connection - parkner week 2019

day three: baking

saturday was supposed to be peter's lie-in day. but that wasn't allowed to happen, was it? peter was woken up by his phone playing ac/dc, which meant that tony was calling him. what did he want this early in the morning? and even though peter really wanted to leave the call ringing until it shut off, peter decided that it was best to pick it up. it could be important, and peter really couldn't miss that. and however bad it sounded, peter really didn't want to be a superhero until that afternoon - after he'd woken up. 

"mr stark? what's up?" peter picked up the phone, trying to sound as happy as a teenager could after they'd been woken up at eight in the morning on a saturday.

"hey, kid. sorry to wake you up." tony replied, not sounding the slightest bit sorry. "but it's pepper's birthday tomorrow, and i want to bake her something. but, you see, i can't cook anything but pasta and bucky refuses to do it because, and i quote, 'it's not my job to bake for your wife'. and i really could do with some help over here. i would ask harley to do it, seeming as he's awake, but i don't trust him in the kitchen on his own. i mean, i don't trust either of you to be in there on your own, so i'm gonna make you do it together. bonding time, and all that."

"i mean, bucky's right, but i'll do it. i'll be over there in an hour." peter said, walking over to his closet. tony gave a swift reply of 'bye, pete.' and hung up. peter sighed. little did tony know, peter and harley had already had lots of 'bonding time', but peter decided that tony should stay none the wiser.

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peter arrived at the tower on pretty much an hour later on the dot. he smiled, knowing that for once in his life, he was on time to something. may hadn't been too happy that peter had to leave the apartment so early to go to the tower on a saturday, but once she found out that it wasn't for superhero business, and that he was going to be spending time with harley, she seemed to be okay with it. even though tony didn't know that his two proteges were dating, may had worked it out as soon as she saw the two boys interact once. either may was good at spotting things like that, or tony was completely oblivious. but let's be real, it was probably the latter of the two.

"hey, friday. penthouse, please." peter said, as soon as he entered the elevator. 

"of course, peter." friday responded, and the elevator started moving upwards. it only took peter a minute to get to the top of the tower, and when he did, he saw harley leaning against the wall opposite the elevator doors.

"hey, darlin'. i tried telling the old man that you shouldn't be woken up and that i'll do it, but he wasn't having any of it." harley said, putting his arm around peter's shoulders as the two walked to the kitchen. "i mean, i'm not complaining that i get to see you earlier than usual, but you need sleep too."

"eh, it's okay. at least i'll be doing something productive today." peter replied. the two boys walked in a comfortable silence until they reached the kitchen. once they got in there, they realised that clint, nat, and rhodey were still eating breakfast, and tony was drinking what was probably his third cup of coffee that morning. harley removed his arm from around peter's shoulders. the two had decided to see how long they could keep their relationship from tony. originally, they were trying to see how long it would take the whole team to find out, but they'd all worked it out within the first week. but now they'd been together for nearly six months, and tony still hadn't realised.

"oh, you're on time, i'm surprised." tony said, looking at peter.

"well, it was for something important." peter shrugged.

"what, so when i asked you to get to the tower to work on my suit, it wasn't important?"

"well, technically yes, it was important, but you know, may didn't want me to leave. she said that saturdays are my relaxing days."