Friendly Neighborhood Birthday Man

Long Talks

After all of the fun Tony and Peter had on their date; they arrived back home at the Avengers compound. Peter's door was the closest.

"Well...Mr. Stark." He began, still nervous. "Would you like...um...to come in for a cup of coffee?"

Tony took this as innuendo.

He smiled and turned to face Peter, looking into his eyes.

"Yes. Coffee sounds great. But how about you change into something less...'bizzcazz' and I'll do the same. Be right back." Tony squeezed Peter's hand. He had let the 21-year-old man walk him home. Peter had even walked inroad to shield Tony.

It had been fun playing dress-up with Tony Stark as his date. He was even wearing the clothes Tony had bought him for previous birthdays. But Peter was happy to change into something more comfortable; now wearing a t-shirt and gym shorts.

Did the shorts make him look too young?

Too late. A knock.

It was Tony. Tony looked stylish as ever, even in a raglan T and lounge pants. He was holding a six-pack of fancy microbrew IPA beer. The six-pack must have cost more than dinner alone.

"It's getting late, but I have enough juice for a movie and coffee."

"And we'll have more juice after the coffee." Peter placed the six-pack on the coffee table then moved to pour 2 cups of the hot brew.

"Wow." Tony sounded disappointed.

"What is it?" Peter took a sip from his mug.

Tony just chuckled. He looked at Peter's innocent expression then laughed again.

"It's just...you invited me in for 'coffee-'"

"I thought you liked coffee, Mr. Stark-?"

"-And you ACTUALLY made coffee!"

"Well, was I not supposed to? I didn't know! I don't go on a lot of dates-!"

"I know, and I love that right now." Tony took a sip of his coffee. "Oh wow! And I love this."

"Jarvis said it was your favorite."

"See! I knew using robots on dates was cheating. Did he tell you anything else?"

"No. Wish he did. I have so many questions." Peter blushed.

"Well, come sit with me." Tony gestured to the couch in front of the TV. "take out a couple of beers too." Tony's shirt was tight. His muscles bulged. And the couch looked inviting. Peter did as he was told.

His coffee mug warmed his hands as he sipped. The heat radiating from Tony kept him warm too. Tony finished off his coffee.

"Can I get you more?"

"You know I keep forgetting a robot isn't coming to refill that. But no. I think I'll have the beer next. Good stuff. It's imported." Peter finished his coffee too. He had hoped to have a humble birthday, but he did still wonder about Tony's fancy brew.

Peter peeled the lid off of Tony's bottle first, then his own. He could do it with one finger using his spider abilities.

"Thanks. That'll be a popular party trick now that you're 21!" They laughed. Peter tried his beer. The first sip of the IPA was bitter, but he continued. The taste got better the more he had.

Tony drank most of his in one gulp.

"Should I put on a movie?" Tony smirked.

"You could. Um. Or...we could chat? We didn't really talk much at dinner." Peter admitted.