Chapter 7
"Check this out!" Johnny yelled at Peter before he slid off of a small cliff and then did a small flip in the air before he landed on the mountain and continued to slide down it.
"You're on fire!" Peter worringly yelled Johnny as smoke continued to rise from Johnny.
"Thanks! You're pretty good too!" Johnny told Peter.
"No! You're on fire! Look!" Peter then yelled at Johnny as small flames began to appear all over the blond causing Johnny to look at his body and then try and pat himself as he continued to slide down the mountain until he lost hit a rock and then fell off of the mountain causing Peter to slide over to the edge of the mountain and then watch in shock as Johnny flew off of the snowboard and then landed on the snow below causing steam to fill the air as Peter slid as fast as he could down the mountain and over to Johnny who was standing naked inside of a large hole filled with water.
"Johnny?" Peter asked his new friend in shock.
"Care to join me?" Johnny asked Peter after he looked around in shock.
+Dinning room, Stark Industries Private Hospital+
"I can only stay for one drink. 'Cause, I have to meet Victor." Susan told Ben as he led her into the dinning room.
"Oh. Wouldn't want to keep Vic waiting." Ben told Susan as they walked into the dinning room and over to Reed who was walking into the room with Thomas and Kayla.
"Reed, what are you doing here?" Ben asked Reed causing the scientist to look at him curiously.
"I thought-" Reed began before he looked between Susan, Ben, Thomas and Kayla causing Susan to look at Ben, Thomas and Kayla.
"Great! Uh, maybe you three can join us." Ben happily told the group before he led them to a free table.
+Von Doom Industries, New York+
"How's the I.P.O. now?" Victor asked his assistant as he looked into a small mirror while Leonard looked at his phone as he stood by the fireplace.
"It's fallen. We're looking at low 20s. It's a good number, considering the fallout from-" Leonard began to explain before he was interupted.
"From Reed's disaster?" Victor interupted as he noticed a stratch on his face.
"Get me on the a.m. shows, Larry King, cover of the Journal. Gonna have to do something about this scar." Victor told Leonard before he mumbled to himself.
"Make sure they only shoot me from my left side." Victor then told Leonard before he walked away from the mirror.
"Actually, uh, the scar's tracking well. People seem to think it humanizes you." Leonard explained to Victor as he began to follow the raven haired man outside of the room.
+Outside+
"And that's a good thing?" Victor asked Leonard as he walked over to the romantic lunch he had set up and tried to touch one of the silverware causing it to shake before he even touched it causing Victor to gasp in shock before he sighed.
"You know, maybe you should get some rest." Leonard suggested to Victor.
"Later. First I have some unfinished business." Victor told Leonard as he looked at the lit candles.
"A deal that needs closing." Victor then told Leonard as he began to rearrange things on the table.
"Sir, I have always wondered. Why Sue? You could have any other woman in the world." Leonard asked and then told Victor.
"That's why. Because I could have any other woman." Victor told Leonard as he looked at his assistant.
+Dinning room, Stark Industries Private Hospital, outside of New York+
"No, let me tell the story! Let me tell the story!" Ben softly laughed as Susan, Thomas and Reed softly laughed as well while Kayla slept in her booster seat just Ben gasped as he placed his hand on his chest causing Thomas to look worringly at his friend as he, Reed and Susan stopped laughing.
"Wow." Susan softly told the group.
"You all right?" Reed softly asked Ben.
"Bad shrimp." Ben softly told Reed.
"I think I'd better go lie down." Ben then softly told the group before he wiped his face with a towel.
"Excuse me." Ben then softly told the group before he pushed back his chair, stood up and then groaned as he walked away from the table leaving Reed alone with Susan and Thomas.
"So, you feeling better?" Reed softly asked Susan who had forgotten about her meeting with Victor.
"Yes. Thank you." Susan softly told Reed as she smiled at the raven haired man.
"Good. That's, uh, good." Reed nervously whispered to Susan as he picked up his glass causing Thomas to shake his head as Susan laughed.
"You always had a way with words." Susan softly told Reed as he took a sip of his wine before he put his glass down.
"Uh-Wow." Susan softly gasped as she checked her watch.
"I should be going, 'cause, uh...I have to meet Victor." Susan then softly and nervously told Reed as she began to push back her chair.
"I'm really happy for you and Victor." Reed softly told Susan causing Thomas to shake his head as Susan looked at Reed.
"You're really happy for me and Victor?" Susan softly asked Reed in shock.
"I can tell you guys are enjoying what was the best part of our relationship." Reed softly told Susan as she looked at Reed.
"Which was?" Susan softly asked Reed.
"Passion." Reed softly told Susan causing the blond to nod.
"For science." Reed then softly told Susan causing Thomas to look down and shake his head.
"You are such a dork, Reed." Thomas groaned softly.
"Thomas is right. You never got it, and you never will." Susan began to softly tell Reed before he interupted her.
"Wh-what did I say?" Reed asked Susan in shock causing Kayla to groan.
"Unless it's explained to you in quantum physics." Susan continued causing Reed to look at her in shock.
"I just wanted to let you know that I was-" Reed then began to tell Susan before she interupted him.
"It's been two years, and all you can say is you're happy for Victor and me?" Susan then asked Reed in shock as Kayla groaned in her sleep once more as she turned her head to the right and then turned her head to the left.
