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Shortly after arriving home, Steve made sure that everything went perfectly with Tony's plan. He was sure to order his favorite pizza, checked to see that they had the right kind of ice cream -which they didn't, and Pepper graciously made a quick run to get some-, and grabbed all of the movies that Tony wanted to watch. After everything settled down, the three made their way to the living room, where Pepper sat in the corner chair, and Steve pulled Tony over to the couch with him. "So you see?" he started, smiling at Tony, "That wasn't so bad, was it?"

Pepper smiled wide at Tony, folding her hands into her lap. "We're both very proud of you. Thank you for going through with it."

Tony smiled a bit, not meeting anyone's eyes. "I guess so." He said quietly, not wanting to admit he was wrong. "I do feel a bit better" he laid against Steve's shoulder, cuddling into his side after taking his fourth slice of pizza.

Pepper watched the two mischievously before clearing her throat. "Well, as much as I'd like to stick around and celebrate with you guys, I have a few things that really need to be taken care of tonight." She rose, smiling at Tony with a little glint in her eyes that was just enough to let him know she was doing this on purpose. "Have fun, you two," she cooed, exiting the room.

Steve, oblivious as always, smiled and waved as she left, then turned his attention back to Tony. "I'm glad you're feeling better. You think you'll want to go back?"

"I-um. Maybe." Tony looked down then out of embarrassment. "Yeah. I am. I made the appointment before I left" He said quietly, blushing up to his ears. He then buried his face in Steve's neck, his cheeks hot. "You were right" He whispered, trying not to laugh.

"I was right?" he repeated, tilting his head aside and grinning. Steve looped his arms around Tony, pulling him a bit closer. "Right about what?"

"Don't make me say it" Tony mumbled against his collarbone.

Steve let out a soft, breathy laugh and ran his fingers through Tony's hair. "But I genuinely don't know what I was right about."

"About the doctor. It-it's nice" Tony admitted.

"I'm really glad to hear you say that," he replied. "I think this is a good step in the right direction. He seems like a really nice guy, too. I'm glad we chose him."

Tony nodded into Steve's neck, not really wanting to talk about the appointment. Being this close to Steve was doing odd things to his body, and he remembered their conversation in the garage. Everything was going so well right now, he didn't want to mess it up by bringing up more emotional crap. But he needed to know. "So, have you uh-thought anymore, about um...us?" Tony asked, blushing impossibly deeper and not meeting Steve's eyes, but bumping his thigh against Steve's.

"Eh...yeah, I have," he said quietly. Of course he'd thought about it. He'd been thinking about it non-stop since the start of all of this. The more he thought about it, the more he realized he'd been thinking about it before then, too. "Quite a bit. Why do you ask?" he inquired, lightly tracing his fingers up Tony's back.

"I just-wanted to know what you thought. About me." Tony asked, slightly mortified.

Steve blushed, scratching the side of his head sheepishly. "Well, I uh..." He took a deep breath, then looked to Tony before quickly deciding that confessions didn't need to happen while maintaining eye contact. He looked away and smiled a bit. "I like you, Tony. A whole heck of a lot, actually."

Tony froze, then smiled, giggling a bit, then full on laughing. When he got his breath back, he looked over at Steve who suddenly looked way too sad for this moment. "Hey. I like you too. I-I really like you." Tony leaned forward and kissed Steve's cheek, then cuddled into his neck.

Steve grew nervous when he began to laugh, but as he heard Tony's confession, a huge smile crept across his face, growing wider still at the feeling of lips on his cheek. And right about here is where Bucky would laugh at you for looking like a dope, he thought, chuckling softly. "Well good golly, it must be my lucky day."

Tony giggled, trying to stifle the sound with his hand. "You are so adorable" he dissolved in another fit of giggles, and somehow his head ended up in Steve's lap, looking up at him. "This did end up being an okay day, didn't it?" He asked quietly, his eyes sparkling. He took Steve's hand in his own and brought it up to his lips, kissing the knuckles softly while looking directly into Steve's oceanic eyes.

Steve smiled crookedly, looking down at him. "Well, things are pretty great on my end, I don't know about you." He let his free hand drift to Tony's hair, brushing his fingers through it idly. He decided shortly after that he enjoyed playing with Tony's hair way more than he ought to. "But yeah, things are definitely okay."

