<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ff99">"Kid.  Peter."  Tony scooted closer to Peter, ignoring Catherine for the moment.  "Talking to someone is nonnegotiable.  House rule.  Ask anybody here -- we all do.  Even Coulson," he added, knowing how much Peter respected the senior agent.  "Hell, even Nat does -- and we don't all see the same one, either.  Sam can help you find somebody you can talk to -- <i>really</i> talk to -- " because he knew that the secret identity thing would be a worry for Peter "--but I'm not backing down on this.  I told May--" Tony had to pause to swallow.  "I told your aunt months ago that I'd find you a therapist, and -- look, I get not wanting to spill your secrets to a stranger.  We'll figure something out but it's really important that you talk to somebody, alright?"<br/>
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"You seem very invested in Mister Parker's mental health, Mister Stark," Catherine observed noncommittally.<br/>
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Tony shot her a look.  "Of course I am.  He's my kid, and I'm doing my damndest to make sure he doesn't make the same mistakes I did."  Tony brushed straight past any acknowledgement of parental feelings and bulled on to the next item.  "Of course the team loves you, Peter.  Hell, you even make Barnacle -- make Bucky smile, and I was pretty sure his face was frozen in a perpetual scowl until you walked in."<br/>
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"So you don't anticipate any resistance from your... housemates?  At suddenly having a teenager in their midst?"<br/>
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"Other than having to fight over who gets to pet his hair during movie nights?  Nope."  Tony shifted his attention back to the social worker with some effort.  "Nat -- Natasha Romanoff -- made him breakfast this morning.  Bucky -- James Barnes -- he's going to be working out with Peter, teaching him the same kind of boxing he taught Steve when they were kids."  And some knife work, but Tony was smart enough not to mention it.  "I think Birdbrain -- Clint Barton -- was planning to teach you sign language too, right Petey?  They all like having him around.  It's..." Tony paused.  "Having a kid around makes us feel more like a family.  Having <i>this</i> kid around makes it feel like <i>our</i> family."</span></span>