Heat and Heart

Push

~Two days later~

Tony was purring softly, cuddling into Steve's side and relaxing as his Alpha kissed his cheek. "Mm... Steve?"

"What is it?" Steve looked at the man under his arm, holding him closer and peering at him. He had a sappy expression on his face at smelling the Omega's contentment.

"I'm hungry..." Tony pouted slightly, deciding to see how much he could push Steve. It wasn't unusual for Omegas to test their Alphas.

"What are you hungry for?" The Blond Alpha asked, getting ready to stand up. He wanted to make his Omega happy.

"Chinese food." Tony decided, smiling at the other man sweetly. He knew Steve would scold him if he demanded for it but that the Alpha would get him something else instead also.

"I'll be back." Steve kissed Tony on the forehead, laughing as the Omega wrinkled his face up. "That's so nice, Tony." He grabbed his wallet and left to Tony's favorite Chinese restaurant.

Tony moved from the couch and snuck down to his Workshop, having been banned by Steve from it for a while. He overrode Steve's orders to JARVIS and began to work on upgrading his suit, looking happy.

He spent 45 minutes on it, not even noticing when JARVIS let Steve in. The blond was fuming, standing silently right behind Tony.

"Anthony Stark. What do you think you're doing?" Steve spoke lowly, anger coloring his tone. "I told you that you aren't allowed in here because you need to rest."

"It's my lab! And all I've been doing is resting, Steve! I'm bored!" Tony had nearly fallen out of his seat as Steve spoke, clutching his chest. "You can't control me!"

"I just want to take care of you and you're being stubborn! You push yourself too hard and too much!" Steve threw his hands up, noticing how Tony flinched at the motion and frowning. He carefully touched Tony's face, seeing how the other man trembled slightly.
"Aw, man. Tony, I wouldn't hurt you. It's okay, Baby. Alpha has you." He gathered Tony into his arms, taking him to the couch and sitting down to hold him. "We can compromise. That sound good?"

Tony nodded, shoving his head into Steve's neck and trying to calm his racing heart. He hated how he felt when someone shouted and made a sudden motion, it made him think of Howard. The Omega's scent was bitter, permeating the air and signifying how upset he was.

"I got you, Tony. No one will ever hurt you like that." Steve knew the signs of someone who had been abused. "I'd kill them with my bare hands if they even tried. No one hurts you and gets away with it."

Tony nodded again, still breathing in Steve's soothing scent and calming slowly. Having an Alpha to help with the panic was almost worth the smothering, almost though. Sometimes the smothering made him anxious and on edge because he waited for the other shoe to drop. The dark haired Omega nuzzled into Steve more, figuring it was okay to be clingy sometimes.

"Let's get some food into you, love." Steve murmured, lifting Tony as he stood and carrying Tony to the door. "I got your favorites."

Tony smiled slightly, lips curving against Steve's skin and he finally moved his face from Steve's neck. "Thank you, Alpha." He knew Steve liked when Tony called him Alpha.

"You're welcome." Steve smiled and set Tony at the penthouse kitchen table, setting the steaming Chinese food on the table along with plates. "Here you are."

"Yum. You really did get my favorites." Tony smiled, filling his plate and watching as Steve did the same. He startled when a large glass of water was set in front of him, blinking rapidly and looking up at Steve.

"Sorry, Tony." Steve kissed his forehead quickly, cradling Tony's head in his palms carefully. He sat back down and began eating once Tony did, making sure his Omega got enough to eat. The Alpha was always watching how much Tony ate, knowing the omega had the tendency to not eat very much and to try and hide it.

"Steve. I can see you watching me." Tony scowled. It made him uncomfortable to be watched while he ate. "Stop it."

"Sorry." Steve snorted, going back to his lunch and then kissing Tony once he was finished. He was very affectionate to the Omega, always kissing him and holding him as often as he could. Currently Tony wasn't fighting the kiss and was kissing him back, clinging to Steve's tshirt to keep him in place.

Tony liked the way Steve's lips felt against his but sometimes he just did not want to be kissed or touched. Right now was a moment where he did want to be, keeping the kiss going and getting Steve to deepen it. The blond lifted him from his chair, holding Tony by the thighs and tilting his head as he kissed his Omega.

Tony's arms wrapped around Steve's neck, holding tightly to the super soldier until they both needed to breathe. Tony rested his head on Steve's shoulder as he panted quietly, nuzzling the soft skin on his Alpha's neck.

"You can work in the lab but no longer than three hours per session." Steve sat back down with Tony in his lap. "And you need to eat more."

"Steveeee." Tony whined, squirming in Steve's lap. "I eat enough."

"No, you don't." Steve swatted Tony's butt, a quick warning. "Those are the terms, take it or no time in the lab unsupervised."

"Hey!" Tony protested, covering his butt. "Fine..."

"Good boy." Steve kissed his temple lovingly, running gentle fingers through Tony's curly hair. "Now, what would you like to do?"

"Cuddle..." Tony grumbled, always grouchy when asking for things like that except in the weird moments his body reacted to not having the suppressants.

"We can do that." Steve shifted to lay on his back with Tony on his chest, covering them with a blanket.