Steve looked up from what he was reading and nodded slowly. “Of course, I do. I wasn’t sure when you’d be ready to go, though. You’ve been pretty busy lately…”
“Yes, please,” he answered in a slightly pained voice. “My body’s already objecting to the fact I haven’t eaten much lately so… food would be good right now.” He sat up a bit ad kissed Tony’s cheek before the other brought him a plate of food. He tried not to eat too fast, because that would only make things worse in the long run.
Tony made himself a plate and moved to sit across from Steve so he could watch his husband. “Just take your time. The next few days might be rough while you get used to having your normal intake again. Everything will be okay” he assured. “How are your wounds? Do they still hurt?”
Steve’s mind wasn’t as hazy now as it had been before and he curled into Tony’s warmth, burying his face into his mate’s neck, sighing softly as he did so. “I’m sorry about how everything happened,” he said quietly. “I know we were headed in this direction together at some point, but I know this is sooner than you wanted it to happen. I don’t regret anything… only that we didn’t have the chance to plan everything out like we wanted.”
Tony petted through the omega’s hair, shaking his head. “Hey, it’s okay. You didn’t do anything wrong.” he promised. “We aren’t as prepared as I’d like, but I would never change my mind about being yours.” he said softly, leaning to kiss Steve again. “All that matters is that we got you home before anything happened. I can take care of you and we’ll be fine.” he smiled at Steve, moving carefully so that he could drape an arm over Steve’s side. “I’m right here, Steve. Always yours, and now everyone will know.”
Steve woke to the smell of food and coffee, his stomach growling and cramping painfully due to the fact he hadn’t kept up his calories while on his mission. He crawled out of bed and slowly headed down to the kitchen, dropping onto a stool at the counter and watching Tony quietly.
Tony hummed softly, piling up the pancakes and eggs. He heard the stool move and looked over his shoulder, smiling and flipping the pancake he was working on to walk over and kiss Steve. “Good morning, baby.” he said almost silently, leaning into his husband for a long moment. “I made all your favorites and plenty of them.” he promised. “Do you want to go ahead and start eating?”
STeve looked down at the ring on his finger and then back up at Tony once more, smilng and nodding slowly. “I can’t wait to be your husband, Tony,” he said, moving to wrap his arms around the other man’s neck, kissing him softly as he did so.
Tony returned the kiss, holding Steve close. “I’m glad you said yes. It took me way too long to convince Barnes.” he teased, fingers trailing down his mate’s chest.
Steve nodded slowly and curled in against Tony, resting his head on his husband’s shoulder and closing his eyes. “Thank you,” he whispered, obviously exhausted and knowing he needed to sleep. It wasn’t long before he managed to to fall asleep, keeping close to Tony throughout the night.
Tony found himself relaxing as he breathed in his husband’s scent and soaked in Steve’s warmth. Morning came in what felt like a moment, but he’d slept for several hours. He carefully untangled from Steve’s grip, leaning to kiss him before going to make breakfast and coffee. He made a large amount, knowing Steve needed the food and would likely be starving once he woke.
Steve looked up at him slowly. Tony had been very protective of him since their bonding. Steve licked his lips, maybe a little nervously. “What do you mean, Tony?” he asked softly.
Tony nuzzled at his mate. “I mean I’m going to take care of you. You and any pups we have.” he replied, pulling out a small box. “I want to make sure you have everything you could ever want, Steve. And I know we’re already bonded, but…” He looked nervous as he moved to kneel on one knee, holding up the box and opening it to reveal an intricately designed ring. “Will you marry me?”
Steve gasped softly at the beautiful ring inside the box and then he looked back at Tony. “You… you want to marry me,” he whispered… “Tony…. yes. Yes of course I’ll marry you. I just… never knew you wanted that from me…”
Tony watched his omega as Steve spoke, nodding in answer to the question. “Why would I not?” he asked, taking the ring out and placing it on Steve’s hand. “I love you, and I want the whole world to know that. I want you happy and taken care of in every way. Marriage is just a much more public ceremony to bonding.”
Juniper couldn’t quite grasp the entire concept that Tony has conceived. That’s why he is the mastermind and she was just someone in the foreground. Truthfully, she lived a simple life. Her adoptive father worked in an office, and her adoptive mother stayed home with them. Creativity and innovation wasn’t part of the norm. “Why do you need that? Isn’t what you have now state of the art?” She questioned, rather intrigued by Tony’s need for the best.
Tony shrugged. “I design the best. And when I find a small thing to fix, I fix it right away. Keeps everyone safer and makes it easier to go into a fight if I know everything is as good as it can be.” he explained. “I’m a bit of a perfectionsit, as I’m sure you’ve noticed by now.”
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