Chapter Twenty Five – Got You By The Balls
Two weeks went by and Tony and Steve were slowly exploring the sexual aspect in their relationship. Steve seemed far more at ease to touch Tony with others around them. Alright, they couldn't refrain from touching eachother all the time. But nobody gave a damn because the two men were obviously happy. Tony shone from his reactor more clearly and you couldn't look next to Steve's happiness. Everyone was influenced by it and they weren't jealous. No, they were basking in the light of the golden couple. (Bruce liked to call them like that.)
They called eachother like.. A LOT and Steve finally discovered the photofunction on his mobile. Now everytime Tony called he saw a photo of the man he loved. Sometimes when he couldn't sleep he watched the picture. Cherishing the photo and Tony with all his heart. Pepper on the other hand was going crazy with Tony playing the Captain America song all the time or replaying videos of Steve with JARVIS. No, she didn't really get mad, she was happy for them. But she never saw Tony so... cheesy. So... In love! The man was changed. Oh, he was still pretty arrogant and confident, but he was friendlier, took other people's opinion more in consideration, he really tried not forgetting things from now on and he was very very very generous for the people who needed it. He said it himself that he was now Tony 2.0, a new and better version of his old self. And happy, like he's never been before. And nobody could take it away. Sometimes when Steve texted something extremely sappy and Tony read it in the middle of a meeting his reactor started shining so violently that even Tony was apologising for his bright light. It wasn't disturbing, not at all, just... It got noticed a lot. His whole body seemed to be glowing and when Steve was cuddling with him, they seemed to be basking in some ungodly light. Eyes shining all the time. It was unbelievable!
That didn't mean they fought. Steve got angry once being jealous of Tony being touched by a lot of women in public. Tony had laughed and said it was because he was simply irresistible. Steve wasn't happy. The whole building probably heard the shouting match that followed. After an hour it grew quiet and Clint still said he was traumatized for life went he went to check on the guys. He had found them in a rather compromising position. Meaning... Their hands in the other's pants and moaning and kissing and making all other odd noises. Clint didn't want to talk about it. After that fight they established some rules. Tony would try to get the ladies stop touching him and he would reassure Steve more of his love. Steve admitted to being a little bit overpossessive about Tony and he would try to trust Tony. But he said he couldn't help it when he saw other people touching his property. And then Tony snogged the living daylights out of Steve because hearing Steve so protective and jealous made him horny as hell.
When they were three months together Tony made Steve a bracelet (see it as an early Christmas present). Not the friendshipstuff or other fancy things. But more an 'army-like' bracelet*. On the outside stood their names, adresses and the usual stuff that they printed on a dog tag. On the inside were their names and some high-tech thingy Tony told Steve about but he didn't understand. It came to this: when the other was in mortal peril (it measured the blood pressure or something like that) than the other half would give an alarm and they could trace eachother so they would always be found. It would've come in handy when Tony was kidnapped. Once you had the bracelet on, only Tony or Steve could take it off. It couldn't slip off, only if you cut the entire hand of, and Tony explained the working of fingerprint recognition to Steve. That was the first time Steve initiated something new. Showering. Together. You can imagine how Tony felt after being soaped, washed and dried clean...
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Tony had been gone for over two weeks now. A business trip to Europe. Tonight he was coming back but he was required to go to a party. Tony got some kind of award for the second time and this time he said he would get it himself. The new Tony was more responsible. He had promised it to Rhodey this time and they hadn't seen each other in like, what months? So he had to go. Before he stepped in the car riding him to the party, Tony called with Steve.
"Yeah, I miss you too love. Just a little while longer. I'm going to get rid of this party as soon as possible. Alright? Don't be mad. I love you too."
When they broke the connection off, Steve was sitting on his bad. Sad. Someone knocked on his door. "Steve, you in there?"
"Pepper? What are you doing here?" he asked when opening the door.
"I believe I got the right measurements?" and she held up a suit bag. "You half twenty minutes and then we're leaving. You're going to the party." Pepper ordered him. She pushed the suit in his hands and went outside to wait for him.
Steve rushed into the shower. Slicking his hair back because Tony liked that so much and opening the suit bag. A very dark blue costume, white shirt and an oldfashioned silver tie hung on a hanger. He put it on and thanked god for Pepper to know his measurements. He thought, for once not so modest, that he looked good and Tony would probably want to eat him. He giggled at himself in the mirror. Then he came red, get a grip man! He strode very proudly out the door to meet Pepper, on the inside screaming from the nerves. The other Avengers whistled when he came into the kitchen. Even Fury gave him an appreciative glance, yeah Fury finally knew about Tony and him, not hard when he caught the two of them kissing on the kitchen table. He had asked them if it would affect their missions and they said 'no' and then he said that in that case he doesn't have any problem with it. But if they would please try to keep their lovemaking sessions in their own rooms. Steve had stammered an apology and Tony had laughed pulling him out of the room in search for a quiet place.
