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CHAPTER SEVEN i don't want to miss a thing
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FIVE DAYS CAME AND WENT RELATIVELY QUICKLY AND COMPLETELY UNEVENTFULLY, MUCH TO TONY STARK'S DISMAY. It was the same frustrating routine every day. He would wake up and then bring Viper breakfast and a change of clothes. But she would never change into them, and she would never eat in front of him either, even as they sat across from each other as he told her stories about their life together. Then, after he couldn't bear the heartache or her stoic expression for another second, Tony would leave and pour himself a stiff drink, attempting to drink away his sorrows. Because no matter what he said, she never spoke or showed any emotion, and it was slowly, but surely, killing him on the inside.
Whenever he would leave the room, Pepper Potts would take his place, sitting right across from Viper and sharing stories of their friendship and how they always thought of each other as a sister. Happy and Rhodey visited her often as well, sharing their own stories from the past. Even Steve would stop by her cell to talk with her for a while, hoping to get Viper to open up and tell them something. But no matter who was in the room, and no matter what they were saying, Viper never uttered a single syllable in response.
They hadn't gotten anything from Edrick Karlov either. Like Viper, the man wasn't saying a word, remaining annoyingly loyal to HYDRA. They were forced to hand him over to the government to be dealt with accordingly, seeing as they had no further use of the man anymore.
On the seventh day of having the woman he loved back in his life, Tony found himself standing on the balcony outside, a glass of bourbon in one hand and a photo of himself and Ophelia in the other. The small smile on his face was bittersweet as he recalled the day the photo had been taken by Rhodey.
The skies stayed clear all day that day, despite the storms on the weather forecast, and the day had been absolutely perfect. He received high praise from MIT and even had a meeting with a few of the board members to discuss his future that afternoon. And as the day came to a close, he found himself at a bar with his girlfriend. Rhodey was there as well, having been invited to join them for a drink. But Ophelia was the only thing he had cared about that night.
