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Steve dropped the bags on the floor and sat down on the couch feeling exhausted. He rested his head on the back of the couch and sighed. There were many things in his life he would want to give up but Tony was never on the list. No matter how hard he tried or how much he denied, Tony will always be the love of his life. The ache he felt in his heart couldn't be fixed or soothed by any kind of balm. Tonight he had literally lost his love.. his husband... his life...

Steve felt a lone tear slip from his heavy eyelids and he shut them close. He pressed his plams over his eyes and inhaled sharply. A small ray of hope shone in his heart when he thought about his son. Even if he has lost Tony, there was no way he was going to loose Peter too. He had already missed his childhood days but there was no way he was going to miss the opportunity of witnessing the boy grow as a wonderful man. He will fight for his son even if it meant he had ro fight with his husband. Steve pulled his cell out and dialled a number "Is this Mr Harper?"

TWO DAYS LATER

Peter turned off the hot shower and pulled the white towel from the rack. He wiped his hair and body and stepped out of the tub. The boy wrapped the towel around his waist and ran a hand on his hair to remove excess water. He reached out to open the door but couldn't. No matter how hard he tried to twist and turn, the door seemed to be jammed or locked from outside

Peter banged the door "Dad! Hey can you hear me? Dad! Shit..." he knew his father was most probably downstairs and wouldn't be able to hear him. The teen looked around to see if he could use something to catch Tony's attention but the steam was making his vision blur and he inhaled deeply. He banged some more, starting to get little anxious "Dad! Dad I need some help here!"

Peter got scared even though he knew Tony will soon come to his room when he notices his absence. But still being locked in small space, always creeped him and he so badly wanted to get out "DAD!"

Suddenly the door flew open and Peter was yanked out by his wrist. He stumbled, almost colliding with broad chest that didn't belong to his father "John? What are you..."

John tightened his grip on Peter's thin wrist which was definitely going to leave a bruise. He smriked when the boy's face scrunched in discomfort "This was just a trailer bug. You wouldn't want me to show you the whole movie" he warned in low dangerous tone while eyeing the teen up and down

Peter's eyes widened with fear. So John had locked him. He tried to free himself, getting uncomfortable under John's gaze as he was standing just in towel "Let go!" he wanted to yell and call his father but he knew it would be useless. John would surely tell more lies and Tony will only believe him

John let go of Peter's wrist and pushed him back "Stay out of my way. This is my last warning"

"Get out of my room!" Peter glared cradling his hand "I'll soon expose your truth infront of Dad and he'll throw you out of this house and his life"

"You..." John took a threatening step forward and Peter backed a step

"John! Are you coming?" came Tony's voice and John clenched his jaw "In a minute babe" he narrowed his eyes "This is not over"

Peter took a sigh of relief when John left his room. The teen quickly locked the door and tried to calm his racing heart. He still couldn't believe John had tried to hurt him when Tony was right in the house. He needed to show his true face to his father as soon as possible.

Peter got dressed and was heading downstairs when he abruptly stopped near Tony's bedroom which he now shared with John. The room was partially open and he frowned when he saw the man taking some kind of pills from a small brown bottle and then hid it under the covers of his bed. He wondered if his father knew about the pills. He decided to check the bottle when John was not around the house.

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Next time Peter was ready, when John tried to impress Tony by showing how much he cared for him. The boy again problems with accounts so he went to Tony but John insisted he would help him with his homework. Tony praised John for his effort while Peter hated getting help by the man. An idea struck his mind and Peter happily went to John.

LATER THAT NIGHT

"Where's Peter?" Tony asked as soon as he stepped in the house and didn't see his son "Wasn't he suppose to be back from school"

John clenched his jaw and forced a smile "He's a big boy Tony. I'm sure he must be hanging out with his friends"

Tony shook his head "No John. It's not like him. Peter always heads back straight to house after school...Oh God... what if Steve came and picked him up.."

