A snowball must be sipping cocktails in hell. I UPDATED! OMG! I've lost the USB with the original files but all hope is not lost. I'm keeping the faith that I'll find it.
In other news: remember the comic book? I have the Most Wanted Book 1, then I realized Book 1 is Incredible Iron Man issues 7-13, meaning I have no idea how the series started. Dammit.
*Sigh*
(...)
"What the hell were you thinking Sully?"
"Ginny, I know you're mad-"
"No. I am not mad, I am pissed! What, on heaven and earth, possessed you to do something this stupid? Sara is a wreck at the moment, I dont need you fucking around on top of everything else."
"Does she know?"
"No. You're damn lucky she was asleep or you'd be down in the morgue right about now. I need you...I need your help right now. Ok? I cant deal with this on my own."
"I'm sorry Ginny, but I need to everyone, including Sara. There's a method to my madness I swear."
"It better be one damn good explanation."
(...)
"A few weeks back, a friend of my in Orlando gave me a call about a guy he was following. Something went wrong and he needed an alibi. He's law enforcement so I didnt ask. I didnt hear anything again up until four days. The guy had skipped town and was tracked down in Vegas. 12 hours later, Gil called me about mom."
"You think they're related."
"Yeah. After Gil went missing, I called him back, asked him what he knew and you aint gonna like it Ginny. They're following a guy named Spencer Larroca."
"Oh God." Pepper covered her face with her hands.
"Who?"
"Spencer Lorreca is my ex-fiance." Sara gave Pepper a funny look.
"How is the first time I'm hearing about this?"
"It ended about a week after we got engaged. I was working longer hours than usual because Tony had gone missing. He thought I was cheating on him with Tony. That was his excuse when I found him with Sharnee McDonald."
"I never liked her."
"Gil found out and apparently a fight broke out between them."
"I wondered why Gil came back from vacation with a sprained wrist."
"But why would mom come to Vegas? She slapped him and told him to stay away."
"Nothing about this makes sense, I'll run it by Brass though."
"Thanks Cath." The team left the family. Only when they were alone did Sully pull a small tape from his pocket.
"Happy took this. I dont know what's on it but he said you should both see it." Handing it over, he left the ladies alone.
(...)
Tony laughed riley.
"What?"
"Nothing. Everyone seems to think I'm having a huge love affair with Pepper."
"Watching you two together, its not a bad assumption."
"She hates me."
"Who? Ginny?"
"Ever since the damn press conference, all we've seemed to do is argue."
"You did drop quite a large bomb shell Tony."
"I know, its just...how long have you known your wife?"
"Eleven years, give or take."
"How much do you know about her family?"
"Her older brother Josh is in Iraq with the army."
"What about her parents?" Gil hesitated.
"I'd rather not say."
"But know about them."
"A bit yeah."
"I've known Pepper for as long as you've known your missus...and I hardly know a thing about her. My best friend and I didnt know she had a brother, let alone twin brothers."
"Sara."
"Huh?"
"The missus? Her name is Sara."
"Oh." Silence fell between them.
"Can I ask you something?" Tony shrugged
"Shoot."
"You fly around the world in your high-tech gismo, but what you do come home for?"
"Explain?"
"You can fly anywhere in the world, you sure as hell have the money, yet you always return to Malibu. Why?" Tony didnt say anything. "Because I'd bet my now wrecked 87 Camara Z28 that Ginny is the only reason you come back." "Is it really that obvious?" "Only cause you try for it not to be." Tony stared at him. Gil shrugged. ""Its a married people thing."
"Is it weird?"
"Talking to the guy who's in love with my little sister? You're saving me ten minutes running a background check."
"Please be joking."
"I'll let you figure that one out."
"As the married one, what do you recogn I do?"
"I cant answer that. As mean as it sounds, its something you need to figure out on your own. Iron Man can only fix so many problems. You're a smart guy Tony, if you cant figure it out, all hope for you is lost." "Wow, I feel so inspired."
"Guys, I think someone's here." The camera shifted, not staring at the ceiling.
"Shit. Put that thing away."
"Sully, what the hell?"
"I'll explain later. You have to get out of here right now."
"Sully what-"
"There's no time! Gil, you need to trust me on this."
"What if its the police?" Tony said hopefully
"It might not be the police Tony."
"I dont care, I'm not leaving you here on your own."
"I'm not giving you a choice Tony. You take Happy and you get the hell out of here. Go!" There was shuffling and the camera switched off.