"I just think it's really bad idea."

Bucky and Sam glanced over at each other. Peter had been on the phone for the last ten minutes. It was a little hard not to overhear at least Peter's side of the conversation. Bucky had figured out a couple minutes into it that Peter was talking to MJ. He looked over at the teen who was pacing in front of the kitchen.

"I can't tell you why you can't go. I'm just telling you not to go."

Bucky and Sam both cringed. Even without know what Peter was talking about, they knew that was the absolutely worst thing he could have said.

"Fine!"

Bucky reached up and snagged Peter's phone out of the air as it came flying across the room. Setting it on the table he looked over at the teen who had jumped over the back of the sofa and settled into the corner with his arms crossed in one fluid movement. "Want to talk about it."

Peter growled. "MJ broke up with me. So there's that."

Sam sat his controller down. "Just a tip going forward...you can't tell a female not to do something. Especially not one like MJ."

Peter glared at Sam. "She's spending the summer in Africa. Do you remember that op we did a couple months ago with the terrorist cell? She'll be about 50 miles from there. But I can't tell her why she can't go because it's all classified. I even offered to go with her which made things even worse. She said she didn't need Spider-Man to save her from anything. That she was perfectly capable of taking care of herself."

Bucky smiled. "I can fix that. Not the telling her part. But the keeping her safe. All of our intel came from Wakanda's War Dogs. Nakia is embedded in that area. We can get her to keep an eye on her."

Peter rolled around the idea. He had met Nakia briefly when they were doing the post mission briefing. She seemed a lot like MJ. "You think she'll agree to it?"

Bucky nodded. "I'll get a message to her." He handed Peter a game controller. "So, problem solved. Next question. Why are you at the compound. And why isn't Tony?"

"Morgan started teething. I just needed a break. Dad was the one that suggested it." Peter took the controller and waited for the game to start. "He almost came with me but Pepper said no."

Graduation was more of a hassle than anything else. Peter wished he could have just skipped it. He put on the stupid cap and gown and smiled for all of the pictures. He envied Bobby. His graduation consisted of a handshake with Professor X and a nice dinner. Peter was forced to endure two full days of festivities both at school and at home. Home was at least manageable. May, Happy, Pepper, and Tony were predictable. Over the top as usual, but predictable. And he at least had Morgan as backup. School was another matter entirely. The entire time was spent trying not to watch MJ. The only thing that made him feel moderately better was the fact that MJ looked just as miserable as he felt. But that only served to simultaneously make him feel worse because he didn't want her to be miserable. It was an odd sensation.

After MJ left for Africa, Peter made a point to get daily briefings on the region. That is until FRIDAY banned him from the operations center at the compound. Then, he had to spend an extraordinary amount of time trying to talk, or in some cases bribe, the other Avengers into feeding him intel. Steve threatened to take away his clearance after the first week. Steve couldn't kick him out of the compound but he could restrict his access. Bucky tried to continue to pass him information. At least until Steve threatened to cut off his access as well. It finally took Steve calling Tony and getting him to intervene.

"Kid, Pepper has broken up with me more times than I can count because I've gone overboard on being protective. There is a fine line and you're way past it." Tony watched Peter pace around their living area at the compound.

"You know how dangerous it is there. We did an op there targeting a terror cell that was using alien tech."

Tony rubbed his hand across his face. "And Bucky has T'Challa and Nakia watching the area. I'm not sure you fully comprehend how capable they are. The only reason we went in was because it's a neighboring nation to Wakanda and if T'Challa goes in and does an op that big alone it looks like Wakanda is invading."

"I know they're capable. I just need to be doing something." Peter looked over at his dad.

"You need a distraction. You're obsessing over something you can't control This isn't about a terrorist cell it's about MJ." Tony crossed his arms and looked at his son. MJ and Peter had broken up a couple times before but this time seemed a little more permanent.

"She broke up with me because she thought I was being overbearing and smothering her. But she's spending 8 weeks in an area that isn't the safest. I think I'm justified in being a little overbearing."

Neither one of them had realized that Pepper had walked into the room until they heard her patented "No."

Looking in the direction it had come from Peter and Tony saw Pepper standing outside Morgan's bedroom. Arms crossed she walked over to the duo. "Peter, is T'Challa capable of handling something if it comes up?"

"Yes."

"In all of the briefings you've seen on the area has there been anything that makes you think something is going to happen?" Pepper eyed the teen because she could predict his answer at this point.

"No, but..."

"Stop. Pack your bags. I'll call Mrs. Leeds and Charles. Tony is right." She paused long enough to give Tony a look that said 'Don't you dare say a word'. "You need a distraction. We're going on vacation. Think of it as a Senior trip with Ned and Bobby before everyone heads off to college."

Peter frowned. In the entire time he had known Tony and Pepper he had never seen them take a vacation. Maybe a weekend here or there but nothing he would classify as a 'vacation'. Of course he didn't really think he had a good grasp on what constituted a 'vacation'. He, May, and Ben hadn't really taken many vacations. "What?"

"A vacation. Somewhere different. Can't be anywhere too remote since we'll have Morgan with us."

Tony smiled and looked over at Pepper. "How about Hawaii? You've used the house, what...twice?"

Peter looked at Tony in astonishment. "You have a house in Hawaii?" He knew about the building in Hong Kong and knew that Pepper had a house in California. Tony had also bought a house outside of Boston for Peter and Bobby to live in while they were at MIT. He had no idea there was a house in Hawaii.

"Pepper has a house in Hawaii." Tony corrected. "Christmas present one year."

Pepper rolled her eyes when Peter laughed. "Hawaii is a great idea. The boys will have plenty to do and it's secluded enough that we shouldn't have to deal with reporters."

Peter cringed. He had quickly discovered that he didn't really like the media. They had so far been able to keep his and Tony's actual relationship quiet. It had been discussed and the pros and cons had been weighed. Tony had wanted to tell the world that Peter was his son. Peter and Pepper had been completely against the idea and had eventually won. Peter didn't deal well with being the center of attention so he hated the idea of having to endure any kind of press conference. He liked their quiet life where they could pretend they were a normal family.

After Morgan's birth, it's like there was a competition to see who could get the first picture of her. Peter decided at that point that most reporters were vultures. The lengths everyone had to go to in order to avoid someone shoving a camera in their face was ridiculous.

Peter stared at the two adults. "You want to go to Hawaii?"

"Yep...pack your bags."