“Shiiiiit.” There goes Sarah with her scolding and the pepper canister popped open, shaking her head at him in his mind. Steve ignores her as he lays his cheek against Penny’s fur. “Second dinner. Tonight. I’m done at nine.” He never minds closing except when he actually has something he wants to do. The store is a few stops on the subway away from here and while he does have class in the morning, it’s not until ten. That gives them some time to catch up.

Steve sort of hopes it goes more smoothly than this time did because a lot of the shock should be over by then.

“I’ll bring something.” It’s going to be a sack of burgers and some lattes. He can’t balance a pizza and coffees or he’d go that route. Even so, it’s going to be pretty predictable.

He stretches his legs out to try and relieve a little bit of the stress on his lower back and lightly fondles one of Penny’s ears.

“How do you not have a phone, Buck? How am I going to call you incessantly when I think I see Robert Downey Jr walking around by the zoo?”