morethanasuit | 63rd Drink

63rd Drink

Apparently it is against City Building Code to have missiles of any sort in your building, even if they're used in defense of the City. Also, violating that code caries a very, very heavy fine.

So, if you thought about equipping your apartment or storefront with any, you might be aware of the fine.

I think I need to go to the deity office and read up on any other Building Codes I might inadvertently be violating.

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Romana entwined her arm in his as they walked. "I never though I'd get this close to someone, it wasn't anything I ever really thought about."

She remembered her conversation with Rain and hesitantly continued, "You know how much you mean to me, don't you?" If there was one thing the last few chaotic weeks had taught her, it was how much she'd come to trust and depend on the man at her side.

"Well I'm glad you chose me," he said, glancing over at her with a warm smile. He really was glad that she had, she was an amazing woman and he felt... honored by being so close to her.

"And I do know," he reassured her.

"I'm glad, with everything that's happened...well, it just put a few things in perspective for me."

"Like what?" Tony ventured. He knew that neither of them were all that great at expressing their feelings but Tony very much wanted to know how she was doing.

Romana took a moment, trying to find the right words for what she wanted to say.

"The last few weeks, the way I was, there were...any number of things that I could have fixated on or obsessed about. Fear, for example, pain, confusion. But it was...loss that hurt me the most. The idea of losing you, specifically. And while I knew I cared for you, I didn't realize until then that I, well," her voice dropped to almost a whisper, "that I love you."

And there it was. That little four letter word. Tony had suspected it might be coming for some time now, little hints about how she said she loved things about him, how worried she was this last week... and he had asked her to expound on what she had meant.

"Well I'm glad you realized that," Tony said, stopping and tilting her face up to his. He knew how to answer, he knew the only way he could answer, was with the truth. There was only way to describe how he felt. "Because I love you too."

After Romana had finished speaking she felt Tony slow and stop. For one agonizing moment, she felt she had said something wrong, something inappropriate, but when his hand touched her face, she knew better. Looking into his eyes, she saw the truth of what he said, he loved her. Rain had been right and the last bit of worry drained away.

All of that said, Romana did the only thing she could think of, she kissed him. City streets be damned.

The kiss caught Tony slightly by surprise, as Romana was usually much more reserved than this in public. He liked it when she wasn't though and he thought this was a very appropriate time for her to be publicly affectionate. She never ceased to amaze him.

Romana could feel herself blushing as the kiss ended, but she inwardly smirked a little at Tony's surprise. She rather liked being able to do that to him on occasion.

"You're cute when you blush, you know that?" Tony said, leaning forward to kiss her softly again. "But I like it. It makes me want to put your hair in pig tails and dress you up in a school girl uniform."

Romana sighed at the kiss but blinked, confused at the second comment. "Why would you want to see something like that?"

Tony gave a chuckle at that. Sometimes her innocence was refreshing. Well, her innocence in some things, her experience was also nice.

"Romana, there is so much you have to learn about humans."

Romana may not have known exactly what he was referencing, but she knew that look on his face and as such she felt her blush deepen a bit and she cleared her throat. "Really, Tony."

If she could suppress the urge to laugh, she might just look a bit disapproving.

"I'm sorry, I'll let it go," he said, giving her a smug, mischievous grin. She really was a very good sport about his almost licentious behavior he didn't want to push things too much.

"At least for now," he said, taking her hand and squeezing it.

"You really are hopeless, Tony." She squeezed back. "But I think I can live with that."

"I think you rather prefer me this way," Tony said, the smug look still on his face. "You're terribly scandalized and it's one of the best feelings you've ever had."

"I think we've already established that this is the best feeling I've ever had, Tony." She wound her arm in his as they continued walking. "But really, some effort at propriety wouldn't kill you, would it?"

"Who says this isn't me showing some propriety, hmmm?" Tony asked as they strolled along the street. Really, that's exactly what it was, although he could certainly show a bit more if he wanted to.

"You have no idea about all the things I want to do to you in public that I'm refraining from," he said.

She laughed, she really should have known better. "I do have some idea, Tony, after all, it's my lab you keep sneaking into."

Tony chuckled, she had him there.

"Well, if you were somewhere else I'd be sneaking into there too," he told her.

"I think an entire security company could be built on the idea of keeping men like you from disturbing their ladies at work."

She laughed at the idea as she walked.

"I don't think that would be enough to keep me from disturbing you at your work," Tony replied, squeezing her hand again as they walked. "And I don't hear you complaining too much."

Romana raised an eyebrow, "I didn't say it was a complaint, merely an...observation."

"That's good," Tony said with a nod. "Otherwise next time I interrupt you I might have to make some audio recordings of you doing the very opposite of complaining."

"Tony!" Romana not-so-playfully swatted his arm. What was it humans said? One step forward, two steps back?

They turned a corner, finally arriving at their destination...a very full and very crowded street festival. Romana frowned, she hadn't anticipated this many people.

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