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"I want him...I want Peter"

Steve stared at Tony, eyelashes batting in slow motion. Tony had to be kidding right. His husband is probably bone tired so he doesn't know what he's talking about. It was a good thing the kid is leaving tomorrow because it sure looked he was leaving an unhealthy impact on Tony. He shook his head and laughed lightly "That was a good one. You almost got me there"

Tony frowned crossing his arms "I'm not joking Steve. I want us to adopt Peter"

Steve's eyes went wide "Tony what the..are you even.. do you know what.. are you serious?"

"Yes I am very much serious. You just said that I'm getting attach to the kid so now I want him to be a part of our life" Tony spoke maintaining his calm voice

Steve on the other hand was total different story. He looked like he was on the verge of freaking out, maybe he was "We cannot adopt Peter!"

"Why not? Peter is a good kid" Tony started defending the boy. He knew it wasn't going to be easy to convince his husband so he was ready with all the good points that would help Peter get a place in their family

Steve pressed his lips "Good kid? He swears every five minutes!"

Tony nodded "Okay..I'm not a huge fan of that but he has a sharp mind"

"What about his connection with drugs?" Steve pointed out another drawback but Tony had an answer ready "Peter has never used drugs on himself"

"He runs away from every family he's been given"

"We don't know what happened Steve. What if it's not the true picture of what is shown to us" Tony said holding his head high

Steve's frown only deepened trying to understand the real reason behind his husband's absurd decision "Is this about science?"

"What?"

"Well you two are almost equal when it comes to science and stuff"

Tony smiled

"Stop smiling!" Steve scolded and rubbed his forehead "Tony just think about it for a second and see how insane it sounds"

"How exactly can you say it's insane?" Tony argued back "Just because he's a teenager and not a infant. Just because he has few drawbacks, you get to judge him? Just because he had a rough childhood, we leave him to his fate?"

Steve stared at Tony, not sure how to answer

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Peter snapped his eyes open and was met with darkness. He threw the cover off him and sat upright. Rubbing his eyes with his fisted thumb the boy cursed himself for falling asleep. He only had a night in his hand before June would come to take him back. It was late so he guessed Tony and Steve must have fallen asleep by now. Maybe I should check on them, thought Peter, just to be on safe side. The teen slowly and carefully got out of his room and towards the couple's room. He pushed the door open and narrowed his eyes in confusion

Peter was surprised to see the room was empty but at the same time he could hear distinct voices coming from hall. He couldn't exactly hear their talk but he didn't care. His eyes fell on two wallets on top the drawer and he grinned "Fucking jackpot"

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"Steve sit down and listen to me" Tony guided his husband towards the couch and sat down next to him. Steve let out a heavy sigh "You're actually going to talk me down for this"

"I know it's a huge decision and I'll not make one without your consent but just think about it for a minute. Wouldn't it be nice to have a kid around here?" Tony's gentle voice went straight into Steve's heart

"You want a kid? Fine let's adopt someone else"

"Why not Peter?"

"Why only Peter?" Steve argued back

"He saved your life"

"So we repay him by adopting him? Tony this is ridiculous. What do you see in that boy?"

Tony pressed his lips "I... Steve I can see.. " his voice grew heavy as throat bobbled up and down "I see Peter as our son"

Steve's voice softened "You do know he's one messed up kid" he tried again to get his husband to think straight. Tony went to grab his hands "So what? Yeah we could always adopt someone who is perfect and all goody goody but why not Peter who needs help"

"There are many other ways to help him"

"Name one"

Shit! cursed Steve. He didn't think this through "Ah.. we could put him in another family"

Tony glared "And do you promise he won't run away from them?"

"How do you know he won't run away from us?"

"I won't let that happen" Tony said with confidence and determination "I'll give him all the love and care he deserves"

"Tony..."

"Just answer me honestly Steve. Put your hand over your heart and tell me you don't want Peter"

Steve stared at Tony

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Peter darted his eyes towards the hallway to make sure Tony or Steve were still in the living room. He quickly entered inside their bedroom and grabbed the two wallets. The boy paused swallowing hard. A part of him didn't want to steal from them. They were really nice people who were taking care of him for last two days. He almost dropped thd idea of stealing money but then he remembered Russell's deadly face and his fingers began fishing out all the cash from the wallets "I'm sorry"

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"Steve answer me"

Steve's shoulders hunched. Who was he kidding. Ofcourse he liked Peter. There was something about the boy that made him feel as a part of their family. Sure he was one troublesome child but was nobody perfect. Suddenly the idea didn't sound 'that' bad to his ears. His eyes met Tony's desperate ones and he huffed out a small laugh "You're basically leaving me no option here with that look of yours. Are you sure you're asking about my opinion?"

Tony nodded sincerely "Ofcourse. Why would you say that?"

"Because to me it looks like you've already made a decision"

Tony rolled his eyes "C'mon Steve look at the bright side. We won't have to change his diapers or feed him every hour or... or stay up at nights when he gets cranky"

"The kid is still cranky, baby or not"

Tony chuckled "I want to do this but I can't do it alone. I need you with me. All the way"

Steve sighed "Seriously Tony...you want us to adopt Peter? Are you hundred percent sure?"

Tony nodded firmly "Let us show the boy, the world is not as bad as he thinks. We'll make a better place for him to live"

Steve smiled and finally gave a nod "Yeah...okay we will"

Tony's eyes lit up "So you agree with me?"

"Yeah I do"

Tony laughed and hugged his husband "Oh Steve. Thank you! You have no idea how much happy you made me"

Steve returned Tony's hug, smiling broadly "I think I know"

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Peter held the money in his hands and turned around to leave. His heart started racing when he didn't hear voices from the hall and thought Steve and Tony were coming back. In his quick attempt to flee the room, Peter rushed towards the door but his leg got hit on the edge of the drawer and he went down with a loud thud. Money flew from his hands and scattered all around him "SHIT!"

Thud

Tony pulled away with a frown "Did you hear that?"

Steve nodded "Peter" he got up from the couch and went to check on the boy. Tony too followed him and together they reached near their bedroom door which was partially open. Steve pushed the door open and both men were shocked to see Peter sprawled on the floor surrounded by money "What the hell?"

Ooooh! That went bad for Peter. Let's see how Tony and Steve reacts in next chapter until then plssssssss leave a review :-)))