❝Are my screams loud enough for you to hear me?❞
↪Tony Stark is known to be many things, but only few people know that being a father is one of those, and sometimes he seems to forget it too.
Being the daughter of a genius, billionaire, playboy and...
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Carina did not know how she managed to climb the stairs of the condominium without breaking something, but once she got to the door she had to deal with the two or maybe three locks she saw before her eyes.
"Fuck!" The girl exclaimed in exasperation, resting her forehead on the door. She stood there for about half an hour, falling asleep on her feet when she heard a noise downstairs that set her awake.
"I'm awake, I'm awake" she mumbled.
Young Stark rubbed her eyes finally returning to see a single lock on her door. Taking advantage of that moment of sobriety, the girl hastened to grab the keys and open the door of the house.
"Home sweet home!" The girl exclaimed, throwing her heels in an indefinite part of the room and catapulting herself onto the couch. In doing so, however, she pressed the remote control of the TV hidden there among the pillows she was hugging and turned on the TV by mistake. They were airing the night news and talking about news that Carina didn't pay the slightest attention to, until she named the Stark Expo.
"Vi parliamo in diretta dall'inaugurazione della Stark Expo, dove Tony Stark ha appena abbandonato il palco" the reporter said "Non preoccupatevi se non siete venuti stasera, l'esposizione continuerà tutto l'anno. E io sarò qui a controllare tutte le attrazioni, i padiglioni, e le invenzioni provenienti da tutto il mondo." (We are coming to you live from the kickoff at the Stark Expo, where Tony Stark has just walked offstage. Don't worry if you can't make it down here tonight because this Expo goes on all year long. And I'm gonna be here checking out all the attractions and the pavilions and inventions from all around the world)
"Stark Expo" Carina repeated trying to assimilate the news "Stark Expo" she whispered "Obviously I didn't know anything about it, but after all why should I know anything about it, after all I am not his heir, the one who will one day direct everything" she rolled her eyes "I hate my life"
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Unfortunately for Carina the previous evening she had forgotten as usual to close the curtains. The sun, like almost every day, woke up an annoyed Carina who had fallen asleep on the couch with the TV still on.
"Yep, I hate my life" the girl groaned.
The girl rolled over on the sofa and looked at the clock on the wall.
"I guess I'm not going to university today" she said seeing that it was 2:00p.m.
The afternoon news was broadcast on TV and once again Carina's attention was captured by what the journalist was saying.
"Oggi il miliardario Tony Stark incontrerà alle 9:00 di mattina a Washington, durante la mezzanotte italiana, la Commissione per i Servizi Armati del Senato per parlare della sua armatura che è diventata famosa in tutto il mondo" (Today billionaire Tony Stark will meet the Senate Armed Services Commission at 9:00 am in Washington, during the Italian midnight, to talk about his armor that has become famous around the world)
"I never want to be in your shoes, Tony" Carina shook her head.
A knock on the door caught the girl's attention. Carina looked at the front door bored, undecided whether to get up from her beloved and soft couch to go and open the door to the annoying stranger who had interrupted her moment of peace or not. Unfortunately for her, the stranger on the other side of the door did not give up and kept knocking. Puffing, Carina went to open the door and in front of her was the last person she thought she would see again.
"James?" She was shocked. What was he doing there?
"Hello, love" he smiled before kissing her.
Her eyes widened, and she noticed with horror that her friend had misinterpreted everything that had happened after their night of sex.
"I missed you" he said as he entered the apartment.
"Mmm-- Yeah, you too" she said trying to figure out what was going on.
"Bologna is beautiful, I've only been here for a few hours but I already love it" he said enthusiastically "Even though I risked being hit by a bus driver at least three times"
"Yes well, you have to be careful" she shrugged "But what are you doing here?" She asked trying to wear the sweetest smile she had.
"I missed you, so I decided to surprise you" he said stroking her cheek "Aren't you happy?" He frowned.
"No, of course I'm happy" she lied "I just didn't expect you to come this far"
"Well, it means the surprise worked" he smiled.
"You don't know how much" she forced a smile.
"How about you show me the city?"
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It was after midnight when the two returned home. Carina was exhausted, they had spent all day walking and had shown him as much as possible. The first thing the girl did as soon as she opened the door of the house was double-crossed on the couch and took off her shoes.
"I'm dead" Carina groaned, making the boy laugh.
"Maybe a warm bath is what you need" he whispered in her ear and then started kissing her neck.
Carina was almost petrified, since when the boy had become so resourceful? Fortunately for her, the boy accidentally pressed the remote control button next to her, turning on the TV that was broadcasting the meeting between the Senator and Tony, thus interrupting the moment that had been created.
"Wow. Yeah, I'd say most countries, five, ten years away. Hammer Industries, twenty" Tony said.
"If you want we can turn it off" James said, knowing how much the girl couldn't stand her father.
"No" Carina shook her head "I want to see how it turns out"
"I'd like to point out that that test pilot survived" Justin Hammer said.
"I think we're done is the point that he's making" the Senator said "I don't think there's any reason..."
"The point is, you're welcome, I guess"
"For what?"
"Because I'm your nuclear deterrent. It's working. We're safe. America is secure. You want my property? You can't have it. But I did you a big favour" Tony said, standing up, turning around to face the crowd "I've successfully privatised world peace. What more do you want? For now! I tried to play ball with these ass-clowns"
"I don't understand who is the most clownish in that room, Tony, Hammer or the Senator" Carina scoffed.
"[beep] you, Mr Stark. [beep] you, buddy. We're adjourned. We're adjourned for today" The Senator said.
"Okay" Tony said, putting on his sunglasses.
"You've been a delight"
"My bond is with the people. And I will serve this great nation at the pleasure of myself. If there's one thing I've proven it's that you can count on me to pleasure myself"
Carina turned off the TV and went to her room slamming the door.
