I love you 3000 (Tony Stark Fanfic)

Chapter 33: Can you stay?

Tony's POV
I release her hand so she can calm herself down outside. Seeing her like this hurts me more than anything. I look over to Peter and give him a soft smile, "Are you okay kiddo?" He shrugs his shoulders and looks up to where Cassie and Rogers are fixing themselves after the incident with Wanda. Damn my little girl is powerful. Cassie gets that same smug look on her face after collecting herself. She looks into Peters eyes and fake pouts, "Forgive me baby. Please?"

I've never wanted to snap a neck so bad. Actually, I take that back. I've never wanted to snap a neck more Caps right now. He had Gen all to herself and he willingly fucked it up. Not only did he cheat, but he did it with her ex-bestfriend. He never deserved her. I know that I've hurt her in the past as well but it was never because I wanted to. It was always to keep her safe. Peter just keeps eye contact with Cassie for a few moments before cutting it off and shaking his head quickly. "You fucked him! Rogers of all people! He's gotten every girl I've ever wanted! I'm tired of it!" Peter yells, echoing through the silent tower.

Everyone jaw falls open, including my own. I don't think I've ever heard him say fuck before, or any curse word for that matter. We all know that he was upset with Rogers and Gen dating but I guess we didn't realize how bad it actually was. Now Rogers got his way with the only other girl he's ever loved and it was the tipping point for him. Cassie shakes off the surprised look on her face from Peters choice of words and just laughs again. "Yeah, whatever" she rolls her eyes and goes back upstairs. Pepper, who hasn't said anything this whole time, goes
with her.

Rogers puts his hands in his pockets and stares at the ground in silence. He's obviously overwhelmed with everything that's happened in the past few minutes. He should feel guilty, none of this would've happened if he had kept it in his pants. No one says a word until Rogers finally speaks up. "Listen...Peter" he whispers it just loud enough for me to hear. "I'm really sorry. I never realized how much I hurt you when me and Genevieve got together. What I did with Cassie- you have every right to hate me. I should've thought about how it would effect you."

Peter rolls his eyes and lets out a fake laugh, "You're right. I do have very right to hate you and you should've thought about my feelings but you also should've thought about your own girlfriend!" He rubs his face in frustration and sits down on the couch with his head facing the floor. Thor pats his back softly, trying to comfort him in some way. Rogers turns his back to everyone and goes back into his room without another word. I can't believe him. "I'm gonna go check on Gen, try to make sure no ones killed until I get back" I sigh to everyone. They nod their heads with small smiles.

I walk out the front door and notice she isn't in my eyes view like I expected. My heart sank into my stomach, what if she really did leave? I know she promised she wouldn't but maybe it was all too much for her? I start to internally panic and my heart beat speeds up rapidly. My eyes wander down the street and I notice someone sitting on the curb with their head lowered. I would know that beautiful red hair anywhere, my breathing slows down back to its normal pace. My legs carry me to where she sat and I place myself down next to her.

"Hey darling" I quietly speak to her. She looks up from the ground with tears in her eyes and gives me a forced smile, "Hey Tony." I sigh and caress her soft face with my right hand. We just stare at each other, not feeling the need to fill in the comfortable silence we were in. "He really hurt you didn't he?" I whisper as I push a strand of hair behind her hair. To my surprise, she shakes her head relatively quickly as if she didn't even question it. She's on the curb crying but he didn't hurt her? My face must've give away my confusion because she starts to explain herself. "I'm not crying over him. Sure, it sucks that he cheated on me and especially with her, but I'm not too hurt about it" she begins. I furrow my eyebrows, gesturing for her to continue.

"I'm hurt that the person I love is so close yet so far" she mutters. My heartbeat speeds up yet again. "It hurts that I can't do what I want to do more than anything" another tear falls down her face and I'm quick to wipe it away with my thumb. I kiss her forehead gently and rest mind against hers, "Maybe you should just go for it then." I feel her gaze on me immediately and her breath catch in her throat. I removed our foreheads and she smiles gently, "Maybe you're right."

She put both of her hands on my cheeks and moves her eyes between mine before looking down to my lips. I put mine gently on her hips as we sit on the curb and just appreciate each other's company for a second. She pulls me in slowly and presses her lips to mine. Every spark that I felt with her all those years ago immediately came back like it was our first kiss. Her sweet lips locked with mine is the most magnificent feeling, I don't know how one simple kiss can make me feel this way. The kiss lasts for only a couple seconds before we both pull away and chuckle softly. She feels the exact way that I do, I can feel it.

We start leaning in again when I hear the front door to the tower open and a gasp come from behind me. Gen looks over my shoulder and stands up quickly, this doesn't look too good. I turn around and my eyes catch Pepper's. God dammit. "What the fuck is this Tony?!" she begins screaming at me as she stomps over. I'm done with this bullshit, I'm tired of wasting my time and energy just because of stupid blackmail. "Don't even start. We're done Pepper. Go ahead and ruin my life all you want but I'm sick of you. I haven't loved you in over a decade now. It's time for you to move on!"