"Good riddance" thought John

Tony pulled his cell out to dial Steve's number "..If that's the case, I swear I'll... "

"Dad?"

Tony turned around and immense relief ran through his body when he saw his son standing at the entrance "Pete" he rushed towards the boy and grabbed him for a hug "Thank God you're here. I was so worried for you kiddo. Where were you?"

John crossed his arms, barely looking interested in the conversation

Peter sniffed a bit, hugging his father tightly "I was at school Dad"

Tony pulled back looking confused "School? Why?"

Peter looked at John and then shifted his gaze on his father, eyes laced with glassy layers of tears. He blinked and tears dripped down his face which sank Tony's heart to his stomach "Baby what happened? You're scaring me"

Peter wiped off his tears with the back of his hand "I got detention"

"Detention?" Tony was shocked. He knew Peter was A grade student despite being weak in accounts. He was counted among the top five brilliant students in his class "I don't understand... how did you get detention?"

"The sums, John taught me were all wrong. My teacher thought I did it on purpose. She said I was trying to be oversmart so she gave me detention" Peter sniffed again

John's eyes went wide. He was an expert in accounts and he was hundered percent sure all his answers were right then why was the boy lying

"My whole class was making fun of me Dad" Peter spoke in low voice and Tony pulled him for another hug "Oh Pete... I'm so sorry this happened to you" he then looked at John with a scowl. Boyfriend or not, no one gets away after hurting his boy "John if you didn't know the answers, you should've just said. There's no shame in accepting"

"But Tony..."

Tony ran a hand on Peter's curls "Please be careful next time. I don't like seeing tears in my son's eyes"

"Tony listen to..."

"Dad I'm hungry" Peter cut his words off pulling Tony's attention towards him "Can I've something to eat?" Tony kissed his forehead "Ofcourse buddy. Go freshen up and I'll make your favourite cheese sandwich"

"Okay" Peter said quietly. He walked pass John, looked at the man and gave a quick wink followed by a broad smile

John's mouth hung open in shock. So this was all an act? Peter must have replaced his sums with the wrong ones. It was all pre-planned by the boy. Anger rose into his veins and he swore to get rid if the bug as soon as possible

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Peter did a hi-fi into the air, smile never leaving his face as he recalled John's reaction to his victory. He walked pass Tony's bedroom and remembered about John's hidden bottle. He quickly sneaked inside the room and took the bottle out and snapped a picture

Peter hid the bottle back and rushed out of the room. The boy closed the door to his room and dialled Steve's number "Pops"

"Hey kiddo. I was going to call you..."

"Pops.." Peter's voice quivered. God he missed his father. Things were so much better when Steve was here

"Pete? Are you alright?"

"Pops I don't have time. Please can you do me a favour?" Peter hurried his speech afraid John or Tony might come up. Steve got worried on hearing Peter's shaky voice "What's wrong? Did something happen? Do you want me to come?"

"I'm sending you a picture. I want you to find out what are those pills for and if possible try to get info on John"

"Picture... Pills?" Steve was even more confused "Peter what..."

"Please Pops I'm begging you"

"Peter if this is again one of your plans then..."

"Do you love me?"

"Ofcourse kid"

"Then trust me for once. Only this one time... Please Pops" Peter begged and heard a call from downstairs "Ah.. I'm coming Dad!"

"Peter..."

"I've to go Pops. I'm sending you the picture and do find John's background...okay bye I love you" Peter quickly send the picture to Steve and prayed his father would listen to him this time

Steve stared at the picture, debating what should he do about the picture. Should he investigate on John. But what if it was another Peter's trick to get him and Tony back together. What if Tony finds out about it and gets mad at him again. The man started pacing as he thought over and over again. From Peter's voice he sounded quite serious and worried. What if his son is right this time.

Steve looked at the picture one more time and made a decision. He pulled his laptop and typed the name of the medicine written on the bottle and waited for the results. His eyes widened when he saw exactly what were the pills taken for "What the hell?"

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