Falling In Love With The Billionaire's Son

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

"Fine, explain." Steve said, sitting down and accidentally knocking over a broom, which he attempted to stand up again.

"First, Bruce kissed me," Tony began.

"Yeah, but did you kiss him back?" Steve asked.

"Well, I kind of did-"

"Seriously? That there was you cheating on me!" Steve pointed out.

"No, I stopped and pushed him away. I knew it was wrong, Steve, you're my boyfriend, I love you, and I love Bruce, as a friend." Tony replied quickly.

"Yeah, and to think you were the one who thought I would cheat on you with Phil." Steve scoffed. "Is our relationship completely devoid of trust?"

"Uh, I certainly hope not." Tony replied. "And I didn't think you'd cheat on me, I thought Phil would kiss you. Difference."

"Yeah, and you didn't cheat on me, Bruce kissed you."

"Exactly!" Tony exclaimed, hoping Steve was catching on.

"So, what, I'm supposed to accept the fact that you'll kiss back every random person who kisses you?"

"No, I swear, it was a mistake. In my defense, he's a good kisser." Tony said, attempting to lighten the mood.

"Tony, for once, could you take this *seriously*? I don't even know if I can trust you anymore and you're making stupid jokes!" Steve said angrily.

"Actually, somewhat lighthearted comments, not jokes-"

"Same difference!" Steve interrupted.

"Steve, I trust you. You can trust me, I will not do anything with Bruce. I swear. If he does anything to me, I'll tell you what happened before you have to hear it from someone else." Tony promised.

"So, while I think about that, we both actually fell for the whole 'textbook in the janitor closet' thing?" Steve changed the subject.

"No, Loki told me I was supposed to wait in here for him to text me. He never did. I got suspicious, tried to leave, and your buddies and the nerd girl locked me in here. Ha ha, I'm smarter than you." Tony made a face, before realizing it was pointless considering Steve couldn't see his face.

"Yeah, I..." Steve paused to think of an excuse. "You know, I don't have a good excuse for believing that."

"Never assumed your friends would pull something like this?" Tony suggested.

"Huh, probably."

The two sat in silence for awhile.

Tony spoke first. "So, do you forgive me?"

Steve sighed. "Yeah. You won't do anything with Bruce?"

"How many times do I have to repeat it? I swear, Bruce is my best friend. *Nothing* more." Tony assured him vehemently.

"I forgive you. So long as you forgive me for completely overreacting before I heard the full story." Steve said, slightly embarrassed by his reaction at the museum.

"Hey, I kind of deserved that." Tony admitted.

-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/

"Hey man, you think they're okay in there?" Clint whispered as he, Thor, and Darcy returned from the class an hour after they locked the two guys inside.

"Dude, what if the smell was so freakin' bad and they both died? What if the toxic mold rumor's true?" Darcy said with a panicky look on her face.

"Well, I suppose we can find out." Thor replied.

They all walked quietly over to the door.

"This is it." Darcy said.

"Let's get our story straight. If they died, we had *nothing* to do with this. It was all Phil." Clint announced.

"Shut up, they aren't dead." Thor muttered.

Darcy and Clint watched as Thor turned the knob and flung the old door open melodramatically.

"Oh gosh, they're unconscious!" Darcy shrieked.

"Someone call 911!" Clint said, before realizing everyone else was at lunch already so nobody heard him besides his two friends.

"Help me get them out." Thor said as he grabbed ahold of Steve's arms and pulled him out.

"Since when do you need help?" Clint responded.

Thor just shrugged and dragged Tony out seconds later.

The three all knelt in front of the open door and looked into the faces of the two unconscious teens.

Darcy leaned over Steve and Tony.

"They're still breathing. They're okay." Darcy said happily.

Before the jock and archer could reply, Steve and Tony shot up and shoved both of them into the janitor's closet.

"Guys!" Darcy whined. "It was all a joke!"

Steve pushed her in anyway and looked the door as Thor tried to open it.

"That'll show you guys! Have fun missing the first half of lunch." Tony grinned and high-fived Steve as the two walked off, ignoring the protests coming from the closet.

-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/

Natasha and Loki were deciding that it would be a good idea to see what was taking their friends so long to return.

"Lovely, you two have made up." Loki remarked as they strolled past Steve and Tony.

"Guys! Hey! Our plan worked!" Natasha grinned.

"Yeah, not so well for everyone." Steve giggled.

"Why are you giggling?" Loki asked with a raised eyebrow.

"He's confused." Tony made a 'crazy' gesture with his hand and pulled Steve towards the cafeteria.

"You don't think they locked Thor and the others in the closet?" Natasha asked.

"Probably." Loki responded with a shrug.

"We better go save them." Natasha sighed and they both walked off.

-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/

Tony and Steve, ever the happy couple they used to be, took their seats at their table.

Before they could enjoy the delicious looking Italian lunch sitting in front of their faces, Bruce approached them.

"Hey guys."

"Hey bud! Guess you got out of suspension? That's great! Take a seat." Tony grinned to his friend.

"Yeah, uh, thanks." Bruce sat, looking warily at Steve, who wasn't looking extremely comfortable with Bruce sitting there.

"I just wanted to apologize to both of you, for screwing up your relationship like I did." He mumbled an apology.

"No worries, we're best friends, plus Steve's very forgiving." Tony said.

"Yeah, I forgive you." Steve said, sincere but wary.

"Well, that makes me feel better." Bruce sighed in relief.

"Good, now we can enjoy whatever this delicious looking pasta dish is." Tony said, digging in just as Steve's gang of friends entered the lunchroom looking sheepish, annoyed, and hungry.

Thor, after filling up his tray, sat down and cleared his throat.

"We're sorry for locking you in the stinky, smelly, beyond disgusting janitor's closet. Would you please forgive us?" He said with a sheepish smile.

"Sure, you got a taste of your own medicine anyways," Tony turned to Steve. "Now we need to lock Nat and Loki in there."

"Don't even think about it." Loki warned as he sat down.

Tony sulked while chewing his pasta.

"Just so everyone knows, there are no hard feelings here anymore." Steve announced.

"Great!" Clint exclaimed when no one else said anything.