TO ANYONE WHO IS TRIGGERED/OFFENDED BY THE MENTIONS OF OUTING OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN HETEROSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS: Have you been reading this story AT ALL? Like seriously, almost every relationship (Save for Sue Storm/Reed Richards) is a queer relationship. Also, Steve will kind of be outed, but it is not my intention at all for it to be bad/humiliating. Outing is never fun or easy, and I think it honestly makes the coming out process a lot more difficult. But when it happens, it happens. And I am not meaning to be insensitive in any ways here. Like my ex boyfriend was a douchebag and half-outed me to my family. Just try to read with an open mind and remember that I am not meaning to be insensitive in any way here. Darcy just sort of caused a shit storm and Steve and Tony suck at using their heads/words. Now enjoy! :D
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Chapter 23:
Jane was a smart woman. There wasn't much that she had a hard time figuring out. That's why she chose science: it actually gave her a challenge. However, once she got tangled up with a Demi-God and his friends, it turned out science wasn't the only challenge in her life.
"Um.... Should I give you a minute?" She asked Steve quietly.
Steve frowned, handing Darcy over as an answer. The infant whimpered as they left, but settled down easily enough when given the bottle. So many questions were swirling through her head, and the only person who she had any intention of getting answers from was probably either locked in his lab or passed out drunk upstairs. That left Pepper.
Thankfully the woman was already up and making waffles. She smiled when she saw Jane and Darcy. "Morning. Did Steve have any milk?" She asked happily.
"Yep, and that wasn't the only thing," Jane said.
Pepper's smile faltered. "Oh? What else?"
"Tony, in.... a rather compromising position. In more than one way," Jane said cautiously. Pepper frowned.
"JARVIS, keep an eye on those and get Clint down here to help please," She instructed. "Why don't we leave the girls to play?"
"That worked so well yesterday," Jane snorted. Still, she set Darcy down and the infant happily toddled off, bottle still between her lips. "She called Steve Dada."
Pepper's eyes widened. "But... But they're not...."
"He also said Tony was his first man. And then Tony ran out, in nothing more than his T-shirt and diaper, after swearing and screaming."
Pepper clenched her fists, grateful that Clint chose that exact moment to walk in.
"Ooooo, you look mad. Can I help kick the ass that made you this way?" He said with an evil smirk.
Pepper shook her head. "This is between me and him. Watch the girls please," She said, before striding out of the room. Jane followed behind her. She had to admit, she was curious too.
Steve sat in his living room, trembling. He was still in the same dirty uniform that Jane had left him in, and she had to admit, once she saw the teartracks on his dirt-stained cheeks, she felt pretty awful. He looked up, like a deer in headlights at the two women, wiping roughly at his face.
"Please don't kill me Pepper. I-I can explain," He begged.
"Go ahead," She said, crossing her arms over her chest.
Steve took a deep breath. "I'm not a filthy cheater. I promise. I'm... I'm bisexual. It.... It was before SHIELD fell. But after New York. I-I was in New Mexico to help rebuild that SHIELD base that got destroyed when Loki... you know." Jane flinched. She'd met the bastard, but he... he'd tried to help her. She had mixed feelings on him. "A-anyways, Darcy was there to talk to Phil or turn in something Jane did. I don't remember. But we.... We got to talking, and talking kind of turned into coffee, and then coffee turned into... well.."
"Spare me the details please," Jane begged. "So you two were....?"
"It was never more than a fling. She wanted to be with you and help you. I had other responsibilities," Steve shrugged. "Then DC happened and SHIELD fell and then I was here and Tony and I hit it off."
"So.... to be clear, you were with Darcy, but before Tony?" Pepper asked. Steve nodded, his cheeks reddening slightly. "And as usual, I get to put up with more shit than anyone else before nine in the morning."
"To be fair, Phil might put up with worse," Jane mused. "You should have just told Tony."
"I would have if I was one-hundred percent sure," Steve said. "I thought I was just confused when I thought about Darcy, but then I used the google and.... And there was so much OUT there."
Pepper smiled, patting Steve's shoulder. "Chin up Steve. It gets better. Tony had a hard time when he was trying to figure himself out too."
