Some Things Never Sleep

by MotomamiBizcochito

"You never learn when to quit, Spider-Twerp." She told him. "Spider-Twerp?" Spider-Man questioned in disbelief as he glared. Emma smirked. "Well, you annoyingly seem to get in my way all the time. That and you don't look or sound like a man to me." She explained. "I am a man." He told her angrily. "Somehow I doubt that." The first time Emma and Peter met didn't exactly go well.

88. Chapter Eighty

Author's Note: I'm so sorry this chapter has taken forever. I started it right after I saw Endgame but life got in the way between then and now. Between work and school plus my guinea pig needed bladder stone surgery and I also got really sick. However, I'm back and I plan to update the next chapter way sooner than last time because it literally took me forever. I'm still reeling from Endgame by the way and I'm still trying to figure out ways to adapt it into this story. But one step at a time. I need to finish this story first.

In another update about my life, I got tickets to Ace Comic Con in Seattle which I'm so excited for since I didn't get to go last year. I even splurged a little and bought a ticket to get an autograph from Jeremy Renner. It's going to be so surreal and exciting so I just can't wait.

I also created a Tumblr account a week ago which is my first venture into social media. I assure you that I'm twenty one even though my understanding of social media is equivalent to that of a ninety year old woman. You'll be able to keep up more with announcements I make about my update schedule and what's going on so if you want to follow me I'm just luckystrikesalterego on Tumblr. I also post really cool fanart. AzureVermillion did a very beautiful fanart drawing of Emma and I can't get over how beautiful and stunning it is.

I also know that I was private messaging a couple of you guys but then kind of left you hanging which I'm really sorry for but I got caught up in work, my job, and writing but I promise I'll get back to you soon. I just wanted to update the story first.

I realize that I haven't yet answered the guest reviews in this chapter but I promise I will later on tonight. I just have to go to work really soon and I wanted to update before I leave for several hours since the chapter's done and I just want it out there. So I'll answer the reviews when I get home in an edit for this chapter.

Thanks so much for being so patient with me. I know I made you guys wait forever but this chapter is really worth it. It's over 19,000 words long and filled with humor, fluff, and it sets stuff up for the sequel and onwards. The home movies finally come up in this chapter which I know everyone was excited for and there's also a lot of embarrassing inquiries into Emma and Peter's sex life. I'm feel so bad for embarrassing them but I couldn't resist for comedic relief purposes which is much needed after the last couple chapters.

Thanks for all the favorites, follows, and reviews. I can't believe there's over 2,000 reviews on this story. That's insane and especially since I love reviews. Please let me know what you think of the chapter and I hope you enjoy it because this chapter has been really tough for me to write after being on hiatus for a while.

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After the death of Rumlow and Hydra, things felt more liberating at the compound…or at least for Emma, anyways. She felt more liberated although there was clearly a lot of stuff she needed to figure out for herself. However, she could feel calm and peaceful with Peter's hand in her hand as they walked across the compound without the need to hide anymore but also without the fear of Hydra and Rumlow hanging over her head. Emma felt free for the first time in a while. She really liked the feeling too.

"You look different today," Peter remarked as they ate breakfast together in the recreational area of the compound. Pepper always hated it when they ate in there but she seemed to be making an exception this morning. Emma took a bite from the fifth pancake she had woofed down. Darcy had decided to make an Avengers feast. It was only a relief that Thor wasn't there or Darcy would be working in the kitchen all day and night. People thought Emma, Steve, and her father were bad but Thor's appetite was way worse.

"I do?" Emma questioned as she poured more syrup on her plate.

Peter nodded as he stared at the way she ate her food. She stuffed her face in a ravenous way which he attributed to her super soldier appetite. It wasn't until he watched her grandfather eat food a few nights ago that he realized that Emma chewed her food the same way he did. Peter found it adorable but he decided to keep it to himself because Emma got annoyed whenever he tried to tell her that she looked just like her grandpa.

"I don't know what it is but you look different," Peter told her as he looked at her appreciatively. "A good different though."

"I feel different," Emma said, pausing in her eating.

A part of her wondered if her and Peter's bedroom activities last night were the reason she was so hungry now. They didn't technically have sex. Well…not sex sex anyways. Still…it might've been part of the reason she felt so hungry now. That and everything that had happened in the past couple days.

"I feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders even though that sounds like a cliché," Emma admitted to Peter but he just shook his head.

"I don't think it sounds like a cliché," Peter said honestly before giving her a small smile. "I'm glad you feel better. All I want is for you to be happy."

"I am happy," Emma told him honestly. It wasn't a lie despite all the confusion she felt over her weird powers. She really was happy now that Hydra was gone, Steve was there for the time-being, her father and her had made up, and Peter was okay. "You make me happy."

Peter's gaze seemed to soften significantly in that way that always made Emma's heart skip a beat. Those puppy dog eyes of his were Emma's secret weakness.

"You make me happy too," Peter told her and Emma returned his smile before feeling a wave of concern come over her as she remembered his injury.

"How are you feeling?" Emma asked him, referring to the surgery and Peter shrugged.

"I still feel a little sore but I think the wound's already healing," Peter told her and Emma seemed satisfied in knowing that. She worried about him endlessly so it brought her some relief that he was already healing.

"I forgot to tell you last night with how…busy we were," Emma started to say, blushing a little which gave Peter some satisfaction but also told him that he wasn't the only one who couldn't stop thinking about the previous night. "But my father said that he's okay with our relationship."

"What?!" Peter asked, thinking he might have heard her wrong but Emma just smiled and shook her head.

"I talked to him yesterday when you were still unconscious and he said that he was willing to accept us," Emma further explained.

"That's great, Emma," Peter said, allowing himself to feel excited at the thought that Emma's dad was now more willing to accept them.

Who knew all it took was for him to get shot.

"He wants to talk to you though. He'll probably make some threats against your life again," Emma told him calmly, not looking very concerned by this. "Nothing new."

"I have to talk to him?" Peter questioned, his eyes widening with fright which was a change from the excited look on his face just seconds ago. "Emma, I can't talk to your dad alone. What if he tries to kill me again?"

"How are you still afraid of him? You're way stronger than him," Emma informed him, not understanding her boyfriend's fear of her father who she thought was the least scary person alive. Peter didn't seem to see her father the same way though. "You could take him if you had to."

"Yeah but he's killed lots of people, Emma. That's scary," Peter said, still looking to be in a panicked state in having to face Bucky Barnes alone which might've been scariest thing Peter ever had to do. Emma rolled her eyes at her boyfriend.

"I've killed people, Peter, yet you seemed to have no problem letting me blow you last night," Emma pointed out bluntly and Peter blushed, his entire face turning red as a tomato. He then glanced around the room to see if anyone happened to walk into the room at that moment in time and overheard what Emma just said. His worst nightmare was if Steve or her father walked in at that moment and heard her.

"Emma, don't say that aloud. What if someone heard you? I'd be the one in trouble," Peter said before quietly answering her reminder. "And that's way different."

"How is it different?" Emma asked, raising an eyebrow and Peter blushed even more under her intense gaze.

"Because you love me and I know you would never hurt me," Peter told her truthfully. "Your dad totally would hurt me and probably worse."

"That and he probably wouldn't blow you," Emma said, trying to make Peter blush but she actually made him look quite sick.

"Emma! Don't put that image in my head," Peter exclaimed, looking horrified.

"I mean, I don't think he's blown anyone before but he and Steve seem really close so who knows what they got up to back in the day," Emma said nonchalantly. "All I know is that they're close even for a couple of best friends. Not even MJ and I are that close. In another world where I didn't have you around to satisfy me sexually then maybe I'd consider taking a step in that direction with her."

"Okay, that's a much better image in my head," Peter said, sounding a little interested in what Emma just said and she rolled her eyes once more.

"You're a typical man, Parker," Emma said, scoffing at her idiotic boyfriend. "I was just kidding. I don't even like women."

"It's okay if you do, Emma. I mean, as long as it's just you and me in the end but if you did-" Peter started to say but Emma gave him a look of distaste before interrupting.

"Women are impossible to manipulate because they're smarter which serves me no purpose and it makes everything boring. Men are more fun…at least to me," Emma said, smirking at Peter as she rested her hand on his thigh while attempting to look innocent. "You're more fun to me."

"Because I'm stupid unlike a woman?" Peter questioned even though his voice felt shaky with the way Emma was moving closer to him and kept her hand on his thigh. She was totally manipulating him but it was only in a way that Peter could appreciate.

"Because you're a little dork who still likes playing with his Star Wars dolls and actually pays attention during Chemistry," Emma said, listing some of the things she loved about Peter.

"They're called action figures and I don't play with them. I will sometimes reenact my favorite scenes from the movies but it's not playing with them," Peter said defensively and Emma just stared at him. "It's totally different and yeah, I pay attention in Chemistry. You should too. There's some useful stuff in there."

"You're really sexy when you play with your action figures," Emma told him honestly and Peter thought she was making fun of him for a moment before he saw the seriousness in her expression. "It's really sexy that you care so much about science too."

"The weirdest stuff turns you on," Peter mumbled, shyly looking away from Emma. She leaned closer to him and placed a gentle kiss along his neck which caused Peter to swallow hard. Things had definitely changed between them since last night. There was a newfound intimacy between them that Peter really liked and he knew it was because they were taking a new step in their relationship.

"What happened to dirty Peter? The one who was wishing me Merry Christmas last night?" Emma asked him flirtatiously.

"Well, he didn't have to worry about his girlfriend's dad and grandfather walking in on his girlfriend practically in his lap in a very public area," Peter told her as Emma continued to plant a trail of kisses along his neck much to Peter's secret delight. Emma was just glad he okay which was why she couldn't get enough of him. Being close to him was like an assurance that he was safe and well. Emma didn't think she wanted to let go of him any time soon.

"Why is it that every time I step into a room, I see the two of you trying to devour each other?" A new voice said in an annoyed tone, interrupting another lengthy make-out session between the two teenagers. Peter blushed vibrantly at his mentor walking into the room nonchalantly, heading for the kitchen area so he could make himself some coffee. Emma just looked annoyed that Tony had interrupted her but she didn't look embarrassed, unapologetically remaining close to Peter's side.

"Sorry, Mr. Stark," Peter said, knowing that he couldn't really tell Tony that he and Emma weren't doing anything since Tony clearly saw the two of them.

"It's okay, kid. I get it," Tony said as he turned Keurig on, looking over at the two teenagers who seemed to be having some kind of romantic breakfast. They really were the most adorable couple at the compound, weren't they? Sometimes they made Tony sick with all their cuteness…not really but Tony still felt like he was the comic relief dad in a very weird and superhero themed rom-com. "Mini Cap's just showing you how…grateful she is that you're alive and well. Granted it's disgusting for her godfather to see and I feel like pouring bleach into my eyes but it's a nice sentiment."

Emma kind of hoped that Tony would shut up and leave then but he seemed insistent on killing any romantic mood that was left in the room between her and Peter.

"You two kids appreciate how passionate and sweet young love is while you can because the last time I came home from a mission, Pepper yelled at me and made me sleep on the couch," Tony said, giving them some lame advice that Emma didn't care about. "She definitely didn't shower me with kisses and tell me how sexy I was when I played with my dolls. You two are pretty kinky by the way. Do I even want to know what Merry Christmas means?"

"You're a little eavesdropper, Stark," Emma accused while Peter's entire face was red and he looked like he wanted to sink down in his chair before melting in a giant puddle and disappearing forever.

"You two should really stop flirting aloud like that where anyone can hear. I think you keep forgetting that Capsicle and the Father-in-Law from hell are around," Tony warned them jokingly, looking amused by Emma and Peter's teenage shenanigans. "So the Merry Christmas thing. Is that like a codeword for something?"

"Mind your own fucking business, you senile old man!" Emma snapped, glaring at him and Tony chuckled as he grabbed his mug of coffee before quickly leaving the room. He knew when he was about to push Emma too far. She had a temper but good for the kid if he wasn't too disturbed by Emma's temper. Tony knew all about Peggy Carter's famous temper and sometimes wondered if maybe that was something Emma inherited from her.

"Okay, okay! I'm leaving!" Tony said hurriedly as he nearly jogged out of the room. "Don't let grandpa hear that foul language."

"He's so annoying," Emma grumbled once Tony had raced back downstairs to climb in whatever snake hole he climbed out of. Peter just wrapped his arm around his girlfriend in an attempt to sooth her and not get too worked up over Tony's antics.

