I love you 3000 (Tony Stark Fanfic)

Chapter 39: moving on

Genevieve's POV
It's been a week since Loki died and I don't know what to do with myself anymore. I've barely slept or eaten at all. The hardest part is trying to be strong for Wanda at the same time. I don't want her to see me as weak as I am. The whole team has been helping me out as much as they can, especially Tony.

Tony's the best thing I have going for me. We haven't put any sort of label on because of how much I have going on but we're together and everyone knows. He's been so supportive and so helpful in every way. He spends most of his time playing with Wanda so that I can try to handle all of my emotions. The last thing I need is to lose control of them and accidentally hurt someone.

Seeing Wanda and him together is my main source of happiness. They really love each other, it's like no time passed. He finished building her suit so he's been teaching her how to work it. Sometimes I just stand at the window for hours watching them fly around together. Wanda has talked him into playing all sorts of dress ups around the tower. I mess with him about it but it really is the cutest thing.

It has also been a week since I've spoken to Steve, I don't plan on that changing anytime soon either. He's tried playing along with Wanda to try to help his case but she is a smart girl. No one has told her the details of what happened but I feel like she's realized he did something wrong somehow. Tony and him haven't gone anywhere near each other either.

You can tell they want to kill each other just by looking at them. I do truly miss Steve, him and I became very close over my time here. He was one of my best friends and I still do care about him. I just can't stand to look at him after what happened. Of all the people he could've chosen to cheat on me with, he chose my ex best fiend. Not only that, but it was Peter's girlfriend. I feel like the situation brought me and Peter closer together again.

I walk downstairs where the team is watching a movie with Wanda. The room becomes silent as I walk past them and into the kitchen. I grab myself a cup of water and feel hands start to wrap around my waist. I elbow the person behind me and quickly turn around, prepared to start punching. Tony's standing in front of me holding his stomach in pain with wide eyes.

"Holy shit Gen, I know you're strong but that hurt like a bitch" he hissed while still holding his stomach. I slap my hand over my mouth and gasp, "Oh my god I'm so sorry. I felt someone touch me and just automatically reacted like that. I am so so sorry." I help him over to the table and let him drink some of my water. "Don't worry about it darling, just surprised me is all" he grunts. I smile and kiss his cheek. Every moment with him makes me so happy, I don't know how he does it.

We sit at the table for a moment, just enjoying the company of one another. I feel as though nothing matters in times like this. There's nothing to worry about anymore. "How about we go sit with the others? I'm sure you're well aware of how worried they are about you. Maybe some family time will help us all?" he rubs my cheek gently. I completely understand where they're all coming from. It's not that I don't want to be around them or anything, I'm just afraid that I'll lose control and hurt someone.

I walk with him into the room, immediately I feel all eyes on me. "Im grieving, not a dying" i sigh and sit on the couch beside Wanda. No one says anything as we continue to watch the film. Once it was over I decide to go on a walk, I let everyone know before heading out. Running is one way I cope so my walk quickly turned into a run. As I sprint down the streets I hear a pair of feet running directly behind me.

I don't think much of it so I start to run faster. At the same exact time, I hear the person behind me sped up. My heart begins to race as I push my own limits to get away. My mind is fuzzy and I forget where I'm going. I take a quick turn and find myself in a closed ally, shit. The feet stop behind me, I'm closed in. I have no strength to turn around and face whoever has been following me.

I hear the footsteps slowly come towards me until there is no more space between the two of us. I hold my breath to prepare myself for whatever is to come. A hand is placed on my left shoulder and used to turn me around. I step back to defend myself until I glance up to see Steve. "Jesus Christ Cap, you can't scare me like that" I breathe out.

He looks at me confused, "Uh- sorry. I just wanted to see how you're doing lately." I put my hands on my knees and try to regulate my breathing, "My parents tried to kill men but killed my best friend, my ex boyfriend cheated on me, I remembered I have a brother, how do you think I'm doing?" He stands beside me in awkward silence. Was I too harsh? I don't think so, ask a stupid question and you'll get that kind of answer.

"If it means anything to you, I'm sorry" he says quietly. I stand up straight and laugh in his face, "Of course that doesn't mean shit to me. I'm happily with Tony, you cheating on my was the least hurtful thing that has happened to me. I only cared because of Peter and Cassie being involved." He looks immediately upset with my words and shoved his hands in his pocket.

"You don't mean that. You loved me, a part of you still has to" he whispers. He doesn't understand anything about me. I sigh, "I loved you as a friend and I obviously still do but I never fell in love. It was always Tony." He nods his head slowly and looks to the ground. I teleport myself back to the tower and flip down on Tony's bed, this is all so tiring.