AAAAAHHH I HAVEN'T UPDATED FOR AAAAAGES I'M SORRY I SUCK SO BAD! The ironic thing about this chapter is I actually seriously hate pancakes. Every pancake day I hide in my room to escape them.

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'TONY!'

Tony jerked awake, bolting upright and regretting it immediately as the back of his neck ached from the hunched over-the-keyboard position he'd been sleeping in.

In front of him, Rhodey tapped his foot and crossed his arms. 'You do realise the girls will be coming over in half an hour, right?' he said, accusingly.

Tony yawned.

'Get your ass in the shower,' Rhodey said. 'I'll get the pancakes on.'

'What is it with you and pancakes?' Tony said, standing up and stretching. 'When we were at MIT all you'd eat were bloody pancakes.'

'I just like pancakes,' Rhodey said. 'Deal with it.'

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Meanwhile, Molly, Ginny and Georgia had been ready for hours. Ginny especially, who hadn't been able to sleep and had got up at 5 to have a really long really hot shower and sort out her hair.

The weather outside was beautiful, clear blue sky and a warm sun. Ginny straightened her new dress and patted her hair. She'd decided against having it down, and had tied it up instead. There was nothing attractive about having hair blowing in your face in all directions.

The three piled on the bus and Ginny started to get butterflies in her stomach.

'What's wrong with you?' Georgia said, sighing. 'You've already been to his house.'

'That was unexpected though!' Ginny protested. 'This isn't! It kind of feels like… like a date.'

'Because it is a date,' Molly said. 'And I'm really excited about seeing the inside of Tony's house. Is it lovely?'

Ginny nodded. 'It's gorgeous,' she admitted. 'But I did get the impression that Tony wanted to get out of it.'

'I don't blame him,' Georgia said, pulling out her compact mirror and checking her makeup. 'I expect it reminds him of his parents too much.'

'His parents house where he grew up with his parents reminds him of his parents too much?' Molly said, raising an eyebrow. 'Yes, I expect it does.'

'Okay, this is our stop,' Ginny said, as the bus pulled up at a bus stop. 'It's about a fifteen minute walk to the house.'

The three piled off and made their way along the road that ran parallel to the sea. The luscious blue calmed Ginny's nerves somewhat and she relaxed and actually started to look forward to seeing Tony and Rhodey.

Well, that is until Georgia announced: 'So, do you think you're going to snog him today then?'

Then the butterflies came back.

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Tony had had one of the fastest showers known to man and was now helping Rhodey flip pancakes in the kitchen, wearing a light green shirt and brown shorts.

'We've got syrup, chocolate spread, squirty cream, strawberry cream, actual strawberries, ridiculous amounts of fruit and a lot of jam,' Tony said, checking the cupboards. 'Do you think that will be enough?'

Rhodey raised an eyebrow at him. 'Yes, I expect so,' he said.

The doorbell rang and Tony exhaled.

Rhodey stared at him. 'Tony Stark, are you actually nervous?' he asked, shocked.

Tony pulled a face at him and went to answer the door.

'Morning ladies,' he said, grinning at the 3 of them.

'Morning, Tony,' Georgia said, brazingly kissing him on the cheek then strolling past him into the house, ooh-ing and aah-ing, Molly following suit.

'Hi, Ginny,' Tony said, smiling at her. 'You look lovely.'

Ginny flushed the colour of her hair. 'As do you, very dapper,' she said.

'Shall we?' Tony said, holding the door open and giving a sweeping motion with his hand.

Ginny laughed and walked in, following him into the kitchen, where Rhodey was piling all the pancakes onto one massive plate.

'This looks amazing,' Molly said, sliding onto a bar stool.

'Rhodey has a thing about pancakes,' Tony said, shrugging and pulling a chair out for Ginny. Molly noticed the gesture and winked at her.

'Will you let that go?' Rhodey said, joining them at the table. 'I just like pancakes, okay!'

Tony chuckled and sat next to Ginny, Rhodey on his other side.

'Well, we've got loads of toppings, so dig in,' Tony said.

Ginny covered her pancakes in chocolate spread, Tony looked surprised. 'Chocolate?' he said. 'I thought you'd be a strawberry kind of girl.'

'I'm allergic,' Ginny said. 'But I like the idea of strawberries.'

'I just like strawberries,' Molly said with her mouth full of them.

'So then,' Georgia said once they'd finished eating and Tony and Rhodey had swept the plates into the dishwasher. 'What's the plan for today?'

'Well, I have a convertible downstairs which is begging for a road trip,' Tony said, grinning. 'And I know this great little restaurant that does amazing Italian stuff, their lasagne is the best.'

'Sounds perfect!' Molly said, excitedly. 'I've never been in a convertible before.'