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"Tony Stark ladies and gentlemen!" the Mayor said and everybody applauded. Tony's sustainable energy plan had worked and they were celebrating it. The production of more sources would now begin and the environment would only profit from it. Tony would work together with already existing energy companies so they wouldn't be out of jobs. He was already declared Men of the Year 2012 and while coming in he had to sign hundreds of pictures of him or had to pose with someone. People who asked him to sign their breast he refused. Saying there was only one persons chest he wanted to touch, remembering his promise to Steve. That drew even more curiosity to his mysterious lovelife, but he dodged every question about it. "Mr. Stark is She-Without-Name here too this evening?" some asked, but Tony just shaked his head all the while laughing to himself.
He stepped onto the stage. Pepper had written him a perfect little speech for when he got the trophee. He shook hands with the Mayor and a couple of other people when he began his speech.
"So I'm just going to end this speech by saying, thank you everyone for supporting me and I promise you will enjoy this evening. Special thanks to..." this didn't stand on one of his cards and he pointed his hand in the direction of Pepper when suddenly.
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"Not again!" Tony groaned in the microphone. Everybody laughed, they all knew about the first incident. "Sorry everyone, I have to take this or somebody will be really, really, seriously, really angry." People started laughing even louder.
Who's strong and brave here to save the American Waaaaaaay?
"Hello." Tony said, not even bothering to cover the mic. He enjoyed everyone hanging on his every word.
"Hello Tony." The people didn't hear the other person on the phone but AGAIN with the FLASH BULBS, they went even more crazy then before.
"Why are you calling?" Tony asked with a friendly smile. Winking at the audience.
"I'm looking at you right now, love." Steve said. He stood behind a corner, where nobody could see or hear him calling Tony.
"What? You're here? Where?" Tony shouted unbelievingly. Everyone started looking around for Tony's girlfriend. Who's calling? The crowd started buzzing.
"You'll have to find me, but don't let the others find out. Pepper brought me here."
Tony looked at Pepper, he pointed at her and then drew a line under his head, clearly saying; you're dead, start running. Pepper laughed.
Tony's eyes were searching the crowd. "Where are you standing?" he asked.
"Find me Tony and I'll give you your promised reward this evening." Steve daringly said and pushed the red button.
Tony's mouth gaped open. Then he snapped it shut, he smiled charmingly at the public. "Well then, let keep this short. Special thanks to Pepper and Mr. Mayor, also my partner who supported me and who I am going to hunt down tonight. Thank you!" He jumped of the stage and pulled Pepper by his side. "What's he thinking? What's he wearing?" he whispered in her ear. He couldn't get away from the press and he didn't want them hearing him talking about Steve. Pepper just smiled evilly and turned away to start a conversation with some guy from an energy company. Thanks a lot, traitor! Tony thought.
"Need some help finding your girl?" Rhodey asked. The people in their closest proximity were not so subtly listening in. "No thank you James, I'll find the bane of my existence all alone."
"Don't punish her too bad." Rhodey grinned.
"Oh, you have no idea..." Tony said, attention already on scanning the crowd. Steve's big, so he had to stick out somewhere. Where was he for fuck's sake? It took Tony an hour of evading press, women and other curious people before he could see a glimpse of a familiar broad back. He smiled. At the bar! Ofcourse, if Steve sat down, he wouldn't be noticed that much. Tony watched the rest off the crowd as to not give himself away. It was difficult to ignore Steve, but Steve didn't want to be found out so he had to use all his stealth.
"Found your girlie yet" the Mayor asked. "No, I think I need a drink before I'll go search some more. Something with a lot of alcohol." The Mayor laughed and slapped Tony on the back. Good god, that man was drunk and it was like, what 10 PM? What an example for the city.
Tony wasn't really getting something alcoholic, he hadn't drunk in months, but he had a taste for something particular. He stood at the bar, behind Steve, slightly leaning into his back with his side. Steve knew because he first froze up and then relaxed against Tony's side. In front of them were mirrors and Tony nonchalantly wandered with his eyes around all the special glasses and drinks pretending to be thinking what he wanted. "What would you like, Mr. Stark?" a young bartender asked. Tony was still refraining from looking at Steve. "Hmm, make me a Mary please?" Tony asked.
"Yes Sir, which one? Bloody or Virgin Mary?"
"Virgin, if you please..." Tony purposely said it like that, with a low rumble in his throat and while locking his eyes to Steve. His hand secretely slipping between Steve's legs and sliding his hand slowly up. Steve put his pint down, afraid of breaking it. His pupils dilated and he sat a little hunched over, breathing very hard, his ears where already red and it was spreading down his face.
"Here you go Sir, your Virgin." The bartender said and he immediately went to another customer. Tony took the drink and tried as sensual as possible to put his mouth around the straw and he sucked on it very slowly.
"Mmmm... Delicious." He breathed. And he stroked once firmly over Steve's hard-on. Steve gasped.
Tony leaned a bit to Steve's ear while watching if nobody was paying any particular attention on them. It looked like Mr. Stark was just saying something friendly into the ear of a neighbour at the bar, if you took the completely lustful expression of his face.
Tony added "For now..." And he walked away, leaving Steve in a very, very hard predicament.
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*To see what I mean when I talk about those army-bracelets:
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