"He wouldn't be him if he wasn't," Peter pointed out to Emma. He was always trying to get her to admit that she loved Tony but Emma would never budge. It would be a cold day in hell before Emma said that she loved that annoying old man. Emma loved her father, Steve, and Peter while she just tolerated everyone else. Tony was lucky he was upgraded to being tolerated from just being resented.

"This is why we can't have sex here in the compound. That's what we would wake up to the morning after," Emma explained to her boyfriend. "Do you get it now?"

Peter sighed heavily before reluctantly nodding.

"Yeah, we definitely can't have sex here."

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"I'm setting it up. Just give me a damn minute," Darcy said as she hurriedly figured out a way to have the videos from her Stark Pad play on the big screen. Everyone was seated in the recreational area, either excitedly anticipating Steve's reaction to the home movies Darcy made or they were just excited to see it themselves. Even Peter had to admit he was a bit curious about seeing the videos while Emma was wishing she could disappear somewhere else because this was going to be embarrassing.

"There. All done," Tony said quickly after tapping the screen twice and the videos popped up on the screen like magic. Darcy glared at Tony.

"Fine. I guess I'll never learn on my own," Darcy said, obviously not being a whiz with tech much to her annoyance. "Stupid tech geniuses and their cockiness."

"A five-year-old child could've done that on their own, Lewis," Tony pointed out as he plopped himself down in a seat next to Pepper and Rhodey, casually stealing some popcorn from his oldest friend.

"At least I don't act like a five-year-old child," Darcy threw back and Natasha rolled her eyes.

"You're both acting like children. Let's just see the damn videos so Steve and Barnes can see what they've been missing out on and we can all get some rest," Natasha said tiredly, just wanting to get this over this so she and Clint could facetime with his family. It had been a while since either of them had seen Laura and the kids.

"Guess who's not looking forward to seeing these videos," Emma mumbled under her breath from her seat in between Steve and Peter. Her father was sitting on the other side of the room with Sam. For two people who claimed not to like each other, Emma couldn't help but notice how well they got along.

"It'll be fun, Emma. You'll see," Peter told her, trying to get her to see the bright side of things as always. Emma raised an eyebrow at him.

"You obviously don't remember what was said in some of these videos," Emma told him which earned her a curious glance from Steve but before Steve could ask her what she meant, the first video started playing.

The video showed Emma sitting in the passenger seat of the car with a grumpy look on her face. She actually resembled Bucky quite a bit when he was in one of his moods.

"What are you doing?" Emma questioned, looking at the camera.

"I'm making a video," Darcy replied, her voice being heard from behind the camera. "I thought Steve might like to see your first day of school." Emma just shook her head at Darcy.

"Why? It's not like you can actually send this to him," Emma told her pointedly.

"I know but it's for when he gets back," Darcy explained. "I want to document all your experiences while he's gone so he won't miss anything. Now be a good little assassin and say hi to your grandpa."

Emma just rolled her eyes before she feigned an excited smile.

"Is that your impression of Steve?" Natasha asked Emma who looked boredly at the screen as Steve, Bucky, and Peter were probably watching everything in fascination. Emma shrugged.

"Pretty much," She told her and Steve paused in watching to give Emma a semi offended look.

"I don't smile like that," Steve told her and Emma smirked.

"You totally do," Emma retorted and Steve feigned an annoyed look before returning his attention to the screen, truthfully amused by his granddaughter who always seemed to cheer him up when he was feeling a bit down. Steve actually jumped at the chance to see all the home movies when Darcy suggested it because it meant taking a break from his inner turmoil at completely losing it with Rumlow the other day. Steve didn't have any regrets but he still felt angry at himself for so easily losing control like that.

"Hi, Steve," Emma said as she greeted the camera. "Remember how you told me to respect Tony's decisions? Yeah, well, look where that's gotten me."

The smile then dropped off her face as she pointed at the school building.

"Now I'm going to some kind of insane asylum they call a school to hang around a bunch of idiots all day because apparently I need better social skills. So thank you for giving me the brilliant advice to listen to Tony."

"Yeah, Tony doesn't give out a lot of good advice," Clint remarked. "I wouldn't tell my kids to listen to what Tony said. That's all I'm saying. Not that I'm judging your parenting skills, Cap."

"Thanks a lot, Barton," Tony said sarcastically.

"Hey, there's no need for sarcasm," Darcy told her and Emma raised an eyebrow at her.

"You're Darcy Lewis," Emma deadpanned. "Don't you live off of sarcasm?"

"Well, that's me. Not you," Darcy replied before she turned the phone around so that she was looking at the camera. "Don't mind her, Steve. I bet after today she'll completely love high school. She'll have a couple of best friends, be a member of the Spanish club, and maybe she'll even have a boyfriend."

"I hoped you liked today's episode of Emma's life as a teenager. Next time it will be Emma's first homecoming dance."

"Emma would never go to a homecoming dance," Sam said, sounding sure of himself and Darcy smirked at him.

"Well, the joke's on you because she did," Darcy said smugly, causing a lot of people in the room to look surprised except for Steve who Emma told about the homecoming dance.

"Either my own life's sad or this is the most interesting thing I've watched all year," Wanda said as she stared at the screen with a new sort of interest.

"You're life is sad," Emma quipped, not being able to resist insulting Wanda. Only this time the insult wasn't laced with venom or malice. Wanda only rolled her eyes at the teenager before returning her attention to the screen. Things seemed to have gotten better between them and the rest of everyone would be lying if they said they weren't glad.

The group saw a couple more videos that basically just showed Darcy annoying the hell out of Emma as she did things like get ready for school or something mundane as homework at night. There was even a video of Emma trying to get Happy to ditch Tony at a nursing home when they were in the car. Something that seemed to make everyone laugh except for Tony and Steve. Emma just gave them both an innocent look.

It didn't take long before another video played on the screen and Emma groaned when she realized that everyone was going to see her in the most hideous thing she had ever worn in her life.

This time the video showed Emma packing her bag for the decathlon trip to D.C. while Darcy filmed the whole thing.

"Do you have everything packed?" Darcy's voice could be heard asking as the camera showed Emma standing over her suitcase which was placed on her bed. The blonde was wearing something uncharacteristically unfashionable and everyone could only assume it was the Academic Decathlon blazer all team members had to wear.

"Nice blazer," Darcy remarked and Emma glared at her.

"That really is the ugliest article of clothing I've ever seen," Natasha said, staring at the screen boredly.

"I tried telling that glasses wearing old dork that but he wouldn't listen," Emma said, referring to Mr. Harrington. Peter frowned.

"I like the blazers," Peter said in protest and Emma rolled her eyes.

"Says the guy who wear t-shirts with stupid puns on them every single day of the week," Emma retorted and Peter pretended to be angry at her even though he wasn't. He always strangely loved bickering with her.

"Don't remind me," Emma said in the video.

"Okay, Steve, today is the day Emma goes on a school trip to D.C.," Darcy said into the tablet before she practically shoved it in the blonde's face. Emma gave the brunette an annoyed look.

"Remember I told you a couple episodes ago that she joined the decathlon team? Yeah, I was as surprised as you are since it's basically a nerd squad and all. Apparently she joined it for a boy."

"I did not join the team for a boy." Emma hissed at her in the video, looking quite pissed. "I thought he was up to something but I was wrong. That's the end of it. It's too late to back out now."

"She totally joined the team for a boy." Darcy told the camera smugly, looking more than happy to tell Steve all about the latest gossip in Emma's life. "His name is Peter and she's in love with him. She even spent the night at his house last night...oops probably shouldn't have mentioned that. I imagine you and her assassin daddy will probably have to go kill the kid now but don't worry, Stevie, I told Emma that she has to use protection. Emma knows all about safe sex."

"Ooh, you spent the night at a boy's house," Sam said mockingly as he teased Emma and Peter while Steve and Bucky seemed quite alarmed that Darcy would let Emma stay at overnight at a boy's house. Emma knew Steve and her father had nothing to worry about since nothing happened at Peter's apartment. That was the night she, Peter, and Ned were trying to gather intel on the vulture. "Looks like someone's in a lot of trouble."

"Relax, Wilson," Emma said, glaring at the man who was trying to get her into trouble with Steve and her father. "We were gathering intel on the Vulture."

"So that's what the kids are calling it these days?" Tony quipped, joining in on the teasing.

"You two are idiots," Emma hissed before looking over at Steve. "We weren't even dating then, Steve. Don't let Darcy fool you into thinking otherwise."

"You still shouldn't have stayed over at a boy's apartment alone," Steve said, still sounding unsure of all this news while her father still seemed on edge as he cast a suspicious look in Peter's direction.

Emma knew that spending one night with Peter under innocent pretenses were the least of Steve's worries because there were was a span of a few months where Peter spent every single night in her bed so he could comfort her when she had nightmares. She was sure Steve wouldn't like that so Emma kept her mouth shut.

"So you liked me even back then?" Peter asked, a goofy smile on his face and Emma rolled her eyes.

"Get over yourself, Parker," Emma told him before everyone returned their attention to the screen.

Emma in the video took a deep breath before looking into the camera.

"I swear, Steve, if you don't come home soon Darcy's going to end up dead. I don't think I have enough patience to last that much longer."

"Well, that's not nice," Darcy remarked from behind the camera. "Anyways…Emma's supposed to take a lot of pictures while she's in D.C. so we can all see how her trip went. So let's hope Midtown takes home the cash prize."

"There's no cash prize, Darcy,"

"What? Then why are you guys going?" Emma visibly shrugged.

"I don't know…bragging rights?" Darcy scoffed in the video.

"Lame."

"So I guess that wraps up another episode of diary of a teenage assassin," Darcy stated seriously. "Tune in next time for when Emma goes to the Homecoming dance. Hopefully her boyfriend Peter will ask her in time and you can finally see your future grandson-in-law."

The camera shook as there seemed to be a scramble for it before Emma seemed to succeed in snatching the camera away from the brunette, causing everyone in the room to laugh. Emma just glared up at the screen as Peter continued to smirk at her because he seemed to have it in his head that she liked him even back then. Well, maybe she did but Emma wasn't about let him have the satisfaction in knowing that.

"Don't worry, Steve, there's no boyfriend. Darcy's just as crazy as usual," Emma told the camera. "And there's definitely not going to be a Homecoming dance. Not in a million years. Tune in for next time when the police discover the body of a loud mouth brunette woman at the bottom of the Hudson river."

"I miss that version of Emma," Clint said as he stared at the screen. "The one who threatened everyone all the time with death. That Emma used to scare the shit out of Bruce. Remember how he always used to avoid her?"

"He used to hide in the lab and eat all his meals down there so he wouldn't have to ever see her. It was hilarious," Sam said, remembering the good times in the tower.

Peter listened eagerly to these fond memories the Avengers had of each other because this was part of the Avengers and Emma's life before Peter was even close to becoming involved. He was curious about the lives they shared together before the Accords and before Sokovia when they all lived in the tower together. Emma sometimes talked about life in the tower and he could tell she missed that dynamic.

"I forgot he was terrified of her," Natasha said, remembering that detail about her old flame as well. Emma scoffed.

"Banner was scared of his own shadow. I had nothing to do with it," Emma said, refusing to believe that a man who could transform into a giant green being could be afraid of her.

"What was that name he used to call her?" Darcy questioned as she struggled to remember the nickname everyone used to call Emma behind her back.

"Evil Steve," Tony said with zero hesitance and Emma glared at him. Of course, Tony would never forget about that nickname, would he?

"Evil Steve!" Sam exclaimed loudly, laughing at the same time while the people who weren't around for the era of Evil Steve looked at the rest of everyone in amusement. In other words, Bucky, Vision, Wanda, May, and Peter seemed to be the only ones not privy to this particular memory.

"It was more of the way he said it though," Tony said before doing his best impression of his still missing best friend. "G-Guys, Evil S-Steve isn't here, is she? Is it safe to make some tea?"

"Bruce doesn't sound like that," Pepper told her fiancé as she rolled her eyes. Clint shrugged.

"He kind of did," Clint added helpfully.

"Ha ha. What an original name," Emma said sarcastically, not looking as fond about this memory as they did. "Why do I have to be Evil Steve anyways? Why can't Steve be Innocent Emma?"

