Scott stared at his ceiling with his hands behind his head. His heart was still skipping a few beats after everything that had happened the last hour.

"I should get back to my room," Ava said as she redressed.

"Might be smart before someone comes looking for either of us." Scott sat up, the blanket bunching around his waist. "Ava-"

"I'm not really looking for anything more than letting off steam every now and then," she told him. "And for the record, Summers, for a virgin, you were good." Scott turned red.

"Does that mean you'd be interested in doing that again?"

"Let's see how it goes," she suggested.

"Ok."

"Don't sound so eager," Ava said, smirking. "If you want to do it again, then it's your job to take control of the situation and tell me you're interested. I won't come looking for you until I'm sure you're back."

"Thanks," he said, his blush deepening.

"Don't be embarrassed," she told him. "You needed a push. You got it. I doubt you'll be down for much longer."

"Yeah…"

"I'll see you in a few hours then, Summers." Ava left and Scott got out of bed and pulled off his condom before pulling the clothes from earlier back on. He ran a hand through his hair and put his glasses back on.

"Mick, can you see if Pop is busy?"

"Mr. Stark is in his office and alone." Scott pulled out his phone and called Tony, his hand shaking- from the exertion, the thrill, or the terror, he was unsure.

"Hey," Tony answered. "Everything ok?"

"Why would you ask that?"

"Because I'm supposed to be home in two hours and you're still calling me. What's up?"

"I… Do you have another meeting today? Or was it just the one at eight?"

"I'm done, just making some notes on a few things to hand off to Amanda. Why?"

"Can you come home?"

"Scott, what happened?"

"I…"

"Are you hurt? Is someone else hurt? You gotta give me something here, son. I hide it well, but I do have a damaged heart."

"No one is hurt that I'm aware of. I just… I need to talk to you. Without Dad."

"And it's important enough that you need me home now?"

"I had sex." There was a pause and Tony cleared his throat.

"I'm on my way. We'll talk when I get there."

"Yes sir. Are you disappointed?"

"Were you safe?"

"Yes sir."

"Ok. Let me hang up here. I'll be home in ten minutes."

"Pop-"

"I'm not disappointed. You're not in trouble. I just need a minute to wrap my head around this, alright? I'd thought you and MJ had called it quits-"

"It wasn't MJ," Scott said quietly.

"Ten minutes," Tony said. "Are we talking in your room?"

"Can we talk in your office?"

"Meet me down there, then." Scott hung up and put his head in his hands, blew out a breath, sniffed, and left his room. He took the elevator to the basement, hoping to not be seen by anyone, and went through the lab to Tony's large office. He sat on the plush couch and waited, his leg nervously tapping the ground. He heard footsteps coming down the hall and looked up.

"I'm sorry I interrupted-" he said when he saw Tony coming in.

"I said I didn't have a meeting," Tony reminded him, closing the door. He tossed something to Scott and Scott caught it.

"Thanks," he said, feeling his face burn as he put the box of condoms beside him.

"So," Tony said. "Not MJ. I've heard nothing from you to suggest you're interested in males, so that leaves Claire and Ava. I'm hoping Ava because Claire should know better with you being underage."

"Ava," Scott confirmed.

"And you swear you were safe?"

"Yes sir. I didn't want to test you with that. Plus… yeah. Consequences of not being protected aren't high on my 'what I want to experience' list."

"Smart. How are you feeling?" Tony asked, sitting down next to Scott.

"Confused."

"Explain?"

"She, uh, she said it was to help me feel in control again."

"Hm."

"That she was offering, but the next steps were mine."

"Not how I would have gone about it, but to each his own. Did it help?"

"Yes. I don't feel as… powerless. I made the choice. I knew she was fine with it, but I made the decision about me. It felt good. But I'd promised you I wasn't going to go through with it until I was sixteen-"

"And that, Voldy, is why I was so insistent with you having the condom on you. Shit happens. You see what I mean now?" Scott nodded.

"She said if I wanted… That she was still willing and it was up to me to approach her. And it'd stay like that until I felt like before."

"Now I'm wondering if a twelve pack was enough," Tony said, wiping a hand down his face. "I take it Dad has absolutely no idea?"

"I'm alive, aren't I?" Scott leaned back and rubbed his forehead. "He's going to kill me, Pop."

"He won't," Tony promised.

"Then he's going to make me wish he had." Tony chuckled and shook his head.

"He won't, Slim. I'll talk to him and remind him that you're less than a month away from being sixteen, and if that's the age the state you grew up in says you're mature enough to make that decision… A month isn't going to change much."

"He's going to be disappointed."

"Now that's highly probable, but we'll work through it."

"Major Summers-Stark has been made aware of your presence and is requesting to see you, sir." Tony smiled at the name.

"Is he ok to join us?"

"Are you going to tell him?"

"I can't lie to him," Tony said. "And you can't either, because then I won't step in and save your butt. If anything, it'd be smarter to tell him now. I'm here for support and to keep him calm." Scott nodded and took a breath.

"Ok."

"Tell him I'm in my office and he can join me, Fri."

"Yes sir." There were heavy footsteps coming down the stairs and then down the hall.

"Did your shirt not cover my marks enough, T? I would have brought you-" Chris stopped in the office when he saw Scott sitting on the couch.

"I knew it," Scott said, looking at Tony.

"So we have an interesting and healthy sex life-"

"Pop."

