"Wh... what?"
Peter was completely stunned. His feelings at that moment went something like this: Guys! Can anyone relate? I came home from school, and my future father-in-law showed up to give me trouble! And he's Iron Man, too!!
This was seriously...
So freaking cool!!!
(You're focusing on entirely the wrong thing!!!)
Having fried the young man's mental CPU with a single sentence, Tony wore a smile that was positively nuclear in its friendliness.
"Don't worry. As a parent, I'm pretty open-minded about school romances. But you're still high school students, so your studies should come first."
"That said, Mr. Parker, I've investigated... ah, no, looked into your schoolwork. Your grades are excellent."
Tony winked at the boy. His voice even carried a hint of the approving tone a father-in-law might use with his son-in-law. "A healthy relationship helps both people grow, so..."
Seeing her boy looking completely lost, May hurried to step in. "Don't worry. Peter will take good care of Mona. He'll do a wonderful job helping her with her homework and everything, won't you, Peter?"
Aunt May's voice brought Peter back from his mental wanderings. His fair, handsome face flushed bright red. "Mona?! Wait, we aren't... we only just met..."
Peter tried desperately to explain, but neither of the two adults seemed interested in listening. May and Tony exchanged a glance, then turned back to him with looks that plainly said, We've been there. You don't have to hide it.
"..."
"No! You've got it wrong! I..." "Peter, you're back!"
Peter, who had been racking his brains trying to dispel the rumor, turned at the sound. To his shock, the other person involved in the rumor had just walked out of his-his!-room.
"Mona! How did you... You're just in time. Hurry and explain our relationship to them."