"Because Steve already has a whole book full of nicknames," Tony pointed out in what Emma thought was a dumb point. "Star Spangled Man with a Plan, Living Legend, Old Fossil, Captain Vanilla, Old Man, Gramps, and my personal favorite…Capsicle."

"Whatever," Emma grumbled. "Let's just watch the next video and get this over with."

"I still don't like that name for Emma," Steve said, coming to his granddaughter's defense as always. "She's not evil."

"Evil Steve?" Peter whispered to her and Emma just shook her head.

"I don't want to talk about it," She mumbled, clearly annoyed by the nickname Bruce had once accidentally given her.

The group then proceeded to watch the video Darcy recorded of Emma about to leave for the homecoming dance with Ned. Of course, everyone but Steve and her father seemed to make fun of Emma going to the dance as they teased her about the dance. Peter grasped her hand in his and told her how beautiful she looked that night, his voice a gentle whisper.

"I was really stupid back then," Peter murmured. "I should've taken you to the dance instead of Liz. I don't even remember why I took Liz anymore."

"It's not like I made it easy on you," Emma said, for once not insulting Liz but probably because Emma had the petty satisfaction of Peter doing things to her that he had never done to Liz. "I was super bitchy back then."

"No, you weren't," Peter told her but hesitated when Emma gave him a doubtful look. "Well, not completely."

The video then ended and the video of the night of Emma and Peter's first date came up on the screen. Darcy grinned because she knew this was going to be hilarious. Well…everyone's reaction to the video was going to be hilarious anyways.

The camera landed on Emma who was dressed in a beautiful red dress in her bedroom, applying make-up to her face as Darcy, who was behind the camera, attempted to sneak up on her.

"Aw…Em. Look at you, all dressed up and pretty for your boyfriend," Darcy teased and Emma turned to look at the brunette in the video.

"Leave me alone," Emma grumbled and Darcy just smirked.

"In case you weren't aware, Steve, Emma's finally gotten herself a boyfriend," Darcy said, talking to the camera. "Believe it or not she finally confessed her undying love to Peter and it turns out he feels the same. They're dating for real this time and it seriously took them long enough."

"He's taking Emma out on their first date tonight so you know it's going to be really cute. That's why Emma's all dressed up," Darcy then continued ramble on in the video. "I just realized that this is going to be the first time you'll be seeing what Peter looks like. Well, you technically met him at the airport but I swear you'll like him way more this time. He's a cute kid…sort of dorky but in a hot way. Like he's super nerdy but really hot at the same time. Kind of like Bruce."

Peter blushed from the way Darcy was talking about him in the video while everyone else looked amused. Steve and Bucky both remarked at how beautiful Emma looked in her red dress but it wasn't just that. She also looked like a woman which was both scary but amazing to see. Steve glanced over at Emma and realized that she really was a woman. She wasn't the same thirteen-year-old girl he first met all those years ago but maybe that was a good thing. Maybe it was a good thing she was growing up and becoming her own person.

Steve was proud of her.

"Can you please refrain from telling my grandfather how hot my boyfriend is?" Emma deadpanned in the video. "It's also kind of creepy that a grown woman's talking about how hot a teenage boy is."

"Relax, Emma. I'll keep my hands to myself," Darcy teased. "There's no need to lock me inside a locker with a bunch of snakes. Peter's safe from me. I'll just let Steve ask you about that one on his own. Trust me, Steve, it's a super funny story."

"You're hilarious, Darcy."

"A locker with snakes?" Steve questioned in confusion and everyone, who missed out on that week Emma talked herself out of trouble, also looked at her questioningly. Emma just shrugged nonchalantly.

"It was just a harmless prank," Emma said, sounding unbothered by the mention of the locker filled with snakes. Peter gave her an alarmed look.

"That was not a harmless prank," Peter argued and Emma gave him a look.

"It was kind of your fault anyways," Emma said, placing the blame on her boyfriend. Peter raised his eyebrows.

"My fault? How is it my fault?" Peter questioned, not believing the words that sometimes came out of his girlfriend's mouth.

"If you hadn't been spending so much time with Betty Brant then I wouldn't have felt the need to use Tony's credit card to buy a bunch of snakes from a pet store and then put them in a random locker before I grabbed Betty and shoved her inside of it," Emma explained in a way that made it clear that she was the only one who thought this made any sense.

"You're insane. A normal person never would've thought a solution to me spending too much time with another girl was to stuff said girl in a locker with snakes," Peter argued and everyone watched the couple argue back and forth almost like they were watching a tennis match.

"It's not like the snakes were poisonous," Emma reasoned and Peter just stared at her in disbelief because his girlfriend really was crazy. Not that he had any problem with that but sometimes her logic bewildered him.

"You better get used to this," Rhodey told some of the others who were sitting nearby. "When they're not staring longingly into each other's eyes, they're arguing like an old married couple."

"It's not that bad," Tony said nonchalantly. "It's way more entertaining than Netflix."

"You put a poor classmate of yours into a locker filled with snakes?" Steve said, sounding a little pissed off at Emma. "That sounds like bullying."

"It was actually self-defense," Emma defended while everyone looked at her doubtfully. "She was bullying me."

"You were bullied?" Natasha questioned, not looking like she believed Emma. "Someone bullied you?"

"Yes. Peter's previous girlfriend slut shamed me and threatened to make high school miserable for me if I didn't stay away from him," Emma said, attempting to get sympathy from everyone there. "I felt threatened so of course I defended myself."

"She wasn't my girlfriend," Peter muttered but before Emma could argue with him about that, Tony snorted from his seat next to Pepper and Rhodey.

"Wait…you and this other girl got into some kind of catfight over Peter. Peter?" Tony asked, looking highly amused by this situation. Peter just looked embarrassed as everyone looked in between him and Emma. "We're talking about the same Peter who still plays with his Star Wars dolls. You and this other girl fought over him?"

"They're not dolls. They're action figures," Peter said defensively and Emma shrugged, thinking it was kind of cute when Peter played with those action figures whenever he reacted his favorite scenes from Star Wars. His nerdiness was really hot to Emma and a weird turn on for her.

"Pretty much," Emma said casually.

Bucky looked at the boy his daughter seemed so fixated with and he honestly wondered what the hell the kid had about him that seemed not to just attract Emma but other girls too. When Bucky was in high school, from what he could remember, he had several girlfriends. Not all at the same time but he vaguely remembered a couple girls getting involved in some sort of catfight over him like the one Stark just described. This was no easy feat. Bucky had been a horrible flirt back then and was basically asking for trouble.

What Bucky didn't understand was how the hell this kid did the same thing without even trying. He seemed nervous and even awkward. Sort of…like Steve, maybe. Imagining Peter having two girls fighting over him was almost like imagining Steve having two girls fighting over him in high school.

Completely insane.

"This kid has more game than I did at his age," Tony muttered to Rhodey under his breath. "I feel lame."

"I can't believe you're only just feeling lame. You've always been lame to me," Emma retorted and Tony refrained from sticking his tongue out at her. He felt like Pepper would lecture him about acting like an adult.

"I don't approve of your antics even if this girl was being mean," Steve started to lecture and Emma felt like rolling her eyes at him. "What you did wasn't right."

"What? So I was just supposed to let that Reese Witherspoon wannabe get her grubby little manicured hands on Peter?" Emma questioned, thinking her actions were perfectly justifiable. Peter face palmed because everyone was staring at him in disbelief. He couldn't believe Emma was making it sound like he was the cool and suave guy that had a hundred girls chasing after him. Peter still didn't really believe that Betty was ever interested in him but Emma seemed to think so.

"What would you have done if some dickhead in the army called you an easy lay and tried to threaten to ruin your high school reputation in an attempt to steal grandma away?" Emma asked Steve with a serious look on her face. "I hope to god you would've defended our family name by scaring the shit out of that asshole and taking what was rightfully yours. If you think about it, I never did anything differently than what Katherine Heigl did in a movie to get a guy."

"What the hell kind of Katherine Heigl movie were you watching?" Darcy questioned and Emma just ignored her as she looked at Steve.

"I realized a long time ago that arguing with you is pointless," Steve said, finally giving up because he was never going to get through to Emma and have her think with reason. While she was very rational at times and knew when to keep her cool, her morals were entirely different than his so Steve realized that he was just going to have to live with it. She wouldn't be Emma if she didn't think in this bizarre and exaggerated way. "I give up. I think I really have this time."

"I'm glad you realized I'm right," Emma said, sounding satisfied with her grandfather's reaction.

Bucky just smirked and shook his head in amusement. He didn't really see anything wrong with Emma stuffing that brat inside a locker. From what it sounds like, the girl probably deserved it. Well, mostly because Bucky was always going to be on Emma's side and anyone who stood against Emma was labeled the enemy in his eyes. Besides…stuffing that girl in a locker with snakes was pretty tame compared to the other stuff Bucky had seen Emma do in the past when she lost her temper.

That Betty Brant girl was actually really lucky.

"Let's just watch the rest of the video," Steve muttered, pointedly looking at the screen and everyone took this as a sign that they should shut up and do as he said. Emma, however, looked extremely pleased with herself. Winning an argument against Steve was always a victory in her eyes.

"I'm just going to pan the camera down a bit so you can see Emma's outfit. I just can't believe she's going on her first date. Your little girl's growing up so fast, Steve," Darcy said in the video as she then panned the camera up and down, showing off Emma's outfit.

"Doesn't she look beautiful, Steve?" Darcy said behind the camera. The blonde glared at Darcy before walking past her and out of her bedroom with Darcy following closely behind her.

"What time is your boyfriend going to get here, Em?" Darcy asked as she continued to annoy the teenager in the video. Emma seemed to have reached the living room in the townhouse at this time, sitting herself on the couch.

"Seven," Emma answered shortly.

"Let's see if Peter passes the tardy or not tardy test. We all know how you detest tardiness, Steve," Darcy said but before Emma could respond, a knock could be heard in the video.

"Looks like this is a boy you'll approve of, Steve. He's four minutes early," Darcy said excitedly as she went to answer the door.

Everyone in the compound watching the video then leaned forward in their seats with interest and especially Tony. This video was from a time where Emma and Peter were keeping their relationship a secret from him so he was curious about those first moments in that same relationship.

"You look like Ryan Gosling in La La Land!" Darcy exclaimed from behind the camera as Peter then appeared in the video, looking incredibly handsome and well dressed in his outfit. "You're all dressed up."

Steve approved of the outfit, glad that Peter actually dressed up for his first date with Emma which Steve knew was a milestone for her. He noticed a lot of guys in this time rarely dressed up for such occasions so he was glad that Peter was enough of a gentlemen for Emma that he took the time and care to do that for her.

May smiled at the sight of her handsome and adorable nephew. She still remembered helping him get ready for that first date. He had been nervous, more so than he was for the homecoming dance, with his hands trembling. It took her a while to calm him down and assure him that the date was going to go well. It looked like she was right too because here he was with Emma now. May couldn't be more pleased.

"You look beautiful," Peter said breathlessly as he stared at her. Everyone watching was surprised to see Emma blush from his words because she never blushed.

"Aw!" Sam, Darcy, Wanda, Clint, and Tony said in unison, obviously giving their teammates a hard time. Emma glared at them while Peter blushed.

"Thanks. You look great too," Emma murmured, almost shyly as she looked back at him. Darcy could be heard squealing in excitement in the background of the video.

"You guys are so adorable! Steve, don't you think it's cute how they dressed up for their date?" Darcy asked the camera. "I, for one, think it's awesome that you two dressed up for your date. No one dresses up anymore. I once went out on a date with a guy who wore sweat pants. Sweat pants!"

"What's going on?" Peter asked in confusion and Emma quickly explained to him why Darcy was recording everything.

"So your grandfather's going to watch this?" Peter asked nervously while Emma just looked amused.

"Yeah, so you better smile and wave at the camera, Romeo. First impressions are the most important, after all," Darcy informed him.

"Don't let Darcy freak you out. She's got nothing better to do so that's why she's doing this." Emma said, sounding like she was trying to reassure him.

"Here, I got these for you. I knew you'd probably kill me if I got you flowers so I got you a bouquet of bookmarks instead…you know, since you love books and everything," He then handed her the stack of bookmarks which had a pretty blue ribbon tied around them.

"Peter, I love it. Thank you," Emma said softly in the video as she looked back up at him from the bookmarks. Peter blushed, looking somewhat bashful under her gaze.

"It's nothing," Peter mumbled.