"Actually shouldn't we be finding him? I'm getting a bad feeling," Jane said softly.
Pepper nodded. "Clean up and get some breakfast. I left Clint making waffles, and I'm sure the girls would love to see you." Steve nodded with a sigh, standing up and stretching. Pepper gently tugged Jane back to the elevator. Steve was never anything less than honest, which meant one thing: Tony was probably drunk over nothing again.
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Chapter 23:
Jane was a smart woman. There wasn't much that she had a hard time figuring out. That's why she chose science: it actually gave her a challenge. However, once she got tangled up with a Demi-God and his friends, it turned out science wasn't the only challenge in her life.
"Um.... Should I give you a minute?" She asked Steve quietly.
Steve frowned, handing Darcy over as an answer. The infant whimpered as they left, but settled down easily enough when given the bottle. So many questions were swirling through her head, and the only person who she had any intention of getting answers from was probably either locked in his lab or passed out drunk upstairs. That left Pepper.
Thankfully the woman was already up and making waffles. She smiled when she saw Jane and Darcy. "Morning. Did Steve have any milk?" She asked happily.
"Yep, and that wasn't the only thing," Jane said.
Pepper's smile faltered. "Oh? What else?"
"Tony, in.... a rather compromising position. In more than one way," Jane said cautiously. Pepper frowned.
"JARVIS, keep an eye on those and get Clint down here to help please," She instructed. "Why don't we leave the girls to play?"
"That worked so well yesterday," Jane snorted. Still, she set Darcy down and the infant happily toddled off, bottle still between her lips. "She called Steve Dada."
Pepper's eyes widened. "But... But they're not...."
"He also said Tony was his first man. And then Tony ran out, in nothing more than his T-shirt and diaper, after swearing and screaming."
Pepper clenched her fists, grateful that Clint chose that exact moment to walk in.
"Ooooo, you look mad. Can I help kick the ass that made you this way?" He said with an evil smirk.
Pepper shook her head. "This is between me and him. Watch the girls please," She said, before striding out of the room. Jane followed behind her. She had to admit, she was curious too.
Steve sat in his living room, trembling. He was still in the same dirty uniform that Jane had left him in, and she had to admit, once she saw the teartracks on his dirt-stained cheeks, she felt pretty awful. He looked up, like a deer in headlights at the two women, wiping roughly at his face.
"Please don't kill me Pepper. I-I can explain," He begged.
"Go ahead," She said, crossing her arms over her chest.
Steve took a deep breath. "I'm not a filthy cheater. I promise. I'm... I'm bisexual. It.... It was before SHIELD fell. But after New York. I-I was in New Mexico to help rebuild that SHIELD base that got destroyed when Loki... you know." Jane flinched. She'd met the bastard, but he... he'd tried to help her. She had mixed feelings on him. "A-anyways, Darcy was there to talk to Phil or turn in something Jane did. I don't remember. But we.... We got to talking, and talking kind of turned into coffee, and then coffee turned into... well.."
"Spare me the details please," Jane begged. "So you two were....?"
"It was never more than a fling. She wanted to be with you and help you. I had other responsibilities," Steve shrugged. "Then DC happened and SHIELD fell and then I was here and Tony and I hit it off."
"So.... to be clear, you were with Darcy, but before Tony?" Pepper asked. Steve nodded, his cheeks reddening slightly. "And as usual, I get to put up with more shit than anyone else before nine in the morning."
"To be fair, Phil might put up with worse," Jane mused. "You should have just told Tony."
"I would have if I was one-hundred percent sure," Steve said. "I thought I was just confused when I thought about Darcy, but then I used the google and.... And there was so much OUT there."
Pepper smiled, patting Steve's shoulder. "Chin up Steve. It gets better. Tony had a hard time when he was trying to figure himself out too."
"Actually shouldn't we be finding him? I'm getting a bad feeling," Jane said softly.
Pepper nodded. "Clean up and get some breakfast. I left Clint making waffles, and I'm sure the girls would love to see you." Steve nodded with a sigh, standing up and stretching. Pepper gently tugged Jane back to the elevator. Steve was never anything less than honest, which meant one thing: Tony was probably drunk over nothing again.
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