Something Stupid

It's For the Best

Narrator's POV

"Hah..." Tony said as he stepped up his front door. He took out his key and opened it. "Steve, I'm home." He said.

"Welcome back." Steve said.

"Yeah. I just went out for a walk and I-" Tony stopped when he turned to Steve and saw Bucky with him.

The two were sitting at the kitchen counter enjoying some cheese and crackers.

"You're still here." Tony said, laying eyes on Bucky.

"Yeah, I offered him to stay the night. I hope that's not asking too much." Steve said, pouring Bucky a glass of water.

"Thanks Steve." Bucky said.

"Of course not." Tony was red in the face, not only with jealousy, but with anger too. "Heck, he can have our bed for all I care." Tony said.

Bucky had basically already replaced him.

"That's nice." Steve said.

"If you excuse me, I'll be in the shop." Tony said.

"Alright." Steve said.

Tony looked back at Steve, who was laughing with Bucky.

Steve looked so happy with him.

Maybe it was time Tony did something about it.

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"Well, you're back early." Came Pepper's voice as she made her way downstairs with a clipboard.

Tony didn't say anything.

"Let me guess. Dr. Strange wasn't that delighted to see you, was he?" Pepper asked.

"We had a fight." Tony said as he broke open a part of his chest plate.

"A fight." Pepper said. "Mind telling me how that went?" She said, handing Tony a hammer.

Tony took the hammer and pounded on the chest plate. "He's so..." He pounded on it again. "...stubborn." He said.

"Oh." Pepper listened.

"He's like a child. He didn't want to talk to me and locked me out of his house. Then he made short jokes. He didn't listen to a single word I had to said." Tony said.

"Sounds like someone I know." Pepper said.

"I was just trying to apologize." Tony said. "And what does he say?"

"I don't know."

"Go jump in front of the New York traffic." He said.

"Ouch." Pepper said. "It really must've hurt then."

"I didn't mean it." Tony said, climbing on his desk.

"Tony you flirted with Dr. Strange." Pepper said.

"I flirted at him." Tony said, standing on his desk and looking down at Pepper. "It's not my fault he fell for that. And now, I'm losing my boyfriend to a long time ago bully of mine." Tony said, throwing the hammer somewhere. "Hmph." He sat down on the desk.

Pepper walked closer to him.

"Are you done having your tantrum?" She asked.

"He's so difficult, Pepper." Tony fell back on his desk.

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"And then...he left!" Stephen said as he paced back and forth blabbing about the fight Tony and he had had earlier in front of Wong's astral projection.