Tony smiled hugely, loving the feel of Steve's fingers in his hair. That was one of his favorite things, being petted. Pepper had figured out early on in their relationship that if you wanted Tony to do something and you petted him on the head, he was way more likely to do it. It was a weakness of his. "Good. I didn't want this-" He held up their entwined hands "to mess everything up."

If casual nights with Tony were always like this, Steve was more than willing to fall into habit. He squeezed Tony's hand and shook his head, smiling wider. "Quite the opposite, really."

"Thank God" Tony whispered, somewhat to himself. "I haven't been able to sleep for days, what with everything going on" He yawned for effect. "I'm exhausted" he rolled and put his face against Steve's stomach, or at least where his stomach would be-it felt like a rock.

"We could always go to bed and watch movies tomorrow?" he suggested, hand still grazing through Tony's hair. "Even if we didn't, I don't think you'd make it through a whole movie, and if you did, I'd certainly be impressed."

"Is that a challenge?" Tony asked, trying to raise his eyebrows and ended up needing to blink 3 times in the process just the keep his eyes open. "Bed sounds nice" he said quieter. "But I don't know if I can actually walk there" he said at the same volume, a smile in his voice as his eyes slid shut.

Stever laughed softly at Tony's sleepy attempt to get smart with him. "A challenge for another day, maybe." He got Tony to sit up long enough for him to get off the couch, then scooped him up into his arms. "Pretty soon you're just going to have me carry you everywhere," he joked lightly, holding Tony close to him and carrying him to his room.

"Mmmm I don't hear you objecting" Tony mumbled sleepily, clinging to Steve as they climbed the stairs. Steve being the super soldier he was, of course held Tony in his arms while swiftly pulling back the covers, and gently placing Tony on the bed. He helped Tony get off his pants so he was just in his boxers, folding them neatly for Tony in the corner. Tony kept his shirt on, clinging to the long sleeves. But when Steve tugged at it, Tony allowed him to pull it off his body. Tony lay back in the bed, pulling up the covers and rolling over to face what was now 'Steve's side'. The other man slipped into the bed next to Tony within the next minute, and Tony pulled himself as close he could get to him.

"It's nothing I'd object to," he countered, smiling, "I'm just calling it like I see it." After prepping Tony for bed and crawling in next to him, he was surprised by how quickly Tony moved in close to him. He wrapped his arms around him, keeping him close, and smiled once more. That was becoming a pretty frequent habit, too.

Tony could feel the pull of sleep behind his eyes, but he wanted to spend more time with Steve, he didn't want to go to sleep just yet. "Hey" Tony whispered, planting a kiss on Steve's bare chest. "Thank you, for taking care of me" He said quietly, lifting his head so he was mere inches from Steve's lips. And suddenly, kissing him was the only thing on his mind. He glanced down at Steve's lips, then met his eyes-closing the distance.

Steve flushed lightly as Tony's lips hit his chest. He spoke quietly, keeping his gaze on Tony. "You don't have to thank...me," he replied, voice falling softer as Tony drew closer. The next thing he knew, Tony's lips were on his, and he was certain he'd never blushed that hard in his life, and was more than grateful that Tony's eyes were already closed. There was only a moment's hesitation before he was returning the kiss, hand slipping up to cradle Tony's head. And yeah, that was definitely another thing he wanted to add to his new habits list.

Tony pulled back too soon, he didn't want the kiss to go too far though. He wanted to do this right. His smile was blinding as he looked into Steve's eyes. "You amaze me" He said suddenly, surprising even himself. He wanted to kiss Steve again, feel his lover's body writhing under his own, but his exhaustion finally caught up to him and he slumped back down to lay his head on Steve's chest, humming contentedly.

"Likewise," he replied quietly, grinning wide. He went back to stroking Tony's hair and dropped his other arm lazily over him. "Sleep," he murmured, slowing his movements.

Tony let his breathing slow, his body relaxing to the beat of Steve's heart. He held onto him for warmth, snuggling into his side, before letting sleep take him.

Steve smiled softly, watching Tony as he slept. "I'm always gonna be here for you, I promise," he mumbled. After a few minutes passed, he, too, drifted off to sleep with Tony at his side.

SO. I'm going away to California for two weeks on Thursday, and won't be back until the 31st. I'm not going to have any internet while I'm away so this is it for now, but we will continue! We've given you THREE CHAPTERS in the past 24 hours, so I think that is sufficient enough of an apology :/ As always, review!