"Pepper never likes any of the stuff I get her no matter how expensive yet the kid just grabs a pile of bookmarks he probably got from the library for free and suddenly he's Ryan Gosling," Tony said in disbelief before looking over at Peter. "How do you do it, Pete? You come home injured from a mission and instead of getting the third degree, she's all over you. What's your secret?"

"I-I don't know what you're t-talking about, Mr. Stark," Peter said nervously with wide eyes. Emma smirked before leaning over to whisper into Peter's ear.

"Huge penis. That's your secret," Emma said seductively but also in attempt to make her boyfriend blush and he actually did blush which wasn't surprising to Emma. It was always so easy but also fun to make him blush. "Of course Tony can't change the impossible about himself."

Emma seemed to have forgotten that her grandfather was there and that he had superhuman hearing as she leaned back into her seat, noticing him next to her for the first time. He was astoundingly quiet as he stared at her silently, his eyes as wide as saucers. Emma cleared her throat awkwardly before smiling sheepishly at him.

Well, shit…it seemed like Emma still wasn't used to him being around all the time.

"Um…kidding?" Emma attempted to say, not knowing how else she could backtrack from that flirty comment she made towards Peter. Steve didn't say anything, looking highly disturbed as he glanced between her and her boyfriend. Thankfully, Peter didn't notice that Steve overheard her or he would've slipped into panic mode and thankfully, her father was too distracted by a conversation with Sam to have picked up on her comment. Still…Steve didn't seem entirely happy with her remark about Peter.

"It's the whole innocent doe eyed thing, isn't it?" Tony inquired before almost face palming because he couldn't believe what he was doing. Emma was thankful for Tony moving the conversation forward. "Great. Now I'm seeking romantic advice from a sixteen-year-old kid. What has my life become?"

"Aw, he got you bookmarks, Em?" Natasha said teasingly, smirking at the blonde. Emma glared at her. She thought to make a comment about how at least Emma actually got something from her boyfriend while all Natasha's ex had given her was the possibility of a big green dick. However, after that comment Steve overheard, Emma knew she was treading on thin ice.

"Okay, that was the most romantic thing I've ever seen. Can I please come on your date with you guys?" Darcy pleaded. "You're both so adorable. I just can't get enough of it."

Emma glared at the brunette in video, obviously annoyed by her antics.

"Come on, Peter, let's go," Emma told him. "Darcy's being weird again."

Emma then grabbed Peter's hand and practically dragged him out of the townhouse.

"Fine, I get it. It's not fun hanging out with the boring adult," Darcy retorted. "Say bye to Steve, young lady!"

"Bye Steve! We're going off to have unprotected sex! Don't worry about us," Emma called back to her as she dragged Peter out of the house and slammed the door behind them.

Steve turned to look at Emma again, still looking incredibly disturbed but still remaining silent while everyone around them just laughed. Peter laughed nervously while looking like he'd rather be anywhere else in the world right now and especially with the way Emma's dad was glaring at him. Emma just gave her grandfather another sheepish smile.

"Another joke," Emma said as she tried to brush off the remark as being nothing. "Aren't I hilarious, Steve?"

Steve still didn't say anything as he continued to just stare at her, a mix of emotions in his eyes. Emma could tell Steve was having a mini meltdown so she started to try and appease him by making a bunch of shit up. It probably wouldn't work but she could at least try.

"Sex? Ew! Gross," Emma said, lying horribly for the first time in her life. "Sex is disgusting. You pass around germs and fluids. Who would want to do that. Gross. Right, Peter?"

The blonde them elbowed her boyfriend in the side who had been distracted by Bucky's heated glare.

"What?" Peter said in confusion and Emma gave him a pointed look before glancing back at Steve who had a very alarmed look on his face. He seemed to get the point as he swallowed hard before nodding furiously.

"Yes, sex is yucky," Peter said, sounding very unconvincing. Emma raised her eyebrows at him in disbelief.

Seriously?

Yucky?

Was he five or something?

"It's disgusting and a sin…it's a sin," Peter said as he tried to come up with something that would convince Emma's grandfather that they weren't having sex. Well, they technically weren't but what he and Emma did in their alone time together wasn't exactly innocent either. "I would never do that with your granddaughter anyways. Not in a million years."

Emma turned back to look at him with an offended look on her face and Peter's eyes widened when he realized what he just said. Oh shit…how was he going to get himself out of this one? How was he going to convince Captain America that he wasn't doing anything sinful with his granddaughter but how was he going to say so in a way that Emma wouldn't be mad and take said sinful things off the table?

Peter had definitely dug himself a hole and Tony seemed to be laughing it up from across the room, watching the three of them like he was watching some kind of reality tv show. Peter was just glad that at least someone was enjoying this.

"I mean, I totally would have sex with her because she's, like, the most beautiful girl ever and she's Emma so she's also the awesomest person in the whole world too. So definitely…one hundred percent," Peter said, looking back at Emma as he tried to backtrack on his earlier statement before then flinching when he remembered Steve and probably Emma's father were watching. "But only after marriage because sex is just between a husband and a wife. Under the eyes of God and everything."

Steve just stared at the both for a long moment while Bucky continued to give Peter a dark look before Steve took a deep breath, getting up from the couch.

"I'm going to go for a jog now," Steve said randomly before he then left the room. Emma watched him leave, swallowing hard because she knew this wasn't good. She was only thankful her father had only caught the end of the conversation or this would be so much worse.

"Yeah, we're in trouble," Emma told Peter, knowing Steve well enough to know he didn't buy their lie. She was disappointed in herself because usually she was an amazing liar but Peter seemed to really be corrupting her in regards to that.

Yeah, Steve thinks we're definitely having sex, Emma thought to herself.

"You're right," Natasha said as she turned her attention away from the door Steve just walked out of and looked back at Tony.

"This is more entertaining than Netflix."

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Emma was reading a book in her room alone as she avoided Steve. After the fiasco of those videos, Emma really didn't want to see Steve because she was afraid of what he would lecture her about in regards to what happened earlier. She fully realized that Peter and her really fucked that up. By some miracle her father only caught the tail end of that conversation so Peter would probably live but that didn't mean they were out of trouble yet. Speaking of which…her coward of a boyfriend was sticking closely to Tony's side and avoiding both her father and grandfather at all costs. She was all on her own.

Emma was reconsidering having sex with that idiot…

Well, not really but she was still annoyed with him.

Emma was interrupted in her thoughts as she heard a knock on her door. Steve slowly opened the door and hesitantly poked his head inside her room, looking around the expanse of her room slowly. She rolled her eyes. Emma didn't know what Steve expected to find in her room.

A naked Peter probably.

"You have a good jog?" Emma asked nonchalantly as she set her book down and focused her gaze on him. Steve didn't say anything as he stepped into her room, closing the door behind him quietly.

Oh god…Emma didn't think she was going to like this.

"I think we need to have a talk," Steve said as he took a seat in the armchair across from her bed where she sitting. Emma noticed the stressed out look on his face and she already knew it was going to be bad..

"Um…what kind of a talk?" Emma asked even though she had somewhat of an idea. "If this is about the thing I said in the video then I just want you to know I was kidding."

"It's about that but it's also about more than that," Steve said as he rested his hands on his lap, a blush spreading across his face. He swallowed hard before looking up at her. "I know that you're not a little girl anymore. You're a very beautiful young woman and I'm fully aware that your boyfriend probably more than notices that about you but-"

"Steve, are you trying to give me another sex talk like after that one time I accidentally saw Thor's penis?" Emma inquired in amusement and Steve blushed even more. "It's okay, Steve, I know what sex is."

"You can be honest with me, Emma," Steve started to say as he tried to attempt to do this, "You don't have to lie. I promise I won't be mad."

"Steve, just spit it out," Emma said, not having a clue as to what Steve was trying to ask her. Steve took a deep breath before asking Emma the one thing he was dreading to find out.

"Are you and Peter having…sexual intercourse?" Steve asked, wincing as he uttered the words he never wanted to have to associate with his only granddaughter. Emma gave her grandfather a horrified look. Mostly because he actually used the phrase "sexual intercourse" which is something you never wanted to hear your grandfather say.

"Steve! Oh my god! Ew!" Emma exclaimed, looking grossed out. "Do you have to say it like that?"

"Emma, I-" Steve started to say and Emma shook her head furiously.

"No, Peter and I are not having sex. I already told you that we weren't," Emma said, looking like she wanted to be anywhere other than in that room talking about sex with her grandfather. "Can we pretend like you never asked me that?"

"I think it's something that needs to be addressed," Steve said seriously, trying to remain calm as he asked Emma something he was scared to even know. "I'll ask you again. Are you and Peter having sex? Just tell me the truth and I won't be mad. I promise I won't be."

"I am telling you the truth, Steve. Peter and I haven't had sex," Emma said again and Steve stared at her silently for a moment as he tried to get a good read on her. It only took him a moment but he was able to determine that she was being honest.

"Are you thinking about becoming…sexually active?" Steve asked and Emma could tell that this was just as difficult for him as it was for her. The crease in between his eyebrows told her enough about that. "Again, you can be honest with me."

Emma sighed heavily, not quite feeling comfortable talking to Steve about this but there wasn't really a way out of this anyways.

"Yes," Emma said quietly, her eyes not quite meeting Steve's. Steve eyes clenched shut as he tried to remind himself that he needed to remain calm and rational in this situation. He couldn't act like Bucky would in this situation. That's the last thing Emma needed. Still…the idea of Emma becoming sexually active with her boyfriend was probably enough to give Steve nightmares for the rest of his life.

"Sex is a really serious thing, Emma. It's not something to take lightly," Steve said, continuing in giving Emma the sex talk. "I know with everything that's happened to you in the past that maybe it would even be-"

"I know what it is, Steve," Emma said, interrupting him before he could finish his sentence. "I never thought I would ever be able to want those things with someone much less actually do them. It's been really difficult for me to face those issues and for it to be my choice for the first time in my life but it is my choice."

"I know that this must've been difficult for you," Steve said, knowing that the impact of Emma's sexual assault might haunt her for the rest of her life and Steve wished he could change that more than anything but he realized he couldn't just take that pain away from her. It was something she had to do herself. "But you're so young, Emma. You're only sixteen."

"It's not like I want to go out and have sex with a bunch of random men," Emma said bluntly, causing Steve to flinch. That's not something any grandfather wanted to hear even if Emma was telling him that was something she wasn't interested in doing. "I just want to be with Peter. I trust him and I feel safe with him. Steve, I love him and I also know he would never hurt me."

"I realize that I can't tell you that sex is for married couples," Steve said after a short moment of silence as he considered everything Emma was telling him. "I'd be the biggest hypocrite in the world but there's no harm in waiting. If Peter loves you as much as I think he does then he'll be okay with waiting."

"What if I don't want to wait? What if I'm ready?" Emma questioned and Steve sighed heavily because he probably wasn't going to convince Emma to wait to have sex. When Emma wanted to do something then there wasn't anything you could do to stop her.

"I know that even if I tell you not to do this that you're just going to do it anyways," Steve said, finally giving up on trying to stop Emma from having sex with her boyfriend. "But the important thing for me is to know that you'll be safe about this. That you'll use protection because I don't want you getting pregnant. I don't know if you were ever aware of this but the super soldier serum has other side effects. We're um…a lot more fertile than the average person."

"Oh…" Emma trailed off awkwardly. She obviously knew that she and Peter were supposed to use protection regardless but she had no idea it would be that easy for her to get pregnant. Easier than it would be for a normal human.

"I'm not sure about you since you're a woman so it might be different but I kind of found that out about myself when I first woke up from the ice," Steve said awkwardly, becoming uncomfortable as he discussed something really private about himself with his granddaughter. "I also found out that condoms don't really work for someone like me which I think is what happened with me and your grandmother back then-"

"Ew!" Emma exclaimed, a completely disgusted look on her face as she looked at her grandfather. "I don't want to hear how you broke the condom with grandma! That's disgusting! I didn't even know they had condoms back then and I really didn't want to know that either."

"I'm just telling you that there's more people like us have to think about when it comes to sex. That's all," Steve said, blushing as he avoided his granddaughter's gaze. "How do you think your dad got here anyways?"

"I figured my dad must've been an accident but I didn't need to know the details of you and my grandma having sex," Emma said, still looking traumatized by the things Steve put in her head. She felt like she was going to throw up for the first time in her life. "I saw her as the sweet old lady who told me how much she loved a good cup of earl grey tea. I don't want to picture grandma deflowering you."

