disarming smile in his arsenal. "Hey! I kinda did. Remember that time I called you at insane o'clock in the morning, to get the house in Dubai ready?"

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hisonething
2018-07-08 09:21 pm UTC (link)

Pepper knew Tony's tells better than he did, probably. She caught on to the edginess creeping in. That had no place here. Why it was peeking out anyway meant he was nervous about something. Ginger brows came down even while that smile stayed on her face for appearance sake.

"Hey," she said. Her tone was conversational quiet, but it held a sharpness to get his attention. And if that didn't help, her hand found his cheek. A small amount of pressure made him look at her and she rewarded him with a very thorough kiss that any observers would expect from an engaged couple. The real intention was to calm him down.

"A year ago. Ten years ago. It wasn't time." Her eyes were warm as she looked into his, letting him see her love for him there. "Only two more months, and this party will look like a pony ride."

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the_iron_man
2018-07-08 10:13 pm UTC (link)

When his brain wouldn't shut up, it became an avalanche of thoughts and ideas. Then came the Did I do enough? and the What if I forgot ____? and guilt and worry and ways to fix everything. If he could. Lately it felt like he couldn't fix a damn thing, and that any time they had was of the borrowed variety.

All that stopped after that sharpness of her voice, the hand touched his face, the kiss that he eagerly returned, and when he could see that look in her eyes. He blinked himself out of whatever limbo his thoughts had fallen into and focused on Pepper, forgetting for a few token seconds that there was even a party going on around them. A party where no one needed Bitter Sarcasm Tony making an guest appearance.

"You're right. It wasn't the right time yet," he finally replied, wide-eyed and staring. That didn't stop him from making a ridiculously off the wall comment, so things didn't become awkward for anyone around them. "Someone better get us his and her's ponies for a wedding gift. I know it's not responsible to keep it on a yacht, so maybe the Hamptons. Dibs on the boy pony. I will name him George, and I'll hug him and pet him and squeeze him...."

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