Confrontation
Harry was not having a very good day. All his meeting were running late and some urgent business with his new waste minimisation project had suddenly popped up which meant he had to be late to the lunch date they had planned with Harley. Fuck. He knew his omega was upset no matter how hard he tried to mask it over the phone but Harry’s hands were tied. Apparently there was another prominent company wanting to help his cause, they had been negotiating with his second in command Marco Abreo for a few months now since he was busy taking care of Peter. The name of which he hadn’t been made aware of it was apparently, asurprise, Marco had gleefully told him.
He had very impatiently been waiting for the past hour in which he had received even more bad news further adding to his problems for the day. His brother in law had been in a motorcycling accidentleaving peter even more distressed and him worried. Which was why he was so pissed, this insolent mystery man or woman had kept him waiting for hours when he most certainly had more important things to tend to.
He was close to completely losing it and was contemplating storming off to the hospital in which his heavily pregnant omega was most definitely bawling his eyes out. But right after the thought came into his mind a vaguely familiar voice called out walking towards his office doors, “I’m so sorry mr. abreo I had to make a quick detour to the hospital my son decided it was a fantastic idea to ride a motorcyclewith absolutely no idea how to! I honestly don’t know what to do with him anym-“ his voice caught up in his throat and his mouth went agape something akin to a floundering fish.
And there standing right in front him was his father in law. Anthony stark. And Harry was absolutely livid. He could not believe the audacity of this man, after making it very obvious in cruel ways how much he hated the Osborns and his son dating one, that he would want anything to do with him or his company! But nevertheless he would be cordial and kick him out kindly, and try his best not to scream in his face. His mother has taught him better. “Hello mr. stark.” Tony was still staring at him without uttering a word.
“Mr. abreo said this company was called Emeria enterprises” stark managed to stammer out, “yes that’s what we go by now. I stand by my mothers values I thought my work and our legacy’s name should resemble that.” Harry said in a calm angered tone. “Ah well I don’t think we’ll be continuing this mr Osborn.” Tony scowled. “Well I can’t say that I disagree but I must ask, you did you run into Peter while at the hospital?” “I don’t see how that’s any of your business!” Tony said incredulous.
“Yes it is mybusiness mr.stark Peter is my wife” this seemed to push an already pissed of tony over the edge. “Peter is first and foremost my son you arrogant blimp!” Harry still the picture of poise even with his anger at a boiling point replied saying, “no mr. stark see that where you’re wrong. You might have raised him but you lost the title of his father the second you told him to get out of your house. He ceased being your son when he cried for hours after you blocked his calls and turned him away from your house. You lost the title of dad when he asked you to our wedding and you didn’t come, you stopped mattering when you left him stranded on his graduation and you forcing his other family to stay away didn’t help your case either. So no, he’s not your son he’s my omega!”
“Listen here you devil spawn. You corrupted my son! You put this stupid rebellion in his mind and the poison festered. I knew osborns were good for nothings. I knew you wouldn’t treat my child right! I knew you were the wrong choice for him. I mean look at the difference my sweet innocent Peter and you- you conniving, shrewd, good for nothing, Neanderthal!Preposterous! Just like Norman”,
“Marrying someone isn’t a phase or a rebellion mr. stark. He would’ve told you about it himself but your too full of yourself to pick up the freaking phone. Also I’d think you would be confident enough in your parenting to think Peter can make his own choices. As far as the issue about my father, he was neglectful didn’t respect my choices, distant and a deadbeat. And between the two of us the person behaving more like that is you!” Harry said his voice raising higher and higher.
At the end of his speech Harry was breathing heavily and tony was to angry and in shock to say anything, “I think it’s best you leave mr. stark.” Tony turned to leave but right at the door turned around, “he’s really happy with you?” He asked tone low and small, “I do my absolute best to make sure he is.” “I love him Harry I really do he’s my son.” Tony said void cracking “do me a favour and don’t tell him about this. I don’t want to give him anymore grief.” “ I won’t tell him. Stay away from my family mr. stark” Harry called out as tony left. He was definitely having doomed words with Marco later.
As tony walked out of the door the devastating mountain of how much he failed his child fell upon him and the weight of it was crushing. And in that moment tears leaking from his eyes, he wondered if it was too late to fix things.