Somehow, Darcy managed to slip Jane's passkey to the lab back into Jane's room before Jane even noticed it was missing. She also convinced Jane to put a little effort into getting dressed today; she might have mentioned Fury and a surprise visit in the same sentence. Darcy dropped Jane off at the lab and made her way across town to the best coffee shop she'd ever found.

As she exited to shop, she noticed the clouds starting to accumulate in what had, ten minutes earlier, been a pristine blue sky. She smiled to herself and rushed back to Stark Tower. Good thing she got extra coffee!

Thor's arrival was surprisingly sneaky, considering that the Asgardian prince had no guile whatsoever. There were no lightning cracks, no ominous rolls of thunder; it was simply one minute only Jane and Darcy were in the lab, and the next there was a hunk of hot blond warrior staring at Jane as if she were the only thing in the world.

Jane, of course, was totally oblivious. So Darcy waved to Thor, who grinned like a baby and waved back. Darcy coughed, trying to catch Jane's attention. Jane still was focused on her notes, so Darcy tried a different tack. "Jane, SHIELD dropped off some research for you. I'm going to go harass Stark while you play with it," she said, gathering up her things.

About 30 seconds after Darcy slipped out the lab, she heard Jane's excited squeal and Thor's booming laugh. Things were probably going to be very un-science-y in the lab for a while…

Darcy wondered into Tony Stark's personal lab. AC/DC was blaring, so she assumed it was just Tony in there. "Yo, Stark? Wanna blow things up with me? The blond with a hammer just showed up, so I'm pretending that Jane has given me the day off so she can go sex up her man."

Tony's head appeared from behind a complicated piece of machinery. "Did you just say 'blow things up' and 'sex' in the same breath?" Darcy shrugged as she sat on the counter, dropping her bag to the floor. "Any chance that bourbon will be involved?"

Darcy smiled as she pulled out her phone. "That's for tonight. You are graciously throwing Thor a homecoming party, so start sending out some e-vites or whatever it is you do for a quality rager. Plus, doesn't Pepper have a rule about mixing science and alcohol?"

Tony sighed. "Yeah. Never the two shall meet."

"Women are such a buzzkill." Darcy deadpanned.

But then he perked up. "Point Break is back? And I get to throw a party?" At Darcy's nod, Stark pulled out his phone. "So, Miss Lewis….does tequila make your clothes fall off?"

"No, tequila makes me bi." Darcy said, never looking up from her phone. To this day, she considers this as one of her favorite moments in life: the first time she made Tony Stark speechless.

Darcy Lewis's List of Things That Happen at Most Excellent Parties:
1. Darcy plays her "Obnoxious Table Dancing" playlist
2. Darcy ditches her shoes (found on top of the mantel)
3. Darcy does body shots off of a hot someone's abs (Clint, Fandral, Agent Hill)
4. Darcy dances on a table top (the bar, but it counts)
5. Darcy convinces all the ladies to be on the table with her (Jane, Pepper, Maria, Natasha, Sif)
6. Darcy sets the bar on fire (thank you, Bacardi 151)
7. Darcy makes out with someone (uh…?)
8. Darcy wakes up to multiple people sleeping in a gigantic-ass pile (wait..is that…?!)

There were reasons why Darcy and Jose Cuervo weren't friends, but Darcy always seemed to forget those reasons…until she woke up the morning after. This morning, Darcy woke up to someone's hand shoved underneath her boobs, her leg wedged between a different someone else's, a dark ponytail thrown across her face, and one hell of a hangover. They'd all fallen asleep in the floor of the party room.

As Darcy started to extricate herself, she took note of who was in her pile. There was Clint…and Fandral…and Sif…and was that Agent Hill?...and an expensive blonde supermodel…and a famous religious football player… Another successful party.

As Darcy wove her way through the room, she recovered her shoes, and managed to snag a half full bottle of champagne and a carton of OJ. Good thing Jane had given her another day off…

AN: Sorry this chapter is kinda short, but in the scheme of things, it makes sense. I promise that we will see some more group interaction/fun times/actual conversation in the next one.