Chapter 3
"So, what do you all think?" Tony asked as his friends joined himself and his boyfriend around the pool.
"Two words; holy shit," Clint said, sliding into a deck chair next to the one Tony was laying on, Steve beside him with his sketch book open, "This place is huge."
"I know, tomorrow I'll show you how to get to the beach you'll love it." Tony said, feeling the excitement well up inside; he felt like a child all over again.
"Awh sweet man, gonna build a sandcastle." Tony laughed because he knew Clint was one hundred per cent serious.
"I'll show you some real neat tricks on how to build a pretty amazing sandcastle." Tony said, Clint's eyes lit up.
"So, Tones did you come here all the time growing up?" Sam asked, sitting next to Bucky on the edge of the pool.
"When I was really young, I remember coming down with my parents and some of their friends, funnily enough they stopped bringing me after my eighth birthday, but, when dad was away sometimes mom would bring me, Jarvis and his wife Anna... those were always the best holidays," Tony said with a smile, "I was thinking about selling this place because I thought I'd never come here again after my parents died but then Clint suggested a holiday and I couldn't think of anywhere better than here."
"Are you sure it's okay, being back here?" Bucky asked.
"Of course, it feels right ya know? I get to just be myself and not have to worry about anyone leaking to the press and I get to start new memories with the people I love." Steve reaches out for Tony's hand, which he takes, his right hand still sketching something.
"It's beautiful here," Tasha said, stretching beside the pool, "Thanks for this Tones."
"Don't mention it." Tony shrugged and smiled, he didn't need thanks because his friends are a gift enough for him. Tony watched as Clint got up from his chair and snuck up behind Nat.
"Hey, babe?" just as he went to push his girlfriend into the water she turned and kicked his legs from under him, causing Clint to fall head first into the pool with an undignified scream; Tony couldn't help but laugh and it didn't take long for the others to join him, "What the fuck?" Clint said when he resurfaced, coughing on the water.
"I think you just tried to push Nat but she got you big time." Sam said, laughing so hard he nearly fell into the pool. Bucky saw the advantage and pushed him so we toppled over into the water besides Clint, "Buck!"
"I couldn't resist." Bucky was nearly in tears from laughing so hard, Tasha high-five him.
"Neither can I." Thor said, coming up behind both Tasha and Bucky, picking them both up despite their protests and jumped in. Tony was still amazed at how much Thor could lift.
Tony turned to look at Steve and his laughter stopped when he realised his boyfriend wasn't sat in the deck chair anymore, he didn't even notice him letting go of his hand.
"Ste..." he turned his head just as he felt Steve's arms go around his waist and under his legs and lifted him from the chair, "Don't you even think about it!" he said, gripping onto Steve's shoulders, cursing the fact he wasn't wearing a shirt so he had nothing easy to grip onto.
"Oh sorry babe, did you say something?" Steve said walking them both to the pool, Tony started wriggling but Steve just held on tighter.
"No!" Tony couldn't help but laugh despite his protests, "Steve! If wanna get laid then don't you dare!"
"Oh come on babe, tell me something believable," Steve said with a smirk, Tony gasped and tried to glare at his boyfriend but his laughter kept ruining his stern look, Tony opened his mouth to reply but instead, Steve chose that moment to throw him into the pool; he screamed.
"You ass hole!" Tony spluttered when he came back up, "You actual ass hole." Steve just shrugged.
"I'd say sorry but..." Tony laughed and swam to the edge of the pool, his friends splashing and dunking each other in the back ground.
"Come here, you prat." Tony said, Steve crouched down so he was level with Tony's face.
"I love you." Steve said, pressing a kiss to Tony's lips, Tony wrapped his arms around Steve's neck and pulled him backwards so he came falling into the water; arms still wrapped around each other, lips still locked in a kiss.
They laughed when they came above the water, Tony wrapped around Steve as he rest his forehead against his.
"I love you too."