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Liar//Tony Stark

“Why are you lying to me?” w/ Tony Stark

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You had been dating the infamous Tony Stark for about two years now. You were skeptical at first; dating someone who was constantly putting themselves in danger isn’t exactly the most romantic thing in the world. But after a while, you saw that whatever he did, no matter how stupid and dangerous, he did it for you. That he loved you and you loved him; that’s all you ever wanted.

You laid in bed, waiting for your boyfriend. Tonight was cuddle night and you couldn’t wait. You knew that this past month had been stressful for the both of you. Your boss had been giving you extra work and Tony had been working day and night in order to perfect his newest suit. Hours had gone by since you laid down and you started to get worried. You checked the time, 3:53 am. You got up with a sigh, grabbed your favorite blanket from across the room, and headed to Tony’s lab.

“FRIDAY, take me to Tony’s lab,” you said, draping the blanket around your shoulders.

“Of course, Ms. Y/N.” As the elevator went down, you couldn’t help but to feel that something was wrong. Was he in trouble? Did he accidentally hurt himself? Maybe he already fell asleep. That had been happening a few times this month. As the elevator stopped and the door opened. You walked over to the door of his lab. You couldn’t hear anything going on in there, but typed in the code and walked in.

“Tony?” You called out to him. You turned the corner and saw your boyfriend sitting at his desk with Pepper sitting on the corner of his desk, a flushed look on her face. “Pepper? Why are you still here?”

“I honestly have no clue,” Pepper sighed. “Stark’s forcing me to be here as long as he’s still working.”

“Tony!” You scolded him. “Pepper, you can leave.”

“What?” Tony said. “I need her!”

“No you don’t,” you and Pepper both said, a scowl gracing both of your faces.

“Fine. Be here early tomorrow.”

“I’ll be here when I get here,” Pepper said, hopping off of Tony’s desk. Before she left the room, she turned to you and waved.”

“C’mon,” you said grabbing Tony by the hand and dragging him to your shared room. You dropped your blanket on the floor and got back into bed. When you felt the other side of your bed dip, you sighed in contentment. You turned towards him and caressed his cheek. “Are you alright?” You whispered.

“What do you mean?”

“You’ve been working all day, every day for the past month. You never really sleep and when you do, it’s in your lab.”

“I’m fine, Y/N,” he said, turning on his back. “But thanks for checking up on me. I made reservations for dinner tomorrow...well, tonight. Are you up for it?”

“Of course.”

“Okay. It’s my way of saying sorry for spending time away from you. Just remember that no matter how much time we’re apart. Love you.”

“I love you too,” you said, laying your head on his shoulder. You both drifted off into a blissful sleep

...

The next morning, you woke up at 9:00 am to an empty bed. You sighed before getting up.You put on a tank top and shorts before leaving the room. You made your way down to the kitchen and found Natasha sitting at the island. She looked at you and then quickly looked away.

“Hey Tasha, what’s up?” You stood on the other side of the counter so that she had to look at you. She lifted her head up to look at you. Her face was graced with the slightest bit of pain.

“N-Nothing,” she said.

“Are you sure?”

“...Yeah.”

“Hmm,” you said, knowing something was wrong. You turned up towards the vents and took in a deep breath. “Clint!” you yelled. A few moments later, Clint came rushing out.

“Yes?”

“What’s wrong with Tasha?”

“She-” he was cut off with a loud cough coming from Natasha. She glared at him, but Clint glared back. “She deserves to know, Nat.”

“I deserve to know what?”

“Tony-”

“Y/N, you should see it before we say anything.” Nat said, her voice hushed. “FRIDAY, show us the cameras in Tony’s lab from earlier this morning.”

“Of course, Ms. Romanoff.” Projected out in the middle of the room was a recording of Tony and Pepper in the lab. Pepper was on one side of the room while Tony was building the suit.

‘Pepper! Come here.’ Pepper did as he said and walked over to him. He motioned for her to sit on his lap.

You could feel your heartbeat quicken in fear of what you thought was going to happen. And then it happened; he kissed Pepper. You felt heart sank and your throat close up as the familiar feeling of tears burning the back of your eyes. You looked away as your tears began to fall.

You couldn’t help but feel embarrassed. Were you not enough for him? Did you do something wrong? Did he ever even love you? Your heart shattered in confirmation of your suspicions as he said 4 words

‘I love you, Pepper.”

…

Dinner that night was depressing. You stared at the table the entire time, not knowing what else to do. Looking him in the eyes would have caused waterworks, and you weren’t ready to confront him about Pepper just yet. Anytime he tried to make a joke or start a conversation, you would either laugh half heartedly or nod your head.

“Y/N, I got you something,” your ‘boyfriend’ said to you. He lightly grasped your hand and placed a silver bracelet around your wrist. You looked at him for the first time today. Then you looked down at the bracelet. “I’m so sorry that we’ve been spending so much time apart. I truly am. I love you so much-”

“Why are you lying to me?” You said, hot tears already falling down your face.

“What?”

“You know what I’m talking about,” your voice was beginning to crack. “Clint and Natasha showed me what you did this morning. Did you ever love me?”

“Y/N-”

“We’re done,” you said, wiping the tears from your face. You took the bracelet off of your wrist and slammed it on the table. You turned to walk away, but before you left the building, you said one more thing to him.

“Since you love her so much, why don’t you give it to Pepper instead?”