Believer [Peter Parker]

30 - Upstate

Hannah had received a text to meet Happy Hogan by the boys bathroom. He was standing there, waiting for her to come.

"Hi," Hannah said, uncertainty. 

"Hannah," he said.

Hannah stood there awkwardly waiting for Happy to say something.

"So..." Hannah said, "why are we meeting here?"

"I'll tell you when Peter gets here," Happy said.

Peter rounded the corner and found Happy and Hannah waiting for him outside the bathroom.

"Hey, Happy," Peter said. "Hannah. What, uh... what are you doing here?"

"That's what I'm wondering," Hannah agreed.

"I really owe you two one," Happy said. "I don't know what I would do without this job. I mean, before I met Tony-"

A boy named Tiny McKeever came out of the bathroom. He gave them a confused look. 

"So, uh, how long you been here?" Hannah asked.

"Long enough to be awkward," Happy said. "Boss wants to see you."

"Is he here too?" Peter whispered. 

"In the bathroom? No, he's upstate."

"Upstate? Like, upstate-upstate?" Hannah asked.

"Yeah, let's go."

***

Peter and Hannah watched a Quinjet fly off with a huge grin through the window.

"You don't see that everyday," Happy said, notching Hannah and Peter watching the Quinket in amazement.

Tony approached them.

"Oh, there they are," Tony said. "How was the ride up?"

Hannah and Peter looked away from the window and looked at Tony.

"Good," Happy responded. 

"Give me a minute with the kids," Tony said.

"Seriously?"

"Yeah. I gotta talk to the kids."

"I'll be close behind."

"How about a loose follow? All right? Boundaries are good."

Tony playfully punched Peter in the shoulder, then puts his arms around Hannah and Peter.

"Sorry I took your suit," Tony said. "I mean, you two had it coming. Actually, it turned out it was the perfect sort of tough-love moment that you needed, right? To urge you on, right? Wouldn't you think? Don't you think?"

"I guess," Hannah said.

"Yeah, yeah, I guess," Peter agreed.

"Let's just say it was," Tony said. 

Tony sighed and continued to lead Peter and Hannah towards a door.

"Mr. Stark, we're really -" Hannah began.

"You two screwed the pooch hard," Tony cut her off. "Big time. But then you did the right thing. Took the dog to the free clinic, you raised the hybrid puppies... All right, not my best analogy. (beat) I was wrong about you. I think, with a little more mentoring, you could be a real asset to the team."

"To the... to the team?" Peter asked.

"Yeah," Tony confirmed. "Anyway..." Tony points at a door. "There's about fifty reporters behind that door. Real ones, not bloggers."