After their lunch, the pair returned to Tony's tower. Steve had to go to work that night but he was trying to think of excuses not to go, although it would only be his fourth day on the job. Steve enjoyed the nightlife, but working behind the bar was different. He was hit on by drunk women and the men just seemed to dislike him no matter how friendly and masculine he was.

Steve picked up his clothes that he came to Tony's in and promised to have the ones he'd borrowed dry cleaned and returned.

"You're leaving?" Tony said, a certain level of neediness in his voice.

"Yes.. I've got work and I can't blow it off when I've not even been there a week" Steve replied awkwardly.

"Yeah... I guess. Okay. Well let me call Happy to take you back to your place" Tony suggested.

Happy was calling up to the tower within a few minutes and Tony walked Steve to the elevator door. He rocked back on his heels, not knowing what to say until Steve pulled him towards his chest and kissed him softly on the mouth. They embraced and Steve moved into the elevator, smiling at Tony as the doors shut.

Once again, he was in the tower alone but this time he couldn't bare it. He didn't want to be there without Steve. It wasn't right. Knowing Steve wouldn't be going to bed with him tonight got to him even more. He tried to work on things in his lab all night but nothing was shifting the weight he felt in his chest. The longing to be next to Steve, to hear his voice, to smell his cologne. 'God, get a fucking grip, Tony. You've known the guy two days and you're acting like you're in love with the guy' Tony tried to tell himself.

He couldn't take it any longer, he had to see Steve. Leaving the tower in his black Lamborghini, he headed for the bar he had met the beautiful blond in. Nerves took over him and it worried him more because he wasn't one to feel nervous about seeing people. He was Tony fucking Stark, the epitome of confidence and arrogance with enough charm to take over the world. But no, he was left feeling like a teenager with a silly crush.

Parking round the corner, he braced himself before entering the building. Inside it was dark, the only lighting coming from the jukebox and a couple of small lamps behind the bar. Candles sat on tables, but it wasn't enough to give the place enough light to see the floor. Tony strolled up to the bar and sat down on a stool. Steve wasn't there, so he asked the other bartender to pour him a drink. The bartender was muscly, super tall and had shoulder length blonde hair. 'Do they only employ beautiful people here?' Tony thought to himself.

He paid and then asked the bartender where Steve was.

"Ah! He is looking at stock in the back. Shall I tell him his..."

"Friend" Tony cut in.

"Right... Shall I let him know you are searching for him?" the giant held back a laugh.

"Please" Tony said, confused by what was going on.

The blond moved into the room behind him through a mahogany door. Tony couldn't hear anything and quickly took a sip of his drink. Steve stumbled out of the room and his eyes met Tony's. Instantly his face lit up.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Steve laughed, moving over to the bar.

"I didn't realize I wasn't allowed here. To my knowledge, this is a place o drink and I have money to spend" Tony looked harder at Steve and a devilish grin spread across his face "and if there's pretty men to look at whilst I drink, then that's just a bonus" he winked.

Steve blushed and leaned on the bar. The other blond joined him. Steve introduced him as Thor. 'What a name' Tony laughed to himself. The three men started chatting and Tony realized how funny Steve actually was, not that he didn't think he was, but he was seeing Steve in his work-element, interacting with colleagues and it was interesting to observe.

It got to 1am and the guys were about to start cleaning up when three men walked in. Each were already too drunk to still be standing and the atmosphere shifted in the bar. They sat down at a table by the jukebox and one put on some music and turned it up loud.

"Hey, guys. We're just about to close, could you make your way out, please" Steve asked, as politely as possible.

"How about you fuck yourself, pretty boy and get us a drink, yeah?" One said.

"Excuse me, but he's asked you to leave, so please leave. We're closed" Thor reasoned.

"And I said that I want a drink" The man carried on, edging closer to the bar where Tony, Thor and Steve now stood, on edge.

"Stop being a dick. He said the place is closed so just do yourself a favor and leave" Tony said through gritted teeth. He hated these kind of assholes.

"Hey, I know you! Yeah, you're Tony Stark" The smaller of the three said.

The three men moved towards them and their faces changed expressions. They seemed more dangerous now and Steve was starting to get worried. He moved his hand slowly toward the alarm under the bar.

"Sadly, you're mistaken. I'm not Tony Stark" Tony lied, trying to catch his breath. He was starting to worry but not for himself, but for Steve's safety.

"No, I know it's you" The small man said.

A flick of a pocket knife rang through the bar and suddenly there was no other noises, no air in the room. Tony held his breath and put his hands out.

"Come on, there's no need for this" Steve tried to reason.

"Give me your wallet and your watch. NOW" The small man barked at Tony.

"No way" Tony said coolly. "I'm not giving you shit"

The small one waved the knife closer to Tony and Steve tried to move in front of him but was pulled away by the first guy. Thor was then threatened by the third guy and another knife that had appeared. They were defenseless and scared but Tony wasn't going to give up his money to some punks in a bar.

"I don't understand what you hope to gain from this. I'm friends with the mayor, for god's sake. You really think you'll get away with this?" Tony laughed, his tone cocky.

Unfortunately this only made the men more determined. A sharp short pain jolted Tony's body and through weakened eyes he could see the men fleeing and Steve trying to hold his head up. Then there was darkness.


Author's note: Sorry guys! I had to mix a little drama in! Everything will be cute and fluffy again soon. I didn't know what to do to be original with Thor, so I didn't do a good job with him. My bad! More characters and lovely stuff next chapter! Enjoy this, though! And review! X