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"It's amazing how much he looks like his father." You sighed looking across the room at Tony.
"Yeah. He does. Weird at first isn't it?" Steve agreed then got up from his seat at the bar to mingle at the party. He was adjusting much better to this new time then you and Bucky. You imagine it's because he's been out longer then you, and with better help then Bucky. You stayed at the bar barely touching your drink and continued to stare at Tony Stark, thinking back to the first time you were at a Stark Party.
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  "Come on doll. It will be fun. Please come with me. I'm the host I show up alone. And I bought you a new dress." Howard Stark was the love of your life but sometimes that man got on your nerves. He was throwing a party to celebrate something, if he could find any reason to party he would no matter how small the reason was, and he wanted you to join him. It made since, the two of you had been dating for almost 5 months but had been keeping it quiet, but you weren't a party person. You liked simple things not over the top.
   "There's going to be a band there. And Steve and Bucky and Peggy. Everyone. Please doll. Don't make me get on my knees and beg. Because I will."
   "You know you sound start acting. You are the most dramatic person I know. Okay. I guess I'll go. But you leave me alone for one second I'm never speaking to you again."
  "Who is being dramatic now? I'll be back in an hour to pick you up." he said while walking to your door. "I love you, (Y/N)."
  "I love you too Howard. I'll be ready by the time you get here." You kissed his cheek as he left and locked the door behind him.
  As soon as he was gone you started getting ready. The dress he bought you was beautiful. It was a simple navy blue dress that you had been eyeing in one of the shop windows. He had been paying attention to you.
   You twisted your (H/C) hair into a fashionable updo and touched up the simple makeup you already had one from the day. You slipped the dress on followed by pearl jewelry. Final touch was a pair of red heels that hurt to wear but were so cute. You lived by the motto "Beauty is pain. Pain is beauty."
  Just a few minutes later Howard showed up. You opened the door and he looked shocked.
"(Y/N), you look amazing. Beautiful. You're beautiful. I think blue might be my favorite color on you."
You blushed and thanked him, saying he looked handsome in return, before taking his hand letting him lead you to his car.
      The party was already starting when you arrived. People were mingling around. Some talking. Some dancing.
  "Don't worry doll. I'll be with you the whole night. I promise." Howard assured you as the two of you walked into the building where the party was being held.
  Most the time you just walked with Howard as he talked to work colleagues and other friends. Eventually you made it to Steve, Peggy, and Bucky. You knew them a little better then you knew the other guest.
  "You look very nice ma'am." Steve said blushing. He may have changed in looks but he was still a shy kid from Brooklyn inside.
  "Thank you Steve." You reply with a smile. You stayed and talked with the group for a few minutes before Howard was pulling you to the dance floor.
  "You can dance right?" He asked.
"Yes. Can you?"
  "Nope. You'll have to lead." He laughed, "I'm joking doll. I bet I can dance better then half the guys here."
Soon the night was over and Howard was taking you back home.
"I'm so happy you came with me doll. There's many more parties to come." By now you were at your door and about to head to bed.
  "And I'll guess I'll go to those as well. Will I see you tomorrow?"
  "Sorry doll. I've got work to do tomorrow. The next day though I'm taking you to dinner."

  "That sounds wonderful. Goodnight Howard."
  "(Y/N)... there's something I need to ask you... never mind it can wait till our date. Goodnight doll. Sleep well."
  Once inside you watched out the window to make sure he made it to his car safely. That was strange. Howard seemed nervous. He was never nervous. He was always so sure of himself. Almost cocky. You shrugged it off and got ready for bed falling asleep as soon as you hit the pillow.
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  "Earth to (Y/N). Hey are you alive?" Tony said snapping his fingers in your face.
You jumped in your seat and blinked a few times. "What? Oh sorry Tony, I blanked for a minute."
  "I noticed. I asked if you wanted to dance with me. I noticed you hadn't been to the dance floor tonight."
   "Sure Tony. I'll dance with you." You slipped off your barstool and took his hand.
"I like that dress. Blue is a good color on you."
"Thanks. I like blue. It's my favorite color."
"Well it suits you. I've been meaning to ask you. So if you knew Steve and Bucky back in the day, did you know my dad?"
"Yeah. I did. Howard and I, we were friends."
  Tony didn't know that you had dated his dad so long ago. You didn't want him to know. You swore Bucky and Steve to secrecy. You felt like it would be weird to be around Tony and him knowing you and his dad were once together. The less he knew the better.
   "So if you hadn't been frozen you would have been like my aunt or something."
   "Yeah. I guess." You didn't have the heart to tell him that if you hadn't been frozen he wouldn't have been born. Since you and Howard were once engaged meaning Howard would never have been with Tony's mother.
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Something was wrong with Howard. He was acting strange. He was silent and kept tapping his foot at dinner.
"Howard, are you okay?"
"Of course doll. Why wouldn't I be?"
"Normally you do most of the talking and you've barely said three words tonight."
"I'm fine doll. I promise." He took your hand and flashed his dazzling smile. At this point your waiter has brought your dinner so you dropped the subject and started eating.
After dinner the two of you went for a walk in the park. Then Howard stopped and turned to face you.
"(Y/N), doll, I love you. I love you more then anything. I love that you put up with me and have stayed with me through everything. You mean more to me then anything in the world." He then dropped to one knee and pulled out a ring. "Marry me. Please."
You stood in shock for a second before smiling. "Yes. Yes. Of course I'll marry you." He slipped the ring on your finger and stood up before kissing you.
"I love you (Y/N)."
