I love you 3000 (Tony Stark Fanfic)

Chapter 23: It's been too long

Roger's POV
3 months after she left:
I haven't stopped looking, it's been 3 months but I just can't give up on finding her. Natasha finally admitted to me that Genevieve had kept in contact with her once a week for about a month after leaving, she suddenly just stopped without any warning. Tony and Pepper never started looking, which doesn't surprise me at all. Most of the team quit today, they said we can't force her to come back. I just want to know that she's still alive.

Not a single day goes by that I don't think about her or the day that she left. My friendship with Tony completely ended that day. He said something to her that made her leave and we all know it, that's unforgivable. He won't even tell us what happened. It doesn't even seem like he cares that everyone hates him for it. The only person he talks to is Pepper and no one even wants her here. We all saw how horribly she treated Genevieve.

1 year after she left:
Natasha stopped helping me the other day, I understand why. Her best friend left and it stopped everything for her, she deserves to be happy. I know I should move on from this already but it feels impossible to just give up. I've checked every state to see if Genevieve has bough or rented a home, nothing. Not even a sign of her getting a job anywhere. It's like she disappeared and I'm not sure where else I can look.

2 years after she left:
Peter never helped the team find her but he did look on his own. I'm the only one who knows he did because I caught him sneaking out of his room. Even he finally stopped searching today. He still loves her and everyone knows it but Peter is just a kid. No one wants him to give up on love because she left. I understand that her leaving shouldn't stop everyone from living but I love her. I lost Peggy, I can't lose Genevieve.

7 years after she left:
She's been gone for 7 years and everyone has moved on from it besides me, no one even says her name. Whenever I bring her up they all change the subject and ignore me. We can't pretend like she never existed, she was apart of our family. I still look for her to this day. I've called Fury 100 times to get S.H.I.E.L.D.S help but he declines every time. I feel hopeless, what if she's dead and I'm wasting my time?

Tony's POV
She's been gone for 7 years now and no one even speaks of her anymore. They still don't talk to me and I've gotten used to it. Pepper still finds everything she can to blackmail me so she's still here. The whole team thinks I never looked for Gen which is a complete lie. I've tried everything I can since the day she walked out that door.mI love her more than anything and I'm the reason she left, that keeps me awake every single night. I've told them I'm making a new suit downstairs in my locked lab but it's where I look for her, they don't need to know.

I'm sitting on the edge of my bed thinking about Gen when Pepper walks into the room and sits beside me. "Let's get married" she lays her head on my chest. I stand up quickly and shake my head, "No, no way. You're here because you blackmailed me Pepper. I won't marry someone I don't love." She stands up beside me and put her hand on my cheek, "You will learn to love me. I'm not asking you to marry me Tony, I'm telling you. Now come downstairs so we can tell the others."

The last thing I want to do is marry Pepper but there's not much of a choice, she has a lot on me. Not like I'm going to be marrying Gen anytime soon anyway. I follow her downstairs as she tells the group about our engagement, no one cheered besides Cassie. Her and Peter started dating 3 years ago, he seems happy. I was worried the kid would never move on from Gen. She knows about him being Spider-Man and knows a little about Gens story.

Cassie rolls her eyes at the group, "You guys they're getting married! The least you could do is be happy for them." Everyone likes Cassie and she's the only one who gets along with Pepper and I. The team looked at each other and began to congratulate us. This is the first time in awhile that they've said more than 2 words to me, I've missed it. I wish I could fix this whole mess and turn back time but I can't.

Pepper chose Gamora and Natasha to be her bridesmaids, neither of them seemed too thrilled, and Cassie to be the maid of honor. I didn't plan on having any groomsmen since the wedding wasn't even my idea but Pepper picked them for me. She decided on Rogers being the best man with Bruce and Thor as the groomsmen. I haven't had a conversation with any of them since Gen left, this should be interesting. Rogers hates me more than any of them so this could get messy.

After expressing how much I don't like planning events, Pepper agreed to make the guest seating arrangements herself. Cassie will be doing the rest. Neither of us have many people so it's just going to be the team. If I'm being completely honest, I think Cassie and Pepper are the only two who are excited for this wedding. Of course I pretend to be so that no one gets suspicious and so that Pepper doesn't threaten me again.

Genevieve POV
I can't believe it's been 7 years since I left the tower and found Loki. The abortion that I got didn't work. I tried getting a couple more until realizing that it was the baby. It was fighting against it somehow, which was why it hurt so bad when I got one. Obviously, I had to tell Loki about my powers since he was informed I got an abortion. Surprisingly, he wasn't scared of me.

My baby girl is 6 now, I named her Wanda. She has powers similar to mine. Let me tell you, a child is the most emotional being ever. Now try adding magical powers in with their emotions, it's absolute hell. Loki has become my best friend and he helps me with everything I need. He's even tried getting Wandas powers under control.

I refuse to keep any secrets from my daughter so she's known who her dad is her whole life. Loki doesn't know yet, I feel bad for hiding it from him but it's just not a thing I'm super comfortable talking about. Wanda is an absolute genius, she gets it from Tony, she knows almost everything about technology and science. Neither Loki or me know anything about it but she just...does. Like it's her second nature.

I think about the team every day, it's the one thing Wanda doesn't know about yet. I'll tell her eventually but I'm not really sure how to. I don't want her to hate Tony if I tell her everything. She may be only 6 but she has the brain of a 14 year old, it amazes me. Loki is like a father figure to her and they get along very well. There's never been anything between Loki and I though, he's just my best friend.