Gene takes the opportunity to step back, and feels a not-too-unwarranted stab of jealousy and sadness. People keep showing up from home, and while he's happy to see Pepper - sort of, hes still working out how he feels about this - he's also sad. He doesn't have anyone who trusts him or likes him from home; they'd all greet him with suspicion, like Pepper and Howard, or outright hostility, like Tony had done.
Tony's family and friends are showing up now. And if they keep coming...soon he won't need Gene anymore. He'd known if it came to a choice between himself and Howard, Tony would choose Howard, every time. He's not going to kid himself that Tony wouldn't side with his real friends over Gene - love or no.
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Gene takes the opportunity to step back, and feels a not-too-unwarranted stab of jealousy and sadness. People keep showing up from home, and while he's happy to see Pepper - sort of, hes still working out how he feels about this - he's also sad. He doesn't have anyone who trusts him or likes him from home; they'd all greet him with suspicion, like Pepper and Howard, or outright hostility, like Tony had done.
Tony's family and friends are showing up now. And if they keep coming...soon he won't need Gene anymore. He'd known if it came to a choice between himself and Howard, Tony would choose Howard, every time. He's not going to kid himself that Tony wouldn't side with his real friends over Gene - love or no.