The sunsets in Malibu were beautiful as always, but Tony Stark wasn't paying attention to it as he raced along the road that lead to his home. The car was too silent and Tony kept sneaking glances to the passenger seat hoping to see his lover, Steve sitting there. Though he was too stubborn to admit it, Tony missed Steve greatly, missed his warm company, his loving touch and his roughness in bed.
Tony had come to California to clear his head, to figure out why Steve had rejected him. There was no reason that Tony could see that Steve would find not to move in and be married, it wasn't like Steve ever had eyes for anyone else (though if he was honest with himself, Tony still was a little jealous of how close Steve was to his friend Bucky) and they could spend more time together if Steve didn't have to return to his apartment. Tony slammed his door in frustration as he parked his car amongst his collection.
"Welcome home Sir." The electronic voice of JARVIS, his AI butler chimed.
"Hey, are there any messages while I was out." Tony asked a little too hopeful for his own tastes.
"Miss Potts called to say that she must stay behind in New York to oversee the latest dispute with the company." Tony nodded, that was understandable even if he could use the company. "Mr Stane called to remind you about the demonstration of the Jericho Missile." Damn, he had forgotten about that, the military was chomping at the bit to see the latest offering from Starkcorp and Tony had been putting it off for months now. Still, it would give Tony something to think about other than his stalled love life.
"Remind me to call him tomorrow." Tony said heading out of the garage. He wanted a distraction and as tedious as these presentations were, at least the trip would keep his mind off of the almost painful absence in his life. Part of Tony was tempted to hack Steve's phone to try and unearth his lover's secrets. It was something that Tony always knew he could do but refrained from doing as he wanted Steve to reveal himself in time. Silently Jarvis ran a data algorithm to determine if Tony would first call Steve Rogers or simply start snooping on his phone.