apologies mine [for Pepper (totherescue)]

[greenalterego]

[Cue one awkwardly lingering Bruce Banner, complete with a brown paper bag with fancy restaurant logo and a sheepish expression as he waits outside her office.]

Um- I didn't have an appointment, but I thought you might be working late? [After hours in Stark Tower and even Pepper's loyal receptionist has clocked out.]

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[totherescue]

Pepper isn't sure how appropriate it is to find a Doctor of Nuclear Physics adorable, but Bruce manages to pull it off so flawlessly that she has no other choice. Of course, at some point between now and Mamma Mia she'll need to figure out exactly what this all means. While Wednesday evening could very well could be nothing more than a simple evening show between friends, she knows better than to hang her hat on that notion. Pepper has plenty of friends, and not one of them has ever come to her office after hours to bring her dinner. And even if one had, she can't say she would feel compelled to show appreciation for the gesture by asking them to join her on Broadway.

She wonders if perhaps they're treading on shaky ground, but those thoughts are immediately squashed when he flashes her another grin.

From the frying pan into the fire...