"I just want you to learn from my mistakes. Not that your dad was a mistake because eventually he brought me you but I want you to be smart about this. The chances of you getting pregnant are really high so protection is a must," Steve told her seriously, ignoring her previous statement, and Emma blushed but Steve continued nonetheless. "I'll just assume you know about condoms at this point in the discussion but I know there's other birth control methods in the med bay. You should definitely still use condoms but I can take you to the med bay if you want to learn about those other birth control methods."

Emma sighed heavily.

"Does it have to be right now?" Emma asked shyly and Steve's gaze softened.

"Of course not. I just want you to keep this all in mind," Steve told her softly. "I worry about you a lot and if this is something you want then I want to make sure you'll be okay."

"Thank you," Emma said, not knowing what else to say to Steve. For once she didn't seem to have a smart ass comment. "How do you even know all this anyways? I always assumed you hadn't had sex since the forties."

Steve smiled before feigning an offended look.

"I may not be Tony but I'm also not a nun," Steve told Emma much to her astonishment. Emma raised her eyebrows at him.

"Are you saying you have sex? Since when?" Emma questioned and Steve just shook his head.

"I'm not discussing my sex life with you," Steve said, looking uncomfortable as Emma continued to question him about his sex life. "I already said too much. Weren't you just disgusted at me for discussing my sex life?"

"Yeah, that's when your sex life consisted of you defiling my poor, sweet grandmother. Wait…you have enough sex to have a sex life?" Emma asked, looking completely bewildered. "And why not? We've been talking about my sex life this entire time."

"You're sixteen. You don't have a sex life," Steve pointed out as he tried to somehow stop this conversation from continuing. He was supposed to be making sure Emma was informed about sex and that she was going to be smart about it. Steve didn't really want to discuss his own sex life and especially with his granddaughter.

"Fine. My oral sex life," Emma said uncaringly before moving the conversation back towards Steve. However, the super soldier was a little too hung up on what she just said. Oral sex? Emma was having oral sex with…

Emma, why?

And to think Steve had been relieved that Emma hadn't had sex yet. Obviously he had forgotten the hijinks most hormonal teenagers got up to. Steve had kind of missed out on said hijinks when he was Emma's age but Bucky hadn't. Steve still remembered all the detailed stories Bucky used to give him that horrified the teenaged him.

"Well, good for you, Steve. Here I was worried that the reason you were so uptight was because you hadn't had sex in over seventy years," Emma said jokingly as she broke Steve out of his thoughts. "I guess you're just uptight because you're uptight. It's nothing to do with not having sex."

"Thanks a lot," Steve muttered, wishing that Emma would stop badgering him about his sex life. That wasn't likely to happen. His granddaughter never seemed to understand the normal boundaries that should've been in place between a grandfather and granddaughter.

"Do I know any of your past sexual conquests?" Emma inquired curiously. "I don't think you and Susan have gone that far so she's off the list. Please tell me you've never done anything with Sharon. That would be disgusting and borderline incest."

"Not that it's any of your business but Sharon and I have always been strictly friends," Steve told her reluctantly and Emma felt relief. She really didn't want to think about her grandfather and cousin having sex. There was something just wrong about that even if the two weren't related.

"Well, I'm glad you're putting yourself out there," Emma told him. "Papa's the only one I have to worry about now and I'm almost positive he hasn't had sex since the forties."

"I know what you're trying to do, Emma," Steve said, giving her a suspicious look. "Let's not change the subject. We were talking about you originally."

"I thought we were finished with that, Steve," Emma complained loudly, not wanting to get into too many details about the plans she had to have sex with Peter someday soon. "I get it. I have to be super careful because the chances of me producing Peter's spider-spawn are higher than ever."

"You need to take this seriously," Steve lectured, looking very serious and grim. "You have to make sure you're using protection but you also need to know that it's never too late to say no. I don't want you feeling pressured into doing anything you feel unsure about just because you're afraid of hurting Peter's feelings."

Emma scoffed.

"Since when have I ever given you the impression that I care about people's feelings?" Emma said and Steve raised an eyebrow.

"Despite what you say, I think you do actually care about people's feelings but I think you care about Peter's feelings the most," Steve said knowingly and Emma looked away from him, knowing he was right. She knew she cared about Peter more than anything but she still felt embarrassed discussing her own feelings. Emma spent so long wanting everyone to think she was cold and unfeeling that she felt a bit uncomfortable being vulnerable.

"I just want you to know that you can always say no," Steve told her softly, a part of him not wanting to believe that she was really all grown up as he looked at her. "If Peter doesn't like that then you send him to me and I'll make sure he gets the message."

Emma laughed softly at the thought of Steve beating up her boyfriend for her.

"Thank you, Steve, I really appreciate it but Peter's not like that," Emma told Steve honestly and she felt like this was the one thing she was sure about because she knew Peter would never pressure her into sex. He was kind and considerate which was more than what Emma felt like she deserved.

"He seems like a good kid although I'll probably have to like him a whole lot less now," Steve said, partially sighing because he realized that he was actually going to have accept the fact that Emma was sexually active. He didn't think he would ever accept that in a million years but her well-being was more important to him than his fear of her growing up. Steve knew Emma would do whatever she wanted no matter what he said so at least this way she was informed of all the ways to have safe sex.

"I know you're scared of me getting older but I'll always love you," Emma told him softly in a rare and affectionate moment. Steve gave her a small smile. "Having a boyfriend doesn't change that."

"I'll always love you too but you're always going to be my best girl as well," Steve said affectionately, using the same name he used to call her grandmother once upon a time. He then cleared his throat awkwardly as he decided now was the time to change the subject. "Now I think it's best if we move past this and discuss something else. If you ever have any questions you can ask me but for now I'd just like to discuss anything else."

"Agreed," Emma said in response as she then thought of something else they could talk about instead. "So now that Hydra's taken care of what happens now?"

"What do you mean?" Steve asked in confusion although he glad for the change in subject.

"I just mean that what's going to happen to you and Papa because of the accords? Are you going to leave again?" Emma asked him and Steve felt guilt wash over him at the look on her face. He knew that it would hurt Emma if he and Bucky left again. Steve didn't want to do that to her again but he didn't have a lot of options either.

"Ross is offering us a chance to sign the accords again," Steve said quietly much to Emma's surprise. "That's what we were stuck in the conference room all day talking about yesterday. He's offering us a chance to sign them and we'll be granted immunity. Or don't sign them and we'll get put under house arrest for a year."

"And Papa?" Emma inquired and Steve sighed heavily.

"Well, yesterday Ross wanted him in Raft," Steve started to say and Emma's eyes widened in horror even though she already knew that Ross wouldn't want anything else. Hearing the words still terrified her deep down. The thought of her father in that shit hole all by himself terrified Emma. "But T'Challa, Vision, and Tony managed to talk him down to giving Bucky a couple years of house arrest like Lang if he turns himself in and if he agrees to seek psychiatric counseling a few times a week. He also would have to be under constant surveillance. I'm not sure if I trust Ross. I honestly think it might be better if Bucky goes back to Wakanda."

"It's not fair that I was granted immunity but he can't be given that same luxury," Emma said, hating the options her father was currently facing. "He was even less aware of what he was doing than I was. It's not fair that he has to pay for something that's not even his fault. You should've seen the things they did to him in Hydra. It was sick."

"I know it's not fair but you're a child, Emma. That's the only reason you were given immunity like that," Steve informed her. "If you were older then I don't know what would've happened to you."

"Why does it have to be this way?" Emma questioned, starting to get emotional as she realized that her time with Steve and her father was going to get cut short. "Why is it too much to ask that we just live in peace?"

"Sometimes things don't work out the way we want them to," Steve told her sincerely, his eyes full of sympathy for his granddaughter. He wished more than anything that things would work themselves out. Especially with all the pain Emma had been through in her short life. "We just have to hope for the best."

"It's all because of that asshole Ross," Emma said bitterly, her eyes hardening as she remembered the man who was the cause of it all. "He's the one who did this. He's the one who should pay."

"Emma, I know you feel angry because of the accords but this is the way things have to be. I'm sorry," Steve told her. He always had a way of making sense like that even if Emma didn't like it. "I know things aren't ideal now but someday this is going to be over. Someday we'll be okay. You, me, and Bucky."

"It sounds too good to be true," Emma murmured and Steve just gave her a small smile.

"Maybe it is but that doesn't mean that it can't happen," Steve said softly, wanting Emma to have hope. He knew she was very cynical and she rarely ever looked at the bright side but he hoped that maybe Peter was a good influence on her so maybe she was a little more optimistic than she used to be…or so he hoped.

"You're going to leave again, aren't you?" Emma asked quietly and Steve felt a wave of guilt wash over him. He felt like a terrible parent for even leaving Emma in the first place. He never wanted to but Steve didn't have much of a choice. It would've been the most irresponsible thing in the world if he had taken her with him instead of giving her the opportunity to be a normal teenager.

In a way, Steve was glad he didn't take her with him. Emma was going to school, she had friends, plans to go to college, and she had even fallen in love. She had achieved everything and more Steve had ever wanted for her.

"I could sign the accords," Steve said, his voice a gentle whisper as he looked at Emma, his identical ocean blue eyes filled with promise. "I know the accords aren't perfect but maybe with some time I could convince Ross to make a few amendments."

"You and I both know that Ross would never agree to any kind of amendment to the accords," Emma told him knowingly and Steve didn't try to deny this. She knew he was only thinking of signing the accords for her. If she wasn't in the picture then Steve would never even think of signing them. "I know it would kill you to sacrifice your own personal beliefs. I could never ask you to do that either."

"House arrest wouldn't be so bad either," Steve told her, trying to make some kind of compromise. "I was talking to Barton and he seemed like he was thinking of taking plea deal with the house arrest. At least, I would still be here with you."

"I don't want you to go but I know I can't make you stay either," Emma said, realizing that she couldn't be so selfish that she would rob the world of Captain America. She recognized she was selfish about a lot of things but deep down she knew she could never stand in the way of Captain America saving the world. It would kill her to let him go but she knew she had to. "The world needs Captain America. Captain America that can step in and do the things that Iron Man, War Machine, and Vision aren't permitted to do."

"Nat, Sam, and Wanda could still do all those things," Steve pointed out to her and Emma just gave him a small sad smile.

"They could but I think we both know that they'd just follow you here," Emma said knowingly and Steve glanced away from her, knowing that she was right. "You're their leader, Steve. They need you. The world does too. I think the world might even need you more than I do which is a frightening thought."

"I don't want to leave you again," Steve said, not convinced by Emma's reluctant compromise.

"You have to," Emma said, not willing to back down from making what was probably one of the first selfless decisions in her life. It killed her but Emma knew it was the right thing to do. "The world's a scary place right now. The world needs the Avengers but they don't need the Sokovia Accords Avengers. They need the Avengers who will be there no matter what. The Avengers who aren't controlled by government policies."

"Emma…" Steve trailed off, still not sold on what Emma was suggesting.

"Tony, Rhodey, Vision, Peter, and I aren't allowed to save the world the way we want," Emma told her grandfather. "Tony spends most of his time in the lab, Rhodey argues with the UN on a day to day basis, and Vision longs for that grossing looking witch for whatever reason. Peter and I stop petty crime. A bunch of bank robbers and assholes who mug old ladies."

"What you and Peter do is very important. I saw what you guys did with that Vulture guy," Steve said quietly. "If he got his hands on those weapons then a lot of people could've gotten hurt or worse. You two make a really good team."

"We're not enough," Emma told him honestly. "It's better that you do what you do while we sit on our asses and make a bunch of politicians happy. Even if you stayed here with me, you'd still be restless. I know you, Steve. You would always be looking at the news and thinking about how you could've stopped it. I wouldn't do that to you."

"I can't just leave you again," Steve said, looking torn. "I can't miss anything else that happens in your life. Look, I missed the first thirteen years of your life and then I missed another year. I feel like the next time I see you, you'll be married with kids."

"Yeah, right. Marriage is lame and I hate kids," Emma told him, proving to Steve that she was always going to be the same Emma. No matter how much time he spent away from her. "Maybe since you and Tony are on better terms then we can set something up so that it's different from last time. We could find places to meet and see each other. Better ways to keep in contact."

"Maybe T'Challa could find a way to help with that," Steve suggested helpfully. "It'll be different this time."