"Come here, Bear," Tony said, patting beside him so that he would be between father and son. Chris looked at the two, saw the package beside Scott and then took a deep breath.

"When?" Scott jumped.

"What?"

"You had sex. When?"

"This morning," he answered quietly.

"Ava? Or Nova?"

"Ava. I'm not… I'm not into guys."

"Hm. The way you've looked at him the last few weeks-"

"Dad."

"Were you protected?"

"Yes sir."

"Ok." Scott frowned.

"That's… it?"

"What do you want me to say, Scott? It's done. You were protected, and clearly you've kept your end of the deal with Tony and you've talked to him."

"You're not upset?"

"I'm plenty upset because you had to have broken some rules to get away with it. I feel disrespected in my home by the two of you, and I've sure as hell lost some trust in you. I'm disappointed that you didn't wait until you were sixteen like you said you would. But even with all of that, I'm proud of you for coming forward and telling us. And now I assume you don't plan on stopping any time soon?" Scott shrugged. "You know I don't accept that as an answer."

"I… I'd like to," Scott admitted. "But I figured I wouldn't be given any sort of chance to do it again, so it's kind of a moot point."

"Scott, can you excuse Dad and I for a bit?"

"Yes sir." Scott stood and grabbed the box of condoms and quickly left the room. Chris glared at Tony and reached into his pocket, pulling out his wallet. He grabbed a $50 bill and handed it over.

"It's your money, so that was pointless. And I really hate that you won. I was sure he'd end up with Nova." Tony chuckled and put the cash in his pocket.

"What do you want me to say? I'm a genius, Bear. But you did keep your temper in check, so that's one blowjob at a time and place of your choosing." When Chris didn't react like Tony thought he would, he stood up. "What's wrong?"

"Was he really that afraid to tell me?"

"I don't think he was afraid to tell you. I think he was afraid to face your disappointment. But you both handled it well and now we can move on."

"I'm still slightly surprised it wasn't-"

"He hasn't said anything about being interested in guys. If he doesn't think it, he's not going to act on it. That left Ava and Claire. Claire is too stuck on Wilson to see anyone else, let alone a kid, which really just left Ava."

"I'm hurt that he won't come to me about it, but I'm glad he has you." Tony brushed some hair off of Chris' face.

"Do you want to know why he agreed to sleep with her?"

"Not really-"

"Because she's helping him find his control over his life again. She told him she was interested, but he had to make the next move, and that he'd be the one who had to request it until he felt normal again."

"Ok," Chris said. "Friday, get Scott down here, please."

"Of course, Major Summers-Stark." Tony kissed Chris.

"I don't think I'll get tired of hearing that."

"Good," Chris said. "Because you'll be hearing it for the rest of our lives." There was a timid knock at the door and Chris turned.

"Friday said you wanted to see me?"

"Come here." Scott took slow steps towards Chris while Tony covered his mouth and turned and coughed to hide his amusement.

"Yes sir?" Chris put his hand on Scott's shoulder.

"Is it helping you feel like yourself again? Knowing that you have the power behind the choice?"

"Yes." Chris gently slid Scott's glasses off and looked at him.

"I want to make sure you're looking at me and nothing else." Scott swallowed. "You will not parade this around your siblings. You will wrap it up every single time. You will treat her, and anyone after her, with nothing but respect. If she says no, you stop whatever it is you're doing immediately or I will tan you in front of her. Keep it discreet. Let us know when you start running low on condoms. Did I miss anything, T?"

"If it's in the house, keep it in your room or her room."

"Yes sir," Scott said.

"And damn it, Scott, talk to me if you have questions, ok?"

"Yes sir."

"Ok. Go let everyone know we're going to be heading out soon."

"Yes sir," Scott said. He left the room and came back in. "How do I make it last longer?"

"Don't stress about it," Chris said. "Either pull out and do something to stimulate your partner, or distract yourself by finding something you can look at and focus on."

"And if you can't last longer because the sex is that good, then just get her off after-"

"Which might work for one night stands," Chris said. "But if you stick with a partner, that routine gets old. Some people find distracting themselves with… random shit can help, but it varies from person to person. Personally, I've found thinking about the weather helps."

"I'll occasionally recite the Periodic Table," Tony said.

"Right. Thanks," Scott said, unable to meet their eyes. He left again and Chris gave Tony a small smile.

"He asked a question in front of me. He let me answer a question."

"Because you showed him you'd listen, Bear."

"Thank you," he told Tony, grabbing his hand. "Believe it or not, but I did, and still do, have a temper-"

"What? You?" Chris rolled his eyes.

"Katherine would let me blow up and then tell me why I shouldn't have later, but you're helping me not blow up at all. I've also noticed that I haven't spanked the kids as much as I used to, and I know that that's your influence, too. So thank you for helping me be a better person and a better father."

"You actually mean that," Tony said, searching Chris' face for signs of dishonesty.

"Of course I do," Chris frowned. "Tony, I love you. You're the person I trust above anyone else. Why would I lie to you?" Tony ran his free hand through his hair.

"I don't mean to doubt you. I'm just unused to… No one has loved me unconditionally in a long time. And even that was limited because of Howard."

"Then you should just accept it, T, because you're stuck with me forever." Tony gave Chris a soft smile.

"I'm glad to hear that, Bear." He kissed Chris, his hand on Chris' cheek. "You're stuck with me, too."