Epilogue:

"What are you doing here?"

"I came to talk to you"

"Why?"

"You're about to marry the man I love, I need to tell you this"

Steve looked at Tony in silence and nodded, the dark haired man took a deep breath and looked straight to Steve's eyes.

"Loki is the most wonderful person you could ever have, I made the mistake of letting him go away, I was a coward and really stupid; so you need to learn from me because Loki loves you, he chose you and I want more than anything for him to be happy; it doesn't matter if is not me who makes him happy. So I came here, Steve, to ask for a promise. I want you to give me your word that you'll always be with him; that you'll protect him and that you will love him no matter what" Tears gathered in Tony's eyes but he refused to let them fall"

"I promise"

Tony nodded and moved to the door, he turned in the last minute and gave him a tiny smile "I really hope that you two can be happy together"

"Thank you" said Steve with sincerity.

Tony was very still all the ceremony, watching with sad eyes how the love of his life got married with another man.

Loki and Tony. It was always they against the world, two persons really different but so deeply in love with the other that there was no way they could break apart. But they did. They lost each other out of pride, and jealousy and blindness. The fear of losing the other, made them do awful stuff. Instead of protect each other; instead of loving each other like they said; they broke their hearts, they broke their trust and by the end, they were so damaged that they couldn't find their way back. Tony told himself that he was fine, that he wasn't sad, that he didn't had feelings for Loki anymore. And for a little time it was true, they were so apart that their feelings hid from themself. And he saw him again, so happy, so in love with Steve, he knew that it was all lie, that he never forgot him, that no matter what, Loki was still the love of his life. But was he suppose to do? Break them apart? No, Loki was happy, and he was not going to be the one that would erased Loki's smile away again. So he took a step back and did his best try for him not to be the jealous ex. Even if he was.

When Loki said "I do" and smiled, Tony bit his lip and closed his eyes tightly.

It was over now.

"Congratulations" Loki turned and smiled sadly.

"Thank you" whispered "I didn't expect you to be here"

"Well, you invited me, right?"

"Yes, I did"he smiled again. Tony tried to smile.

"I brought you a present" he took a little box from his pocket and opened it.

"Oh, dear... Is it...?"

"Yes."

"I thought that I forgot about it in that trip to Spain" Tony took the necklace with gentle hands.

"I found it in the deeps of your suitcase" Loki chuckled then turned around so Tony could close the necklace around him, the dark haired man took a deep breath and smiled when Loki turned again.

"Thank you, Tony"

"Is yours after all"

"Thank you, anyway" Tony felt that he was going to loose control soon so he averted his eyes.

"I gotta go now, I have a lot of things to do, stuff to invent, you know"Loki opened his mouth but Tony cut him off "Be happy, Loki" the dark haired man walked away fastly, barely saying goodbye to anyone. Steve walked to Loki and hugged him from behind.

"Is everything alright?" Loki didn't answered for a minute.

"It may be... eventually"

"Who are you?"

"Who are you?"

"I'm Peter"

"I'm Tony" the dark haired man sat next to the little boy "What are you doing here all by yourself, Peter?"

"I don't want my dad to see me sad"

"Why not?"

"Because then he will be sad and I don't want that"

"Is okay to feel sad in this situations, you know?"

"But my dad has suffered to much!"

"But his your dad, he's going to be more sad if you don't tell him how you feel" said Tony with gentle voice. Peter was silent for a moment.

"Dad told me that daddy was really sick, that he was going to leave us even if he didn't wanted to. I couldn't understand why but daddy told me that his time here has ended, that he had to go but he would be taking care of us from heaven" the little boy sobbed silently "he told that I should be strong for dad, that I should show him how much I love him"

"Hey, it's okay"said Tony running his fingers to the little boy's hair. Peter cleaned his face and looked at him straight.

"He told me that there was a person that loved my dad and that he would take care of us now" Tony felt his breath catch "Are you that Tony?" the dark haired man nodded shyly and the little boy studied him for a little longer.

"Then it's okay" he shrugged "you don't seem to be a bad person and daddy would never leave us to someone that would hurt us"

"But... but, you know is not only my choice, right?"

"Dad loved my daddy, I know, and I know too that the people we love sometimes have to go" he shrugged again and looked at him with crystal eyes "I want my dad to be happy again because daddy would wanted it that way. And if he told me that you were that person, then dad must be with you" Tony was too shocked to answer to that.

"Peter?" they turned and saw Loki, he widened his eyes a little when he saw Tony but quickly shifted his gaze to his son "I was calling you, dear. Is time to eat lunch" Peter nodded then looked at Tony.

"Would you sit with us?"Tony looked at Loki but he was shocked.

"If you want me to, sure" the little boy smiled.

"I'll go first!"he yelled and left running. Loki and Tony stood still for a moment then the raven haired smiled slightly.

"We should go" Tony's heart jumped and his eyes almost filled with tears, he looked awkwardly to the side for a moment to control himself then nodded.

"Yes" he said "yes, we should"

This was his second chance. And he would not make the same mistakes again. Not ever again.

The end.