Quite regardless of what he normally would do, Pepper wasn't exactly the usual company, now was she. Besides, the new tub wasn't coming until tomorrow.
... and definitely no passing through the bar. Not tonight when he had already given her a scare. WAS giving her a scare.
Nope, directly to the master bedroom. With a few sotto voce requests to JARVIS - there was one man alone who had the right to command him, and she never tried to step over that - she set the ambiance in the room to decidedly bedtime.
And she tried for slightly astringent words, but her voice probably slightly belied that.
"Will you actually need help getting dressed for sleep, or can you manage that?" Yes, Pepper, you left yourself wide open for comments along the lines of sleeping totally unclothed - but then, even if so, how could she know? Besides, so phrased it was better than a direct 'do you need help with taking your clothes off'...
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Date: 2008-07-04 12:13 am (UTC)... and definitely no passing through the bar. Not tonight when he had already given her a scare. WAS giving her a scare.
Nope, directly to the master bedroom. With a few sotto voce requests to JARVIS - there was one man alone who had the right to command him, and she never tried to step over that - she set the ambiance in the room to decidedly bedtime.
And she tried for slightly astringent words, but her voice probably slightly belied that.
"Will you actually need help getting dressed for sleep, or can you manage that?" Yes, Pepper, you left yourself wide open for comments along the lines of sleeping totally unclothed - but then, even if so, how could she know? Besides, so phrased it was better than a direct 'do you need help with taking your clothes off'...