Wouldn't that be something. [If Alice wanted to go, if they could figure out a vacation that would be suitable for her. Things to do. Tony could definitely arrange to get the villa. Or any villa. Buy out the whole beach. Whatever needed to be done so that their little family could have their privacy while also having a good time.
There's been no shortage of vultures and press vying to get pictures and video of Alice. Almost as if she's a royal celebrity. And Tony, of course, overprotective by nature, has done everything to avoid that. To give her a normal life.
The blue that seems to have consumed Steve is all too noticeable. Because it's obvious. Who wouldn't be upset after hearing what he'd just been told? But in comparison to his usual self, it's like clouds have rolled in over the sun.]
This will work. [What more can he say? What more can he do than try to assure Steve that everything is going to be okay? He can't imagine how he would feel in Steve's position but he knows that if it were reversed, after the initial shock and heartache, Tony would do everything in him to figure it out. So that's what he has to do for himself, too. For Steve and Alice.
He plays his usual song. Smiling wryly as he draws the tips of his fingers over the lines in Steve's palm.] I know how much trouble you got in to keep me here. I'm not about to squander that. The Bleecker Street magician might show up out of nowhere with an I told you so and I can't have that.
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There's been no shortage of vultures and press vying to get pictures and video of Alice. Almost as if she's a royal celebrity. And Tony, of course, overprotective by nature, has done everything to avoid that. To give her a normal life.
The blue that seems to have consumed Steve is all too noticeable. Because it's obvious. Who wouldn't be upset after hearing what he'd just been told? But in comparison to his usual self, it's like clouds have rolled in over the sun.]
This will work. [What more can he say? What more can he do than try to assure Steve that everything is going to be okay? He can't imagine how he would feel in Steve's position but he knows that if it were reversed, after the initial shock and heartache, Tony would do everything in him to figure it out. So that's what he has to do for himself, too. For Steve and Alice.
He plays his usual song. Smiling wryly as he draws the tips of his fingers over the lines in Steve's palm.] I know how much trouble you got in to keep me here. I'm not about to squander that. The Bleecker Street magician might show up out of nowhere with an I told you so and I can't have that.