Chapter 16- Bullet(s)

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After putting Morgan in her bed, with directions from Jarvis, Valentina walks back to her own

She continues to sit on her bed doing nothing but staring at the wall in front of her

The door handle turned which made her avert her attention

She relaxed slightly when she saw it was only Tony who had came into the room

"You have raised a wonderful daughter" Valentina says 

Tony just looks at her shocked

"You space out a lot which indicated you don't get nearly enough sleep, which leads me to believe that you sit around probably in your workshop till late at night, meaning you watch everything that goes on in this tower"  she responds

"I'm very observant" adds seeing his even more shocked face

"Thank you" he say simply going to sit down next to her on the bed

"Her mother was my very first soulmate" he says sighing

Now it was Valentina's turn to be shocked

"After we were together for about 3 years before I found Nat, and then that led to the rest of the Avengers. When she found out she wasn't my only soulmate she got extremely jealous. So without telling me she stopped talking her contraceptive and we got pregnant. I of course was happy but she was far from it. She thought that if she got pregnant I would just leave my other soulmates and only be with her, so when she finally realized that that wasn't gong to happen she left me, with newborn Morgan. I was heartbroken but the others got me though it now. And now I'm perfectly happy, even more now that your here" he finishes

"I'm sorry. Thank you for trusting me alone with your daughter" Valentina says genuinely

"I trust you" he responds with a smile

That may not be a lot, but to Valentina those words meant the world

"I never took you as one to like kids" he says

"I've always loved kids. Children are special. They have a different out look on life. They are innocent and kind, they believe that every person they come across is a gift to humanity when often that's not the case at all. Your daughter didn't even know me for two minutes before she showed affection towards me. She doesn't understand that I'm not a person you should trust nor show affection toward. That's why I like children, they haven't been exposed to the evils of the world just yet" she finishes with a sad smile

Without saying a word, Tony grabs her and pulls her into his lap and his embrace

Valentina was shocked at first and remained stiff but found herself liking the feeling eventually

She released a breath she didn't know she was holding and melted into his chest

They stay there for a couple minutes, saying nothing, but just holding each other

"Mr. Stark, you seem to have forgotten the experiment you were doing with Dr. Banner, the experimental compound has exploded and he is in desperate need of your assistance" says Jarvis' voice

Tony leans his head back and groans

"Tones I need your help! It's all over the place, and it's getting on your suits" come Bruce's voice through the intercom

"You should probably go" Valentina says with a small laugh

"I'll see you tomorrow morning, good night" he says walking out of the room

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