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Rhodey sat opposite of Tony with Bucky sitting next to him, and Steve sitting next to Tony. It had been quiet for the past five minutes.
“What are we doing here, Tony?” Steve asked, finally breaking the silence.
“There are some things we need to talk about,”
“Talk? Tones you never willingly talk about anything,” Rhodey joked, fondness clear in his voice.
Tony just smiled at Rhodey. Rhodey’s stomach did a funny little flip. Tony was gorgeous. He was always gorgeous. Even coming off of a 74 hour engineering binge with oil and grease covering his body.
“Don’t think I haven’t noticed you two trying to woo me,”
Bucky and Steve became suddenly interested in the food on their plates. Tony watched them with a smile on his face.
“And at this point honey bunch we’re just kidding ourselves if we keep insisting we’re only friends,”
Rhodey narrowed his eyes, trying to see where Tony was going with this. He knew Tony better than anyone.
“I… I don’t usually get to keep the things I love and I’m taking a huge chance with this but even I’m done with how pathetic I’m getting with the pining,”
Tony’s gaze was caught on the fork he was playing with. There was a crease on his forehead as if he was concentrating hard on something incredibly important.
“I love all three of you- which to be honest still freaks me the fuck out. I complained to Pepper so much I think I owe her at least three new pairs of shoes for my relentless calling,” Tony mumbled- more to himself than to the men he was with.
“What are you trying to say, Tones?” Rhodey asked.
“I think… well, there might be a way for this to work,”
Almost simultaneously Steve and Rhodey looked at each other. Both of them thinking the exact same thing. There was no damn way. Rhodey didn’t want to be with Steve and Bucky. He was only interested in Tony. Steve respected the hell out of Rhodey, but he did not want to be in a relationship with him. He couldn’t see it working out.
“Shit doll, when do we start?” Bucky asked.
“Bucky!” Steve sounded scandalized.
“What? It’s obvious what he’s gettin’ at,”
When neither Steve or Rhodey responded, Bucky looked at them incredulously.
“Maybe you gotta spill it out for ‘em, doll,” Bucky said.
Tony nodded and smiled nervously at Bucky.
“Honey bear I know you don’t like Steve like that- try not to take it personally Rogers,” Tony said, clearly gaining some of his infamous snark back.
“Tones,” Rhodey warned.
“What if it was us…”
Tony made a triangle with his finger of him, Steve, and Bucky.
“And then us,”
He pointed between himself and Rhodey.
“What?” Steve asked.
“You’re in a relationship with them, and with me,” Rhodey said quietly.
“But you’re not in one with us,” Bucky added.
“Thank you for that clarification,” Rhodey’s voice was laced with sarcasm.
“It was for Stevie,”
“I think it’s a pretty ingenious idea,” Tony said.
"Look at this asshole, praising himself,” Bucky teased.
“Can’t believe he’s our boyfriend, can you Rogers?”
Steve smiled, his cheeks a little pink.
“Not quite sure why we got a fella like him,”
Tony didn’t look offended or anything like that. He just smiled. He was fairly certain his heart was going to burst or some cliche bullshit, but he was just too damn happy that his boyfriends were three of his favorite people in the world.