Fire And Ice (Steve And Tony)

More Than A Best Friend.

The next morning, it was snowing. Steve woke up and the house was cold. He was bundled under the blankets, trying to stay warm. He was happy because Tony and he would be returning back to normal life tonight. They had a flight to catch at ten.

Tony walked in the room, carrying coffee and a small tray of cinnamon rolls. "I had a date planned for us, Rogers, but since we're snowed in, I decided to have a picnic in here."

"Really, Tony, what are you doing?" Steve asked with an exasperated sigh.

"I'm going along with our charade," Tony snapped. "We're snowed in. They're expecting more snow, so we can't make our flight. We are stuck here, pretending like we are more than just best friends."

Steve sat straight up, ignoring the cold now. "Snowed in? We are stuck here for another day?" His heart dropped. He had wanted to run, to escape his growing feelings for Tony. If they were back home, he wouldn't have a problem. Here, he was trapped. Throwing back the covers, he got up to greet Tony and gave him a small, half-assed good morning kiss, brushed his teeth, and then took the cinnamon rolls and set them on the nightstand.

"You actually kissed me on your own?" Tony pretended to be shocked, but he had a smirk on his face. He sat next to Steve and took a cinnamon roll.

"Okay, so we're snowed in. Do we call Fury? What do we do, Tony?"

"Nah, no sense in bothering Fury. I'll call up Pepper later and tell her to tell him the situation. He likes Pepper, so we won't get any unkind phone calls."

Steve began to pace. "What will my parents think, Tony?"

"Who cares?" Tony stood up and put on a coat and scarf. "Let's go outside, in the snow."

"Outside?" Steve winced, glancing at the window at the cold wind blowing. Grudgingly, he got dressed into some warm winter clothes and walked into the snow with Tony.

"I'd like to make snow angels," Tony said with a smile, then dropped to the ground and did just that. Steve couldn't help but laugh. At that precise moment, he looked up and noticed his mother was watching from the second story window. Quickly, he pulled Tony to his feet, wrapped his arms around him and kissed him.

Tony was taken aback, but he returned the kiss. After a few seconds he stepped back. "Damn, Rogers, warn someone before you lay one on them like that."

Steve didn't tell him that his mother had been watching. He also didn't tell him that he was falling for Tony.