[For Tony] Dated June 28
After three days inhabiting Tony's body, Monday found Pepper surprisingly bleak at being back in her own. Pragmatically, the sooner Tony had his body back the better, but there had been a traitorous part of her dreading it. As herself, she had no method nor excuse for pretending any of what had happened wasn't real. Here she was, firmly grounded and having no idea what to do with the mess her life had suddenly become.
At her urging, Johnny had slept in her bed the night before, and that was where she'd found herself the following morning. Nothing had seemed amiss when she'd woken, but it hadn't been the welfare of her own body that had been lately concerning her. Hair brushed but still in her pajamas, she'd tied on a robe, heated water for a cup of tea and then padded barefoot outside to the terrace with it.
Seated on a lounge chair, she sipped her tea, watched the gray, early-morning sky and managed for nearly ten whole minutes to hold it together. Cup set gently aside, she bent forward with her head in her hands and sobbed.
At her urging, Johnny had slept in her bed the night before, and that was where she'd found herself the following morning. Nothing had seemed amiss when she'd woken, but it hadn't been the welfare of her own body that had been lately concerning her. Hair brushed but still in her pajamas, she'd tied on a robe, heated water for a cup of tea and then padded barefoot outside to the terrace with it.
Seated on a lounge chair, she sipped her tea, watched the gray, early-morning sky and managed for nearly ten whole minutes to hold it together. Cup set gently aside, she bent forward with her head in her hands and sobbed.