Of all the things he's expecting Steve to do, it isn't that. It isn't to lean into this little game Tony's mostly sure he's been playing by himself. It isn't to ask where he's staying right now. And surely that also isn't an attempt to actually go there. Steve's probably just trying to check up on him, which is only made clearer when he asks if Tony's sober. Yes. Steve's just being Steve and it's got nothing to do with nothing else.
No reason to get his hopes up. To that, even, he's not sure what he's hoping for, really. He only knows that, for a single second before trying to talk himself out of it, it almost felt like he was getting away with something.
Not quite seducing Steve, but something a few yards close to that.
Tony tips the valet and swings his keys around in his hand. "Perfectly capable of driving. I promise. Scout's honor." Giving a two fingered mock salute as he walks down the length of the front of the building. "I have a Penthouse right now. Hotel. In and out." And definitely not at the Tower, which he absolutely can't stand the thought of. The Penthouse there that he used to share with Pepper. The woman he no longer shares anything with. Not even his heartbreak.
"You know me," he says with an easy grin, almost hoping that's true. "Can't ever stay in one place too long." He pushes the button on the fob to unlock the doors, the car chirping quietly. Then as he opens the driver side door he leans atop it, casting a long glance Steve's way, less thoughtful and more just heat. "You wanna stop by?" Just because Steve's being Steve doesn't mean Tony wants to stop being Tony.
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No reason to get his hopes up. To that, even, he's not sure what he's hoping for, really. He only knows that, for a single second before trying to talk himself out of it, it almost felt like he was getting away with something.
Not quite seducing Steve, but something a few yards close to that.
Tony tips the valet and swings his keys around in his hand. "Perfectly capable of driving. I promise. Scout's honor." Giving a two fingered mock salute as he walks down the length of the front of the building. "I have a Penthouse right now. Hotel. In and out." And definitely not at the Tower, which he absolutely can't stand the thought of. The Penthouse there that he used to share with Pepper. The woman he no longer shares anything with. Not even his heartbreak.
"You know me," he says with an easy grin, almost hoping that's true. "Can't ever stay in one place too long." He pushes the button on the fob to unlock the doors, the car chirping quietly. Then as he opens the driver side door he leans atop it, casting a long glance Steve's way, less thoughtful and more just heat. "You wanna stop by?" Just because Steve's being Steve doesn't mean Tony wants to stop being Tony.