Doll [sᴛᴀʀᴋᴇʀ]

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[3D]

"So where are we going?" Peter asked Tony, who opened the door like a gentleman
"My penthouse. Well.. your penthouse from now on"

Peter choked on his own saliva "Wait what?" He managed, eyes wide
".. what you expect me to leave you unprotected when Greg already knows you're with me?"

"He was piss drunk!"
"Yes, but his guards weren't. His wife surely wasn't, ogling from the other side of the room"
"He had a wife?!"

"Don't worry, angel. you didn't ruin something that wasn't fucked already"
"Reassuring.. anyway why would 'Greg' and his men want to hurt me anyway?"

"Do you seriously want an answe-"
"No I don't seriously want an answer!"
Peter slid into the car, a sigh on his lips

"So how long will I be staying there?"
"A while. Would you rather stay with me at my place?" Tony asked, grabbing himself a drink

"No. I have college tomorrow.."
"Okay. Happy'll take you"
"I was thinking my bike would do the trick.." Peter mumbled to himself

"Before we go there, I have some work to do at the tower" Tony was already clicking away at his tablet
"Speaking of which, I'm jobless"

"I could pay for you education..You wouldn't have to work another day in your life"
"I don't want that. I want to work and get my own money and.. be productive eventually. I'm not some doll you spend your money on to do nothing, but look nice"

"..You could work for me"
"At your club? No thanks"
"At Stark Tower. You have potential"
"Yeah, but that's not good enough. I wouldn't make a good secretary"

"Okay. Hear this, how 'bout you observe my work for a while and then decide what you want to be"
"Observe?"
"Go into meetings, check out warehouses, work in research and development, everything"

"..Thank you, Mr. Stark.."
"I was expecting a 'no thank you'"
"Why?"

Tony thought long and hard, but didn't find an answer.. not any real reason he expected rejection besides what he had done.. but they were over that, right?
"I don't know.."

"I don't.. hate you, you know.. you couldn't have forced me to come with you"
"I know that. I just don't know why you did"

"..Me neither"
Peter said after a long moment of silence
"Me neither" he whispered