"It'll be different," Emma confirmed with a small smile on her face. "We'll get through it too."

Steve then frowned when he thought of something else he had been meaning to tell Emma about. He thought he could only talk to her about it because she was the only one who would understand. She would reassure him that everything was okay like Bucky but she wouldn't struggle to understand like the others.

"Emma, there's something I've been meaning to tell you," Steve said before debating whether or not he should even bring this up now of all times. However, he decided to just go ahead and do it anyways. "It's about Rumlow and what happened to him."

"I know you killed him," Emma said quietly, taking Steve by surprise. "I saw the file Rhodey typed up. I know I wasn't supposed to look at it but I saw the pictures. For closure, I guess."

"Emma, I don't know what to say…" Steve trailed off, trying to think of a way to defend the gruesome images she probably saw.

"I know it wasn't Papa," Emma told him, not seeming bothered by what she had seen. "He was always very clean when we worked together. I could hardly recognize Rumlow when I saw those pictures so I knew it wasn't Papa. It had to be you."

"You must think I'm an animal," Steve said, seeming disappointed in himself and disappointed that Emma had seen that side of him.

"Rumlow was an animal. Not you," Emma told him simply. "If anything I feel bad for bringing out that side in you. I've caused so many problems in your life already. I didn't want to cause anymore."

"Emma, you've never caused any problems in my life. Just blessings," Steve told her honestly as he reached over and wrapped her up in a hug. Emma relaxed into the hug because she knew it was only a matter of time before Steve was gone again and she would be missing these comforting hugs he always gave her. "I don't know what came out of me the other day but I know I can't stand the thought of you ever getting hurt."

Steve then pulled away slightly so he could look her in the eyes.

"If I could I'd wrap you up in bubble wrap and never let you leave the compound but I realize now that I can't do that," Steve told her something he was only just learning. He knew he had been very overprotective over Emma in the past but she was all he had left. Steve thought he had a right to be overprotective. "You're almost a woman now and it hurts to admit this but I know you're more than capable of taking care of yourself. I won't entrust you to Tony this time. I'll entrust you to yourself because you're the strongest person I've ever known."

"I'll miss you when you leave," Emma said softly, tears in her eyes as much as she tried but failed to stop them.

"I'll miss you too," Steve told her, looking a happy kind of sad which was similar to how Emma looked in that moment.

"But it'll be different this time," Emma said, almost like it was a question instead of a statement…like she was unsure so Steve decided to reassure her because it was the least he could do. He gave her a small smile, his eyes filled with tears just like how her eyes were.

"It'll be different."

---

Peter Parker was still cooling down from the embarrassing situation he faced just a couple hours before. Sam had teased him for a lengthy amount of time before Tony finally saved him by bringing him down to the lab. They didn't really work or anything. Tony mostly just went through some data files they had collected about the Tesseract powered weapons they confiscated from Hydra. Peter just sat in one of the chairs in the lab, his feet propped up against one of the tables. Usually May would scold him for doing that but Tony didn't seem to care so Peter just stayed there.

"Wilson was giving you a hard time today, wasn't he?" Tony noted as he distractedly looked at the holographic screen in front of him.

"Kind of," Peter admitted and Tony just smirked.

"Don't worry, kid. Wilson's probably just jealous because a woman hasn't so much as looked at him in who knows how many years," Tony informed Peter who smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond to Tony's comment. "You're quite the ladies man, you know that? All these girls fighting over you? I don't know how you managed to pull that one off."

"Emma's the only one for me, Mr. Stark," Peter said loyally and Tony rolled his eyes. The kid was entirely whipped but Tony couldn't really judge him. He was whipped too so he supposed he and Peter were in the same boat.

"Cap seemed as pale as a ghost today," Tony said observantly. "I don't think I've seen him that pale in my life."

"Oh…I don't know. He must've taken the video very seriously," Peter said, blushing as he remembered that he was probably back on Steve's shit list.

"Cap hears anything remotely sexual and he has a little panic attack," Tony commented on the matter. "If Mini Cap wasn't proof otherwise then I'd think he was still a virgin."

"Speaking of that…I actually wanted to ask you about some stuff, Mr. Stark," Peter said hesitantly and he could feel his heart pounding in his chest as he was about to ask his mentor about something he was even hesitant to ask about in the first place. However, he really wanted some advice and there really wasn't anyone else for him to ask.

"What's on your mind, Pete?" Tony inquired as he turned to look at him with a curious look on his face. He found it curious that Peter's face was as red as a tomato and he wondered what had the kid so wound up.

"Well, I don't really know how to put this but I just thought you'd be the best person to ask and I really have no idea what-" Peter started rambling so Tony stopped him.

"Just spit it out," Tony finally said tiredly and Peter took a deep breath before finally asking Tony what he wanted to ask him. It was something he had been building up the courage to ask for a while. However, now he realized that he didn't have a ton of time left to ask the billionaire these things since summer was already half way over.

"Emma and I want to take the next step in our relationship but I'm really nervous," Peter finally blurted out much to both his and Tony's surprise. Tony just stared at Peter silently for a moment and Peter almost wondered if Tony heard him.

"I'm assuming you're talking about sex, right?" Tony said slowly with a torn look on his face. Peter swallowed hard and nodded furiously.

"Damn it, kid. I don't want to hear about this," Tony muttered as he turned to look at the table in front of him. "Look, if it were with anyone else I'd be throwing you a party but it's not someone else. It's Emma. I held her when she was a baby so I really don't want to think of you doing nasty things to her."

"I know and this is really difficult for me to ask you but I don't know who else to ask and I'm nervous," Peter said, looking very terrified. Not at having sex with Emma because he more than excited about that but he was terrified because he never had sex before and he was worried a bunch of research on the internet wasn't going to cut it when he and Emma were finally alone together. The internet was different than real life and Peter was scared he would screw things up with Emma.

"Can't you ask May?" Tony asked, really trying to get out of this situation. Peter shook his head.

"Are you kidding me? I can't ask her these questions. I love May but she always babies me and I'll just end up being humiliated," Peter said, desperately trying to plead with Tony for advice. Tony was kind of his last hope. "If Uncle Ben were still alive then I'd ask him but he's not so…look, Mr. Stark, I don't have anyone else."

Tony stared at the teenage boy long and hard, the sad look in those big brown eyes tugging at Tony's heartstrings the more he looked at the young boy. He could tell that Peter was incredibly nervous and desperately wanting advice from him. Even though it would kill Tony to even think of Emma like that, he also couldn't deny Peter advice.

"Ugh…fine. Stop giving me the puppy dog look. I'll tell you what you want to know," Tony finally caved in and Peter gave him a hopeful look, seeming very relieved. "Let's just call Emma something else. Like Heather or something."

Peter gave him a confused look.

"But I don't want to make love to Heather. I want to make love to Emma," Peter told him with an earnest look on his face and Tony immediately made a gagging sound.

"Kid, for my own sanity we really need to call her Heather. I remember when her mom was pregnant with her so she's going to be Heather for this conversation," Tony said before giving Peter another disgusted look. "Never use the term "make love" again either. Geez, you're even worse than Rogers."

"Sorry," Peter said bashfully. Tony took a deep breath before leaning back in his chair and looking directly at Peter.

"So…what do you want to know?" Tony tried to ask casually but he still wasn't sure if he was going to be the same person after this conversation. Peter chewed on his bottom lip nervously as he tried to think of a question to ask. His mind was kind of blanking but Peter eventually thought of one.

"Well, like I said before, I've never had sex," Peter told Tony and the billionaire rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, no shit. Just get on with the damn question already before I start needing to get drunk to get through this conversation," Tony told him and Peter hurried along.

"So I don't really have any idea what I'm doing. Emma-I mean, Heather-and I've talked about taking that next step in our relationship before but now that things with Hydra are over, I realized that it's finally going to happen," Peter rambled on while Tony struggled not to zone out in the midst of Peter's rambling. It's not like Tony was known for having a long attention span anyways. "But I'm not prepared because, you know, I want this to be really good for her because she only deserves the best but how can I give her the best if I have no idea what I'm doing? Not to mention with everything that happened in her past, I'm afraid I might trigger a flashback or something."

Peter took a deep breath before finally telling Tony everything he was terrified of.

"She's been through so much and I want it to be perfect for her," Peter said sadly and he even made Tony feel bad for him which was rare because Tony rarely felt bad for anyone. "I'm just scared that I'll screw everything up."

There was a brief pause before Tony gathered his thoughts and finally came up with some advice to give the teenage boy.

"First off, you need to stop stressing yourself out over this," Tony told him seriously and Peter looked up at him. "If you put yourself under that much pressure when the time finally arrives then you're going to have more issues then just not knowing what to do. You think your lack of experience is embarrassing then you'll find out there's a whole lot more that's embarrassing too."

"Oh…" Peter trailed off, vaguely catching Tony's meaning.

"Yeah so you need to not overthink it too much," Tony told him and Peter could see the logic in that. "Listen, kid, no one's first time is perfect. I was fourteen during my first time and I came in about a minute. She laughed at me and called me a "one pump chump". Hopefully, your first time isn't similar."

"I don't really feel better," Peter muttered and Tony sighed.

"Just take it easy and don't stress yourself out too much," Tony repeated before giving Peter some more advice. "Don't try anything you see in porn either. Women don't tend to like that."

"Don't try anything like what?" Peter asked curiously with an innocent look on his face.

"I don't know. Spanking her ass, jackhammering, or calling her dirty names in bed," Tony said bluntly and Peter blushed.

"Don't get all shy on me, kid, I've seen your internet search history," Tony told him with a knowing look on his face and Peter looked even more embarrassed. "I get it. You're a teenager and you're curious about sex. I was a teenager once too."

"Um…what else should I do?" Peter asked Tony, desperately wanting to change the subject.

"I think communication is definitely key and especially with what happened in…Heather's past. You guys need to discuss boundaries a lot," Tony informed him and Peter nodded as he listened to his mentor. "Foreplay is also important. Don't just jump into it."

"Oh, we already kind of started doing that," Peter said, happy that at least he knew something. Tony wrinkled his nose in disgust.

"I know we're pretending we're talking about someone else but I still don't want to hear that. I don't need the timeline of yours and Heather's sexual experiences," Tony told the teenage boy who blushed once more before nodding. "Also make sure she gets off. Even if you finish first which might happen, you still need to get her there. You shouldn't be selfish."

"You also have to respect her which I already know you will," Tony told him seriously. "I'm only telling you this because I didn't respect women when I was younger and I have a lot of regrets. You can't start treating her like a piece of ass. This is the woman you want to marry someday, right?"

"Yes. Of course," Peter said quickly, nodding his head furiously.

"You want the whole white picket fence life with her. The big yard, lots of kids, and probably even a cute dog. I get it," Tony told him and Peter was astonished at how well Tony knew him because those were exactly all the things Peter ever wanted with Emma. "So treat her respectfully or she won't give you any of that but also just treat her with respect because you love her."

"I will, Mr. Stark. I promise," Peter told his mentor obediently and Tony smiled in amusement at the determinedness in the kid's eyes.

"Lastly, just have fun, kid," Tony finally told him which was advice he thought was very important. "You're young so just have fun with it. Things might happen and it could get awkward but it's supposed to be fun. This isn't the only time you'll have sex. You'll have sex for the rest of your life-"

"With Emma," Peter said pointedly and Tony rolled his eyes.

"Fine. Whatever," Tony told him, still disgusted that he was actually giving the kid advice on how to have sex with his goddaughter. He was definitely going to need a drink after this. Maybe five drinks, actually. "Just don't feel like the first time has to be one hundred percent perfect. You two just have fun and worry about the rest later."

"Thanks for the advice, Mr. Stark," Peter said, knowing this was a lot to take in but he was grateful for everything Tony had told him.

"But you should definitely still remember condoms. We don't want any spider viper babies crawling around this place for a good number of years," Tony said warningly as he tried to get his point across to the teenager and Peter nodded. "I already have enough gray hairs because of you and Mini Cap. I can't imagine how many gray hairs I'd get with some little brat of yours crawling up the walls and flying around the place."

"I already know about condoms. I'll get some soon," Peter promised him, trying not to get excited over the thought of him and Emma someday having kids. He didn't want any now or anything but just the thought a future with Emma made him overwhelmingly happy. Peter couldn't wait to grow up and live out that future with Emma.

