Steve waited outside the third warehouse on the right on the 17th. It was almost six P.M. That meant he would have Tony in his arms again very soon. Steve could hear shouting, and grunts of pain. Each one, which he knew was from Tony, made him wince. Mario walked out of the building, his face covered in cuts and bruises. He seemed exhausted, but his eyes met Steve's. They filled with pain. He walked over to Steve, knowing that no one else was following him.

"What happened?" Steve demanded harshly. Mario put his finger to his lips, and hid behind Steve. The Boss, and everyone else left. It was exactly six o'clock. They could hear them.

"That fag has no right of even living." The Boss said. Steve tensed.

"Got that right boss!" A couple of the said. Steve waited until they were out of earshot.

"Mario what-"

"Mario? I'm Lorenzo, his brother. Mario is inside with Tony. He told me to come get you." The man grinned. He looked dead on Mario. Steve blinked a few times.

"So you're the one that's engaged to Bruce?"

"Yes indeed I am. Now come on, do you want to save Tony or not?" Lorenzo got up, and jogged over to the warehouse. Steve followed, and helped him push the door open.

"Tony!" He cried, seeing him bound by chins to a chair. He ran over and started untying him. "God, Tony, I missed you so much!"

"Sorry." He muttered. His arc reactor was dim. That scared Steve.

"What happened to you?" He asked. Lorenzo was talking to someone. Mario, Steve assumed, by the impossibly to know which was which. Tony chuckled.

"I got the hell beat out of me." Steve couldn't help but smile. He wrapped his arms around Tony to catch him as he fell out of the chair.

Tony's head lolled on Steve's shoulder. He breathed in the cologne he had missed so much. Tony snickered, hearing Steve smell him. "Not the best idea, babe."

"I really don't care. Come on, let's go home."

Bruce did another check of Tony at Stark tower. The arc reactor was still dim, but just a little brighter.

"Nothing to major, he'll be fine in a few days." Bruce smiled at Steve. Tony's head lolled around from the pain killers.

"Stevey….. I love you….. This much!" He stretched out his arms to show Steve. He laughed.

"I love you to Tony."Steve chuckled. Tony snored quietly. "That was fast."

"They don't take long to kick in." Bruce said. He dried his hands on his jeans, and Lorenzo slipped his hand in Bruce's.

"Congrats, by the way Bruce." Steve smiled. Mario laughed.

"Thanks. Sorry I never told you."

"It's fine. I hid it too, so we're even."

"Yeah. Get some sleep, Steve. He'll wake up tomorrow." Bruce led Lorenzo upstairs to take him home. Mario sighed.

"So, anything awkward between you and your brother since he came out?"

"Nah, we've always been close. It's just been us and our Ma'." He explained. He smiled at Steve. "And, I got to say, I'm a huge fan. I have all your original comics."

"Really? Do you have any of the vintage trading cards?"

"All of those too. Took me a while, but I got 'em."

"Well, Mario thanks. You've been a huge help. If you ever need anything," Steve pulled out a card."Just call." He nodded, and left. Steve picked up Tony and carried him to their room. He laid him on the bed, not even bothering to take his clothes off. Steve plopped next to him, and wrapped his arms around his weak genius, billionaire, play boy, Philantopist.