Chapter 7

Tony's POV

 I pull Peter out into the hallway, survey the area to see if anyone's around, and pin him against the wall. Not aggressively but in a passionate way... if you know what I mean. Our faces are just inches from each other. I can feel his breath mix with mine and can hear his heart beating rapidly. I love that I cause him to feel this way. It goes to show that I'm not imagining his mutual feelings for me. "Peter, we can't fight this. You like me and I like you. Give me some time to deal with the aftermath with Pepper but promise me you'll wait for me." 

    He nods slowly. "I-I promise to wait for you. You're worth the wait Tony." He moves closer and gives me a peck on the cheek. "I adore you Peter Parker." He blushes and smiles softly at me. He then gives me a crushing hug which I gladly return. I kiss him on the forehead too. The two of us stay like for a moment before pulling apart and heading back into the party. We don't want anyone to question our sudden disappearance, especially MJ and Ned. I swear MJ will be a detective one day. The two of us both want to hold one another's hands so badly and have use all of willpower to fight the instincts to do so. Pepper gives me a hard look and comes approaches us. "Tony, may I have a word with you?" I roll my eyes and motion for Peter to join his friends and mingle a bit. 

     She pulls me into her office and closes the door. I smirk at her. "If you wanted to have office sex, why don't you just shove everything onto the floor dear? I know you have a kink for those Fifty Shades of Grey kind of movies." She rolls her eyes at me. "Tony, I'm onto you a bit. You dote on Peter a little too much. I don't know if he's like a son to you or something more. I've tried so hard to shove this delusion down but I can't. I see the way you look at him sometimes. I would know... because you used to look at me with that same amount of passion. We haven't had amazing sex since after we had Morgan. That was five years ago. If it hasn't happened since then, it'll never happen again." 

      All of the wind is knocked out of me. I can't believe Pepper figured it out on her own. Not that I ever doubt her intelligence but still. To be confronted by it beforehand is rattling. I was going to tell her upfront next week but I guess it's better to clear the air now. I clutch her desk until my knuckles go white. Pepper takes my silence as defeat, she knows that she's right. "Tony, how come I'm not enough?" Tears begin to well in my eyes. "I swear Pep, I didn't want to hurt you like this. I still love and care about you so much, it's just..." She finishes my sentence for me. "It's just that you're not IN love with me anymore." I nod sadly. "I want us to stay best friends and allies both in this company and the Avengers. I want us to continue to civilly raise our wonderful baby girl together. She's a huge blessing and I don't regret having her for a second, neither do I regret the time I've spent with you."  

      I lean my forehead against hers and give her one last kiss on the lips. "Pep, I'm always going to be there for you. I'm not going anywhere. For five years, I missed Peter more than words could ever say. Even though those of us who didn't get dusted moved on, I never entirely could. Now that he's here and he's older, I've developed these feelings for him that I can't seem to shake. I need to figure out how deep they run." She smiles sadly at me. "It's okay Tony. You need to figure things out. Being Bisexual doesn't make you any less of a man nor does it make you any less of a person." I raise an eyebrow at her. "You knew?" She nods. "I knew." I gasp. "Well I'll be damned." A moment of silence passes before she breaks it. 

        "We'll have to have a meeting to file divorce papers soon. We'll also have to have a meeting with Morgan to gently break the news to her, but reassure her that both of us will still be around and not much will change for her." I nod in agreement. "Absolutely. We can have a meeting with her tomorrow and handle the divorce papers next week. I have to say Pep, you're handling this like a champ. I'm really proud of you. Also, thank you for not hating my guts." She sighs. "You're welcome Tony. I'm going to go mingle a bit to distract myself, maybe have a couple of drinks." I watch her go and reflect on our conversation just now. A lot of mixed emotions surfaced but it went a lot better than I had expected to go. 

Hoped that you guys liked this chapter! :) -Mary