He tenses up when her hand slides against his bare skin, but then blows out a breath and forces himself to relax. Pepper wants to sleep and he can't blame her -- he's exhausted too. If only he could tell that to the voices in his head, they'd be golden.
Just when he thinks she's sleeping and he'll have to find some way to cope on his own, she speaks up. He lets out a soft little bark of laughter in relief. "Now that's a profit margin. Why didn't I ever buy a movie theater..." It's a good question, actually. Now he's thinking about all the ones in Manhattan, listing them all and picturing the layout. Some even the blueprints, the layouts; the ones he's been to since he was just a kid. Others are more of a struggle, but even that is calming. "Now I want steak again. Can we have steak again tomorrow?" He sounds infinitely more relaxed already, slipping his eyes shut again and sinking back into her embrace even more.
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Date: 2017-01-31 03:27 pm (UTC)Just when he thinks she's sleeping and he'll have to find some way to cope on his own, she speaks up. He lets out a soft little bark of laughter in relief. "Now that's a profit margin. Why didn't I ever buy a movie theater..." It's a good question, actually. Now he's thinking about all the ones in Manhattan, listing them all and picturing the layout. Some even the blueprints, the layouts; the ones he's been to since he was just a kid. Others are more of a struggle, but even that is calming. "Now I want steak again. Can we have steak again tomorrow?" He sounds infinitely more relaxed already, slipping his eyes shut again and sinking back into her embrace even more.