"Good," Tony said as he then frowned before thinking of something. "I guess in any other situation I would give you a high five and be proud of you for losing your virginity but I think we both know I can't do that."

"That's fine," Peter said awkwardly, not really wanting to Tony to high five him anyways because he felt that was disrespectful to Emma. Maybe Tony was testing him but who really knew? The billionaire was always notoriously eccentric.

"Now I'm going to ask you to leave so I can drink alone and forget this conversation ever happened," Tony told him suddenly and Peter raised his eyebrows.

"But, Mr. Stark, I really wanted to ask you about-" Peter to say but Tony silenced him with one sentence.

"Leave before I tell the father-in-law from hell about your plans to make sweet love to Mini Cap," Tony threatened and Peter's eyes widened before he furiously nodded.

"Yeah, I think I need to go anyways. Emma probably needs me for something," Peter said hurriedly as he almost tripped over himself to leave the lab. However, before Peter left the lab, Tony stopped him in his steps.

"Peter?" Tony called out, grabbing the young boy's attention. Peter turned around to look at his mentor with a questioning look on his face.

"Yes, Mr. Stark?" Peter asked, those innocent brown eyes resting on Tony's face. Tony swallowed hard before giving the boy a small but glad smile.

"I'm glad you're alright," Tony told him softly, referring to the huge scare Peter gave him the other day. He had been worried out of his mind when Peter got hurt even though he never said so to anyone but Pepper. Tony was just glad that Peter was alive and well. It was all he could really hope for. Peter returned Tony's smile.

"I am too," Peter told him and there was a brief moment of silence before Tony shooed him away with a wave of his hand. The teenage boy then quickly ran up the stairs and disappeared from sight, leaving Tony alone.

The older man sighed heavily in his seat, tiredly rubbing his eyes as he wondered how many gray hairs he was going to get just from that conversation alone. These kids were really going to be the death of him.

"Damn horny kids."

---

Peter had decided to go fix himself a lunch after that embarrassing but helpful conversation he had with Tony. He meant to go see Emma but she was currently showing Steve her artwork and Peter didn't want to intrude. Not to mention he was actively trying to avoid her grandfather and father after earlier.

"So you're the kid my daughter picked," Bucky Barnes said casually as he caused Peter to jump about a foot in the air and drop the sandwich he made onto the floor. The teenage boy spun around with wide eyes and noticed the one person that scared Peter like no other. Emma's father was nonchalantly leaning against the doorway of one of the kitchens as he looked at Peter with an unreadable expression on his face.

It seemed like Peter finally knew where Emma learned her talented for sneaking up on people.

Why hadn't his Spidey Senses worked? Emma's dad always seemed to want to kill him so his Spider Senses really should've picked up on that.

"Oh, h-hi, Mr. Barnes," Peter said politely although his heart was pounding in his chest as Bucky slowly made his way into the room, walking in a direct path to Peter. He tried not to let his fear show because he was sure Bucky Barnes could smell fear but Peter was never good at hiding his emotions. Emma always said that's what she loved most about him but Peter didn't think his penchant for wearing his heart on his sleeve was really going to help him in this situation.

"You're short," Bucky said when he stopped in front of the teenage boy. Peter was fully aware of how short he was in comparison to Bucky who towered over him.

As if Peter wasn't scared of him enough.

"I'm only sixteen. I could still grow," Peter insisted which was his main line of defense whenever Emma teased him about his height. But Bucky looked just as convinced by Peter's statement as Emma did.

"I'm sure," Bucky said, his voice ridden with doubt. "Look, Peter, I'm not here because I want to be friends with you. I'm not exactly a friendly kind of person."

Peter doubted that Emma's father even knew what being friendly meant.

"I'm here because I wanted to thank you," Bucky said which completely shocked Peter. If Peter was being honest he thought Bucky was going to tell him that he was there to kill him. Peter wouldn't have been surprised.

"What?" Peter questioned and Bucky sighed before nodding.

"You saved Emma's life. You took the bullet for her, not knowing whether or not it would kill you, and saved her," Bucky told him and all Peter could do was stare at the father of his girlfriend in surprise. "I owe you big time for that. She's the single most important thing in my life and I don't think I could ever survive without her."

"You don't owe me," Peter said quietly, still shocked that Bucky was being somewhat nice to him and not trying to kill him again. "I love Emma so of course I'll protect her."

Bucky shifted uncomfortably because no matter what he agreed to with Emma, he still wasn't quite used to her being almost grown up with some guy who was in love with her. It was still a really weird concept because it didn't feel like it was that long ago when Emma was a little girl.

"I'm just going to allow her little fixation with you so consider the debt paid off," Bucky grumbled and he was fully aware that he was still in denial over his daughter's fascination with this ridiculous teenage boy. He wasn't sure he would ever understand why she picked this boy out of all the boys in the world but Emma loved the kid for whatever reason so Bucky just supposed he'd have to put up with him.

"It's not a fixation, Mr. Barnes," Peter said loudly, somehow gaining enough courage to stand up to Bucky. "Emma loves me too."

Bucky swallowed hard and clenched his eyes shut because this was difficult for him and the kid was forcing him to acknowledge that Emma was almost grown up now.

"I know," Bucky said quietly. "Just try and not rub your relationship in my face, okay?"

Peter gave him a confused look.

"What do you mean?" Peter asked him and Bucky rolled his eyes at him because he couldn't believe he actually had to spell it out for the kid.

"I mean, that I don't want to see you with your tongue down my daughter's throat or your hand up her shirt like last time," Bucky said, his voice laced with venom as he fixed Peter with a harsh glare. Peter's eyes widened in shock as a blush crept across his face at Bucky's blunt words.

"O-Of course not, Mr. Barnes," Peter stuttered, his fear of Emma's dad quickly returning at the suspicious look on Bucky's face as the former assassin glared at him.

"I don't like you. I probably never will," Bucky said honestly and Peter's feelings would probably be hurt if he wasn't already so terrified of the man towering over him. "I don't even trust you because I remember what I was like when I was your age so the idea of you being alone with Emma terrifies me. I'm grateful for what you did for her but I still don't like or trust you."

"Well, um…maybe I can change your mind about me. Who knows?" Peter said hopefully but his voice was very shaky. He tried to be optimistic but it was kind of hard when Bucky Barnes was looking at him like that, his eyes narrowed into a glare. "I'm a nice person, Mr. Barnes. I promise."

"I highly doubt I'll change my mind," Bucky said bitterly. "I'll be civil towards you for Emma but there's no rule that says I have to like you."

"Is this because you think I'm not serious about Emma?" Peter questioned, trying to find a way to get Bucky to like him. "Because I am. I really want to marry her someday so I'm super serious about her. I've never been more serious about anything in my life. Not even Spider-Man."

"I think I like you less now," Bucky told him and the hopeful look on Peter's face fell. There was a brief pause of silence before Bucky spoke again. And when he did, the randomness of his statement shocked Peter to his core. So much that Peter had to question what he heard. "No sex."

"What?" Peter asked him in surprise and Bucky's glare was unwavering.

"You won't have sex with her," Bucky told him, refusing to elaborate any further but also making sure Peter understood what he was saying. "I'll just spare you the details of what'll happen if I ever find out you so much as sneaked into her bedroom at night."

"We're saving ourselves for marriage," Peter said quickly without thinking, horrified by the unspoken threat Bucky just made. Bucky was satisfied to see that he seemed to scare the hell out of the teenage boy which was good. That'll teach him to keep his dick in his pants, at least.

"Good," Bucky said, content with Peter's answer before making one last threat. This was the most important threat of them all so Bucky inched closer and closer to Peter, forcing Peter to take step after step backwards until his back hit the kitchen counter.

"One last thing, Peter," Bucky said, his voice low and threatening. Peter thought he might even piss himself because Emma's dad was the most terrifying thing he ever had to face. Not Rumlow, Hydra agents, or Toomes but her dad who would probably murder him for so much as looking at Emma the wrong way.

"You're going to be the best boyfriend to my daughter. You're actually going to be the best boyfriend any girl has ever had," Bucky told him in a warning tone which took Peter by surprise.

"Huh?" Peter inquired in a dazed voice, too distracted by Bucky's stare down to really make sense of the older man's words. The sixteen-year-old boy jumped when Bucky placed his hands on Peter's shoulders and held him in place, forcing him to stay and not move.

"Because if you're not…if you ever hurt her or so much as cause a tear to fall from her eyes, I'll make sure it's the last thing you ever do," Bucky threatened, his blue eyes cold as he stared down at Peter. The teenage boy gulped and he really wanted to run away as fast as he could from the scary man. Or maybe he just wanted Emma to walk into the room and save him but she wasn't anywhere to be found. It was just him and Bucky…alone. "I'm a different man than I used to be but I'd go back to my Winter Soldier days in an instant if you ever broke her heart."

Bucky then took a moment to make sure that had all sunken in for his daughter's lover boy before he gave Peter a wide smile, patting him casually on the shoulders and making Peter flinch. The threatening stance Bucky had taken up a second ago was now all gone and was replaced with an almost happy demeanor.

Peter realized then that Bucky was probably just as crazy as his daughter.

"This was a good talk, Peter. I'm glad you understand where we stand," Bucky said nonchalantly but deep down he was full of pride because while he might not terrify anyone else, he definitely still terrified Emma's boyfriend. At least Peter's fear might keep him in line and force him to keep his horny urges to himself. Someone had to be the scary parent because it sure as hell wasn't going to be Steve.

"See you around," Bucky told him before he then casually left the room like nothing ever happened. Peter watched him leave in shock, his heart pounding in his chest, as he realized that he was probably one of the few that could say that he escaped an encounter with the Winter Soldier with his life.

Oh my god, Peter thought to himself in terror. If I have sex with Emma, he'll definitely kill me.

Her dad was so scary and for whatever reason he really seemed to hate him. Peter knew he didn't really make a good first impression but her father really seemed to have it out for him. It didn't seem like they were going to be best friends, after all. It sucked because all Peter wanted was for Bucky to like him. He understood why Bucky didn't trust him but it disappointed him because he wanted them to get along for Emma but it was apparent to him that Bucky wasn't the fun parent like Steve was.

What the hell did Emma mean when she said that her father was going to accept their relationship? That didn't feel like he was accepting of their relationship. How was he accepting if he just threatened Peter's life? Peter loved Emma more than anything but her family was the weirdest. They had very different definitions of what being accepting was. That much was obvious.

"Peter, I've been looking everywhere for you," Emma said as she walked into the kitchen, breaking Peter out of his thoughts. "Steve seems insistent on digging up the old family photo album and he wants to show you. I'm not thrilled about this but we better go or he'll nag us into an early grave."

"Um…okay," Peter said, still sounding like he was on another planet. Emma frowned as she gave him a confused look.

"Are you alright? You seem kind of out of it," Emma observed as she started getting worried again. "It's not your wound, is it? Maybe I should take you back to the medical ward."

"No, no. I'm just a little distracted. Your dad and I just talked," Peter finally said, not wanting to worry his girlfriend any further. Emma looked surprised at this news.

"You did?" She asked in surprise before a curious look came over her face. "How did it go?"

Peter swallowed hard as he carefully thought about how he was going to answer that. He didn't want to trouble Emma and tell her how much her dad scared the shit out of him so he decided to leave all the bad parts of the conversation out…which really meant leaving the entire conversation out of it.

"I think it went about as well as it could go," Peter told her, not really having a better answer than that. Emma smiled, seeming to buy into his answer.

"That's good," Emma said happily. "I'm glad you guys are finally getting along."

"Me too," Peter said awkwardly as Emma reached over and hugged him, kissing his cheek in the process. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her back before he suddenly remembered something.

If you have sex with her, you'll die

Peter suddenly wasn't sure if he wanted to stand so close to her anymore. Her father really seemed to put the fear of god in him so much that Peter was now questioning everything.

"So you'll come with me and sit through hours' worth of Steve walking down memory lane?" Emma asked him as she pulled away from him and Peter gave her a smile, nodding because he actually would like to hear those stories.

"Yeah, of course," Peter told her. "I'd love that."

"Prepared to be bored by Steve's habit of droning on and on about stuff no one cares about," Emma told her boyfriend before briefly pausing once more when she suddenly felt a need to say something to him. "Thank you for trying so hard to get along with my father by the way. You don't know how much that means to me."

"I'd do anything for you, Emma," Peter told her, his gaze softening as he looked at her.

