Eight
I sat at my desk, tweaking the power on my boot. I had two screens pulled up in front of me. One of the woman planting explosives, the other, my beautiful green eyed goddess.
"Sir, Thor is in the lobby. He is requesting to speak with you." Jarvis chimed.
"Send him here. Is that security program installed yet?"
"Yes sir. It is now rotating frequencies."
"Good. Maybe now S.H.I.E.L.D. won't hack their way back into here. You only let approved people in my apartment. S.H.I.E.L.D is not approved."
"Understood, sir."
"Son of Stark, are you well? I threw you into that wall pretty hard." Thor announced himself.
"Several times, actually." I reminded.
"I apologize. You seemed to be distracted. I was hoping I could refocus you. What seems to have your mind, friend?" Thor seemed sincere.
"Nothing. Trying to figure out why these fucking boots are lagging." I threw the screwdriver in frustration.
"Is that she? The one who has your mind." He looked up at my screens. I smacked at the keyboard, trying to close them. "They are the same, but I remember you leaving our gathering and never returning. She is beautiful."
"Yes, she is." I sighed. "Wait, if you remember us leaving, why haven't you defended me to Fury?"
" I didn't know you needed defending. And where is she now?"
"S.H.I.E.L.D. took her and then let her go. I have no idea." I sighed again. Thor picked up a wrench from my workbench, examining it.
"Banner, Nat and I think you need to go out and relieve some stress. Natasha suggested we go to the casino. She says you like that."
"Casino…hmmm." And you guys will go with me?"
"Yes, we will go if it makes you happy and more focused. We need a focused Man of Iron." Thor said.
"Well, let me shower and change. You…you need a shower? There are other showers in the building." I said, but got me wondering why I felt the need to be a host.
"Yes, I will do that and call Banner and Natasha." We went our different directions to get ready.
Yes, maybe this will snap me out of my funk. Yes, I was looking forward to this. Maybe I can get drunk, check that I will get drunk and I will find someone new to sleep with. Maybe a blonde this time.