The five of them trailed downstairs into the garage and Georgia burst out laughing. 'It's like Frankenstein's laboratory down here!' she exclaimed. 'You're not hiding a monster anywhere are you?'

Tony pretended to look worried and grabbed the car keys off a desktop. 'I seriously hope not,' he said, eyeing up the workshop as though something was about to jump out at them.

Dum-E tapped Molly on the shoulder and she screamed.

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Once Georgia and Ginny had calmed Molly down and Dum-E had looked remorseful the five of them piled into the car. There was no question as to who was calling shotgun, everyone else immediately went for the back seat leaving Ginny the front. The car revved to life and Tony pulled out onto the Long Island highway, zooming along into the centre. Ginny pulled her sunglasses on and relaxed, pleased to find the butterflies had gone and she was actually starting to enjoy herself.

'So, what's new for Stark Industries?' Molly asked.

'World domination,' Tony replied.

Georgia laughed. 'Seriously?'

'If Obie has anything to do with it I wouldn't be surprised,' Tony said, grinning.

The car pulled into the car park of the Empire State and Tony jumped out, holding the door open for Ginny like a mock chauffeur.

'Thank you, Mr Stark,' Ginny said, grinning.

Tony nodded his head at her. 'You're welcome, Miss Potts.'

The group headed into the building and Tony flashed a pass card against a sensor on the lift, and the lift started to go up and up and up and up, eventually emerging onto the top of the building, where the sun was shining brightly in the sky and New York stretched for miles.

'This is amazing!' Ginny said, eyes full of wonder. 'The view! Please tell me Stark Industries is planning to build a new office block here.'

Tony stroked his imaginary beard. 'Well another office would help in our plan for world domination,' he agreed.

Once the girls had taken enough photos of the view and there had been a discussion on what would happen when Stark Industries took over the world ('No more homework, free cheesecake, strawberry substitutes, to name a few.'), it was four o'clock and the group were starting to get hungry so they trailed down to the Italian restaurant Tony had mentioned earlier.

It was lovely and warm inside and Ginny was starting to get a warm feeling spreading through her every time she looked at Tony. Was this… love?

Don't be daft, you haven't known him that long.

Ginny remembered what her mother had told her a while ago. 'Everyone has a soul mate out there for them, and trust me, you will know when you find them.) (A.N. My mum's words of wisdom to me, believe it people!) Whenever she was with Tony, she felt like she was completely herself, completely happy. She smiled broadly at him and Tony grinned back. Ginny felt her knees wobble, he had the most amazing smile.

'Okay, guys, dinner's on me,' Tony said, sitting next to Ginny and squeezing her hand under the table.

The drive back to the house didn't seem so long and Ginny and Tony talked for the entire thing, about work, about their lives, about the future.

When Tony pulled up outside their house, Ginny felt like crying, she didn't want the night to end.

In the back, Georgia and Molly had been bending Rhodey's ear over Molly's father's model plane collection which Rhodey was dying to see so they all ran into the house, leaving Ginny and Tony alone.

'I had a really great time,' Tony said. 'I love spending time with you.'

Ginny noticed he said you not you guys.

'I love spending time with you too,' she whispered.

Tony took her hands. 'You're an amazing girl, Ginny,' he said. 'And when you go back, I'd still love to see you.'

'Me too,' Ginny said, not noticing how close they were getting until their faces were right next to each other and she could feel his warm breath on her cheek.

'Tony,' she whispered.

'Yes?' Tony said.

'I think… I love you,' Ginny said, then cringed inwardly. What a stupid thing to say!

'I think I love you too,' Tony said, then leaned down and kissed her.

Ginny melted into him, he tasted so good and was such a great kisser. She could vaguely hear cheering and whooping coming from the house but she ignored it and wrapped her arms around him, closing her eyes and savouring the moment.

But, as is it even with the most perfect of moments, they have to end and when Ginny pulled away from him his eyes were shining.

'Come on Tone,' Rhodey said, slapping him on the shoulder. 'You have a meeting tomorrow morning and I need to teach you how to speak "plane" to these aviation guys.'

'I'll see you soon,' Tony said, looking at Ginny and grinning broadly from ear to ear.

'Absolutely,' Ginny said, grinning back at him.

Tony kissed her again quickly and was then dragged back to the car by Rhodey.

'How about tomorrow evening?' Tony said, as he was dragged away. 'Movie night? I'll come pick you up.'

'Sounds amazing!' Georgia yelled, grinning at Ginny who was slightly dumbstruck.

Tony laughed and pulled away from the house.

Georgia and Molly turned to Ginny expectantly. 'Well?' Georgia demanded.

'He said he loved me!' Ginny yelled, so loudly Tony and Rhodey could probably hear her.

'Let's celebrate with waffles!' Molly yelled, and the three of them ran excitedly into the house.

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