Summary: Reality of Love – A young man agrees to participate in a reality show designed to choose a bride for a struggling movie star. While he proves to be a big hit with both the actor and the audience, he is secretly falling for the actor's best friend and manager. Who will she choose? Will the manager follow his heart even if it means destroying his best friend?

Pairings: Clint/Coulson, Clint/Tony Stark, Pepper/Bruce, Natasha/Steve

Note: Based off of the ABC Family movie called Reality of Love starring Jason Priestley, Emma Caulfield, and Bradley Cooper.

Part 1

Coulson sighed as he walked into the office and listened as Darcy talked to him about the bad movie and how his dear friend Tony was getting dropped. After and ultimatum from Nick Fury of three months to get Tony's career jumpstarted again and Coulson knew he had his work cut out for him. Coulson and Tony had been friends since childhood and remained that way even when Coulson would get annoyed at his friend's antics. After hearing about the ideas for a reality show he got an idea and was happy that finally he found a way to save his friend. Tony hated the idea at first but when he heard that he would be surrounded by men and women alike, since Tony was bisexual and didn't try to hide something that Coulson was as well, it was something that the two of them bonded over. When they had first told each other that they were bisexual they tried a relationship but it was too awkward because they were like brothers and it ended but they remained friends now he just had to find Tony some women to be his wife or husband.

~Reality of Love~

After endless hours of watching tapes made by women and some men and agreeing and denying to some of them the two friends came across a tape they found interesting. Natasha and Steve Rogers sent in a tape of her brother Clint Barton. Clint owned a bar, graduated from an Ivy League school, and looking at him Coulson couldn't help but be attracted to the man. Clint seemed like someone he would want in his life but then he saw the look on Tony's face and knew that this best friend was interested and sighed because he knew he would put aside his own feelings and thoughts for the sake of his friend, beside maybe the man was different in real life and probably someone Coulson wouldn't want to be with after the second date.

~Reality of Love~

Clint Barton hadn't believed it when Tony Stark had called him up telling him that he was a contestant for his show and was shocked but figured that since Natasha went through all this trouble for him he would at least give it a chance. Natasha, who had come to California with him, and he had gotten a room to themselves and the next day Clint had an interview with the producers and other important people of the show. When he had met Phil Coulson, he couldn't help but feel attracted to him. Coulson looked good but in the ordinary way and he seemed like a smart man so he was surprised and angry when he started asking personal questions about his sex life and walked out.

Now through after meeting Tony Stark and seeing the man's smirk and his glistening brown eyes he should have realized that Coulson was asking the questions that Tony wanted him to ask. Clint found himself attracted to Tony as well and sighed because he now knew that he would be going through with this show even if he didn't like the attention on him but maybe this show could help him fall in love and find the perfect man for him just maybe it would.

~Reality of Love~

Coulson had glared at Tony at the position he had put him in but as always Phil forgave him because the two of them were childhood friends and neither of them were willing to let that friendship get destroyed especially for a boy from Boston even if Phil was dangerously attracted to him. For the next day Coulson could not ignore the feelings he had for the other man because even if he saw him they never really saw each other that much nor did they talk that much either. He knew by the way that Tony looked at Clint that he was taken with the man as well and Coulson sighed because now he knew he needed to ignore these feelings he felt.

He was with Pepper, the producer of the show and his friend, as well as her husband, Bruce, the director and Darcy his assistant when the saw a man in the kitchen with his hood up. He was wearing black lounge pants and a black hoodie and he saw from the way Pepper looked at the camera in contempt that it wasn't allowed so Coulson went down there to diffuse the situation.

Once there he saw that it was Clint and held back a sigh because being this close to the man was making it hard for him to hold back his feelings for him. He saw that Clint was making a big sandwich that could probably feed three people and smiled because it looked like Clint had a big appetite.

"You can't hide your face from the cameras," Coulson said announcing his presence.

"Sorry I'm just not used to this much attention," Clint said pulling his hood down.

"It's okay," Coulson said sitting down on the stool as Clint finished making his sandwich.

"I guess I'm just used to it being quieter. I mean I own a bar and everything so I am used to noise and even when the attentions on me I'm still okay with it but it's not like this. Most of the time I like sitting down with a beer and reading a book," Clint admitted.

"What's your favorite book?" Coulson asked ignoring the feelings he was developing as she gave up more information. Clint was his kind of guy and someone he could see himself spending the rest of his life with but Tony was his friend and Tony seemed to want Clint so he had to try to back off and give his friend a chance.

"Breakfast at Tiffany's," Clint said walking back over with a bottle of water.

"I saw the movie," Coulson said eating an olive.

"I haven't," Clint laughed leaning against the counter.

"You should," Coulson suggested waiting for Tony to come in because he knew if he was with this man any longer more feelings would develop that he couldn't stop.

"You should read the book," Clint suggested back at him and the bar owner realized that he was developing feelings not for Tony Stark but for his friend and manager Phil Coulson.

"I should go," Coulson said standing up and he then saw his friend standing with the cameras.

"Here take it," Clint said handing him the plate.

Coulson took the sandwich and smiled at Clint as he left. Once he was out of sight he closed his eyes and tried to reign in his emotions. He was falling in love with the bar owner and he couldn't have that because he knew that his friend was also developing feelings for him and he needed to back off to give Tony a chance. He just prayed that he would have the self control to do that because every time he was near the younger man it was harder to hold back and he hoped that he could last until the show ended. Shaking his head he went back upstairs to where Pepper and Bruce were and hoped that his two friends couldn't see the feelings he was developing for one of the finalists.