"I really mean it though. You, Papa, and Steve are the three most important people in my life so it means a lot that you're trying so hard to get along with them," Emma said, placing her hands on his shoulders but Peter didn't flinch like when her dad did the same thing earlier. "I really appreciate it."

"It's really no big deal-" Peter started to say but was interrupted as Emma's lips descended down upon his. He quickly melted into the kiss, his eyes fluttering shut as Emma kissed him softly but slowly while her fingers moved up and tangled in his hair. Peter kissed her back but almost whined when Emma pulled away much too soon for his liking.

"Thank you for last night too," Emma said flirtatiously, somehow surprising Peter yet again but he still didn't understand how he could be surprised by her anymore. It seemed like she was entirely unpredictable so Peter knew there wouldn't be a day where he wouldn't be surprised by something she said or did. "I had a lot of fun."

"Uh…I had a lot of fun too," Peter said as he suddenly felt flushed. He cursed himself at being so bad at flirting but Emma didn't seem to mind.

"Maybe we can have more fun tonight?" Emma told him and Peter tried to remember the threat her father made. The threat he made overwhelmingly clear to Peter but it was getting hard to keep that in mind with the suggestion Emma just made.

You'll die! You'll die! You'll die!

These were the words his mind seemed to scream at him but Peter wasn't thinking with his brain anymore. Well, he was thinking with his brain but his mind wasn't really filled with logic at this point. All he could currently think of were images of the night before. Images of the look on Emma's face as she came undone underneath his touch and images of her taking him in her mouth soon after.

The threat no longer loomed over his head.

Peter quickly grabbed her again and pulled her to him. Emma was clearly surprised by Peter's abruptness but moaned into the kiss as he kissed her passionately, holding her tightly in his arms. She didn't really know what had gotten into him all of a sudden but she wasn't complaining.

Maybe her flirting finally got to him.

Who really knew but Emma felt excited at the prospect of a night just like the one before. However, Peter no longer cared if her dad killed him even though the man still terrified the hell out of him. It seemed like Emma brought a lot out of him and especially his lack of self-preservation.

Peter Parker knew then that he would gladly die for having sex with Emma Rogers.

Totally worth it.

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Author's Note Edit(5/22/2019): I'll be answering the guest reviews in this edit. Thanks for being so patient.

Meggie: I know I haven't updated One Word from You in forever but I've been so busy with work, school, and then trying to finish this story that I've really neglected it. I eventually want to update but I'll see when I have time. I have half the chapter written but I've just been slow about updating it.

Tom hot af: I'm just saving everything for the actual chapter with the sex scene. I'm sure that's going to be the most difficult chapter I've ever had to write but I'm kind of excited for it because I've never written a sex scene before so it's a challenge. I suppose the scene in the last chapter kind of counted but it's still new to me.

Ayytekashi69: Chapter Eighty Two will probably feature a steamy scene. I have Emma and Peter's first time planned for that chapter. I don't think that's a spoiler since I'm pretty sure that it's obvious that Emma and Peter are to that point in their relationship.

Niamh-Aoife: I always love long reviews so no worries. I think I have mentioned Borns in a couple author notes before but I'm not sure how I feel about him anymore. I really love his music but I heard some sexual harassment and assault allegations against him regarding underage teenage fans so I'm not sure how I feel about him anymore. I've heard of Troye Sivan but I haven't taken the time to listen to his music other than that song he did with Ariana Grande but I really liked that song so maybe I'll finally listen to the rest of his music. I haven't heard of the other artists you mentioned but I'll listen to them one of these days too. I'm currently really obsessed with Khalid, Billie's Eilish's new album, and Marina's new album(can't believe she's just Marina now because that's going to take some getting used to). That's cool that you actually know a band or that one from your town blew up so big. The closest I've ever gotten to a famous person is going to the same high school Chris Pratt went to but that doesn't count because he graduated high school probably over twenty years before I did.

I actually think my grammar is terrible and probably needs a lot of work. It was way worse in the beginning. I plan on eventually going back and editing everything but this story's over a million words long so who knows when that'll be. Thanks for the compliment though. I'm probably just being my insecure self about my writing.

Let me know what you think of my other stories. I'd really like to know.

I'm just sorry that it took me forever to answer your review because I haven't updated in forever.

Ali gil: Oh my god. That means so much. I'm so glad you love the story and Emma as a character. I doubt that it would be remotely possible to send you a copy of this on paper or email you because I'm so disorganized. This story is so long that I had to split it up into multiple documents. Office Word was acting really weird and I assumed it was because the story was too long so that's why I have it in multiple places on my computer. I haven't lost them or anything but I would just have to re-organize it and put it all together. I want to go back and re-edit everything someday so I would not be comfortable sending you a copy of something that I think could be way better. I also can't imagine how many pages that would be to print. This past chapter I think was forty pages and that's just one chapter. Thanks so much for your review. It really means a lot. I always have doubts about my writing so it's very reassuring to read your review.

Ariana: I honestly thought about Emma making a comment about his "winky" last chapter but I thought it would kill the mood or romance. She might make a joke about it or two in the future.

Guest: I was thinking eventually about making a one-shot of Margot and Steven watching Emma from heaven and about their thoughts regarding her life and everything that's happened. I might wait until after the Endgame storyline to do this though.

anonanon: I'm actually really torn about what I'm going to do about the Endgame storyline in the sequel. I have a basic idea but there's some obvious choices I'm having trouble with. The Steve and Peggy ending is what troubles me the most. I'm one of the few people who actually loved that ending because everyone knows how much I love Steggy. Me creating Emma as the granddaughter of those two is probably proof of my love for Steggy and how I failed to develop an actual relationship between Steve and Susan because even though Susan is my own OC, she's still not Peggy to me. No one will ever be Peggy and it's impossible for me to create a love interest for Steve that would ever live up to Peggy because I guess I just love Peggy so much. So for me in this story, it's either Peggy or Steve will just be single. I know I rambled a lot there but I've been giving this a lot of thought and I'm still as torn as I was after I first saw the movie and started coming up with ways to adapt the Endgame storyline into my story. So as you can see I still have no idea regarding what decision I'll make regarding Steve and Endgame. I know that Steve going back in time to marry Peggy wouldn't erase any kids she had with her husband in Emma's timeline because Steve traveling back in time in the first place created a whole new timeline so it's different from the one he and Emma lived in during STNS so those kids that Peggy had with her husband still exists. I'm still undecided though but I have a huge amount of time to make a decision since I'm probably not going to get to the Endgame storyline for a long time.

It would be nice to see Loki again after Endgame in the STNS universe because he'll probably die in the Infinity War storyline just like in the movie. It would definitely be cool because he and Emma are going to be a fun pair of friends when we get to the Ragnarok storyline which I've been talking about for a year but I'm still not there yet. I'm glad you liked the new AU. I originally planned on updating that a ton of times during the hiatus of STNS but I just got so caught up in other things that I never had the time. I might update after I finish STNS. I just really want to focus on finishing this first. Thanks for the review!

Guest: I would have all the character interactions I could but there are so many characters in the MCU and my chapters are already long enough that I never have time or think of a good reason to put those two characters in close enough proximity that they're having a conversation. Michelle and Natasha might happen eventually but I'm not sure when it would happen or when there would ever be a chance.

Blue: I've seen the new trailer and I can't be more excited for the movie. That sad look on Peter's face when he was talking to Happy on the private jet nearly broke my heart and I'm sure it would break Emma's heart too. I haven't thought far enough ahead to even start thinking of the Far From Home storyline since I'm still figuring out the Endgame one but you brought up some really interesting idea with any conflict Emma and Peter could have in the aftermath of Endgame. I feel like any conflict would occur before they actually leave for vacation and the vacation would be them mending things. I feel like the vacation in Far From Home would be a new beginning for Emma and Peter after going through so much. I can't say for sure until I see the movie which is in less than two months. I can't believe we basically have no idea what's in store for the MCU after Far From Home. No official word anyways...other than the shows on Disney +. I'm super excited for Falcon and Winter Soldier by the way. They just said it's coming out in August 2020 which seems far away but Endgame seemed far away a year ago and it came out last month so I'm sure time will fly by.

Guest: I have a plan for both Infinity War and Endgame storylines. I was almost tempted to tell you whether or not Emma gets dusted but everyone can see this so I won't be Tom Holland or Mark Ruffalo in this situation. I kind of understand their pain though. You kind of just want to tell everyone and it's killing you to not tell anyone because you know what happens and they don't.

Guest: I never stopped writing. I was just a bit slow with the last chapter because I have a job and I go to school so it doesn't leave me with a ton of free time.

Mabel: Better late than never. I was on hiatus so long so don't worry about it. We all have lives to live outside fanfiction so I get it. I was actually thinking of redeeming Betty's character because I feel so bad about pitting one female character against another. People grow up so Betty could possibly grow up since the incident with Emma. Emma would probably be distrustful of her at first and very cold to her but Ned might finally stand up to Emma which I think would be interesting. So I'm very open to writing a Ned and Betty relationship into this. I've actually been thinking about it a lot lately.

Guest: I already told you guys I'm going to Seattle Ace Comic-Con so it's kind of pointless to deny that I live in Washington state. I trust you guys enough not to do some weird advanced computer hacking and somehow find my address before coming all the way to my house and murdering me. You guys probably wouldn't do that...hopefully.

GIJose: I was a little later with the update but at least it's out now. I only have to get started on the new chapter now. I'm glad you love the story so much. That really means a lot to me. I don't think I could pair Peter with the OC in my Tony's daughter story. She's twelve years older than him which, you know, shouldn't matter because of double standards but it would kind of matter in my story because Peter's only fifteen in Civil War and my OC Ivy would be twenty seven so very illegal. I haven't updated that one in forever but I've been torn between Steve, Bucky, and Sam. I'm not sure about pairing her with Steve anymore because I'm not sure I could write him with anyone except for Peggy. Tony's daughter fanfics are always fun and I always love the idea of Tony's daughter with Peter like in 'Breeze' which you mentioned but it wouldn't work for this story. I also don't think I could write Peter with anyone other than Emma. I'm just so in love with that pairing that I don't think I could do it although I do love a good Spideychelle story when I find one. I highly recommend 'Crash Course' and 'Affinity War' if you think you might like a Michelle/Peter pairing. Even if you're not super into that pairing, you should still read them. 'Crash Course' is about Michelle meeting Doctor Strange and becoming a sorceress which is a genius idea and I wish it would really happen in the MCU. I could definitely see Michelle as a sorceress. Those two fics are some of the best stories I've read on this website. Thanks so much for the review.

Guest: That review means so much to me! I've worked so hard on the development and growth of my characters in this story so it really means a lot when people notice it and appreciate it. There's still a bit of development left for Emma and Peter which we'll see a lot more in the sequel. I don't think you can ever really stop character development. It just keeps going with every obstacle your character faces.

ILOVEU3000: I'm new to Tumblr. I literally created the account last week because I saw other fanfic writers doing it to connect with readers better so I thought it would be a good way to connect with everyone and update them more on the progress of my stories since you can't really give updates like that on here.

Buckyisalive: I have seen the new trailer but Michelle won't become Peter's love interest in this story. I just don't think she's the type to try and steal another girl's boyfriend. I couldn't see her doing that to Emma or any other girl. I wish Emma was real too but Michelle has my blessing. I love how she's so unlike all the other love interests in past Spider-Man films but also any superhero movie too. I thought Liz was nice in the first movie but I always wanted Peter and Michelle to get together. Michelle's the coolest and Peter would only be so lucky to go out with her. I also read a lot of Spideychelle stories so I'm excited to see a relationship blossom between them although I won't create that kind of drama in the STNS universe.

montefroggoat: Hey, I think you're the same reader that sent me a link before but for some reason this one won't work either. I even deleted the space in it but it doesn't work which makes me sad because I would really like to see your work. If all else fails you can message me on Tumblr and we can see if we can work something out. I'm not super tech savvy but I know I've had problems with readers sending me stuff in the past and vice versa because is super weird about links. They're even weird about YouTube links.

Guest: Michelle is not going to be Peter's love interest in the STNS universe. Even if for some reason Emma and Peter broke up, Michelle still wouldn't go there. She's not the kind of person to steal boyfriends although I'm definitely rooting for Michelle and Peter in the actual movie. Michelle's really cool and she's probably one of my favorite female characters in the MCU next to Peggy Carter, Darcy Lewis, Gamora, Shuri, and Wanda Maximoff.