Natasha Harkin (Natasha Romanoff x Y/N Harkin gxg)

Meeting at the Office

Y/N Pov

Things were going pretty well at the top floor of Harkin&Co. I had just finished my last meeting of the day and I was preparing to leave and get ready for the evening when there was a knock at my door. My assistant Tara peaked her head in with a bright smile and I nodded for her to come in.

"Y/N... There is a woman out here saying she needs to speak to you. She says you are expecting her?" Tara kept glancing out the door behind her and if I craned my neck a bit I could faintly see a flash of dark red hair.

"I have time to meet with someone else I suppose. Send her in Tara." She flashed another smile and backed out of the room. She was soon replaced with the red headed woman who looked quite upset. She had a loose white shirt and dark navy leggings on. I was meant to only be meeting a few regulars so I was in an old fashioned Star Wars T-shirt and jeans. Not very professional I know. I had never seen her before in my life but she seemed to know me. "How can I help you Miss...?"

"Natalie Rushman." She cut me off and stuck her hand out almost robotically. I shook her hand and her grip was strong and slightly off putting.

"Pleasure to meet you." I walked back over to my desk which had become very cluttered with paperwork throughout the day. I pulled the chair back and beckoned for Natalie to sit, which she did. I walked to my side of the desk and was powering my computer back on when she spoke.

"I doubt we will be needing that." I froze with my hand still on the power button and glanced up at her. She gave me a bright smile which I admit gave me butterflies in my stomach. I couldn't really avoid the topic of how attractive she was from entering my head. No one had really had this effect on me. I had limited dating experience because I always seemed to put my work first, which had in the end worked out because look at me now. Sitting at the top of a tower ALMOST as big as Stark Tower.

"Then what exactly is it that you need?" I sat up straight again and moved a few stacks of paper to the side of the desk. She leaned onto the now clean space and got closer which in return made me slowly lean back into my chair.

"I need a personal favor." She rose from her spot and walked around the desk to my side. I wasn't sure what the word "personal" meant to her so I kept my mouth shut and just watched her. She leaned on the corner of my desk and cocked her head to the side. "I know that you are hosting a party tonight at your home. Looking for donations and such for multiple charities." I nodded my head because that was indeed my plan for the night. I did this kind of thing often by giving the rich people of the city some fancy wine and little sandwiches. They always were willing to drop off some of their profit into a donation box. "I'll cut to the chase Harkin. I want an invitation." The way she said Harkin sounded colder then the rest of her words, like she didn't really like me all that much.

"That shouldn't be too hard really anyone who wants to come can, it's a big space." I pulled a drawer open and handed her a red envelope with fancy black writing saying "Dreams of Profit Fundraising". She flipped it over and placed it back on the desk with a look of disdain.

"I want something a bit more then just the basic invitation. I want to be your plus one at the party." My eyebrows shot up and her face remained calm and sweet. I had never brought a date into the public like that before. Why am I even considering this? I just met the woman and she's demanding a personal invitation to an open guest list party.

"May I ask why?" She inched closer to me as I asked until my knees were touching hers. I tried rolling my chair back but it hit the wall.

"I need to speak to your father." As she spoke she placed her hands on either side of my chair and smiled at me again. "I have a business proposition for him and he has been ignoring my calls and emails." The reason sounded true enough because my father wasn't the most open man. He hated others having better ideas then him which is why I hadn't spoken to him in awhile. I always invited him to fundraising things like this mainly because he made big donations not because I wished to speak with him.

"Well be prepared for him to avoid you at all costs like a new form of the black plague. He doesn't like people all too much." I placed my hands on her forearms and pushed slightly against them by doing so she let go of my chair and stood straight up again.

"Thanks for the invite. I'll be at your place an hour before the party, around 7." She started walking to the door while my jaw dropped open.

"Hey hold on you can't ju-" The door slammed shut and I heard Tara's chair squeak and her hurried voice saying something to Miss. Rushman. What the hell did I just get myself into? I shook my head and walked over to one of the big windows on the side of my office and looked down into the parking lot waiting for her to leave the building. After a few minutes I saw her red locks appear at the doors. She slid into a black Mercedes and drove off rather quickly. I watched the spot where her car had disappeared for a while until my phone started ringing. "Tony Stark" was the caller ID so I answered with a roll of my eyes.

"Y/N! Just the person I was looking to speak to." He sounded drunk and it was only 5 pm. Mr. Stark and I had been rivals in the business field for quite some time but were always close friends when we weren't working.

"Hey Tony! You did call my number so it's a good thing I was the one you wanted." He chuckled lightly and I heard someone in the background say something which he either ignored or wasn't directed at him. "You do know I'm supplying drinks tonight? You better sober up a bit. I don't want you throwing up all over me again." He chuckled again and muttered something before there was a loud crashing sound. "Tony?" He didn't answer but I did hear high heels hitting the floor and then a woman's voice.

"Hey Y/N!" It was the one and only Pepper Potts, the only person who kept the billionaire slightly sane.

"Pepper! Is Tony ok?" I heard him grumble something and Pepper walked away from him in order to speak to me more privately.

"As you can probably tell this hasn't really been his day. He normally holds off on the liquor until later in the evening." We shared a laugh before she continued. "He dropped the phone like the idiot he can be sometimes. He was MEANT to be calling to tell you that we can't make it tonight." That made my heart sink a bit because Tony and I rarely had time to hang out as friends recently due to some stock issues we had been having.

"That's too bad Pepper I was looking forward to seeing you both. I'll have to set something up for just the three of us one time."

Tara poked her head through the door and mouthed a "goodbye" and waved which I returned with a smile. She closed the door quietly and I heard the elevator ping. "That would be nice Y/N it feels like it has been a long time."

"Well when I see you next you'll be the owner of Stark Industries wont you? That's a big deal, maybe we could have a small celebration?" Tony had been wanting to give Pepper the company for some time now mainly because he couldn't seem to balance the workload and being the "Amazing Iron Man" at the same time.

"That sounds like a great plan. Sadly I must leave now and see if I can help the mess of a man before he ends up impaling himself on a glass or inventing a whole new suit." I faintly could make out Tony say something before another crash which resulted in Pepper laughing.

"Seems like you have your work cut out for you! I wish you luck he can be a handful even when he isn't drunk." I heard a louder crash this time and soon after that the click of the phone alerting me the call was over. I wasn't really worried about Tony because he had taken many falls even before he became a superhero for our nation. My main concern was the mysterious Natalie Rushman. How the hell was I going to deal with her when she showed up? A whole hour of us together alone sounded like a really bad idea especially with this strange attraction I seemed to have for her. I'll just have to deal with her when the time comes and pray that it doesn't end up with me dead in a ditch somewhere. 

A/N Hope you all enjoyed the first chapter in this story I'll be updating soon! Are you guys interested in smut factors for later on in the story or shall I keep it more PG? This story does tend to follow the path the movies take but some things might not fall directly in line with the timeline. The beginning is taking place somewhere in the middle of Iron Man 2. (Also other chapters will probably be longer!)