Tony stepped out of the facility and shielded his eyes from the bright sun with his hand. Where could the kid have gone? She had been gone like an hour or two. In fact, she should have been back by now, Tony thought. He turned and sighed. Really she was around Wanda's age. He shouldn't have to babysit her. He turned and sighed again. Tony got an uneasy feeling. Anya and that dumb dog should be back, or at least visible. Tony shrugged and turned to get in his car. He did have personal business with Steve to get to. He'd look for the kid later.
"I thought you were walking," Natasha spoke. Tony hadn't heard her coming and she seemed to have appeared out of thin air.
Tony shrugged. "I changed my mind."
Natasha raised an eyebrow. "Let me guess, you aren't going to look for Anya like you promised." She said it as a statement, not a question.
"I didn't promise anything," Tony objected. "Besides, the kid is probably at the lake. I have more pressing matters to attend to."
"Then I'm coming with you," Natasha informed him. She grabbed hold of the orange door handle on the passenger side, her eyes never leaving Tony's face.
"Um, no you're not." Tony locked the door so she couldn't open it.
Her glare was like daggers. "Yes. I am."
Tony matched her deadly stare. The two of them stood, stubbornly facing-off in the gravel driveway, gripping the car and glowering.
The minutes passed and since they were both tenacious personalities, it was evident that neither of them would be giving up anytime soon.
"What are you hiding?" Tony questioned Natasha, accusatory.
"What do you want with Steve?" she shot back, her face giving nothing away.
"Get in."
Tony climbed into the driver's seat, not waiting for Natasha to slide in before starting the engine. He turned to see Natasha lean back and put her feet on the smooth black dashboard.
Tony scowled at her dirty shoes. "Could you not?"
She rolled her eyes but removed her feet.
They tore out of the driveway and onto the dusty dirt road, peeling around a corner and racing down the street in the direction of Steve's apartment.
"See, there she is," Tony said triumphantly to Natasha as they flew past Anya and her dog. "Didn't I say she would be fine?"