Undying Fidelity (A Starker Fanfic)

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Peter's POV

 I'm in a meeting with Pepper and I can feel someone staring at us through the window of her . Out of the corner of my eye, I notice that it's Tony and smile. He flickers a wave with a smirk on his face, obviously glad that I've noticed him. Pepper has yet to notice him doing so and she's his wife. Pepper is giving the run down of errands that I have to run this week. These errands range from catering for one of Tony's famous parties next week to getting important parts for one of his experiments. It's a surprise one that he refuses to tell anyone about. 

    When the meeting is finally over with, Tony motions me to join him. The two of us head towards the lab. When we get there, he locks the lab to prevent anyone from bothering us. I notice Tony looks a little pale and is pacing. He does this whenever he's nervous which for him doesn't tend to be often which is how you know that whatever's bothering him is serious. "Tony, what's going on? Are you okay?" He continues to pace but looks up at me. "How do I tell my wife that I'm no longer in love with her?" I look at him in shock. "Wait what? Of course you love Pepper." He groans. "Yes I love her... as I would a sister or a best friend. I don't love her in the way that I'm supposed to, which is pathetic because she's my WIFE." 

      I frown. "I don't know much about marriage but I do know that you two have a child together and divorcing would cause Morgan a lot of heartbreak. I know I would have felt that way at her age if my Uncle Ben and Aunt May had divorced." He sighs. "I know, I'm a terrible person. How could I possibly have this mindset? It's a dangerous one, like the mindset of a person who's overeager to play Russian Roulette." I don't know the right words to say to put him at ease but I say what feels right to me in the moment. "Whatever you decide to do, wait until after the party to break the news to Pepper. There's going to be a lot of press attending it and it's not fair to exploit Pepper that way. She's a wonderful person and I know you still love her despite not being in love with her. That much is obvious to me."

       Tony gives me a nod. "You're very wise Peter. While your words don't solve my problem per say, they did give me insight in how to go about it tactfully. Thank you. I can always count on my boy." He ruffles my hair playfully which both delights me and causes me pain. I feel like at times he does see me as an adult and other times he merely views me as a kid. Him ruffling my hair is what a father would to do their son or a brother would do to their little sibling. I sigh to myself. I need to snap out of my self loathing. I'm trying to comfort Tony and my pity party can wait until I'm alone in bed tonight. When I'm alone in bed, that's where the most popping of pity parties occur. 

       I give Tony a small hug before observing him running some tests in the lab. The tests are in regards to that secret experiment that everyone refuses to mention to me. If I didn't know any better, I would assume that the experiment involves me somehow. That would be silly... right?

Hoped that you guys liked this chapter! :) -Mary