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When; Wednesday Evening
Rating; PG-13
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fireplacegirl
Summary; Tony promised Reinette dinner with him and his wife (Scotch) and then Jarvis opened his big mouth and mentioned Tony's cooking so he has his first house guest
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The amount of time Tony had spent cooking was was obscene. He'd started around lunch and made the goat cheese salads. Then the dessert--Tiramsu and finally the entree, shrimp capricco. He'd purposely tried to steer away from French food.

Reinette is the first guest Tony has had to his beach house. It's still not entirely decorated but he's paid Natasha overtime to get it at least halfway there. The living room where he's set up a small table is mostly done, minus some of the smaller touches. All in all, he's settling in rather nicely.

"JARVIS, let me know when she arrives. I'm going to change," Tony says as he heads upstairs toward the mostly unfinished bedroom.

⌈Of course, Mr. Stark.⌋

Integrating JARVIS into the house had been his first priority once he'd found the place.

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Tony stands and moves over to Reinette, extending his arm for her to take. "It's one of the better points of living on the beach."

She stands, slipping her arm in his. "It is a wonder you do not share the beach with many others. I myself consider moving my home out here."

"It's a bit of a walk from the City. I think that keeps people from living out here," Tony says as he leads her out to the balcony and carefully down the stairs along the cliff face. "I'd like having you as a neighbor although I'm afraid I don't keep sugar around much for you to borrow."

She smiles, imagining for a moment the TARDIS parked on the beach, with Tony as her neighbor. "I think the distance from the City might be what I find most attractive; the City can grow quite overwhelming at times. Such is the disadvantage of being from a less technologically-advanced world, I suppose."

"That's what I liked about it. When I want solitude, I truly want solitude," Tony says. He's more solitary in nature than most people would ever guess. "Anytime you need a break, you're welcome to stay with me. I'll get one of the guest rooms furnished with that in mind."

"A generous offer, indeed, but it tends toward the inappropriate. I can think of at least two people who would be displeased by such an arrangement." Of course the Doctor wouldn't be too pleased with her shacking up with another man, but then there was the matter of Romana.

Tony quirks an eyebrow at Reinette. He doesn't really understand the inappropriate. "I'm not asking you to share a bedroom and Miss Rushman works for me. She'd hardly say a word."

Since he has no memories of Romana beyond the awkward ones when he first arrived it doesn't occur to him that such an arrangement would bother her.

"It is not your assistant about whom I am concerned. Know that I am not ungrateful in the slightest; I only wish to maintain decorum. Know also that I am nothing short of grateful for your offer. If I am ever in need of a foundation," she says, hearkening back to their first conversation, "rest assured that you will be the first person I call upon."

Tony nods, smiling slightly that she remembers his offer from their first conversation. When they reach the bottom of the stairs, he toe-heels his shoes off then strips his socks off.

"Come on. You can't walk on a beach in shoes."

"Excellent point." Reinette slips her arm out of his, bending slightly at the waist to unfasten her shoes. "It would have been quite difficult treading sand in heeled shoes."

He holds her elbow to help steady her. Once her shoes are off, he extends his arm again and leads her down the sand.

"I guess it would have. I've never tried," he teases with her.

"It is not an activity I necessarily recommend," she says with a laugh. She walks arm-in-arm with him down the beach, using her free hand to pull her skirts up just a bit. Without her shoes, the hem would drag in the sand, and she's more concerned about tripping than the dirtying of her dress. "I still cannot believe this is my first visit to the shore. Perhaps you should not have invited me out here; now you may never be rid of me!"

"Darn. I should have thought of the repercussions first," Tony smirks at her. "I don't know if I can handle having you around more."

He wiggles his toes as they walk, taking their time. There's no need to hurry because dessert will wait. "I think I'm ready to make my guess."

Of course he's wrong but he doesn't know that. There's no way for him to know the truth without knowing a great deal more about the Doctor's and regeneration.

"Then I suppose I should get my fill of your company now, for after this you shall never invite me back. Quite the shame; I will have to find someone else's company to abuse."

She smiles excitedly up at him. She thinks it could go either way at this point; his questions haven't really led anywhere, but he's an incredibly bright man. "Ah, the moment we have all been waiting for. What is your guess?"

"I'd threaten you that I'll make sure JARVIS bars you from the house but he likes you better than he likes me I'm fairly certain," Tony jokes.

He takes in her excited smile and chuckles. Whether he gets it right or not, she's excited and that makes this game worth it. "Remember when I mentioned to you something about two of you, one younger being here? How we discussed in a place like this you should never say never? That is my guess. He's the same man from two different points in time. One younger. One older."

"Well, I should not like to incite a feud between the two of you," she laughs.

"Your guess is correct, but lacks a few rather necessary details. They are the same man, indeed, from different points in time. But if I may hearken back to the question of their physical differences- They are the same man, you see, but look nothing alike. The one from the most recent point of time appears younger, even. To explain why would probably be beyond my privileges, I think. However, if you were ever to divine it yourself, or ask either one of them..."

"I'd say I'll unplug him but he knows that's never going to happen either," Tony grins at her.

He listens to her response to her answer and nods. "I'll have to talk to one of them and ask. It's an interesting conundrum. Can I mention this wager we had going on? And I suppose now I owe another dinner. It will be a hardship," he teases her.

Reinette nods at the word "conundrum," recalling her meeting with the Eleventh Doctor. She knew already about the Doctor's regeneration habit, but to see the two of them in the same place- It was still a lot to wrap her head around.

"Only one dinner? I believe our wager involved a week's worth of evenings, spent however the winner wished. Oh, how you shall suffer with my company for an entire week."

Tony laughs and nods his head, wandering just a bit closer to the water so it just gets his feet.

"Fewer things have made me suffer as much as this one will," he jokes with her.

"I shall have to plan these days carefully, so as to torture you as much as possible." She pauses a moment to consider her words, and then laughs. "I think I should never say those words again. How cruel I sound."

"Now see I was imagine whips and leather when you said that," Tony jokes with her figuring even in her time there was something to the whole dominatrix thing. He'll gladly explain though otherwise.

Unfortunately for Tony, the sexual reference goes right over her head. "I should like to think I do not come off half as cruel as that," she says with a laugh. "Unless you are of the opinion that such things are less torturous than a few more nights of dinner and dancing."

He chuckles at her words and ponders whether to clarify or let it go. "Now it depends more on what you do with the whips and leather than just having them there. It's not always cruel but I would rather spend a few nights of dinner and dancing with you."

She is silent for a moment, considering his words. What did he mean by- She thinks it better, perhaps, not to ask. "I think I shall have to get creative and choose some activities other than dinner and dancing. And ones that also do not involve leather or whips for that matter," she adds with a laugh. "I have made my winnings fairly and intend to make the most of them. And I feel we should waste no opportunity in a world such as this one, when there are so many wonders to see. Ah- Perhaps we should make a trip to Xanadu; I hear it is quite beautiful this time of year."

"I haven't been yet which probably doesn't surprise you," Tony tells Reinette with a smile. He had spent most of his time either working or with Reinette. That in itself is odd and he's quiet for a moment as he thinks about it then he chuckles and meets her gaze again.

"No. You should use your winnings to your full advantage."