Apartment Above Stark Industries, Monday Morning

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Well, that'd been an interesting end of the week.

Or something.

Tony was somehow still cleaning up after the party, frowning at the disturbing collection of chip flavors leftover from it.

"Maybe Kitty would like them?" he muttered to himself. Pregnant women were supposed to have odd cravings, right?

[for that fella!]

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Steve gave him a small, sweet smile. "Sometimes you even believe them."

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"Well," Tony said a little awkwardly, kissing him to distract from that.

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Steve stroked Tony's hair as he kissed him back.

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"Don't think this gets you out of helping clean up," Tony muttered once he felt the distraction had worked.

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"Don't think I didn't notice you trying to distract me," Steve replied just as quietly, kissing Tony's neck.

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"I was kissing you." As a distraction from emotions.

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"But with a goal in mind," Steve said, blue eyes staring right at Tony. "You don't do well with compliments."

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"I do just fine with them," Tony replied, helpless but to kiss him again quickly.

Also, it was the sincerity that threw him off.

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"You brush them off," Steve insisted with that same sincerity.

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"I--I get a lot of them that don't mean anything," Tony said, keeping his focus on Steve's mouth rather than his eyes as he spoke. "So when they do, it's..."

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Steve ran his thumb along Tony's cheek. "Tough to hear?"

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"In a way," he replied, tilting his head into Steve's touch.

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"In what way?" Steve asked softly.

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Tony shrugged and kissed him again. "Not sure. It's just different hearing those things from you."

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"Do you not like it?" Steve murmured, looking a little stricken.

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Tony huffed, pulling him closer. "Are you kidding? I love it. More than I ought to."

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Steve was happy to be held. "Why do you think you shouldn't love it, sweetheart?"

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"It's... hard to explain?" Because emotional honesty.

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Steve kissed him between the eyes. "Try?"

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"You mean so much to me," he said. "And I don't want to disappoint you."

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Steve leaned his head in and kissed him softly. "You don't disappoint me. Not ever."

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"I'm trying to believe that," Tony replied, more than okay with the closeness.

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Steve kissed him again. "I know you are," he whispered. "And you really are the very best thing in my life."

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He did that thing where he looked like he wanted to argue that point on principle. "You're the same for me," Tony settled on instead, cupping Steve's face with his hands.

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Steve's entire face lit up. "Yeah?"