Stark's Personal Assistant || Howard Stark ||

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"then I went looking for Steve but-" "Mom!" Tony yelled cutting his father off "yes dear?" Dottie asked walking outside to the garden where they both sat "he's doing it again" Tony groans standing up from his seat making Howard roll his eyes and Dottie to chuckle "Steve Rogers?" Dottie asked

"He's greatest friend Steve Rogers" Tony spoke standing next to his mother "can't blame your father dear, Steve is one of the kindest person I've met" she smiled looking at Tony "see my point?" Howard asked grinning "give our son a break honey, you've been telling him stories about Steve ever since he's 14" Dottie smiled kissing Tony's cheek "what's wrong with that?" Howard asked

"maybe the fact that I'm 18 and you still tell me stories about him? idk, yeah maybe that" Tony sarcastically replied making Howard rolled his eyes hearing another sarcasm from him that made Dottie chuckle. She have always find Tony's sarcasm funny but Howard on the other hand finds it annoying

"I'll go back inside now" Dottie announced "I'll do that too" Tony spoke "son I have stories to tell!" Howard spoke making Tony shook his head and made his way inside with Dottie leaving Howard on the garden. "Mom?" Tony called looking at his mother who's putting flowers to her vase "yes?" Dottie asked with her eyes focused on the flowers

"Remeber your promise?" he asked "what promise?" she asked while placing her vase back near the sink "that you would tell me about the Sergeant when I can understand things and when I'm older" he spoke making her smile slowly drop while looking at him. Tony's eyebrows raised seeing how his mother's smile dropped "mom you don't have to tell me if you can't I'll understand" he smiled making her shook her head

"don't worry, it's fine" she smiled making her way upstairs "mom you don't have to if you-" "do you want the story or not?" she asked making him nod his head and quickly run towards his mother "you sure?" Tony asked looking at her "Anthony, if you say you one more time I won't hesitate to kick your ass down the stairs" she warned giving him a smile making his eyes widen

"Well as you know he's a Sergeant, he served in world war two along Steve" she smiled looking at Tony "you both seem close, he's a friend?" he asked studying their photo. She let's out a chuckle and shook her head "he was more than a friend dear, he was-" "a lover? ex boyfriend?" Tony asked cutting his mother off "we never actually dated but we did loved each other" she explained smiling "so like a fling"

"how did you guys meet?" he asked "I was saving steve from a bully and he came then Steve introduced us to each other" Tony nods his head with his arms crossed from his chest while he stres at the photo "alright what is it?" she asked looking at him "huh?" Tony asked "you do that when you want to ask something, but you know you can't or shouldn't" she replied making him sigh

"well I remembered when I asked you a question about him and you kind of got emotional but didn't answered the question. I kind of wanna ask because I'm not sure if you guys just fell apart or-" "he died" Dottie cuts tony off from his rambling. Tony pressed his lips together while looking at his mom who looked back at him with teary eyes "mom I'm really sorry, I didn't know" he apologized walking towards Dottie and hugging her

"it's okay Tony" she smiled patting his back "he's kinda interesting" he smiled slowly pulling away from Dottie seeing her smile "he died during the war and like what you said yes he's-" "he's a hero" Tony repeated his same words few years ago while looking at Bucky "just like everyone that served in the war" she smiled making him nod "you know aunt Peggy served in world war 2 too" she smiled looking at him

"wow I never knew that" he smiled looking at Dottie "wait you were and Agent too like her, so that means you served in the war also?" he asked excitedly making her laugh "I was given a chance to be in the field, Colonel Phillips pushed me to accept it but i said no because it seems unfair so he made me an Agent on SSR" she explained

"your still a hero mom, my hero" he smirked making her roll her eyes with a smile "why, thank you" she chuckled making him laugh "wow you looked good mom, I bet dad had so much competition with so much guys before" he said looking at her photo "can't even remeber how many bitches I had to deal with" Howard spoke walking in "your mother stil look beautiful as ever though" Howard smirked placing his arms around her waist and kissing her temple before staring at her and admiring her

Tony rolled his eyes and walked out of the room "gross" he mumbled making them both laugh but deep down Tony have been wishing that hopefully one day he gets a relationship like what his parents have, it's not perfect but it's a great story to tell. He wants to have his own woman who can handle him just like how his mother handles Howard

"Where were you?" Dottie asked sitting on the couch "at the Industries" he replied placing his briefcase down "your doing it again" she mumbled making his head turn at her confused "doing what?" he asked "your keeping yourself too busy at work instead of spending time with Tony" she explained making him sigh "I tell him stories everytime I can plus he can understand what I'm doing he's 18"

"You tell him stories about steve for years now Howard, I know you love Steve but don't you see the look that Tony has everytime you talk about Steve?" she asked "your overreacting" he mumbled rubbing his temple making her let out a sarcastic chuckle "overreacting? he's getting insecure Howard, he's feeling unfair. He feels like you loved Steve more than you do love him!" she yelled

"I'm trying everything I can to make him feel loved!" he yelled back "yeah by doing all this shits on your company, Tony wants nothing but your love and attention Howard and that's all I'm asking you to do" Dottie said with tears on her eyes remembering the look that Tony has on his face everytime Howard talks about steve. Tony stood on the hallway listening to their argument with tears running down his cheeks

"Why are you making everything about me? don't you see how unfair it is that Tony begs you to tell him the stories of Bucky, the stories of you both, the stories of the man that you loved more than you love me and Tony. You are selfish!" he yelled walking towards her

Dottie looked at him shocked by his words making the tears on her eyes fall dow to her cheeks. He have yelled at her hurtful words for every argument they have but nothing ever hurt her so much except the word that he just called her right now. Selfish

"How dare you" she mumbled angrily while her tears fall down "how dare you call me selfish when I'm the one who's been taking care of our child almost everytime, how dare you call me selfish when I've done nothing but take care of you and help you with everything you need ever since I step a foot on your house" she added "don't bring that on this, taking care of what I need was your job" he spat looking down at her

"is making sure your okay was my job? is making sure that your home every damn day was my job? is being the person you cry on and rant on was part of my job Howard?" she asked making him look down to his shoes ashamed by calling her selfish knowing that she isn't.

"How dare you call me selfish when I've done nothing but love you and Tony more than I've loved myself?" she asked wiping her tears away. Dottie shook her head while she looks at him seeing tears on his eyes, as she was about to leave the room, her ankle hit the table making her stumble down on the floor with her face hitting the floor first "Dottie" Howard's head snapped into her direction heaing her groan

Tony quickly ran to the room seeing her mother on the floor trying to stood up while Howard walks towards her "mom are you okay?" he asked crouching down to check on her "did you hit her?" Tony asked seeing a bruise on her cheek. Howard looked at Tony with his eyebrows furrowed "hit her? are you cra-" "did you hit her?!" Tony yelled "tony" Dottie softy called trying to calm him down

"you really think I'll do that to her? to your mother? to my wife?" Howard asked while Tony glares at him not believing anything he's saying "tony he didn't hit me, I fell" Dottie explained reaching for Tony's arm "I promise" she added making him look down at her softly knowing his mother never lied to him "you know me Tony, I can never hit your mother" Howard spoke shaking his head

"That's the thing, I dont even know what your capable of anymore" Tony mumbled making Howard looked at him shocked. Tony helped his mother uup from the floor while Howard tried to reach for her arm only for Tony to slap his hand away "you've hurted her enough" he sternly said making Howard sigh watching them leave the room