𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎

Nat's POV

I woke up in the middle of the night because someone woke me up.

I sat in the bed, breathing heavy.

-Hey are you ok?-.

I looked at my left and I saw Tony.

-You were having a nightmeare, you were screaming- he continued.

Yeah, I remembered the nightmeare now. It was scaring, like usual. I have never talked about my nightmeares with him but he probably suspected something.

-Oh... I'm sorry that I woke you up- I said.

-It's ok, I wasn't really sleeping. After the party I started working on my new project and I wasn't really planning to sleep- he said.

-Is this how you spend your nights?- I said smiling -I thought you would have spent them with a different woman every night-.

-Yeah I wish I could but I am not allowed to bring strangers here- he said.

-Oh... Then who were you having the party with?-.

-Friends. Or work colleagues, call them how you prefer- he said -Well, you should go back to sleep, it is only 3.00 am-.

-You too- I said -Stay here-.

I tapped on the bed next to me and he sighed.

-I have work to finish and... I don't know if it is a good thing- he said.

-I have slept in the same bed with men before, don't worry- I said.

-I don't want to... You know, I can't control my body when I sleep- he said lying next to me.

-I know how to defend myself, don't worry- I said and he smiled.

We both fell asleep.

I woke up again later and I realized it was morning because of the sun entering the room from the window.

Something was different, I could feel it; I felt a presence behind me.

And it was in that moment that I remembered.

I turned to my right and saw Tony still sleeping next to me.

In his sleep, he took my hand with his and something hit me; I realized that he was shirtless and in that moment I felt a strong urge to touch his chest.

I touched his hand and slowly moved my hand on his arm.

He whispered something, a female name... but it wasn't mine.

-Again Pepper, please...- he whispered in his sleep.

I don't know what happened, but the fact that he thought that I was another woman made me feel very sad.

Slowly, without waking him, I stood and had a quick shower; after I changed clothes I went to the gym and trained a little before breakfast.

Why did it hurt that much? I wasn't falling for him right? Right?

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