Central Park, NYC - Tuesday Evening

[imafuturist]

So Steve was back to normal, but that didn't stop him from wanting to go on a walk. And what better place to go walking and enjoy the tail end of summer than to head on back to New York for a date night?

Okay, so maybe there were plenty of other places that didn't involve the heat or the faint summer scent of garbage. But they were New Yorkers and therefore in New York, smell and all. At least they probably didn't have to worry about any kind of alien invasions.

Hopefully.

[for the husband!]

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[heroic_jawline]

Steve's face lit up. "That sounds swell!" He grinned. "We can spend time at that hotel you bought because you didn't feel like walking."

Anthony.

[imafuturist]

"It's just a small hotel!" C'mon now. "And it's doing very well."

[heroic_jawline]

"Of course it is," Steve said with an earnest smile. "You're an incredible businessman."

[imafuturist]

"Plus I put it in your name." Anthony.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve gaped at him. "I'm sorry?"

[imafuturist]

"It's good for business!" Also, Steve had a place to stay in the city that was all his!

[heroic_jawline]

"But I don't know about running a hotel!" Steve flailed.

[imafuturist]

"Oh, other people run it," Tony said, waving him off.

[heroic_jawline]

"What other people?" Steve asked. "Pepper?"

Steve trusted Pepper to do anything.

[imafuturist]

"The manager," Tony said, struggling for a moment before coming up with a name. "Doing a great job. Barely needs any input beyond big purchases."

[heroic_jawline]

"What kind of big purchases?" Steve asked faintly.

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"I don't know... Furniture? Maybe renovations." He just signed the checks, honestly.

[heroic_jawline]

"No secret lairs?" Steve checked. The Skrulls were still on his mind, okay?

[imafuturist]

"Not unless you need one?" Tony replied slowly.

[heroic_jawline]

"Sorry, I'm still seeing Skrulls under my bed," Steve admitted.

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Tony tugged him a little closer. "Want to talk about it?"

[heroic_jawline]

Steve shook his head. "I'm not even sure what it is I'm bumping up against, other than not being able to trust the faces I see as I walk around."

[imafuturist]

Tony let out a long sigh, looking around. "It took a while for me too."

[heroic_jawline]

Steve squeezed his fingers. "That makes me feel better."

[imafuturist]

"Would it make you feel better if I made you your own detector?" Tony asked.

[heroic_jawline]

"I feel like I'm being paranoid saying yes," Steve admitted, "but yes."

[imafuturist]

"Then that'll be my next project," Tony replied simply. Just that easy.

[heroic_jawline]

Steve, after all of this time, still wasn't used to something being that easy. His face did something complicated and vulnerable. "Thank you," he murmured.

[imafuturist]

Tony tugged him over to try to kiss that look away. "I've got your back, sweetheart. Always."

[heroic_jawline]

Steve kissed him back. "Thank you for the reminder," he said sincerely.

He still had a tendency to get up in his own head when things were getting scary.