Chapter 22

Peter's POV

  I got all of the marker off of my face but yet there are still some splotches of blue that will take a little while to fade. It makes me feel a little bit like a Smurf. I wish I could be a sexy Smurf like Smurfette but that's just not possible for me. It certainly is possible for Tony though. He's truly something else. He encouraged Morgan who encouraged me to start having a pillow fight. We went at it for a long time before plopping onto the couch, the three of us practically wheezing. I guess pillow fights take a lot out of a person. I forgot how much though because it's been so long since I've had one. 

    I chuckle once I properly catch my breath. "Morgan, it's time for bed." She pouts but doesn't object to my request. Tony scoops her up and puts her to bed. I follow him upstairs and watch the process of putting Morgan to bed. I need to note this for future reference. It starts by gently placing her into bed and covering her up. Then, she downs a cup of water before begging for a bedtime story. One bedtime story ends up becoming four and after story number four, Tony finally puts his foot down. He tells her to either to bed or else he's going to sell all of her toys (he says this in a playful tone of voice). She giggles and closes her eyes, drifting off to sleep. He kisses her on the forehead and says "Good night" before quietly closing the door to her room. 

     When we're out in the hallway, I smile at him. "That was adorable Tony. You really are a great father." He smiles back softly. "Thank you. I love that girl 3000. She says that to me all the time but I feel just as much love towards her as she does towards me. You know who else I love 3000?" I raise my eyebrows out of curiosity. "Who?" He smirks at me. "You." I end up blushing immediately. "T-Thank you." He chuckles and pulls me into a hug. "Do you love me 3000?" I nod my head into his chest, confirming the 3000 love is mutual. I love this man 3000, I have for a long time. 

      We pull apart from the hug and end up cuddling downstairs on the couch for a while. We pull a soft blanket over us and binge a few episodes of The Walking Dead before drifting off to sleep ourselves in one another's arms. Pepper ends up coming to check on us at some point during the night. She doesn't wake us up though. She just watches us sleep for a few minutes before quietly making her way back to her room. I'm guessing she's probably going to check on Morgan too while she's up. We sleep through the entire night on the couch like this before getting bounced on by Morgan in the morning. It scares me a little but yet it's the best way to be woken up. I'd take Morgan bouncing on me as a wake up call over an obnoxious alarm clock blaring any day of the week. 

I hope that you guys liked this chapter! :) -Mary