𝓦𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 ~ 𝚂𝚊𝚖 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚜𝚘𝚗

Trainee Parties......23

I woke up in the tower guest room and, the first thing I notice it my phone. Sam had hung up the phone, it looks like some time in the morning. He had also left multiple texts. I smile to myself as I read his messages before putting my phone to sleep and setting it down. I get out of bed, change clothes, and brush my hair before grabbing my phone off the nightstand and sliding it in my back pocket. I walk out of the guest room and towards the elevator to go up to the top floor. Whenever Pepper has free time, Tony isn't in the lab, or there is a party at the tower it's on this floor.

I exist the elevator and see Pepper looking out the window with a cup of coffee.

"Hey pep," I say walking up beside her.

"Morning hon,"  We sit there in silence for a moment watching the city move below us.

"Pepper? Can I talk to you about something? " I push out before I could change my mind.

"Sure hon, what's up?" She replies looking at me.

"So you know how some people have trauma from their past, and it makes them think things that may or may not be true?" She slowly nods her head. "So what do you do if you're surrounded by people who love you like family, and you're starting to fall for a friend. But you feel like you don't deserve to be loved or fall in love?"

"Well, " She says looking away from me and back out the window. "I don't know an exact answer, but I do know it's not something you can do alone." She looks back over at me as I look towards the ground. "I know that you might think because it's you who doesn't feel like you deserve love that it's your fault, and your problem to fix on your own. But it's not, " She places a comforting hand on my shoulder "listen to the people around you, the people who love  you even when you don't think you deserve love. They will show you that you do deserve it, and everything that comes with it. They will help you believe that you deserve it, until you have no second thoughts. If you listen they will help." Tears start to well up in my eyes as I take in Peppers words.

"Thank you, " I say turning to give pepper a hug.

"Of course Marley, I'm here to talk anytime." She says reciprocating the hug. When I pull away Pepper turns to face the room. "Let's get this room ready for a party."

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I'm standing on a slightly raised platform the room not quite being big enough for a full stage. My usual 'music mates' (her band) stood behind me, I turn around to face them.

"I don't really have a queue for tonight, I'm just winging it so sorry in advance." I watch as the group let's out a chorus of 'that's oks' and shrugs. "I do know that I want to start with a specific song." I say and the group nods their heads as I tell them the song.

People start buzzing around the room and I take that as my que to start playing music. I walk the couple if feet away from my 'music mates' to the microphone grabbing the mic off the stand.

"Hey every one!!! I'm Marley Garcia and these are my music mates. We're going to cover your music for tonight so let's get grooving. " I say into the mic queing the band to start once I finished.

∆∆∆∆ this is the song Marley sings... Yes I know it's not the original...

As I sing I let my emotions go, knowing that somewhere in this room were the people that I wanted to hear my words. When I finish the song I scan the crowed looking for someone, when my eyes land on him from across the room I tell the band to continue with out me set my mic down and sprint across the room.

I throw myself at Steve wrapping my arms around his neck.

"Thank you Steve," I says as I pull back. "Turns out I had to get some shit off my chest." I tell him.

"Does this mean we're good?" Steve asks me hope in his eyes.

"Oh hell no, you haven't apologized for pushing yet." I say looking him dead in the eye.  "Apologize and I might think about forgiving you, I have to get back on stage. I'll talk to you later old man." I tell Steve as I start to walk away. I osss Sam as I jogged my way through the crowd and I briefly stopped mumbling a quick 'hi Sammy' and without thinking kissing him in the cheek. Finally j made it back to the make shift stage and grabbed my mic ready to have fun and get drunk. Even though the latter probably wouldn't happen.

A/N: the party will continue next chapter... Keep reading for an important question.

It has come to my attention that this story is almost 50 parts long (thank you for all the reads and support!!) So after part two ends there are a few ways we can go.

1. I can end this story here and make a sequel that's civil war through endgame.

2. I can make a part three (which would be civil war) then make a sequel that's infinity war through tfatws (the falcon and the winter soldier)

3. Make this one end after two more parts (civil war and infinity war) and then  make a sqeuel.

4. Don't split this up and continue on through tfatws most likely not making a sequel.

Please tell me what you guys would prefer... I can't really decide..

Have you eaten today? Go eat something. I hope you have a great day / night ~M