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"Meat," he repeats, both eyebrows going up. That is not what he expected her to say, but he's learning that's Pepper's MO by now. He finds the shock of it ridiculously exciting, even when it is over something like a steak. Not that that isn't exciting on its own. "That sounds... descriptive. Medium rare?" Hunger flashes in his eyes of a whole different caliber, holding his breath as he waits for her response one way or the other.