What people fail to realize was just because I grew up with, went to MIT with and work closely with Tony Stark was that I could not get them into his birthday party. It was actually kind of funny sometimes to tell the truth.

But let me back up a bit to the beginning of mine and Tony's story.

"Lilly we are going to be late."

"grandpa why am I going with you? I'm only six years old!"

And there I was the cutes little girl ever! With my long wavy brown hair and ocean blue eyes. My grandmother always said my eyes would one day melt the heart of my soulmate.

"Lilly Rose Philips your going. Besides Starks kid will be there so you can play with him."

Figures more like I'll have to baby sit him. I'm six and yet I'm more of an adult then most of the men gramps works with.

But its just gramps and me now anyway. He tries his best, but Aunt Peggy had to step in on a lot of things. Since he can't braid hair or one day explain what will happen when I hit my teen years. Poor gramps never had a daughter only a son. So, trying to raise a girl with out her mother was hard for both of us.

You see my parents died three mounts ago in the cold war. They were both spies working for gramps. One of the best teams the SSR had and even better than Aunt Peggy who trained them. But most of all they were soulmates.

Mom always taught me that soulmate would come together when they needed each other most. Which was what happen with them. The way mom would tell it dad had went into a deep cover and she had to save him. But dad would say that he was just waiting for his best girl to finally show up.

Their marks were hidden from sight and mom said it was to make sure they couldn't be used against each other. So, when she saw mine hidden behind my right ear were my hair would hide it, she told me to tell no one because it may never be safe to do so. So, I didn't.

"LILLY LETS GO!"

"Coming" time to go babysit Starks brat.

"TONY, where are you Philips will be here soon with his granddaughter."

"over here dad I just finished the carburetor."

Tony knew his dad really didn't care but he at least tried to involve him in his projects. The older he got the more he realized how cold his dad really was. He was not the hugging type or really any kind of fathering type. His dad just let mom do everything.

"that's great son but you need to get cleaned up before they get here."

"can't I just stay down here; I refuse to play with dolls."

Of course, one of his dad's war buddies was bringing their grandkid with them which meant he would have to babysit agine.

"son just do it."

"Stark your wife said you were down here"

Great now he was in trouble. When he looked up, he saw a girl who reminded him of aunt Peggy. But she looked bored and clearly didn't want to be here.

"oh, wow she looks just like her mother. Thank god just imagen if she looked like you."

"Stark just because am retired doesn't mean I'm dead."

"got it. Lilly it's nice to meet you this is my son Tony. He was just about to go get cleaned up."

"don't bother Mr. Stark I would rather help him build that engine then attempt to fine something to do while you have your meeting."

Tony looked at his farther who was shocked then to Philips who was smiling. He was shocked to but stayed quite maybe this won't be as bad as he thought.

"she's a grease monkey Stark."

"oh, ok well play nice"

The adults left as tony looked at her in awe. Here was a girl maybe a year younger then him and she liked engines!

"so, what do you have left"

She was taking of the jacket and putting up her hair when he saw part of it. Right behind her right ear was circle with a flower petal.

"hey you ok?"

She has his mark he's sure of it, but aunt Peggy told him to never tell anyone about his mark. Because it was hidden behind his right ear close to his hair line. So, he knew what he had to do even if it took the rest of his life.

"let's get to work"

Ten years later….

"hey Lilly?"

"ya"

"do you ever think about soulmates?"

Really agine? I should have known by now after all he always asks.

"sometimes, why?"

All these years I knew there was something he wasn't telling me, but I never pushed. But when he would ask about if I had a mark, i would tell him no. after all Aunt Peggy said to never tell.

"you sure you don't have a mark?"

"Tony your about to graduate MIT. You can have every and any girl you want so why do you keep asking me if I have one? Why do you have one?"

Not like he could ever want me. We are just to close. I mean yes, I love him, but he had never shown any interest.

"nope, just wandering if there's some guy I'll need to scare to death one day."

Going back to straightens his tie, then his cap. trying to make him look somewhat like he didn't just wake up was kind of hard sometimes.

Tony always though she was his soulmate but maybe he was wrong. Looking at her now maybe it was time to let it go. Ten years he tried to get her to show him her mark that he knew she had. But like she said he could be with anyone he wanted, just not the one girl that held his heart.