"I love you, too, Howard."
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Soon Tony's party was over and you headed up to your room alone. After a long hot shower you put on your pajamas, sleep shorts and a tank top, and crawled into bed. This was harder then you thought. When they pulled you from the ice, 6 months after Steve, you didn't believe anything anyone told you. Until you talked to Steve and he straightened everything out for you. When you first met Tony you had a lot of emotions. Both happy and sad that Howard had moved on after you and a little jealous of the woman he did get to marry and have a child with. That was suppose to be you. Tony should have been your son. And when you found out how much he hated Howard it broke your heart. The Howard he talked about sounded nothing like the Howard you knew.
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"I saw the cutest little baby today while I was out shopping. She was a precious little thing. She kept smiling and laughing it was so cute." You said as you were telling Howard about your day out.
  "I didn't imagine you as the baby type doll."
  "Wait? I love children. I've always wanted children. Or at least one. Why do you not want children?"
   "Of course I want children doll. Have to have a son to take over when I'm gone. And a daughter who looks as beautiful as her mother."
   "Well as soon as we are married we can start working on that." You smiled and kissed him. "Now you need to help me pick flowers arrangements for the wedding."
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You couldn't sleep. It was 2:50 am and you were wide eyed. You got out of bed and put on a robe and walked to the media room. After making sure no one was around you entered.
"Jarvis, what do you have on Howard Stark?" You ask aloud.
"Would you like audio files, video recordings, or paper articles Miss?" The AI unit asked in return.
"Video files I guess. Preferably ones of him and Tony. Please."
"Of course Miss." The screen started to play what looked like home movies. They started with Tony as a young boy. They were basic things. Birthday. Christmas. What all family's recorded. Soon you caught glimpses of his mother.
"Jarvis tell me about Tony's mother."
"Name: Maria Stark. Married to Howard Stark. Deceased. Survived by one son."
"Show me more videos ones that include her more."
Jarvis did as asked and played more video clips.
It was easy to see that Howard loved this woman. She looked nice. Kind and caring. She obviously loved Howard. You could tell by the way she looked at him. It was the way you used to look at him.
"He really loved her didn't he?" You asked yourself aloud.
"More then he loved me that's for sure." You jumped a little and turned to see Tony in the doorway wearing sweats and a band shirt. "Didn't mean to scare you. I wanted to see who was in here. I have Jarvis set to tell me when someone watches anything with my family in it. In case someone breaks into the files. What are you doing?"
You sighed, you knew this day would come. "Howard never talked about me did he?"
"Yes. He talked about how you tried to save Steve. And how you went down like he did."
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"Howard I'm going after him. You can't stop me."
"(Y/N) no. We don't have a good reading yet. Just wait then we can go together."
"We don't have time to wait. I'll go up and you tell me where to go."
You were a trained pilot and you were determined to find Steve after his plane went down.
"(Y/N) I can't lose you. Please don't do this." Howard held your wrist to prevent you from leaving. You pulled them free and kissed him.
"You won't lose me Howard. If I don't find anything I will come straight home I promise. I love you." You kissed him again and went off to find your plane, hearing him shout I love you in the background.
A few hours into the flight something hit your plane.
"(Y/N) what was that?" Howard asked over the radio.
"I don't know. Something's it the plane. Shit. I'm going down. I'm sorry Howard."
"No. Doll you promised you were coming home. You promised."
"I know. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I love you. I love you so much."
"I love you-" the line went dead and you were gone.
Howard spent weeks trying to find both you and Steve. But nothing. He spent thousands of dollars looking for you before Peggy finally told him it was no use. So eventually he stopped looking.
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"That's part of it. Sit. I have to tell you something." So you started at the beginning. How you met Howard by running into each other on the street. And how it felt like love at first sight. You told him about your engagements and plans for the future you never got. And ended with the part he already knew about your death.
Without saying anything Tony stood up and offered you his hand. You looked up at him confused.
"I want to show you something."
You took his hand and he took you through the compound to a room you didn't know was there. He took out a key and unlocked the door. It seemed out of place. Having a lock and key and not a computer lock. He opened the door and you followed him in. It was office type room that looked like it was barely touched in years.
"Not many people know but this compound was my dads. Before he died. I renovated most of it except this room. It was his office. It didn't feel right. Changing it. I went through his things though. I imagine the old man has stashed money in here or something. Well while I was looking I found these." He pulled a stack of notebooks out of a drawer. "I figured they were designs, plans, and what not. But they aren't. They are all about you." He handed you one from the top of the stack and you opened it. Flipping through the pages you saw pictures of you. Maps as to where you could have gone down. Theories that you could be alive and taken by HYDRA. Looking back to the stack there must have been at least 4 books.
"The last one is dated October 1991. That's about 2 months before he was killed. He spent his life looking for you. I never knew and I doubt my mother did. If she did she hid it well."
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I didn't know how."
"It's okay (Y/N). I have to say I'm a bit jealous the old man got to you first."
"Tony are you trying to flirt with me?"
"Is it working?" He smiled and it reminded you of his father.
"A little. Buy me dinner and we can talk."
"Or we can go to get very early breakfast at the 24 hour pancake place."
"Or we can do that. I hope you don't expect me to change though." You laugh.
"Never. Pajama breakfast at 3:30 am first date. Never had one of those before. Let's go." You walked out of the office and Tony locked it up again.
You felt better now. Everything was out and said. Now you just had to explain to Steve and Bucky that you are kinda dating you ex-fiancé's son. That will be a difficult conversation.


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