Chapter 8

I knew I should have gone to Carl's Jr.

"Hi" He says when he notices it's me.

"Hi"

"Hello?" Said the BK guy exasperated and points a finger at me. "You shouldn't be here"

"Dude, calm down" I started to say.

"Just pay and go already!"

"I'll pay" Tony said and handed him a twenty. "Keep the change" I grab the bag and decided to just walk away. The guy just yelled at me, it was so weird. I took a sip of my soda.

"So that was interesting" You-know-who said, suddenly besides me.

"Where did you leave the Audi?"

"I'm driving it" What? I turn to my left and, sure enough, he was driving it in the street beside me.

"Oh, I thought you were walking next to me. This must be a quiet street"

"It's Monday night, it gets slow on Monday night. Where are you going?" Where am I going?

"I don't know, I'm just going" I sat on a bench nearby and started to eat my fries. Salty.

"Are you alright?" He asks getting out of the car.

"Yeah, I'm just tired and hungry" I took another fry. "Thanks for paying"

"Is the least I could do after…"

"Almost running me over?"

"And the other night" Change the subject.

"What were you doing at Burger King?"

"I thought we already established that I'm a big fan of them" Then he thinks over. "Except that guy"

"I know, right? I mean, what's his deal?"

"He must be a newbie"

"Like I was the first person to order on the drive thru without a car"

"Well, you are. By the way, why the hell were you doing that?"

"It seemed fun" Tony looks around. It's dark.

"Do I drive you to the Five Seasons? If you want, of course"

"Really? You are willing to drive me back while I eat this" I said lifting up the paper bag. "on your precious little car"

"If I must" He said mockingly. "And if you give me the fries"

"Alright" I said cheerfully, heading to the car.

"So you're not mad about…" Tony said after I finished the burger.

"You mean when you stood me up at the party?" I said taking a sip of the coke.

"Yeah" He says, refusing to look at me.

"Well… Kind of, why did you?"

"Something happened there and I-I just left. Childish, I know"

"Teenage-ish, but what happened?"

"Do you know who Obadiah Stane is?" I nodded. "Apparently he thinks I'm still not over the stress and he didn't take seriously me shutting down the arms manufactory division of the company. So he said that Stark Industries will continue to make arms"

"What a prick"

"Yeah"

"But you're not going to let him, right?"

"Of course not" I remembered something.

"I got your note"

"You did?" He smiles.

"At first I thought it was a bit stalkerish, but then I talked to Pepper and-"He interrupted me.

"You talked to Pepper?"

"We had lunch"

"Huh. So, were you planning on calling me?"

"Not at first but, now that I know about what that bald man did… I might. But then again, it seems is no longer necessary"

"You don't know that. You might miss me in New York"

"I said I might"

"You also said it was no longer necessary"

"Alright, I'll call you"

"Promise"

"C'mon!" He gave me a look. "Alright, I promise. But you have to call me too"

"I don't have your number"

"Give me your cell phone" He handed me his phone. You can move the screen from vertical to horizontal position. Cool. I typed my number. "There, now you have no excuse for not calling me"

"So do you"

"It's a deal"

"Deal" We shook hands.

We arrive at the hotel.

"Thanks for the ride"

"My pleasure" Something on him caught my attention.

"Tony?"

"Yeah?"

"What's that glowing on your chest?"

I feel like I'm addicted to cliffhangers.

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