"Woah, wait, wait, wait!" Natasha demanded the next day when Tony explained his plan, "You realize this involves you doing something nice for someone else without expecting anything back in return. Who are you and where is Tony Stark?"
"Well, eventually I'd hope for something in return." He wiggled his eyebrows and plastered a cocky grin across his face, "God, Nat, you should have seen him."
"And he's back. You ruined it." Natasha sighed ready to turn away but a strong hand grabbed her arm to stop her.
"But seriously, I've never seen someone having to live like this and I want to help anyway I can. But I know he would hate to take money or be a charity case." His dark eyes pleaded for her to help him.
She sighed and shook her head, "Jesus, you've got it bad, Stark."
The next week he turned up unexpectedly at Steve's apartment with takeout to save the man going hungry for another day. A few days later he gave a lift to the man, who needed to get up to some event he was volunteering for, under the pretext that he had a meeting up that way anyway. He sent him a new phone pretending it was being tested and he wanted his feedback on it.
He did everything he could to help him out as subtly as possible. He knew that Steve probably figured it out towards the end but was so grateful and reliant that he accepted anyway. Things only got easier when they officially became a couple as Tony didn't need an excuse to spoil Steve. It improved again when Steve moved in with Stark in the Avengers Tower. Originally, he felt in the way of all their superhero activities but he quickly became integrated and a part of the family.
~Several months later ~
They were curled up together on Tony's huge super-king size bed. Feet intertwined and bodies pressed close. Steve had his head resting against his partner's shoulder as his fingers traced patterns along Tony's strong arms. They were simply content.
"Do you remember how we first met?" Steve sighed.
Tony peered down and him, "How could I forget? It was the first time I laid eyes on an Adonis and it was one of the strangest experiences of my life."
"I guess it must have been weird for you to wake up in some random bed. Did you really think I had kidnapped you?" Curiosity colored his tone.
"Of course. It was my first thought since it had happened before."
Steve chuckled. Kidnapping made a whole lot more sense after he got to know who Tony Stark really was. Not just some paranoid weirdo but actually a high profile celebrity with previous experience.
"I'm glad you crashed on my roof." He leant up to place a kiss on his partner's lips.
"Me too." He kissed him back, hot and passionate.
Neither had ever dreamt of life being this good.
